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Views of Blogging

When I first started this semester I was pretty nervous when I read in the syllabus that I would need to complete a blog each week. I was nervous because I never blogged anything in my life, well at least I thought I haven’t. After composing blogs every week this semester, I realized how easy it is to blog when you know your audience. When I know my audience it makes it easier for me to word my blogs. I felt comfortable being able to discuss topics that I felt was a concern and to be able to speak freely in my blogs with no judgement. Blogging also made it easier for me to type and follow word count guidelines. I never really knew how easy it can be to come up with 400 words on a topic and now when I come across papers that need 1,000 plus words and it’s takes much less time now for me to come up with things to write about because I feel blogging gave me that practice. I can honestly say that I love what blogging has taught me and I believe it helped make me a better writer. I do know that after this semester it will be very difficult to keep up with the routine of typing so I would come up with some ways to help myself become an even better writer without using the blogs. If every professor required students to blog, I feel it would help students be able to compose essays and term papers better because they have been composing topics all semester. Blogging also helped with getting my mind to think. I have been able to think outside the box on certain things. Reading some of the others blogs, it gave me an idea of how others feel on the same issue but have completely different views that I have or someone else. I am happy that the blogs was able to help be have structure in my writings and to gain more confidence in writing as a whole. After blogging it has made a difference in my education because I have more confidence in writing papers for other classes that I’ll have in the future. Thank you :)

[tumblingmyinnerthoughts-blog]

I think for everyone student in our class, had the initial thought that blogging was going to be much more difficult than it actually was. Luckily for us, we only had the simple task of completing blogs which seemed to help both me you in similar ways. Blogging as you stated, helped me to get my thoughts out. It also helped that we were able to blog about topics that were interesting which helped me personally be able to get my thoughts out in more than 400 words. It seemed as though every time I was to write a blog entry, 400 words would come faster than I thought it would. Reading other blogs as well and receiving feedback definely helped me to see other peoples view on the topics that were discussed which helped me as a writer as well. Who knew that blogging would have this outcome towards writing for us, right?

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Blogging Views

I feel that by me starting to blog it has helped me become a better writing. It has gave me more confidence in my work. I no longer have that feeling of oh I suck as a writer or it does not make any sense. Blogging has made me a very creative writer and I enjoyed the whole idea of it. I feel that I explain things way better. Than how I did when I first started and I find evidence to back it up.  But what I find funny the most is when she, said we were going to be blogging every week my first thought was oh this is going to be hard and lame. But after during it every week and getting comfortable I started to enjoy it. It gave me the chance to open up and let out what I was feeling. I learned how to write to an audience so they can relate to the subject and enjoy what I was writing about for that week. Being able to provide details and explaining my point better so people can understand what I am talking about. Grabbing the audience attention when they first start reading. So they know this is something worth reading so don’t pass it by. Blogging has changed me in so many ways that I am happy that I got from this. It created a person who is no longer shy anymore. It made my writing more stronger and made it easy for people to relate to it. It helped me focus on one subject instead of talking about everything in one blog. Showed me how others may feel about a topic that I might not agree with. I am so  grateful that blogging has helped me open up, but provide structure in my writing. All professor’s at Buffalo State College should have students blog every week because it really does make a difference. It makes you mind start working and think about other things that you find important. That is why I am going to continue to blog every week about issues that I think matter or when I am facing a hard time with something. To me blogging reminds me of a diary you can write about anything in the world and who cares if someone judge you. What they think does not matter at all. Blogging has brought so much confidence in my writing that  I have never seen before.

[tumblingmyinnerthoughts-blog]

I could tell that blogging has really made a change in your life and has helped you as a better writer. The reason for this statement is for the mere fact that you caught my attention in this post and I believe that is exactly how you are suppose to write the blogs that were assigned to us. I also thought it was funny that you brought up your reaction towards our professor stating that we would have to write these post every week. I agree that I thought it was going to be a tedious homework assignment that I would not be able to get out of due to the fact that in order to pass the class I would have to complete them. But here we are now, getting better at writing without even realizing it through simple blogging post!

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Blog #11

At the beginning of the semester, I thought my college writing class would be nothing but a lot of essay writing and reading. Luckily, our professor told us we would be posting on Tumblr about topics of either hers, or our choice. After she told us this information, I was the happiest person in the world. All I had to do was post on Tumblr to earn a grade. That’s what made me love my college writing class.

