Article # 12

How White Supremacists Are Trying to Make an American Town a Model for Right-Wing Extremism

Media Matters for America / By David Holthouse

 I read the article "How White Supremacists Are Trying to Make an American Town a Model for Right-Wing Extremism" by David Holthouse on http://www.alternet.org on November twenty-second holthouse wrote about a town in Montana that is a group of people who believe in superiority of white Americans. In Montana on the Flathead Valley region near Glacier National Park. There is a little town that is full of white supremacist with a large group of them also belonging to the Nazi affiliation. These groups of people moved here for one reason to start an Aryan race in the town. This is not the only anti-government group that is growing. In recent years there has been more anti-government groups growing in numbers as the world tries to move past racism. There are just some people who don't want to change and allow everyone to become equals. Many leaders of these groups belong to both the PLE and the Patriot movement. These groups of people are becoming more of  a concerns to the officials as they are stocking up on weaponry [“in the region are urging followers to exploit Montana's weak firearms regulations by stocking up on guns, including .50 caliber sniper rifles and assault weapons]”, says Travis McAdam, executive director of the Montana Human Rights Network  and are going to protest all over the state. Although they are protesting it is not being done peacefully. As these groups come together there is more harm than will be caused in the upcoming future we all just need to watch out for it. 

When I stumbled upon this article I thought it was just going to be about a small group of people who are out of their minds’. But as I read the article I noticed it was not what I expected at all it is a lot bigger of a group. Its People from all over the U.S. are moving to this town and many other like it to avoid the different races and cultures. I think this is just crazy I thought the world was moving forward on racism and then when I read things like this it makes me judge this country and whether or not I want to be a part of it any longer. I can’t imagine what people from other country's' think of us when they read these thing about protesting against other races and thinking we are superior because the color of our skin it make me sick to think about. I just hope that people will all start moving past being so judgmental and get to know other cultures before judging them so cruelly.

article number 11

New Judge Assigned in Penn State Sex Abuse Case 

By: Scott Theisen

    In the article "New judge Assigned in Penn State Sex Abuse Case" by Scott Thesien  explains how the case is going at the moment. The newest information that has been provided is that there never was a file reported to the police. “At this point we have no record of any police report being filed in 2002" by McQueary in connection with the Sandusky case, university spokeswoman Annemarie Mountz said, adding police searched their records Wednesday." The problem they are finding is that he never made it clear which police department he filed the case under. On Wednesday there was a new judge put in charge after the last one had ties to close to the case. They thought she would have caused a problem .Ben andreozzi is the attorney of a client who is set to testify against Sandusky for the crime he is being accused of sexually assaulting eight boys in a period of 15 years .Andresozzi says the man testifying is going to testify “that he was severely sexually assaulted by Mr. Sandusky.” On Wednesday Sandusky went on TV saying that although he had showered with the boys he never molested them Sandusky's lawyer, Joe.Amednola  said pleading his case was the best idea because he thinks that the more people that hear him plead his innocence the better chance he will have in court. The main thing people in society are getting from this case is they are getting to know how they cover a case like this in the system.
    When I saw this on TV it made me furious that so many young boys are being hurt and it seems since this case went public more and more men are coming forward to tell their story .How many more did he hurt. And then he has the nerve to lie about it to everyone. I feel bad for these men having to relive the memories as they are going to have to tell their story in court in front of him. Although they are no longer children I think they are still going to be afraid to look him in the eye while telling their story. Looking at the man that took away their childhood. I think these cases are just sick. I am glad though that judge Leslie was taken off the case for being too close to the case. That will make the case more fair on both sides.in my eyes he is already guilty he showering with young boys just seems wrong.it appears he didn’t know where the line went from friendly to creepy. The one think that I wonder was if he was sexually assaulted as a child. Because of a lot of the time when someone does it to a child it comes up later that the person assaulting was also hurt as a child .Although that may be true that doesn’t make it okay.  all we can do is wait to see the decision of the case.

