Reflection #9

There are different stages in which we have awareness, which include intellectual, subconscious awareness and conscious; Awareness is a subconscious mentality, we gather knowledge through awareness and conscious, and being able to apply this to our reality and everyday lives. Awareness is everything that one is surrounded by. In the understanding of how one is able to function in his or her environment. There are two forms of conscious in the formation of the comprehension process; the conscious and subconscious of one’s understanding can derive from their conscious, or subconscious. Although the subconscious, only present in the mind; it does have a significant role in the process of awareness as it relates to collecting and restoring the information. In natural awareness we are in complete understanding. In the field of science, awareness and consciousness relates to quantum physics by relationship involved in one’s country; therefore, it has an identity with culture, and multi-cultural identification as well. As a whole we are subjected to fundamental and essential levels of awareness. Awareness is the actual process of feeling, and the perception is the element that tracts behind it. The perception of something is the conscious of reacting, and our perception of gathering the acquired knowledge all done by awareness. One can be aware of their actions, and conscious of their actions. The physics of science can allow the understanding of having awareness within in the mind, and it gives insight of the capabilities a person may have, once they are aware and conscious of their surroundings. In any event a person’s awareness and conscious allows a person to understand their personal awareness.

(Jamesetta On My Mind) music is...

Music is the sound that when you hear it your mind is at peace,it is a thing that allows one to be expressive,unique,and diverse when we listen. Music always has a message to covey.

In our darkest moments,in our happiest moments,we are surrounded by music;its apart of its own culture diverse by everyone who listens to it. Music comes in all different colors,and magnitudes:Hard, Soft,Exciting, Sadness,and even questionable! Jamesetta on my mind is completation of a woman's soft tone voice that meets the microphone with an ease.

Every song has a purposeful meaning,and a song is written for someone,or something to relate to when feeling in love,or blue. Jamesetta on my mind,signifies a person's relationship to the one can identify with in a song,and the message behind the song. Love song's can resemble one's pain,or joy;the memory of a song can even trigger the person's memory based on their feelings.
If you listen to a person's music,then that will tell you alot about that person. Music is an escape from the good, the bad,and the OKAY attitudes. It is there for you when you need to meditate, it is there when ever ything seems wrong,just by the simplest words the artist sings one can relate.

Many children grow up with an artist that they admire,and imitate,so music is a way of expressions,that a person can indentify with in many aspects. Children listen to music as a gate-way to mask their problems,or simply listen to a good artist that they can identify with.

My infulences as a child were Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey; Selena was the artist in my pre-teens that infulenced me throughout my adolecents and into adulthood. As a Female growing up it is hard to identify with one particular artist,unless the artists is EXTREMELY GOOD! Today I still listen to Selena and Jennifer Lopez as role models even as an adult;their apparent humbleness has taught me values in music,and it allows me to be positive just as Selena was,and Jennifer Lopez is;therefore, music is like Etta James voice, soft and an ease to one's ears.

A casual look

The Casual Look:Celebrities set the trends;we follow!

LATE LATIN SINGER: SELENA& HUSBAND /GUITARIST CHRIS PEREZ

The look of a celebrity,a casual look is one that we admire,we allow ourselves to immitate,as close as we can get !

The casual look of a 'puppy love',or one who is the simplest of any woman,or man. As love knows no color, or race,its the means of anyone who finds their crush attractive,yet it can be a casual look in the person's eyes.Many are quick to judge today on the "look of perfection",but there is no such thing as the perfect-look,or image,but only the casual look of a person in love. The look is a mere physical look of the clothing,the non-verbal gestures all apart of the casual look. On some standards it is the why celebrities are photographed by their every move.

JENNIFER LOPEZ,HUSBAND MARC ANTHONY,AND THEIR TWINS

As the high-culture can afford fancy attire,and extravagent trips,and buy $300 jeans,some of the middle-class society admires a person just by their attire. "Looks are everything",as some in the High-culture would say.

Showing middle and low economic status individuals that what you wear ;people in society will give a first impression , there are some people judging you by your "casual look". As trends set-in can lower clss afford sneakers that the popular cultures are wearing?, In some cases those who want to fit-in would do anything,or almost anything just to fit-in!

