Apr 20 2008
Link To ePortfolio 4
There is a new one on the bottom of this page.
http://sheaseprotfolio.moonfruit.com/#/debating/4528169776
Apr 14 2008
Link To ePortfolio3
Apr 07 2008
Link To ePortfolio 2
Apr 06 2008
Link To ePortfolio
Mar 05 2008
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Feb 20 2008
“Your Baby Has Fingernails…”
A movie that I recently went and watched in theatres was called Juno. (If you have not seen this movie, you probably won’t get the title of this blog.) This movie was about “sixteen year-old Juno MacGuff is the type of girl that beats to her own drummer, and doesn’t really care what others may think of her. She learns that she’s pregnant from a one-time sexual encounter with her best friend, Paulie Bleeker. Juno and Paulie like each other, but don’t consider themselves to be exclusive boyfriend/girlfriend let alone be ready to be a family complete with child. Although she would rather not be pregnant, Juno is fairly pragmatic about her situation. Although there, Paulie really leaves all the decisions about the baby to Juno. Initially she decides that she will have an abortion, but that’s something that she ultimately cannot go through with. So she decides to have the baby and give it up for adoption. But first she has to tell her father, Mac, and stepmother, Bren, that she is pregnant. Although they would have preferred if Juno was on hard drugs or expelled from school, Mac and Bren too are pragmatic about Juno’s situation. The next step is to find prospective parents for the yet unborn child. In the Penny saver ad section, Juno finds Mark and Vanessa Loring, a yuppie couple living in the suburbs. Juno likes the Lorings, and in some respects has found who looks to be a kindred spirit in Mark, with whom she shares a love of grunge music and horror films. Vanessa is a little more uptight and is the one in the relationship seemingly most eager to have a baby. On her own choosing, Juno enters into a closed rather than open adoption contract with the Lorings - meaning she will have no contact with the baby after she gives it up.” (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0467406/plotsummary) Throughout the movie, Juno grows up in a sense. She realizes that love is always worth it. A comment left on a message board about this movie stated, “[Juno] made me look at life again from a different perspective. There’s just too much to love about life, so many places you’ll find it, and the only way to do it is just to live. Juno shows you reality, but it highlights the tiny details about love and life that you might start missing or forgetting about.” But how is a movie over teen pregnancy setting a good example for its viewers? I think the simplest answer to that question would be that this movie doesn’t promote abortion in teen pregnancies, but this movie promotes finding a caring individual who would love to adopt a baby from a teen.
Teen pregnancies more than likely will always be viewed as a mistake, but from all mistakes comes growth, learning and joy. Abort Abortion. Choose adoption. Continue Reading »
Feb 13 2008
That Won’t Happen To Me…
My grandfather pasted away from cancer when I was in the third grade. When he was diagnosed with melanoma skin cancer, it was too late. Like a bullet shot from a gun, it had quickly spread throughout his body to his lungs and his brain. Shortly after this tragedy, my mom was diagnosed with skin cancer. My aunt was also diagnosed. Thankfully, both cases were discovered in the early stages of basal cell skin cancer. Both my aunt and my mother carry scars from having the spots removed. Over exposure to the sun (without the use of sunscreen) and tanning beds are more than likely the main causes of my relatives skin cancer cases. Because of this, I have been preached to continuously about sun exposure, sunscreen, and the use of tanning beds. As I have grown older, I have realized the seriousness of this issue. I have also chosen to make skin cancer prevention my pageant platform that I promote throughout my community. So many teenagers, girls and boys, do not take this matter serious. They all think, “That won’t happen to me.” But through my research and family experience, I have learned it can happen to anyone that does not take care of their skin.
To help in stopping so many skin cancer cases per year, Americans need to learn the facts about sun exposure and realize just how harmful tanning beds really are. Continue Reading »
Feb 10 2008
Are You Gona Eat That?
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For the last two weeks, I have missed six days of school, took excessive amounts of antibiotics, and laid in bed with absolutely nothing to do. So, I had plenty of thinking time on my hands. I thought about school constantly and what I should write about for this blog. Then it came to me! I would right about my “square” days. My “square” days are what I call my younger years because I was shaped like a square. In fifth grade, I probably weighed 120 but I was only 5 feet tall. Throughout middle school and my seventh grade year, I kept gaining weight. After awhile, I realized that I was overweight. I dieted and exercised and lost over 20 pounds. I do not know how I would survive in today’s society if I would have not lost the weight. Our culture pressures everyone into a skinny stereotype, but America has also discovered being overweight or obese is a fatal health risk. Obesity is weighing in to become a growing crisis.
All Americans need to realize the seriousness of being over weight and take an approach to prevent the generations to come from suffering from obesity. Continue Reading »
Feb 01 2008
E-Circle Questions:Take 2
Why do you think Rachel, who has been married three times and manages a prospering hotel, criticizes Adah for her career and the time it takes up? But Leah, who found her one true love in Africa and has three wonderful children, is envious of Adah’s career?
Jan 30 2008
Living Dolls
Because I have competed in beauty pageants my entire life, I have become know as “the beauty queen” by various people in my community. That is kind of stereotypical, right? Thankfully, my friends and family members know that I am definitely not a cliché pageant girl. My life long dream isn’t to become Miss America. I am not ditzy and I am not overly obsessed with how I look. I like participating in pageants because they have given me the opportunities to become who I am today, a strong and independent young woman. Unfortunately, a number of pageant systems have taken a turn for the worse. Today, mothers of young beauty queens are forcing their daughters to wear glitzy gowns, swimsuits, wigs, fake teeth, and full makeup. So what values are these girls learning from being made up into living dolls?
America should realize the message of beauty that is being sent to children and young adults through television, magazines, and even pageants is too superficial. This needs to change. Continue Reading »
