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I am....

2007-12-11T02:15:00.000-08:00

Prompt: Who are you?

Who am I? That is a good question.

On the outside, I am a blonde hair and blue eyed American woman. I am a mother of a three year old girl. I am married to a man that feels the world turns around him. I am a hard worker, working as a contractor for the government. I am a part time student at Macon State College.

On the inside, I am a crazy mess. My mind goes ninety miles per hour.

I am learning to juggle the craziness in my head though. I have to prioritize the fine things in life. Trying to is hard though. I work in a very hectic environment that runs me down on a daily basis. I go to school at nights and then come home to a household of "what's for supper" and "I need this done."

Growing up in a very disorganized house has taught me not to live this way though. I have to make list to keep my organized and walking the straight path. By the way, it is working too (most of the time).

I am told that I am a good mother. My daughter is the sun in my life. I sometimes feel guilty that I can not play with her like I want to because of trying to go school and keep my husband happy at the same time. But I try everything in my power to spend as much time as possible with her. I know that she has all the needs of life, but she needs me too. So I am looking forward to this three week break, then I can play with her without the stress of school and work.

I am a friendly person. I make sure that everyone is happy to the best of my ability. I always, well most of the time, walk around saying going around these days.

I am also a fighter. I have learned to fight for what oyu believe in even if other do not believe. That is the only way that you can make a difference in the world!

I feel that I am still a lost soul in the universe. I will find my way, but it will take some time. I have to push and pull to get there. But I will someday. Hopefully it is not to far off.

I guess it all boils down to, I am an American woman trying to make something of myself. I finished high school, went straight to college but had to drop out because I had to work full time in order to pay my bills. Then I went to the tech school with the understanding that I could get my Associates degree and transfer to Macon State. Then, when the time came to transfer, I was informed that my credits would not transfer. So I am starting all over. It has taught me a good lesson in life...I should have even tried to take a "short-cut" in life. If I want something, I have to work hard to get! That is a fact!! Then one really learns to appreciate it more.

Twisted Love - The Alligator River Story

2007-12-02T11:23:00.000-08:00

Prompt: The Alligator River Story

1) Abigail - I rate Abigail as a 1 on the respect scale. At the beginning of the story, I actually had respect for her. I thought that it was great that she wanted to be Gregory so bad, but promptly refused the deal that Sinbad offered. But when Abigail accepted Sinbad's offer of sexual intercourse, I completely lost all respect for her! I feel that she should have sacrificed her time and drove the 50 miles if she wanted to see Gregory that bad. Then when the plot thickened and you end the story with Abigail laughing at Gregory, that made the disrespect even stronger.

2)Gregory - I rate Gregory as a 4 on the respect scale. He no choice but to cast Abigail aside. I would have done the same thing if my husband cheated on me.

3) Sinbad - I rate Sinbad as a 2 on the respect scale. He knew that Abigail was wanting to see her love, but he used that to his advantage. I feel that Sinbad is a very conniving individual. I feel that he is the type to use ones needs to his advantage. He should have offered Abigail a ride for free or with a fee of money.

4) Ivan- I rate Ivan as a 5 on the respect scale. I feel that Ivan did the right time, he stayed out of it. That was the best thing to do.

5) Slug - I rate Slug as a 3 on the respect scale. I understand he had compassion for Abigail but he should not have went and beat up Gregory for disowning Abigail. She had what was coming for her and Slug should not got involved.

I feel that this story is an example of a very twisted love triangle.

Basic Human Metaphysical Assumptions

2007-12-01T13:52:00.000-08:00

Prompt: Metaphysical Assumptions

I feel that everyone has metaphysical assumptions, although a lot of them are passed down from our parents, these assumptions are how humans form their morals and values in life. Every human has to have something to they feel strongly about. I feel that the biggest metaphysical assumption deals with religion and what humans believe in.

The Greeks formed Gods for different metaphysical assumptions in their attempt to put "real nauture" to natural things such as love, beauty, and emotions. Humans now put all of these beliefs, morals, and values into one God. We, as humans, believe and/or worship "a being." We may called this "being" different names but this is where we get our values from.