I have noticed that my writing has improved from posting on Tumblr. Reading the feedback my peers have given helped me a lot. It shows me what I am doing right. Not only does it tell me what’s right, it also tell me what needs fixing. As a blogger, my strengths are writing overall. I have learned that I am a very good writer. Something that I believe I can work on is being detailed and adding more information. I often have the mindset of less is more when it comes to writing and in some cases, that is not true.

Something I know I could have done better is remembering when to post my blogs. There a few blogs I missed. I missed these blogs because I thought I didn’t need a reminder to post them. Usually, I put out sticky notes on my desk and those notes would remind me to do my homework. Instead of just writing down my reminders, I tried to go off of my memory and that got me no where. In the beginning, I was really good with remembering the posts. Once the semester got close to ending, I kind of slipped away. Going through this experience has taught me to ALWAYS write down my homework even if it’s the simplest thing. Those are grades I could have easily earned and Instead, I received zeros because I wanted to ignore writing down my reminders. That is something I will never do again. Posting on Tumblr has been the best thing I’ve done in any of my classes so far. You realize that Marybeth doesn’t ask much of you. It is something you can do no matter where you are and that’s what makes it so convenient. Marybeth does not ask you to write about things that are impossible. Sometimes they’d be journals or they’d be controversial topics. In my opinion, I believe the topics are very interesting. This class was a very good class and I’d recommend every freshman to take it.

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This post is so relatable in many ways. The first point i would like to address would be the fact that you stated that you miss a couple of blogs due to simply not reminding yourself. This has not happen to me particularly from this class but it has happen to me in others. As you stated already, this is something that you have to sit down and do for yourself if you are looking forward to passing the class. The other point I would like to address would be the college writing class that we are in now. Our professor really does not ask for much but to simply blog about the topics she gives us. I feel like that was the best way to go about writing for students because being a college student knowing your going into a writing class that there would be papers assigned for us to do. Writing the blogs were easier at least for me and and have helped me improve on my writing in an easier way. I completely agree with every point that you have brought up about this semester in our writing course.

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Blog #11

Tyler Collins

Blog # 11

The Tumblr blog’s this semester, it was different for me, a different way to communicate your ideas, and to receive, and send feedback to others on their work that they may have written, or they have voiced their opinion on. Over the semester so far I think my writing has improved quite a bit, I mean when it comes to terms of trying to connect with the readers, and the responding to people who may have read your blog, I think doing this blog helped me out a lot, and that it made me a better communicator when it comes to terms of writing online, and also keeping in mind that other people are going to read you work that you have put together as well as keeping in mind the new techniques that we learned ethos, and pathos as well. So overall I think that I have improved on my writing this semester because of the blog’s. As far as the blog went I think one of my strength’s was that I tried to relate to people as  much as I could, also to give better feedback, and to also just write about what I thought was right, and how to connect with the people. What I might continue to work on as a wrote, is my grammar, and reading my work, because sometimes I write things so fast that I miss out on key things that should, or should not be in my writing. So I think one of the most obvious solutions, is too just read over my work more, and to just slow down a bit when I ‘am writing, I think if I do that my writing will be that much better, and in the long run it will just benefit me.  Also I think blogging has made me a better writer in my other classes, because, of the content every week we had to write four hundred words or more, on a single topic, and I think that some of the topics were easy, with not a lot of guidelines, so when I write these blogs every week it’s just like practicing, so when that big essay comes at the end of the semester. Or when you have to write that five or six page paper, it was preparing us for something more, so I think for the most part these Tumblr blog’s were just practice for much more.          

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Out of all the post that I have read, I agree with your’s the most because of the relations we have when it comes to writing. I feel as though that the blogs helped us in a way that we did not think they would. In other words, after reading your post I agree with the fact that blogging each week about simple topics in matter of 400 words has helped me improve as a write through the little things. The blogs helped us to gather our thoughts in simple paragraphs that now I am at the point of my writing career that if i was given a topic to write about in the criteria of more that 400 words I would be able too. After this being said, I still have to work on minor things such as grammar, punctuation which much like yourself, I believe over time I would be able to improve on.

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Blog #11

Blogging my thoughts each week on tumblr has helped me develop into a better writer for many reasons. For starters, being able to blog my thoughts and opinions helps me get a better flow of my writing down on social. Not only am I able to write down my opinions and get my thoughts out on social was media but I able to enhance the structure of the way I write things. Blogging each week gave me the chance to develop my vocabulary as well. In other words, when I would write my blogs, I would take the time to not use simple words but research other words or synonyms that would make my writing sound more sophisticated. Blogging also gave me the chance to educate myself on topics that are recently being talked about. It kept me updated on the news in the world which is where I developed my sense of opinion for the various topics that were blogged about. The one thing that I believe I need to work on as a blogger would be development in my thoughts.

