Why journalists have an obligation to challenge power?. Journal #6

Journalists must maintain a level of neutrality, but there are cases where it can't be kept in a firm position and those cases are: racism, discrimination, human rights, corruption and dictatorships. In these cases it is very difficult to keep quiet and afraid to talk, but we should always think well before talking or writing because we can cause more problems due to the fact that we will always have to interview very powerful people. I agree with Jorge Ramos because in my years of studies, my teachers always taught me that journalists can't be part of the news or take sides, we must be neutral, but there are situations where we can't because if we do, we would be accomplices of everything we know. I think that if I don't ask one question, nobody else will do it, and I won't do interviews to make friends, I do it for work and with passion. As I mentioned before, if a journalist isn't neutral the news can be perceived in a wrong way, so it is important to always say things in the clearest way possible so that in the future isn't handled in a bad way.

Do something new for 30 days. Journal # 5

Nowdays, we feel like we are stuck in a rut, we need to decide to do something new. For example reading a book, going dancing or waking up early and take advantage of the day in a different way to leave our comfort zone. Although we have a busy life, we need to experience new things and maybe we discover that we have other skills. Sometimes we don't realize our life flying by, and we don't enjoy with people we want because we are always focused on insignificant things. In spite of the fact that we are different, we can take these differences in something unique and share our experiences with others. Also, our friends may discover that getting out of the routine is good for their health and they implement it in their lives. Maybe they are doing something else and we can learn or put into practice. To illustrate, singing karaoke, eating health and doing exercise in the park. For these reasons, we must do different things during 30 days and we will feel better about ourselves.

Words Have Power. Journal # 4

Nowdays, teenagers have a behavior that we don't understand because they speak in a different way; however, sometimes we don't realize that with words we hurt many people even if they are friends or family. We always say it is a joke, but we don´t know how our friend feels; words are a powerful weapon, and we can do other person feel less than others. Even though we are in class with our classmates and we get along, sometimes we can feel intimidated and afraid to make a mistake when we are saying something and they could laugh at that situation. In spite of the fact that we are humans, we must respect ourselves and think before speaking because we don't know who we can hurt with our words, no matter if is man or a woman. Sometimes we think if we have money or power, we can do anything we want, but things don't work that way. Nobody has the power to make us feel bad; it only happens if we allow their offenses to take power over us. This situation is difficult, but not impossible. We must trust and believe in ourselves; therefore, we must stay away from toxic people and surround ourselves with people who helps us and accept us as we are.

Effects of technology on interpersonal relationships. Journal # 3

Nowdays, everyone uses cellphones at all time and we forget to share with our family and friends because we are more focused on social networks and insignificant things. We think that it is enough to share a relationship or live in the same house and we don't realize the time flies by, and we miss special moments. For example: when a baby says his first word or when someone tell us something important for him or her. In spite of that fact that we are a couple or just friends, we need to talk and keep in real contact, no matter if our day was terrible or good, the relationships is based on communication and sharing. Although technology is good in these case it only harms relations and we lose what really matters and we lose the essence of life that is to share and enjoy with people we love.

Don't judge a book by its cover. Journal # 2

In the world there are many stereotypes and we let ourselves carried away by that, sometimes we forget that we should not judge by appearance and that we should not reject other, when we should give them an opportunity and while we do it they will surprise us; therefore, we learn that appearance isn't everything and that doesn't make us less or more valuable than other people. Even though all of us are different, we must understand that these differences make us unique and special, it doesn't matter if we feel that we don't belong to a group, the important thing is to continue and fight for our goals.

Desire is power. Journal # 1

Even though we have a lot of possibilities to go to school and tools for that, we always complain about getting early or we don't want to go for any reason. In other countries a lot of children don't have any chance to study, while they fight for their rights, we see this situation in an indifferent way. Sometimes there are children willing to walk long distances in the sun or in the rain in order to go to school; therefore, there isn't reason for not to be able to overcome. Although the school doesn't have infrastructure, children want to go and they want to learn all about the world, when children go through this situation they value more that opportunity. All of us are capable of fighting for what we want, no matter if the situation is difficult or not, desire is power. Maybe we can take bad decisions, but it is in us to change them as we learn from them. If we want to succeed, we need to fight and believe that desire is power.