2 Single Story 2011

                                "Danger Of a Single Story"


What does it mean to have a "single story" about a place or community ?


To have a single story about a place or community is like describing something or somebody without knowing all the information about them. It's like somebody hears a story about a certain place and it's a negative thing, you go ahead and follow it and think in your mind that that's the way that person or place is. The reality is that it's not true, when somebody does that they are judging without even knowing the truth.


Describe a single story you have heard told about your community. What is missing from that story ? How could people learn more about that community ?


I have heard people talk about my community, they say that we are just some lazy mexicans that come to the U.S. just to get free-medicaid and Health service etc.. I say that is NOT true. We may be from mexico but that doesn't matter we came here to succeed and have a better life. I think that others shouldn't by the way we look,speak,live. They should come check out our community and see what we really are. We need to show them not to judge us by what they've heard or think about us.


Describe a single story about another community. How did you learn that story ? How could you learn more about that community ?


When I was a little bit younger I use to think that African-American people or Black People were mean,lazy, didn't get  jobs, and did drugs. As I grew up I started to realize that what I tought about african-american\black people wasn't true. Then I lived in a community with african-american\black people and really saw how they were. I kind of felt ashmed and guilty of judging somebody without knowing them or seeing them.


How could a game let players experience many stories about a place or community ?


The game would show facts about a place or community. It will tell them many things not just a single one. If it was just one story then it wouldn't be fair because you only get to hear one where you don't know if it's true or false. I think it's better to let the player know many different facts and stories.

Cyberbully . !

What is tayor's attitude towards "Clicksters" ?

Taylor has heard about clicksters before, but she really doesn't pay attention to it. She kind of shows that she really doesn't like it.

What type of relationship does she have with her family ?

Taylor doesn't really get along with her mother, they don't communicate that much. Her and her father never speak face to face, only on the phone because he is always on bussiness trips. Her brother mostly annoys her all the time.

When does the cyberbully began ?

The cyberbully begans when Lindsay (the girl who started the cyberbullying) posts a mean comment on taylor's picture.

What type of friendship does she have ?

Taylor has two best friends who hang out with her. She's not really popular, she likes to hang down low.

What is the result of the cyberbullying that taylor experiences ?

Taylor tries to sucide herself, but then her family comes and helps her.

What type of cyberbullying does taylor experience ?

Online harrassment,people are making mean videos of her, mean comments and acusses that are not true.

What would you do if you were in taylor's shoes ?

From my persepctive, I would ignore all the mean comments and harrassments that people are saying. I wouldn't let them take me down like that. Also I would let my teachers and parents know what's the situation.

How does taylor react to the mean comments people keep posting about her ?

Taylor feels like a freak and a physco, she was letting them get to her. She felt bad and couldn't take it anymore until she tried to suicide herself.

Does she ever try to stop people from posting Insults? What could she have done differently?

Taylor does try to stop it by posting up on her page that everything that everybody is saying it's not true but, I think that she should of shut down her page like her mom told her but she didn't listen.

How do you think Taylor felt about her friends betraying her ?

Taylor felt really bad and dissapointed because she trusted them and had confidence in them but they betrayed her.

What kind of changes do you see taylor experience throughout the film ?

At the beginning when taylor started recieving nasty mean messages she let them get to her. As she went on recieving more she couldn't take it anymore so she decided to stop it and ignore it. In the end she seeked help and succeeded.

1 Cyberbullying 2011

This is my first blog post of the year 2011-2012 school year.

What is a Cyberbully?

A cyberbully is someone who abuses another online or with any communicating device to make them feel bad about themselves.

What are the different types of cyberbullying?

The different types of cyberbully are ; gossip,threatening,impersonating, etc.

What should you do if you are being cyberbullied?

I would get a parent or a teacher to take care of it and help me out. Also, I would avoid any nasty comments that I recieve and I wouldn't let anybody make me feel bad.

What are some reasons that people cyberbully others?

I think that they do it to make themselves feel good, have power over others, they have being bullied before and they might be jealous of something or somebody