Although I can now express my thoughts more fluently on social media, I feel as though sometimes I might drift off into other topics making my writing disorganized and hard to follow. This is something that I know I have done in the pass but took the time to work on through my blogs. Overall blogging has helped develop a better sense of myself. The reason I state this is because I feel like writing essays are intimidating to some students. The reason essays come off as intimidating is because they are structured and there are specific ways to write a paper. With blogging this is not the case for many reasons. Although you have to be literate to write a blog, it doesn’t take a lot of ability to write a blog besides your opinion. There is not a right or wrong when writing a blog which makes it easy for anyone to do. Overall, blogging gave not only me but other bloggers a stress reliever when it comes to writing. Writing can sometimes come off as intimidating in the different types of writing there are but blogging gives the writer a chance to express themselves and write on a subject freely without being as structured. Reflecting on my blogging has helped me become a better writer through the use of less structure and to be free when writing.

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Blog 10

Last week's discussion of the pay gap in today’s working class was a topic that seemed to interest me. The reason why this topic was something that i was interested in discussion was for the mere reason that i did not realize how big of a topic this actually was. Now putting into perspective as a young woman who works, and being a little more educated about this topic, allows me to structure my opinions towards this. The first point that i would like to discuss would be my opinion towards this topic in general. Although i see others viewpoints on the topic such as it being discussed that women do not work as much as men because a greater percentage of women stay home to care for their children but this does not justify why a pay gap even existed. I'm viewing this topic towards he standpoint where is women can do just about the same work as and take home of their children then they should be paid more, no? For the women who do not have children and get paid less, they still have to put in the same amount of work as men to be paid less. That makes sense to people? If you really want to get in depth with the concept of a pay gap then there needs to be a system to show equality. This is suppose to be a country that's working towards equal rights for all for many things but specifically for this topic, it makes no sense to have a pay gap to exist due to gender. Look at it from this point, what does this mean for women workforce that risk their lives? For all the jobs that exist in the workforce to help the country's safety such as being a police officer, firefighter etc, women still get paid less. Not only do those jobs mean that women are getting a lesser pay than men for and are doing the same amount of work in those workforce but this also means they are putting their lives in jeopardy to save people everyday but are getting paid less because of our simply because of our gener. The whole concept does not make sense at all if you really sit down and think about it. To treat any human being differently from one another due to them being the opposite of what's already glorified in today's society,does not make any sense because did that person have a choice of how they appear? No, they don’t but we are all the same with the same capabilities hence the real definition of equality.

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Blog #9

For today’s blog i have decided to write my review on the movie Straight Outta Compton. The reason i choose to blog about this movie is to discuss the series of real events that movie tried to portray. I feel like it was a great movie overall for starters because the choice of actors that were suppose to resemble the real life people were spot on. On top of the great choice of actors, the story line and the sequence of events allowed the viewers to get a better understanding of how things happened back then. Personally from watching this movie, I learned more things about the way the police system worked and the strong tensions the police had against African American people at that time. This is a subject that was touched on in school but gave me a better understanding when seeing it being acted out. The reason that I feel like this is a movie appropriate to mention at this time because of the events that have occurred in today’s with the police system. Of course people are mad at the recent things that have happened such as the Trayvon Martin but i believe that this something that society is not putting the energy into changing things. Connecting back to the movie, these are events that have been happening a society for a long time and I thinking that the movie had a great way of demonstrating to people that these events are something that has been happening but were occurring more back then. Racism is a topic that many people connect towards the past but truly is a topic that is happening everyday. The fact that police are people who are suppose to be seen as heroes and are suppose to make us feel safe, is what i believe is a topic that needs to be stressed. The way that these unfortunate events are happening still to the present day and only a couple of movements or protest have happened for people to voice their opinions on the subject is not enough. The movie depicted a way for people to be heard but in a non violent way. The group NWA that the movie was based off of, had a great effect in history about this topic because they chose to voice what they had to say about the abuse of police power but through their music. The movie overall captured many things that happened in history that needed to be shown to people again. This movie was not only made in great timing of timing of events that occurred in today world but also educated people on events back then. This is great movie to watch for entertainment purposes but also educational. I’d advise my followers to watch it!

