Don't Ask Don't Tell

I disagree with the current policy. It does not allow gays to have full rights. They can join the military, but in the end they have to 'cover' who they are in order to stay in the military. I feel if they were to get rid of the policy it would open up more employment for these men and we will have more men who would like to serve on our forces since they can live freely. However, the only problem I foresee with lifting the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy is the 'bullying' that may ensue. I feel the minority of men who absolutely do not want gays on the military bases will harass these men. I question whether the men who say they don't care would say anything because they don't care enough either way. Or if the leadership on the base gets into the wrong hands, who knows what will happen to the openly gay. No matter what, I do believe this is a necessary right that all men and women should have, as long as they pass the physical and make it through boot camp.

Globalization

• I do not like the idea of Americanization. I think it is sad that people are losing their culture and sense of individuality. Sure, it is cool to have a McDonalds and Starbucks in other countries, but where did the individualism go? Along with this, people are starting to wear our sports logos in different countries and same name brand items. I do not like the thought that if I go travel the world, I will see the same food chains, or clothing as I would in America. What is the point in traveling then? I want to experience different cultures, not experience mine every country I visit. 
• McDonaldization is the spread of McDonalds to different countries all over the world. I believe he said something like every 6 seconds a new McDonalds is built across the world. I don't even know who would want McDonalds in their own country, it's so gross and fattening. :)
• Pessimistic hyperglobalizers: Do not believe we are growing into a world of cultural diversity, but instead we are witnessing a rise of loss of individuality between the different cultures
• Optimistic hyperglobalizers:  Agree that globalization is resulting in sameness, but they believe it is a good thing.

Multi - Genre

I have created most of my multi-genre project already. I wrote a story on what my experience with being bullied my senior year of high school was like at it's worst. I think I have conveyed my experience very well. Along with the paper, I would like to create a poster of a girl with words covering her whole body or all these words in her head. The words would obviously be ones that her female attackers have called her. These girls will be surrounding her in the picture as well.

I think these things will be able to show outsiders the effect bullying has on females and the emotional toll it takes on them.

Felicity's Questionnaire

I read Felicity's questionnaire. I found our feelings toward our class was the same. She is a part of the working middle class. Her parents work hard, but she has to pay for her own things and her loans. This is very similar to me. I feel that her family values are much more important than money, this shows in her answers. Her family values getting a degree, open communication, and respect. "I've learned to work hard." Through her class placement, she has learned to work hard and value what she works for.

article data and results

• Participants : 179 public high school girls in the midwest, but only have results of 128 girls
• Beginning: The beginning was used in the methods section. The way the experiment would be handled was described. However, it went on to the data section to describe what the girls would be asked on the survey. 
• Organization: Methods, Content, and Results
• Themes: 
• Evidence to support claims: 
• What stands out to me the most: 
• In what ways can this be improved? What grad would you give this person? 

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Data Analysis Articles

I enjoyed the article on Columbine by Samantha Sanderson a lot more than the first article we read that was written by Bryan McLucas. I felt Samantha's article flowed a lot more smoothly than Bryan's. Bryan did have a lot of data coming from one participant, but he also had a lot of his voice. The style of Samantha's was her voice was at the beginning at the end. In the middle she had her two participants only. I completely enjoyed and was enthralled with the story of Columbine. I think she tied her thoughts together at the end.

Progress on data

So far for my social action project I have only thought up questions and discovered how I will be handing out my surveys. Unfortunately, I do not believe I will have time to go back to Lisle and survey students on my own. I think I will have to make a survey through surveymonkey.com. Right now, I am trying to figure out who my new subjects will be. I may just send it out to my friends via facebook. But, I have no idea. I thought the due date for data would be later. Surveymonkey.com seems like my best bet right now.