Who Am I? - Attempt 2

"My name is Kassie. I'm a senior this year and looking forward to college next year, where I plan to double major in psychology and Spanish. I have two siblings: an older sister and a younger brother. During high school, I have participated in both cross country and track as well as FMP. One of my vices is music; I am constantly listening to some music, no matter what I'm doing. I am a huge White Sox fan and watch every game. The biggest influences in my life are the music I listen to and my older sister. My sister is my best friend and we talk about everything together; her responsibility and kindness are very admirable. The silence activity from the first day proved that, to most, silence is awkward. I think this is because of our society today - we always have background noise or distractions or entertainment. Most people cannot stand any silence and talk just to make noise and are not the best of listeners because of it. Silence does not bother me, in fact, I actually enjoy it. However, in a classroom with a bunch of silence-haters, it does make it more awkward. "
After reading this, I realized that this blog does not describe who I am, it describes what I do and what I like. I should have written about my favorite topics to discuss and my opinions of them. I should have written about who I am to others (a sister, a daughter, etc.). Writing about music was good because it gives a little insight into who I am. I listen to music constantly. I could talk about how I treat others and whether I am a good person or not. Who I am is much more how I act and how others view me. It's not what I do or what I will do in my future. It is much more personal and what makes me an individual.

Crash.

The movie Crash is really great because it is really realistic in the way that it portrays racism. Of course, as Sal said, you can't watch the movie literally. When you watch it non-literally, it is really effective. The ways that it shows racism is so relatable. Such as when Sandra Bullock's character is walking with Brendon Fraiser's character. She sees two African-American men and walks closer to him and tightens her grip on his arm. The two men are discussing how racist she is by doing that but then they proceed to car-jack her and her husband! This scene seemed the most realistic to me. Many women feel uncomfortable when there are African-Americans walking toward or near them on a street and the reason they're afraid is because they may do something like car-jacking. Is this racism? I'm not so sure and I think that's the brilliance of this scene. Sandra's character seems racist and the two men feel she's being racist, yet they proceed to steal her car - is this justifying her previous actions? It's so difficult to say because I automatically want to think that she's not racist, but would they have stolen their car if she hadn't reacted to their presence? There have probably been many incidents such as this in the past and I think many people use it to justify their racism because they take their situation and apply it to an entire race, which I do believe is wrong.
Another scene that really affected me was the one with Matt Dillon's character trying to save the woman from the car. She is absolutely terrified by him because he molested her previously. The look on the officer's face shows that he feels terrible for his actions. The woman doesn't even want him to help her save her life - that is how badly the molesting and racism affected her. It seems that the officer didn't realize how badly she'd be impacted by what he did. I loved this scene because it is so relatable! Most people who do or say racist things don't think they're making any difference in anyone's life. However, they are making a HUGE difference. Racism is not to be taken lightly, no matter if someone is molesting someone or telling a joke. It will affect them! It is clear, after this scene, that the officer will never treat another persont he way he treated that woman when he pulled her and her husband over.