stuDYING

Why are we forced to take classes that have nothing to do with our career choice?  Studying is much more interesting when it is on a subject that I'm... interested... in.  In college, it becomes a waste of money and a waste of time.  This time could be better spent delving deeper into the subject matter that I am passionate about, not subjecting me to test my patience.  Studying unnecessary subjects is a form of torture, inflicted by teachers onto students, forcing them to learn material that they will never need or use again.  I believe "cruel and unusual punishment" was banned by the Geneva Convention? 

Stop the cruelty, save the future.

Bad Dad or Bad Rap?

The ad was offensive and I was offended.  I expect more from myself as a father, and I expect more from my kids as parents.  There's nothing that women can't do as mothers, besides giving birth, that I can't do as a father.  If you believe that love and financial support is enough for your father or yourself as a father, or your children's father to provide, then you are part of the problem.  I, myself, am more involved.  I support my kids in school, help them with their homework, I can hem a pair of pants, cook a delicious meal, teach them to work on cars, and more.  I am everything that my children need, without the gender bias of determining whether something is the "mother's job" or the "father's job".  I am the parent to my children that I always wanted for myself, not the stereotypical father mold that media has assumed I will settle for.

I Am Ra, Mold-Breaker.

Entry #5: Media Synthesize

I now understand how advertising works, and how something is sold, whether it is a message or a product.  I don't trust the news or media, because it's no longer about what They are saying, but more about what They are not saying.  I don't watch the news because it is nothing but negative reporting.  When was the last time you heard GOOD news on the TV?  As soon as anything bad happens, you can guarantee that almost every news station will be telling the same story(except maybe Fox News), but if anything good happens, it gets almost no mention.  If you do hear about anything good on the news, it will play for about a day, while disasters will be shown for weeks after they happened.  Every day we are being sold some kind of product, whether it be a message, an idea, or a product, and most of the time, we aren't even aware of it.  I am a happy and positive person because I don't watch the news!  I take anything reported through the news with a grain of salt.

Question everything, and trust no one.

Entry #4: Capitalism: A Love Story

Michael Moore's film was more a story of hate than anything else.  It helped reinforce negative opinions that I already have, regarding politicians and the government.  It was surprising to see how big business takes advantage of how our economy is run, and how they benefit from the deaths of their employees.  It's been said that politicians can't be trusted, and even with examples and proof, nothing is done about it.  Large corporations are the ones funding the politicians who are creating laws that only benefit the corporations themselves.  It makes people like us feel helpless, because we don't have the money or the influence that big companies have access to, and we can't make the changes that need to be made.  So, what do we do?  We don't have any way to hold companies and corporations accountable, unless we become informed and take action, otherwise nothing is ever going to change.

Canada is looking pretty good!