Walmart death on Black Friday

During black Friday if u watched the news you would have known about the scandel that left a guy dead, several injured and even a baby being lost. Early in the morning a Walmart in Long Island was being opened by a 34 yr old temporary maintenanace employer. During this time around 200 people were eager to go in. They broke the door off its hindges and knocked over this guy. It seemed as though noone noticed that this guy had fallen and they all just stampeded over him. He ended up being killed when noone would dare to stop and help. This is a bad image being put out for Americans. It shows us that many people would much rather save a couple bucks than help a man get up and probably save a life. I dont blame these people but i think this was extemely wrong. It might have been fear to be stuck down just like him or maybe people didnt even notice what was going on but there still should have been some awareness. I think walmart should have had more backup knowing that on a day like that many people would be arriving. Also they shouldnt have even thought about forming a human chain, this was a very dumb idea. Overall i think that this situation was one that will bring notice to the safety of people during black friday

Election Day

November 4, 2008 was a day that many people will not forget. It was a day that proved America was taking a big step forward to hopefully changing the way we are. When i woke up that day i could feel the tension in the air. The excitment could be seen on everyones faces. Walking down the street with my mom that day all we saw were people with "Obama '08" t-shirts on and many people chanting Obamas name. That day you could tell that people really wanted this change. Alot of people went out to vote and no matter how big the lines were people were still very friendly. They would hold eachothers spots and go out for coffee, start conversations things of that sort. At around 3:00 pm i went with my mom to the voting polls. To my suprise the line had nly about 3 people and we were in in less than 5 minutes. Once inside i was allowed tobe wth my mom while she voted. I pulled the lever and she picked her vote, for Obama ofcourse. Once we were out we went hom and waited anxiously until the new president was announced. At 11:00 pm i was woken up with people screeming and clapping and instantly i knew Obama had won. It was a day that gave America hope for a new future.

Black Friday

Black Friday is the day right after Thanksgiving. It is a day known for the packed malls, long lines and people waiting since early hours of the morning. During that day, like may people, i went shopping with my family. Unlike others i was not wating in line since the early morning, we decided to go shopping at around noon. I think this was a better idea beacuse there were still many objects at the stores. The lines were long but not very, and depending how popular the store was they were not that packed. The most packed stores where Macy's and Aeropostale. These were impossible to even get into and people were still pushing their way through. I dont think people should be criticized on this day , if they are willing to get up super early and they know the concecuences of these actions then they should be left with that. People all believe different things and i dont think these ideas should be forced upon them. I wil say though, that black friday brings the really bad side of many people.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a day when families come togeather and give thanks for the many things they are blessed with. During this holiday familes eat, enjoy themselves, the company they are with, and talk about the things going in their lives and around the world.My Thanksgiving day was spent pretty much this way, the whole family came togeather that to enjoy themselves and catchup. I noticed that many of the conversatons that started related to many of the dominant corporate culture messages that have been discussed in class. When my family first arrived one the first questions being asked to all the kids was " how are you doing in school so far?" I realized that this is a question that is asked in any ocation, showing me that people believe your education is very important. Corporate culture often emphasizes the fact that kids should get an education. Thanksgiving was also a day which brings out the best for some people. If you watched t.v or talked to some people you saw that many people tried to help others who were less fortunate. The went to shelters,gave out food, did anything possible to make peoples thanksgiving a happy one. Another big topic that was brought up alot was the ecomony topic, as well as gossiping. Overall my thanksgiving didnt really bring up any corporate culture messages that were that important. It was a good day that i was able to enjoy with my family.