Breaking the Folkway :
This week when I went grocery shopping, I saw something that I thought I would never see. At first I thought that the person was going to get in trouble. I quickly started to imagine all the the things that could go wrong. When I enter the grocery stored, I saw a girl wearing her rollerskates inside ALDI. The girl wearing the rollerskates remainded me of the time that I had to break a folkway. At first I was scared at breaking the folkway, but once I started to conduct the experiment, it was actually not so bad. So by seeing a folk way being broken and being remainded of the one that I broke kind of convince me to break another one.
I thought about the folkway that I was going to break thinking that it couldn't be too extreme in order to get in trouble. In the end, I couldn't decided which folkway to break, it was between going up to a random person and telling them all about my life and going into public bathrooms and asking for paper and than starting a conversation. I though that either one of those was going to be weird and creepy. In the ended I decided to do the paper toilet one, it seemed as if it was less nerve breaking and less creepy( since the person didn't know who I was). I decided to try and find out the same things that I was trying to find out when I was to break a foldway for a school project. I tried to find out what peoples reaction would be.
When I was in the process of conducting my, I once again got nervous. For my expirement, I decided to go to four places, portillos, kohls, walmart, and best buy. What I was going to do was try and start a conversation by asking for toilet paper. I thought that the conversation should be the same to get better results. The conversation revolved around economics (gas prices, cost of products, etc.), the weather, and teenagers.
A couple of people ignored me when I tried to ask them questions while in the bathroom, others, the minority actually went a long, which I thought was a bit weird. Their were three guys that actually told me to shut up, that it was weird to be talking in the bathroom. Their was one guy at kohls that actually continued the conversation ( I thought that this guy was weird). The guy kept the conversation going and actually started talking about different topics like his personal family and he was contrasting the past and the present ( I think that this person was an old man). The guy creeped me out so much that I actually told him that I was leaving ( ackward).
Overall, I think that the expirement went as I predicted, the majority of the people ignored me, and a very few actually started a conversation. Now I know that talking in the bathroom can get ackward and that most people don't talk or go along when they are in such a position.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011
5/20/2011
I want to start by saying my condolences to families of the victims.......................
Well I can surely say that this week was the most interesting week I have had in a long time, I mean come on we went to jail and saw a trial without breaking any norms or being deviant or being members of the trial it self. Honestly I didn't think that jail was so bad, I thought that it was going to be way worse. I think that all the negative propaganda involving jail got to my head a bit to much. The trial was something else, something almost unrealistic. I still can't believe that people are allowed to go to trials like that, as if it was an invitation to snoop on other people's business. Just in general, I think that Tuesday was a day to remember.
To start with, I only went to one trial the whole time that I was at the Dupage County Court . The trial that I attended involved a double murder. The murder was Gary Shuning. The murder killed both his mom (Doris) and an "escort" that he hired. According to sources, Gary killed his mom after alledgely having an argument with her. He killed his mom by giving her multiple stabs all over her body and almost cutting her head off. When Doris was found, she was found with a blank covering her up. After having killed his mom, Gary still had the nerve to steal his mom's credit card and hire the escort (he called for more than one escort, but only one was killed) Gary's escort was in roughly the same condition. The escort was also stabbed multiple times, and she was found half naked. When policeman arrived at the scene of the crime, they found two dead bodies and multiple blood stains all over the house. The policeman didn't find any signs of forced entries.
The policeman would have never known about the crime if it hadn't been for the escort that was invaded into the house by Gary. A couple escorts entered the house, and only one didn't make out alive. The escort was killed by Gary after being stabbed multiple times. Gary killed the escort because she found knives that were covered with blood. I can only imagine the fear that ran through both Gary's and the escorts body when she found the knives filled with blood. I would imagine that Gary killed the escort fearing that she would call the police and fearing that he would have to go to jail for his actions. Before being killed, the escort made a called to her pimp telling him about the situation that she got her self into. The pimp ended the call with the escort and called the pollice. Minutes later, the police arrived at the scene of the crime. The only thing that the police found were two dead bodies and Gary pleading his defense.
I can only hope that Gary is found guilty for his actions and is sentence to life in prison. I find it unrealistic to hear that someone killed their mom, to have killed the peron that gave life to you, a person of your own blood.
