I couldn't hear the speaker that well. When I did hear her it was very glitchy. It almost made her sound like she was saying the same word at 100 miles per hour. If I was studying abroad with a Japanese student I think i would try to learn Japanese and teach him/her some English, so we could talk in either language.
The movie got me thinking about how different cultures and countries speak and it almost gets me thinking. Why are there so many different languages? I think a lot of tattoo's people get mean something. Example: Kim you have a tattoo that says 7/11 which was your wedding date. I have friends who have tattoo's of their name on their back, that doesn't make any sense at all. I also have friends that have tattoo's on their body with dates of deaths, this makes a lot of sense just showing their love.
Only reason I think we should have mandatory classes is because we have immigrants coming over and working not knowing what we are saying. I feel this way because when the Mexicans or Spanish people come over and get jobs you need a interpreter to tell what they are saying because they do not speak English. I do not think this would mess wit any cultures because they are learning a new language which can help them in many ways.
I think languages can disappear when they are from an older dialect that aren't taught as much as the main languages are taught today. Example: Catalan is a language in Spain, but since it is not the main language it isn't practiced, so the language is fading away slowly. Only way we could preserve a language is to have it practiced more within the community.
I don't know if we should have an official language for the U.S., but we should have one language that everyone can speak. You see the professional athletes that lived in a different country their whole life until they got drafted to whatever sport they play in the U.S. When they come over they do not speak one bit of English, but they are encouraged by the community and friends to learn English.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
Two more weeks
What holiday I do not celebrate is May Day. May Day is May 1st, I do not celebrate this holiday because most people in America do not celebrate this. May Day is mainly a day in different countries where they celebrate politics and how long they have worked at their jobs or unions. Some countries celebrate May Day as the start of Spring or the ending of Winter.
The speaker really got me thinking on the racism towards Native Americans. When the speaker said that that one guy tried to guess his tribe, the guy guessed all the popular tribes before the speaker actually told hmi which tribe he was originally from. When the speaker said that that one other Native American was making fun of him because of his tribe. That shows you that there is more racism within the race than there is out of the community.
What I get from these readings is that we learn a lot from the Native Americans. They have teached us a lot in the past and are still teaching us today. When the colonists came over from Britain or where ever they came from they learned quite a bit from the Native Americans. They taught us how to hunt, build, stalk, trap, etc. What I also get from these readings is that there is a lot of poverty in the indigineous. It makes me feel like we either aren't helping them or they are not wanting any help from us.
The speaker really got me thinking on the racism towards Native Americans. When the speaker said that that one guy tried to guess his tribe, the guy guessed all the popular tribes before the speaker actually told hmi which tribe he was originally from. When the speaker said that that one other Native American was making fun of him because of his tribe. That shows you that there is more racism within the race than there is out of the community.
What I get from these readings is that we learn a lot from the Native Americans. They have teached us a lot in the past and are still teaching us today. When the colonists came over from Britain or where ever they came from they learned quite a bit from the Native Americans. They taught us how to hunt, build, stalk, trap, etc. What I also get from these readings is that there is a lot of poverty in the indigineous. It makes me feel like we either aren't helping them or they are not wanting any help from us.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
The day after Valentine's Day
This blog will be a little difficult after not being able to finish watching class.
I agree with Kim on the name calling of different races. I agree with this because it isn't right to call people slang terms that really hurt them. WhatIi don't agree with is that its bad when a different race calls them that but they can call themselves and people within their race the name. Example: When a white person calls an African American a "nigger" it's wrong, but when another African American calls another a "nigger" thats fine? I am just stating this irritates me because it doesn't seem like it is showing the right reason of the word.
I also want to know when did being Jewish become a race? I am pretty sure being Jewish is a religion and lifestyle. Apparently after World War II, Judaism became a race. This makes no sense whatsoever.
I don't care what people believe in, homosexuals, bisexuals, or race. None of this affects me so it doesn't matter to me what people are or believe in. What bugs me is if your gay just come out of the closet and don't lie. You can really hurt people not being honest with them.
