Day 6 Response to Jorgina Kelly -Arianna King

If I was a juvenile I would not write about my reasons for being where I was. I feel that anyone that goes to jail should not have a second chance. They messed up their life and should pay for what they have done. My family is a very strict family when it comes to doing bad things. If you are committing a crime out of no justification then you should pay for what you have done. Writing can be looked at as a positive and helpful hobby in the long run. It helps you get out how you feel so you are not suffering. Writing helps you express yourself and get out to others what you are saying. Negativity is not supposed to be written down. Writing down negativity can bring down the reader. If I had to write about something while in jail it will have to be something good. The type of person I am is that I have to keep on a good note. Writing to be happy helps me out and keeps me on a good note. If I have to understand why they wrote about their bad things then I would say that it is okay to write about what they did. Hopefully when they do write about it is so they can say how sad they are about what they did. That would be the time to apologies about their actions and not to remember what happen and feel good about it. Some people that go to jail may feel what they did was justifiable. Many that go to jail feel remorse and those are the ones that should be able to write about their feelings. “Bad people are dangerous but forgiving them is too. Don’t worry, there is justice on earth” (53). This shows that not only my family feels this way Marjane family feels the same way also. People that did not care “once upon a time” they will not care now.

Day 6 Reponse- Antonio Hill

Many people express themselves through their writing. Like me, some people elaborate more when they write instead of talking verbally and then stumble on their words. The art of writing is good to have, not everyone can organize what they are thinking and put them into words that make helps people to understand what's on their mind. Just a simple essay can tell so much about a person. It can tell what you're thinking, how you are feeling at the moment, your past or you’re present. Some may not know, but when writing, the choice of words you use depends on your emotion believe it or not. But if I was a juvenile delinquent, I would write about whatever I feel whether it was good or bad. I wouldn't have a specific, one-sided topic all the time because I have too many feelings. If I’m around bad things all my life I’ll write about it as well as write about the good things I have yet to experience. Writing about negativity can be both relevant and irrelevant depending on how you choose to express it. If you're just talking about negativity for no reason then it'll be considered irrelevant, however if you're talking about your background and it has some negativity then I guess it'll be relevant. On page 98 of the text, Kevin states “During difficult times, I think about freedom and what it really is. Some people say that I don’t have freedom because I’m in jail but I have freedom and lots of it.” With that being said, it depends on how people look at the negativity and how they choose to take it. Kevin makes a good thing out of a bad situation, so I would say it’s how the person defines negativity.

day 6 response to jorgina (Sean MacKenna)

Thats a very tough question. it all depends what i get locked up for. if it was something stupid like robbing an old lady or stealing something, i probably would leave that out and talk about the happy times in my life. in juvy there isn't a lot to do. you sit and think about past experiences and what you wish you could have done over. for me i don't like talking about my past because some of it wasn't there greatest and Ive done some things im not proud of. Im human though and we all make mistakes. unfortunately for Francisco his life choices ended him up in prison for a long time. i would probably talk about the good times i had before being locked up. the long days i would spend at Roselle with all my friends and talk about my family. the happier stories is probably what keeps people going in jail because it helps them keep there mind off all the distractions in prison, such as gangs, murderers and probably the food (Ive been told it tastes really bad) i would keep reminding myself of my time on the outside instead of being mad at the world that i was caught in whatever i did and sent there. Ive had friends in jail and they all have said that its the worst feeling ever because if you don't stay positive and keep thinking about the future your past creeps up on you and you either get angry and do something to someone to make yourself feel better or you get depressed and try to kill yourself. hopefully i never have to go there, so far Ive been lucky and gotten out of a lot of trouble that probably would have got me in but as long as i stay on the right track i should be able to avoid it and not have to worry about answering your question from experience other then what i have already.

Day 6, Response to Jorgina: Kiarah Lazo

If I were a juvenile delinquent I would write about everything that comes to my mind. Writing for me sets my mind free and puts me in a comfort zone. So if I were to be trapped behind bars I would write my little heart out. Then again, being in a juvenile hall might make me go crazy so I’m not too sure of what exactly I’ll be writing about. It would have to be all the struggles I’ve dealt with in my life. For example, what was going on in my head at that time, what was actually happening, things I could have done different, maybe things I could have done worse, etc. Come to think of it, I would write a book about my life. I would start it off really peaceful just because when we come into this world we don’t know what to expect. I’m not going to sit here and lie and say my life was perfect because it wasn’t; no one’s life is perfect. If it was or is, you my friend aren’t human. It would be interesting to tell people my life story and everything I’ve been through. All my positive and negative experiences, even things I wish I would have experienced. My book wouldn’t just have words; it would also include sketches and poetry. My book needs to be interesting, where people can relate to some things and hopefully learn from my mistakes so they won’t end up where I ended up.

