Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Urvashi Vaid Presentation

My answers to Questions
  1. I know there is a lot of discrimination experienced by the LGBT Population. For example they are not given equal rights to marriages like the Heterosexual/straight population.
  2.  The information presented did not really differ in any way from what I had learned or believed in the past. 
Why?
The presenter related what she was talking about to what affects us in our day to day lives.
The presenter included some of her own life experiences.
She emphasized on marriage how it matters a lot emotionally, legally (immigration).
I know it is one aspect that affects the LGBT population a lot. 

3.     Some things I learned- there has been a dramatic tolerance about many adults and their favor for same-sex marriage.
Men earn $1.50 more to every dollar a woman makes.
Gay families are significantly poor than heterosexuals
Lesbian families are poor than heterosexual population and even children raised by the LGBT people are more poorer than children raised by heterosexual parents
In addition to what I learned, Colored people are always left out when people talk about LGBT and the presenter noted that it is due to ignorance that LGBT population is always limited to white people.

4.     Yes. 
She has written some books on LGBT 
She worked for the National Foundation on Gays and Lesbians
She has a degree in Law
She has some much education on the topic she is talking about..
She is a Lesbian activist
Also she worked for 30years in the LGBT movement

5.     What I think will assist me in my alternative view point paper is
A lot of things about same sex marriage I can't even write them all;
But here is one; the straight population worries about how the same sec couple would raise their children.

6.     I did not see anyone ask a question.

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Intellectual property to me means being creative.
According to Merriam Webster it is property (as an idea, invention, or process) that derives from the work of the mind or intellect, also : an application, right, or registration relating to this.
For example writing a song.
From academic or everyday life and example is writing a project., creating a PowerPoint.
I think how it changes when it can be manipulated and shared is it gets improved. For me sharing what your already know with someone gives you the opportunity to learn more.
 

Assignment 15 Google 101

Think how the page I am looking for will be thinking. That is one thing I did not know before. It has changed my opinion in that instead of writing a whole paragraph, if I know the definition of the word, I will just go ahead and write it. I will use it when I need more explanation of a word that I have an idea what it is but do not know its definition.

Assignment 13

I think bloggers might not be the best source of news all the time. But it also depends on what one is looking for. For me, I had one great information on my semester research topic from a blog written by a doctor.
In one article and Expert gives advice on successful blogging. He adds  that it is a great way to let other people share their ideas and one can reach out to their fans easily.
http://www.copyblogger.com/blogging-experts/

Citation
Michael Stelzner, Copyblogger, 4 Ways to Grow Your Blog with the Power of Experts. June 2012.



Assignment 12

I read in the New York Times that teenagers start using Marijuana in high school. Also most of them continue to use it in college and in college they are most likely to use it than cocaine or alcohol because of its ease to obtain.  Also that ever since some states made it illegal it became more abused and now they are trying to legalize it and take it out of the black market. In addition to that the article states that medical Marijuana is healthy. In my community I think it is true. I have seen a lot of teenagers/youth/adolescents involved in the use of Marijuana. When I interview them they say it is much more healthy than cigarette and alcohol.
Here is my reference I tried to find the name but could not.
Anonymous, Marijuana and Medical Marijuana. The New York Times, Jan, 26, 2012.