campus violence

The topic of this article is preventing campus violence. The main idea is some effective ways to prevent campus violence. Three characteristics of warning signs are if the student is socially isolated, low self worth and does not take criticism well. i do notice more security on campus. I do feel safe some of the time. I believe that the security on campus wouldn't know what to do if there was threat on campus. I think that the campus should have drills and seminars on what to do if there is a threat on campus. I think that the campus will be more aware and safe.

dove commercial

After seeing this video I don’t think that my perception of the media and how they portray women have changed. It just proves the point on how the media portrays women as sex objects who have big eyes and full lips. I am kind of surprised by the video showing how much work they actually have to go through to making these models look the way they do when they have there photo shoots.  I am surprised to see that after all the make up and styling of the hair the model looked like a complete different person, and yet the modeling agency still decided to retouch her photo by giving her bigger eyes and fuller lips. Which deceives women and men into thinking that they are women out there that actually look like this, when in reality not even the model in the picture looks like that. 

beauty in the media

1. The main idea of this article is how the media influences the way that women perceive themselves and how they should view themselves.
2. In the media women are portrayed as young, tall, skinny and pretty. Women’s magazines say that if you are skinny enough you start to have it all, a great marriage, loving children and great sex. Advertisers believe that thin models sell more products.  Their goal is to make women feel sorry for themselves so that they can feel better when they buy a certain product.
3. Researchers generated a computer model of a Barbie doll because they wanted to show us that if a actual human has the same proportions her body would be too narrow to contain more than half a liver and her back would be too weak to support her upper body weight and she would eventually die from malnutrition. 
4. I think that women in the media should be portrayed as the way that real women are.  Most of the time people that make the commercials think that the women are too fat or their skin isn't clear.  So they digitally enhance them.  So our view of a actual women has been eschewed so much hat we don't know what a real woman looks like anymore.  I say just have a normal everyday mother that just dropped off the kids at soccer practice to do the commercial.  She might not be the prettiest thing but at least its the truth.

driving

1. Using previewing skills, I new that this passage was going to be about whether driving while on cell phones is worse than driving drunk.  
2. I think that the evidence presented in the article was fact because there were different studies that had data to prove the author's theory.  One study was a driving simulator that showed that driving while on a cell phone was actually more dangerous then some drunk drivers. 
3. The main idea of the article is that it is actually way more dangerous to drive while talking on a cell phone.  It is more likely to cause a accident then we think.
4. People talking on the cell phone tend to be more sluggish and drunk drivers are more aggressive while driving according the Utah study.
5. Is and Like were the signal words that helped me locate my answers.
6. Hand-free cell phones are just as dangerous as handheld cell phones because the driver is still having a conversation and it is still distracting.
7. I think that the cell phone industry really does not have a big position on this subject because they don’t control how we use the cell phones we buy and they don’t tell us how to use them, they can't be blamed for how we use them.

smokers

Smokers are victims not just from smoking, but from discrimination also.  It is increasingly hard for smokers to smoke.  In most bars now, smokers are not allowed to smoke, or they have to be completely separated from the non-smokers as if they are being quarantined. This to me promotes segregation which I feel is very ironic because this was a country that fought for equal rights for everyone. 

week 3 assignment

the authors purpose for writing the article was to show how some are treated differently because of their skin color.

One time when I was in a diner a white person asked me for a glass of water. I was confused and then he said "Are'nt you one of the bus boys?". I was offended and walked away. I get that reaction a lot from white people a lot. I am white but most think i am from spanish decent. Another time in a diner one of the workers asked me "Hey, you one of da new guys?". I laughed and walked away. I find it funny but also scary at the same time that people can be so ignorant sometimes

self introduction and reading style

I found out about myself that i am more of a visual learner. Apparently I am also creative and more of a group worker. I always knew this but this proved my thoughts about my learning/reading style.