Chris' Day 6 Question

In the book True Notebooks one of the prisoners states that he doesn't believe in God because he feels as though if God exists he wouldn't let bad things happen to good people. He states "People always say God allows certain things to happen because he's testing our faith. We are only human beings and there is so much we can take. Once we reach our breaking point, most of will just say fuck everything. People also say that the Lord is a jealous one, so if he wants us to rely on him one hundred percent, why does he allow certain to come into our lives and make us doubt his existence?"(82) Do you feel that God exists and if so give examples on how God has affected you in a positive way. If not then explain what made you feel the way you do about him?

Day 6 Question-Jorgina Kelly

In the novel True Notebooks by Mark Salzman, many of the prisoners wrote about negative memories in their writing. It's good to express your feelings because sometimes it relieves the stress that continues to build up inside a person. If you were a juvenile delinquent, would you write about times that lead you to have to call a juvenile hall your temporary or permanent residence? Or would you rather write about something that put a smile on your face? Do you think it is relevant or irrelevant to be writing about the negativity? Why?

Day 5 Response to Arianna: Kiarah Lazo

Have you heard of the SB1070 Law? The SB1070 Law (Senate Bill) is racial profiling against the Latinos and Latinas by law enforcement. This law was going to be passed on July 29, 2010 in Arizona, but it was blocked. You may ask why was it blocked, well it was blocked because of the many people going against this law and demanding Obama to impeach the law. We Latinos and Latinas needed to stand up for our people but yet it wasn’t just us, there were many races going against this law. When you see a Hispanic person walking down the street, what do you think of them? Most people see us just as people who do not know English, thieves, gang bangers, etc. There are some people who think very negative of us, but they are wrong. Truthfully, there are few Hispanics who don’t deserve to be here in the United States. Then again there are those who have families and jobs and pay taxes, these people definitely deserve to stay here in the United States and become a citizen. The quote from Persepolis on page 76,”She should start learning to defend her rights as a woman right now!” makes me think of a Hispanic woman saying that quote but instead of woman it would say Latina. This also reminds me of this young boy who was separated from his mother due to her being deported. Just two weeks ago I myself and hundreds of other Hispanics including Saul, we went to Washington D.C. to march in front of the white house. Saul and five other kids whose parents were deported got to speak to Nancy Pelosi and tell her their stories. That right there is him starting off young and learning how to defend his rights as a Latino. When I meet new people in my very own community and tell them about this law, some of them go against me and try to bring me down in a way of me not knowing what I’m talking about. Therefore I stand tall and debate with this person that this law is not right, it is racial profiling people right off the street. I once told a man who went against me, what if a family member of yours left one morning to go to school or work and never came back because they were stopped by the police and was taken away, deported back to their country. This man stood quiet, and told me I was doing a good thing. This man made me realize that once your voice is heard it changes things.

Response to Question 1 Day 5 Tony Jackson "Too Many Faces"

I believe that everyone no matter color, race, gender, sexuality, or style should have to deal with being put into a box. I like to dress the way I want I like skinny jeans and cardigans and fitted clothes but in my neighborhood the style is baggy, loose fit, dark clothes that make you look like a gangster. I work for the cook county green program, it’s an organization that helps clean up the community and plants flower beds and gardens along the bike path that runs through Maywood. It was Monday and we were going on a trip to visit another garden somewhere in Chicago. I didn’t know the area that they were talking about but my co workers did and when they found out where we were going they made a big deal about what would happen to me if I went to this certain place with the clothes I had on. They said that I would be called gay or that I would get made fun of. They went as far as saying that I would get beat up. So everyone wanted me to dress more like them, more “ghetto”. I didn’t like that I compromised who I am.
Something that mark said in the book really connects to this situation “having to put on a mask all the time. What does it feel like? How Does it make you as if you lose track of who you really are” (51) the boys in the book have to pretend all the time that they are something that they’re not they have to put on different faces for different things that go on in the jail. My coworkers wanted me to be something I’m not so I told them that I couldn’t do that because who I am is who I am I don’t have to be anybody else but me. They all laughed and tried to warn me again but I stood by it. The next day I dressed in what I wanted to dress in and to their surprise people were saying they like how I dress so because I defended myself and didn’t change I was looked at as an individual.

