One Child Policy

In response to my autobiography, I received two letters from China. In my letter with Zoe she talked about how she scolded her sister because she wouldn't do her homework correctly, or fast enough. Although the pressure on students would be an interesting topic, I am more questioned with how she has a younger sister with the one child policy. I have yet to receive an email from China informing me of how she has a sister so I decided to research the One child policy. I want to look at how it effects their economy, and whether or not it has been a successful policy.

Starting in 1979, the one child policy has been seen as a successful reign on the population of China, regardless of the staggering numbers. The New Republic listed some consequences of the one child policy on the child themselves. What was observed was that they avoid risk; meaning that when they are giving a lump some of money they would choose a low risk option to invest in. They also found they are much more pessimistic. Last they found that they are more likely to believe in gender equality, meaning equal money for all genders.

Over the last decade China has seen a major positive economic spike. Some may attribute this to the One-Child policy or just to the amount of jobs outsourced to China. A CNN Money article looks at the effects of this policy on the economy. What they found is that currently in the short term there are no negative impacts of the policy because the unemployment rate is a lot lower compared to if they had double the citizens. Economists do believe their economy will slow soon, but not at result of the one child policy.





http://economy.money.cnn.com/2013/08/14/china-one-child/
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/115614/china-one-child-policy-facts-four-surprising-findings

Book response #4

Previously on The Kenneth Brown Blog blog post: 

Emotional intelligence examined the amygdala and how it relates to your brain. 

Today, the book addressed what physically happens to your body when different emotions pass through your brain. This explained differences between our logical and emotional minds. 

"Jupiter has bestowed far more passion than reason- you could calculate the ratio as 24-1". This quote from Erasmus of Rotterdam is interesting because it sums up what this whole section is about and gives a great illustration of the idea. 

Many time in my life I have seen the "24-1" ratio in play. When emotions are high, logic goes down the drain. 

In just the last few pages I have read, I have learned more about emotions and the brain than I have in any formal education. For example, when you are in fear, blood rushes to your legs to make it easier to flee. Also, love has the  exact opposite effect of "flight of fight" in your body. 

Book Response #3

Once again I fail to meet what I said I would do. I started reading this book titled: Emotional Intelligence. It is indeed another psychology book, but a little more interesting than the complicated "Travels into Neuropsychology" book and just reading the psychology book(which I am still doing).
   Today my book focused on explaining the "amygdala"(a part of the brain that controls your emotions). In the passage I read it gave examples of how that part of your brain effects us in our everyday lives. 

"life is a comedy for those who think and a Trajedy for those who feel". This is an interesting quote because this really does relate to me. I am a person who "feels" so when I read that I was like "damn, my life is a Trajedy".  

The amygdala is really one of the most fascinating parts of the brain. If  an very unlikely to forget or lose this perspective.  

The brains connection to the amygdala causing you to almost always act on emotion in immediate response situations, then later once the signals are sent to your that amusing you act logically. 

The picture below shows a boy who acted solely based on his amygdala when discovering he left his phone in his car at school. 

Book response #2

I apologize to all those who were so ecstatic to see a continuation post on the previous book I was reading "into the silent land: travels in neuropsychology". Upon reading the book I came to realize that, in order to understand in depth what the book says, I would have to learn more on psychology. So in response to that I decided to grab my fathers college psychology book and start learning.
And to those of you who are reading this and didn't read my previous post... WELCOME, you are about to reading a boring to you, fun to me, post on the first chapter have studied in the psychology book.
 Psychology is defined as "scientific study of behavior and mental process". WHOO HOO I don't know if that excites you like it does me, but even the definition of psychology makes me happy.
psychology has four primary goals that it tries to answer.
"1. description. what is happening?
2. explanation. why is it happening?
3. prediction. when will it happen again?
4. control. How can it be changed?"
These four primary goals really display how psychology is looked at, and differentiates itself from any other type of science.
In the first chapter there are multiple studies done to prove basic psychology. two of these studies really stand out and actually make me laugh.
one is called " Little Albert" in which(in sum) a bunch of scientists instill fear in a baby. what they did is, they got a baby and a fuzzy white rat, and every time the baby would see the rat the scientists would make insanely loud noises to frighten the baby, to see if "conditioning" is possible. conditioning is "a reflex. could be formed or conditioned to respond to a new and formally unrelated stimuli". the results of the experiment were positive, in that you can condition your brain, or a brain to like/ dislike things.

 if you are interested in watching a 6 minute video on the study here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hBfnXACsOI hope you enjoy!
on my next blog post I will be writing on one of two things... a book entitled "Raising Cain"(is Ms. James ever brings me the book) or chapter 2 in my psychology book. well thank you all for your time. love you all and God Bless!

