Perception

Perception is a strange thing, it changes from person to person. Sure you will hear similarities but in most cases none of them really add up to the point that is being made. Belief also plays a big roll in perception, look at the Muslims for example. Their perception of god is a figure that wants them to kill in the name of god. They see it as a honorable death but we see it as a retarded death. Someone who is willing to die to get laid by 71 virgins or so, were they even told if they were all female?

But perceptions doesn't have to be only point of view. Perception can also be how someone translates a situation or analyzes a situation. Like in Iraq many people think we are winning or we already won, but to me we are losing slowly and the "political leaders" are the ones who will decide if we lose or win. The reason I saw we are losing is because moral at the home front is lowering... people are saying bring our soldiers home and as soon as that gets worst then we will lose the physical and PR war. We are losing infantry every week and eventually the military will reach its limit. Sure only 10% of our military might is holding Iraq but one day someone will say "lets cut our loses and pull out." Don't get me wrong I fully support our soldiers... hell I am even willing to be there and die for the US if the time comes.

Another thing perception can referrer to is how stories have been told and if the information is correct. Stories have always been told and repeated over and over. But its been said that stories that have been passed for generation is different every time it is told. Some stories were told to mask the person telling the stories ignorance or shameful actions. But some stories were meant to pass knowledge and understanding. It all depends on the person telling the story, did the story teller have anything to hide? did the story teller have anything they wanted the world to know? Most false stories are coming from the persons fear and their worry of self image.

In my opinion there is such a thing as the truth, but not from stories but from science and investigation. Forensics cannot be faked or told in ten different versions. The evidence and science proves one story and eliminates the other ones. The stories can be twisted but the evidence cannot be unless the evidence is inserted into the equation. People lie and will always lie and that is what creates their perception of a story. Some people who lie so much and want to believe in their own story and nothing else will end up believing their story is the ultimate truth. In other words people end up lying to themselves and no even know it.

It reminds me of my grandmother, everyone that knows her can tell you she lies about a lot of things and even believes them to a point. She lies about financial things as well as minor family issues just so she wouldn't look like a fool. But people aren't stupid and sometimes her lies don't make out. Old age has taken its toll and now she believes most of the lies and crap she makes up. She likes to play mind games and sadly many people fall for it but most of my extended family isn't THAT stupid. Well at least I think soo...

Health Care My Ass!

      Within the United States, health care has never been a field of concern. Most people viewed it as a luxury, however, in reality and my opinion it is more of a necessity. The United States is still one of the few countries that oppose a national health care system. It has been criticized, making it seem like the start of a communist government. Medical care in the US is very expensive and most people can’t afford it. Then again, health care companies aren’t there to primarily help the people, but to make money. Your heath is being used as a business how does a feel?

      In Britain health care is provided by the government, they pay for all needed medical attention that people require no matter who or what it is. Although this universal health care is not free, it is paid for by the people through taxes. Also since that care is free you can imagine how slow the service must be. Some would think that it wouldn’t be fair for the people who pay more taxes to help the people who pay less taxes or non at all. However, to the people who live in a national health care system the peace of mind is greater then the “unfairness”. The thought that their neighbors will pay for some of their medical treatment when they reach a point when they can’t help themselves is a great feeling. In Brooklyn the idea of your neighbor not shooting you is the best you can hope for!

      In many countries the society is seen as a whole and not as individuals, everyone watches out for everyone else. In the United States everyone relies on themselves, and this is bad because when you can’t watch out for yourselves no one else will. It can also be good because you can’t possibly know exactly whom to trust. There should be a balance; Americans are more concerned about their own comfort then their neighbors. In other words you can say that societies that live for themselves only, favor more greed than assistance.

      Right now the United States has health care provided by multiple entities or private companies. There is a very small amount of governmental control on these private health insurance companies. America health care system makes up about 16% of the entire economy. In other words the “health care” in the United States can be classified as more of a business rather than a service.

     In my opinion, the United States cannot have a national health care system unless the government gets of their thumbs and decide to crack down on these heath care businesses. The US also cant have a national health care system because the government officials do not desire one. They refer to a national health care system as a socialist or communist action. I can bet you if I walked up to a random American and asked them if they were afraid of communism they will say "YES!" Then when I ask them to explain to me what it is they won't be able to tell me shit. The fact that the government doesn't want more governmental regulation causes more health care companies to take advantage of the people. In the end, the powerful control the weak. But that was when the Bush administration controlled it all. Lets see how well "Obamas" or the Clinton administration will do.

      It may be seen that the United States doesn’t want to have too much governmental control over the medicine and this causes companies to take control of the people and that is what killed the economy. The more people pay for medicine the less they will spend, this causes the economy to slow down. All the money will be in a few companies’ hands. People can say it’s a communist act but the government is the building while but without people the building is utterly useless.

Generations

      Many people come to America either to start a better life or to run from their past. No matter the reason, their lives in America are often similar to one another; they come to America unaware of what it really is like here. Some come to America with absolutely nothing, leaving behind everything they ever knew and had.

      There are many causes for these differences in the generations of immigrants. Many of the people are coming from countries that are completely different from America. They often have difficulties adjusting because they are still used to their old habits from their country of birth, a big cause of the division in generations. Someone who are born in the United States don't have to break away from habits that where created in their native country because they didn’t grow up with the lifestyle their previous generations had.

      Another cause of these generational differences is money;

a very rich person in their native country can come to America and end up having nothing.

Money has a significant effect on the differences because an immigrant may come to America poor but have children that one day become very wealthy. But then it falls into education, when an immigrant first comes to America they have none of the required education that most jobs are looking for, causing them to have a harder time making money. But their children have an opportunity to get an education and get a high paying job which causes a huge change over their parent’s generation.

     There are many people of all races that come to America to have a better life or to have more opportunities than in their home country. But the first generation is almost always the hardest due to the fact that they come to America with almost nothing. But it’s the generation after them that makes all the difference which causes the generational gap. A family that has been in America for a longer period time will generally have much more then a family that has only been in America for a short time.

      People treat immigrants like dirt and disregard that they are people too. Some I would agree that are completely useless and do nothing but cause trouble but just because there is a handful... or a lot of useless immigrants doesn't mean they are.

Never treat someone who doesn't speak English or seems to not speak English any different from someone who does. Just because they don't speak English doesn't mean they are stupid

. Look at the Germans they don't speak English and they used to be ahead of the united states before WWII. Many of the Jewish scientist that fled from Germany came to the United States and brought their knowledge of nuclear weapons along with them.

      I know what its like to be treated differently because of race or the fact that it seems like we don't speak English... assholes talk about you and your sitting there urging to go up to them and stab them or something and say "I can understand you moron." But I don't blame them because I take a look at all the other Asian immigrants and I am embarrassed myself... it is pathetic and sad how they act and think. But I also need to understand that the place they came from is a completely different playing field. I was fortunate enough to be born in the United States. So whenever you see a immigrant that seems stupid or ignorant keep it to yourself and don't treat them like animals. Unless they act like one then no one would blame you.