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Blog #9

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Blog #8

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Blog #7

Today I want to talk about the hectic week I had. I had 1 quiz 4 exams and 1 project due this week. I swear in my whole college career I have never had that much work in a week. I stayed up all night doing my project and studying every day. The sad part is my project still came out horrible and it was not at all what I envisioned in my head. I had such a great idea and I don’t think the finished project came close to what I wanted it to be. The day the project was due; I had two tests in the classes after. I didn’t get to study that night for the tests and ended up getting a 82 on one and a 78 on the other. These grades aren’t horrible but I could have done way better if I got to study more the night before. I am not worried about my grades though because I know I’m going to do better. Midway through the semester I think I have at least a B in all classes besides one. I’m not doing bad but I keep getting 70’s and I don’t know how to do better. I’m going to start studying more because I want to raise my gpa or at least stay the same. I don’t want it to go down at any costs. This class always was my best class since middle school so i expect it to continue to be my best. I hope my project grade doesn't bring me down too much. i know I'm not going to get as good as i want so  i will have to work even harder on my next projects. I will do better on my exams in other classes too. Midterm time is always hard for students because all professors wanna have tests in the same week. In my opinion, midterm week should be spread out over maybe two weeks. One week to have to cram and try to memorize everything you have learned in all classes is very hard and sort of unfair to students. If you are going to judge us on just test grades, we should instead have enough time to study for each test individually. I think stress makes us get bad grades because we over think things. Stressing over the time we have tok study and trying to memorize everything we have learned in class is difficult. 

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Blog #6

[acknowledgedinquirer-blog]

Project #1

I’ve always been fascinated with Criminal Justice, but the aspect of it that attracted me the most is the prison system. The reason for this is because I have come to understand that American prisons have this profound ability to take a person in and over time morph them into a completely different human being. Of course, this is the purpose of prison: taking in a criminal and releasing them as a new, rehabilitated, law-abiding citizen. However, this is an idealistic outcome that often doesn’t happen, and that is because the methods American prisons have for “correcting” inmates are far from effective. The result of this is, ex-convicts are released from prison only to reoffend and get sent back. This is a common phenomenon called recidivism. It doesn’t happen with everyone that gets out of prison, but it happens often enough.

This is a topic I feel really passionate about which is why I want to do my first project on it; specifically on the psychological effects that occur while a person is in prison. To do this, I will have to understand how the prison system itself has the ability to have such a dramatic change on a person’s behavior. What I would need to look for is what kind of punishments inmates have to endure once they are incarcerated, how do the correctional officers treat them, what kind of environment do they live in, and what are they allowed to do in their leisure time. I know that these topics are very general, and all of these factors vary from prison to prison, but I believe if I could get an idea of what typically prison life consists of, I can have something to work with. Also, if I can find interviews of studies that involve former inmates, I would receive valuable information about life in prison.

As for the physical project itself, I was thinking of creating a model of a mini-prison using a box, a slinky, some pens, and hopefully if I can find some,  laser pointers. I want to do this because I think I can create an accurate representation of a prison. By doing this, I want to show how dehumanizing the prison environment is and how it is not benefitting anyone that goes through that system. Also, I want to show how former inmates become so psychologically damaged from being in prison that they cannot function normally in society and as a result, they go back to prison. 

I really hope that by doing this project, I can shed some light on the hardships inmates endure while they are in prison, and long after they are out of prison. Awareness needs to be raised so that prison reform can become a reality.  

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I can’t wait to see your work. I’m sure it will be very attractive. I think prison is a very scary place. I’ve seen some TV shows, for example, Prison Break. Maybe most of the TV drama is more dramatic, but I think there is still something real, those things happened in the drama that really happened in real life. People who enter the prison is not really bad, maybe they just too young and they make a mistake, but after they get into the prison, they got some unfair treatment, may have a serious impact on their psychology, and then make some worse things. No one has not made any mistakes in their lives. But for the people who make mistakes, we need help them and bring them back, not pushing them father away from the whole world.

