Week 8

2) The main idea of the article is how standards of beauty are being imposed on women.

3)Women's magazines are full of articles urging that if they can just lose those last twenty pounds, they will have it all.

Researchers show that women's magazines have ten and one half times more ads and articles promoting wight loss than men's magazines do.

Over three quarters of the covers of women's magazines include at least one message about how to change a woman's bodily appearance.

Television and movies reinforce the importance of a thin body as a measure of a women's worth.

4)Researchers generated a computer model of a woman with Barbie doll proportions to show if that if it was realistic a woman built like that would suffer from chronic diarrhea and die from malnutrition. It's just not healthy.

5) I don't think women should be portrayed as this barbie doll image in the media. Most women don't even look like that. I believe the media should have women that look like the average everyday women you would see around you. Beauty shouldn't be narrowed down to this thin model. Their are many beautiful women out there that are heavier and still embrace it. Having these thin models on magazine covers just brings about pressure and stress upon other women. It shouldn't be like that. Women should feel beautiful within their own skin and shouldn't have a magazine telling them what to look like.

week 6

2)

a) The topic of the article is violent crimes in schools.

b) The main idea is how colleges are trying to prevent and respond to violent crimes on campus.

c) Many universities have locked dormitories.

Installing monitored TV systems.

Faculty and students could be educated on what signs to look for in people who might commit crimes and become violent.

Practice "active shooter response"

Begin to close buildings that don't need to be open to the public.

3)Someone who is socially isolated, has low self-worth, and doesn't take criticism well.

4) There is security always patrolling around the campus making sure nothing goes wrong.

After watching this video i never want to text and drive ever again! It was so sad watching the families have to hear that their daughter had been killed in an accident. I never want to have to put my family through such a devastating thing. Its so crazy how it happened too. Not only did she kill her two best friends but also the mother and father of the other little girl. She ended the lives of so many innocent people just to send a text that wasn't important at all. I would hate to have to be her because she survived knowing what happened and can't do anything about it. I would feel so guilty and hurt. Next time i have to send a text or get one while I'm driving i'll just wait until i can stop. I would hate to have something like that happen. The video did open up my eyes and made me want to be more careful when it comes to texting and driving.

Week 4

I believe we should ban texting while driving. It increases the risk of accidents and decreases the concentration of the driver. I don't think there should be an age limitation on the ban. If texting while driving is going to get banned it should be banned for everyone, not a certain age group. This connects to the article on cell phone use and driving under the influence because in all situations you are increasing the risk of causing an accident not completely focusing on the road.

Cell Phones and Driving Safety

The evidence presented by the author was based on fact. The author doesn't state their view on the topic. They give facts about a study done with 40 drivers. The author also tells about legislative acts where some states have outlawed the use of cell phones while driving. But the author doesn't share their opinion at all. The main idea of the article was how cell phones promote a high risk of causing a car accident. The author tells how its become even a higher risk then drunk driving and tells about the difference between the behaviors of those driving drunk and those who drive while on their phones. Those who drive drunk are more aggressive, whereas those who drive while talking on the phone tend to be more sluggish and hold up traffic. They reduce their reaction time. The signal words that helped me locate my answer were while, in addition,in contrast, and whereas. The cell phone industries believe cell phones don't cause accidents since their has been a decline in the number of accidents. They believe educating drivers on how to handle distractions while driving is the most effective way to make better drivers.

Smoker's Rights

The authors main purpose in writing this article was to educate the audience on how smoke free areas are increasing now. This is basically to decrease the number of smokers out there since many people also don't smoke. However, by increasing smoke free areas, you are limiting the places in which smokers can smoke. In my opinion, if your a smoker you should have the right to smoke wherever you please as long as it is not bothering anyone. You should at least be respectful to others if you do choose to smoke in certain areas. When it comes to apartments and condos, there are other people around so again you should be respectful and maybe smoke outside away from their area. I think smokers are discriminated in certain situations. The article says like discrimination based on race, ethnicity, and national origin, federal laws do not protect smokers in the same way. Smokers are banned from certain areas, and looked at and judged in many ways, so its like they are being discriminated.

LEARNING STYLES

I am a visual learner. For my classes i need to have the teacher write on the board. I wouldn't pay attention if the teacher just talked. For my chemistry class i prefer her to write on the board then have to hear her talk.