in class game

The in class game really put into perspective for me the immense difficulties those who live in poverty go through on a daily basis. I was getting angry, frustrated and wanted to give up just after playing the game for twenty minutes. I don't know how people live like that on a daily basis. It's crazy to think about how the different systems here in America that try and help the lower class don't seem to be doing much of a good job at all.

Class Assignment

I thought the game was a real eye-opener. We are al aware of people on welfare and foodstamps but it was interesting to really see what it takes to live with virtually no money. I thought the welfare office was ewspecially interesting and I thought it was very realistic. It is so difficult and time consuming to attempt to get welfare. It is really sad to think that some people have to give up everything they have to support themselves or a family. Overall I think it was a good exercise for the class because we have done a lot with lower class and people who attempt to live on welfare and work minimum wage jobs.

In class Exercise

In class yesterday we played a games were we simulated that we were low income families struggling to live comfortable. I thought the exercise was great. It showed how hard it could be for low income families to get around in today's world. In my group our family was a single mom with three kids. The mother worked in the hospital and was being being minimum wage. As a young man who never knew what that felt like I was surprised at how hard and tough it is for these families. It's sad that there's families out there that are just not getting the help needed to live at least comfortably. The exercise really helped show how it is an everyday struggle for these families to survive.

In Class Assingment

I thought that this activity was really neat. It really opened my eyes to how difficult it is for underpriviliged families. It is a lot easier for middle class people to tell them to get a job, but it is very difficult to get a job, and even with a job it is hard to make ends meet. Many of the people helping the poor are not friendly and make it even harder, since the poor often have to make multiple trips to get things done. Therefore wasting time and money, and making it even harder to get a job and move up. It also reinforced the idea that sometimes no matter how hard you work for something it just doesn't get there.

Invisible Children

After seeing this documentary last night I was absolutely appalled. I had no idea that the situation with the children soldiers was going on, and I think the three kids who initally went to Uganda are a prime example that one, or very few people can make a difference. I strongly believe this should be our social change project - participating in the Rescue project will be the most rewarding thing I could ever imagine being a part of. I think most of the students in our class would agree with me in saying that this is a bigger issue than anything we can change here at Siena, and it definitely deserves our attention. What was the biggest shocker to me, and something I discussed with my friend, was that there is one central man who is the leader of all this fear, violence, and kidnapping and we knew where he was - people waited 5 days outside of a "secret hideout" for him to come out of a bush! I don't understand how if the UN has known about him for so long, and they know where he is hiding, that we cannot send special forces in there to capture him. I hope that the awareness Invisible Children is spreading will cause others, especially young people, to realize the atrocities occuring in Uganda and inspire others to participate in making change.

Invisible Children

After seeing this documentary I of course was deeply saddened, but more than anything I was outraged. I don't understand how one man could have so much power and that no other countries are doing anything to stop him. It makes me angry how we are taught in school that history repeats itself and we need to be educated about past events to keep them from happening again. Well isn't this like the Holocaust? Isn't Joseph Kony just like Hitler? Yet no country will take action. To me this is mind boggling that we can just sit back and let innocent children die or have their lives utterly destroyed. I agree with both Jessica and Olivia that this would be a great social change project. As much as I think going green is important, I think this holds priority over everything else. We need to save these children and bring them home once and for all!

Invisible Children

I thought that this was such a moving documentary. It is realy true that most people in the United States know little or nothing about what is going on in Uganda, and many other countries experiencing the same thing. Before the e-mails about this event, I had no idea that this group existed, or what they did, to try and make a difference. I agree with Jessica and think that this would be a really good change project. Just getting people at Siena aware of this would make a big difference and give everyone a greater opportunity for change; and to save the children and families that are killed and kidnapped.