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Going back to 9/11. I can still remember the day. I was in my 3rd grade class, my favorite teacher Ms. Sheasley. She stopped everything in class and turned on the news in awe. She's from New York so she was so afraid. A family member was supposed to been in that building the day of. She didn't really know what to do so we watched the news all day finally getting an update from her family that everyone was okay. We seen on the news and everywhere else how families were effected by 9/11, and still do to this day. But they never really go in depth on what that means for the people of the same nationality of Saddam. 

Reading Separated by Deportation honestly touched me a bit. Not knowing whether or not one night is your last night free, with your family, in a supporting country is a lot to swallow. I could only imagine. What if it was an African American who set up the attack? How would the United States be today? Our president probably would not be who it is. I think the U.S. would have been a riot. US against US, not like it's not there already. I believe that once you cross over to the United States and on our land for a certain period you should become a citizen automatically. You should be able to send for your family as long as you are stable. Due to unfortunate circumstances like 9/11 we turn on our own people. Someone that we could have been helping out the day before becomes an enemy all because of someone else's doing. 

http://education.mnhs.org/immigration/narrators/somali/abdisalam-adam/immediately-after-9-11-there-were-major-challenges - Do you think things have changed since 9-11 for better or worse, attitudes toward Somalis or toward Muslims in general? 

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So, last week we had to read about transgenders and intersex student athletes. I found this reading in particular very interesting. Looking back at my school days I've noticed how how sports changed. In elementary there were boy and girls teams (rough play with the other gender was a no no). Once you got to middle school some schools in my hometown had unisex teams, playing other teams in which might have been unisex as well, or all boys. Once you got to high school though the game changed. there was a strict boys and girls. Then you have teams based on skill/size (depending on the sport). During these school years though no one would have know whether or not an athlete was transgendered or intersex. But when you come to college, and pro sports there's all of these tests that have to be done to make sure. I dont really think its fair that the transgendered/intersex get looked upon differently. Obviously they're of the opposite sex in their mind and their body has changed/is changing to the match. Why make them feel like they’re not what they really are? A transgendered woman should be able to play on a women's team against other women with no one thinking that she's going to be stronger, or its not a fair match. When the person converts so does their body. 

I’m a big media person now. And someone who really caught my eye and is big in social media now is a woman by the name of Amiyah Scott. Born Arther Scott, Amiyah transformed into the beautiful woman she is today at the age of 17. She’s very open with previously being a boy and its honestly an inspiration. If only society was more accepting with this type of life. More people would be able to do what they want to do in the world like play pro, perform in the Olympics, anything they want to do.

Interview with Aymiyah - http://thelexmonroe.blogspot.com/2011/12/amazing-transformation-from-arthur-to.html