Thursday, January 27, 2011

Sociologists in society today

Jane Addams was not my sociologist that i made a facebook for, but i like Jane a lot better :)

If Jane Addams was alive today and attended the Powder Puff Football game, she would be very pleased. At the Powder Puff game, the girls dressed up in shorts, t-shirts, tennis shoes, and bandanas to play football. The boys wore cheerleading uniforms (with skirts not shorts). I love the Powder Puff games because it's a chance to show that girls really can play football and it's not just a man's sport. Also, i love seeing the boys wearing skirts and cheerleading, which is mainly known as a girls sport although men do cheerlead. 

Jane Addams was a sociologist who cared about social problems created by imbalance of power between genders. Back in Jane's time when the men were considered, in a way, better than women, Jane spent her time with women's suffrage. I think Jane would be very pleased to see that now in highschools we're able to have these kinds of activites that show women are equal to men. She spend a lot of time working on these types of problems with imbalance of power. She would also be very pleased to know that the roles have changed now days, and women are much more independent. I personally really like Jane for her perserverance and her contributions to society.

Friday, January 21, 2011

Who am I?

My name is Alyssa Jordan Gunnison, im almost 17 years old, and i'm from Atlanta Georgia. I moved to Illinois when i was 13 and came here to West Chicago and went to West Chicago Middle School. Both of my parents have substance abuse problems and knew they couldn't care for me anymore, so now i live with my Aunt Christine and Uncle Dennis. My mom still lives in Georgia and my dad just moved here to Illinois but i don't see him often. My family life is a big part of who i am today, i didn't grow up with the stereotypical family. My life has been totally different than most peoples but i look at it in a positive way because i've experienced many things that most people my age haven't and it's made me learn a lot about life and myself. I love to watch shows on my laptop whenever i have free time, because after a long week at school or just a long day i like to lay in my bed with ice cream and watch a good show like the Batchelor or Bad Girls Club. I get average grades (A's and B's). I want to attend a University in Illinois like NIU or U of I and study medicine. My dream would be to attend college, take some good medical classes, possibly get into med school and start my career as a Radiologist.
I have 4 best friends who i tell everything to and i know i can trust them. I don't like to have a huge group of friends because in the past i've had bad experiences with trusting friends in a big group, and i'm so happy i found my 4 best friends who i know i can trust. I consider myself someone people can talk to about problems and i always try to help, sometimes it's not the best because i take on other peoples worries but i don't mind. I can pretty much be doing anything with my friends and we will have a good time. I've been told that i laugh at everything and i laugh way too much, i've also been told i'm too positive, but i dont see the reason why people are always so negative! I am a strong believer in the law of attraction so i believe thinking positively helps you. It helps me at least. Well i don't really know what else to say about myself but those are pretty much the basics about me.