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My Project

I am very happy that for this class, I get to do a project on a topic of my choice. And for my topic I chose to discuss the lying and cheating that goes on within the organization that is the New England Patriots, and the guy that so many love to hate, Tom Brady. In this research project, that now I know so much about research projects thanks to that very, very long article we read about research papers and projects, I will be going through the various steps of a proper research project and following the given guidelines for this specific project. For this project, we have to do a lot of research, which I have done. I have looked up a lot of information on these cheaters called the New England Patriots, and I do not like them. It very well could be because they are the rival team of my favorite team in all of sports, the Buffalo Bills, or maybe it could be because they are just so darn good and I am bitter about it. They go to the Super Bowl every few years, they win the division almost every single year, and worst of all they beat the Bills like 20 out of the last 22 games they played each other. And as much as it pains me to type this right now, despite all of the cheating allegations, Tom Brady might be the best quarterback of all time. They have done everything from “Spy-gate” back in the early 2000′s, more recently “Deflate-gate” which took over Sportscenter and ESPN for about 8 months, and most recently “Headset-gate” and within my project and my web I will delve deeper into each of these scandals. My goal is to get my class and my peers to prove these guys guilty and so that they hate them just as much as I do. Hopefully they are already Patriot haters in the class so I have people to agree with me, and also hopefully there are not any Patriot fans that I have to hear crap from. When I present this project, I plan to create a poster of all of their different scandals and all of the bullshit that this team gets away with and that includes quarterback Tom Brady, head coach Bill Belichick, and team owner Robert Kraft who are all suspicious and most likely guilty for their actions. I do not like the Patriots and I hope one day they get stripped of all of their Super Bowl titles because they are all cheaters. Thanks for reading and I hope you all enjoy my project.

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Blog 5....

  There are many types of criminals, as well as crimes but my project basically focuses on men adults that re integrate into society after leaving prison.  My topic will represent things that criminals either do after they are released in prison, and things that happen to prisoners when they enter prison.

Reintegrating into society after leaving prison is basically saying that a prison is able to be released from prison, going back out into the world they “ he or she” has been away from for a significant amount of time, possibly causing mental changes that may or may not impact ones ability to change after prison or be successful at something he or she is trying to accomplish, regardless of what it is. Many people don’t understand that prison actually has positive effects on people, which is a change in attitude towards the “former” incarcerate”. But there are many negative effects to long-term imprisonment that prisoners face. Many people believe the only negative effects it has on former incarcerates are their abilities to get a job.  Well that’s partially correct, but not even half fully correct.  Criminals majority of the times in this world face cycles, barriers, become more of a statistic including being a long term incarcerate to begin with, and other things such as jobs, skills, and “native” to society’.

In regards to being natives to society I am stating that it is no secret that when a person is in jail for many years, it becomes his or her life. Which is sad because that means only one thing, jail has become that prisons life, which causes one to do crime again, just to end up back behind bars.  Which causes incarcerates to remain just another statistic, and be involved in the cycle.  But that is not the case for all prisoners or former prisoners.

Data shows that many prisoners seek religion post being released because they feel god released them, and that it is probably god’s choice, to give them another choice. Which could be true, but I wouldn’t know because I have not been to prison, and I do not plan on going. But because former inmates were prisoners, they have problems seeking jobs, but must conquer a job some time after they are released, which is forced by parole officers that they get automatically for a specific amount of months, or even years. Which could be tough for many because all them years in jail could’ve been time for one to gain many skills for specific jobs of interest. Besides the cycle, criminals face  recidivism, specific jobs, whether they get involved in them or not, or even if they have a choice because data also shows certain jobs criminals get after being released from jail after a long period of time involve are  physical, and involve “labor”. It might have to do with masculinity, lack of choices, or even  self discipline. the skills to get a job to begin with and its effects, troubles, and how to become successful post long-term imprisonment.

