12 angry men (final)

Further into the book juror number 8 and 10 get into it over the case again. This time it is over the fact that the old man could possibly be lying about "getting to the door in 15 seconds." It didn't make sense how an old man who could barely get to the stand with help from the security guards. Juror 8 reenacts the whole scene from the old man hearing the body hit the floor to him openingup the door to see the kid running. The time comes out to 39 seconds which is way off of the time the old man said even though he swore under oath. The jurors take another vote now the votes are 6 to 6. This frustrates juror 3 and he claims they aren't the right jurors for the job. They take a vote asking if they are or aren't right and the vote was 7 to 5. The case continues and the arguments never stop.

12 angry men (continued)

In this part of the story the jurors decided to take another vote, but the juror that said not guilty will not be a part of the vote this time. They all take another vote and surprisingly one of the other jurors changes their mind. Of course, all of the other jurors are furious about this and question why he changes his vote. The juror comes up with this very clever senario that the old man  (neighbor down stairs) would not have been able to hear the boy say "I'm going to kill you" if the El train was passing by at the same time. Personally I think that he's right, but the other jurors decide to be close minded and deny the fact that he could be right. The jurors just want to go on and get home, but the two opposing jurors are preventing them from doing so. Since this is happening the other 9 jurors are denying everything the two jurors are saying and sticking with their original decision (guilty). This is really messed up because we're talking about a young man's life right now and they are trying to ruin it just because they want to go home. The worst part about it is those 9 jurors can care less.

12 angry men

In the story 12 angry men they are arguing about whether or not a young man is guilty or not of murdering his father. The facts line up which is why personally I think he is guilty. He bought a pocket knife the same day his father was killed, there was a witness, and the neighbor heard the whole incident. They (the jurors) spent the whole time arguing about whether or not he was guilty except for one who truly believes that the kid is innocent. He grew up in a tough place and was basically getting abused all his life. He believes in the saying innocent until proven guilty which is causing a whole problem with all the other jurors. I haven't read any further in the book but I'm pretty sure there are a lot more arguments ahead waiting for me to read up on.

We all Belong

In the story "The Stolen Party" it shows the problem how people are judged on how much money they make, and not accepted. I took this story to heart because i can connect on not being accepted based on where you come from, and what you have rather who you are inside. As a kid i may not have a lot of money to offer but i had a lot inside me that was worth more than anyones money. People are so caught up in material things that they forget about whats important who your are. They forget that what you have don't make you no better than anyone else. The better clothes you put on don't make you better than next man or women. So how can anyone tell someone they do not belong, how can a person separate them self because of their money. I would not want to go out somewhere to have everyone looking down on me because the color of my skin making me not belong. How can we all be created equal but people live life against that. The money you make do not determine the person you are, so do not judge. Do not judge me before you get to know me because you would be surprised. How do you feel about judging a book by its cover? When have you played a part in judging someone, and how do you feel about that?

gender roles

BRING HOME THE BACON

In the world we live in gender roles  play a huge role in how we think about men and women. In the story "Girl" it points out many stereotypes of what a women is suppose to be. Growing up I've come across many different stereotypes from either  teachers, or my parents, or just regular people . For example the  biggest stereotype I've know is that men go to work and take care of the bills, while the women stay home and care for the kids and household. Ive never found this to be fair what if i want to be home all day and not work all day being bossed around. What if i like to cook and would rather cook everyday while my wife go to work and pay the bills. What type of man would i be in the eyes of the world? Would society label me a disappointment , would i be laughed at for not living up to the roles people have put in place for whats expected of a man. This is a issue that many do not know how to get past. Growing up i feel like it is my duty to go and make the money to provide for my family. Does a women feel as though its her duty to go work all day and provide for her family. Growing up my mother took over both roles as a single parent. My mother had to go to work bring home the "Bacon" and come home to cook the bacon also. That took away the stereotype thats its for a man to do those things because i witnessed my mom do those things. Moral to the story don't live off of how other view your life should be create your own path.What is your veiw point on gender roles?

Connection to Danger of Single Story

 In "Danger of Single Story" it speaks on problems that any and everyone can relate to. Coming from an area that many would consider to be "poor" or called the "ghetto" there are stories told that are false about us. These stories are what people that do not know us, or have not seen the area believe is truth. The stories that tell is that we are a group of uneducated black people without any manners or control. This is the story a richer outside white area may be told about us. That we have no money to take care of our family, no one is working, and our parents does not care about us. These are the stories made up by people with power and they benefit off of these stories. They benefit because with these stories it keeps everyone separate. Why would anyone want to associate with a person of that description? I am living proof of how false these single stories can. Growing up in the "Ghetto" was the most fun time ever. All the kids would go out side each day and enjoy life, play every game possible. We learn a lot from our parents, and also attend school like any other child. Each night had to be in at 7 as a kid, would come in watch hands and eat dinner as a family. Life in what many would call the "Ghetto was a great part of my life and not what outsiders make it seem.These stories are nothing more than stereotypes put to keep a certain area down. What single stories have you been told? How have single stories effected your life?