If you could describe the game in one word, what would it be?

Confusing

What did you expect at the beginning of the game?

To win a pop

When did you realize that something was wrong?

When hamann got mad

How did you deal with it?

I was being water my friend

How did not being able to speak contribute to what you were feeling?

perfect

 Is my title above appropriate for the game of "culture."  Why or why not?

Yes, life is different for everyone

 Is a universal language and set of customs necessary for world peace and harmony?

Yes, if we could just talk to everyone around the world it would be easy

 What can a simple card game teach us about our culture?

People get livid easy

I feel that the man in the video has put some serious thought into what he was speaking about. Some of the points he made were so very true I didn’t quite know how to feel. He is absolutely correct, if we want to live in a world where everyone gets along we need to think about how our actions portray themselves to other people. Our actions and the words we say speak a lot to the people listening or observing. People we just met don’t know what type of person we are so our impressions are important to another people’s mindfulness. I feel that people who cling to Christianity, so strongly that they are readily able to judge people for not being Christian, are not seeing the other persons life from a very good perspective. I have always been able to hop out of my shoes and into another person’s. When I was young I was always questioning everything. I cannot quite remember exactly what it was about, but my dad once told me “the easiest way to understand what someone else is trying to say is by listening to them not just hearing them speak”. Since that day I have been able to find an easier way of understanding people. I have had so many people quickly judge me for saying “I’m not necessarily a Christian” that it helps me think of everything else in a different more open-minded type of way. If people would go out on a limb by themselves and not use what they have been taught their whole lives, they would find the answers they are looking for. I’m saying that from a religious, political, personal, and spiritual perspective. Overall, in my mind, I have been good at asking the questions I think are necessary to ask, but I do need to work on my methods of feeling empathy.

What are the groups and what functions do they serve? The freaks, the geeks,

Freaks- they function as the nonconformist cool group

Geeks- they try to stay out of everyone’s way

Are there negative influences from any of the groups (dysfunctions)? Yes.

This is functional theory.

Who has power in the episode? The bully

 How or why do they have power? They portray fear to the weaker geeks

How do they use it?  intimidation

This is conflict theory.

What are the important symbols in the episode? Not being a mathlete means you are burnout

How do the characters act based on the symbols they find important? They act like that’s the way they need to live their lives

 This is symbolic interactionism.

Can you relate any of these theories to your own life? Yes

How can the things you do be interpreted through one of these theories? You can tie one of these theories to just about anyone’s life

For example, why do you wear what you wear or why are you going to college or why do you stress yourself out to get "good" grades?

Our parents have a great influence on all those examples. Once you figure out how to be independent you can make every choice needed

1.       What do you think about the awkward silence?

I feel silence is when individuals run out of things to communicate about, it almost always seems like people don’t like the silence, I like to fall into my own thoughts sometimes, I feel that silence is important.

2.       Do you see how we set expectations based on our experiences?

Yes, it is almost like we limit ourselves to accomplishing something, only to the perfection we’ve already shown in previous tasks

3.       Did you know what sociologists studied before taking this class?

No, I had no idea

4.       Do you realize that students expect the teacher to tell them what to do?

Yes

5.       Can you see how this crushes a love for learning?

yes, if I have a teacher bugging me to do something in particular ways I’d almost always rather miss out on that learning experience

6.       What do you think about the idea of blogging as a way of teaching others?

I really like it, because when I’m at home I research things I’m interested in learning about and I almost always end up in someone’s blog reading what they have to say, its an easy way to gain real non-manufactured knowledge