Three gone in one month

      People have always said that death rolls in threes and at times I know it could be hard to believe.  Fox warned us that  family guy would be killing off a member of the Griffin family on the show’s Nov. 24 episode, but even with advanced notice, nothing could have prepared fans for the loss of such a crucial character. Seriously, not since the death of legendary newswoman Diane Simmons have we been this speechless while discussing Family Guy. So who died, and why? The Griffins’ beloved dog Brian ended up being the character killed off this week’s episode. We learned that Brian had been hit by a car, and unfortunately, Stewie (also voiced by Seth) was unable to go back in time to stop it, as he’d just disassembled his time machine.       Paul Walker best known for his role in "The Fast and the Furious" movies -- died Saturday afternoon after a single-car accident and explosion in Southern California.The accident happened in Santa Clarita -- north of Los Angeles -- and Paul was the passenger in the two-seater Porsche Carrera GT when the driver somehow lost control and slammed into a post or a tree ... and the car burst into flames.Paul was 40 years old. He leaves behind a 15-year-old daughter named Meadow.      Nelson Mandela, the revered South African anti-apartheid icon who spent 27 years in prison, led his country to democracy and became its first black president, died Thursday at home. He was 95. Mandela, a former president, battled health issues in recent years, including a recurring lung infection that led to numerous hospitalizations. He was born on July 18, 1918, in Mveso, Transkei, South Africa. Becoming actively involved in the anti-apartheid movement in his 20s, Mandela joined the African National Congress in 1942. For 20 years, he directed a campaign of peaceful, non-violent defiance against the South African government and its racist policies. In 1993,Mandela and South African President F.W. De Klerk were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to dismantle the country's apartheid system. In 1994, Mandela was inaugurated as South Africa's first black president. In 2009, Mandela's birthday (July 18) was declared Mandela Day to promote global peace and celebrate the South African leader's legacy.           It appears to me that around the holiday season there are many tragedies as such all over the world. It's said to hear or see such things happen but it's life. We all live to die at some point in ur lives. My prayers goes out to there friends and family. 

Super heros from the 1850's to now

     A superhero is a fictional character of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do in the public interest. Since the debut of the prototypal superhero Lee Falk's The Phantom in the 1936 followed by superman in the 1938, stories of superheroes ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years ling sagas have dominated American comic books and crossed over into other media. A female superhero is sometimes called a super heroine.
     1850 the first superhero of penny dreadful, Spring Heeled Jack was first a villain, then as a crime-fighter with a disguised, secret lair, and gadgets, hallmarks of superheroes.
     Superheros from the 1900's to the late 2000's were heros from The Scarlet Pimpernel, John Carter of Mars, Zorro, Dazzler, She-Hulk , War Machine, Hellboy, Orpheus, and many more.
       Superheros has grown very largely over the years where they went from comic books to the big screens. There has been very few female Superheros over the years and I often wondered why?  Is it because if what most have been taught that men were the dominant? Or Is it because women were often told to be the stay at home mom?
         I feel that in today's generation we haven't paid much attention to how old stereotypes still affected us in today's society.

LADOT Announces Tap Card Design Contest

      As anyone who rides the metro bus or train have learned for the past year and a half metro passes are not given on what they call a tap card. With this card the customer can load an amount of money on the bus or train station to receive services. These boring blue cars that people refuse to purchase only cost two dollars but the look of these cards doesn't read buy me.
      LADOT announched earlier this week a collaboration with downtown Los Angeles gallery row organization to sponsor an artist competition to design the next wave of LADOT Tap smart cards. This design competition is the first of its kind in any major metropolitan area in the world that has a regional smart card system for its public transportation network.
       The theme for card designs is downtown Los Angeles. The deadline for entries is December 18, 2013. Two winning designs will be chosen, and each artist will be awarded a prize of $500 gift certificate to Raw Materials Art Supplies, an art architectural supply store in Downtown Los Angeles.
       I feel that this is a good way to get the community more involved also it gives those very talented people the ability to show there skills. Metro should get on board with LADOT. Customers are already paying two dollars for just the card. Instead, of Metro looking as if they don't care for their customers they should help with encouraging customers to purchase their products.