I personally believe in God. He is who gives me the faith and beliefs that I live by. I also believe that we are human though. We all are tested by our beliefs and values on a daily bases. God put humans on this earth to fulfill a prosporous life and walk in his beliefs. I believe that God knows we are going to be tested in the world today, and all that he asks is to remember the values that is put forth in us during creation. And make desicions based on those values. Most believers would feel that same way.

Whether, a human believes in God or another type of "being." It boils down to having values to live by. Every human has to have something to live for and something to provide them with beliefs. The belief could be as basic as wanting to be a great parent or getting a good education, or could be as detailed as believing in God or a "being."

Empire?

2007-11-03T06:46:00.000-07:00

Prompt: America as Empire?

In the book "Why are we at War," Norman Mailer indicates that President Bush is trying to build an empire. Mailer writes as one of his main points, "Behind the whole push to go to war with Iraq is the desire to have a huge military presence in the Middle East as a stepping-stone to taking over the rest of the world." Well, I disagree with this statement.

I feel that if Bush really wanted to build an empire, he would already be in the process of building one. The war in Iraq is the effect of defending our country. When the attack of the twin towers happened on September 11, we as Americans had no choice but to go to war. Americans had to show the Middle East that they could not get away with taking innocent lives in America.

If Bush is wanting to build an empire, why is he not trying to get other countries involved? See empire is defined as "a group of countries or people with a single government." I have not seen any proof that Bush is trying to get other countries to come together as one. I know that Bush is trying to help Iraq establish their own government, but by what I have seen on the news, it is not a government that is even compatible to ours. I feel that Bush knows that world governments could never come together as one. All countries have a different way of governing their people. And I feel that we can not come together as one government.

In conclusion, I disagree with Mailer's comment. I do not feel that he supported his comment with actually proven facts. I feel that this book is strictly an opinion with no facts to back it up. And until I see proven facts to support this opinion, I have to stick to my opinion.

Being an Empire?

2007-10-28T13:58:00.000-07:00

Prompt: Blog on Mailer

While reading "Why we are at War," a major question came to mind: Why on earth does Mailer feel that Bush is trying to build an empire?

I do not feel that Bush is trying to build an empire. Of course, all presidents want America to be in control of the world but I personally feel at Bush had to do what was right for America concerning the war in Iraq, it had nothing to do with building an empire. When America was attacked on September 11, I feel that the terrorist thought they won in the world. We, as Americans, had to show the world that we do not accept terrorism. I know that you can never stop terrorism from happening. In the world around us, there isn't alot of peace. I see a lot of violence and hatred in the world news.

Mailer also made the comment, "Can it be that George W. Bush knows what he's doing for the future of Empire by awarding these huge tax credits to the rich?" I do not agree with the tax credits that the rich receive, but I do not think that the purpose for these credits were to increase his chances of an Empire. I guess that I just do not see where Mailer can come to that conclusion.

There are several points made in reference to Bush trying to build an Empire. I do not feel that this is the case. I feel at Bush is trying to do everything in his power to keep America safe. And there he is trying to keep America the "Home of the free." We, as Americans, need to come together during this time of war and support each other and our president.

Teaching my Daughter

2007-09-22T14:35:00.000-07:00

Prompt: Human Rights v. Majority Rule

I have a daughter that will be starting Pre-K next school year and this thought would have never crossed my mind. But, truthfully, if I was faced with the fact of knowing that my daughter would be taught be a homosexual, it would be hard to swallow. I know that this decision is being judgemental and I have always worked hard at not being that way, especially with the way society is changing. Because change can be good! But we all know, this decision comes down to morals in the individual.

I think that if I know that teacher would not be open with the children in reference to their lifestyle, I could handle it. My only problem with the situations is that through previous experience, a homosexual person is very voiced of their lifestyle.

A majority of us, as a society, have come to understand and accept changes in a person's sexual preference. It is hard for me to accept the openness that homosexual have about their relationship, though. I do not see heterosexuals being very open about their sex life or hanging all over each other. I feel that there is a time and place to show your love for your significant other. I know that it is your human right.....but if you are in a public place, I am sure that there are children around.

American society could all work together in allowing human rights to shine through because I feel that eventually it will become one. In the process of this, we (as adults) have to always remember the children. Our prime process is to teach them good morals and teach them to accept each other that way that they are.

Decisions

2007-09-20T11:00:00.000-07:00

Prompt: Right or Wrong?

