Blog #4

I've been In a couple situations where being morally mute was the easiest thing to do rather than to do the right thing. I regret it, but I definitely learned from the situation. There was a time my friend and I  went to a grocery store a few minutes from my home. My friend grabbed something and went to the self-checkout line and realized his purchase showed up as $0.00. I knew exactly what was going on but instead, he left the store without paying. He could have easily paid for the item but he wanted to keep the money in his pocket. For a good week after that, I reflected a lot on myself. Honesty is something that my family values and preached all throughout my childhood. My mom always said she will not raise a liar, cheater, or a sneak. I felt like I let parents down because I didn't practice what they preached for so long. From that moment, I realized there will be several situations where being morally mute is the easiest thing to do rather than speak up. That doesn't make it right, though. This experience will always remind me what It feels like to withhold information. It really weighed on me mentally. I made a promise to myself that I will never allow myself to cross my values again because I believe If you stand for nothing you will far anything.

Blog #3

I took the bias quizzes for Gay-Straight, Light skin- Dark skin and President popularity. I really didn't know what to expect after taking these quizzes, but I answered the questions to the best of my ability.

The results I got from the Gay-straight bias quiz wasn't surprising at all. I have my beliefs on this matter and firmly stick by them. It told me that I have a"slight automatic preference for straight people compared to gay people". Personally, heterosexual behavior is all I knew and all I saw growing up. I knew that that's what I wanted from an early age. I think a big reason why my results came out like they did was because of the household I grew up in. My parents have been married for 29 years and counting, so I always believed that that was what a family should look and function like. Also, my religious beliefs. Being that                                                                                                                        I am a Christian we have our own feelings toward homosexuality that most likely impacted my results. With that being said, I do not discriminate any group, I just have my own boundaries and beliefs that I live by. These results will definitely give me more of an understanding of all groups and their beliefs when working with others. It's not that I didn't know this about myself, but it is always good to get a refresher on topics like this especially now that it's more prevalent in today's society.

The results I got from the Light skin dark skin bias quiz was surprising. It told me that I have a "slight automatic preference for dark skin people compared to light skin people. I found that surprising because the majority of my family is light skin and most are my friends are too. I feel like the results came out  that way because of my own mistakes during the activities. It doesn't matter what skin color a person has, but rather or not they are genuine in what they are saying is what's important to me.

The last quiz I took was on president popularity. The results weren't surprising to me.It told me I had a "slight automatic preference for Barack Obama compared to Franklin D. Rosevelt". That makes sense because, at the time when President Barack Obama was elected, I was 13 years old so that's really when I started to understand politics and wanted to understand. I knew of other presidents just based off classes I took in school at that time, but President Barack Obama was the first African-American president so that gave me something to relate to. I also went to the Inauguration which will definitely stick with me for the rest of my life. With prior presidents I felt as if I didn't know who they were, with President Barack Obama I felt connceted which probably lead to my results.

Blog #2

Without a doubt, Friday Nights is an all time favorite for me. In this short clip coach Gary is looking for a way to motivate his team in the State Championship game after getting embarrassed in the first half. Coach displays several characteristics of the Relational Leadership Model. He empowers and demonstrates the inclusive component with his football team by believing each member on the team is a key component. He wants the team to know that each and every guy in the locker room is your brother, someone who is gonna be with you in the midst of the battle and never weary. Someone you can count on. The purpose here was to get the team to understand that this is more than just a football game, It is something more than just winning or losing. It is the journey it took to get to this point. He stresses perfection on the field, but what he truly means is being the best man you can be off the field. He wanted to develop strong character through the adversities of football. If you can do that, you are the true winner despite what the score indicates. You won the overall battle against yourself.