Darnell walks into the school building as the late bell sounds, “RING,” “darn I’m late,” he mumbles. As he runs down the hall but suddenly he trips in the hallway throwing his papers all over the floor. Darnell hears laughter and sees a few kids pointing. “What are you laughing at,” he then turns to say. “The clumsy black boy running down the hall and making a mess,” the other kid, Bobby, exclaims while continuing to laugh boastfully. “Well laugh at this,” Darnell says as he jumps up and hits him with his heavy 700-paged chemistry book. “Both of you, go to the office now,” yells the Principal of Rivertown High school who was walking by as Darnell hit him with the book. When the parents arrive Bobby’s mother takes one look at Darnell and ignorantly questioned to Darnell’s mother “Do you see this boy, no wonder he hit my son. Why are you People so angry?”
First, I would like to explain that anger is an emotion just like happy or sad. Except this emotion is cannot be controlled so simply, biologically we have a hormones in us that effects are emotions in dramatic ways that hormone is testosterone. If you look this up in the dictionary (or more defined, Wikipedia) its definition states “Testosterone is a steroid hormone from the androgen group and is found in mammals, reptiles, birds, and other vertebrates. In mammals, testosterone is primarily secreted in the Testosterones of males and the ovaries of females, although small amounts are also secreted by the adrenal glands. It is the principal male sex hormone and an anabolic steroid.” when you read this you generally don’t consider this steroid to be a natal recurring thing in the human body but it is. So much so that half-wit people actually consider someone who has high levels of Testosterone is naturally more aggressive then others. Black people do have more Testosterone than others but that does not make them aggressive. There are several factual reasons why there are more Testosterone in black people than in others. Testosterone in in some ways actually be beneficial.
Secondly Black people do have more Testosterone than others but that does not make them aggressive. “Contrary to what has been postulated in outdated studies and by certain sections of the media, aggressive behaviour is not typically seen in hypogonadal men who have their testosterone replaced adequately to the eugonadal/normal range. In fact, aggressive behaviour has been associated with hypogonadism and low testosterone levels and it would seem as though supraphysiological and low levels of testosterone and hypogonadism cause mood disorders and aggressive behaviour, with eugondal/normal testosterone levels being important for mental well-being. Testosterone depletion is a normal consequence of aging in men.” which clearly explains that black people assumed aggression has no relation to Testosterone levels.
Third, The reason why blacks have a naturally higher amount of Testosterone in their system than others is that the “Development of agriculture in modern Blacks also seems to have led to high testosterone levels. Groups with the highest testosterone in the world today are primitive agriculturalists.” “In primitive agricultural societies, women do not need men, since they can farm on their own. So they can afford to be choosy. These societies have tended to develop in a polygynous way, where a few high-ranking males monopolize most of the females, and the rest of the guys get none.” This explains that they have to show dominance and power over other to convince the female. Which is one reason there levels are higher. “Sub-Saharan Blacks are highly polygynous, and this resulted in intense competition for fewer women and selection for very robust male body types. SS Blacks are more robust than Whites on all variables. In Namibia, the polygynous Kavango have much higher testosterone than the much less polygene’s…” blacks didn’t just wake up some day and say “hm… I think I’m going to have high Testosterone for breakfast today.” No. test comes and goes within a life time. “Blacks have much higher Testosterone levels than Whites from age 7-24. After 24, the difference starts shrinking, and by the early 30's, it is gone. In later years, White men have higher Testosterone than Black men. This makes it very difficult if not impossible to explain differing behavioral variables, including higher rates of crime and aggression, in Black males over the age of 33 on the basis of elevated Testosterone levels.” this test was given in the womb. “Black mothers’ wombs have higher Testosterone, and this feeds to the fetus.”
Forth, Testosterone can be beneficial to blacks. “In the UK, young Black females have higher IQ’s than young Black males. However, Black females also have higher Testosterone than White females.” and “Black females earn 99% of what White females earn when they are employed…” Asian levels are intermediate to Blacks and Whites, but Asians have lower levels of a chemical needed to convert Testosterone to its active agent, so effectively they have lower levels. Androgen receptor sensitivity is highest in Black men, intermediate in Whites and lowest in Asians.” Although testosterone is good for black females it is not so good in the males point of view. Higher levels of test can lead to larger organs, (a larger heart can lead to heart attack) and prostate cancer. “US Blacks have the highest rate of prostate cancer on Earth, and the levels in African Blacks may be just as high.” so yeah having higher levels of Testosterone isn’t always the best thing in the world.
Lastly, this essay was created not to persuade but to verify the factual evidence and to enlighten those who are unaware of the fact that although Black people do have more Testosterone than others but that does not make them aggressive. And that there are several factual reasons why there are more Testosterone in black people than in others. I hope that I have cleared the air of confusion coming from ignorant others who only wish to blame such as bobby’s mother and anyone else who is unaware.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
The Dead Zone by Stephen KingMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This book was really sad. It talks about a woman whose had bad relationships and suddenly meets this guy who seems to be very nice and considerate but fearing the worst she doesn’t get to close after all they are both teachers at a high school. He on the other hand was really nice he had a father who was down o earth but hi health wasn’t all there. His mother on the other hand he was crazy religious and cursed any one who didn’t worship god the way she did. But his father could usually hold her down. All went haywire when the man gets into a car accident. He should have died everyone else did, the angry taxi driver and the two drunken students of him riding on the other side of the road. The main character was in a comma for 5 years his whole world hanged around him. His mother was practically inane but didn’t want to take her pills hi father is depressed and his health wasn’t much better. Hi girl friend was married and had a little girl. If this wasn’t crazy enough he now possess a strange ability to read minds and see things. For example when he awoke from the comma he asked his doctor how long he was asleep the doctor ignored him and continued writing over him until the main contactor grabs him by the arm and instantly knows he has been gone for 5 years. This book isn’t for the light of heart it’s more like a surprise at every turn of the page. So I advise caution when reading!
