Kid Nation 5

Conflict- interaction aimed at defeating an opponent and increase dysfunction and working against each other. There is a lot of conflict in Kid Nation like the counsel leaders fight a lot when they have to pick the prize for the showdown that they won.

Primary group- a close group that emotionally support each other and seek one another out. I picked this word because the yellow group seeks out Zack. They chose Zack because he  wanted to run for counsel, but Taylor is friends with most of the girls in yellow district. So, it's hard for him to run if the girls vote for Taylor.

Group- In kid nation, they were in groups of 8 people. They all had a certain color that represented
their group. When it came down to running for a showdown they all tried their best to get first place, but they all want everyone to win so that they could win the big prize. Another group is the counsel leaders because there is more than one or two people in the counsel.



 

School is almost over

I can't wait until school is over! There will be no drama or at least not a lot of drama. I can hang out with my friends more and actually stay the night during the week days even though I already do that. The last day of school I think is going to be good because everyone will probably set a side their differences and won't argue because its the last day of  school and a lot of people we won't see over the summer so we're going to  make the last memory the best well at least I hope. Also I can't wait until summer actually starts because I'll get to go camping a lot and I enjoy it while I'm camping I get to drive my moms car on the back roads and its so fun!                                                 

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Something that bugs me is...

When people think I'm upset and blame other people. Usually when people think I'm upset they blame people or think its a certain person, but its not I'm usually am not that mad until someone says it to  me over and over again. By the end of the day I'm warn out and everyone thinks I'm in a bad mood which I'm not until they ask me about it over and over again. I just don't like people who think they know all that.

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This weekend

This weekend my best friend, Julia, and I are going to a party Saturday. We are probably going to go shopping before then and then get ready for the party. We also might go to the all night skate because that is the last night their open then after that they're closing. We  use to go skating all last year, but I think we grow out of it. So this would be fun to go since I haven't went since the summer. We met a lot of people who are now our friends till this day.              

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Free blog post

My favorite animal is a pig. The reason why its a pig is because when I was young I used to watch charlottes web all the time. Pigs are the cutest things ever! When I was younger I thought I would live on a farm with pigs because I like them so much. What's not to like about pigs their pink big and comfortable. The last reason why I like pigs are because  they have the cutest noses ever.




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Kid Nation 7

deviance- Behavior that does follow society's norms (expectations). The expectations the town has is to work hard not just work for the gold star. If the people of the town just work for the star the counsel won't give them one they look for the hard workers to give the gold star to.


stigma- An undesirable trait or characteristic that used to negatively label a person. In kid nation they call people names that aren't  so nice.  They sometimes call people names that shouldn't be called or at least shouldn't be said a loud. The words the people say in the town can hard some of the other people which cause arguments.

Social sanctions-  Rewards or punishments to encourage conformity to norms. The punishment the counsel would give is the jobs like; cleaning the toilets or getting the water. The rewards are the gold star or being the upper class is a reward for the team the finishes first. Greg and his friend decided to not work in the show down so that the girls will work more.





 

Kid Nation 6

Authority- legitimate or socially approved use of power. The counsel makes most of the decisions the town makes. The only other way the town is from the counsel leaders. The counsel makes the rules. they choose the best decisions.


groupthink- thinking based on the following the group beliefs rather than you individual; it's often based on pressure from the group. the counsel has pressure on them while picking the choses for the gift for the show downs. The counsel is almost all the time pressured into the choses they make and decisions.


Social exchange- A voluntary action you perform while expecting something in return. Well I picked this because in Kid Nation Taylor got token off as a counsel and zack took her place. So in turn she was being disrespectful to the counsel. When she got asked to do something she would just complain about it and run off. Also she pour the water out of the bucket because she wanted to show zack that she isn't going to do anything.