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I chose the 1st and the 2nd Amendments because in my belief are some of the most important.

The first amendment is the belief that you have a certain set of freedoms, speech, religion, press, etc. “Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man & his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, & not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should "make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," thus building a wall of separation between Church & State. Adhering to this expression of the supreme will of the nation in behalf of the rights of conscience, I shall see with sincere satisfaction the progress of those sentiments which tend to restore to man all his natural rights, convinced he has no natural right in opposition to his social duties.”  Every United States Citizen has a certain set of god given rights, these rights cannot be infringed by the government without committing treason to ones own country.

This amendment basically gives an individual the right to express themselves in the way they choose without being discriminated against for it. 

                The Second Amendment and probably my personal favorite, gives an individual the right to bear arms and assemble a militia.  Assembling a militia can literally be used to overthrow a corrupt government similar to our own.  This amendment also gives individuals the right to own guns and display them openly being perfectly within the law. 

Card Games..

At the start of todays class we played a card game, which seemed harmless, but to our surprise everyone received different rules and guidelines for said game.  This proved to be very stressful and was used to represent the struggles of interacting with those from another country, who's culture and beliefs are far different than that of our own.  This oddly enough gave an excellent representation of sociological difficulties and was actually very fun to take part in.

Bacha Bazi

I am not really sure how to say what needs to be said without sounding like a racist, but Saudi countries are incapable of surviving without outside interference.  Bacha Bazi is a perfect representation of this, we leave them alone for 5 minutes and they are having sexual relations with little boys and keeping them as sex slaves.  This culture is absolutely sick.  Rape, incest, human trafficking, and American soldiers are forced to turn a blind eye?  Every other country has their nose in America's business why can't we intervene when it is needed?  What needs to be lacking from an individual's morality to do the things listed?  A lack of understanding between right and wrong, or a flaw in genetic coding? Neither.  It is the acceptable aspects of day to day life in Saudi countries.  Everything goes, anything is acceptable, the only law I have ever heard of that is actually punishable is stealing. 
I think that country would make a nice harbor.. maybe a beach.  Anyway, American soldiers couldn't do anything to stop child molesters due to orders from "higher ups" (who deserve to be hanged for that.) Fire and Brimstone is the simplest way to correct such atrocities.  Severity is the answer.  Incest, Rape, Murder, cannibalism, child molestation, should never be tolerated and anyone caught doing these acts should be piled up in the street and burned like cord wood for all to see.  I'm sure it would only take a handful of wrong-doers to start to understand what the message was.
But I'm just an ignorant Hillbilly, what do I know right? "The world needs a reset button, fixing the atrocities, and vendetta's of man is just the start of retribution."

Individualists

Being an individualist is completely out of the question in our country you must conform or basically get out.  We are allowed to do what the government says we are.  By forcing society to conform the co-dependence turns into unity which is a lot easier to control than 2 billion people with different beliefs and mindsets.  Being "naturally individualist" is a learned behavior that is picked up from those who do not fear our government, they will not conform and they belief the unification of this country will be its downfall.  Dependence is exactly what the government wants, because you can't get rid of what you need.

Macro vs Micro

When we look at both micro and macro sociology, we can identify differences as well as similarities. Both of these fields are very important subject areas in Sociology. Also, they analyze the human behavior in the society in different angles. Both micro and macro-sociological theories can be applied to individual interactions. 
Macro sociology is more concerned with broad topics such as war, and gender equality as opposed to micro sociology which focuses on specific face to face interactions.

Ethics in Today's World

Do ethics still matter?  This question made me chuckle, the answer to this is NO.  In today's world people are so self absorbed, and egotistic that ethics are the last thing on their mind.  Morality despite popular believe, should play a big part in interaction because morality helps define people, breaking the codes of human complexity, showing their true colors even when they didn't mean for you to see.  To some individuals, who still have sense, and a shed of intelligence know the importance of ethics.  Unfortunately many could care less how their actions effect those around them, have no understanding of the harm their lies cause.  The question that needs to be asked is "Should Ethics Matter?"

Sociology #1

Today in sociology I watched a video that taught the importance of sociological mindfulness.  This basically means putting yourself in someone else's shoes to see things from their perspective.  In this video a man talked about an Iraqi's view on the war versus an American's.  They are actually fairly similar when you truly put yourself in their shoes.  Both parties have good intentions and want what is best for their families.
Unfortunately very few people take the time to see things from others perspective and even when they do they care so little about another's life nothing changes.  The world is full of self-absorbed, egotistical, sadistic, morons who shoe absolutely no regard for human life.  Some still live by the believe that it is survival of the fittest, which I can understand to a point, but somewhere a line must be drawn and sociological mindfulness needs to implemented into our everyday life.
In my life I can count several instances where sociological mindfulness benefited me, for instance.  Once when I was 13 my cousin borrowed my dirt bike without permission and wrecked it.  I was absolutely livid, I somehow managed to see things from his perspective when he explained to me his intentions.  Granted I was still mad, but not nearly as much after hearing things from his point.
Sociological mindfulness and patience both play a huge part in everyday life, and hopefully I see myself fitting into the world as a normal, functional member of society.