There are ways to become successful after prison…But it is not easy…so don’t go there….otherwise..your risking your own future…

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Blog #5

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Blog #3

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Who am I?

I’m not a writer, but I can write. I write all the time, I write for school. I write music. I write every day but I’m not a writer. I was a three-sport varsity player in high school playing football, basketball, and baseball. Football was my life, it was an everyday grind and I always left it all on the field. Basketball gave me some of the greatest memories of all time. I helped put a championship banner on the wall. I’ve built bonds with my teammates that can never be broken. I’ve stolen bases, hit home runs and struck out plenty… it taught me a lot. I still play basketball to this day; I also spend a lot of my time at the gym. Am I an athlete? No probably not. Like any other college student, I enjoy spending time with friends. Laughing, partying and having fun. But I don’t even drink so I can’t be a party animal.  I love to sing, produce, play or even just listen to music. Everything I do requires music. Maybe I’m a musician…nope not that either. I’m supposed to be introducing myself here but there’s a big problem… I’m not even sure who I am yet. I’m still trying to figure that out. Maybe I am a writer, Maybe I am an athlete, Maybe I’m just here to party, or maybe I’m just waiting for my big break as a musician. One thing I can say is maybe I’m just a work in progress…. When I find out who I am ill be sure to let you know…

[littlekw]

Basketball is also my favorite sport. I like to play for fun now because after I got hurt I can’t play competitively the way I used to. The most shocking thing in this is that you don’t drink alcohol lol. How can you go to a party and not want to drink. Most college students get drunk like every weekend. Everyone can sing except for me..like how do acquire such a quality. I wish I knew how to sing because I feel if I could sing that would make me an even wavier person that I already am. I would really sit and make videos all day singing just because I know how.

[reallysteadything-blog]

Blogging

I have never blogged before and I have never felt the urge to start blogging but now that I have to create weekly blogs for my writing class in college I am willing to give Tumblr a try. All my life ever since I was a little girl I grew up playing sports they were always a big part of my life, I had intentions to play in college then my life took a turn and was injured I tore 3 ligaments in my ankle and haven’t been able to get them fixed. This injury has prevented me from playing for college but since then I have joined a bar league and have made some great friends who also have been through similar struggles. When we play we are out there to have fun, it’s not all about winning and getting first place. Without sports in my life many of the opportunities I have had places I have been to or friendships I have made. Each year my family my family takes a trip to Florida at the same time, but this summer was the first summer that was different my parents got a divorce so it was a year of a bunch of firsts who to spend holidays with where to spend all of my time, it also brought a bunch of questions like what if it was something I did that caused the divorce or what if I could have done something to prevent the divorce? After countless questioning my parents said that there is nothing my sister and I could have don’t to help them it was a mutual decision and did what was in our best interest, after years of listening to kids I grew up with complaining about how they are tired of going back and fourth from their moms to their dads or having to meet their parents new significant other, I understand how they feel. It is difficult to maintain a good relationship with both parents while trying to show them that I have not chosen a side. Although it’s been a difficult year I’m excited to see how the future will work out, hopefully for the better and even though I have been experiencing a rough path it has to get worse before it can get better.

[littlekw]

[our-jay-boogie-things-blog]

Blog#1

I have many things to say about my self. Some things you should know about me is that I am funny , can sing and dance. The reason why i say I am funny is because I make many people laugh at times and also when I do acting skits. I can sing but only on certain days when I am feeling it. I dance everyday because that is one of my favorite things to do I just can’t stop dancing it make me get through my day better. I am not shy to dance in front of anybody , I am always ready. I play football that is my first love and I do play for Buffalo state. I been playing football since I was 12 years, the reason I started playing is because after a while it started to irritate me that i wasn’t doing anything with my life but going to school and home. I am now happy that I started playing because it honestly helped me be more busy and focus better. I am proud to say that I am in college and that the rules are way better than my High School. I am saying that due to the fact that I could not have a beard in my school and also if I was late I would get “Jug” which is detention. Also a big difference in College than High School is that it is co ed. I went to an all boy School so at first it was little different having girls in my class because I wasn’t used to it. I was unfocused at first but then i had to remind my self that I am here for school work and football so I have to be focused at all times. Being a student athlete is not so easy as it looks because us athletes have to put a lot of time in to maintain our sports and books. Time management is a big part of my life since I am involved with football. At first it was a little difficult but after a while I kept repeating the same thing over and over such as staying on top of my school work and working hard on the football field. I got used to it and now it is a everyday thing on my schedule. 

