Today we did our practice PWTs, dun dun dun... Writing my responses, I felt that I could have provided more evidence on the question that asked for specific reasonS to back up my answer. I need to read over Morgan too... So much to do!
The documentary video we watched today really shocked me. To be honest, I was feeling a tad sleepy after writing my responses, but as soon as I saw the police officer - who had been smiling just moments before - threatening innocent civilians with rifles and hazardous gas, my eyes literally flew open. I mean, of all countries, I couldn't believe that sort of action would be taken against expressing a free opinion in the United States. It was especially painful to watch young people and children getting victimized by the police's harsh treatment and discovering how this CS gas (was that the name?) could cause miscarriages, heart failure, and other negative influences.
I also couldn't believe that these people did not even show an ounce of hesitation to take such audacious measures. It made me feel a bit ashamed that I don't even have a belief that comes any closer in strength. I am a very indecisive person to begin with, but somehow I seem to take refuge in not having to make decisions. I know this makes me sound like a very naive person who is not critically thinking at all, but that is how I've felt quite often until I entered high school. From reading Meiland and watching those determined people today, it made me realize that taking a side is not being ignorant to the other side as long as I have good reasons. I'm not trying to start a strike or anything just for the heck of it lol but today's class made me see how uninvolved I am with issues around me... and how that seems to pass... and how that's really wrong :(
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