If you could describe the game in one word, what would it be?

 Chaos

What did you expect at the beginning of the game?

 Just to play a game that was unfair

When did you realize that something was wrong?

When I left my original table and I thought d frey won and he didn’t take the cards.

How did you deal with it?

 I tried to point out the diamonds and push them the cards and they pointed at the spades and pushed at me.

How did not being able to speak contribute to what you were feeling?

You just had to handle your anger and wait to find out.

 Is my title above appropriate for the game of "culture."  Why or why not?

Yes if you look at it in a deeper meaning

 Is a universal language and set of customs necessary for world peace and harmony?

 No it can’t be the world needs to be diverse.

 What can a simple card game teach us about our culture?

It can show how we don’t everything about other cultures until we are really in their shoes 

The truth hurts sometimes and what this sociologist explained to us and showed us was the ugly truth. The first thing that really got me to be all in and really try to understand what he was saying is when he set us up by putting us in a difficult situation with our coal and china. Granted that never really happened so we don’t know exactly what it was like. But it made you think about how you would feel if that really did happen. Secondly, he started hitting us with the ugly truth about what is really going on with are military and how what we see might not always be exactly how it is. There are always 2 different sides to a story and sometimes you need to see the other side to truly understand what is going on. He showed the “rebellious” people from over there that tried to kill our soldiers. If you would of showed me that picture before that video it would of gave me a way different feeling than it did after he explained what the “honest” truth was. The thing that really got under my skin is how to them it looks like some religious war. Because looking at America while living here religion is really something that isn’t as big as a factor anymore. No war we fight is truly over religion. The way they are seeing it is wrong and honestly the way that we are seeing it is also wrong. That’s never a good thing. I see myself fitting into the big picture of society by contributing and trying to better myself every single day. I want to make the best out of myself and try to positively effect everyone that is around me. Too many people in this day and age are content and don’t have goals but I’m going to maximize my potential as a person in my lifetime.  

What are the groups and what functions do they serve? Are there negative influences from any of the groups (dysfunctions)? There is Freak group- They like to do a lot of illegal and rebellious things

There is the Geek group-  No negative influences.

Who has power in the episode? How or why do they have power? How do they use it?  People kind of wanna be like them. They use it negatively.

What are the important symbols in the episode? Note that the symbols might be an object, but also might be an idea, an event or something else. How do the characters act based on the symbols they find important? This is symbolic interactionism. You can connect it to Max Weber.

Lyndsey rebels from her parents and hangs out with the “Freaks”. She disagrees with how some people lives so decides to live the way she wants too.

Can you relate any of these theories to your own life? How can the things you do be interpreted through one of these theories? For example why do you wear what you wear or why are you going to college or why do you stress yourself out to get "good" grades?

Yes. Everything you do shows how you live your life and how you look at life. 

What do you think about the awkward silence?

I feel it is when certain people feel vulnerable to embarrassing themselves. People are “speechless” because they do not want to make a bad move.

 Do you see how we set expectations based on our experiences?

Yes because I feel most people set their expectations on what was expected of them as a child or in life growing up. Maybe even by what they have achieved.

Did you know what sociologists studied before taking this class?

I just thought it was about life.

 Do you realize that students expect the teacher to tell them what to do?

Yes. Just like this assignment.

 Can you see how this crushes a love for learning?

Yes because no one enjoys when something is forced upon them.

What do you think about the idea of blogging as a way of teaching others?

Sharing ideas is always a good idea.