Nuredin

**Current event 1 2/7/14**
====I do believe it is crucial to be critical of the words we say not the words we hear because it is OK to hear curse words and bad words as long as we don't say them. In conclusion it is perfectly fine to curse in music for emphasis to make it sound right because in some cases that may be the only option. on the other hand I don't believe homophobic slurs should be used in music because it is hurtful to a certain group of people and that is discrimination based on sexual orientation. brother Ali says " The wrestling match has become more intense as I grow, at once basking in the glow of oppressed people's genius while cringing to hear hurtful slogans of oppression like fa***t be driven deeper into the collective consciousness" This is true people do use the word fa***t a lot but not in a homophobic way they just use it as an insult. I don't have a problem with this because then technically it is no longer a homophobic slur. ====

Current event 2/27/14
The first link was talking about how marvel is making sexist t-shirts for boys and girls. on the boys shirt it says be a hero but on the girls shirt it says i need a hero which is implying that girls are helpless and need to be saved and that they are incapable of helping themselves. this is only making the argument worse. and thats not the worst part this is not the first time marvel comics have made a shirt that is sexist. a way to stop this is for them to either stop making the shirts or make them with the same print on them it is very simple.

The second link talked about how the clothes of girls are getting more sexual, this is an important topic because it is not only for teen girls it is for 1st through 5th graders also. more companies are making more sexualized clothing for young girls, these clothes are revealing and bad. I quite frankly don't care what girls are wearing being a guy. But i think that girls should at least have the decency and dignity to cover up. the only way to resolve this issue is for companies to stop making clothes like this.

Current event 2/28/14
The ideal character traits for men would be caring, selflessness, bravery, courage, honesty, intelligent, show empathy, and wisdom. The ideal character traits for women are not much different because why should we expect women to be different from men and why should women have to have different traits then men. we should all be expected to be good. but if I had to choose ideal character traits for a girl they would be pretty, kind, sweat, selflessness, intelligent, wise, and honesty.

=Project Reflection 4/12/14=

In this project you are asked to design some propaganda and write speeches for a candidate that you are representing. This candidate is running for mayor, you are randomly assigned this candidate(hopefully you get Olivia hood). you first read the profile of your candidate and the opposing candidates and you have to use this to your advantage. In our project we used Propaganda, and we used puns.

The most challenging part in my opinion was answering questions accurately according to your candidate even though i did not have to answer any questions. Overall it was a simple and fun project I think even though it wasn't explained to its maximum potential it was great. some things i would of done differently are maybe bring in food/candy or create some cool items for everyone to have.

In the future i will need to know how to make the most out of directions that are incomplete and work more independently vs being guided every step. for a future class project i will also need to know how to make the most out of little instructions. In the outside world i will need to know how to persuade and use different techniques to gain peoples trust. I will also need to know how to argue my point.

Overall I loved this project and I hope i get the chance to do more like it.