My I Believe.

Goodbye, I Love You.

Ever since I was a kid I have always been an emotional mess. Whether it’s just loving everything and everyone, or almost breaking into tears when I get upset. Being emotional has caused me to be more sentimental, and believe in goodbyes.

            5 years ago my Papa (Grandpa) passed away at 65. Although he had many complications in life, almost dying on multiple occasions, he always came home. But this last time we hold onto the memories continually waiting.

            A few weeks before I went down to my Papas house, which is in Reeds Spring, Missouri, with my sister and mother, just as we did almost every Sunday. That whole day I was with him I had an eerie feeling that I just couldn’t shake, not knowing why. At the conclusion of our visit, I hugged him goodbye told him I loved him out of habit like I would with anyone, without weighing the words I was using.

            My Grandpa whom had lived alone for many years, was sad and lonely and was wanting to have a caretaker or someone to live with him to keep him company. My mother put out a flier for a caretaker (My Papa couldn’t read or write to do it himself) and finally found this lady named Jodi who seemed to check out okay. She stayed with him for a year or so and she continually took advantage of him, stealing his narcotics. The week after I had seen my Papa last, he overdosed on his narcotics intentionally induced by Jodi. When he was in the hospital they discovered he also had pneumonia. I continually asked to go see him in the hospital knowing that this could be the last time. My mother did not allow us to go see him, because she didn’t want the last thing we remember of him to be the state he was in in the hospital.

            A week later I came home from school to find my mom in her room laying on her side with the blanket over her. Immediately I knew what had happened. I broke down in tears and laid on the bed with her not being able to find the words to make her feel better. There were none. As I lay there I thought about the last time I saw him, wishing I could’ve hugged him longer, held him tighter, and told him I truly love him.

            As I sat and pondered the loss of my only true grandpa, the only one who was there through everything, I couldn’t help but think about my last goodbye. Before this I never really thought about or believed in the power and meaning of a goodbye.

            Being the emotional mess I am, I came to the realization that I never want to experience that type of regret, especially with goodbyes, ever again. So I believe in goodbyes. Telling someone you love them, cherishing every last second with every person you encounter. Because you never know who is the next person to leave this life. He came to me in a dream, driving me around in his truck, happy as can be. I broke out in tears and through the sobbing I said, knowing the full weight of my words “goodbye Papa, I love you”.

           

Book response 1

Into the Silent Land: travels into Neuropsychology

 

    This book although it sounds very boring, it is beautifully written. Yes it is crammed with knowledge that is beyond me, as of now, but it is still intriguing to read about. In the beggining of the book the author analyzes three individuals with three very unique mental disorders. Yes this is non fiction. The author attempts to run several tests on these subjects to determine where they are mentally, and if there is a way to reverse their disorder. "Despite the immediate displacement of some brain matter, loss of conscience was brief, as is sometimes the case with penetrating missile wounds  He told the paramedics he was fine and had better get home now, but they saw brain stuff gelling his hair and put him in the ambulance. Soon the surgeons were working to extract the foreign body from the interior of Stuart's head, a process that also meant disposing of some adjacent brain tissue. Part of Stuart went with it." This is a short snippet of how the text is written. There are 4 more subjects who have similar things wrong with their brain.

 

 

 

 It is truly very intriguing because I would like to major in psychology. 

101 things about the Kenneth Brown

1. I have played baseball all of life apart from 7 years.

2. I have had long hair since the third grade, up until my senior year.

3. I have been in debate all 4 years of high school

4. I am a two time National Qualifier in Debate

5. This year is my first year playing soccer ever.

6. I like trains.

7. One time I wrote a blog entitled "101 things about the Kenneth Brown" it was great.

8. I hate Doug Walker with a burning passion. He is my best friend and I love him.

9. Say no to drugs.

10. I am smarter than the average Kenneth.

11. I enjoy free writing and expressing myself on paper when I am not forced to do so.

12. I am an independent white boy who don't need no man.

13. "What is that? Two Robots having Sex?" - Matthew Morris

14. I love Jacob Connolly. Because I love him.

15. I really like sports drinks. Unless I am running, then I like water.

16. Lasagna. I like it.

17. I like having food in Ms. James class. She doesn't.

18. I work at Men's Wearhouse

19. Before Men's Wearhouse, I worked at little Caesars for 10 months.