Prompt: http://litmuse.net/prompt_rights
As a heterosexual male, I would be hesitant to take my young child to school to find out that they have a homosexual teacher. A persons sexual preference should be their own choice, but I feel that there would be a major distraction in my child's learning process. Elementary kids are way to young at that age to know what gay is. In high school and college, I don't really see a problem with having a gay teacher. Because at that age, in my opinion, you are old enough to fully understand the meaning of homosexual, or at least have a general understanding. But at that young age they don't know what gay means, and that could have an effect on if a kid considers becoming gay in the future.
I really think that at the tender age of 7 or 8, my child wouldn't need to be questioning his or her sexuality. And I wouldn't want my child to grow up thinking gay is right. I have nothing against gay people at all, but I would prefer my child to go the correct route.
I feel that there's a time and a place to do everything, and if my child did have a gay teacher, then they would act in a mature adult manner and save their homosexual life for after school hours. With the issues going on today with homosexuals, that would cause problems in the school system. And whose to say when some teacher that you've known for such odd years are going to come out the closet and admit that their gay and have been for a while now.
So I mean its hard to say these days. Many people didn't think that their beloved Pastor, who have been teaching them the word from the man above couldn't possible be gay and look what happened. Being gay has become some what of a trend and some a couple of people close to me have come out and admitted to being gay. And I am homophobic in a sense, so did I turn my back and disown that person, no but Ive keep my distance. Homosexual females I'm not worried about, but males worry me a bit. But gay is gay and straight is straight and as long as each side respects the others decision its all good.
Monday, June 11, 2007
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
To Do or Not To Do
Prompt: Right or Wrong
When it comes down to it you're either right or you're wrong. There is no grey area in it. Now that the easy parts out the way, the question has yet to be answered what is considered right and whats considered wrong. The Bible teaches you that you should do unto others as you would have them do unto you. But for those who don't follow the same God you follow there beliefs might be more on the note of "Do unto to others as they have done unto you".
Many believe killing is wrong, but if someone came and killed someone they love, its kind of hard for you not to want the same for that person when their facing the death by injection penalty by a trail. Many people act before thinking about the consequences of their actions. And some simply don't care what the outcome is going to be. But there is no such thing as kind of wrong and kind of right in my opinion.
I have certain things that I think is wrong to do, but Ill still did it because at that time it was the right thing for me at that time but it was still wrong. No body's perfect and we all make mistakes, but the thing is learning how to do the right thing from the wrong things that you do.
People believe in different Gods, and some simply don't believe in God at all. How can you or anybody else say that a person is wrong for believing what that person wants to believe. Whose to say your God is the right God and there's is wrong because of your different beliefs. Right and wrong really depends on the person and what they think. Whats right to me might be different from what you think is right. Do that make you wrong, no. It's just all about what your morals are and what you believe in. People like to say that they were right for the wrong things that they did. But in all actuality, they were still wrong. It can be sugar coated but at the end its still wrong.
When it comes down to it you're either right or you're wrong. There is no grey area in it. Now that the easy parts out the way, the question has yet to be answered what is considered right and whats considered wrong. The Bible teaches you that you should do unto others as you would have them do unto you. But for those who don't follow the same God you follow there beliefs might be more on the note of "Do unto to others as they have done unto you".
Many believe killing is wrong, but if someone came and killed someone they love, its kind of hard for you not to want the same for that person when their facing the death by injection penalty by a trail. Many people act before thinking about the consequences of their actions. And some simply don't care what the outcome is going to be. But there is no such thing as kind of wrong and kind of right in my opinion.
I have certain things that I think is wrong to do, but Ill still did it because at that time it was the right thing for me at that time but it was still wrong. No body's perfect and we all make mistakes, but the thing is learning how to do the right thing from the wrong things that you do.
People believe in different Gods, and some simply don't believe in God at all. How can you or anybody else say that a person is wrong for believing what that person wants to believe. Whose to say your God is the right God and there's is wrong because of your different beliefs. Right and wrong really depends on the person and what they think. Whats right to me might be different from what you think is right. Do that make you wrong, no. It's just all about what your morals are and what you believe in. People like to say that they were right for the wrong things that they did. But in all actuality, they were still wrong. It can be sugar coated but at the end its still wrong.
