Abortion Rights!!!!!!!!!!!

Seeing how far we in the U.S have come with abortion laws we sometimes forget the struggles put upon other countries in there time of despair. After watching the film about the abortion problems in many other countries affected by their countries views on abortion or from our own country. The one thing that struck me on this subject the most was the drastic measures taken by these women of all different ages and races to prepare themselves for unfit abortions. From the usage of tree roots to puncturing of the uterus. Even in these women's terrible times they have no help and have to resort to unhealthy abortions. Even with the help of doctors there is still a gap that conrtols the abortion laws in these countries which make me thinks is ther mor we can do in america.

Power vs Privilege

We have talked this semester about the power struggles between the two,power and privilege and as this semester went on I truly developed my own interpretation of the more influential of the two. One of the most important things we have learned this semester is that power can influence the way all people or cultures of a group are viewed. Unlike privilege, power can create privilege amongst the group or class that is seen as the most powerful at that particular time. From reading in class to social diversity the way we view each other is based on the manipulation of the group or people in power. Sometimes this slips our mind but the way we view America and other countries is based on the way the people in power choose for us to see things.

Change today and change yesterday!!!!!!

With all the changes going on in America and with President Obama being the first Black president, I feel that we sometimes forget that America and the world itself has come along way. Even though there are laws that prevent the same unjustifications as in the 1960's and back we still fight for a better country for homosexuals, minorities and others as a way to continue to make the world a better place. But something struck me and hurt me to the hard core could the changes of seeing Obama being the first black president give forgotten thought of those like Martin Luther king and Gandhi that came before him. Sometimes we get so caught up in the present to the point we see everything as equal for all walks of life today. But what if we saw it from the perspective of those who fought for the rights and reasoning's we have today, would we continue fighting or allow ourselves to stop now thinking there is no end, but today. Just food for thought.