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Sociology 101: Entry 4
CHAPTER 7: Should gambling, prostitution, and recreational drugs be legalized? What are the consequences, both positive and negative, of doing so?
Oooooo. I like this one.
gambling
Err, I don't actually know if this one should be legalized or not. I mostly have ideas for prostitution and recreational drugs, but gambling... I mean there's the obvious ( Read more... ) -
Sociology 101: Entry 3
CHAPTER 5: List the social statuses you occupy. Which ones are ascribed, and which are achieved? What roles are you expected to play as a consequence of the positions you occupy? How do you resolve possible role conflicts?
Social Statuses - Student, Daughter, Sister, Unemployed, English Major, Woman, Pansexual, Agnostic, Artist, Internet Addict.
My ( Read more... ) -
Sociology 101: Entry 2
CHAPTER 3: How have smart phones and websites like Facebook (material culture) changed the way we interact (nonmaterial culture, norms, and values) and communicate? How does frequent "texting" and less talking affect the nature of our relationships, both positively and negatively?
When I was in elementary school, I would send letters to my cousin ( Read more... ) -
Sociology 101: Entry 1
For my Sociology 101 class, I'm required to write blog entries for questions. I decided that instead of creating a new blog, I'll just use this one.
So...
INITIAL QUESTION: How much responsibility do individuals have to make things better for society? Conversely, how much should society (social institutions like colleges, religious organizations and ( Read more... ) -
A Thought on Teahouse
I think I'm the only person who reads Teahouse and thinks Gilder is going to turn out to be someone absolutely terrible. I truly think Xanthe is a nice guy that does dick things and Gilder is the opposite with nice guy actions but a total dick underbelly. Like those two brothers in School for Scandal -- I'm a little ashamed to make that reference; ( Read more... ) -
Girl who sailed a thousand ships (okay, maybe only 20)
1. Think of up to 20 ships you support.
2. List them using descriptions of the characters involved rather than their names.
3. Have your f-list guess as many of the ships as they can.
4. Fandom hints will be given if asked in the comments.
For your benefit (or misery, I don't know), each pairing is from a different fandom and there are no crossover ( Read more... ) -
New Bill coming out-- Protect IP
American Censorship is showcasing a new bill that might be approved tomorrow and I think all of you should take a look at the video that's on there. The fact that this bill has made it this far is complete shit and absolutely rediculous.
I fully understand and support wanting to stop piracy so that the owners won't lose money. However, Protect IP ( Read more... ) -
NaNoWriMo
I have firmly decided that for NaNo this year, I will be writing 50,000 words of Persona 2 fanfiction short stories. But I've also noticed that Night of Writing Dangerously (a Write-a-thon- in San Fransisco) coincides with the one Monday that I don't have anything due for my classes.
To attend, I need to fundraise $250 by Nov 17th; however before ( Read more... )