P.S. The pimp got deported back to his home ( I think that it was in Africa somewhere)
Moving on to something a bit less depressing, JAIL. Like I mention before, I didn't find the jail to be as bad as people said that it would be. I would have to agree that prison is not a place where I would wish to be. The down side of being in prison is that you are stripped to nearly having nothing with you, one has no privacy, and I imagine that the food is nowhere near the food at portillos or bufallo wild wings, or even good old home cook meals. The policeman that taught us little bit more about jail, prisoners,etc. was a cool guy ( even though he picked at me, lol) one could see that he was really trying to educate us a bit more on the justice system, especially jails. He definatly taught me some new things that I didn't know before ( its not like if I knew a lot about jails, and the process that a prisoner has to go through). I found it interesting how policeman have to catogeries the prisoners into about three different categories. I also didn't know that if a prisoner was in extremely bad health, he was taken to a hospital, I thought tha a doctor was taken to the jail were the prisoner was being held.
Eating ouside of a jail and a court was something that I have never done, and I can honestly say that it was an interesting experience that I would definetly do again. I felt a bit ackward having people stare at you while they were passing by and we were eating, talk about ackward. To bad the weather wasn't coaporating.
Folkway: I think that we broke a folkway when we were eating outside and everybody was looking at us as they passed by us. ( I wish that their would have been some more people doing it, it would deminish the ackwardness a bit)
Law: Gary broke a law by killing two people.
Taboo: Gary not only broke a law but also a taboo. He broke a taboo by hiring escorts and than killing one of them. He also tried to
Nature: I think that violant video games, movies, and T.V shows contributed to an increase in the probability in him killing someone. ( probably wanting to know how it felt)
Felony: I think that Gary's case should be consider a felony since he killed two people and he almost killed himself.
Well I can surely say that this week was the most interesting week I have had in a long time, I mean come on we went to jail and saw a trial without breaking any norms or being deviant or being members of the trial it self. Honestly I didn't think that jail was so bad, I thought that it was going to be way worse. I think that all the negative propaganda involving jail got to my head a bit to much. The trial was something else, something almost unrealistic. I still can't believe that people are allowed to go to trials like that, as if it was an invitation to snoop on other people's business. Just in general, I think that Tuesday was a day to remember.
To start with, I only went to one trial the whole time that I was at the Dupage County Court . The trial that I attended involved a double murder. The murder was Gary Shuning. The murder killed both his mom (Doris) and an "escort" that he hired. According to sources, Gary killed his mom after alledgely having an argument with her. He killed his mom by giving her multiple stabs all over her body and almost cutting her head off. When Doris was found, she was found with a blank covering her up. After having killed his mom, Gary still had the nerve to steal his mom's credit card and hire the escort (he called for more than one escort, but only one was killed) Gary's escort was in roughly the same condition. The escort was also stabbed multiple times, and she was found half naked. When policeman arrived at the scene of the crime, they found two dead bodies and multiple blood stains all over the house. The policeman didn't find any signs of forced entries.
The policeman would have never known about the crime if it hadn't been for the escort that was invaded into the house by Gary. A couple escorts entered the house, and only one didn't make out alive. The escort was killed by Gary after being stabbed multiple times. Gary killed the escort because she found knives that were covered with blood. I can only imagine the fear that ran through both Gary's and the escorts body when she found the knives filled with blood. I would imagine that Gary killed the escort fearing that she would call the police and fearing that he would have to go to jail for his actions. Before being killed, the escort made a called to her pimp telling him about the situation that she got her self into. The pimp ended the call with the escort and called the pollice. Minutes later, the police arrived at the scene of the crime. The only thing that the police found were two dead bodies and Gary pleading his defense.
I can only hope that Gary is found guilty for his actions and is sentence to life in prison. I find it unrealistic to hear that someone killed their mom, to have killed the peron that gave life to you, a person of your own blood.
P.S. The pimp got deported back to his home ( I think that it was in Africa somewhere)
Moving on to something a bit less depressing, JAIL. Like I mention before, I didn't find the jail to be as bad as people said that it would be. I would have to agree that prison is not a place where I would wish to be. The down side of being in prison is that you are stripped to nearly having nothing with you, one has no privacy, and I imagine that the food is nowhere near the food at portillos or bufallo wild wings, or even good old home cook meals. The policeman that taught us little bit more about jail, prisoners,etc. was a cool guy ( even though he picked at me, lol) one could see that he was really trying to educate us a bit more on the justice system, especially jails. He definatly taught me some new things that I didn't know before ( its not like if I knew a lot about jails, and the process that a prisoner has to go through). I found it interesting how policeman have to catogeries the prisoners into about three different categories. I also didn't know that if a prisoner was in extremely bad health, he was taken to a hospital, I thought tha a doctor was taken to the jail were the prisoner was being held.
