California Conflict repsonse

wow. Many people would be appalled and upset after reading an article like that and I don't blame them. I mean the author had so much information that all can do is be mad at Skinheads. It must indeed take alot to write suh an article. I wonder if he ever thought that the Skinheads would read this and maybe come after him? i don't know but anything racial or religious I wouldn't want to touch as a journalist. But then again isn't that what a journalist all all about? Taking risks? Well if you ask me, it was a very interesting article that indeed made me think about the communities I've lived in. From California to Virginia to Mississippi and then back to California, I've seen alot that I didn't understand then that I do now. In Virginia there were people that hung out within theor own race. I never paid any attention to it because all my friends were different races. My best friend was Hispanic! Racial problems never bothered me as I was growing up because i guess you can say my mom raised me better then that. I neve knew race was a big issue until i was in middle school, going to Alder Middle School in Fontana. That's when true segregation came in. There would be those token white or Hispanics that hung out with the blacks or visa versa. I fell into the cateogry where i knew eveyone of any race and they knew me. Nothing ever got out of hand until my junior year of high school and we had our first riot since I had been to that school. And reflecting on Davis's "Inland Empire", we indeed a very mixed neighborhood, and I love the fact that we are, but many see it as a demonic environment because since we are racially grouped with blacks and Hispanics overpowering the white community, many are frightened that the I.E. will become some horrific place where drugs and sex will overcome education and innocence (and yes I heard this come from someone's mouth). Are white's really serious about blacks and hispanics making the I.E. a living hell? I wonder if they thought why blacks and hispanics have a reputation of being the hostie ones. I think it's to scare the white people the same way they did them. Blacks want to scare them because of the main reason: Slavery. Hispanics maybe because before anyone stepped foot in California, they were here living on this land. So they're trying to rightfully calim what's theirs. But we will never really know the hidden motives now will we?

A Random Thought In the eyes of a wolf....

I'm not as weird as people think i am... i just like to speak what's on my mind. I mean yes i am open in discussion and i happen to share my opinion and life stories, but that's because i want people to see where i'm coming from as a person and a student. I like my open mindedness. It's a part of me that i have to keep in order to be myself. I see as if you're closed minded, no one will ever get to know the real you. You are showing a false representation of yourself and not being true to your character. I love singing, dancing, and poetry. And i want the world to know. I LIKE SINGING AND DANCING AND POETRY!!!!!!! (ahhh.... that felt better) but i think that's what everyone needs nowadays...is a good yelling. If you keep it bottled in, it'll erupted one day and not they way you want it to. I think alot of people express their feelings in many different ways, i just hope they're all positive. Like in the reading, "California Conflict", the skinheads expression their hatred to blacks and hispanics by beating them into a pulp out on the street. It's expressive, but not in a positive form. I believe that no one should abused whether it's self-expression or not. Brutality is indeed wrong.
Random thought number two: What's really wrong with love? It is the month of Valentine's Day so i feel like it's a nice time to discuss it. Iwalked by many people who thought Valentine's Day was just waste... and in some way, i kind of agree. I mean, i show affection and love to my boyfriend everyday. Whether it being face-to-face, through texting, or over phone. So why one day out of the whole year, would you want to do exactly that? well ladies and gentlemen, I think Valentine's Day isn't only for couples. It could be for everyone you're in contact with. Friends, family, pets, you name it. Just like Christmas, Christmas joy spreads throughtout everyone, not just within the family. So i think valentine's day is just the same.
Indeed i have random thoughts with random subjects but did any of them make you think? I hope so, because if not, then obviously i'm not doing my job right.

My Home, my city

my city is Fontana, California. A place that not many people would want to be involved in. But i spend my whole life there, and it's not bad once you realize the good parts oppose to the bad. Fontana has tons of parks, with green grass and little children running and laughing with joy. It's basically a city that rarely sleeps because there's always commotion about. Whether it's the Fontana Parade or just the a heated argument between a couple across the street. Many would look at the dirt patches and potholes and say what a city! But in reality, Fontana is still growing. I look around now and see the different stores being built and recreation centers, from rialto all the way down to rancho cucamonga on foothill blvd. I always believed that these buidlings were here when my mother was child, but she when i told her that, she laughed and said, "When i was a little girl, fontana used to be nothing but dirt. All of this," pointing at the buildings as we drove by them, "used to be nothing but dirt and tumbleweeds. They sure did upgrade this place..." That simple comment made me believe that the Brunswick Bowling Alley across the way from our only Wal-Mart on foothill and mango wasn't always there during my 18 years of living. From the sprayed art on the side of a pet store that many would called grafftti to the well-known club royal apartments. My city may not be the best place right now, but that's because she's still growing.