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Blog #8

The one issue that I believe the time need address when it comes to the presidential campaign is the required age to vote. I feel that now that I am able to vote and choose who I believe would become the best president for our country, it changes my view on the entire process of choosing the next president. I believe the age in which an individual is given the option to vote is low. The reason for this statement is because I feel like I am still growing up and being able to vote is a big responsibility for not only but the rest of the country. Im considered a young adult due to my age and the fact that I am a college student but I think children are not taught much on the subject of voting, so now that it is actually time for me to vote Im still shaky on the subject. Yes, the issue of the low age requirement is something that children have to grow up to understand to find out themselves but I believe at the same time of them growing up, adults should teach students more about the subject so they aren’t clueless as to what is happening when the time comes for them to vote. This standpoint can be demonstrated from not only my words but also from other young adults my age that are now given the chance to vote through social media. Everyday teenagers are tweeting or posting pictures about who they want to win the presidential campaign but don’t know a lot of information to back up their opinions and this is an issue that needs to change. Not simply because they are too young to understand but for the fact that they were not taught the details of how the campaign world works. Before voter’s vote, they should be able to understand the standpoints of the candidates. They should be able to tell someone the reason why they are choosing who they want to win the campaign and also know the information of what that candidate will do for the country. I personally believe that Bernie Sanders is a great candidate for the presidential election because he hasn’t said anything that will harm the country. The other candidates plan on changing the country through harsh ways that will upset some people. Trump seems to be the main candidate that people are talking about not in a positive way but in a negative way. His ideas of changing the country when it comes to more in depth topics such as immigration has disgusted some people because of his ideas that are harsh to citizens that are immigrants. I can go into depth about other candidates but it seems who viewed as worst candidate and the best candidate for this election, which I don’t think needs to be spelled out.

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Legalization of Marijuana

One of the subjects that continues to surface the media is the legalization of marijuana. I personally feel that it should be legal. No not for me to use it willingly, but it can become a huge business in the United States. Legalizing marijuana would generate $8.7 billion in federal and state tax revenue per year. So I ask why not legalize it? There are more deaths in the U.S. caused by alcohol from drunk drivers and alcohol poisoning and tobacco users are dying from lung cancer, throat cancer etc. To me, I feel it is a safer drug. In some countries, Marijuana isn’t even looked at as a drug at all! A person would have to smoke almost 1,500 pounds of marijuana within 15 minutes in order for someone to die of an overdose, and that’s a lot of weed! Jails would be less crowded if there weren’t so many people going to jail for things as small as weed. A life sentence in prison without parole was given for trying to sell $10 worth of marijuana to an undercover officer and honestly that’s mind-boggling. A life sentence?? How can someone serve more time in prison for selling $10 worth of weed to an officer than someone who is in prison for actually committing real crimes like murder, rape, child molestation, I mean, I can go on and on. Sometimes I just don’t understand our justice system. The government should use the legalization of marijuana to help reduce some of the debts that America has occurred over the years. This business can be very beneficial. Legal marijuana was the fastest growing industry in 2015 and it can continue to grow. If tobacco and alcohol businesses can be legal to sell and its PROVEN that it caused several deaths, then what’s the big deal with marijuana? Maybe there’s something that I’m missing for this subject to be such a huge debate. Just imagine, that the over 800 arrests that are being made each year due to the possession of marijuana can be cut in half or just cut for good if it would just be legal. Marijuana has been legal in Alaska since 1975 and it is still legal today, and if you ask me I don’t hear about too many crimes or deaths going on over there. My point is, why legalize something that causes no extreme harm to someone that tobacco and alcohol isn’t already doing? And why have so many prisons over crowded because of marijuana possession? I believe there are things that are more important going on than to worry about who’s smoking marijuana. Hey, George Washington grew marijuana on his farm so it couldn’t have been that bad.

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Legalization of marijuana is a topic that I strongly agree with because of the valid points that many people have made including this post itself. I’m not sure how one gets placed in jail for possession of marijuana right next to someone who has committed a serious crime. There have been so many studies and statistics that have proven that marijuana does not harm anyone or their bodies in any way. However, certain states are starting to legalize it which shows that there can’t be that much damage when it comes to this subject. There are other things that people need to be placed into jail for, other serious reasons and I believe the government and the police are wasting their time with giving people jail time for a little possession of marijuana. I know that it is not right to disobey the government and still have the possession of marijuana but honestly if it is not harming anyone, what’s the problem?

