End of the semester
At the end of the semester I found my self that I have a lot of new knowledge that I didn't have before. There are some things that I learned by reading other's comments and blogs.
I found this course very useful. The topic that was intresting to me was about addiction. The course is not required in my major but I have learned a lot of reality and issues that face women in general not only in unites states but also all over the world. This blog system was very difficult for me at first,but once I came to understand how it works it is very fun. I enjoyed reading other's paper's and blogs. By reading others ideas it make me as a leaner to be more brighter in my ideas. The course use is intresting and also useful.
Sunday, May 6, 2007
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Blog # 14
Harassment
Women are mostly victims of abuse and harassment's. Sometimes is because of the family members mostly husbands , boyfriends and sometimes brothers or uncles. The abuse can be due to the way we dress or our bodies.
The best way for a woman to avoid abuse or harassment to stay away from a situation. For instance if you live with abusive husband or boyfriend stay away from him. Although it hard for a person to realize or accept that she is getting abused by someone she loves. Also avoid to go places by your self especially at night, or places that you not sure if you will be safe. It is also better to park your car on the open places especially at supermarkets like walmart or albertson . The chances of being attacked at the open places are lower compare to the darker places.
Also it better to report situations, although issues like sexual abuse, are not reported because women think that it is embarrassing. I think it better to report because it protects you as a victim and also it proctects others who were about to become victims.
Women are mostly victims of abuse and harassment's. Sometimes is because of the family members mostly husbands , boyfriends and sometimes brothers or uncles. The abuse can be due to the way we dress or our bodies.
The best way for a woman to avoid abuse or harassment to stay away from a situation. For instance if you live with abusive husband or boyfriend stay away from him. Although it hard for a person to realize or accept that she is getting abused by someone she loves. Also avoid to go places by your self especially at night, or places that you not sure if you will be safe. It is also better to park your car on the open places especially at supermarkets like walmart or albertson . The chances of being attacked at the open places are lower compare to the darker places.
Also it better to report situations, although issues like sexual abuse, are not reported because women think that it is embarrassing. I think it better to report because it protects you as a victim and also it proctects others who were about to become victims.
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Blog # 13
Drug Addicts
Addiction is an issue that requires treatment. Addicted to drugs should be considered as a disease so that people could be treated instead of sending them to jail. I think the best way to solve the drug problem is provide mandatory drug treatment to those who are affected.
Sending a drug addict to jail does not make her realize that she do have a problem. Most of drug addicts they continue to do drugs while trying to be careful so that they do not get caught. Once they are sent to jail after they complete their time and come out of jail they still try to proceed with using drugs. Most of the drug users who are in jail they admit that they have been charged with the same crime before. This confirms that jail sentence does not solve their addictions .It just helps them to stay away from it for the period that they are in jail. By watching geographic channel " inside prison"I saw that, sometimes the officers in jail order all prisoners to stay out of their lockers so that they can inspect them. Once in a while they find drugs like cocaine, marijuana and others hidden in some of prisoner’s belongings. This indicates that for some reason they have an ability to get drugs while they are in jail.
Addiction is an issue that requires treatment. Addicted to drugs should be considered as a disease so that people could be treated instead of sending them to jail. I think the best way to solve the drug problem is provide mandatory drug treatment to those who are affected.
Sending a drug addict to jail does not make her realize that she do have a problem. Most of drug addicts they continue to do drugs while trying to be careful so that they do not get caught. Once they are sent to jail after they complete their time and come out of jail they still try to proceed with using drugs. Most of the drug users who are in jail they admit that they have been charged with the same crime before. This confirms that jail sentence does not solve their addictions .It just helps them to stay away from it for the period that they are in jail. By watching geographic channel " inside prison"I saw that, sometimes the officers in jail order all prisoners to stay out of their lockers so that they can inspect them. Once in a while they find drugs like cocaine, marijuana and others hidden in some of prisoner’s belongings. This indicates that for some reason they have an ability to get drugs while they are in jail.