Day 5 response to Skyler-Arianna King

As many families that were born and raised in a certain place they may seem to be comfortable and not want to leave. “Our country has always known war and Martyrs so, like my father said: ‘When a big wave comes, lower your head and let it pass’! (94)” This shows that they were not going to leave no matter what. The mother and the father seem to feel the same way. Marjane was watching her friends leave for the United States and did not understand why. For example in my life: My grandmother has the money to live in a better place. The house she is in now she has been in for 40 years. She feels comfortable and is somewhat ignorant to what is going on around her. As a citizen of the United States I feel that I don’t have a choice but, to stay and fight for the country I believe in. I feel that fighting for my country is my right and should be taken very serious. If you are living in a certain place and were decelerated as a citizen then you chose to live the way the country is run. If you get to a certain age where you feel that your country is under a tyrant rule then you should leave. You have the ultimate choice in your life. Marjane choice soon was to leave at an older age. She will soon see a different lifestyle in another place as a teenager. Which then had me ask myself should she have stayed and fought with her country for what she use to believe in?

I believed Day 5

Yes I believed I had to defend my belief in my goals of music and the way I dress I had to defend my sexuality to my dad and other people Music can change the way people act good and bad, music influses the savage beast. The sweet sound has been around since the beginning of time. It started with the caveman using animal bones to make sounds to communicate. people communicate with music there are no barriers anyone can understand it. Music is a way of life, But not for all people. In some counties music is not allowed and some school do not havemusic class.for example in the movie footloose dancing and music was not allowed.I feel that music should be every where music can influence you to do better.when I listen to music in school it distracts me from the comotion going on and I focus better on subjects.
page .She should start learning to befend her rights as a woman right now! (76)

Response to Arianna's post - Skyler Kelly

I've had to stand up for several things in my life but one situation that really stood out was when I had an adult come up to me and tell me that he was in charge and that he had full control over me. I stated that I was a legal adult and I had the same rights that he did to some extent. Referring back to the quote, Marjane's mother says that she is going to stand up for what she believed was right. This is very similar to my situation because I felt like the man was taking advantage of me which is exactly what it was like for the women in Iran during that time period. I felt great after expressing my thoughts about my rights to the man. At first he was speechless because he knew that he was completely wrong and he didn’t expect me to react the way that I did. Surprisingly, I expected him to go on and endless rant stating why he thought he had more rights than I did, but he took my words into consideration. I felt like this was a positive outcome because not once in my life have I ever spoken out against an adult to find out that I was right. If the all of women in Iran spoke out for their rights it may seem like a bad idea, but eventually the government would have to consider changing the law making men and women equal. I am proud of myself for doing this and anyone with the courage to stand up for their rights should feel the same.

day 4 response to skyler (sean Mackenna)

Yes Skyler, i would stay. if there was a war going on in America i would be one of the many who would stay and fight. America is my home and there are people here that i love so if i had to fight it would be for them. just like Kevin said when he wrote his three part paper "i think about freedom and what it really is" (98) freedom to me is not having to worry about me shot at, doing everyday activities like we do now, and being able to walk around and not worry about other people. unfortunately for Patrick after joining a gang he had enemies he never even seen before. the gang life is like a war within itself. gangs always trying to 1 up the other gang and do horrible things just to get a reaction out of someone. although im pretty sure were not going to have a war here in America, i would stay and fight for my freedom and the freedom of everyone i love. theirs a lot of people that wouldn't stay because of there morals, health issues, or are just plain scared. at the end of the day though the U.S.A. is the place i came from and it would be the place where i would die. of course i would be scared. not afraid to die but too actually kill someone. i don't know if i would have it in me but the way i view it is that its either my life or theirs and i have to many people to protect to get killed. i think a lot of people would leave because they are afraid to die. death is part of life. all things die and eventually we will. i would rather leave this world knowing i tried to protect what i know instead of old age. people have wars in there countries and not all of them can get out. a lot of people die because they cannot escape but there are still many people who stay and fight and come out fine. my friend Jon-Jon is enlisted in the military and is going to be shipped off to Iraq soon. the one thing i will always remember him saying was "we all have something to fight for. mine is my brother." this just shows that people are willing to die for what they want to keep safe. come back soon Jonathan Herrera.