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I decided to pick this topic because I found this issue very important  being that these group of people sacrificed so much for us. I feel that it is time to wake up the congress, present president,America, and running presidents to meet the needs and fulfill the promises made to care for and treat Veterans. I think we need to pay attention to this because this is very heartbreaking. Or veterans who served having lack of help. Honestly we all say we care about America, the military, and the war veterans, but from the results giving, it does not seem like it. If you ask me it seem as if we have forgotten how to care for our veterans. When called to duty, to service America and its freedom, these men and women left their family, stood tall, fought the battle, and now when they are at their worst. The promise we gave them for when they return home for serving  their time we have broken. This is an outcast to all soldiers who have served. Many of our veterans are sick with PTSD and don’t get the proper care needed or they have no home so they ended up homeless and soon die. In January of 2014 identified 49,993 which represents 8.6 percent of the total homeless population. They have programs that will provide assistance for them in finding shelter called U.S Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), U.S Department of Housing, and Urban Development. But where are these programs when we see our soldier’s on the street with no place to live or in shelters? Where is the promise at that we gave? These soldiers stood by what they said, “ I ____, do solemnly swear (or affirm)that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same”. I ask you these questions because I want to know what you think about this outcast? Only a soldier can tell you want they faced over their the physical, mentally and emotionally they paid an gigantic price. The price our war veterans paid was dished out with blood, sweat and many tears. These events in their life they will never forget with scars left behind to remember the unforgettable.

#SECOND PART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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This post took me by a surprise because I did not know that this was such a big topic that has been occurring within our country but not talked about. Anyone who states that this is not a topic that is worth mentioning or talking about in class simply does not have a kind  sole because this tragic to hear for those who want to become part of the military but already know some of the outcomes that it might come with. To be honest, I did not that veterans were not receiving the proper care that they needed because no on has never brought it up. This is disgusting news to hear because for those who went to serve our country and swear that they would put in their all and do their best to protect us, should definitely not come home to the way they have been treating lately. The statistics are disgusting  for the simple fact that there are too many veterans not being treated the way they are supposed to be treated and they have done something so kind ofr all us which is giving up their lives so we can live. This is a topic that needs to be talked about and notice by al because if it wasn’t for this assignment I’m sure me, along with many other students would of went about our lives not knowing the horror veterans are living for theirs.

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Blog # 6

For a very long time, police officers have failed to protect citizens. There have been a plethora of cases where people are either being killed or not receiving justice for police brutality. Police brutality remains one of the most serious and hostile human rights violations in the United States. The brutal acts performed by the police officers violates our amendments.

Police brutality is when a police officer acts with excessive force that is unnecessary. Police officers have gotten above the law and are now able to abuse their powers as they wish. When an officer uses excessive force, they are violating the fifth and fourteenth amendments. The fifth amendment protects the rights of citizens by allowing them them the due processes of the law, and the fourteenth amendment guarantees citizenship, due process, and equal protection of law. This is a violation of the amendments because they are supposed to protect us under the law and they don’t. The police force does not protect us in many ways. Research has proven that the percentage of people getting killed by police officers has drastically increased.

It terrifies the citizens when they know that they have no control over the police abusing their power. Police officers should be the ones protecting the people from harm, not the ones doing harm. It is a police officer’s job to help the people when they are not able to help themselves. Often, when there has been a public report of police brutality, it causes the citizens to empathize and sympathize with the person who has been treated unfairly. The punishment of a crime is supposed to be decided by law not an individual.

Civil unrest involves violent or nonviolent disruption of social order. Civil unrest can also involve things such as protests or strikes. For example, , civil unrest occurred in a case in Ferguson, Missouri.  An 18 year old  boy who lived in Ferguson, named Michael Brown, was shot by officer Darren Wilson at least six times, including twice in the head. Brown was unarmed.

Citizens were upset over the shooting and many community leaders thought that the the officer involved with the shooting should be tried for manslaughter.  However, the outcome of this case was not very successful. The grand jury decided not to indict Officer Wilson. This caused a lot of dismay for the citizens of Ferguson. In order to protest the lack of justice receive justice for Michael Brown’s killing, the citizens of Ferguson decided to have a protest. The protest in Ferguson lasted four days. Not only did it last four days, there were also many people arrested. Police brutality can lead to civil unrest which causes more unnecessary forces used by police officers. The citizens will not stop protesting until something is done about the police officers brutal actions.

