Sociologists!

This week in class we learned a lot about famous sociologists and what they did for this particular science. I did a project on WEB DuBois figuring out what he really stood for in his beliefs. DuBois mainly focused on race inside and outside of the United States. He tried to stop all the segragation going on in a peaceful and conservative way. He believed that no matter what color skin you had, you were equal to all other men.

This week I have thought about this issue of segragation and that if you aren't white you are considered a minority. We all come from different backgrounds, so who is to say which group of people is a so-called minority? People such as WEB DuBois, Martin Luther King Jr., and Lyndon B. Johnson have all tried to stop the segragation that pollutes our lives every day. In 2011, things have turned just a little but there is still a faint line that shows the United States still has this racism problem. Last month, I went downtown to walk around the city with my cousins and we met a black man who looked as though he was blind. He asked if we could help him across the street and when we got to the other side he asked what color we were. Before we could say white, he went on explaining that he was walking around the city with his eyes closed to see who would help him. This was a test to see how much racism effects our lives. That was a very bold statement for that man to make but it got the point across. Racism and segregation is still very visible in the United States and no one is stopping it.

Who am I?

Hello, I'm Kylie!(: I love to dance and play guitar. I'm also on a competitive cheerleading team. My favorite color is purple. I am also a vegetarian. I am terrified of squirrels and spiders. I need to have something going on or else I go crazy and I can't focus. I have 3 siblings, Danielle, she's my half sister and doesnt live with us, Adam, my younger brother who is a freshmen at WCCHS, and Kallen, my younger sister who is in eighth grade. I'm really close with all three of them and we hang out all the time. I can be really crazy most of the time but I also have a quiet side too. I've gone through a lot of rough times in the past couple years and so I've learned to just live life as best as I possibly can. I have the best friends in the whole world. I know I can go to any of them for anything and they will always be there for me. I am a very good listener and I love helping people. I try to stay as positive as I possibly can throughout every situation!

After I graduate high school, I want to go to a four year college and major in psychology. I can't wait to get out of West Chicago but at the same time I'm really nervous. After college, I want to live around here where I've grown up my whole life. I want to get married someday and have kids. My goal is to never regret anything that happens in life. My dad is a big influence on me and he's really a great role model. He has taught me that you have to get through all the bad things in life to get to the most beautiful things. He's a strong and successful person and I hope one day I can be like him. I've also been very influenced by my mom. She was diagnosed with a disease called, MS. Even though it isn't fatal, it gets really scary. She has taught me how to stay strong even when everything around you is going wrong. She's one of the strongest people I know and I give her so much credit for that. My siblings and my friends and the rest of my family have also shaped me into the person I am today and I'm very grateful for that.