Sociological Mindfulness

I agree with this video that sociological mindfulness is very important in every aspect of life. No, I didn't agree with the argument that he made but that's just because I view myself as very patriotic and support many of America's decisions and it's hard for me to see the other side of things.


I always try to see both ways of an argument or when it comes to peoples attitudes. Sometimes it's hard to think that way but I believe that it's important to get into that habit. Say someone is having a bad day and they say something that you may not like, your first instinct is to comeback at them with something meaner and more hurtful. Then again, the right thing to do is to take a minute and calm yourself, then think about what they are feeling. Maybe they had a bad morning, or one of their close family members just died. This doesn't give them a right to say something mean to you, but we all have been there.


There are a few times that I remember where I have used sociological mindfulness to handle situations like these. One example is in football practice. When the freshmen don't know what to do during practice, usually the upper classmen will get mad and get after them. Then, you have to remember that you were there once in their shoes, so you understand that you have to be more patient and a good leader is one who helps people learn, not belittle them by getting mad and yelling.


Another question we were asked is, "Where do I fit into the sociological picture of society". This is a tough question to ask 18 year old kids that are not allowed to used the school bathrooms by themselves, but I will answer it to the best of my ability. I think that with determination and hard work, you can make yourself whatever you want to be in society. I want to be a pilot or a broadcaster shipping or delivering packages or news. If you were talking about social classes I would hopefully be in the middle to middle-upper class. I want to be helpful or entertaining to the rest of the society.

President Trump

This is the first election that I've ever been involved in, so naturally I was very into it. This election is hard to compare to any other election because there has been none like it. I feel fortunate because I was part of something so historical and unfortunate because I had to vote between these two candidates. Basically, I was voting for a very orange business man that is good with money, but super radical, or a pathological lying criminal that goes against most of my views. I also learned that Clinton would not handle issues the way that I think that they should be and Trump might over do it on handling the issues, so I guess I'd rather have it overdone than handled wrong. My opinion has kind of changed about Trump though. He doesn't seem as radical as he was talking during the election and actually is loosing up his views, which in a way is good. For example, he wants to keep some parts of Obama Care, which is good and I agree with some parts of it, but I think that it's good that he'll amend it. These elections were run on hate of the other party, a lot of times each party didn't even explain why they would be good for office and instead told people why the other party would be bad for it. 38% of people who voted for Trump said that the reason they voted for him is because they disliked Clinton. As a Republican/Independent I think I voted for Trump because I was tired of all the weak and sensitive people. I was tired of being scrutinized for my views because I like the good old days where men were men and women were women, not in the sense where men had to work and women had to stay home and do the dishes, but more in a sense of where both genders were empowered and we didn't have to deal with "63 Genders". It's kind of funny how hypocritical some Clinton supporters are. Saying we need peace and to accept everyone, but even though Trump got elected there has been multiple violent riots and millions of people complaining on social media about how "he's not my president'. Nothing is going to happen to people of different races in America and people don't understand that. This is Donald Trump and this is 21st Century America, not Hitler and Nazi Germany. Everyone needs to come together if this is going to work. It's just like football. Sometimes people may not like the coach or want the old coach back, but sometimes players don't get what the want, and in all honesty it's not the coach that makes the team; it's the teammates that make it. So, why don't we look at each other as teammates and not opposition. My predictions for Trump are:


1. He's not going to turn out to be as hardcore and radical as everyone thought
2. Our relations with Russia will become stronger
3. Our relations with China will be a little rocky for awhile, but will turn out alright; just like the rest of our agreements and treaties. Especially NAFTA
4. He won't build a wall
5. He won't deport immigrants
6. He will stop letting refugees in
7. He will lower taxes, hopefully making it a flat tax
8. America will be fine and isn't going to crap like everyone thinks
9. The people will be fine and the economy will get better
10. America won't be so soft anymore

Who Am I?

Hard question to answer because I'm still trying to figure that out. It depends on who you ask I guess. To some I'm an athlete and a good kid. To others I'm a partier and a delinquent. If you were to ask me I'm just Lincoln. I'm a decent student that could probably try a little bit harder in and out of class on my school work. I'm a football player who loves the game, but could probably even dedicate more of my life to the game that has given me so much. I'm someone who likes to have and make news friends and meet new people. Sometimes I lack in confidence in myself and other times I'm way too confident. Even though some people might not agree, I would like to think that I'm a good person that will always have the backs of my family, friends, and teammates. I wish this question was asked later in life where I would have more of a grip and knew myself better.

Donald Trump Sociopath

The definition of a sociopath, according to Google, is “a person with a personality disorder manifesting itself in extreme antisocial attitudes and behavior and a lack of conscience”. That also sounds like the definition of Donald Trump. He is definitely someone who manifests in himself and displays antisocial attitudes and behavior. The very last part of that definition is spot on, in my opinion. That very last part states that a sociopath has “a lack of conscience”. If you don’t think lack of conscience when you think Donald Trump then you might need to educate yourself on his actions and outburst. One example may be when he said, “I would be attracted to my daughter, she is very pretty woman.” Or maybe when he said any of his borderline, racial outbursts. Now, I don’t like any of the candidates this year and we are all basically choosing between Donald Trump, a sociopath, or Hillary Clinton, a pathological liar that changes her mind and opinion every other debate. She tries to side with people by being fake and misleading, and that’s where I have to give it to Trump, he is straight up and doesn’t care what people may think about him. That is not necessarily a good thing; his sociopathic behavior is going to get him and us into trouble. His lack of conscience and filter won’t fly with people like Putin, who doesn’t like Trump in the first place. Even though I have heard that some countries would get along better with Trump than they would with Hillary just because she can’t be trusted. I think that they should both be canned from the presidential election and we should be able to receive two new candidates. I’m pretty sure that the U.S. Constitution states that we have the right to new officials if the current ones are not viewed favorable in the eyes of the public.

The 28th Amendment

If I were to be able to ratify a new amendment I would have it so that the drinking age would be lowered to 18. I feel as if you can be called in a draft, tried as an adult, vote for the presidential election, work and live on your own, you should be able to drink a beer. Some people may say that 18 is too immature to be able to drink, but I know plenty of immature people who are 21 and up that abuse alcohol much more than a teenager would. The 28th Amendment would be read as:


Any person that resides in the United States of America or in the District of Columbia shall be able to consume alcohol on the date that marks his or hers turning 18 years of age.

Two Amendments

The 23^rd Amendment

• Extends the right to vote in the presidential election to citizens who live in the District of Columbia, treating them as if they were a state.
• The purpose of this Amendment is to give every person that resides in the country the right to vote, not based on race or gender, but mostly on location
• The amendment proposed by the 86^th Congress on June 16, 1960 and ratified by the states on March 29, 1961. Before the amendment was ratified the people residing in the District of Columbia were not able to vote
• Today it means that people living in the District of Columbia can vote
• There are none

The 25^th Amendment

• Deals with succession of Presidency and establishes procedure both for filling an open spot in the office of the Vice President, as well as dealing with Presidential disabilities
• This amendment was made to find a solution to the loss of a president or vice president and who will step up and fill the vacant space
• This means they have another man or women next in line to succeed the president or vice president in case something happens to them
• There are none

Stimulus

Unconditioned Stimulus - Pretty actress or the look of importance from all the hands helping her

Conditioned Stimulus - Milk

Unconditioned Response - Happiness or excitement to the pretty woman and the look of importance

Conditioned Response - Happiness or excitement to the milk