This piece was really good and interesting to me because I have a few friends that are from other countries I feel as though they have changed greatly from when they first came from their home country I think the American way of life changes some people some for the better and some sadly for the worse, sometimes by being influenced by their peers. I like how in the piece they talked about how the boy being interviewed liked Peru better then America. I wasn't expecting that. overall I really like this piece

The piece that I decided to review was transgender youth by Y press I found this piece to be interesting because I didn't really know much about the transgender community in my opinion I don't see transgender people as a problem people are all the same to me we are all humans living and breathing so why should anyone be treated differently especially in the work place. I find that to be unprofessional in the sense that the transgender person might be more qualified than the other person receiving the job but may not get it because of their sexual orientation. But in all I think that the piece was well done and put together nicely I enjoyed it

The piece that I decided to review was dear birth mother I really found this piece interesting because o never really realized how difficult it was to get people to adopt African American children I always thought that people saw the babies the same way children are all the same to me but it is clear that not everyone sees it that way. I did like the fact that in the parent classes they had beads to try and bring an understanding to the fact that the neighborhoods that these people live in are not necessarily ones that the African American children would be completely comfortable in but in all I think that this piece was really well put together and informative I enjoyed it a lot.

i chose this piece because i was really interested in what chernobyl was because i feel like people really should be informed on certain topics like this instead of just judging people baised on what there outside apperance is i really liked how Irina who was born in Belarus stays close to her roots expecially at home i also like how she is trying to make a differance by creating an organization based on the chernobyl disaster. i cant exactly relate to Irina in the sense of me being affected by a disaster but i could relate to her based upon her trying to make a difference an raise awareness. overall i think that the piece was well put together and i liked how she added the phone calls with the doctors i think that she did a really good job

the piece that i decide to write about was Best Couple by Vikky Cruz of Radio Rookies
this piece was about a girl named vikky cruz who is a lesbian who has a family who isn't really accepting of how she is i feel like vikky doesn't really know what her families reaction is going to be and that is part of the reason why she hasn't told any one .
i cant really relate fully because of the fact that i am straight but i do have a good friend who is gay though he is not in a relationship he still doesn't know exactly how to tell his family.What i really loved about this piece was that it really showed true love it showed how much the two really cared for each other . through all the trials of a teenage relationship
one thing that i found bad about the piece was the part about the prom and how vicky and dione could be prom queens because they are lesbians i just think that the world has to get out of that mind state. but in all i think the piece was very well put together and informative

This piece hit home for me i feel like it is very true and relevant to my daily life going from kids in my neighborhood all the way to kids in my school.
The "n" word is thrown around so much expecially in the media artist I just recently heard a song called "niggers in paris" i found to to be extremely innopropraite especially being that the artists in the song (jay - z and kanye west ) are two african american males who could use there power an influence to change in so many things but instead they are incouraging bad things .The thing that bothers me most of all is the fact that i dont think people actually know what the actual meaning of the word and how terribly degrading it is to the african american community.
i deffienietly am simular to Veralyn in the sense that the "N" word is not used in my household ever and it was a little confusing when i was young and i began to hear the word used so loosely i didn't understand it because of the fact that i was taught how the word was just as bad as a curse word is
I think that Veralyn's piece was very honest in the sense that she was open enough to admit that even she isn't perfect and that even she uses the word when she is in her comfort zone for example with her boyfriend i think that was interesting because a lot of people do the same thing .But in the end i think that this piece was insightful and really good

The piece I listened to was mother vs the streets i chose this piece because I think i admired how honest an very personal it was being that the producer shared so much about them self with out holding back.

The piece was about a girl named Jacuyra who talked about growing up in a neighborhood where boys are highly intrested in "bagging girls " I found this piece to be very relateable not in the sense of Jacuyra who is overly intrested in getting the attention from boys but in the sense that I live in a nieghborhood simular to hers where guys try everything to "get in your pants " but in my oppinion it is how you carry yourself I feel like in jacuyra case she wanted to much attention being that she says she met some older guy while wearing some pum - pum shorts walking to the laundrymat .

I think that it all boils down to how you present your self if you present your self respectfully you will get respect . i think that is the same in all nieghborhoods

view by jocelyn rivera