I am not just saying you have to be white to be racist. It feels like every race is fending for themselves. There is white power, black power, brown power, etc. What I am trying to state is that not everyone is treated equal based on race. You can have someone who is completely not racist. They still will have racist thoughts though and they will still feel like they are dominant over other people no matter what race. It is almost like a human instinct for power.
I don't remember the movie. They playback didn't work for me.
I agree with Kim on the name calling of different races. I agree with this because it isn't right to call people slang terms that really hurt them. WhatIi don't agree with is that its bad when a different race calls them that but they can call themselves and people within their race the name. Example: When a white person calls an African American a "nigger" it's wrong, but when another African American calls another a "nigger" thats fine? I am just stating this irritates me because it doesn't seem like it is showing the right reason of the word.
I also want to know when did being Jewish become a race? I am pretty sure being Jewish is a religion and lifestyle. Apparently after World War II, Judaism became a race. This makes no sense whatsoever.
I don't care what people believe in, homosexuals, bisexuals, or race. None of this affects me so it doesn't matter to me what people are or believe in. What bugs me is if your gay just come out of the closet and don't lie. You can really hurt people not being honest with them.
I am not just saying you have to be white to be racist. It feels like every race is fending for themselves. There is white power, black power, brown power, etc. What I am trying to state is that not everyone is treated equal based on race. You can have someone who is completely not racist. They still will have racist thoughts though and they will still feel like they are dominant over other people no matter what race. It is almost like a human instinct for power.
I don't remember the movie. They playback didn't work for me.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
First Week In February
This week we had that one lady from South Africa. To be honest I don't really know what to write on here because she talked pretty fast and I couldn't really comprehend anything.
I did understand the culture is way different though. Learning that there is 11 main languages is kind of mind blowing because you don't usually see more than two or three. Then I remember her saying that they couldn't get a job until after college. When today is it is almost recommended to get a job around 14 and 15 years old. The sports aren't that different except that they don't have half the sports we have. They have cricket which we don't have here. As over there they call soccer football when we just call it soccer.
The guy from Canada actually made me realize a lot about Canada. I always thought Canada and U.S. were quite alike, but we are actually quite different. The laws aren't similar at all. Their speed limits or driving are by kilometers and kilometers per hour when ours are by miles or miles per hour. They praise hockey over any other sport. We have our professional sports. Hockey is their main sport they watch or play. Some play baseball or football like the Canadian Football League (CFL). Fun fact: Weston Dressler two time all state running back from Bismarck High School and then went to the University of North Dakota. Weston now plays Canadian football for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The drinking age is different. To legally drink in the U.S. is 21 and in Canada it is 18 or 19 depends on where you are at. Not to sure about the drug laws. I do not remember what he said about the border though.
I see some of the readings are about women's rights. I respect this fully because women's rights were a great turning point in politics and life itself. Women's rights had a huge deal when it came to voting and even military. Life is making it harder for women though. It's hard to speak in a women's perspective because I am not one. Like the Glass Ceiling says that women get to one spot but are stopped in getting to the top of any place.
Affirmative action is saying that people are being turned down by jobs or mistreated because of their race, gender, or beliefs. This is really messing up our community because when you have people who feel mistreated or treated unfairly because of their culture or race. People have to overcome this and treat people of any race or belief to keep this world going around.
This is what I remember from class on Tuesday. I keep learning something new about different cultures each week.
I did understand the culture is way different though. Learning that there is 11 main languages is kind of mind blowing because you don't usually see more than two or three. Then I remember her saying that they couldn't get a job until after college. When today is it is almost recommended to get a job around 14 and 15 years old. The sports aren't that different except that they don't have half the sports we have. They have cricket which we don't have here. As over there they call soccer football when we just call it soccer.
The guy from Canada actually made me realize a lot about Canada. I always thought Canada and U.S. were quite alike, but we are actually quite different. The laws aren't similar at all. Their speed limits or driving are by kilometers and kilometers per hour when ours are by miles or miles per hour. They praise hockey over any other sport. We have our professional sports. Hockey is their main sport they watch or play. Some play baseball or football like the Canadian Football League (CFL). Fun fact: Weston Dressler two time all state running back from Bismarck High School and then went to the University of North Dakota. Weston now plays Canadian football for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The drinking age is different. To legally drink in the U.S. is 21 and in Canada it is 18 or 19 depends on where you are at. Not to sure about the drug laws. I do not remember what he said about the border though.
