Race

Ever since the start of the we have been having problems with race. People make fun of other people because they are insecure about themselves. There is nothing different from me and an African American and an Indian person. The only thing is that are anseters came from different parts of the world and that are skin colors and different colors. I think that there should be laws against racism. People should not be allowed to get treated poorly because of where their family is from. People have been getting poorly treated for 100s of years. In class Sal was talking about the KKK and how they are still together and still in full force. There are even groups around are area for racism. So i hope through out your life you do not make fun of people just because they are different from you.

Monopoly

We played monopoly in class and we had different rules then the normal rules. 1st we had to role the dice to see which class level we were in. I was the hightest level of wealth. Each level started out with so much money, and once we plst go we all got different amonts of money. it was very easy for me to buy anythign that i wanted> But, for the other levels theey had a truff time to buy the things that they wanted to get. Some hgad the choise to go on wefair but they did not take it. My teammates kept on getting mad at me beuause i kept on buying more land. At the end of the game sal wanted to see if we moved up any class level and no one did. How do you feel if you were poor and wanting to get moved up? It is very hard to move up in class levels. Take the women in hte movie she was trying her hardest just to make a better life for her famly. she walked 10.5 miles to work and cleaned bathrooms for a living. She also was on wefair but it was not helping. how would you feel if you were in their shoes?

Social Classes

When you look at Stevenson as a high school you see many different social levels. You see people that are middle class, people that are in need of money, and people that have too much money. How do you think it feels for the poor teens to go to Stevenson and look at everyone with money? Put your shoes would you like it if everyone was walking around showing off their money and you have none? When Sal was talking to us about the different types of spoons. When he walked into one store at deer park he found one for $15.99, but then a few days later he went to target and found one for $1.99. the same spoon just paying for the name. I think if people are willing to pay so much money just for a brand name then they are crazy. I rather spend my money on better things like school, cars, a house payment, etc.