Thursday, January 14, 2016

Journal two from Theo

Hi! I'm Theodor "Theo" Potts. My fun fact was that I want to travel around the world then come back and get my Ph.D. Some other fun facts about me are that I like to workout and for a year after high school I was training for the military. Unfortunately (also obviously) I did not get in. I had LasiK surgery as a graduation present so now I don't need glasses, but since my eyes were bad before the military I was permanently disqualified from every branch of the military. Don't feel bad for me though, because I'm loving college and can't wait to get started with my life plan!


The theme that really stood out to me in our readings is just how much more work we need to do as a country in cultural diversity. It seems to me that we preach diversity but never practice it. Like the girl who got asked if she was a terrorist just because she has a aribic last name. Its really sad because we all know people who think that way, because most of America thinks it's ok to discriminate against people from a country that we just keep ruining.

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  1. Sorry to hear about the military, lots of people never join and have some great experiences though.

    I wanted to ask a question regarding the chapter in Mirror On America that discusses cultural diversity. Do you describe yourself as American or an (German)-American or just German? (I do not know your heritage so I just guessed...)

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    1. I would defiantly say American, I wasn't raised in a family that really practiced heritage so I'm kind of out of touch with my past, and I'm actually mostly Welsh but I do have a little German in me lol

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  2. Hey Theo
    You know lots of people that had their plans changed for them usually give up and say "screw it". Well, you did not. I commend you for finding an alternate path to take. You will do great and do wonderful things in your life. Oh, and if you ever make it to Scotland on your travels, visit a town called "Spaulding", thats where my ancestors are from.

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  3. Hey Theo
    You know lots of people that had their plans changed for them usually give up and say "screw it". Well, you did not. I commend you for finding an alternate path to take. You will do great and do wonderful things in your life. Oh, and if you ever make it to Scotland on your travels, visit a town called "Spaulding", thats where my ancestors are from.

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