I see some of the readings are about women's rights. I respect this fully because women's rights were a great turning point in politics and life itself. Women's rights had a huge deal when it came to voting and even military. Life is making it harder for women though. It's hard to speak in a women's perspective because I am not one. Like the Glass Ceiling says that women get to one spot but are stopped in getting to the top of any place.
Affirmative action is saying that people are being turned down by jobs or mistreated because of their race, gender, or beliefs. This is really messing up our community because when you have people who feel mistreated or treated unfairly because of their culture or race. People have to overcome this and treat people of any race or belief to keep this world going around.
This is what I remember from class on Tuesday. I keep learning something new about different cultures each week.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Family Tree
I did my Family Tree assignment on my dad's mother's side, Charlene (Mueller) Weismann . I interviewed her on her family from her parent's to some of their parents.
My grandma's parent's on her father's side were both from Hungary. Their names were Franz Mueller and Threasa Mosung. They came to the United States because they were promised a quarter of land. The loophole was though they had to farm the land for three years before it was considered theirs. If the wife wanted her own land she would have to build a house on her land and live in her own house while her husband lives in the house on his land.
My grandma's father was 13 years old when he moved here with his parents. He only got to go ot school until the 3rd grade. Most kids quit school after the 3rd grade to go to work. They came over on the S.S. Willehad, 1894 North German Lloyd on May 20, 1897. They settled on a farm North of Glen Ulin, North Dakota.
My grandma's mother's side were both from Speier, Russia. They came to the U.S. for the same reason. Their names were Nik Kuhn and Anna Hoerner. For some odd reason I do not know if it is true but they were on the same boat as the Muellers.
My grandma didn't know too much about her grandparents except for Nik's parents. Nik's father died in Russia and his mother was getting older so she just stayed. Nik went over there three times to visit his mother. They wrote each other a lot. Nik sent money with his letters, but his mother never got any of the money. The Russian embassy went through the letters and took the money and only gave Nik's mom the letters. Nik's mother died of starvation.
To become a citizen they had to sign a lot of papers. They had to sign a declaration of the intentions to become a citizen. Had to sign a Homestead Application to apply for their land. Homestead proof where they had witnesses that witnessed the signing of the contracts. Their applications had to be signed by the President of the United States. All of their Applications were signed by Theodore Roosevelt.
They all lived in a village, but in the morning went out to the farms.
This was my interview with my grandmother. Not a lot of information but I thought it was interesting learning about her parents' origin. They all spoke German and had to learn how to speak English. Something that isn't seen as much today. That is all my grandmother told me.
My grandma's parent's on her father's side were both from Hungary. Their names were Franz Mueller and Threasa Mosung. They came to the United States because they were promised a quarter of land. The loophole was though they had to farm the land for three years before it was considered theirs. If the wife wanted her own land she would have to build a house on her land and live in her own house while her husband lives in the house on his land.
My grandma's father was 13 years old when he moved here with his parents. He only got to go ot school until the 3rd grade. Most kids quit school after the 3rd grade to go to work. They came over on the S.S. Willehad, 1894 North German Lloyd on May 20, 1897. They settled on a farm North of Glen Ulin, North Dakota.
My grandma's mother's side were both from Speier, Russia. They came to the U.S. for the same reason. Their names were Nik Kuhn and Anna Hoerner. For some odd reason I do not know if it is true but they were on the same boat as the Muellers.
My grandma didn't know too much about her grandparents except for Nik's parents. Nik's father died in Russia and his mother was getting older so she just stayed. Nik went over there three times to visit his mother. They wrote each other a lot. Nik sent money with his letters, but his mother never got any of the money. The Russian embassy went through the letters and took the money and only gave Nik's mom the letters. Nik's mother died of starvation.
To become a citizen they had to sign a lot of papers. They had to sign a declaration of the intentions to become a citizen. Had to sign a Homestead Application to apply for their land. Homestead proof where they had witnesses that witnessed the signing of the contracts. Their applications had to be signed by the President of the United States. All of their Applications were signed by Theodore Roosevelt.
