Salma's ENG 102 Blog

It is so crazy how we are so attached to our phones. I know I am guilty of not being able to spend a day without my phone. I think it is very important for us to sometimes detach ourselves from our phones and take a look around. We should really enjoy the moment and take it all in. Especially when it comes to being with family and friends. There are times when I go out and I see friends or families having lunch and most of them are on their phones. I think it is crazy since there isn’t any communication between them. I am not saying that phones are bad because they do help us out in many things. What I am saying is that it is important that we limit ourselves to the usage of phones. There is a time and place to use them. I feel like when it come to spending time with our family or friends we should put them away. When we are not doing anything then that is when it is appropriate to use them. I have to also find a way to be able to limit the time I spend on my phone and really...

Hashtags are a big thing in the media community especially in social media. I know I have used them a couple of times. They can be used to describe a picture, express a feeling or even express a topic. I know I love them because if I wish to look something up on Instagram or Facebook it is easy to find. For example if I want to watch funny videos on Instagram all I have to do is search #funnyvideos. It’s just very easy to look up things that are an interest to you. Whether that is music, TV shows, movies, brands, people, trend, favorite word or even organizations. There is a hashtag on mostly anything you can think of. Although there are some people that over use it there are others that actually use it for a good cause. Hashtags can be used to show awareness of serious issues. Some of these issues can very from postpartum depression, weight loss, weigh gain, immigration, rape issues, LGBT issues, women right and many more. When people use these hashtags they show their own experien...

What is capitalism? Capitalism is, “an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market”.  As I watched the video Capitalism A Love Story it made me wonder lots of things. Capitalism did very bad things. In the video it showed how companies were allowed to do thing without even getting into trouble. I think it's sad to hear how people aren’t able to do anything about these situations. It is more stressful to hear that you are basically alone and can't even trust the government.  Capitalism was hipped so much and made the people believe that it was the greatest thing ever and people believed it. Partially it was because they did not know the effects that came with it. They just saw that it was beneficial at the beginning and did not know the consequences that came wi...

Volunteering is such an amazing experience. You get to meet new people and help them out. I volunteer at Banner Estrella and I have loved being their. There are many nice nurses and staff that work there and have been very nice and appreciative. Volunteering is a great way to get started at a hospital. If someone wishes to work as a CNA, nurse, or even as a doctor it is great way to gain some experience. When volunteering it is good to see what it is like to work there without actually having a job there. You can also begin to pick up on some of the things that CNAs or even nurses do. They also love to teach when ever they are not too busy. Which can be beneficial for someone who wishes to go into a CNA program or even into Nursing school. Volunteering at a hospital does not necessarily mean that you want to become a CNA, nurse or a doctor. There are many things that you can gain from volunteering. For example volunteering at the gift shop can help you with retail. Volun...

I think it is very important to be able to go to school. I know for my parents it was a dream for all their kids to be able to go to a college and university and be able to graduate. Although my brothers did not go to college my sister did. My parents were never offered the opportunity to go to college or a university. School was not a main priority for them. For them and their families they had to go to work at such a young age. My parents explain how their future could have been different if they would have gone to school. That is why they have such high hopes for us to have an education and have a job that we truly love. They do not want us to struggle as they did as they were kids working in the farm and in the fields. I truly believe that education is key. Since my parents have worked so hard I do wish to do my best to provide a better future for myself and for them. Although I understand that school is not for everyone I do believe that school can be helpful even if it...

Is holding on to anger really worth it? It can be so hard to forgive a person. While we try to forgive our anger and pride can take over. We feel as if it is not our obligation to do it. But while we keep thinking we should not do it we need to realize the negative effects that are happening to us because of it. We are faced with stress and such a negative feeling. We carry that with us and it reflects our actions. We then start to act in a nasty way towards the people we love. Depending on what the situation is it will take some times for us to really be able to forgive. Being angry all the time can really affect us and bring us down and although there might have been a time where it made us feel strong it will not be the same all the time. Too much anger and we will become weaker. Whether that is spiritually, mentally, or even physically. The video below explains how she approached forgiveness. Although it was very difficult for her she understood that it was worth it at th...

There are many times where we will see articles, news, podcast and many other sources where people will include their opinions. There are other times where they approach the topic in a different perspective. For example using certain information to use it for their benefit and proving a point without even making opinions. Politicians have been known to have the habit of doing this. They will manipulate information to gain votes. As some of us know Trump has a way of doing this. The first few minutes of the video that is shown below is an example of that. Trump found information and put it together and presented it to his audience. What was wrong about that is that he showed an example of a person of a specific race and implied it on the whole race. What he was implying is that all Hispanics and Latinos are criminals. For those that believe what he says it basically told his audience that democrats allow this and that they should vote for republican since they would not al...