Stereotype

    A stereotype is a thought that may be adopted about specific of individuals or cetain ways of doing things,but that belief may or may not accurately reflect reality. However, this is only a fundamental psychological definition of a stereotype. Within and across different concepts and theories of stereotyping that provide their own expanded definition. Some of these definitions share commonalities, though each one may also harbor unique aspects that may complement or contradict the others.
      Stereotype content refers to the attributes that people think characterize a group. Studies of stereotype content examine what people think of others rather than the reason mechanisms involved in stereotyping.
        Why do we stereotype?  All stereotypes aren't negative.

HALLOWEEN

        Halloween a contraction of all hallos evening also known as All Hallows Eve, is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows Day. It initiates the dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (Hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departs believers.
         According to many scholars, All Hallows Eve is a christianized feast influenced by Celtic harvest festivals. Typical festive Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, attending costume parties, decorating carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.
          Halloween Today does still share those same historical beliefs. When I was much younger I recall going to harvest festivities. Over the years, this day has become more dangerous for parents and kids to enjoy. Even though there are some people who still enjoy and believe in going out and celebrating the evening there are some who take a negative approach foe the night. Those who doesnt celebrate for religious reason believe this is a day of celebrating the devil. Everyone has there own approach on what this day and it's celebrations consist of.
            I hope everyone had a safe Halloween.

Looking into the silent night

Looking into the silent night

My thoughts begin to wonder

Questions begin to come from nowhere

Some in which I can not answer

I try had to run away, but they always

Seem to stare me in the face

Looking into the silent night

I heard a voice say look around you, what do you see

I see hunger, killing, and thieves

Just than a thought came to me

This isn't the life for my future children to see

Looking into the silent night

I find  myself with any doubts

I wonder is there anyway out?

                     - written by a family member 

      This poem written by a family member is a reflection of how he views his neighborhood and the world that he lives in today. As we get other, in we think about having a possible future, a family, we have to take a look at whats going on around us. Bringing another human being into a world that may not be fit for a better future or life style may not be the smartest decision to make. Everything that happens around us are signs and it is up to us as human to decide how those signs reflect upon us. Some people are afraid of change but in some cases change may be better for us as individuals. Our future and our children future ultimately lies in our hands as the adult. We should be wise and not so closed minded to opportunities.

What is love?

        The word love can refer to a variety of different feels, states, and attitudes that ranges from interpersonal affection to pleasure. Love in its various forms acts as a major facilitator of interpersonal relationships and, owing to its central psychological importance, is one of the most common themes in the creative arts.  Love may be understood as a function to keep human begins together against menaces and to facilitate the continuation of the species. According to Wikipedia .
          There is  impersonal love in which a person can say they love an object,principle, or goal to which they are deeply commited ang greatly value. Many may use impersonal love for the things they strongly like that's personal to there lives. Then there's interpersonal love which refers to love between human beings. But I still have the question of what is love because it appears to still be undefined.
            Love in today's society doesn't seem like any of  my previous statements. As you read this you may wonder why did I choose such topic to discuss. This week has been an interesting week for myself. Something in my life has made me sit back and really think about love and if it even exist in today's society. It seems to me that people use this word very loosely forgetting about the meaning behind it.  Love in which use to have a very strong meaning behind it  both physical and emotional has changed in today's society.  Have people forgotten loves meaning?  Do people not care about love anymore? These various questions cross my mind when I think of telling or showing someone I love them. Has love become a game for people? Is love the foul? (street term ) I wish somebody would tell me so that I could better understand where my future stand when it comes to love. Is it something I should be expecting I order to feel loved? I guess I may never know.