article number 10

A generation of bigots comes of age 

By Richard Cohen

In the article "A generation Of Bigots Come of Age" by Richard Cohen in the writers response book, He talks about the reasons why the generation of thirty years and younger are developing bigoted attitudes. In the article Richard Cohen explains why he thinks the generations are becoming more ignorant. A study conducted by ADL (Anti-defamation league) found that recently that the information regularly collected has changed. The research shows that the younger generation is becoming more and more intolerant of other races .In the study it showed that older and younger white Americans now have the same opinion of other races. Although no one knows for sure what is happening, He has a couple of ideas on why the younger generation is becoming ignorant.one of those reasons is that the younger generations are very ignorant of recent American history. This is because these generations did not see the events that happened through the 1950's and 60's.Even though the younger generation is ignorant of American history that is not the only factor that is making them intolerant. There is also affirmative. When the ADL was doing its study they asked a group of people "do you feel you have ever been a victim of reverse discrimination in hiring or promotion”, about 21% said yes. But they found the more schooling a person has that percentage increased up to 26% for college graduates and 23% for people with post graduate degrees. Richard says that “too many of the American Elite are racially aggrieved”. This data shows that society is going backwards on their racial intolerance. And the final argument is affirmative action programs although they are good at helping with some things they are also doing some bad things.

When I read this article I was a little confused I thought the world was moving past differences. But I think this article has a lot to with the area in which they look and how diverse in different cultures it was.to be completely honest I think I was intolerant of other races until i came to Inver hills and experienced all the different cultures .I don’t think we can expect people to be tolerant of other cultures unless they interact and see different races on a day to day basis .Because the people who are intolerant don’t know anything else .I think parents of white American children shelter their children too much and spoil them to make them think that they are better than anyone else. These kids need a new flash they are not any better we are equal and they don’t have any right to look down on someone just because of they have a different skin color i think that we are moving back ward and i think one of the reasons that was included in the article is when we turn on the T.V it’s not talking or showing all the problems that people are having and their emotions on difference like we used to with martin Luther king. Even though America has a "black president" we all still can’t see we are equals .What else is going to have to happen for the American society to see that?

article # 9 of

A Separate Peace?

By Kayla Webley / Milwaukee

I read the article A Separate Peace? by Kayla Webley in the week of October 25 issue of times magazine. This article talks about the idea of giving gsblt  (gay,straight,bi-sexual,lesbian,transgender) a safe learning environment where a large majority of people are different and they aren't afraid to show it .This article it talks about how there is a school in Milwaukee that a lot of bullied kids around the nation are transferring too from their home school because they are different but a large majority of these kids are gsblt .The author gives examples for both sides on whether or not these schools are a good idea. The parents of these bullied students of course don’t want to send them back to the place where they get hurt a daily basis.so the mother of a child who was being bullied founded the alliance school. But is this school a good idea? Sooner or later they are going to have to face the world and be judged for being different. That is one argument given by the parents and people who would have to pay since it is a charter school. There is a large ratio of kids being bullied in schools across the nation and is putting the kids in a different school the best idea or are they just running away and letting the bullies win.

          When i read this article i was trying to stay unbiased and look at the idea from everyone's perspective and not just of a student who was bullied most of their high school life. When i first started reading I thought why should this group get their own school what makes them so special. But then I remembered being bullied it was horrible I don't know if i would have stayed at my school if there had been an alternative. I think most people at some point in their high school career get bullied for one thing or another. I don't think the best idea is to lock away all the kids that get bullied. I think a better option would be to teach that earlier on in life that it is okay to be different. But until schools and the communities can achieve this goal of using the golden rule treat everyone the way you want to be treated .This school is a good idea because it gives these students a safe place to learn and grow as a person and be able to better handle to bullying when they leave high school. One thing I thought was interesting was how at the very end of the article we take a look a gay boy named Dylan’s life and how now although he is being home schooled he attends dances with his boyfriend where he say the parents rather than other students are the trash talkers "it seems like my generation is getting over it”. I agree with this I think as new generation are born and come to the age of schooling that they are more open to gslbt I think this is because the older generation’s ways are becoming old school as they age and retire. I just hope these ideas mature and further with incoming students.