[tumblingmyinnerthoughts-blog]

Police brutality is a topic that has been continuing to amaze people to this very day. The reason for this statement is because this topic became widely discussed during the time period of racism. Somehow racism seems to always link to police brutality because it can be shown that this is where this issue developed. I’m not sure to what extent the country needs news reports, one after another about the same issue of this topic but nothing extreme has been done about it which is where citizens become to feel unsafe around those who are supposed to help. The duty of a police officer is to keep citizens away from danger and there to protect, yet it has been brought up many times whether it’s through social media or the news. I would say that since racism is a topic that has died down significantly, police brutality is the response to that previous issue and is something that the country and even the world is understanding the attention that needs to receive to resolve the issue.

[zayneethedweeb-blog]

Coexistence

   Coexistence is a topic rarely discussed on the news or in general in today’s society even though a lot of issues in this country comes from the lack of coexistence. Coexistence is the ability to exist together with a variety of different people and dealing with it despite their differences. The reason why this is important is because a great majority of this country is discriminating against people specifically because of their different beliefs. 

   People in general have always had trouble with how other individuals think or what they believe in. Up until this point a huge population in this country have hid their discriminatory behaviors. Then a presidential candidate by the name of Donald Trump started displaying his views on certain groups of individuals because of stereotypes that have been forcibly placed on them. Trump revealed a problem that many of Americans share and that is the us vs them mentality. 

   While thinking about coexistence and Donald Trump people should be thinking what makes us the same instead of different? We should be thinking of how the group that is being discriminated against feels and to remember that everyone is human. There is nobody more special than another person. We should be thinking of how we can change the country to be more understanding of other peoples cultures and religions. 

   Coexistence is the only way to give everyone equal opportunity in this world. Without coexistence we will always have war and conflict. Think about the wars that we have had in the past. A good majority of them did start because of discrimination. No one really understood how to be coexistent. I feel like now is the time to try to bring up this topic. More people today are open about these sorts of things and I truly believe that we can convince the world of how we need coexistence when in the past we otherwise would not be able to. 

[tumblingmyinnerthoughts-blog]

I understand the topic of coexistence is something that has not been stressed on in society in our time because people often tend to find it easier to talk badly about someone or state how they do not fit in due to their differences but I believe that’s how the world is functioning. It is simply impossible for every person to be in agreement with one another and talk about how we are similar because it is easier to point out the differences. On the other hand coexistence is a topic that many people need to become familiar with, this way we can all live with one another in peace but at the same time share our differences. However, after that being said, to say that society should expand on the topic of coexisting but say that we should not mention the things we do not like about each other are two different points that do not connect. If society was to only talk about the things we like about Trump, everyone would be in agreement but also following each other’s footsteps. In other words talking about our differences is how we state that we are different from one another. This gives us a chance to show who we are and what our beliefs are as well. I feel like the topic that needs to be discussed is how can us coexistence in way that showing who we are as a person does not affect others in harsh way.

[wethepeople400-blog]

Beyonce Superbowl Performance

Beyonce- legendary singer, dancer, actress, all over entertainer, stunned audience and viewers everywhere when she performed her latest pro-black song at 50th super bowl half-time performance. Her in black army suit attire and dancers dressed as sexual panthers, a movement started in the 60′s and 70′s, owned the stage with their feminism and powerful performance. Though there are many critics who say Beyonce performance was too much of a deep rooted issue in our country, I go on to say that it was the right message for Black History this February. I commend Beyonce bold choice in performing such lyrics saying, “I love my afro and baby hairs” […] “My dad from Alabama, my mother Louisiana… Mix that negro with that creole make a Texas Bama.” Lyrics very uplifting and self-identifying, allows other color young women to feel proud of their appearance. Overall hooray to a historical performance is television history!!!

[tumblingmyinnerthoughts-blog]

Beyoncé’s super bowl performance for 2016, has been on of the most controversial topics discussed throughout the country to this very day. Many people believe that her performance was to strong heart on stressing Black history month in the sense that she was supporting the panthers in a sexual way which demonstrates her stance when it comes to that topic. She is also pro feminism which has been another topic discussed about her performance which people believe was wrong of her to present throughout her performance and the lyrics with in her song “formation”. I think her performance was outstanding because she did not care whether or not people were going to talk poorly about her knowing that there are people out there who do not believe in the same things as she does. I agree that her performance was a performance that will never be forgotten due to its historical change it has made for our country.

