Working Holidays

This also has nothing to do with the class but maybe with another one. My cousin is a Junior at Furman and over Thanksgiving Break she had to turn in a paper the day before Thanksgiving. She also received an e-mail back from the professor that Friday. She told me that her professor was Indian and that he didn't celebrate Thanksgiving. Do you think that its fair to have to write and turn in a paper over the holidays just because a particular teacher doesn't celebrate that holiday? Did anyone have a situation like this one?

Neil's Question

Do you believe that writers should include all the details in writing to make it come out clearer? Do you even read passages when you don't even know what is going on? This is the author's fault for not giving enough detail. I do believe details are very important. Do you?

Presidency

This topic has really nothing to do with our class, but could be used as a good discussion in the near future. I want to know what your thoughts are about the presidency? Do you think Bush, if he could, should serve another term? Also, what do you think about the candidates running for office now? Again, I know we haven't discussed this in class, but I felt like it would be a thinking posts and I'm sure everyone would like to voice their opinion on the presidencial situation.

Holly's Question

Research studies show that television can have a negative impact on children. They have seen it effects the way children behave, such as repeating something they have heard or seen, and sometimes this may inappropriate behavior. Do you believe that television has a positive or negative impact on children, why or why not? Do you think that children should have a limit on what they watch and how much television they watch at a time?

Research Paper

As the semester comes to a close, we are all scrambling around taking tests, writing papers, finishing assignments and studying for finals. But we all need to prioritize our time to fit everything in so we can get the best grade. What are some of the topics you found for your final research paper in this class? What are some of the strategies that you use to juggle all of the work you have? Do you have any specific advice for those who always seem to put everything off until the last minute? Oh, and how excited are you to have almost a month off of school for Christmas break?!?

Art

You can find art anywhere. Every culture has their own art,usually about the most important thing to those kind of people. There is high and low art Davinci would be considered high art and, A student at LR's art would most likely be considered low art. Most high art is art that has gone through the test of time and survived. Some art you cannot explain at all but it interests you because it is so different. Today in modern art people are even using their bodies as canvases.Does modern art change the way that people look at the world today? Does art have to pass the test of time to be High art?

Gender

In class we are now hitting the topic of Gender, through gender you see many different things. But we a people are different, compared to the 'sterotype' people normally gives us. They say when you go into a room for an interview, the interviewer has made there decision about you in the first 30 seconds, if they like you or not. From the handshake, to what you are wearing, you are judged. The appearance has alot to do with you, because of Gender. Mowing Service, would you expect to see a woman outside with a lawn mower, just asking to mow your grass for a reasonable price. No, but the fact is it is out there, a news story this summer I particularly remember is about women mowing grass. In Charlotte there is a lawn mowing bussiness where a girl gets outside and mows your grass in a bikini. Thus I claim Safety Hazard, no protection if you hit something and it it hits the girl, but I am not saying I wouldnt pay. The fact is, we as Gender species claim one another completely opposite. But yet, we work in the same jobs, women are police officiers, men are in the cleaning services. Women are doctors, and men are hairstylist. Can you name some other forms of jobs, that now are spread between both sexes, but 40 years ago you wouldnt hear of? Whats you opinion of woman in 'the mens' workplace, and men in 'womens' workplace? In some cases does Gender over rule the other no matter what? Should Gender matter when you are in a hiring situation? Please Explain.