article # 8

Why America must revive its middle class

    By Jeffery D. Sachs

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2095573,00.html

In the article “Why America Must Revive Its Middle Class” by Jeffery D Sachs in the Time’s magazine of the October 10 2011 issue .Sachs talks about an idea on how to fix the government and make America prosper. The economy is making the rich richer and is making the middle class dwindle away, because of this happening the politics of this country are also going to the rich giving the less advantage little to any say in to what is going to happen with our government. This same situation happened not long ago when Harding, Coolidge and hoover were in office. They lowered labor standards and the minimum wage. These ideas were railed against in the great depression by franklin D. Roosevelt .How did we get here is a question a lot of people are asking themselves. Well let’s look at what we have done.  Lots of companies have sent work abroad and didn’t think of the consequences that would have on the economy. In the 1970 the US dollar lost its value, gas and food prices increased very rapidly. Even though all of these bad things were happening Reagan decided it was the governments fault instead of all the competition the US was getting from foreign markets .So Reagan cut taxes and reduced government programs. Although America has enjoyed the workings of Chinese products we are going to suffer because of that now .With the middle class losing their jobs to foreign workers .When Obama took office he didn’t think of treating the long term affect rather a short a temporary shock he called for tax cuts and spending increases he hoped by 2010 the economy would bounce back to normal .Sine he took office thing have not gotten any better the economy has actually become worse .Recently at a press conference Obama called for another short push .The message that a lot of the economy got is that congress and the white house are going to continue with the bush’s idea of tax cuts to 2012.this is the same idea the government has had for about thirty years and this is just making the economy worse and worse .Sachs says that “the republicans fail to understand that businesses are investing abroad not because of taxes but because higher wages in the U.S are not sufficiently matched by higher skills as they are in say Germany or Sweden .We are to put it bluntly uncompetitive in many industrial sectors. “When you look at other countries we are the country with lowest paying taxes yet we have the worst economy .The way to fix this is to stop arguing about increase taxes for the rich but rather on a long term basis of where the US economy is heading.

When I read this article it really made me think that if our government has been using the same idea for around thirty years and things just keep getting worse, why don’t they try to come up with a better idea. You would think that would be common sense your first idea didn’t work so try another one. When Sachs talked about how a lot of the rich people in the us are behind gates and there money is in outsourced country making money and they are doing just fine because they are the people who own the top companies that are making money on foreign ground they don’t care what happens as long they keep making money to love their lavish life styles. I think that is just sick. They get to sit in their mansions while a large percent of Americans today are barely making is and are scared they won’t be able to feed their kids tomorrow. I think Americans have become so selfish just thinking of ourselves we need to get back to help thy neighbor when in need rather than ignoring your neighbors when they need help .I’m not just talking about your neighbors across the street but the people who live here in America we need to take care of our own people before we can give millions away to help other countries.

article #7

Why the Breakfast Most Americans Will Eat Today Is a Corporate Scam

 AlterNet / By Anneli Rufus

http://www.alternet.org/food/152260/why_the_breakfast_most_americans_will_eat_today_is_a_corporate_scam

     

In the article "Why the Breakfast Most Americans Will Eat Today Is a Corporate Scam" by  Anneli Rufus of alternative media.org anneli talks about how what we eat in the morning all got started by the media. The breakfast every one eats today was a production of the people who wanted a meatless anti-aphrodisiac breakfasts. The idea for the meat less breakfast came from a man named John Kellogg, he was Michigan's Seventh-Day Adventist surgeon and anti-masturbation activist. John’s brother developed the cold cereal Kellogg corn flakes by sweetening them which john hadn't thought of. He marketed the sweetened cereals to the kids instead of the health conscious parents any longer. Before the cereal breakfast food there was a 4000 calorie breakfast consisting of protein-rich eggs, sausages, ham and bacon with pancakes and bread. This was the ideal meal for the farmer who didn't get to eat again until he got back from the fields. The breakfast was the first thing to change. After the breakfast and what people ate change the type of jobs changed, people were no longer working hard in the fields all day long but rather in the factory's .A lot of the foods we eat today we think are healthy because the media says so and the way they market the food but in reality a lot of the foods are just junk food in disguise 

     This article really made me think about what I eat and why. Why do I eat cereal for breakfast because the media tells us it’s good for us and why would they lie to make money. Society needs to think about why they are doing certain thing and where they got the idea from. When I was reading this I was amazed at how much power the media has over us without us even realizing what is going on and how the thought of drinking orange juice and having a bowl of cereal is good for you’ve never questioned the idea of how come we don't have steak and potatoes for breakfast I’ve just always thought of those as dinner foods. I think it’s kind of funny that the man to come up with a non- meat breakfast is the same man who is still recognized today by the cereal brand. The media scams people so easily .I think people need to do more research before they decide they are just going to switch to something because the media says it’s better for you.

