Week Fifteen - Posting Fifteen

Right now my grade is a C- at 72% or so. With my attendance grade for today and my presentation and reflective paper grades that I have earned I hope that I can keep my grade a C. Unfortunately I has some health problems that prohibited me from not coming to class as much as I would have liked to. If I did not have these issues this semester my work and attendance probably would have been a lot better. I think that the work I did however showed that I did understand most of the material and did read the assigned readings and completed all of the blogs. I think that some of my attendance grades will be dropped (not sure how you excuse them) so that will help hopefully. I would just be happy with a C or C+, but would not object to a higher grade.

Week Fourteen - Posting Fourteen

I chose to read "Sex and Power: Sexual Bases of Radical Feminism" written by Alix Kates Shulman. The writing discusses the relations between men and women and are power affects this relationship in society. Many different categories of what women have fought for or discussed like marriage, being a wife and motherhood, but sex is something that society has left out or not really discussed. Women are supposed to not enjoy sex or prosper from in like in prostitution. Many feminist activists in the 1960's seemed to me to be more sexual outside in society.  This time period also went with free love and the experimental drug and rock and roll scene. So much was going on during this time, especially with the Vietnam War occurring. Shulman speaks about this issue on a more personal level, maybe based on her experiences during this time and how society was so male-dominated. This makes her writing more creditable to her audience.

Week Thirteen - Posting Thirteen

Response to Stop Federal Funding to Planned Parenthood.

I have used Planned Parenthood and Open Door services for birth control and for yearly exams for women when I did not have insurance. To me it seems like the writer of this article has never been to these places or needed their assistance. I do not think that this person should have wrote this article because they really do not know what they are talking about. Planned Parenthood if for all women that need access to health care for themselves and their families. It is not just a place for abortion. Women can get abortions in hospitals too so should we stop giving funding to them as well because people are against abortion? I am for pro-choice; it is a woman's right to do what she feels is right with her body. If funding is taken away this could lead to more unsafe and backstreet abortions done by the woman themselves or uncertified doctors. Providing abortions to women is not the major reason as to why people go to Planned Parenthood.

Week Twelve - Posting Twelve

This couldn't possibly be happening, she thought. I was only supposed to be at the hospital to get the rest of my mother's stuff and sign some papers. I didn't believe what the doctor said when she called two days ago. I couldn't believe that I lost my mother. And now as I went into her hospital room, she was there waiting for me to take her home. I didn't understand, she was supposed to be dead. Now I have to explain to her that I moved all of her stuff out of her house and there is no where to take her. Why does she have such a huge smile on her face? What the hell is going on, I asked the nurse! Well, she said your mother had to be roaming around the hospital or something and since we could not find her we thought she was dead, but now she is not aren't you excited? No, I'm not excited, my mother is going to be extremely violent when she finds out I took all of her stuff out of her house. I went back into her room after talking to the nurse and she was sitting on the edge of the bed with all of her clothes packed, ready to go. I sat down next to her and started to cry. I told her that I thought she was dead and i moved all of her belongings out of the house we used to share. To my surprise she took my chin and said, angel I am dead and I would like you to take me to my new home. As I looked up at her she was smiling and kissed me on my cheek. I got up and started to get her belongings together and when I turned around to say I was ready, no one was there and that is when I realized that I was dreaming.