Vocab Response to youth voting.

I think that this is going to be the year of the youth vote. According to recent articles, more young people have been getting involved in this nations government and politics. Television networks such as MTV has come up with things such as rock the vote with hopes to form coalitions with our country's youth. In doing so, they seemed to have succeeded. In recent statistics, Senator Barack Obama's votes have in fact come from both the conservatives and the liberals. Barack seems to have yet another advantage on his side. It's his secret weapon; our Nation's youth. Much of today's youth already sees Senator Obama as America's next incumbent Democratic leader. Barack's speaks to the youth rather than at them. This is just another reason why as more Americans gain their suffrage, they will continue to vote for him. He has already mad many attempts at creating change in issues such as Stem-Cell Research but any bill that has come up has seemed to be vetoed. Barack seems to be the only real cadidate who has really been progressive in all areas. He will stop at nothing to ensure the American people as well as it's youth that if elected president we will see change. Unlike other candidates, he isn't evangelical and doesn't make decisions based on religion. Barack Obama for president 2008!!!

Election process reflection

This past week or so preparing for the primary debate has been frustrating. The research portion wasn't so much but the notes and preparation for the actural speech and debate were. I learned a lot about the other politicians views on certain topics such as the situation in Iraq as well as the Economy. I have an even lesser respect for the republican candidates. However I have found some good things about Senator John McCain. He supports Stem Cell Research and isn't closed minded like his opponents. This malk debate was a good practice and demonstration of how these types of things happen. It was a great experience.

New York Times Iowa Debate

The article that I read was about the Democratic side of the final debate in Iowa for trying to usurp the title of being the new president of the United States. Some of the topics in the discussion were how the different social classes of Americans are so separated and how the Democrats want to be less divisive. Although the cadidates were down each others throats, they still managed to stay polite and scrupulous. However, they needed to keep in mind in order to reach the pinnacle position in all of the country, they needed to be respectful and open minded. The three top Democratic candidates are Barack Obama, Hillery Clinton, and John Edwards. Although they're on the same side, the still have differing views. Off screen, they connive and weasle they're way out of dealing with the media. They come up with well fabricated excuses as to why they do certain things and why it's right. The final debate in Iowa is in a huge capacious room filled with press and spot lights. A shy person's hell on earth. Constantly worrying about tripping or falling in front of everyone and ending up in a hot, sweaty, and smelly cast for weeks. Then afterwards, having a limb that suffered from atrophy.

The Waiting Room

The key messages of this play are that everyone has beauty, they just need to find it in . People have all different kinds from inner to outer. The problem is most people can't or choose not to see it in themselves and are too focused on how other people see them. Some of the things that Lisa Loomer touches on regarding today's society are how people go and get all of these modern day accessories and changes done to their bodies when they should be focusing on the good things rather than just the bad. For example Wanda, your typical New Jersey blonde, goes out of her way to go under the knife and improve her appearance. Lisa Loomer also talks through Forgiveness about women being below men and not ever being the dominate one. To me I was under the impression that she feels very strongly about how unfair our society is towards women. In this play Forgiveness is in my eyes, an Asian mail-order bride that has all of the duties of an ordinary housewife. Including "doing as told." I didn't quite understand the whole health ordeal in this play but I think Lisa Loomer's trying to opens the eyes of her readers to the real tragedy of cancer and other such diseases. However, I'm not very sure. I don't necessarily believe that the three girls progressed or regressed. The reason why is I feel that they started to realize their own inner beauty but then couldn't steer away from what they looked like in the eyes of others. Wanda towards the end of the play starts to except that she's not perfect and that no one is. She also goes into almost a depression phase and starts feeling bad for herself. It seems as though she is just striving for attention. However, I do believe that Wanda has progressed somewhat in the sense that before she was hesitant when it came to opening herself up to others but know she has been able to share her past and where she comes from. My whole family got... cancer. (touches her breasts) My grandmother ... (touches her stomach) My grandfather ... (touches her breast) My aunt ... (touches her groin) My uncle ... (hits her head) Her wife..." That has really helped her prosper because people have a better understanding of who she really is.
Forgiveness starts from pretty much nothing and has always done whatever her husband had told her. However, now she's become more independent and has started think more on her own two feet. She doesn't only rely on her husband to live her life for her.
Ken and Larry a doctor and an FDA agent, both seem to just be neutral and uninteresting. I don't think that Lisa Loomer was very clear on her perspective on the pharmaceutical industries.
I think that the way the Lisa Loomer concluded the play was interesting but somewhat confusing. She reconnected to the main idea and plot of the play but at the same time made everything make sense. She really captured the idea of beauty and each person in the plays view on it.

Gender Roles Article Response

I agree with the article in the sense that this is the traditional life of women in America. This to most people, is the ideal life for women. I completely disagree with how this is though. From my own personal experiences with my parents, my mom plays a little more of the boss role in my house hold. They for the most part equally contribute to the daily life of my family and most of the time it doesn't matter what kind of job it is. I don't believe that it is right for women or anyone in that matter to be limited to the amount of power or say in things. Everyone should have equal power.

article response

The quote from the article "The Morality of Fat," "What the heck is cilantro?" To me this quote means that most people don't cook or do eat a lot of home cooked healthy meals. This means that they're consuming unhealthy on the go foods. Bleh!!

In yesterday's discussion, I feel that I did very well and participated every time that I felt that I could. I would how we relate and compare to other countries. We Suck!!!

Response to Article

The issue regarding Malian women bleaching their skin is ridiculous. However, I don't believe that it's the women's fault. Perhaps if their society was less race oriented them maybe people would accept and embrace who they are. The women are causing their skin to become pallid and it's causing them to become something that they aren't. The women that are currently treating their skin this way seem mesmeric and are just doing this to feel accepted and like they belong. Doctors should try to educate the people of that area and be more salubrious. Instead of embellishing these women with things to improve themselves, they should be working harder to embellish them with self confidence and acceptance. I thought it was bad when people decided that being more salacious would benefit their social life but now it's gone as far as bleaching your skin. What has the world come to? If the world was more jovial then maybe people all around the world wouldn't strive so hard to be perfect. Maybe this is the only alternative for those who aren't born with a good sense of dowry. Their government needs to do a better job of filling their people with more ebullient attitudes then maybe then people will see the light.