Response # 5

As a child i was taught Jesus died on the cross for my sin's and with out god in my life i am nothing. It took me a while to understand the meaning of what that really meant. It took a small thing called faith to believe in something even if it don't seem like it will come to reality. I had a friend in high school that didn't Believe in ANYTHING she thought nothing was possible. i believe that i could try to change the way she felt and by the end of the school year and i did. I fought for what i believe in, and to get her to notice things that seem impossible are possible.
In true notebook on pg. 55 Kevin feels that his life is meaningless and he's not sure if he know what he want to be in life. After he said that Francisco told him "your ain't meaningless the bible say so". Kevin still don't believe he can see his life becoming better after being locked up. Francisco told Kevin " god loves you, homes, you just gotta love him back and then he'll tell you what to do with your life". I believe that Francisco had to do the same thing, he had to believe that god loves him and with having faith you will be alright. Jimmy still have doubts about it because he said on pg 55. "My brother loves god and look at all the good it's done him" Jimmy feels as even though his brother love god, why is god letting that disease kill him. Sometimes god can allow other things happen to someone close to just for you wake and see what you are doing is wrong.
When you believe in something you have to have faith and keep believing no matter what comes your way. Just because you cant feel the air doesn't stop you from breathing and just because you cant see god doesn't stop you from believing.

Day 5 Answer Christopher Johnson

I'm not reading the book Persepolis but I can most definitely relate to the character defending her rights as a woman. Many times in my life I've been discriminated against because of my sexual orientation and I've had to stand up for myself to prove that I'm not an easy target. During my junior year in high school someone spread a rumor that I was having sex with people in public restrooms but of course this was completely false and of course I was pissed. When I confronted the boy about the rumor he proceeded to attempt to intimidate me and of course this resulted in me hauling off and punching the kid in the face. I do not condone violence in any way, shape or fashion and in truth I think its dumb to fight but sometimes you have to stand up for yourself so people will know you mean business. Junior year in high school was pretty rough for me and alot of things happened but after that situation I had no more problems. In True Notebooks the young men in jail always find themselves having to defend themselves. For example in the creative writing class Francisco Javier is the self proclaimed leader of the group but when Nathaniel Long joins he must flex his muscle in order to keep in his title. "Read it."(82) is what he says to Jimmy when it came time to share because he wanted Nathaniel to know that he was in charge. He takes this writing class seriously and refuses to allow Nathaniel to make a mockery of it.

skyler's blog day 5

Despite the ability for Marjane’s parents to leave, why do you think they ended up staying? As stated on page 84 in Persepolis, "I was all wrong about dad, he loved his country as much as I did." Do you have enough pride as a US citizen to willingly stay if we had a war?

Day 5 answer to Skyler (tationa)

I have read the book before, so I think the parents stayed but Marjane didn’t because the parents wanted best for her which would be moving to Vienna. They saw how much the war made an impact on her and the parents wanted a better and peaceful up bringing than what they had when they were children. In my opinion, I believe that if there was a war I wouldn’t stay. Wars are dangerous and almost any and everyone can get hurt. I have enough pride to live in the US, but if it’s something that may hurt me or my family then I would leave and never come back until things get better. People would understand that leaving for a better life would be much better than living in a war. However, in True Notebooks leaving a gang for a better future is the opposite of facing a war. “If you turn your back on the gang, who do you go left? By the time you’re locked up, how many people you think still care about you? Your family, maybe and that’s it. And they can’t do the time with you. If you leave the gang, you’re a buster, and everybody hates you” (76). If you turn your back on them, then they would look at you as a traitor and in some cases come after you. Gangs are like war you either stay with the group or die by the hands of your gang family.

Day 5: Answer to Arianna King (Jorgina Kelly)

It is nothing major but one time I had to clean the kitchen for a whole week. Usually my sisters and I take turns everyday cleaning each part of the house but this one week I had to clean up for the whole week. If we don’t clean up when we are suppose to then we have to clean up the kitchen for a whole week. When my mother has company over, play cards and drink, then it is an exception that my sisters and I can wait until the next day to clean the kitchen because most likely we will fall asleep before they do. So on a Friday; I had to clean up that day. I went out to my friend’s house and came in after my mother’s company had left and went straight to sleep. The next morning, it was my little sister turn to clean up and she felt that since the dishes was left over from last night then I should clean them up. We tried to work it out amongst ourselves so that our mother would not have to get involved. Somehow she heard us arguing and told us to come here. I explained the situation; she listened and made me clean the kitchen for a week because I could have cleaned the kitchen before I went to bed that night. I was mad to the point where I cried because my mother and everybody in my house knows that my little sister is lazy and tries to get out of any cleaning she can but I also understood why I was cleaning for the next week. In the novel True Notebooks, the juveniles defend themselves by writing on paper. “You write about the negative, then. If you can write about it, you get it out in the open. It eases the pressure,” says the guard. Jimmy states, “It doesn’t change the reality, though. You’re still stuck in your fucked-up life. Nothing changes.”(p.51) I defend myself by actually getting up and saying something but in some way or form we actually both get to the process of defending ourselves.

