"Enrique's Journey" By Sonia Nazario

So for the Outside Reading Assigment, I have looked at many books and have settled on one in particular. Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario is about a hispanic boy who is in search of his mother. His mom left him when  he was only five years old, its been twelve years now that Enrique has seen his mom. So he will endure a long harsh journey to be with his mom.
I choose this book because not me personally can relate to this, but the majority of my family came here having to cross the border. Most of them have been here around 17 years and now know how to speak english, but I can't imagine what it must of been like when they had to come. The majority of my family was arounf Enrique's age.
I am eager to read about (Enrique's Journey) and learn about the challenges one faces coming to the United states as an illigel immigrant.

Jim Crow and Fraternity Row

What do I think.......I can't believe that this issues are still going on. I definetly think that it should be banned. These students wore these"costumes" to make some sort of a statement, for they all wore the same clothes depicting the same thought or idea. This students were immature and don't know how to respect. Apparently they thought it would be fun but even the national director of Delta Sigma Phi was not pleased with what the students had taken action in he says "We're absolutly disgusted by what we've seen,"..."The pictures completly contradict what we've always stood for" Obviously this was something of the students own doing and it seems that they were all in the same political mind.

Illinois State University (ISU) I think has a well rounded set of rules regarding the students rights to free speach. ISU has regulations set only to proctect their students in hope to keep a safe enviorment where every individual attendting ISU can feel welcomed. Their rules are your basic rules that should be followed everywhere. Such as setting rules towards sexual harrasment, harrasment, code of student conduct, ect. Before this blog, i had never looked into ISU's policies and now that I have it has helped me see that this Univeraity just like any other school, they care about their students. And I do believe that they school's speech rules are legal to the students right to free , its only in the students best interest. I believe that schools wouldn't need to make so many rules if the some students wouldn't act out. Students are always suing the schools for not allowing them so many actions, but the schools put these rules depending on students previous behaviors.

I beilieve that if the school were to come across a conflict like the one read in the article I believe that the school could have the student kicked out. ISU has a set of values and if that individual breaks or steps on one of their values then they student doesn't value the school. And I don't see why they student should stay at a school where they don't like their policies. I honestly don't like the way that FIRE works, it doesn't make sense. Are we not always talking about want peace in our country, yet their mission is to allow the students rights to free speach that could pottentially lead to some sort of violence.

Whats Happend since then

Well, I really have enjoyed the back and forth thoughts between the students in my class. I find it fun and interesting about what the teens think about what is happening to our world. It makes my head spin, becasue some of their points can really make me think about something twice. Its mind blowing. There have been many topics discused in class so far, the most recent one being about the students rights to freedom of speech. Should there be limits to the students 'rights to freedom of speech'.
I don't think that there should be any limits, and thats becasue it depends on what kind of personality each student holds. They can be rebellious and simply not care whether or not there are limits to thier speech, or just because they believe that they do have the rights whether they are in or out of school. I as a student believe that I do have the same rights as a student in and out of school. Now just because I believe I do doesn't really mean I am going to abuse those rights. I am not that kind of person to use inappropriate language in the first place, so I really wouldn't think that those rules would apply to me.
You see now I begin to think that those rules are really meant to those who do use inappropriate language. But how can we set them apart from those who don't use "bad" words. Thing is no one really can't. And so becasue we really can't, it has to apply to everyone.
Not that I find it a bad thing but there could possib;y be some people that could find it some what offensive. That would be because it would seem as though the schools would'nt see us responsible or mature enough to control our language to be appropriate enough.