They all lived in a village, but in the morning went out to the farms.
This was my interview with my grandmother. Not a lot of information but I thought it was interesting learning about her parents' origin. They all spoke German and had to learn how to speak English. Something that isn't seen as much today. That is all my grandmother told me.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Week 3
This week in class I gave my values presentation. Well I gave some of my presentation but I cutted out during my presentation, so Tony finished my presentation for me. Thank you Tony for doing so.
Now this week in class we had that one lady from Ole Miss talk to us about the Muslim Culture. I actually learned quite a bit from this lady. The Muslim isn't totally different than our culture today. They have some rules and holidays we do not celebrate. They have Ramadan which I sort of knew about but I didn't know that if you were pregnant or taking care of a infant you can eat and take in liquids. I had a history class last semester we learned about the Vietnam War. We learned that the famous Muslim boxer Muhammad Ali was actually drafted into the war but refused because war was against his religion. I thought the lady from Ole Miss was very interesting and I leanred a lot Tuesday from her.
When we talked about the Religion Readings I found out polygamy isn't practiced by the Mormons. This surprises me because out of any culture I would expect it from the Mormons especially. I didn't really understand the Freemasons as much.
Now this week in class we had that one lady from Ole Miss talk to us about the Muslim Culture. I actually learned quite a bit from this lady. The Muslim isn't totally different than our culture today. They have some rules and holidays we do not celebrate. They have Ramadan which I sort of knew about but I didn't know that if you were pregnant or taking care of a infant you can eat and take in liquids. I had a history class last semester we learned about the Vietnam War. We learned that the famous Muslim boxer Muhammad Ali was actually drafted into the war but refused because war was against his religion. I thought the lady from Ole Miss was very interesting and I leanred a lot Tuesday from her.
When we talked about the Religion Readings I found out polygamy isn't practiced by the Mormons. This surprises me because out of any culture I would expect it from the Mormons especially. I didn't really understand the Freemasons as much.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
The World's Culture
Everyone in the world is different. You will not meet one person who is alike in any kind of way. Everyone has a different culture and different beliefs. There is a lot of discrimination and hate in our world. Why is this? What makes our culture so much better than someone else's culture?
We watched the video in class that was about other people's cultures and it asked what they wanted to be called. To be honest with you this video didn't make any sense to me. The people in the video went around and asked different people of different race what they wanted to be called. I don't see what this video was suppose to teach. I can see how they ask because they are called a lot of different names or racist names.
Our class discussion hit me in the head pretty hard. I knew there were a lot of cultures in our world. I didn't know that people had cultures based on what they do, example: video gamer. I figured a culture was just where you were from or what you believed in, but its not all based on that.
I thought the speaker was a very nice lady to come in and tell us about her country and culture. I learned a lot from her. I learned that Ukraine is quite a bit different than the U.S. In their schools they do not get to pick their classes the school board issues them their classes.Their holidays aren't that much different, their dates are just different.They are very different when it comes to food. They don not have a bunch of fast food like the United States does. I was puzzled by the religion. I thought the Ukraine would have a lot of the same religions, but they practice a lot of Orthodox.
Our culture differs a lot from other cultures.
We watched the video in class that was about other people's cultures and it asked what they wanted to be called. To be honest with you this video didn't make any sense to me. The people in the video went around and asked different people of different race what they wanted to be called. I don't see what this video was suppose to teach. I can see how they ask because they are called a lot of different names or racist names.
Our class discussion hit me in the head pretty hard. I knew there were a lot of cultures in our world. I didn't know that people had cultures based on what they do, example: video gamer. I figured a culture was just where you were from or what you believed in, but its not all based on that.
I thought the speaker was a very nice lady to come in and tell us about her country and culture. I learned a lot from her. I learned that Ukraine is quite a bit different than the U.S. In their schools they do not get to pick their classes the school board issues them their classes.Their holidays aren't that much different, their dates are just different.They are very different when it comes to food. They don not have a bunch of fast food like the United States does. I was puzzled by the religion. I thought the Ukraine would have a lot of the same religions, but they practice a lot of Orthodox.
Our culture differs a lot from other cultures.
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