Day 5-Answer to Skyler-Jamahl Jackson

If america was filled with war I would not stay!I would go back to the filipines in a heartbeat.I wouldnt want to look at the disatster of this country.This country would fail it couldnt survive because of there sense of everything is going to be okay and the way that they are living.Other countries would be better equipped to deal with a war because the have been taught that its okay to fight for what you belive in to stand up for what is right.I believe that other people from diffrent cultures are so in tunned with their culture and beliefs because they are taught from birth to believe one thing and one thing only.I also say its because there living situations might be worster than our current living status .So this in a way makes them richer in knowledge and better equppied to live in a world that has so many problems.

When natural disasters happened in the U.S it seemed like their whole world was diminished.American sense of prosperity had vanished.But in other countries like Africa and Saudi Arabia these things are happening everyday and Americans dont even hear about them.

In persphilis her country is filled with war and revolution (page 10) "She says the revolution is like a bicyclcyle when the wheels dont turn it falls."In iraq there is a war going on as we speak.But as american are we protesting against it , are we writing letters or are we sitting in our homes just waiting for it to all stop.

Believing

There are times that I have conversations with lesbians and I would tell them just as well as homosexuals that what they are doing is wrong. It's my belief and opinion but I defiantly have ways to back up what I'm saying. In the bible God had destroyed a who town because of this same sex things. So what makes people think it's right now? I'm not homophobic or anything,I'm actually cool with some lesbians and bisexuals but I just think the whole thing is nasty. People that do participate in these endeavors, always have disagreements with me but they can never back up there part of the argument. A different time is some people have a different mindset with me about dating outside your race. I don't think there's nothing wrong with it. But some people, even some in my family, says "If they can't use your comb, don't bring them home", which is funny but a horrible thing. A different situation is the argument about me putting my music in front of certain things. My family sometimes don't think it's nessary for me to practice the way I do or put everything in a music form. Like I could be having a conversation and beat would just come in my head and I would just begin to air play the drums. I believe the hard work that I'm putting into my craft will pay off when the right time is near. I feel as long as I have my prospectives in order( God, family, school, music), i should be good.

Day 5- Answer to Arianna

Back in my 11th grade year I had to defend myself physically against a group of people. It wasn’t so much as me believing in something and they believing another; it was a misunderstanding, I guess. People fear what they don’t understand and boys, most likely, have to defend themselves physically. There’s this thing called pride which gets in the way of our peaceful thinking. We see someone “disrespecting” us and immediately have to stand our ground instead of thinking about the future and what could happen if we retaliate. “Some fool from M/N was talking stuff to him in school and Hall talked some stuff back. What’s he supposed to do?” (90). Nathaniel Hall’s actions resulted in him not being able to attend the writing class or come out his cell. He did not think of the future, he didn’t think of the consequences. He believe that if someone talks smack to him then he should talk smack right back to him; he believed in defending himself physically instead of taking the high road and ignoring whatever was said. His surroundings made him believe that if he chickens out in any way then he’ll be considered a punk, and a punk is a bad thing to be because everyone picks on you. It’s human nature to stand up for oneself. That’s what my mother taught me, if someone hits you then you hit them back. No one likes to get picked on and pushed around and bullied, we all want to be respected. Once we find something worth fighting for, we fight for it, no ifs, ands, or buts about it.

Day 5 Answer Dacia Hill

I am An African American woman. In my life there have been many times where I had to defend myself I failed sometimes but I never stopped trying. Although I felt like I was living in a shell I was alone but I realize that only made me stronger in the end. A few years ago I went to visit a small town with my father and his wife. A woman I was told that the books I read (adventure novels) were point less. They also felt my race was a useless one. How do I begin to tell you have worthless I began to feel? At first I didn't know what to say. Should I leave, I was lost in her words. I then told her that I was a wonderful smart open minded girl and there is she could do to stop me from living my dreams as a proud Black woman. She was wrong. Like in Persepolis the nun told the parents "your children have no respect for anything ...The basis of education (98)" She told me I was disrespectful. I stated to her that respect is earned and at this point she will never have it from me. Then I left. When I told my father he responded: “I went through the same types of problems” nothing else. I wanted him to go back and defend me also but no luck it’s been 2 years since I last visited him. I never forgot that day. I truly felt proud of myself and my race because I did it on my own I never needed my fathers help. I knew who I was and I was okay with it and I still am. That day Just like Marjane I learned no one can make you feel inferior unless you let them. Words are sometimes just ignorance displayed by the ignorant.

Arianna King Question Day 5

In the book Persepolis the mother stated, "She should start learning to defend her rights as a woman right now!" (76). Have you ever felt that you had to defend yourself in what you believed in? Describe the situation, how you felt and the outcome.

