Who's right??

This past week I have been thinking a whole lot about my beliefs and opinons versus the beliefs and opinons of everyone else around me. I'm pretty stumped at this point, because it feels impossible to ever know for sure who is right. In fact, I'm starting to see that in reality there is nobody who is actually one hundred percent right. Everyone holds tiny pieces of the truth, but it is impossible for one person to hold all of it. It's just so hard for me to wrap my head around the fact that there are so many people out there who think nothing like I do, and would certainly disagree with most every value and belief that builds the foundation of my life. It's hard to think that everything I believe and know could be a complete, although unintentional, lie. Furthermore, I realized that many of my friends, all of whom are American, place a great amount of weight on holding their very own, very strong opinion. Nobody wants to conform to the beliefs of others. But once I considered this, I realized that there has to be somebody who influenced all of us to think that way. So in essence the people who urge us to form our own opinions are actually impressing their own opinons on us! Basically, I'm beginnig to think that there may be no one out there who forms their opinons or beliefs all by themselves, even though the like to think they do. Opinions and beliefs can not be formed in the absence of previous opinions and beliefs. But where in the world did it all start?

Disney World

So i'm at disney world and being surrounded by so many people trying to accomplish so many activities I have definitely noticed one thing-how controlled everyone is by time. Well atleast the americans for sure, since evrywhere I turn there are signs for wait times, and park-goers standing impatiently in lines. Even with my own family i have noticed the fact that with every activity we plan, there are always time consIrtaints. Even on vacation we are on a schedule!

American Teens and Technology

In response to the assembly we had at school just yesterday about responsibilty when it comes to technology, quite a few qualities of Amercian teenagers today stood out to me. I mean just by the fact that after the assembly almost every student in the kid was freaking out about what they've posted on facebook or texted to people in the past certainly proves something. American teenagers are so plugged in that they hardly remeber or realize that cyberspace is certianly no place for privacy. Now that we all now how 70 percent of college admissions officers check up on applicant's facebook profiles, I feel like some of us will be rethinking our actions on line. After all, it is like a streaming autobiography, and quite simply the unfortunate posts or pictures can not be magically erased. I definietly think we as American teenagers should try and stop the over use of all forms of technology, and go back to the old school way of communicating- face to face!

Super Bowl!

As I sat and watched the super bowl with my family and a few of my friends last night, I couldn't help but notice countless instances of good old American culture both on the field and during the commercials. Just thinking about how many other Americans were watching this same football game made me realize how huge it really is for our country as a whole. I'd definitely say  that the commercials have the central role in portraying our culture. I noticed that the majority were about food, cars, and beer when I thought about it. And of course most of them served us with a good, stupid laugh, or at least attempted to. Basically I saw that America certainly has a very unique culture- one where a game of grown men tackling each other for a football unifies its people more than any religious tradition ever could.

UD Mens Running Teams Cut

Two weeks ago, the University of Delaware cut both their mens cross country and track teams, in an apparent effort to meet the standards of a legislation to create equality between men and women within interscholastic athletics and activities. This has created quite a bit of unrest within the running community, since so many thriving and sucessful male runners at UD are now being faced with a very tough decision- leave their well loved school, or give up their competitve running careers. Both options involve their own pros and cons, but what makes the situation even worse is the fact that they and their coach had no forewarning of this major cut. Basically the athletic director of UD has cited the fact that there are too many men and not enough women participating in athletics, so these mens teams had to be cut in order to ensure participation number equality between the genders. Needless to say the women still have all of their runnig programs intact and a womens golf team will also be added next year.This is certainly wonderful for the women, since it shows how far their freedoms and rights have come over the years.Still in essence, the legislation for equality is beinning to illustrate reverse discrimination, since many men are being forced to give up their positions on competive teams such as the cross country and track and field teams. This clearly shows how our societys culture has changed over the years. Women were once discouraged from participating in athletics, while now they are receiving even more ooprotunites than men are. Well except of course if the men are on the football or basketball teams, which here in America are unfortunatley seen as much more valuable and profitable than any running sport. I just hope the best for the men who's lives have been affected by these team cuts, and also for all of the women who are now given so many new chances to participate in society as a whole.