Questions For African Guest Speakers

1. What are your views on the U.S. trying to help poverty stricken areas in Africa? Do you see it as an intrusion?

2. Do you like living in Africa?

3. Are there any regulations in Africa to protect the environment?

4. What do you do for fun?

Direction of My Final Project

Our group chose to do the Middle East/Asia.  We are not sure yet which country exactly but I am sure each are interesting in their own way.  There is alot I would like to know about these regions.  As in psychology, you must know a persons past to understand the way that they are now.  Applying this method, I want to know at least the basics and major events in their history to get a feel for why the people act the way they do today.  Knowing this information might give me some insight when I research their relationship with the United States and how they feel about America.  I want to know about their culture, how they make a living, and of course about their environment since our chapter is about protecting it.

Stereotypes are pretty common for both Asia and the Middle East.  Most people think of martial arts, small penises, and sushi when they hear Asia.  And of course when people hear Middle East, they automatically think terrorist.  I want to break through that barrier and try to show that most people in these countries are just like us in that they are just trying to make a living.

I do have one friend from the middle east.  I have known her since 9th grade and I remember her practicing fasting and other traditions from her country.  She stayed true to her ancestors and I found this very enlightening.  As for the international film, I picked Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. 

Apathy Articles

Apathy is definitely a problem in our generation. I agree with Jordan Jesse.  Speaking up about certain issues is just not ont he top of our to do list.  Students are too busy working to stay in school or working on school work alone.  I know I do not have time for a job up here at school.  I am doing hours of homework everynight just to stay caught up.  I fall into the same category as most college students, procrastinators.  We may have strong opinions about a certain issue that maybe we voice to our friends over lunch and mean to do something about it but with all of our other work, it just gets shoved aside and is no longer a priority.  I also tend to not deal with things until they affect me directly.  Maybe these issues affecting us directly is just the kick in ass that we need.  Until then, all we can really do is advocate that our voices need to heard and accounted for.  Another reason, as selfish as it may sound is we often think that problems in other countries are “not our problems”.  We are ignorant in the fact that we do not see how these problems could affect us indirectly.  And we do not do anything until it is attacking the homefront.  Then we run around all up in arms that we did not do something earlier.  Time and time again this happens.  Maybe one day we will learn.

Globalization in Russia

 The following pictures just reminded me of globalization.  And by the way, all of it is Russian Cake Art..and all edible.