When it comes to making decisions, I am a moral relativist. Sure there are just some situations that we as Americans belief are wrong and immoral no matter what..like rape and child abuse to say a few. But for the most part, I feel that there is always a reason for a decision, be right or wrong. Reference.com says it best "morality of an act depends on the context of the act."

People, in general, have their own way of looking at life and their own views of what is "right" or "wrong." Take murder for example, we have all been taught that murder is immoral. Can one honestly convict someone of murder and sentence this person for self defense? I feel that one can not. It goes back to the saying "innocent until proven guilty." The courts have to weight all the information, be for sure that the murder was in self defense, and let the person go. On the same line, look at death by injection. If I were to say that murder was immoral, no if or but about it, then death by injection would also be considered immoral because it is killing someone. How could I possibly judge and say if it "right" or "wrong"?

As an American, we have many cultural influences that effect our decision making also. With these influences, I feel that I can not judge their decision. Meaning that I can not determine if their decision is moral or immoral. One culture or person may believe that something is moral, where another person may not and vesa versa

With this being said, I will reiterate my feelings. I do not personal see how one can have only two ways of looking at life and decisions: moral or immoral. I do know and understand that society as a whole is raised with different values and morals but I feel that there are too many factors and situations to consider. Actually, there are too many different personalities and ways of life to only look at decisions as moral or immoral.

Hard Question

2007-09-15T09:15:00.000-07:00

Prompt: Hijack!

What a hard question! The United States Government has put forth very strict rules and regulations since September 11. According to the policy; "the United States government will not compromise with terrorists holding citizens hostage. The government will not pay ransom, release prisoners, or change its policies." With that being said, as hard as it is to say (as no one would want to say this) I feel that I would have to set forth the decision of allowing the terrorist to take down the plane.

The US government says that they "will use every appropriate resource to gain the safe return of American citizens who are held hostage by terrorist." So we as Americans would have to do everything in our power to take the terrorist down. We would have to work together as a team for safe return of all human kind. In working together, we can not allow moral principles to play a factor. If moral is involved, I feel that it would hold Americans back on the acts that have to be done.

When it boils down to it, Americans make hard decisions everyday. I know that this decision would be the hardest. You look at all the factors of losing your life and family. But, we as Americans have to look at the freedoms that we have and learn to work together to stop terrorist in their tracks. As the government policy states, we can not "agree to other acts that might encourage additional terrorism." Then, we would have more on our hands.

Decisions

2007-09-14T10:08:00.000-07:00

First Impressions

2007-09-01T14:12:00.000-07:00

Prompt: Perception

I am one to make snap decisions especially when it comes to first impressions. If I see someone doing something crazy or stupid, chances are that I will always have that thought about them. Unfortunately, this prejudgement has a great impact on my perception of people.

I agree with Socrates, in the fact that, with knowledge we come closer to perceiving the truth. I recently went though a seminar called "DISC." It was quiet enlightening. When you walked into the room, you were asked to look around and make decisions about your coworkers through questions that were asked by the host. Once you made these decisions, you took a self exam depicting personal traits that best fit you. Then, my coworkers and I were placed in another room. The host began described each person using the test that was taken.

The host really taught me that my first impression are not right. Also, this program taught us what traits each person had. In return, this knowledge taught us how to communicate with each other. According to this program, each person perceives the world in a different view.

With this idea and knowledge in mind, I learned that you have to talk to people in different ways (meaning that you can can not be dictating to a timid person, you have to talk with comfort in your voice) and you can not "judge a book by it cover." This program taught me what type of person that I am and I how I truly need to perceive people. Hopefully, my perceptions will not be as disorted in the future.

Typical Woman

2007-08-25T15:38:00.000-07:00

My name is Susan Sawyers. I am a wife and mother of a beautiful 3 year old girl. I work full-time as a contractor on Robins AFB and I go to school at Macon State College part-time. My plans in life are to get my BS in Business (focusing on Accounting) and then move forward to get my Masters Degree. I then plan to find a job that is very awarding.

Some of my interests include spending quality time with my family whenever I am not working on my school work and traveling to different parts of the US. Unfortunately, I have not been able to see but about one-fourth of the US, but my plans are to see the whole US before it is all said and done. My husband says that it is a expensive hobby but hey what can I say, at least it is not the world.