Can We Be 100% American?

Can we truly be a 100% American culture? With America having so many diverse cultures it is known as the melting pot. Everywhere you look you will see someone of a different ethnicity or cultural background, but will you ever see someone who is truly American? People of America probably never stop and think am I really an American?
The people of America have adapted to so many different cultures and don't even realize that they are doing it. If you look at the food you eat or the clothes you wear, where do they come from? Chances are that the pizza you may have had last night was resemblance of the same pizza made in Italy. The clothes you are dressed it right now where did they come from, probably Mexico, China, or Thailand.
Does the American culture have anything of its own to offer the world? If you really look at it no, we really don't. So if we have nothing to offer how can we be an true American culture? The answer is simple, no we cannot be a true American culture. This does not mean you cannot be an American. If the whole American population has adapted this mixed culture you can be apart of that. What it means to have an American culture is to accept, and live out the mixed and diverse culture that the country as a whole has also accepted. Even if the people accept the culture that we have adapted to you still will not have a 100% culture. This is due to the largely diverse ethicality though out the country.

The decision on who to keep was based on whether or not the skills they offered were valuable or not. If the people did not have skills that would help save others they were the ones who went over board. I do not believe that these values are because of the American culture. If this would have taken place on a ship from another country they would have done the same thing. The person left in charge is the person who will determine the values of the people. They will know best on what they need to keep the vessel a float.

Todays Kids vs. Yesterdays

The older teens now that have gone to school all there life have learned cursive writing, but most do not practice it at all. In fact the majority don't even know how to read it, or struggle with reading it. Cursive writing can be declared as an art, this art now is almost entirely held with the older generation. When they die off who will carry this art on? The younger generation now are lucky to even be taught this art. What needs to be done to save this almost lost art?
The people in education are talking about how the kids in this young generation are getting little to no teaching of cursive, and debating weather or not it needs to be saved. If you go and read old documents they are all in cursive writing. If something is not done soon there will be no one who will be able to read these documents. In my opinion the education system needs to be thought about a little more. Classes should be put into place to teach children to write cursive, and throughout there education make sure they remain able to read and write it.
The problem with the younger generation is not only with weather or not they can read and write cursive. the younger generation is losing contact with society at a rapid pace. The technology is  increasing at such a rapid pace that when something new comes out it is already outdated. With all of this happening the youngsters are always wanting the new best thing. And how are they getting it? Well for the most part there parents will buy it for them. If you are to walk down the street today and count all of the people wearing a wrist watch that number would be slim to none. Its hard to believe but some people don't even know what pointing to your wrist even means, and you have to ask for the time. Recently inventors thought of an idea. They are combining a phone or an iPod with the wrist watch. With all of the kids wanting the next new thing, this could be the next trend in technology. people will start to wear this and the wrist watch could come back.

Freaks and Geeks

In my Sociology class we recently watched a show called Freaks and Geeks. The show had many examples of the types of theory's we have learned about in class. In the show there was a guidance counselor, he is a good example of a Conflict theory. He would listen to the problems people are having then would tell them what to do to fix the problems that they were having. If they did not listen to him at certain times he would give them an ultimatum that would eventually lead them to listening to him.
An example of a functionalist theory would be the school and how it works. You have your popular kids who are the jocks and get the ok grades. You have the dropouts who don't do there homework and have bad grades. Also you have the nerds who get good grades and are picked on by all of the rest of the people.
In just the school setting you can easily find examples of these theories and there sources. If you were to look at the public and everything that is going on imagine how many examples of each theory you would be able to find. The number you come up with I believe would shock you.

I am Barkman.
My family defines who I am and who I have become as a person. They have taught me what I need to know to get through the troubles of life.
Some people  may think that I am annoying, but I am just trying to have fun.
My biggest influences in life are my teachers and parents. They have taught me the values in life.
I love to hunt, play sports, and hang with my friends.
My goals in life are to make someone smile everyday, and to become a successful person.
My purpose in life to become a good man.