Eating ouside of a jail and a court was something that I have never done, and I can honestly say that it was an interesting experience that I would definetly do again. I felt a bit ackward having people stare at you while they were passing by and we were eating, talk about ackward. To bad the weather wasn't coaporating.
Folkway: I think that we broke a folkway when we were eating outside and everybody was looking at us as they passed by us. ( I wish that their would have been some more people doing it, it would deminish the ackwardness a bit)
Law: Gary broke a law by killing two people.
Taboo: Gary not only broke a law but also a taboo. He broke a taboo by hiring escorts and than killing one of them. He also tried to
Nature: I think that violant video games, movies, and T.V shows contributed to an increase in the probability in him killing someone. ( probably wanting to know how it felt)
Felony: I think that Gary's case should be consider a felony since he killed two people and he almost killed himself.
Monday, May 2, 2011
3/29/2011
Its been a short but at the same time a long week.
Just yesterday my mom and I were talking about the different taboos that America has compare to the ones that Mexico has. For two tremendous bodies of land being so close to one another, they are very different.
Walking home from school, I saw a little boy drop his lolipop and than pick it up and try to put it on his mouth (Five second rule :). His mom quickly stopped him and quickly jerked the lolipop off of his hand. The mom told him not to eat because it fell on the ground and that it was now dirty and contaminated with bacteria and viruses. People from America are used to throwing things into the garbage once it falls on the ground, and not putting them into their mouth. Growing up, my mom would always tell me not to put things in my mouth once they have touched the floor. To people in America , eating something that has touched the floor could be seen as a folkway.
On the other hand, in Mexico, people are used to the complete opposite, one could repeatedly see kids eat or put food in their mouths after it has fallen. I remember that on my last visit to Mexico, one of my cousins was eating chicken wings, and before he knew, a chicken wing has fallen to the ground. He quickly picked it up and once again put it on his plate ( he finish eating everything on his plate). Before he eat the chicken wing that fell on the floor, I asked him if he was going to seriously eat, after it fell on the ground. He said that he was and that it was normal to do such a thing in Mexico. I told him that in America once food touches the floor, the majority of the time, one will throw that food away.
I wonder if someone from America was to go to Mexico and follow their customs of throwing food away once it touches the floor, would they be seen as strangers and weirdos?
Would it be the same if someone from Mexico was to come to America and follow their customs of throwing food away once it touches the floor, would they be seen as strangers and weirdos?
Just yesterday my mom and I were talking about the different taboos that America has compare to the ones that Mexico has. For two tremendous bodies of land being so close to one another, they are very different.
Walking home from school, I saw a little boy drop his lolipop and than pick it up and try to put it on his mouth (Five second rule :). His mom quickly stopped him and quickly jerked the lolipop off of his hand. The mom told him not to eat because it fell on the ground and that it was now dirty and contaminated with bacteria and viruses. People from America are used to throwing things into the garbage once it falls on the ground, and not putting them into their mouth. Growing up, my mom would always tell me not to put things in my mouth once they have touched the floor. To people in America , eating something that has touched the floor could be seen as a folkway.
On the other hand, in Mexico, people are used to the complete opposite, one could repeatedly see kids eat or put food in their mouths after it has fallen. I remember that on my last visit to Mexico, one of my cousins was eating chicken wings, and before he knew, a chicken wing has fallen to the ground. He quickly picked it up and once again put it on his plate ( he finish eating everything on his plate). Before he eat the chicken wing that fell on the floor, I asked him if he was going to seriously eat, after it fell on the ground. He said that he was and that it was normal to do such a thing in Mexico. I told him that in America once food touches the floor, the majority of the time, one will throw that food away.
I wonder if someone from America was to go to Mexico and follow their customs of throwing food away once it touches the floor, would they be seen as strangers and weirdos?
Would it be the same if someone from Mexico was to come to America and follow their customs of throwing food away once it touches the floor, would they be seen as strangers and weirdos?
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