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Black Boy by Richard WrightMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This book was in your face crazy from beginning to end but at the same time it was casual. In the beginning the main character of the bibliography Richard Wright had set the house on fire and nearly killed his brother. They moved to the city where they face several hardships. Slowly Richard learns and grows. For example he learns what alcohol is from taking it from random strangers in the bars. This story deepens and transforms as this boy grows to a man without having his father. I this story is something that you can’t help but read as soon as you pick it up. I think anyone can read this book because you can really get in to it.
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The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
this book Was a really good book considering I’m not really a fan of war books this ok will really capitates you .the author Tim O’Brian is very talented. I he was able to explain war the real way, the way it was he tells that when you go to war and you see the things you see none of it make any sense and that’s just how it is. The war stories about the hero and the victor were all lies and the stories that made no sense were the real ones. In a world of uncertainly..he doesn’t put light on it and explain it with statistics but he puts a definition to it he defines and puts words to things that are simply unexplainable. You get it but u doesn’t. it a really great book
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My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln CollierMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was a big favorite of mine because it was graphically clear. You could get a full view of the many difficulties of that time. It was really interesting that you could relate to what was going on between the father and oldest son. By the end of the book regardless to the title I drastically wished for Sam to live. But that saying is true like how it was written on the cover I was written in stone. I really recommend this book to a dedicated reader. It’s a long book and our can fall into a riff of uninterested but if you hold on it turns out to be a book you that you will yearn for.
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Friday, October 1, 2010
A tragedy struck on Sunday the 26th. The owner of the fast, convenient Segway has died. “James W. Heselden”, “a British businessman who invented and sold fortification containers for flood control and military protection” it was reported by the police that he died while he was touring his estate on his Segway and plunged off a cliff. “He was 62”
His body was discovered by someone passing by later that Moring. The “passer-by reported seeing a man plummet 30 feet into the River Wharf,”
James W. Heselden, a British businessman who invented and sold fortification containers for flood control and military protection and who owned the company that makes Segway electric scooters, died Sunday after plunging from a cliff in West Yorkshire, the police said, apparently while touring his property on a Segway. He was 62. The police did not say what caused this accident. James W. Heselden “was born in Leeds”. He dropped out school when he was 15 immediately fallowing he worked as a coal miner until he lost his job due to the “miners’ strike” in 1984. With the money he did have an invention that carried him over that was Hesco Bastion, which manufactures the Hesco barriers, he invented that in 1990.
These barriers were “galvanized-steel mesh baskets rising to chest height that can be filled with dirt — were originally developed as flood control devices, and have been used in places like New Orleans and Iowa. Light, portable and easy to assemble, they have also replaced sandbags as a feature of virtually every defensive barrier deployed by coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, and are standard equipment for NATO.” That was just the beginning of his success recently before his passing he has “appeared on the Sunday Times of London’s list of 1,000 richest people in Britain” he also donated nearly 16 mill to the Leeds Community Foundation just this month if you do the math in his entire life has donated approximately $36 million dollars to organizations. Mr. Heselden was a kind man who will without question be missed. He will be leaving “his wife, Julie; five children, and eight grandchildren.”
LYALL, SARAH. "Owner of Segway Company Dies in a Segway Accident - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com." The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. N.p., 27 Sept. 2010. Web. 1 Oct. 2010. Retrivedfrom
His body was discovered by someone passing by later that Moring. The “passer-by reported seeing a man plummet 30 feet into the River Wharf,”
James W. Heselden, a British businessman who invented and sold fortification containers for flood control and military protection and who owned the company that makes Segway electric scooters, died Sunday after plunging from a cliff in West Yorkshire, the police said, apparently while touring his property on a Segway. He was 62. The police did not say what caused this accident. James W. Heselden “was born in Leeds”. He dropped out school when he was 15 immediately fallowing he worked as a coal miner until he lost his job due to the “miners’ strike” in 1984. With the money he did have an invention that carried him over that was Hesco Bastion, which manufactures the Hesco barriers, he invented that in 1990.
These barriers were “galvanized-steel mesh baskets rising to chest height that can be filled with dirt — were originally developed as flood control devices, and have been used in places like New Orleans and Iowa. Light, portable and easy to assemble, they have also replaced sandbags as a feature of virtually every defensive barrier deployed by coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, and are standard equipment for NATO.” That was just the beginning of his success recently before his passing he has “appeared on the Sunday Times of London’s list of 1,000 richest people in Britain” he also donated nearly 16 mill to the Leeds Community Foundation just this month if you do the math in his entire life has donated approximately $36 million dollars to organizations. Mr. Heselden was a kind man who will without question be missed. He will be leaving “his wife, Julie; five children, and eight grandchildren.”
LYALL, SARAH. "Owner of Segway Company Dies in a Segway Accident - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com." The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. N.p., 27 Sept. 2010. Web. 1 Oct. 2010. Retrivedfrom
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