Stealing Your Way to the Top

  

About a week ago, I received an email from my hall director informing the students of my hall about several acts of theft that have taken recently place. When I first heard about the situation I was completely shocked. I do not understand these people who would take something that is obviously not theirs. I realize it is normal to become envious of those who have items that you desperately desire, but actually taking it to the next level to steal is a bit too much. As time passed the situation seemed to go away until when my suite-mate became the latest victim when someone took her backpack. She turned around just for a minute, and the next thing she knew her bag was gone. That made the situation so much more real to me and made me think that this is a problem that needs to be addressed soon.

Personally, I find this to be a serious issue especially for those students living on campus. Those of us who will make the dorms our home for the next year do not want to have to constantly worry about people breaking in and taking our valuables. While living at home we could leave all of our stuff lying around wherever and know that it will be there when we get back. I know that it is unrealistic to treat a dorm like we would our parent’s home, but it would be nice to know that someone wouldn’t swipe our belongings even if we turn around for a second or if we accidently leave it behind.

Also, it is unfair for people to get away with this. It is a crime, and for no reason is someone entitled to wrongly take from us. Not only is it against the law, but also it is morally wrong. Regardless, stealing isn’t an uncommon thing, and it takes place pretty much everyday all over the world. Because of this, I do not expect stealing to go away. I just think that in certain situations we shouldn’t have to be as cautious as other times especially in places where we are living. I don’t think it is unfair to want a sense of security or want to have a peace of mind that our possessions won’t be stolen, do you?

Transfer of Blame

As I sat in front of my TV last night, Lindsay Lohan made the top story in E! News.  The interview progressed more and more, but something seemed very wrong about what she was saying. She stated that after the recent encounters with jail sentences and drug accusations she was now a changed person. Personally, I give her tons of respect if she turns her life around under the pressure of Hollywood. The thing that bothered me though was that she never took responsibility for her actions. In Vanity Fair, Lindsay blames her problems on her father and “the Britney’s and whatever.”  She never confessed that all her problems were her fault because they were her decisions. She constantly transfers the blame to those people she chose to surround herself with. I think if she is strong enough to become one of Hollywood’s biggest stars she should be strong enough to say no to drugs and excessive alcohol.

Another thing is I do not understand how she can make productive changes in her life if she cannot accept what she did was wrong.  Without acknowledging her wrongdoings is like ignoring she ever had a problem and nothing can ever be fixed. This situation where people transfer the blame, I believe, happens way too often in our current society. How can people move forward without accepting their mistakes?? Too many people push the guilt on to others. Some may do this because they are afraid of looking stupid or being embarrassed in front of the people they look up to.  Although, most humans have more respect for those who take on their issues instead of hiding from them.  Making excuses might seem like the easy way to escape criticism, but in the long run it will hurt you. All humans fall victim to doing what Lindsay Lohan has done in smaller ways and in bigger ways, but to actually solve a problem more people including myself should step up to the plate realize the magnitude of our actions.