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Voting

The presidential election goes all the way back to the year of 1788, all the way to now, and every four years as Americans we have the right to vote for who we want to be out voice of the country for that time period, until again the next election comes around. Every four years the same demographic can swing the vote in either direction, the age group responsible for the group is my age group the age group between the ages of eighteen, to twenty-nine.  Basically the young group, but the problem for the longest time was that my age group really didn’t care about voting too much, and in return, would miss out on choosing who you want to be your voice, or representative for your country. But in 2008 when President Barack Obama was elected at that time it was the highest number of voters ever for the age group between 18-29 year olds. That’s a good thing more people my age are caring about what is going on around them, and they want to have some form of input. But now in 2016 I feel like my age group really doesn’t really care about voting too much, and having a say in who runs the country. For example I was having a conservation with one of my roommates, and they didn’t even know who were the potential candidates up for elections coming up, except for trump, and he was like I might vote for him. But the thing is we spend most of ore time on our phone, or looking at T.V. and out of all of that time you don’t even know who is in the running for the presidency, for your country that you live in. The thing is that I hope he is just like one out of a million people who are this out of the loop, because if it’s millions of people like this, it could be a real problem come voting time, because you also get people who just vote, and really don’t know anything about what the person they want to vote for has in plan for them. It’s like sometimes you have to be aware of what is going on in the world, and not just what is going on in your life, because what’s going on in the world sometimes, might, or could have an impact on your personal life, or your work life as well. But not just my age group everybody should do their part when election time comes around.            

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I strongly agree with this topic because I feel that my age group that is now entering the election world, has no clue how the system works or what is happening in elections. I personally do not much about the elections but I am slowly understanding how it works. I have come to the realization that maybe the age group for elections are too young because although my age group is now entering college, becoming young adults, I feel as though we were thrown into the election world not knowing much about how it works. In other words, I mean that even though I have learned the purpose behind the creation of elections and how it is supposed to help our country to get better by electing someone to fit that role, choosing who that person should be is where I personally get confused because I not sure what I’m supposed to be looking for. Honestly sometimes I feel that they are speaking a different language when they get into the depth of do’s and do not’s of helping the country. Maybe this can be changed if I was to do more research on social media instead of keeping up with celebrities, the latest trends, latest topics on twitter when they have no benefit towards anything in society besides me. If I was to do this and other young adults my age, we would be in better standing when it comes to the discussion of elections.

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Blog #6

Insecurity is a feeling of general unease or nervousness that may be triggered by perceiving of oneself to be vulnerable or inferior in some way, or a sense of vulnerability or instability which threatens one's self-image or ego. I feel like this is a topic that should be discussed for many reasons but the main reason being the attention that twitter has recently brought to everyone’s attention. Recently I came across a twitter post in which a user had made a video stating the reason that girls and women wear make-up. The reason this topic had attention was because of the controversy and opinions that people had to share about this. Basically in the video the girl stated that girls do not wear make-up to impress boys or anyone else but to simply make themselves feel comfortable. I can be a little bias towards this topic because I personally wear make-up close to everyday and I do this because I like the way I feel after the fact that my make-up is done. The real issue that came up with this topic would be the fact that some people responded to the girl’s tweet in negative way. Most of the people who commented states that girls wear make-up because they are insecure and want to cover their face to look “beautiful”. My opinion on that statement would be that if this was the case for girls, the reason they wear make-up is because they are insecure about themselves, what is the problem? Im not agreeing with the fact that this is solely the reason that girls that wear make-up but the main reason that this should not be something that anyone should care about be the girl who is actually wearing the make-up. On the other hand, the reason that girls wear make-up is not because they are insecure but because they feel like it. That’s the same thing as saying guys sag their pants because they want to be cool and be like other guys who do it or they can be sagging their pants because it comfortable to them or simply because they want to. Im not really sure why this became a topic that was talked about on twitter but it’s something that I think as an individual, people should think about. The reason for this statement is because I feel that when people say things like this on social media for people to see, they want people to respond or they want to get a message across to a certain audience. Although it is a good way to bring up discussion, it also can hurt certain people’s feelings because of what exactly is being stated. The topic of insecurity can be very controversial when it comes to what people are insecure about but at the same time can be held in a good manner if people were not negative and cared about the way people might feel. Watch what you post because you never know who in your audience is and how they might respond to your post!