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Will Ryman at Paul Kasim Gallery.

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Blog #1

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Blog #9

This week’s blog is a free blog. So I’m going to write about music again. I forgot to write about one of my favorite artist R. Kelly. He is the greatest man alive. He even made a song called the World’s Greatest. I loved him for as long as I can remember. My favorite song from him is more than an hour. It’s called Trapped in The Closet. It is split up into different chapters and basically tells the life of different couples that are cheating on their spouse. There were so many twist and turns because every time someone cheated, you found out their spouse was also cheating on them. It had so many twist and turns you had to really pay attention in order to keep up with it. I like all his songs because they tell a whole story. I also like Contagious because it also tells a story. A lot of his songs are somehow related to cheating. I always wondered if he was cheated on or if he cheated on someone. He makes a lot of sexual music also. Songs like Pregnant and Bump and Grind get you in a certain mood. Then there are the songs that put you in your feelings. He has songs like When a Woman Loves and the I Wish that put you in your feelings when you listen to it. When you think of R. Kelly you think of the King of R&B. He runs everything that has to do with R&B and I love it. He has music to fit every mood. I love everything that has to do with him. I like soft music so I can listen to it before I go sleep or I can listen to it when I’m doing regular things such as cleaning and other things. I also like to do my h.w and bump some R. Kelly. I take time out once a week to listen to almost all his songs. I start with the ones that I like the most and then move down the list. Since Trapped in the Closet is so long I only get to watch it once month. But this month I’ve watch it 3 times. I watched it every day this weekend. Some may say I have a Trapped in The Closet or R. Kelly addition but I don’t think that is accurate. I just love him and his music and that’s okay. 

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Blog #8

This week’s blog is a free write. So I’m going to talk about living in Neumann Hall. This topic is important to me because I have to deal with it every day and I want to tell people about how it is. Sometimes it’s great and other times I wish I could move. The RA’s DR every single thing and think that it’s funny. They take joy in writing us up. They come up with the dumbest reasons to write us up. Quiet hours start at 10 and before then they are doing rounds trying to find people. They go LOOKING for trouble. You would think they get paid extra for writing people up. In actuality no matter how many write-ups they get, they are getting the same amount of pay. The worst part is they will smile in your face and pretend to be your “friend” then write you up on the spot. I personally probably have the most documentations in my hall. I’ve gotten written up for almost everything in the book. Most of the time it’s being loud, and abusing quiet hours with my music or just my mouth. I am a loud person and like to listen to really loud music. At this point, it is a known fact and it is a problem every time. You would think they would be used to it by now and it wouldn’t phase them right? But no, they get mad at the same thing EVERYTIME. Even the countdown they did for the no guest rule, they put the same thing like 3 times. Noise seems to be the biggest problem they have with us. They need to find another way to address and deal with it because what they are doing now isn’t working at all. Time and energy is being wasted with what they are doing now because it isn’t working. If something seems to be a recurring problem and one method of changing it doesn’t work, it seems fit to try something else. Instead they keep doing the same thing and it’s a circle because it keeps happening. Everyone here are adults and it would seem we can find ways to figure out how to deal with problems. Other than the documentations, living on campus in Neumann overall is a good experience. It’s great to be away from home and to have a lot of freedom. Most kids have way more freedom than they would have had at home and they take advantage of that. We are enjoying our college experience.