A casual look means everything,just to that one person,or student;impressing their peers by wearing the latest trends,common in adolesecnts,and pre-teens. Today society is no exception,even when times are tough,many still are eager to dress like the next person beside them,and allowing that to open doors for kids wanting to "dress to impression" because the casual look means something to someone in society.

(True love)Never dies

In the modern day,the Man and Woman, It is the woman and Woman,It is the Man and Man,it the transgender couple;that faces the love world head on! The power of love knows nothing when it comes to ethnic backgrounds,or gender. LOVE IS DIVERSE,LOVE never dies...at least TRUE LOVE never perishes.True Love is the manifestation of what one's heart feels, the affect it has on the person in love,can be overwhelming. In love with You...is what a person says to their significant other.Often fantazing what the person your in love with could do together.it is an embodement of the way the mind,heart,and soul works. If one can find a 'true love'it makes the search that much better because in the end your heart and mind is at peace. Many students have their first love in their youngest years,and others develop it years later. Love is word that is in everyone's vocabulary called

Here is Selena's song she wrote herself originally in spanish,but this version she performed in English,that describes how one feels when they are in love : Bidi bidi bom bom live !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN5nvuQuto4

(Raindrops) is a man's tears!

In modern times the male figure of the Household, they are dominat and a rather large figure,who's supposed to be an authority in the home and in society they are superior to women. They are known to society as Hard Individuals, who work late to provide for their families. Yet, a man's tears are not a man's tears! There comes another synoymn for this simple word that describes a weak,and fragile person; It is non-exsistant in a man's vocabulary. This term is referred to as RAINDROPS. Rarely is the head of the household even seen crying,or his eyes welding up like the river that is nearby.

In the face of the darkest times, one would try to be strong,yet women are "too emotional," The men are consolers to the woman,but instead of tears they have Raindrops that fall from their eyes. If a boy cries usually the male figure says "STOP CRYING,or STOP BEING A WUSSY"!!

A BOY,NOR THE MAN CRIES; THEY HAVE RAINDROPS AND THEY ARE DIFFERENT!!

Music and culture(the blues had a baby)

In the past music has been a powerful infulence to students, a get-away for those in trouble. The music one listen's to infulences their deminor is some form,it is how they use what they hear it react in a positive ,or negative outcome. Music transforms a person's behavior,including the person's own cultural musical infulences. Like blues, rock and roll brought stabilty and transformation among many. The genre of music's identity and expressions through has changed slightly,but like the history and current times once a genre of music has changed,or been introduced to another ethnic group,such as what Selena did with The Pretenders like culture it's exposure is widely expoused. During the late 70's and early 80's the blues were formed ,then turned into rock and roll,but in the beginning there was Smokey Robinson and Ray Charles that contributed to the BLUES,then it evolved into rock and roll.
Chrissie Hyndes of the Pretenders made a song with rock and roll infulencing many,the song made its debut in November of 1982 called "Back on the chain-gang". This song is the epitome of a rock and roll in the early 80's evolving overtime when drugs played apart in american normal society.Here is chrissie Hyndes orignal version:


During the early 90's (1994),latin singer selena coverted the song into a spanish song placed some of her own touch by turning it into a cumbia for her fans, it is called " Fotos y Recuedos: photos & memories. Today the song has gained noturity in both English and Spanish speaking fans to hear. Here is selena's version:



Rock and Roll has come far as it evolves it has turned into more of heavy metal and punk styles. some of today's artists in 2009 in rock and roll include such as Kiss and AC-DC.