   

Article # 6

Getting to know You and Me
By Chana Schoenberger

 In the book writers response pg 95 -97

   I read the short story “Getting to Know You and Me” by Chana Schoenberger in the book writers response . In this story the author talks about an experience she had while in high school. Chana was approached by the diversity committee, which sponsors the assemblies to increase religious awareness, to help with the presentation about the Jewish holiday of Passover. When she was 16 she was one of the 20 students who spent 5 weeks with the National Science Foundation Young Scholars Program. The 20 students quickly became close friends. There were 8 different religious backgrounds that were represented within this group, including Jewish, Roman Catholic, Hindu, Methodist, Mormon, Jehovah’s Witness, Lutheran and Muslim. Although they were some of the smartest students in school, they were very unaware of other cultures around them. One girl asked another girl if she was Mormon because she had 9 brothers and sisters. The girl replied “no, I dress normal”. Her friends were curious about Judaism and asked her all sorts of questions about it. Her roommate asked her “how come if Jesus was a Jew, Jews aren’t Christian”. This is just one of the problems that came from growing up in a small town where most people were the same religion without much diversity. She was asked if they still practiced animal sacrifices by a girl from a small town in Minnesota. She laughed and said “no, this is the 20th century”. Although no one was being purposely rude she got the feeling she was representing the whole Jewish community. She realized that a lot of the people would go back thinking that all Jewish people were just like her. Although the students were very ignorant of the cultures, the worst was their biology professor who took them on a field trip to the EPA field site. As he was telling them about the project he was working on, he said he wouldn’t want them to get “jewed”. She couldn’t believe what she heard, the most educated man had made an anti-Semitic remark. She decided she was going to say something, but changed her mind and didn’t go through with it. What scared her the most was that she never met a vicious anti-Semite who was purposely trying to be prejudiced. A lot of people don’t understand what it means to be different and they approach it as if it is a bad thing. After she returned from her trip she planned on applying for the diversity committee to tell the whole school about her culture and her tradition. The experience has made her see how important it is to celebrate her heritage.
   When I read this story it made me think of myself and how I used to see different cultures. I feel I can relate to some of the other students who were ignorant of the other religions. One day I realized I was being prejudiced towards other cultures and wanted to change. So from then on I have taken many steps to change my views. The first step is I am in International Club with many different culture and ethnic backgrounds. I am also taking a class on multi-cultural awareness. Both of them have really pushed me out of my comfort zone and has made me more accepting of people’s differences.Recently I went to a presentation and realized I was not the only one that was ignorant of other cultures. I got a lot of my questions answered about culture.Although i don't have any special religion or culture like Chana in the story. I still want to continue to learn about different cultures around the world I liked the quote"If there weren't so much ignorance about each other people's backgrounds,would people still hate each other as badly as they do now"I belive this is an interesting thing to think about. A lot of wars are started because people are not tolerant and don't understand the differences of other cultures.I think that if you want to hate another culture its your choice but know all the facts before you decide to hate a whole group of people.

article #5

How Disney Instills Greed and Consumerism in Babies as Young as Three Months Old

TruthOut.org / By Martha Sorren

http://www.alternet.org/media/152190/how_disney_instills_greed_and_consumerism_in_babies_as_young_as_three_months_old?page=2

        I read the article "How Disney instills greed and consumerism in babies as young as three months old" by Martha Sorren of TruthOut.org written august 26, 2011. In today's American culture the media has become a big part of the regular person’s everyday life, and the Disney channel is a huge part of the media. The Disney Company owns six motion picture studios, ABC television network and its 226 stations, multiple cable television networks, 227 radio stations, four music companies, three cruise lines, theatrical production companies, publishing houses, 15 magazine titles and five video game development studios. Most people don't realize how much Disney really has control over today's media, because this is not what most people think about when they think of Disney. They think of it as the episodes of Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck singing that they watched on TV when they were younger or the Little Mermaid or Cinderella and all the other princesses associated with Disney. The Disney Company really starts kids out on their products at a young age. Baby Einstein was actually produced as a way to get baby's to be hooked on TV earlier as well as their products, even as early as three months old. The company said they produced these products to entertain and educate the kids. The Disney company actually convinced many parents that if you let your child watch TV it will speed up there speech development, but in reality it actually puts them behind other children. Although parents don't want to believe it, a study done by the journal of Pediatrics confirmed that infants who watched an hour or more of television a day displayed slower language development. Even after this study was publicized a 2007 study still showed that 48 percent of parents thought these videos had a positive effect on young children. Disney doesn’t care about the kids. They only care that these are the consumers that don’t know why they want something, they just know they want it and that their parents will buy it for them if they scream and cry enough. This is what Disney is hoping will happen. "It doesn't matter whether the films are cute or the theme parks enjoyable - there is something bigger lying underneath this family-friendly exterior. Disney is, after all, a business. They want to make money." this is said by Giroux in his book The Mouse that Roared.

