thanksgiving

Thanksgiving to me this year felt different to me then the past- My family use to hold big thanksgiving dinner with my grandparents and Uncle and family but both my grandparents passed away that use to come and my uncle lives in Boston so this year he stayed back with other family there-therefore our family thanksgiving dinner was only us 4(mom, dad, sister and I). My sister and i have gotten very close since she went away to college(IU!). were four years apart so we use to fight a lot but now were best friends-i didn't realize how lucky i was to have her home and spend time with my family. We have yearly traditions we do on thanksgiving and i feel like this year everything felt very special to be able to be together. =)

Social Class and how we are viewed

People around America are viewed by their social class. We are judged by first glance. One of the biggest determining factors is where a person lives. The size of our house and area which you live separates people into groups. By going to a school like Stevenson, people would think differently of a student compared to a student that goes to a private school on the upper east side of Manhattan or a student who went to school in the south side of Chicago. Television portrays social class and how people are viewed. A good example of this is the TV show Gossip Girl. The characters categorize themselves with others who have equal wealth. Money displays a lot of the time if people are worth being around. The more money you have the more respect you deserve. I don't agree with this, but i cannot say that i don't judge people at all either. When meeting new people I usually ask where they live to get a better idea of the type of social class they belong to. As bad as that sounds i feel as if that is what our society has come to these days. 

Stevenson

StEvEnSon-
high school
groups
Saints
roughnecks
"good girls are bad girls that just get caught"
cheating-getting away with it
skipping school-excuses
LOP-4 weeks-parents call, 2 weeks
Having drugs on campus-expelled... lawyers call-5 day in school suspension
Is there any way at Stevenson that you cant get out of type of crime?

Election

2008
time of change
a new beginning
a new president
if it wasn't for the media and such a look upon society would people even realize the color of your skin?
Martin Luther King Jr. established this already, but do we as a society listen?
we generalize, judge, and are prejudice towards our political figures.
yes our new president looks different on the outside, but that is no reason to vote/or not vote for him
its about the views of each candidate
i think to many people this year were more concerned with the age and race of our president then their actually views on how to change this country
it will be an interesting 4 new years ahead seeing how the world will change

World Around Us

I think the media puts too much emphasis on growing up and trying to be something teens might not want to be. Songs and movies are stressful for teens because their lives don't always match up to the fantasies being displayed. Do you think there is a real way of life or a real way to grow up? How about is our future picked for us, or do we choose our futures?