Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Question #23
Friday, February 17, 2012
The "N" word
1. Where does the N-Word Come from? Why does it offend some people so much?
Answer: The N-word comes from the spanish word n**** originates from the latin word niger, meaning black. In english n**a or n**er became n**ar and finally n**ers, most likely under influence of french negre (also derived from the latin n**er)
2. Should non-black people be able to use the N-Word?
Answer: No because its offensive to many people.
3. Should musicians stop using the N-Word?
Answer: Yes because its not nice to call people n*** because it brings back bad memories.
4. Do other ethnic groups (for example, Chinese, Jews, and Dominicans) use ethnic slurs like the N-Word to describe themselves? If not, Why?
Answer: Yes i do think that other ethnic groups use ethnic slurs like the N-Word to describe themselves.
5. What would happen if black people (and everyone else) started using “king” or “queen” instead of the N Word?
Answer: I really don't have any idea what would happen but it would be better because its more positive but yet it's still a label and as long as there are labels there will be criticism.
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Question #22
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Question #21
Would you rather have the power to be invisible or the power to read minds? Give a detailed description of your day with one of those powers.
Answer: I would rather have the power to be invisible. One thing that I would do if I were to have the power to be invisible is to poke people and i would talk in their ears and then i would pick things up so that they look like they're floating and people believe that ghost are in their homes so what i would mostly do is prank people.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Question #20
If your went shopping with a friend who started shoplifting, what would you do?
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Friday, February 10, 2012
NYPD
1) Describe a time when a police man/woman has helped/protected you or someone you know?
Answer: One time this guy was following my mom and me and then the police stopped him because he seemed and he looked like someone who just robbed a store.
2) Describe a time when a police man/woman has acted in a way you disagreed with. How could they have handled it better?
Answer: One time i was walking to the store and i saw this police man grabbing a pregnant woman roughly because he thought she looked suspicious which got me extremely mad because he put handcuffs on her and she told him that it hurt her stomach and he didn't even care.
3) Should citizens be able to take photos and videos of the police? Why or why not?
Answer: I think they should i mean like why wouldn't they be able to if the police didn't do anything bad then they don't have nothing to fear.
4) Is there anything a citizen should not be allowed to take a photo or video of (for example, inside the subway, couples making out, outside the White House)?
Answer: I agree that citizens shouldn't take pictures of like the white house because they can somehow endanger someones life like for example the president and/or his family.
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Extra Credit: What did the video mean by “Corruption drives on Secrecy”?
Answer: i think that the quote "corruption drives on secrecy" means that there is only corruption when there is something secret to hide.