what. a. week.
i'm up to my neck in math homework again, surprise surprise. i find that when i don't understand the material, i tend to procrastinate. a lot. so after my busy busy day tomorrow, i plan on catching up on all of my homework. everyone cross your fingers and hope that i can accomplish that goal of mine.
in one of my earlier posts, i talked a lot about prejudice, racism, and all of that fun stuff. today in my american government class, we were going over the 27 amendments and what each example would classify as. we had the example of "publicly criticizing the president of the united states" and had to decide if it would be protected by the first amendment or not. one boy in the class commented rather loudly, "he's such a fag.." you could hear every person in the room gasp. we all stared at miss moulton to see her reaction. you could hear a pin drop because it was so quiet. all of the sudden, she exploded.
never before have i seen her get so upset.
when she returned to the room after taking the boy to the front office, she sat down in here chair, facing the entire class. the silence seemed to last for minutes. "no one on this earth deserves to be called that name." she said to us all after she had calmed down. i absolutely agree with her. those kind of insults and comments frustrate me. i don't understand why people say things to that extent. sure, you're welcome to express your opinion, but can you at least do it in a respectful fashion? ironically, we were discussing freedom of speech. i really don't think he could have gotten in trouble for that. but around my school, miss moulton is queen. her word is law.
i am extrememly addicted to Journey this week. songs like 'faithfully' and 'forever young.' in my opinion, those songs will always be classic. my other addictions this week include:
only exception - paramore
need you - travie mccoy
sarah - travis
be calm - fun
bruno mars - just the way you are
hey little mama - frazey ford
if you get a chance, give them a listen. they are wonderful.
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Ms. Moulton is the bomb. And I agree fully! Those insults are ridiculous. And if you are going to insult someone, make sure you're educated enough to do it legally, and then back yourself up if there is a rebuttal.
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