Reflection #8

The influence of two cultures shaped my understanding of the middle-class society, the Jamaican culture that I was raised in. Compared to the lower-class that my parents, and the country in which they migrated from. In both cultures, as the media describes most “Islanders” are considered to be lower and middle class residents in America. In the social economic status, these cultures are introduced as the middle-class, and lower class. The media depicts “islanders” as foreigners, often requesting government assistance. My parents’ social class allows my siblings and I appreciate the simplest things in life. We were taught to value our smaller items, and give to those who are less fortunate, or even though they could afford continue to help by any means necessary. In the aspect of being a female who is of two cultures, we are depicted to be the house-oriented individual, who cooks, cleans, and provide for the children, not to mention working full-time. All of which are not a challenge in the male’s perspective in the media and within the culture itself. As the matriarch of the family we are regarded as strong-willed women who can also hold a household together. In my culture due to a strong affiliation in religion some of the prevalence among Americans today are not accepted, such as being openly homosexual, that is within my culture. However, in my perspective all should be treated as an equal, I accept a person regardless of their sexual orientation, in fact I have friends that are within this group, but my parents’ values does not condone this type of behavior due to their cultural beliefs. Their beliefs are traditional, and as they believe a man and woman should live as one. On the other hand, I believe it is beyond their decision, and everyone should be overlooked, and it is to the higher power to acknowledge what is correct, and what is inappropriate.The media scorns at homosexuality, and reinforces that those in society who are within this group, should be shunned upon. In retrospect, my social society and my gender plays an essential role in my understanding of the social class and what my parents value, and sexual orientation of those in certain cultures ,such as my own are degraded, and shunned, as I accept everyone within different communities and within society as a whole.

Reflection # 7

The rites of passage is symbolic in many cultural socities, it varies in cultures and countries. The rites of passage are significant among both genders, and their forms of traditional cultural aspects. In some cultures, for example women in the Indian cultures parents provide a wedding at an early age, and arranged marriages by age of fifteen, or sixteen years old. These are customs that is apart of their culture; therefore, and passed down to future generations. In the American and Hispanic cultures’ one of the most important part of a little girl’s custom is the sweet sixteen and quince; although similar these are coming of age parties are significant for the young girl becoming a woman; rites of passage allows the communities, tribes, and village to witness these children becoming adults. In other cultures, the boys’ are also apart of cultural customs, such as the bar mitzvah for Jewish boys. In a formal education teachers are exposed to various customs within a diverse cultural academic setting; their students will also witness classmates’ customs, and learn about the customs that their peers also have. The customs resemble ones’ culture, and incorporate their traditional ceremonies, foods, and behaviors. In the educational setting the students’ customs are merged with other cultural customs, thus learning about other cultures gives a person a sensibility of growth and knowledge. Recently in past few years, there is a prevalence of homosexuality in the American culture, although semi-acceptance with the British culture, Americans’ are not fond of the idea of same-sex, or trans-gender partnership. This unorthodox relationship, and although rare, even some children recognize this custom, which become a new custom within society.

Reflection # 6

In my opinion, I believe these students were correct in their position to defend what they believed was right. I would not have wanted to be one of the Little Rock Nine” because these students were faced with a candid reality of what racism was like during that time, it was a unmoral action of what these students had to agree to disagree with of inequality. I couldn’t have imagined the prejudice of being belittled by these armed guards just because of racial issues; I would have been in disbelief and would have fought for equality just the same. These students’ believed that they deserve an equal education as the others students; therefore, the students opposed by any means necessary to be heard both by the administration and the government. The government could have agreed with changing the law to have integrated schools; however, they choose to punish these students to prove that racial segregation was far from fair and apart of the law at that time. The vulgar language others used to belittle those students was irrepressible; consequently, the consequences of their actions of protest gave the students’ a voice to disagree of separate schools, thus in allowing others to treat them unfairly. Although African Americans were unable to voice their opinions against their choice of attending schools, and the right for a proper education their voices were not in vain of being noticed many years later, yet many of the racists decided to agree with the government; moreover, the government decided to enforce the restriction, instead of trying to solve the issue. The government was aware of the situation, even though their decision involved the Supreme Court, the most evident change was the replacement of the new government to address the issue, and blocked the students from re-protesting was no success, these students eventually got the respect they deserved. In such a case, as the Little Rock Nine were violating the law, but with perfect intentions to cease the discrimination that existed; I applaud them for their actions, protest, and resistance for equality. If these students did not become apart of equality for racism and education position the classroom would be without diversity; these students’ are brave individuals who risked their educations for a purpose.