Through one eye to Another's
Prompt: Perception
Perception can be defined as the process, act, or faculty of perceiving or the effect or product of perceiving. (education.yahoo.com) Many people perceive me as being "ghetto" or "gangster" and these are false accusations. I wear baggy clothes because that's what makes me comfortable and that's what type person I am. I embrace hip-hop to the fullest, and I tend to follow alot of its trends as far as name brand clothes and shoes. My clothes maybe baggy but I bet they're clean and they're on point. That doesn't make me any worse than someone who wears Abercrombie or Hollister clothes.
I have been locked up and harassed by the Macon Police department and accused of being a drug dealer. Just recently I was handcuffed and thrown in the back of a squad car because he say that there was suspicion that my car was stolen all because I have a nice car with rims. I never sold drugs in my life, and everything I have Ive worked for. And to this day I don't point the finger and blame nobody.
In my eye everyone should be given the benefit of the doubt until proven other wise. I think its true that you cant judge a book by its cover. You can not fully understand a person until you have walked in their footsteps and lived your life in their shoes. And even then you cant understand that person. Everybody was not made the same so of course our decision making is going to be different. What a person lives by and practice on a daily routine, has everything to do with their judgements.
How many people have ever played the game where the teacher start off with a phrase, and whisper it in one students ear and that student has to whisper it in another students ear, and by the time it gets all the way around the phrase has changed completely. That's a good example of how people distort information. You can tell two people the same thing and they look at it completely different, because they are two different people. One may distort information that the other thought were key points. And your perception of this person is the wrong way about this person.
Since I was younger, Ive had prejudices against people who embrace the Confederate flag. In my opinion the Confederate flag symbolized slavery and segregation. And now it is a trend more than ever. As a person living in Georgia, I have been a witness that racism is still very much alive. And every time I see a Confederate flag all I can say to myself is that "There goes another person that don't like black people". I don't dwell on it, but its a thought that crosses my mind. I may not ever know why people wouldn't like black people and what the Confederate flag means to them, all I can say is that black people have came to far to even worry about it.
Perception can be defined as the process, act, or faculty of perceiving or the effect or product of perceiving. (education.yahoo.com) Many people perceive me as being "ghetto" or "gangster" and these are false accusations. I wear baggy clothes because that's what makes me comfortable and that's what type person I am. I embrace hip-hop to the fullest, and I tend to follow alot of its trends as far as name brand clothes and shoes. My clothes maybe baggy but I bet they're clean and they're on point. That doesn't make me any worse than someone who wears Abercrombie or Hollister clothes.
I have been locked up and harassed by the Macon Police department and accused of being a drug dealer. Just recently I was handcuffed and thrown in the back of a squad car because he say that there was suspicion that my car was stolen all because I have a nice car with rims. I never sold drugs in my life, and everything I have Ive worked for. And to this day I don't point the finger and blame nobody.
In my eye everyone should be given the benefit of the doubt until proven other wise. I think its true that you cant judge a book by its cover. You can not fully understand a person until you have walked in their footsteps and lived your life in their shoes. And even then you cant understand that person. Everybody was not made the same so of course our decision making is going to be different. What a person lives by and practice on a daily routine, has everything to do with their judgements.
How many people have ever played the game where the teacher start off with a phrase, and whisper it in one students ear and that student has to whisper it in another students ear, and by the time it gets all the way around the phrase has changed completely. That's a good example of how people distort information. You can tell two people the same thing and they look at it completely different, because they are two different people. One may distort information that the other thought were key points. And your perception of this person is the wrong way about this person.
Since I was younger, Ive had prejudices against people who embrace the Confederate flag. In my opinion the Confederate flag symbolized slavery and segregation. And now it is a trend more than ever. As a person living in Georgia, I have been a witness that racism is still very much alive. And every time I see a Confederate flag all I can say to myself is that "There goes another person that don't like black people". I don't dwell on it, but its a thought that crosses my mind. I may not ever know why people wouldn't like black people and what the Confederate flag means to them, all I can say is that black people have came to far to even worry about it.
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