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I didn't mind that my pant size would get at least two sizes bigger, I wanted to experience life in rural Italy before I died. So fitting in a snug size 7/8 I have now checked that item off my bucket list. There are certain cultures and languages that you just find yourself gravitating towards as a youngin'. For me, it was always French, partially because my last name is Franco and I always thought it was perfect if I became a Franco-phone. That and my dad's name is Pierre, despite being…

Child Care like the bible. Jordan said, “I was ignorant but striving to be good: a good Mother. And so it was there, in that best-seller pocketbook of do’s and don’t’s (1886). Jordan’s views changed when she came upon this guideline, “Do not wear miniskirts or other provocative clothing because that will upset your child, especially if your child happens to be a boy. If you give your offspring ‘cause’ to think of you as a sexual being, he will, at the least, become disturbed;…

In a business and culture dominated by males, the narcocorrido, “La Reina Del Sur” by Los Tigres Del Norte, is considered an anthem towards the empowerment of females among the narcoculture. A narcocorrido is a song-style under the regional Mexican music genre that narrates a story related to the drug business (Beezley 11). In a music industry that tends to narrate and honor men’s experiences, Los Tigres Del Norte sing a narcocorrido to celebrate a different character: Teresa Mendoza, a female…

Advertisements by the media industry collide almost everyday in our lives. From social media to even school agenda's, people are surrounded by it. They gained the power to project whatever images or messages to society. Although this power could have a good impact it does not necessary always do it. A trend that is developing in the media industry is using women in their work frame. Music video, television, magazines and many others are portraying women in a sexual ways as if they were sexual…

Society follows a norm that requires a general agreement between groups, in order to function as a whole. Human beings are social “group animals” (Lessing 1) and need each other to survive, with the intention to get along or fit in. The role of media comes into play because it pressure individuals to give in, since they appeal to our needs, which is our needs to be accepted. This desire to conform “influence our idea about ourselves” (Lessing 1) that people loses a sense of their inner self…

For this interview project we were assigned to interview a “successful ager” who is over 55 years old. When I first heard of the assignment I knew who I wanted to interview right from the start. The person who I chose to interview is my mother Carolyn McDonald. My mother was born in 1952 and is currently sixty four years old which puts her directly into this category. I thought that doing this assignment with my mother would not only be a unique experience that I would not have otherwise had,…

made the decision not to return; another incidence occurring to her while there, was directed towards her by a male business professor. A general requirement for the class was to wear business clothing, and in the 1960’s her business attire was a miniskirt. She attest’s that this professor repeatedly called upon her to write out problems on the board, she had not realized to years later why he did that (while writing on the board in lifting of her arm to write, it apparently lifted her skirt as…

In a business and culture that is dominated by males, the narcocorrido, “La Reina Del Sur” by Los Tigres Del Norte, is considered an anthem towards the empowerment of females among the narcoculture. A narcocorrido is a song-style under the regional Mexican music genre that narrates a story related to the drug business (Beezley 11). In a music industry that tends to narrate and honor men’s experiences, Los Tigres Del Norte sing a narcocorrido to celebrate a different character: Teresa Mendoza, a…

He began talking how h drug using data that he was gather from Google search and other different data that was available. He also conducted an experiment with one of his student at that time which they had three different groups of mic. They gave one group one drug, second one group both drug, and they didn’t give the third group anything. In result they found out that the group that were taking two medication together showed different side effects than the group that was taking only one drug at…

Nonverbal Communication In the iconic Jingle Bells Christmas show, The Plastics are known for performing a sexualized dance each year. Before this year’s dance, Regina turns to Gretchen and makes her move to a different spot which seems like a ploy to show Gretchen that Cady is her new favorite. In this scene, proxemics is used as a way to illustrate your position in the social hierarchy. In this case, the space between Gretchen and Regina was implicitly telling her that Regina was displacing…