Bisexual; pg. 180

"Such a woman, however, might instead call herself bisexual because, despite a preference for women, she is still attracted to and has relationships with men" (Hafen, pg. 180). A bisexual can also be a man who loves both women and men and vice versa with a woman. The idea about bisexuals being more promiscuous is a rather ridiculous concept to even grasp that as a factual idea. There was a class in which I took, and at the time it was called English 101. I wrote my last and second essay about the word bisexuality. What I believe is the key behind all people of any orientation is that there is a scale which is called the Kinsey scale and basically what this scale does is demonstrate that a heterosexual may be predominantly heterosexual but on some level they may have some to equal amounts of homosexuality and vice versa. The basic idea that people believe that bisexual people are the cause and spread of AIDS and HIV and other STD's is a common social stigma that is not even a true fact. Most researchers have identified that African Americans and especially women, tend to contract these STD's. So contrary to popular belief about bisexuals and homosexuality is completely untrue and that the propaganda used to discourage others about the GLBT community is all within a phobia of itself.

Homophobia; pg 366

"The irrational fear of gay men and lesbians is called homophobia" (Jandt, pg. 366). The idea that homophobia still exists is completely stupid. But if you truly think about it, there are other irrational phobias out there. The one with homophobia has so much controversy and is a rather weird interpretation to how people have these fears. Some heterosexuals are frightened of being or becoming gay and others are gay, but they are scared to admit it themselves. There is a rather strange social stigma behind the idea of homosexuality and it really comes off of a religious view. Religious people, extremists, are often the ones broadcasting that homosexuality is the greatest sin of them all. Truth of that matter is that no matter what particular sin that you do, they are all just as equal. So if you are a heterosexual male and you have sex with many women, that is a sin. If you steal from anyone or kill someone, it is a sin. If two men or two women have sex with each other, that is a sin. They are all different kinds of sins, but they are all rather much equal to each other, but in heaven or hell have different consequences for them. Dante's Inferno is the best example of an idea of what the seven circles of hell have for each of the different sins. There is a show called Degrassi: The Next Generation in which there is a gay character. Watch the entire youtube clip on this seen here, a great example of homophobia from 2:32 to 3:20. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED_LzPzcZtk

Jargon; pg. 354

"Jargon has been used to refer to the technical language of a professional subgroup, such as doctors and lawyers. Jargon is the vocabulary that communicates the distinctions and specific meanings these professionals need to reference" (Jandt, pg. 354). There are a wide variety of shows out there that portray lots of professional speaking. One example is in Charlie's Angels, the one with Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu, and Drew Barrymore. In the second movie, there is a small scene where the Angel's knew what they were trying to identify and they end up knowing what is going to happen next. Unfortunately I cannot find a clip for that scene that demonstrates it. The scene in question is when they go to the house of a dead man and the Angel's look around for clues using many various things and objects mostly seen in Crime Scene Investigations. The picture of the Angel's shows one clip of the movie, but is not the main scene I mentioned. It is just there as a visual. Last point, I will lead you off with a clip from Grey's Anatomy and it will be a scene they are speaking their jargon. Enjoy!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsz-WrFVUQo

Separation & Segregation; pg. 312

"Separation and segregation refer to maintaining one's original culture and not participating in the new culture" (Jandt, pg. 312).  These terms are still seen in some parts of the countries and here in America. We may not be able to see it as much as we used to back in the old days, but it is still out there in small, down low ways. The issue I face when I hear these terms is one about same-sex marriage. Many heterosexual and religious people do not want any part of the homosexual (GLBT) community to even make any form of debut as it is unacceptable in their beliefs and ideals. This is a very touchy subject for me because I am really conflicted. Not only am I a Christian, but I am a homosexual male. Having to be held to such contradicts, I get widely ostracized for being gay and Christian. This makes me feel like I can never combine the two without getting a nasty comment or insult about it. It drives me bananas to think that people are not as open minded as they claim to be. Separation and segregation not only hurts the GLBT community it hurts other racial mixes out there such as the Latinos, the Black, the Asians, and so much more. Another that gets me are people wanting to segregate and separate from the Muslims as they are seen as terrorists. If you ask me, this is all just a bunch of bull!!!! The picture above is what we can see if America decides to separate and segregate homosexuals and in the end the GLBT community will feel shame and neglect for equality.

Culture Shock; pg. 292

"Whether an individual enters a host culture as a sojourner or as an immigrant, culture shock is the first likely response" (Jandt, pg. 292).  As a Latino who lives in the American culture I have conformed to the rules of society. I have become socially adapted to the American way of living and how I present myself as an individual with given rights and freedoms. However, I am in culture shock most of the time. One instance is when I go to Mexico, which was a long time ago, I feel like I do not know anything, anyone, or what is going on around me at all. I am in a completely different world. Another example of a culture shock to me was the fact that I went to Henry J. Kaiser High School home of the Cats from June 2003 until August 2006. During that time, I was well adapted to the ways that Kaiser High School had worked. Well my parents decided to move to Hesperia, and a new high school is placed before as a Scorpion, which is Hesperia High School. I felt so out of place, so alone, and left behind. I knew no one and was really upset. Well, like in certain countries, I found a good place at my new school because of the AVID program. If it were not for AVID, I would have felt like a loner. And those are a few concepts of how I faced culture shock.