Entire Way of Life

In Intro to Sociology the biggest topic that caught my attention in class was Culture. I think it is so interesting how culture shapes peoples entire lives. And I truly believe that it is society's entire way of life. We all grow up in different cultures and it takes our lives in other ways.  I am an Indian Muslim American and those are three different cultures that I am a part of along with many others. Recently I witnessed how cultures can come together for events that take place. Some days ago an incident happened that shook Muslim Americans all around the world. Three Muslim Americans were shot dead in their home by an older White male, There was extreme pain and sadness in the community, and we were just shocked. I realized how our cultures of being Muslims, and Americans brought us together to relate and support each other. From their I saw how the news barely covered this story and it was being not talked about. The only way this story became viral was because of social media rather than the news. That was so disappointing for me. I realized how much people stereotype Muslim people and how the news or broadcasting networks would ever want to show Muslims in a better light rather than extremist and terrorist. I hope that could change though, I hope that the media stops displaying negative images on anyone's race religion or being. It is sad because society relies on media and that also shapes our lives and the way we behave with people.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/12/us/muslim-student-shootings-north-carolina.html?_r=0

http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/12/us/chapel-hill-shooting-hate-crime-explainer/