[addie-saltarelli]

Watch the latest The Hours Trailer on IMDb

This is the movies version of The Hours, and I’m planning on watching it this weekend so I can include it into my intro. 

[addie-saltarelli]

In my opinion, no, "Different Seasons" is not of literary merit. This summer I have read several other books that impacted me, and these authors would never be considered of "literary merit." But that being said, that is my opnion. The list of what is and isn't of literary merit is at least 8/10 based off of opinion. #aplit15kingmerit

[thebasketballobsession-deactiva]

Dear Lauren Hill,

You are the true definition of strength, courage, power, leadership, etc etc! Your time spent on earth will never be forgotten. I have that I never got the chance to meet u in person but know you inspired me the whole time! For every life u touched, u made the biggest impact of them by just being YOU!! You’re in a far better place now and please don’t have to much fun up there w/o all your family and friends. Can u please tell my Grandma I said hello. Don’t be afraid, she knows you cause we spoke about u plenty of times. Until we officially meet again, take care and continue to be that LEADER we all love! #RIPLaurenHill

Sincerely, LeBron James

[addie-saltarelli]

Because our worth is definitely measured by an article of clothing. We constantly plaster labels on others based on how we see them not how we know them. This is an example of how language oppresses and organizes us each into what our labels put us as.

[julia-rosander]

Over the summer, we read Half the Sky that explained the oppression that is put on women in foreign countries and how drastically lives are changed because of these standards. Recently, I have seen many images on Social Media that support women across the world and show the limits that are put on women. I thought the second image was particularly interesting because it blends our society with people around the world. In Malaysia, women are fighting against the oppressive laws. These laws are written into the government and lead to an oppressive society. There are legal codes about marriage and family. These family codes are fully oppressive against women. This text is one example of oppression in the world.

[addie-saltarelli]

I am my own conqueror

In everything I do my mind gets the best of me. In sports it's not my opponents, crowd or coaches that intimidate me, it's myself. In school it's not my peers or teachers that frustrate me, it's my own mind. When I worry it's not because someone directly insults me or something actually happens, my own brain betrays me and brings me down. This limits me from actually putting myself out there and being comfortable with myself and what I do, because the whole time my mind buzzes with a sense of " I am not good enough"

[addie-saltarelli]

Epiphany

I hate looking back at middle school it was so awkward. At that point I had no idea who I was or what the point of "me" was. I was that girl that barley brushes her hair, and wears sweats with a baggy shirt everyday. I was freakishly tall and was always rough housing with boys. And all through elementary school I was totally fine with that. Then 7th grade hit and boys turned cute and girls started wearing makeup. I obviously struggled to keep up with the mainstream trends of Hollister clothes, makeup and straight hair. Yeah, it was a struggle especially to match my cute little female peers. It really started hurting when boys would make fun of me for being "ugly," "tall" or a "tomboy." This just made me try harder and made me feel super uncomfortable. This went through your middle school until I realized no amount of makeup or cute clothes would ever change my body or my personality for that matter. So for high school I'd just have to learn to block out what others said and love my body and what I was like. This was such a great epiphany because now I'm so much more confident in myself.

[addie-saltarelli]

"Once I found the strength to be myself I had no need to act myself."

There's a difference between a person being and acting. Acting is putting up a front to impress the people around you. Acting is easy way out of life, but a person is never truly happy. Being is pushing down that front and doing what you like/want/believe despite what the people think around them.This can be hard, scary and takes a lot of personal strength but will be worth it in the end because a person is truly able to be happy without the worry of others judgements.

[kyranwilson]

After really thinking about what my book said about self deception stemming from low self esteem I am starting to agree more. I am thinking that if you have low self esteem you are probably more likely to deceive yourself, but I don’t know if in order to deceive yourself you have…

[kyranwilson]

Yeah, now that you say that. I agree. You can have high self esteem and still deceive yourself. I don’t really understand the last part though.. Can you explain more?

[ritadixs16-blog]

It just means self-deception could also come from not being able to handle the pressure of somebody else’s ideas… Like if someone said the sky was blue and you said it was red but they made a pretty convincing argument and you start doubting yourself, “maybe the skies red?” It’s kind a like the self-confidence thing all over again.

[addie-saltarelli]

So are you concluding that people with low self esteem are easier to deceive? You said you're starting to agree with that, what did you think before you started reading your books?

[addie-saltarelli]

Getting new persepectives

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Watching these videos from not a politicians view, but real people. Its interesting what the "lower class" has to say about it

[addie-saltarelli]

Just watched a few videos on money gaps in America. It's amazing how many views there are on it.

[addie-saltarelli]

Finding secondary articles for my topic "wealth gap in America" is kind of hard. I've found several books and articles do you have any ideas any other sources?

[addie-saltarelli]

No unmarked women

I completely agree with this essay and what she's saying. I think it goes further than what women are wearing though, I think this is also a problem with everyday things. Girls are marked with stereotypes if your not prude you're a whore. If you show your body off you're a slut. You hangout with a guy you're probably pleasing him in some way. It's always the girls being marked through what they wear or do, and in my experience I've noticed guys have never been marked their just "being a boy"

[addie-saltarelli]

Define unmarked

I think what a person wears can definitely express their feelings and mood. But I don't think it defines your character or who you are.

[addie-saltarelli]

"Why can't women be more like men?"

I read this quote and thought of two things. One, I think society and culture limits women. In schools, sports, work and the home women aren't treated the same. And if a woman does get a equal role as a man or even dresses manly they're looked down on and seen as a "tomboy" or "lesbian." In society women are seen as the pretty little blonde who takes care of the kids and makes dinner. So I think the way society see us, negatively affects our self esteem and the way we see one another. The second thing I thought of is why should we be more like men? If we were the world would be in complete anarchy. Both genders bring great things to society and work as a team. But both deserve equal voice and your gender shouldn't define your capability of thought.

[eduu-22]

Too many people spend money they haven’t earned to buy things they don’t want to impress people they don’t like.

Will Rogers

I was browsing the internet yesterday and I came across this wonderful quote that goes directly with Money and Class in America. It put the topic in the form of materialism in a colloquial way that is easy for anyone to understand.  I will keep this quote in mind while finishing The Beautiful and Damned and looking for secondary sources.

(via eduu-22)

This is actually one of my favorite quotes. It’s so true in terms of money, society, and people who are just trying to fit in. If you think about it, it’s actually kind of ridiculous to spend numerous amounts of money on something you don’t even like just to impress or feel accepted by others. This also says a lot about today’s society. 

(via nayawsposts)

[addie-saltarelli]

Changing my view

So while reading these books there is a lot of examples of violence and crime, which was my original argument. But I’m realizing a deeper meaning that’s the root to violence-wealth gap. I think this has a deeper meaning and my books and articles are uncovering a lot.

[rudzinskir]

Are all your books and articles uncovering the same ‘deeper meaning’? And if so, what is the deeper meaning?

[addie-saltarelli]

Yes. That violence and crime is usually taking place in predominantly poor, non-white areas. One book gives statistics of people in prison, who were brought up in poverty, yet you see no big companies or rich people sitting in jail cells for the same or worse crimes. Violence is just a stem of the money gap in America, but the deeper meaning is the wide gap is wrong and pushing the voiceless citizens even further down the totem pole.