      I thought this was a very interesting article to read. I had no idea that the Disney Company owned that many things and had that much control over the media. It makes me wonder how much our opinions are swayed by the culture and the media because we don't know where the source is coming from. I remember when I was younger I watched shows like The Big Comfy Couch and Blue’s Clues and Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. Now younger and younger kids are watching shows that are not appropriate for their age and maturity level. I never watched shows like 16 and pregnant when I was little. I don't remember shows like that when I was younger. I watched Lizzie Maguire and I think that was the worst one I watched. I really don’t like that Disney lied to all those parents just make money. Of course parents are going to want to do anything that can help their child have a better life in the future. I don't think kids use their imagination as much as kids used to because why pretend a stick is a wand when you can just ask your parents to buy you a real looking one. I think that watching TV at such a young age can be damaging to a child. They don’t learn to use their social skills because all they do is sit in front of a TV. They don’t go out and play with other kids. Parents are using the TV as a babysitter for them instead of actually sitting down and reading a book with them. Reading to them furthers there language development even more than watching TV because they can see your face as you read and how your voice changes with enthusiasm.How i see it Disney is making life long customers and don't care about the affects they have on a child.

Article 4

Abducted Canadian Boy Returned Home Unharmed

ABC News’ Olivia Katrandjian reports:

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2011/09/abducted-canadian-boy-returned-home-unharmed/

I read the article abducted Canadian boy returned home unharmed by ABC's Olivia Katrandjian reported on September 11 2011.A Canadian three year old boy Kienan Hebert was abducted from his bedroom on  Wednesday night September 7th.His parents put him to be that night and woke up to find him not in his bedroom.after several days of searching for the boy.The Canadian royal police go an anonymous a phone call at 3am in the morning saying that the little boy was back at home.The police went to the child's home to see him sitting on the couch.The police are not sure how the suspect got in and out with out being notice with the cops watching the house.He was returned right after a plea from his parents for them" to have a change of heart and bring their son home".he was taken right to the hospital to make sure he was okay he appears to be unharmed all his parents had to say was "Kienan is happily home," his emotional father, Paul Hebert, told reporters. "He's playing with his brothers and sisters."the officer in charge said “We’ve got a child back. We’ve got a child returned. I’ve never been able to say that,” Moskaluk said. “Half of this is over now.”although the child has been returned they now need to find the suspect.the only lead the police have to go on is the sex offender Randall Hopley who live in the same neighborhood they are following this lead because Hopley has at least 11 assault and burglary convictions, and was also accused of attempting to abduct and molest a Sparwood boy in 2007.

As i was reading this article i was trying to figure out why a person would kidnap a child,they are so innocent.From just what i read they don't seem to have very good police officers up in Canada how did they not see the suspect come and bring the child home and leave with out getting caught.the police are refusing to tell how many officers were watching the house.I wonder if this ever happens in America because poor police work we lose child abductors.why the suspect who had so many assault charges on him hadn't already been arrested is kind of a weird thing to find out and why did he all of the sudden just decide to bring him back to his parents.Even the officer said he has never heard of a case where the child is returned unharmed.

