Controversey

          If there is one thing that I love to watch in this world, I would have to say that it is controversial television. There are two shows that stick out in my mind when I think of this, South Park and Family Guy. While these are both controversial shows, I would have to say that of the two, South Park is definitely the better of the two. While yes, Family Guy is a very funny show, it just do the same job that South Park does. Family Guy focuses mainly more inappropriate humor that relies heavily on fart jokes and flash backs. South Park on the other hand really likes to poke fun at society and the current events that are going on in the world. I really applaud South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker. I think that one of the best examples that I can think of is the most recent episode that almost got them in a lot of trouble. I am talking of course about the Muhammad episode where they claimed that they were going to show the face of Muhammad on TV, which in Islam, it is a crime to show his face and they even began to receive death threats. I think that these two should be applauded for their work on this show. I think that it is people like this who continue to push the boundaries of what is acceptable and not. I know that a lot of people are against the show, but if people did not like it and support it, how come they have made 14 seasons of this show. As long as there are still current events going on, South Park will always have material to keep their show alive and going. It is my personal opinion that the world could use more shows like this. I just think that this show is so much better than Family guy, not to say that Family Guy is not funny as well.

Thinking

I know that this may seem odd, but I really enjoy thinking. I don't mean just thinking normally, but thinking about pretty abstract or complex ideas. I can't really remember when this started, but I'd say that it reached it's climax when I took astronomy during summer session last year. Ever since learning about how the universe and even things we take for granted such as the sun work, I have just been fascinated with really thinking about how things work. I started reading about space-time and black holes and just really complex ideas and theories. I know that it may seem odd, and I know that my friends don't really share the same passion with me, they'd rather just leave that to someone else and not really think about anything. I don't really know what it is, maybe its the challenge of trying to comprehend what I, and many others, don't really understand, but I just can't get enough of it.
I also like to think about and challenge social norms, such as religion. No offense to anyone who is religious, I used to be one, but I like to look really deep into all religion, instead of just one. I feel like there are a lot of people out there who are so religious that they become very close-minded and don't know how to accept other religions and only see what they have become used to. Like I said, I'm not trying to dis religion or anything, but I find it very fun to talk and debate with people about their own personal views. I think that this is a very fine place for rhetoric to take place, as long as the others are willing to open up and possibly change their views and I will do the same.

Fraternities

Another thing that I am very passionate about is the Greek life at Penn State. This past semester I pledged a fraternity and am now a brother at Alpha Chi Rho. Now that I am a member of this group, I see everything wrong with the stereotypes that are associated with fraternities. Sure, we do like to party and have fun, but we are also about so much more than that. We do so many things with the community such as THON, Greek or Treat, where we give out candy to the little kids, and holiday lights, where we decorate our house for Christmas and for the little kids to stop by again. We also go on canning weekends and, especially in the winter, stand in the harsh weather and collect money for THON. I just wish more people could see past the stereotypes and appreciate what we do for the community.  

Language

If there is one thing that I am really passionate about it would be language. I have always seen a great importance in knowing several different languages. Throughout high school and middle school, I always liked Spanish and took it as my language for five or six years. Then when I was in high school, my brother decided that he was going to major in Italian and he studied abroad for a semester in Italy and we even got to go visit him over there. I knew almost right away that I wanted to learn Italian, but it wasn't offered in my school so I had to wait until college to take it. I am now in the second level of Italian and look forward to learning much more and maybe even going to study abroad myself.