Day 4,The Revolution in the Veil

Day 4, Research: Kiarah Lazo

http://www.france24.com/en/20100211-iran-islamic-revolution-anniversary-uranium--clashes-ahmadinejad-nuclear

day 4 research (sean Mackenna)

http://insideandout.chicagopublicradio.org/content/marcus-run



this story amazed me because this kid started to get involved in gangs at 12yrs old. and he was already fighting grown kids, shooting guns and robbing houses. after spending a little time in lockup he came out and is now a eager kid to take the trash out.

Day 4 Research Dacia Hill

http://www.opendemocracy.net/democracy-irandemocracy/iran_alavi_4406.jsp

I choose this article because it discusses the women of Iran protesting their oppression. Ever day more women risk their lives to have rights. Many people try to oppress the young minds against the Regime, their Parents continue to keep the thoughts alive with secret parties and gatherings. Marjane Has to help hide the illegal things her parents do and fight to express herself. In Persepolis, Young children are brainwashed and sent to attack their own people. Iranians are S stripped of their personal identity and forced to be a drone of their ruler. Today, because of women who have fought and protested more women have a chance at life.


In my article a woman stated: "What crime am I about to commit that I feel so scared. Why should I be scared when I'm not doing anything wrong? When my government defends its ‘inalienable rights' [to nuclear power], why shouldn't I defend my own inalienable rights? This reminds me so much of Marjane because the are both expressing their knowledge of the rights they should be given. Both This woman and Marjane take on a lot of danger challenging the men of their country.

Day 4 Research Tony Jackson

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1919253,00.html

The work that cease fire in doing with teens is somewhat the same to the work that Mark is doing with the inmates in the jail. Showing them that the streets are not the only answer and that they can be more than jus gangbangers.

Day 4

There was a body found in Kirkuk with obvious signs that the man has been tortured. This connects with persepolis because torturing is a common form of punishment found in the middle east. The man could have been protesting, spying, or speaking his mind. The article did not specify what happened but you can always make an educated guess on why he was tortured. http://www.topix.com/world/middle-east/2010/08/press-council-chairman

Day 4 Research- Antonio Hill

A man living in Taylor , MI named Tyrese Evans was sentenced to life in prison for murdering a Taylor police officer. This related to True Notebooks because the kids the writing class were sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. They regreted what they did to get in jail and tried to change thier ways. I can only imagine how Tyrese Evans is going to feel once he gets to prison. Its really heartbreaking to know you're never going to see outside again.


http://www.freep.com/article/20100731/NEWS02/7310366/1004/NEWS02/Suspect-in-cop-killing-faces-life-in-prison

Day 4 research tationa

Teen depression can affect a teen regardless of gender, social background, income level, race, or school or other achievements, though teenage girls report suffering from depression more often than teenage boys. Teenage boys are less likely to seek help or recognize that they suffer from depression, probably due to different social expectations for boys and girls - girls are encouraged to express their feelings while boys are not. Teenage girls’ somewhat stronger dependence on social ties, however, can increase the chances of teen depression being triggered by social factors, such as loss of friends.

Just like True Notebooks, teens suffer from depression and lack the help from parents and teachers. If they cant find the help from the ones they love they would find the love from somewhere else, which would be from the wrong people. Some are mentally unstable but with the right kind of help some of the teens in America would not be serial killers or shooters.

Day 4. Research -Sam Johnson

Two important issues associated with youth imprisonment are the disproportionate representation of minorities, and recidivism. Of particular concern are high rates of imprisonment among young, disadvantaged minority men. According to one estimate, on a typical day in 2000 approximately one in three young, black, male high school dropouts were in prison or jail.1

Youth who have been incarcerated experience diminished income in comparison with their non-incarcerated peers. In addition, they may suffer earnings losses of between 10 and 30 percent up to ten years after their release.2 Economic hardship, in turn, is associated with lower levels of mental well-being, physical health, social attachments, and a lower life expectancy.3

Up to one-third of incarcerated youth return to jail or prison within a few years after release.4 However, some life events, including employment,5 marriage,6 parenthood,7 job stability,8 and high school graduation are associated with a successful turnaround in young adulthood.9

http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/?q=node/173

As you can see the pace of young males that are in prison are on a rampage!

Day 4 Research {Is it really worth it??} (Sherrae')

Rudy Giuliani's daughter arrested for shoplifting at Sephora

August 05, 2010 03:41 AM EDT (Updated: August 05, 2010 10:29 AM EDT)

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Rudy Giuliani’s daughter arrested for shoplifting at Sephora cosmetic store on Wednesday in Manhattan, New York.

Caroline Giuliani’s, is the younger daughter of Rudy Giuliani who is former Mayor of New York. He was the Republican nominee for the president, according to CNN.