Article #3

 The Horrific Labor Practices Behind Your iPhone 

MEDIA  

ColorLines / By Sophia Cheng

 

http://www.alternet.org/media/152270/the_horrific_labor_practices_behind_your_iphone?page=3

I read the article the horrific labor practices behind your iphone by Sophia Cheng ,In this article Foxconn Technology Group is talking about  getting rid of people in there factory and putting robots in.This is one of the ideas that the company has to reduce the suicide rates of the iphone company workers.From 2007 -2010 twenty five worker have attempted suicide with twenty one succeeding  "With a labor force of 1.2 million people, Foxconn is China’s largest private employer and biggest exporter".The highest payed employees are only getting $1.18 an hour .The conditions the employees are working in are notorious conditions.They are not allowed to stretch or talk and are only allowed 10 min bathroom breaks. They do all this to keep them from having any type of social life. "Industry analyst estimates that Apple spends only $9 on labor for every $499 iPad. That $9 is apparently too expensive, since Foxconn has been taking steps to lower labor costs, first with the inland factories and now with the introduction of a one-million robot workforce."

when I read this article i thought another sweat shop whats new it happens all over the world. Then i stopped to read this article and it mad me really upset, that they are treating their workers in such an inhumane way not allowing them to make any type of connection. Then of course they are committing suicide they have no one to talk to can you imagine if you never had a friend to talk to and vent to how much built up stress you would have.I think that we should not switch to robots so many people are going to lose their jobs and then how are they going to feed their families and where are they going to live.The workers get provided a room kind of like a dorm that they live in.So they would not only lose there job they would lose food and a roof over there Head although yes we do have the technology to have robots do the work is it really such a good idea to do so right now .

Article #2

Pentagon chief says threat of another 9/11 is real 

By ROBERT BURNS, AP        

  http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20110906/US.Panetta.Sept.11/

In this article the pentagon chief leon Panetta talks about the threat of another attack "The potential for that kind of attack remains very real," he said from the 10th floor of 7 World Trade Center, he went and saw the almost finished memorial of every person who died in the twin towers and also at the pentagon. He believes that there is going to be another attack because they didn’t finish their mission last time. Panetta says that the most dangerous nodes are now outside of Pakistan and Afghanistan They suspect that they wanted to hit the white house but got taken over by the passengers so they crashed the plane flight 93 into Pennsylvania.



Reading this article was scary for me because they don't know for sure where they are going to strike next for all they know it could be the mall of America I live only 15 minutes from there I can’t imagine how something like that would impact us all. It would be like living in a war zone. I still remember sitting in my class room and looking up at the TV. and seeing the buildings falling down I remember a boy in my class thought we were watching a movie and then our teacher started to freak out i was only in third grade i was scared out of my mind. They just now are finishing the memorial for all the lives that were lost. If it were to happen here it would affect me so much more, what if my family member was there when it happened people go to the mall all the time but what if they didn't come back.

Article #1

http://kstp.com/news/stories/S2262667.shtml?cat=1

 Texas wildfires destroys more that 3 dozen homes by Associated Press writers Jamie Stengle and Schuyler Dixon in Dallas, and Sean Murphy and Ken Miller in Oklahoma City contributed to this report.

This article talks about how in the south they are having one of the worst droughts since the 1950's.The wildfire started on Tuesday in one of the areas most affected by the drought.Texas is having one of the worst years. where this should be the time where the temperature should cool down and be more humid the temp has not dropped and the rain has not come.The fires in Texas have destroyed 5,470 square miles since November.

I can slightly relate to the feeling of losing your home when was younger my home was completely destroyed by straight lone winds and I had to move into an apartment for a while until they  rebuilt my home.I lost almost every thing I owned every thing was in my neighbors yard in pieces.but i cant imagine watching my house going up in flames.the lady they interviewed had a positive outlook saying  "I have my moments and then I move forward, but I just can’t dwell on it yet."  I think that wonderful that they can move on so quickly after that happens to their home.

Introduction

Hey my name is Kristy cihlar

I am eighteen years old, I recently graduated from Eagan high school.I applied to Inverhills community college so that I can get my generals done I am not sure yet what i want to major in I was thinking psychology but recently Ive become unsure.Some things about me my favorite color is blue, I love reading i will read pretty much anything but my favorite is romance by Nora Roberts and historical fiction.I enjoy doing artsy thing like painting and knitting I know old lady haha but its actually very relaxing for me with my busy life style.

I love to learn new things, as I said i love to read historical fiction but i also love to learn about history my favorite era is the 1900 to the present day.I like to do some creative writing if it is required by class but I found I am actually okay at it.I am an animal lover I have three pets a dog and two cats i wish i had more.but I am living at home and that's all my mom will allow.I also love watching movies anything but foreign i don't like to read in my movies.well that's just a little  bit about me if you want to anything else don't be afraid to ask :)