Quickwrite 6 (Realism Unit)

If a rule, law, or practice is immoral or wrong there are several things that could be done. The leader of that country could decide that it is wrong and try to overturn or repeal a law that was put into place. If it is an immoral practice, they could make that practice illegal; this wouldn’t stop everyone from doing it, but it would help to bring it down. In America, when a president does not like a law, he can veto it. This does not happen too often, but occasionally there are those that the president just will not go for. In other countries, I’m not very clear on how they change their laws, but I’m sure that their leader is involved in the process of changing them. When deciding whether to change a law/rule or make a law to stop or at least minimize an immoral practice, you should weigh the benefits and the disadvantages. A lot of the time, if you’re a political leader, you want to do what your followers would like for you to do or else you would lose their support; you should think about how the new law or removal of the law would affect said people. You should also think about how many people support this change and how many people disagree with this change; you wouldn’t want to make too many enemies, especially if you were in a position of power. In the end, you should do what you think is right, stick to your gut and the things that you know; you’ll most likely be praised for what you did.

Quickwrite 4 (Realism Unit)

What do I think about this statement? I think that learning about slavery is very important because you learn how we got where we are today. You learn about the struggles that many had to go through and their hardships. Learning about slavery would also make you appreciate how life is now a whole lot more. Most slaves didn’t get a chance to learn much of anything; reading, writing, and sometimes even just speaking were hard for them. The freedom of slaves was a big part of the reason that we have education available for all races, nationalities, and genders. A lot of people think that learning about history is unimportant and irrelevant when, in fact, history is how we’re where we are in life, and to learn about how we go here should be a privilege. People in our generation seem to take for granted the tools that we have readily available that most people didn’t 100, or even 50 years ago. If I had a chance to talk to this person I would explain to them that they should be grateful for being able to learn instead of stop whining and complaining. They won’t go anywhere in life if they have that kind of an attitude.

Quickwrite 3 (Realism Unit)

I believe that he means that without education people treat you differently than those with an education. Say you’re trying to get a job; if you don’t have previous education then you wouldn’t be able to get a job as easy as someone that has an education. The way that the job market is right now, people are getting laid off that have a lot of experience and have been working for most of their life; then you have teenagers looking for jobs, with no experiences, and little educational practice. The people that are hiring are going to pick the person that has more experience and education than the teenager with none. With no education, you are more ignorant and people take advantage of you, whether it be the pay that you receive or the way that people treat you. So is there really freedom without education? I guess it depends on your views and how much you value the education that is now available to everyone. I believe that without education life would be very hard, communicating would be very hard, and everyday living would be a struggle. We need to understand how much people did in order to fully appreciate the value in it. I know that without the education that I have received my life would be so much harder and I would be struggling with a lot. I wouldn’t be able to read the books that I love; I wouldn’t be able to communicate with the ones that I love; and I wouldn’t be able to get a job to support the ones that I love.

Quickwrite 2 (Realism Unit)

Not being able to learn, you would have many disadvantages that other people that have been taught won’t. For instance, say you need a job; they’re going to hire the person that has an education over the person that doesn’t because they would be able to do the job more effectively, though they may hire you for less pay if they were to hire you. People could look down on you because you aren’t as smart as them and you would be a social outcast, which can cause emotional pain as well. If you are refused services that are, in fact, your right to receive you would be very resentful of the people that keep you from that right, and in some cases, would do something drastic in order to get that privilege granted. You wouldn’t be able to read if you wanted to, or write, and in some major cases you would have a hard time communicating with your peers and elders. I think that in order for a society to be well run and put together you need everyone to be able to communicate, so to keep people from this right would be a bad decision. The thought of not being able to learn is scary; I actually like school and value my education. I think that a lot of people rely on technology too much in education now, so communication skill has gone down immensely. I would not be the person that I am today without education and I am glad that we have that choice to be able to. I don’t think that learning is a dangerous thing; I think that it is something that benefits all people.

Quickwrite 1 (Realism Unit)

I believe that there are many things that would make a state want to separate itself from the government. One of the big issues right now is the economy. Many states believe that if they were to secede from the Union, their economy could be better and it would make the lives of that state’s people a lot easier. Times are rough, and many states are struggling to keep within the budget that they have. They are borrowing more and more money from the government and getting more and more in debt. I reasonable question to ask here would be where exactly would they plan on getting their money form if they were to secede from the Union? Would it, in fact, make things worse than they already are? I think to secede from the Union would be a mistake. It would make it much harder on the people and the Nation as a whole. It would make the Civil War be for nothing; all that loss and bloodshed with nothing to show for it.

Quickwrite 7

Oral story telling developed long ago because they had no way of producing books or stories in written form. The Native Americans adapted this more so than other cultures, and it became part of their heritage. Even now, hundreds of years later, they have powwows and have one of the storytellers come and tell old myths and legends. Storytellers are found less and less though now and are harder to find. The storytelling evolved into myths and legends because it was in a way their entertainment to make up stories and tell them. They passed them on from generation to generation so that the stories could be heard for a long time to come. The storytellers could change the story if they wanted to, especially if it is an unknown story. You never know if it’s the original version because people change them so much. Myths and legends will forever be alive, because now they can write them down and people have access to them.

Quickwrite 6

America is described as the melting pot because of the vast diversity of cultures in races in America. America is the most diverse of all the nations and therefore there are more cultures here than in the other nations. My family is part of this “melting pot” because we are a part of the variety of races. I know that I am part Indian, not very much, but it is still a part of my culture and heritage. The Indians were here before the English and French and everyone started immigrating to America, so my ancestors were most likely living here before America was taken over. There are so many things that make up the diversity in America, the many races being just one of them. I think that the varieties of cultures that make up this “melting pot” are a big part of what the definition of America really is. I’m proud to be able to be a part of this nation and I am glad that here in America we are able to put our cultural differences aside and peacefully coexist with everyone. It’s nice to be able to have access to knowledge of other cultures too because I think that it’s really cool to learn about the other ways that people live their lives.