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Blog # 12
Eating disorder
Since there are different kinds of eating disorder the approach for a friend who has an eating disorder will be different. For instance if my friend has been affected by anorexia, I will try to encourage her to eat I will point out how skinny she is. Also I will try to explain to her that she doesn’t look pretty any more because the clothes do not fit the way they should. I know probably these tricks may not work but also I will encourage eating foods that will not make her gain weight. I try to make her eat a lot of fruits and low carb diet. I know it will not be easy to make her eat since she fears to gain weight.
If all these efforts do not work I will encourage her to psychological help. I am sure her mind will change and she will start to eat as a normal person.
Since there are different kinds of eating disorder the approach for a friend who has an eating disorder will be different. For instance if my friend has been affected by anorexia, I will try to encourage her to eat I will point out how skinny she is. Also I will try to explain to her that she doesn’t look pretty any more because the clothes do not fit the way they should. I know probably these tricks may not work but also I will encourage eating foods that will not make her gain weight. I try to make her eat a lot of fruits and low carb diet. I know it will not be easy to make her eat since she fears to gain weight.
If all these efforts do not work I will encourage her to psychological help. I am sure her mind will change and she will start to eat as a normal person.
Sunday, April 8, 2007
BLOG # 11
Age Healthfully
Living and stay healthy is a very difficult task to perform. It is difficult due to the life style that we live. I do spend most of my time eating junk food. I know I will be doing these as long as I am working. Also I do not spend time to work out because I am not a gym person
I think in order to stay healthy while I am old is by doing regular exercise and eat healthy. I think if I get into a habit of eating healthy food and working out that will keep my body in good condition while I get older.
Living and stay healthy is a very difficult task to perform. It is difficult due to the life style that we live. I do spend most of my time eating junk food. I know I will be doing these as long as I am working. Also I do not spend time to work out because I am not a gym person
I think in order to stay healthy while I am old is by doing regular exercise and eat healthy. I think if I get into a habit of eating healthy food and working out that will keep my body in good condition while I get older.
Sunday, April 1, 2007
Blog #10
Prevention of Heart Disease and Cancer
I think the best way to promote the prevention of Heart diseases and cancer is to educate women. Education should be provided at school for students and also seminar should be given at work place in order to educate women about the diseases.
Also women should be encourage to attend their regular physical exams and also to attend breast screening. On top of that young teenagers should e educated about things that can cause genealogical conditions like early sexual intercourse .
I think the best way to promote the prevention of Heart diseases and cancer is to educate women. Education should be provided at school for students and also seminar should be given at work place in order to educate women about the diseases.
Also women should be encourage to attend their regular physical exams and also to attend breast screening. On top of that young teenagers should e educated about things that can cause genealogical conditions like early sexual intercourse .
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Blog # 9
Exercise:
The most challenge that prevents me from eating healthy is due to spending most of my time out of my house. Once I leave the house in the morning I do not go back until midnight. So I do eat my breakfast , lunch and sometimes dinner on the street. This includes MC Donald and cafeteria. Therefore it is not easy for me to eat healthy food anyway that is my excuse. On the side of exercise I think I am lazy I haven't commit my self to exercise. I do walk around the street once in a while but I do not like to attend the gym. I think I refer exercise to development of muscles. I have planed to focus on the exercise starting next month. They have constructed a gym across the street from my house so I am impressed. The gym will open in April. I take this gym as a motivation to exercise since it is not very far I can walk and it will take me about ten minutes.
The most challenge that prevents me from eating healthy is due to spending most of my time out of my house. Once I leave the house in the morning I do not go back until midnight. So I do eat my breakfast , lunch and sometimes dinner on the street. This includes MC Donald and cafeteria. Therefore it is not easy for me to eat healthy food anyway that is my excuse. On the side of exercise I think I am lazy I haven't commit my self to exercise. I do walk around the street once in a while but I do not like to attend the gym. I think I refer exercise to development of muscles. I have planed to focus on the exercise starting next month. They have constructed a gym across the street from my house so I am impressed. The gym will open in April. I take this gym as a motivation to exercise since it is not very far I can walk and it will take me about ten minutes.
