June 2011
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April 2010
1 post
Derek Sinock: Blog for 4/25/2010 Discrimination...
At first, I thought this blog was going to be difficult. I then thought about what privilege has always meant coming from my parents and how I have always heard it used.
Then, I thought about the old civil rights movements. All the protesting, speeches, everything. They just wanted the same rights as everyone else. Then it hit me. Discrimination is not giving certain people privilege to...
March 2010
3 posts
3/21/2010 Derek Sinock: Wally Funk
Wally Funk was fairly unknown to me. I knew I had heard the name before, but I couldn’t really put my finger on it. But as soon as she started with the stories and showed the video, I then remembered who she was.
My grandfather was very much into aeronautics and that is where I had heard it.
The tests that this woman endured are pretty crazy, and made me cringe a bit. The stationary bike...
Derek Sinock : Protest week of 3/7
“They say cut back, we say fight back!” One of the best quotes I’ve heard. For some reason I can’t post multiple pictures like this. I posted a slideshow with the same quote starting it.
February 2010
4 posts
Feb 28th Blog Derek Sinock
Even the thought of hearing facial expressions and gestures were universal made me laugh. I know people from plenty of different countries, and everything is very different. Sure there are similarities, but nothing quite dead on. Age is even a huge factor in this. The personality of a person is huge in affecting emotions. I believe the younger you are, the easier the facial expression of the...
2/14/2010 for Derek Sinock: Magical Thinking
I’m reblogging this because it wasn’t graded yet.
For magical thinking, I think of knocking on wood. For example, say you have a family member and you mention them in casual conversation and say “oh, Uncle Pete? Yea he’s still alive and kicking”. You would knock on wood because it’s supposedly a jinx when you say the opposite of the truth. I have never had that...
January 31st
After reading the first article, it really made me think. Triandis’ definition of culture is very broad. Whenever I think of culture, I immediately think of religion. I never really thought about the social systems we build around it or the language we use everyday (but I wouldn’t think people in Austria say “gnarly” or “rad” anyway). I never really thought...
Finally at a computer.
I seem to have been away from my house for the entire weekend. I will consider myself lucky if I can finish all of the work I need to.