Reflection #5

In society culture is an essential part of ones’ life; as we approach society our cultures will merge in our everyday lifestyles. Culture is learned beginning with our families and the morals they instill in us. Today culture is revolutionized in the 21st century as we merge our own cultures with other cultures by marriage, career environment, and our social lifestyles as well. Historically culture was made of a single-type of ethnic group; however, today we have a multi-cultural society; therefore, culture is becoming more acceptable in certain aspects. Culture can also be separated by socio economic status, and residency. Although a culture has its own sets of values, beliefs, and attributes, what may be considered acceptable in one culture may unacceptable in another. In the classroom setting the idea of culture merging together allows for other cultures to interact with one another, and learning about other cultures. In many instances, a person who is of middle-class society compared to a person who is finically stable by affording private school for their children. A child would feel comfortable with their peers, rather than someone who is more extravagant in their lifestyles. In some cultures, sometimes they prefer to join within their own cultures, such as when living in a neighborhood. Cultural attributes comprise grasping knowledge from one culture; applying it to other cultures, and vice versa with your own culture. Overall learning from one culture, and merge your own culture with another to strengthen your own values.

Reflection #4

In Sam’s case, the diversity class in necessary because as she enters the classroom, as a teacher she will be exposed to different diversities. The class will allow her to change her own mind-set on how to incorporate the diverse lectures to the students’ cultures, deal with the customs in each student’s culture, for example a Chinese, or Vietnamese student looking to a person’s eye would be a sign of disrespect in his, or her culture. As Sam might not realize that it is not the student; however, it is his or her culture. Sam could also learn about how to cope with a student if there is problems arise, and the student comes to her out of confidence. The diversity course will allow her to demonstrate the knowledge she has learned, and incorporate those skills into the classroom. In previous situations I’ve learned how diversity is around us consistently; in retrospect, I can relate to dealing with diversity because I have witnessed first-hand a classroom of students from different nationalities, gender, economic status, and otherwise. I can remember walking into a classroom there were children from all backgrounds: Haitian Jamaican, Hispanic, and one Chinese student. These students were all in low-income families, and their school was very out-dated; however, these students were in gifted classes. The exposure to these students allow me to understand how their diversity, and become more aware of how these students interact in the classroom. As a result, Sam will also capture how a teacher is exposed as she does her community involvement in the classroom. I am comfortable with entering a classroom that allows me to learn and interact with students from diverse backgrounds. This course will also teach me the values that each culture is unique, and the incorporation of the classroom environment will enhance the knowledge profoundly in other cultures as well. Sam will notice a variety of diverse customs, and the knowledge she gains from the diversity course will demonstrate her effectiveness as a teacher with multi-cultural students in the classroom.

Reflection#3

Paradigm is an ability to believe, or think one way; however, a paradigm shift is way of thinking on two different aspects. There are several occasions that I’ve experienced both the paradigm and paradigm shift views. Throughout my life experience I’ve dealt with the battle of learning mathematics, and due to my learning disability, I was unable to comprehend certain areas of this difficult subject. I often felt displace, and thought I would never grasp the knowledge enough to understand, and do well in this area; I often would have doubts, fears, and constant failure. Throughout my college experience I’ve gained an understanding of how mathematics works, although I realized how essential mathematics is to our daily lives, with tutorial sessions and practice, I’ve gained the necessary knowledge to enhance my weak math skills; moreover, my math is not perfect;however,I have improved tremendously. Teachers are exposed to paradigm change because they are supposed to think out of the box, rather than having one-sided opinions. In addition, today’s teachers are exposed to different personalities, religion, nationality, and experiences in the classroom. They are exposed and aware of thinking on different terms. Open minded teachers can also be helpful as they transform their thinking to a paradigm shift attitude, for example a teacher who has a variety of cultures in their classroom can help a student struggling in learning how to read in english; therefore, the teacher can use the student’s learning style to help him, or her with understanding the material better. As a result, teachers are reinforcing the paradigm shift. Teachers can be exposed to different situations in the classroom, so in order for them understand their students better, if they have a one sided way of thinking they will be unable to teach effectively. Paradigm shifts are essential to a teacher as they begin to learn about diversity in the classroom, and relating it to their students.