Getting laid off:

I was working at Comcast for about eleven months and was starting to really hate it. Everyday my boss would get more and more annoying and the customers were very mean and irate. On Monday my boss was very nice and wasn’t bothering anyone or listening to any calls. I didn’t think anything of it since she used to be nice in the beginning. Then we were called for a meeting. They told us we were being outsourced and everyone was being laid off in my department. I felt relieved I didn’t have to work but was shocked that they didn’t give us a two weeks notice since they expect us to do so when we quit. The young people working there didn’t care because they didn’t have anything to pay and we could find a part time job anywhere but the older ones did. There were many moms with kids they had to support and bills they have to pay. This made me realize that big company don’t care about there workers just about their profit. I think it was unfair what they did because you need at least a week to look for another job.

Stop loss:

Stop loss was a great movie and I recommend everyone watch it. It shows what the soldiers feel when they get stop loss and the affect it has on their family members. After watching this movie it made me think if this could actually happen. Since it’s just a movie, and movies exaggerate I decided to de some research. I found out that stop loss happens exactly like that and I was shocked. After reading blogs from soldiers and family member and actually talking to one of my dads friends son that just came back from Iraq I decided to do my research paper topic on this. While researching I found out almost no one agrees with this and this was a very controversial subject.

The Whale Rider

I thought this movie was very entertaining. I liked the way Paika proved to everyone that she could be a great leader. I did not like the grandfather in the movie, I thought he was very selfish, hardheaded and mean. I also didn’t like the way no one stood up for paika because they respected the grandfather too much. On the other hand, I really enjoyed when the uncle thought Paika how to fight with the stick and how she was able to save the whale at the end when no one else could. Overall the movie was great and I wouldn’t mind seeing it over.

“Television Addiction”:

Television addiction is a very interesting topic. Many people don’t really think they are addicted to the television. I thought I watched TV just as much as everyone else and I thought it was normal. When we raised our hands in class to see how many hours a day we watched TV I was shocked. I think I watch TV too much so I decided to cut down on it and do other things that are more active and more useful. I’m not really addicted to a particular show; I just watch whatever is on. Instead of just watching TV I have decided to study and work out since its a lot more beneficial then watching TV while laying down and eating junk food.

“Territorial Behavior”:

I thought this story was very realistic. I think everyone can relate to at least one of the territorial behaviors. In this story Desmond Morris discusses the three types of territorial behaviors. There is Tribal Territory which deals with pride in your state like the flag or a sports team. Then there is Family Territory which is decorating your house or room depending on your culture and way of living. Lastly, there is Personal space which is a distance a person feels comfortable in. I think all three of them people use without noticing.

“I have a Dream”

I think this speech is marvelous. I enjoy reading and listening to it. I think Martin Luther king J.R was a great speaker and it shows in his work. This speech was written such a long time ago and is something people are still reading today. This speech really changed the way people look at racism and it really made a difference in the world. Martin Luther King was a great leader and spoke really sincere and really cared about humanity. After seeing the speech and seeing how many people showed up to watch him talk was amazing. It shows he was very powerful because there was whites and black together listening to the speech.

“Cinematypes”:

I think this story was humorous. I thought it was very funny how she was trying to look for the perfect guy and they all had something wrong. At the end she ended up going to the movies by herself and was a lot better then going with any of those guys. I think the dates were a little extreme but I do think things like that happen. Many people are trying to look for the perfect person and I don’t think that exists. I think you should just find someone that kind of matches what your looking for and then adjust.