Imagine waking up one morning and not having the ability to get yourself dressed. Imagine waking up and not being able to use the bathroom. Imagine having control over everything in your life one day and then waking up and losing all that control that was once there. The millions of people who experienced the Holocaust randomly lost this control that they once had in one point of time.
Nowadays, it is very difficult to attempt to picture yourself not having control of your own life. We wake up and go about our daily routine. If you want to shower, you shower. If you want to jog, you jog. If you want to pray, you pray. Now imagine waking up one morning and not having the ability to do any of those things. It is very difficult to do. This is very difficult to even imagine because we are so used to this control that we have over our own lives. To randomly lose this control, would definitely be tragic. This loss is basically losing the chance to live our own lives.
With this in mind, it is very difficult to understand how people nowadays may not believe in the Holocaust. I think that these people do not want to believe in this major tragedy because they are intimidated to even picture themselves in that situation that millions of people were in. The sad part is, this loss of control wasn’t their choice. They were forced. So those who are choosing not to believe, is disregarding the lives of millions and millions of people. This to me is very depressing. I don’t feel that we have to actually try to experience what these people went through, because we will never be able to actually understand exactly what they experienced; but I do feel that we have to believe in what happened to these people. For these people did not get to live their lives. Their lives were controlled by a complete stranger that wanted to remove any type of identity that that specific person had.
Trying to understand this, hopefully we can be the future that believes in what happened to attempt to have some part of their lives become reality in this day and time. Hopefully, we can make that difference to have their legacy live on without them being here. Hopefully, we can believe.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Reflection Paper Number 10
Growing up parents instill different ways of doing things in his or her child. These concepts that you grew up with becomes something innate that you cannot see yourself living without doing. As you begin going to school, you try to get what you need to get done with these concepts that you grew up with. One day, you are doing your own thing and all of a sudden someone begins to tease you for doing something a certain way. The teasing begins with one person and then continues on to a group of students. By the end of the month you turn into an outcast for doing something that you grew up with. You then think that there is something wrong with you for doing something in a certain way. What happens next is, because this feeling gets created, you then search for those that do things similar to the way you do things. When these people are found, you then find this sense of security with this group that you have become apart of.
This is basically the concept of being Prejudice, and the outcome of being affected by someone that is Prejudice. Prejudice is translated as a type of attitude or unfavorable opinion that is formed without having enough knowledge on what is going on.
The problem with the concept of Prejudice is that there are times where it can happen without you even having the knowledge of yourself doing it. What happens is, when a person is going about their day, they are not being aware of what they are doing or saying. They see something that is different from what they are used to and all they have to do is look at the person in a certain way. This concept is basically termed as being Unintentionally Prejudice. You don’t say much to make the person feel uncomfortable, however, you view them in a certain way that will cause them to feel a certain way without anything being said.
This idea of Prejudice basically has to be in everyone’s head constantly. Who are we to think that what we grew up with is the only way to go? There are so many different cultures and groups where people are just trying to get by and do what they have to do. Who are we to even attempt to make these people feel uncomfortable?
One must understand that the idea of Prejudice is really apart of our world today in an Intentional and an Unintentional way. The way a person can get by is by doing what the student did above. Find that sense of security with a group of people so that the confidence is there. Once the person has the sense of confidence on what they are doing is okay, then the perceptions of those around them will never matter.
This is basically the concept of being Prejudice, and the outcome of being affected by someone that is Prejudice. Prejudice is translated as a type of attitude or unfavorable opinion that is formed without having enough knowledge on what is going on.
The problem with the concept of Prejudice is that there are times where it can happen without you even having the knowledge of yourself doing it. What happens is, when a person is going about their day, they are not being aware of what they are doing or saying. They see something that is different from what they are used to and all they have to do is look at the person in a certain way. This concept is basically termed as being Unintentionally Prejudice. You don’t say much to make the person feel uncomfortable, however, you view them in a certain way that will cause them to feel a certain way without anything being said.
This idea of Prejudice basically has to be in everyone’s head constantly. Who are we to think that what we grew up with is the only way to go? There are so many different cultures and groups where people are just trying to get by and do what they have to do. Who are we to even attempt to make these people feel uncomfortable?
One must understand that the idea of Prejudice is really apart of our world today in an Intentional and an Unintentional way. The way a person can get by is by doing what the student did above. Find that sense of security with a group of people so that the confidence is there. Once the person has the sense of confidence on what they are doing is okay, then the perceptions of those around them will never matter.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Reflection Paper Number 9
The personality of a person is a very difficult concept to grasp. Freud though, worked very hard to understand and come up with a Theory of The Personality. The theory states that every human was born with an ID. The ID is basically translated as selfishness. The child wants something and they want it now. The next stage is the EGO. In this stage, reality begins to set in for the child. They realize that they cannot get what they want right away. The gratification must wait. They are able to get what the ID wants, but it must be in a realistic way. The final stage is the SUPEREGO. In this stage, morality comes in. This is where the person wants what he or she wants but they begin to think if it is moral or not to get what they want in that moment in time.
