Chapter 6

Pros:
1) The Bill of Rights allow Americans to have a lot of freedom
2) You can be who you want to be, your not forced to act a certain way
3) Religion can expressed freely

Cons:
1) Even though we have a lot of freedom, we still have a lot of discrimination and prejudices.
2) Even if your not American you can still reep the benefits and job opportunities in our country.
3) Americans have a lack of patience when they want something they want it now.

B) If I were able to change the American culture I would keep how much freedom everyone has and being able to express yourself the way that you want. However I have a problem with all of the illegal immigrants that are living here and working here. I feel that they are in a sense stealing what is rifely ours. The businesses are also at fault for this because they are allowing the illegal immigrants to work here, more than likely because they will work for cheaper wages than others will. My biggest problem with the illegal immigrants is that some are here to better themselves, while others are here making a living and having all the freedom that they want, but also harming Americans. I think the reason why I feel this way is because my friend was raped, abused, and murdered by an illegal Mexican man living in Wausau. If our borders were stronger, he wouldn't have been here and she would still be alive.

2) a)George- is now worried that he wll be steretyped as a promiscuous gay man and that his parents willreject him considering they had a hard enough time accepting that he was gay.
b)Elena- is a practicing Muslim and feels that her parents will hate her if they find out that she had sex before marriage. Another problem that Elena is facing is that her boyfriend is the only person she has had sexual contact with so she's thinking she contracted it from him. However, she is uncomfortable talking to him about it at this point. On top of that all she has already made the comment that she sees no choice but to kill herself, which could also make her suicidal.
c)The Wilsons- with them being an African American couple they feel that Jack does not understand who they are and what they've been through. Also, with them both being heroin addicts it adds even more to the fire because they feel like they will be judged even more.
d)Thomas- is Latino. He seems to be the authority in the house, he doesn't think highly of women. He sees his kids as important, but that's about it. Jack brings up a good point about telling him that with the medication he and his wife can live long lives and be there for his children.
e)Fred- is an elderly man who thinks he contracted the disease from a hooker that he was with a couple months ago. He seems to be suffering from ageism as he is afraid of dying and may feel that because he is older and now has this disease that he will be less accepted by others.

This week I learned that it feels amazing to be ahead in your classes instead of waiting until the last minute to get everything done

Something good that happened to me this week is that I found a place to volunteer and they have plenty of hours and different activities for me to do.