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Mr. Maiquez gave us some questions related to the ethical dilema stuff.

Think about these questions and see how you answer them.

1. When somebody says “just be yourself,” what does that mean?

I guess that means to just act normal. When I  say normal, I mean the way you would normaly act around friends, family, or by yourself.
2. Is it always easy to be yourself, or can it sometimes be difficult? Why? How? Give examples.

It’s usually easy. Unless your friend does something that you know is wrong (referring to that jerk/not-friend-anymore guy I’ve been talking about) and you still want to be his/her friend, therefore you don’t do anything.

3. A lot of kids around talk about “fitting in.” What does “fitting in” mean? How do you do it?

Fitting in is acting like the people around you so that you will be accepted into their “social group” and not be an outcast.

4. Is it true that there is a lot of pressure in this school? What do you have to do to fit in here?

No. There are a lot of spoiled jerks who think they’re better than everyone else at my school, but I don’t even try to fit in with them.
5. Does fitting in ever make it hard to be yourself?

It can.

6. What if you don’t fit in? Is that okay, or does it mean there’s something wrong with you?

If you don’t fit in, that just means you’re different from the others. There’s nothing wrong with you, it’s probably just because you don’t like the other people. Sometimes it’s because you might just simply be a jerk therefore nobody will like you with legitamite reasonning.
7. Are there groups here in school? Cliques? (Gangs) What are they?

No. (the easiest answer I can think of)

8. Why do these groups exist? What do they do for the people in them?

They don’t.

9. Does being in a group sometimes make it harder to be yourself? How? In what way? Examples?

It can. I saw a movie with these three brothers in a band who held up the radio station just to play there (debut) album. (They actually had water pistols) Two of them were fine with the whole thing, but the other one (Adam Sandler) was sort of shy and polite. The other two brothers had to try to teach him to be mean. (ex. he used to say,”Get over there now please!” which you can tell isn’t very forcefull)He couldn’t act like himself.
10. Are there pressures to fit into these groups? If so, describe the pressures.

Yes. Some people just want to be considered gang members/tough guys. For ex. the gang-member-wannabe who shot Bill Cosby’s son just to prove to that gang he was tough enough.

To me, resolution is being strong and faithfull. It is determination and firmness. A very resolute person would be Terry Francona who continually stays strong and believes in his team. Another example would be Winston Churchill who never gave up during WW II. His shelter was being bombed every day and yet he stayed firm and believed in his country and their allies. (Almost all the posts we put are explained and issued to us from our TEACHER’S SITE.)

I think it was wrong for the adult and the principal to do that. Luc is Filipino and Filipinos eat with a spoon and fork, instead of a fork and knife. I don’t eat with a fork and spoon, but Filipinos do, so the principal and the adult should respect that. Luc was actually punished for eating like a traditional Filipino does. The principal was being racist. He said to Luc’s mother, “Madame, you are in Canada. Here in Canada you should eat the way Canadians eat.” If I was Luc, I would just ask my mother if I could move to another school. Read the artical: Luc
If someone ever discriminates against me, I don’t know what I will do. As a last resort, and if that person is and was really being a jerk, I might consider publicly humiliating him/her. Almost all my friends are of another ethnic background. I rarely think about the fact that they are different in that way. I don’t need to change at all to stay their friends. Actually, almost all of my caucasion friends live in the mainland U.S., so I live mostly with Asians. I don’t care, but I’m just saying.

There are different types of bullies. One is a “classic bully”, or someone who physically abuses others. Second is a psychological bully, a bully who teases, aggrivates, or just torments others. Some psychological bullies are a lot smarter than you and they tease you for academic inadequacy. *Others think that they are better than everyone else and say that whatever they have or do is cool and if someone else has nything different it is lame. (There are at least 3 of this type of bully in the sixth grade at my school, but I won’t point fingers.) Another type of psychological bully is someone who either does have a lot of money and tries to make you feel bad that you don’t have as much, or someone who doesn’t have much money but pretends to and lies about it. *One other bully is someone who gossips about you and publicly humiliates or embarrases you. (These types of bullies really get on my nerves, there is one in my class. *The last type of psychological bully just keeps laughing at you, making jokes about you, making you feel bad, and humiliating you all the time. 1 person in my grade at my school is three of these types of bullies I have listed put together. *The three types of bullies that this person is.