Caroline Giuliani, 20 year old, was caught on security camera stealing five items costing more than $100. The manager called the police, but then didn’t press charges against her. Why did they called the police, but not press charges? Maybe they found out that she was the former Mayor daughter. That doesn’t make sense.

The family has money there shouldn’t be any reason for her to steal. It seems like the daughter Caroline Giuliani wants attention from her father. It was reported that Giuliani didn’t even attend his son’s high school graduation and Caroline play.

Rudy Giuliani’s needs to spend time with his family more than he think he should because they might be feeling neglected.

Response: Whew!!! Really?? Is make-up really that serious, that you have to steal? I mean I love make-up, in fact I love Sephora too, but its not that serious.
Okay... anyway back to the book. I chose this article because most of the juvenile delinquents in the novel True Notebooks are there because they've stolen from somewhere and got caught.

day 4 research

Youth Prison Conditions

Locking children away in juvenile prisons steals a piece of humanity from all of us. When we condone putting young people behind bars in desolate, violent institutions far from their homes and communities, we are complicit in the destruction of their childhood. Sadly, Louisiana has one of the highest rates of juvenile incarceration in the country and the overwhelming majority of the young people locked away are poor and Black. Nearly two-thirds are incarcerated for nonviolent offenses and many of the youth have special mental health needs that never received treatment. JJPL believes all children deserve a real chance at life. Placing young people in prisons not only deprives them of true opportunities for growth and healthy change, but puts communities at risk by failing to properly address why children are at risk in the first place.

JJPL fights on several fronts to challenge the way the state handles our delinquent young people, particularly those confined in juvenile prisons. In 1998, JJPL filed a class action lawsuit challenging the brutal conditions of confinement at the then privately-owned Tallulah Correctional Center for Youth. About a year later, JJPL filed another class action lawsuit against the privately-owned Jena Juvenile Justice Center. As a result of the litigation both the the Tallulah Jena facilities were shut down. Together with the United States Department of Justice, JJPL and private plaintiffs entered into a settlement agreement addressing the multitude of issues raised in the lawsuits including: abusive treatment of youth and ineffective reporting and investigations of such abuse, lack of meaningful access to the courts, lack of medical and mental health care, and lack of education and special education services. Today, JJPL continues to monitor the conditions at Jetson, Swanson, and Bridge City correctional center’s for youth, seeking to ensure that abuses are immediately addressed and that children are appropriately cared for. See Youth Prison Watch.

Day 4 research -Arianna King

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuAmg0zVtvc&NR=1

This connects with Persepolis in many ways. One way it connects is because, people are fighting against the government. Secondly, the people are standing up for their rights. They are protesting for their freedom.

Connection-Jamahl Jackson

In the book persepolis, Marajane is dealing with problems that are the governments fault and she doesn't have much control over what is going on.She is wanting to fight for what she believes is right but its a struggle because she is a child.
I found an article :http://www.adl.org/terror/tu/tu_0404_philippines.asp.

In this article there are diffrent terorist groups that are fighting for the what they believe in. Comparable to persepolis these groups fight for what they believe.In persophilis they protest the wearing of veils.In the Philippines they protest there freedom because they were annexed to diffrent countries after the world war

Day 3 Answer Tony Jackson

I see myself as more of a Malcolm X type of public figure because he believed that things would get better by taking action and not waiting for things to get better. He was not a bad person even though he wasn’t perfect. He didn’t let things from his past get in the way of achieving what he wanted for himself and his people. I’m drawn to him because his way of thinking was somewhat different from the other civil rights leaders from his time. he wanted to get things down by any means necessary even if that meant he had to die or take the life’s of others that’s how I know that he was passionate about the way he wanted things to be. Malcolm X is my role model not just because he was famous but because of the hate he endured and all the racism he had to go through, all the stuff he had to put up with he turned it into something that he could take and make him stronger. The changes that he wanted and the freedom that we so desperately need we have now because of him and his vision of the black community in the future. He didn’t just change things in his own community he changed things for blacks in communities around the whole nation and I have so much respect for him and who he is and what he’s done.

Past to the future

I agree 100 % with you cant change the past even if you tried to change it. If i could go back in the past to make a better choice for my future, i would do my freshman year of high school over. My freshman year was my worst year with my grades. I never took anything seriously like completing class work or homework assignments or even trying to stay focus. That was the worst decision i ever made because now that i am about to start a new level in college it reflects on my GPA and grades. I had to go back and try to remember little simple things i should already know. From my lack of not paying attention in class and asking questions my grades went totally down . It wasn't that easy for me to bring a low GPA up by the end of the school year nor my failing grades. I progressed over the next 3 years and i learn from my mistakes. I also learn how important it is to do right and when you have the change to do it. I am sure in the book true notebook they think all the time about mistakes they made, and if they could they would go back to do things differently. To some people its not all ways easy for you to do the right thing at that moment. but everything we go through is not always going to be easy, we may never get the easy way out. I learn through out life you will have to go through some things and make mistakes. It will only help you in the end and make you stronger .