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Blog #5

Twitter is one of the worlds most used social media because of its active use every day which I can vouch for since I always used it. I feel like that now it has become a popular app for everyone to have, most of the other apps that people use such as facebook and Instagram have gone down in its usage. Twitter can be fun but at the same dangerous in many ways whether it’s simply someone getting bullied or someone posting inappropriate things. My point for writing this blog is to express how much I truly like what the purpose of twitter has become. Not only do people use twitter to post their status’ and pictures and videos but it has become a source for people to state their opinions about topics that they specifically want people to respond too. For example, the trending topic that has been discussed on twitter has been the campaign for the upcoming presidential election. People have been tweeting who they want to win, who they don’t like and basically all of the pros and cons that they have a list for, for each candidate.

Although twitter has become a good source for others to see who people truly think deserves to win the campaign making them the best to become the president of the United States, there can be a lot of danger in the way people might view some of the tweets. I came across this scenario the other day when I was just simply scrolling through my news feed of recent tweets when a tweet appeared of a picture of Donald Trump photo shopped to a picture of someone being hanged. Clearly one can tell who this person does not want to win the campaign, Donald Trump but at the same time had a negative way of showing this. This tweet did not receive any likes towards the photo in agreement but did receive likes from someone else’s post that was commenting on the picture. They had commented, “ya’ll taking this campaign thing a little too far” and reposted the picture from his tweets which people then liked which meant that they agreed on the guy’s view of the post. The moral of telling this story is that, people tend to misuse the way twitter is supposed to be used which the key example would be from the post that I shared with you guys. Just be careful with what your tweeting because even if it’s something as silly as the picture and you thought it was funny doesn’t mean that the other billions of people that use twitter would find that funny.

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Well an African American lady by the name of Christina Jenkins invented the hair weaving process in the nineteen fifties.Which was designed for making hairdos longer and fuller by weaving extensions onto existing hair. I decided to pick her for the month of Black History because this hair weaving process has become very popular since her time. We see people using it everywhere from hair stylist to celebrities and regular people. We love the ability to change our looks at the drop of a penny. It was an great invention and we all thank her for it.

Christina Jenkins maiden name was Thomas her hometown was Louisiana She worked as a hairdresser and was an housewife. She graduated from  Leland College in 1943. In that same year she married a pianist name Herman Duke Jenkins while living in Ohio Cleveland. She received her patent for the hair weaving process in 1951. Christina and her husband formed their own weaving company in the 1950’s. Her company was called Christina’s Hair-Weev. Many people were in loved with her weaves and loved the idea of her method. But before her method people would put the weaves on with pins. Back then people would wear hair pieces and wigs  thousands of years ago. She started off researching ways to secure wigs and hairpieces while working at a manufacturer.

This inventions has created a lot of things for people who don’t like their hair, stuffer from illness, different hairstyles and many more things we should be thankful for. Hair weaving has become a very popular practice in the United States Worldwide. She has taught her techniques to cosmetologists at Christina’s Hair Weev Penthouse Salon in Shaker Heights until 1993. So now the question that many people have wondered for years how did this all start off we now know. All over the world we see different people using this idea or wearing sew in from Beyoncé, Keyshia Cole, actress, and even young adults. We should be very grateful for her invention and I know if she was alive right now she would be very proud of her accomplishment that she created for us and how we have expanded off of it to create many different hairstyles and different ways we can apply them to other hair ideas. Hair weaves become a way to add style to your hair and help boost many people self esteem. So now we know who was behind this great idea and again I thank you Christina Jenkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#Black#hISTORY #WEAVE #SEW-IN #HAIR#R.I.P.

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This blog is very interesting because originally I would not think of someone who made inventions or made an easier way of doing things a person who has impacted the community. As I read on I changed my mind and that shows how influential Christina Jenkins is and how persuasive this blog is. All of the facts connected and there seems to be a reason why something was stated in this blog.

The only issue I have is that there are some grammatical and spelling errors with this piece and that it feels a little choppy in the beginning and at the end of the blog, but otherwise this is excellent work and I definitely learned a great deal on the impacts that African Americans have that go unnoticed.

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This is a cool post, not only because I didnt know who she was but because i think its cool that you connected it back to black history. She is honestly someone that needs to be recognized for what she has done for African Americans after her invention. Although there are many other races that use her invention, I believe her sole purpose was to help African American women out for the struggles that they have with their hair then and now. This cool for other people to see because I m sure people don’t know where hair weave actually developed from and now it is being recognize. So thank you for this because not only do i have someone to thank for this invention but now i can share the information with others who never paid any attention to the thought of this.