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Blog # 8
Getting Old
Grandmother will be my new name after being old everybody will forget that my name is Miss Mai. I think only few people will be calling me Miss Mai I predict my be the doctors office when I go for check up or when I start complaining.(Older women complains alot) also at the pharmacy where i will be picking up my prescriptions. Any way the fact that I like being old is to watch your grand kids grow up,celebrate their birthdays and graduations I think this make you picture the life of your own kids .It is like feeling the experience all over again but at this moment I will be watching my own kids go through what I went through. And what I do not like about getting old is the health complications that I can imagine will accompany my age. I see may older ladies taking alot of prescriptions and I do not know if I am ready for that. Also broken hips and others that I hear everyday is very scary. Last is the very scary moment of living in the nursing home. I can not imagine how life will be in there . These are the only things that worries me for some reason I am okay with wrinkles .
Grandmother will be my new name after being old everybody will forget that my name is Miss Mai. I think only few people will be calling me Miss Mai I predict my be the doctors office when I go for check up or when I start complaining.(Older women complains alot) also at the pharmacy where i will be picking up my prescriptions. Any way the fact that I like being old is to watch your grand kids grow up,celebrate their birthdays and graduations I think this make you picture the life of your own kids .It is like feeling the experience all over again but at this moment I will be watching my own kids go through what I went through. And what I do not like about getting old is the health complications that I can imagine will accompany my age. I see may older ladies taking alot of prescriptions and I do not know if I am ready for that. Also broken hips and others that I hear everyday is very scary. Last is the very scary moment of living in the nursing home. I can not imagine how life will be in there . These are the only things that worries me for some reason I am okay with wrinkles .
Saturday, March 3, 2007
Blog # 7
Sexual Transmitted Disease
Sex a very nice game that is played by every individual whether they live in a very nice a well developed country or they live in a very poor or undeveloped country. This is not something that requires a certain conditions like wealthy in order to happen. So if sex is performed by every individual there it is not true to say that Sexual transmitted disease's affects only poor. The transmitted disease like chlamydia, gonorrhea,or herpes that accompany dirty sexual behavior can happen or transmitted to anybody regardless. The only difference is that the disease can spread more in poor countries simply because people do not want to get help by filling shame to go to the hospital or there is not enough medications for these diseases.Another reason can be lack of contraceptive measure. I do not think this is an immoral disease because it affects every part of the world.
Sex a very nice game that is played by every individual whether they live in a very nice a well developed country or they live in a very poor or undeveloped country. This is not something that requires a certain conditions like wealthy in order to happen. So if sex is performed by every individual there it is not true to say that Sexual transmitted disease's affects only poor. The transmitted disease like chlamydia, gonorrhea,or herpes that accompany dirty sexual behavior can happen or transmitted to anybody regardless. The only difference is that the disease can spread more in poor countries simply because people do not want to get help by filling shame to go to the hospital or there is not enough medications for these diseases.Another reason can be lack of contraceptive measure. I do not think this is an immoral disease because it affects every part of the world.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Blog # 6
Pregnancy
The choice of being childless for this woman I interview was not easy. This woman is my best friend who has been married for 3 years
She has finally accepted the fact that she will not have kids this is still not a easy thing for her.
It was not a one time decision. She had to made up this decision after seeking help everywhere. She told me when she was young she was not ready to have kids so she had performed abortions most of her life. The last time the doctor reminded her that "Do you know that there is a possibility of you not having kids" ? She said "I did not care at that time because I did not want the baby at that time but now I want one so bad but I can't have one". I brought the fact that why didn't you use protection ?. She made it clear that using contraceptive pills was not easy because you have to see a doctor and that was not easy since she grew up in West Africa. Traditionally there is no use of contraception. She said the pregnancy where due to accidents occur mostly by using withdraw method. She is now one of the women who are against abortion because of the damage that it has caused to her.
The choice of being childless for this woman I interview was not easy. This woman is my best friend who has been married for 3 years
She has finally accepted the fact that she will not have kids this is still not a easy thing for her.
