This is the blog spot for Mr. Strykowski's Global Issues class at Roncalli High School.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Quarter 4 Blog Posts
Don't forget that all posts are due by Friday of each week and you need to include the week number in parentheses after the title. This will greatly help to keep things straight for those that make their posts after the due date.
Girl Wears Tux? (Week 10) Lebanon Senior girl who is a lesbian wants to wear a tux to Prom. First Lebanon Schools said no, but after the girl filed a lawsuit last week, they will now allow her to do so. They didn't want her to wear it at first because they didn't want boys to start wearing dresses. They didn't want the Prom to turn into a circus.
I'm glad they changed their mind. I think everyone should wear whatever they want. A tux would be more modest than an evening gown anyway. And as long as everything that needs to be covered is covered, I have no problem with a guy wearing a dress.
On the show “What would you do,” they did an experiment to see if a lady fell down on the street, would anyone help her? Right away she was helped and they called 911. A few people just walked away but mostly everyone that saw her stopped and helped. When they replaced the women with a homeless man, people didn’t really stop but a few did. However, when they switched to a homeless man with a beer in his hand, no one stopped except one crippled lady with a very big heart. She had been homeless too at times. She didn’t have a phone so she asked people walking by to call for an ambulance. No one even looked at her. She threw away his beer can thinking that would help but still no one stopped. Then finally one woman walked by and called 911. She saw on the news that this happened to a homeless man in Washington. The man was beat up and hit his head on a car and was lying there for a long time before someone called 911 but it was too late. He died of his injuries. She didn’t want this man to end up the same way the man in Washington.
The crippled woman gave him a name, Billy. She built up a personal relationship with this stranger. More people decided to help after she called 911. A man tried to make a pillow for him. When the crippled woman knew he was ok and this was all a skit she left. They tried to find her but the address and phone number that she gave them was wrong. Eventually they did find her and helped her. She was paralyzed it turns out. It just shows if you help someone, you’ll get help in return.
I hope that I would have the decency to call 911. How long does it take to just dial three numbers? You can save a person’s life. It’s so easy to get involved but most do not. The homeless man is a human being just like us. God made him the same way he made us. It’s not fair to just help the woman but not the homeless man. That’s discrimination. The people walking by thought that they were too good for them. They aren’t in heaven yet.
On the show “What Would You Do,” they did an experiment to see how people would react if they saw two homosexual men on a date at a bar. They also had another heterosexual couple at the other side of the bar and a rude man who thought the two men were disgusting. When the two men were just enjoying themselves and keeping it G-rated, the rude guy was making fun of them and making a scene. The people stuck up for the gay couple. The got angry with the rude man and threw him out. The show thought that maybe the people in the bar might get mad at the gay couple if they were all over each other and kissing. The heterosexual couple was now pointing out the other couple and saying how wrong it is. Some joined in but most didn’t. The rude guy was still being rude. One of the women by the rude guy got really mad. She got really mad at him. She said that she has many gay friends and he was acting very inappropriate. She stuck up for them.
Sexting is sending pornographic pictures and videos on cell phones. This has even been common with younger teens lately. It usually starts with a girl sending a picture of herself undressed to her boyfriend thinking he will be the only one that sees it, but he sends it to all his friends. It spreads fast and when the girl finds out she is mortified. In some cases the humiliation has lead to suicide or attempted suicide. This is very serious and I think it has to be stopped. In some states, these teenagers are facing charges as sex offenders which could ruin their future. I think they should be arrested and spend the night in juvenile to scare them and others in hopes of putting an end to it.
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ReplyDeleteGirl Wears Tux? (Week 10)
Lebanon Senior girl who is a lesbian wants to wear a tux to Prom. First Lebanon Schools said no, but after the girl filed a lawsuit last week, they will now allow her to do so. They didn't want her to wear it at first because they didn't want boys to start wearing dresses. They didn't want the Prom to turn into a circus.
I'm glad they changed their mind. I think everyone should wear whatever they want. A tux would be more modest than an evening gown anyway. And as long as everything that needs to be covered is covered, I have no problem with a guy wearing a dress.
What Would You Do? (Week 11)
ReplyDeleteOn the show “What would you do,” they did an experiment to see if a lady fell down on the street, would anyone help her? Right away she was helped and they called 911. A few people just walked away but mostly everyone that saw her stopped and helped. When they replaced the women with a homeless man, people didn’t really stop but a few did. However, when they switched to a homeless man with a beer in his hand, no one stopped except one crippled lady with a very big heart. She had been homeless too at times. She didn’t have a phone so she asked people walking by to call for an ambulance. No one even looked at her. She threw away his beer can thinking that would help but still no one stopped. Then finally one woman walked by and called 911. She saw on the news that this happened to a homeless man in Washington. The man was beat up and hit his head on a car and was lying there for a long time before someone called 911 but it was too late. He died of his injuries. She didn’t want this man to end up the same way the man in Washington.
The crippled woman gave him a name, Billy. She built up a personal relationship with this stranger. More people decided to help after she called 911. A man tried to make a pillow for him. When the crippled woman knew he was ok and this was all a skit she left. They tried to find her but the address and phone number that she gave them was wrong. Eventually they did find her and helped her. She was paralyzed it turns out. It just shows if you help someone, you’ll get help in return.
I hope that I would have the decency to call 911. How long does it take to just dial three numbers? You can save a person’s life. It’s so easy to get involved but most do not. The homeless man is a human being just like us. God made him the same way he made us. It’s not fair to just help the woman but not the homeless man. That’s discrimination. The people walking by thought that they were too good for them. They aren’t in heaven yet.
What Would You Do 2 (Week 12)
ReplyDeleteOn the show “What Would You Do,” they did an experiment to see how people would react if they saw two homosexual men on a date at a bar. They also had another heterosexual couple at the other side of the bar and a rude man who thought the two men were disgusting. When the two men were just enjoying themselves and keeping it G-rated, the rude guy was making fun of them and making a scene. The people stuck up for the gay couple. The got angry with the rude man and threw him out. The show thought that maybe the people in the bar might get mad at the gay couple if they were all over each other and kissing. The heterosexual couple was now pointing out the other couple and saying how wrong it is. Some joined in but most didn’t. The rude guy was still being rude. One of the women by the rude guy got really mad. She got really mad at him. She said that she has many gay friends and he was acting very inappropriate. She stuck up for them.
Sexting (Week 13)
ReplyDeleteSexting is sending pornographic pictures and videos on cell phones. This has even been common with younger teens lately. It usually starts with a girl sending a picture of herself undressed to her boyfriend thinking he will be the only one that sees it, but he sends it to all his friends. It spreads fast and when the girl finds out she is mortified. In some cases the humiliation has lead to suicide or attempted suicide. This is very serious and I think it has to be stopped. In some states, these teenagers are facing charges as sex offenders which could ruin their future. I think they should be arrested and spend the night in juvenile to scare them and others in hopes of putting an end to it.