I definitely agree with this process that Freud came up with. It is something very important for people to understand so that they can understand why certain people are the way they are. To apply this to my future though, I would like to take his theory a step further.
When a person does something in life, they can either do it just to do it, or they can create what they are doing to have a certain type of meaning to them specifically. This meaning that is being created through the person is not just something that goes away just like that. This meaning actually gives that feeling to the person to want to do the right thing. This feeling can cause each and every person to change things inside of themselves, to then apply that change in their future actions, which will hopefully change things in this world today.
When I am teaching, I want to understand exactly where these students are in regards to their personality. To do this, I will definitely be using Freud's theory. However, it cannot stop there. I want to be able to instill that meaning into these students. This will then give them the ability to want to do more and be more. It will give them a certain self esteem that they would not be able to get anywhere else. It will give me that certain meaning that I need as well. G-d willing this meaning will be created within myself, and my students as well.
I definitely agree with this process that Freud came up with. It is something very important for people to understand so that they can understand why certain people are the way they are. To apply this to my future though, I would like to take his theory a step further.
When a person does something in life, they can either do it just to do it, or they can create what they are doing to have a certain type of meaning to them specifically. This meaning that is being created through the person is not just something that goes away just like that. This meaning actually gives that feeling to the person to want to do the right thing. This feeling can cause each and every person to change things inside of themselves, to then apply that change in their future actions, which will hopefully change things in this world today.
When I am teaching, I want to understand exactly where these students are in regards to their personality. To do this, I will definitely be using Freud's theory. However, it cannot stop there. I want to be able to instill that meaning into these students. This will then give them the ability to want to do more and be more. It will give them a certain self esteem that they would not be able to get anywhere else. It will give me that certain meaning that I need as well. G-d willing this meaning will be created within myself, and my students as well.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Reflection Paper Number 8
In the article, Beliefs Values and Attitudes, there was a particular sentence that stood out to me. The sentence states, when there are two or more different cultures that come in contact, a relationship is then created and established by the two. This particular relationship is only created through the work and effort that these two cultures bring into the equation.
One can understand this through an analogy. When one creates a plant, there is a certain process that comes with this creation. The process is as follows; the seed in its peculiar shape is taken to then be planted into the ground. The ground consists of dirt that in its own entity is different than this seed. Once the seed is planted, one then takes water in its specific form to nourish the seed to grow to become this beautiful plant. The plant is the creation that comes from the seed, dirt, and water. This creation is special in its own right; because this creation was created by three different entities that are in three completely different forms. Through the union of these three entities comes one creation of the plant.
The seed is one of the cultures and the dirt is the other. The water is the work and effort that each culture gives to create this relationship which is viewed as the plant.
If one were to really try to understand this concept, they would notice that it is really not as simple as it looks. Every human is accustomed to their own beliefs, values, and traditions. These ideas were put into this being at a very young age and created them to be who they are today. When another entity comes into the picture, with different beliefs and values, the humans must figure out a way to give and take to create something very special between the two.
This can really only be done through changing oneself. Because if one were to go about their life not changing and understanding the different cultures around them, they would never learn and grow to achieve different goals in life. Only through the concept of change can one actually accomplish something in this world.
One can then ask where change comes into the analogy. The concept of change comes in only through the process from when the seed is transforming out of its peculiar form to then becoming this amazing plant. Once the change and the combination of the entities is done, the plant can then accomplish what it’s supposed to be accomplishing in this world.
One can understand this through an analogy. When one creates a plant, there is a certain process that comes with this creation. The process is as follows; the seed in its peculiar shape is taken to then be planted into the ground. The ground consists of dirt that in its own entity is different than this seed. Once the seed is planted, one then takes water in its specific form to nourish the seed to grow to become this beautiful plant. The plant is the creation that comes from the seed, dirt, and water. This creation is special in its own right; because this creation was created by three different entities that are in three completely different forms. Through the union of these three entities comes one creation of the plant.
The seed is one of the cultures and the dirt is the other. The water is the work and effort that each culture gives to create this relationship which is viewed as the plant.
If one were to really try to understand this concept, they would notice that it is really not as simple as it looks. Every human is accustomed to their own beliefs, values, and traditions. These ideas were put into this being at a very young age and created them to be who they are today. When another entity comes into the picture, with different beliefs and values, the humans must figure out a way to give and take to create something very special between the two.
This can really only be done through changing oneself. Because if one were to go about their life not changing and understanding the different cultures around them, they would never learn and grow to achieve different goals in life. Only through the concept of change can one actually accomplish something in this world.
One can then ask where change comes into the analogy. The concept of change comes in only through the process from when the seed is transforming out of its peculiar form to then becoming this amazing plant. Once the change and the combination of the entities is done, the plant can then accomplish what it’s supposed to be accomplishing in this world.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Arizona Goddam
This man who is speaking through the poem must have experecienced racism. He then I guess states that really the Arizonians can't understand the affect that it is having on them because they are actually not in it as he is or was.
I guess the poem is trying to say that you really cannot understand what a person or people are going through or have gone through without being in their shoes.
I guess the poem is trying to say that you really cannot understand what a person or people are going through or have gone through without being in their shoes.
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