When I first heard about this sex scandal, I was under the impression that Joe Paterno was sexually assaulting his football players. Then I realized that there is no way that a little old man could force a 200 something pound football player to have sex with him. Over the next few days, I learned that it was the former football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, whom allegedly molested eight boys. These boys, whom were taken under Sandusky’s wing through his improvised children foundation, had been victimized by the man who was supposed to be their role model. I was extremely upset because no man or woman should ever take innocence away from a child. It was revealed that Joe Paterno knew about at least one of these sexual acts for the past ten years and did almost absolutely nothing. Yes, Paterno reported this to higher authorities, but after seeing that the nothing was being done, he should stepped in. I know people say it’s easy to say that now that everything is out, but I know for a fact that I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night if I knew that kids were being abused and I was there only way of getting help. Before I get back to Sandusky, I just want to say that I am extremely disappointed in Paterno. He is, well was one the most respected and honorable person in this community. If he would have thought about his children or even his grandchildren being put in the situation as these victims, there is no doubt in my mind that he would of tried to put an end to these sexual acts, ten years ago. I believe that Joe Paterno would have taken his heroism/legacy to the next level if he got involved. He probably would have received more support than he did with the riots. I was satisfied with the board of trustees’ decision to fire Paterno and President Graham Spanier. Getting back to Sandusky, I was livid that he had the audacity to plead innocent. My Psych teacher told our class that during the time media arrived on campus on of her students saw Sandusky at a store with no one following him. I can’t believe people are more worried about Paterno than Sandusky. Then again he is a local celebrity that would bring more attention to readers than Sandusky. All I have to say about Sandusky is that I hope when he goes to jail he will get tenfold of what he did to those boys.
After reading all of the articles and watching the videos that are on the class blog, I enjoyed Sheila and Weinreb’s articles and the daily show video. In Sheila’s article I thought that Sheila’s take on how Penn State itself is a major part of this town was very accurate. The town of State College could never be identified without this university. For, instance the fact that you could see Beaver stadium from the hospital when Sheila gave birth to both her children. I agree with Weinreb about Penn State possibly never getting back that same feeling it had before. I guess I’ll call that felling scandal free. I agree with the host of the Daily show that sympathy shouldn’t be given to Paterno. I assume that he knows from right and wrong.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Journal Prompt# 7 Kiss Me Kate!
I didn’t have a problem with going to see the musical “Kiss Me Kate” on Saturday because, all I do is eat and sleep on Saturdays. I was excited to see the musical because I enjoy the art form of acting and singing. I have been to a live theater performance before, but it was the first live musical I seen. The only other live theater performance I’ve ever seen was Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”. I saw the play my senior year of high school in the school auditorium. It was mandatory for all the seniors to watch and I would recommend it to anyone who likes falling to sleep during a play. The reason my attention wasn’t captured was because of the confusing dialogue. I think that “Kiss Me Kate” was a better play because I understood what was going on in the play for the most part. I enjoyed “Kiss Me Kate” also because these actors have formal training compared to the students at my high school.
The musical theater genre as an art form is very inspiring and thrilling. I think that it incorporates many art forms in one. For instance, the design of props, paintings, and actors/singers are all examples of art. The musical theater genre is something I never gave to much thought about in relation to an education. After watching the play I have so much more respect for actors. For me at least, it was east see that these students, who performed this musical, put immense time and effort in rehearsal. When I looked in the eyes of some of these actors I could see and feel that they were passionate about what they do. I was so inspired by the performance, that I started thinking about majoring in theater. Then I read the biographies of all the actors and saw that they had years of acting and singing experience under their “belts,” so I’m still sticking with biology. My favorite musicals would have to be “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (film), and The Wiz (film)”.I have watched these musicals thousands of times since I was a kid. “Kiss Me Kate” was a great musical, but it could never measure up to “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (film), and The Wiz (film)”. Both of these musicals have been influential to Americans for many decades.
I have never seen on read Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew”. With that said, I do think that the show did enough to integrate it seamlessly. That is because I understood the basis of what happens in the actual play. There is a man with two daughters, one who looks forward to marriage while the other doesn’t. The father has to make a deal with a man to marry the daughter who feels that marriage isn’t for here, while the other daughter has three guys fighting for her hand in marriage. Eventually the daughter who doesn’t want to be married comes around and falls in love with her husband.
My favorite part of this experience was seeing the audience connect with what was going on in the musical. The musical had several plays inside a play and one was that of the time period of the 1940s era. The audience was mainly elderly and looked as if they lived during World War II. There were certain instances when something was said in the musical that people from that time era would know. Another favorite experience I had was watching the “gangsters” of the musical join the play and have a great time being part of it. It was a contradiction because society views gangsters as extremely masculine and serious. These gangsters were very friendly and fun seeking young men. I would recommend this musical to all of my friends, family, and people who enjoy exciting musicals. I would like to see this musical again and I’m open-minded about learning about other upcoming plays at Penn State.
The musical theater genre as an art form is very inspiring and thrilling. I think that it incorporates many art forms in one. For instance, the design of props, paintings, and actors/singers are all examples of art. The musical theater genre is something I never gave to much thought about in relation to an education. After watching the play I have so much more respect for actors. For me at least, it was east see that these students, who performed this musical, put immense time and effort in rehearsal. When I looked in the eyes of some of these actors I could see and feel that they were passionate about what they do. I was so inspired by the performance, that I started thinking about majoring in theater. Then I read the biographies of all the actors and saw that they had years of acting and singing experience under their “belts,” so I’m still sticking with biology. My favorite musicals would have to be “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (film), and The Wiz (film)”.I have watched these musicals thousands of times since I was a kid. “Kiss Me Kate” was a great musical, but it could never measure up to “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (film), and The Wiz (film)”. Both of these musicals have been influential to Americans for many decades.
I have never seen on read Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew”. With that said, I do think that the show did enough to integrate it seamlessly. That is because I understood the basis of what happens in the actual play. There is a man with two daughters, one who looks forward to marriage while the other doesn’t. The father has to make a deal with a man to marry the daughter who feels that marriage isn’t for here, while the other daughter has three guys fighting for her hand in marriage. Eventually the daughter who doesn’t want to be married comes around and falls in love with her husband.
My favorite part of this experience was seeing the audience connect with what was going on in the musical. The musical had several plays inside a play and one was that of the time period of the 1940s era. The audience was mainly elderly and looked as if they lived during World War II. There were certain instances when something was said in the musical that people from that time era would know. Another favorite experience I had was watching the “gangsters” of the musical join the play and have a great time being part of it. It was a contradiction because society views gangsters as extremely masculine and serious. These gangsters were very friendly and fun seeking young men. I would recommend this musical to all of my friends, family, and people who enjoy exciting musicals. I would like to see this musical again and I’m open-minded about learning about other upcoming plays at Penn State.
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