Do it right the first time!

One thing I would change about my past would be my saving habits. In my previous days I didn’t think about saving money for any reason. Every time I would receive an income of any sort, I would go shopping and hang out with friends. In today’s society money is pretty much everything to everyone. We as Americans need money to do just about everything. I went some days without it and I was limited to certain things. If I would have saved from my freshman year of high school (when I start really getting income) up to now, going into my freshman year of college, I probably would have paid my first year of college off! Just to think of the things I would have been able to do today, kind of make me feel bad, like for instance I could have had a new drum set, fixed my truck up a long time ago versus waiting up to this year, took care of my books for college, and could have help out my parents a couple times. Not saving back then has forced me to work harder today and has put me behind schedule. Now that I know better I go by this saying that my dad always tell me, “you do it right the first time, you have to go be a second time”. That statement has a lot of meaning in it and it can be used for any situation. Life would be a lot easier and simpler if we as people do it right in the beginning.

Day 3 post

If I could change anything in the past, I would go back and try a lot harder in school. The effect of me doing this would result in having a better relationship with my parents and an overall better education. In the past, I would often skip school. This caused many dilemmas especially throughout my first 3 years of high school. It wouldn't make that much of a difference now that I have made up for my mistakes during my senior year, but it would have saved a lot of stress if I put more effort into my school work. Thankfully I can look ahead without dwelling on the past. Living for the moment is a key factor that will strongly affect the future. If you think really far ahead, there is more of a chance that you will put things off, or in other words procrastinate. Procrastination was a big issue for me because I would miss assignments and they would keep piling up which is really overwhelming. I’m glad I overcame most of my bad habits and my plan is to stay positive and plan ahead for my future.

Day 3 {PAST.PRESENT.FUTURE} (Sherrae')

I totally agree with you Sean, the decisions that have been made in the past does reflect on our present or future. And in the book I do believe that the juvenile delinquents do wish they would've made a better decisions. But if I could change one thing in my past if would have to be taking my education much more seriously. I know I've said this hundredths of times, but now that I have to come to the Bridge Program everyday for four weeks, its really starting to hit me. Don't get me wrong I'm enjoying the experience and learning new things. But the reality is that I'm here because I didn't take my education serious. I feel like if I knew the things that I know now back in my freshman year I would be focusing on preparing for college and finding out what loans I need to take out, instead of worrying that if I don't turn in a paper or complete a math assignment that my chances of enrolling into Columbia being very slim. I wish I would've been focusing more on my assignments than my appearance and what people thought about me. I wish I would've taken the time to studying instead of making plans to hang out. I think my main issue was that I didn't have my priorities in order from most important to least important. I think that's where most people fail in life. Because having your priorities together makes a big difference on your future. It all comes back to good decision making.

Day 3, Answer to Sean: Kiarah Lazo

When I look back at my life and the things that happened, I look at it as, it happened for a reason. Most people go by the quote, “Everything happens for a reason.” And truthfully, I am one of those people. Then again, there are times where I wish I would have done something different or made different choices. If I were to go back in the past to change just one thing, it would have to be my lack of concentration. I am an easily distracted person; anything that gets in my way I stop what I’m doing and focus on whatever it is that through me off track. Ever since I was little I had a hard time concentrating in class. I wasn’t a bad kid who would always get F’s but I was one of those kids who didn’t try hard enough. My parents would always encourage me to go far and beyond with my education but I never listened and I learned the hard way. Every time I would fail in a subject, I would tell myself I will do better next time. When next time came around, I let myself down because I didn’t go through with what I said. I told my mother in the beginning of every year that I would do better than the year before. I failed to do so, and I let her and myself down. Once I got to high school, I was on track. I did well in about every single class and I thought I finally realized what a fool I was back then, but I was wrong. My second year in high school was about the worst year of my life. That year I felt as so my parents gave up on me and I was all on my own. When report card pick-up came along, I would see the disgust in my mother’s face. That’s when I knew I needed to get it together. I was sick and tired of being a failure, I had to do something to change my ways. That year was a wakeup call for me and my future. So as I said, things happen for reason but sometimes we don’t pay attention to the things we do and yes it would be absolutely amazing if we could change our past.