It was not a one time decision. She had to made up this decision after seeking help everywhere. She told me when she was young she was not ready to have kids so she had performed abortions most of her life. The last time the doctor reminded her that "Do you know that there is a possibility of you not having kids" ? She said "I did not care at that time because I did not want the baby at that time but now I want one so bad but I can't have one". I brought the fact that why didn't you use protection ?. She made it clear that using contraceptive pills was not easy because you have to see a doctor and that was not easy since she grew up in West Africa. Traditionally there is no use of contraception. She said the pregnancy where due to accidents occur mostly by using withdraw method. She is now one of the women who are against abortion because of the damage that it has caused to her.
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Blog # 5
Contraception
The decision to use contraceptive measures is a women choice once she is single Once another person is involved for instance boyfriend or husband ,then it comes to be a decision of two people. The planing of family and avoid of unplanned pregnancy are the sources that drive women to engage in either taking pills or patches or using inject able medications in order to protect themselves. Although the religion believes that require a women not to have a child before marriage is another reason where by people decide to use pills
Most religions do not allow sex before marriage , some do not allow the use of contraceptive measure. But the concept of no kids before marriage is explained by religious leader's and traditional leaders as there should not be any involvement of sex between unmarried couples. But we decide to keep the same concept of " no kids before marriage" by trying to use contraceptive measure while keep having sex. Once the accident of pregnancy happens that is when couples decide to get married if they are not planning to give the baby for adoption or abortion.
The traditional reason that may make a woman to use contraceptive measure is to keep her respect. A woman who is not married and doesn't have kid is respected traditional than the one who have kids and not married. Although most women now they raise their kids by themselves
The decision to use contraceptive measures is a women choice once she is single Once another person is involved for instance boyfriend or husband ,then it comes to be a decision of two people. The planing of family and avoid of unplanned pregnancy are the sources that drive women to engage in either taking pills or patches or using inject able medications in order to protect themselves. Although the religion believes that require a women not to have a child before marriage is another reason where by people decide to use pills
Most religions do not allow sex before marriage , some do not allow the use of contraceptive measure. But the concept of no kids before marriage is explained by religious leader's and traditional leaders as there should not be any involvement of sex between unmarried couples. But we decide to keep the same concept of " no kids before marriage" by trying to use contraceptive measure while keep having sex. Once the accident of pregnancy happens that is when couples decide to get married if they are not planning to give the baby for adoption or abortion.
The traditional reason that may make a woman to use contraceptive measure is to keep her respect. A woman who is not married and doesn't have kid is respected traditional than the one who have kids and not married. Although most women now they raise their kids by themselves
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Blog # 4
SEXUAL EDUCATION
Teaching is the only way that helps a person to understand what is going on. This is the only way were by knowledge is transferred from one person to another.
Therefore I think sexual education should be taught in nation’s pubic schools. When this knowledge is given to these kids they will be able to understand more about their bodies .By teaching most students will know how to protect themselves form diseases like STD and also from pregnancy.
Although there is a cultural difference all over the world about sex education. Some parts believe that teaching them will make the situation to be worse while other’s think that teaching will help to solve some issues like teen pregnancy. For instance in Africa most schools do not teach sex education due to the fear that if will cause more problems to teenagers’. Also I think other sexual behaviors are just adapted by individual as they live close to the one’s who practice the habit. The issue of bisexual and heterosexual is a habit or a knowledge that a person can create or adapt from other’s . “I am not trying to offend any one who practice different sexual behaviors than normal this is my opinion.”
Teaching is the only way that helps a person to understand what is going on. This is the only way were by knowledge is transferred from one person to another.
Therefore I think sexual education should be taught in nation’s pubic schools. When this knowledge is given to these kids they will be able to understand more about their bodies .By teaching most students will know how to protect themselves form diseases like STD and also from pregnancy.
Although there is a cultural difference all over the world about sex education. Some parts believe that teaching them will make the situation to be worse while other’s think that teaching will help to solve some issues like teen pregnancy. For instance in Africa most schools do not teach sex education due to the fear that if will cause more problems to teenagers’. Also I think other sexual behaviors are just adapted by individual as they live close to the one’s who practice the habit. The issue of bisexual and heterosexual is a habit or a knowledge that a person can create or adapt from other’s . “I am not trying to offend any one who practice different sexual behaviors than normal this is my opinion.”
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