Week 3b- Free Speech?

Americans do have the right to say what they believe. The problem is that sometimes when a person says what they believe, they are shunned for it. That makes people afraid to always say what they believe. Though, there are times when people take the freedom of speech for granted or they take it too far. There are just some things that shouldn't be said. There are things that people say that is very offensive to others. Like with Don Imus, he argued that he had the freedom of speech. He did have the freedom to say what he wanted. But what he said was very insulting the women's basketball team. Imus got fired for saying it. I just think that Americans take the freedom of speech too far sometimes and they need to realize when it is time to be quiet about a subject.

Week 2b- What Makes a Person

We are shaped by genetics and our environment. But I think the environment has a greater impact on our personality. Children learn how to talk by listening to people talk around them. If there's two people that talk different then they probably grew up in different settings. We also learn morals by what is taught to us. A child who's parents smoke will probably end up smoking when they are older. They grow up with the belief that it is okay to smoke. Once a person goes to school their friends have a very big impact on their personality. I used to like pop music, but because of a few of my friends I now love alternitive, rock, and punk rock. My friends influenced the kind of music I listen to. It is what children are taught when they are younger that shapes their personality.

Week 1b- My Own Sitcom

My sitcom would be about a family. This family would be the picture perfect one, the daughters, Jessica and Jamie, get straight As, both do sports and are all stars in the sports they do. The mom, Jennifer, is the typical housewife, she cooks and cleans the house. The dad, Jonathan, has a job as Vice President of a computer company. They all have a happy life and for them, nothing seems to go wrong. Then Jennifer's sister dies of cancer. She and Jonathan decide to take in her daughter, Ella. The only problem is that Ella isn't what they expected. She is the opposite of their daughters. Ella gets into trouble all the time, her grades are horrible and she doesn't listen to Jonathan or Jennifer at all. They try to get Ella back on her feet but nothing seems to work. Finally Jonathan and Jennifer give up on her and once again, focus on their own daughters. But Ella begins to drag Jessica down with her. She convinces Jessica to go to a party with her. Unfortunatly for them, they both end up in jail. Basically, this sitcom would be one of those heart-warming sitcoms about family and what they go through for each other. It would take place in the suburbs of Chicago. The actors wouldn't be well known, this sitcom might be their first big show.