Questions about Tom Hayden

1. What did you think of Mr. Hayden?
I thought Mr. Hayden was a really interesting guy because he explained very well what he did in the 60's and why he did it.

2. Tom Hayden does not think of himself as a Civil Rights leader. Do you see him as one? Why or why not?
I do see Tom Hayden as one because he organized people to protests the Vietnam War even when a little bit of people came he didn't give up but kept trying and soon a LOT of people came. He might've not been a civil rights leader helping people with race issues but he helped the crowd get a voice because most of the time the leader does all the talking and the crowds were not acknowledged and he made the crowd get a voice which was a good thing.

3. Tom Hayden feels that leaders are not as important as the hundreds or thousands of people behind them. What does he mean by that?
He means that sometimes the leaders overshadow the people who helped them get to the top and the people who helped them stop what they were opposed to. It's true because the crowds help the people see what most of the people want and if it was just one man not a lot of people would actually listen to what the person wanted. The crowds sometimes are more important than the leaders and it's true because the crowds give the whole state/country a voice.

Portfolio

I have nothing else on my mind to write about so all i have to say is that this whole portfolio thing is super hard and that it gets really annoying after a while to have to be doing this portfolio even if it helps me get a job so hopefully it'll come out right and it'll be just the way i want it to be. This is all i have on mind right now so that's all i could write.

Stop Hurting Yourself Sign

The meaning of the sign "Stop Hurting Yourself" in my interpretation means that we should stop hurting ourselves doing things that aren't good for us and that can affect us other than in our personal lives and that we hurt ourselves often than we think. I think Mr. Hsu put it there so we can see it and think about if we are hurting ourselves and if we are to stop because it isn't good for us. A student can hurt himself when they do something like take a breakup too seriously because then that's the only thing they can think of. It can affect them because they might distance themselves from their friends and in the end the friends may feel guilty thinking they could've helped their friend but didn't do it. In the end the person will hurt themselves and others and then they'll regret not talking about it with their friends which will hurt both them and the friends.