Goodbye to Bad Behaviour..

Okay who am I kidding the bad behaviour that I do participate in I am sure I will continue to but at least I'm more educated on the possible reasons to why I do it. I just wanted to let you know that as an exchange student from the States I loved this module. I wish that I could start a module up like this at my University at home. I appreciate the mixture of topics and professors that taught them and all of the students that participated in the lectures. You all made it so fun for me! In fact I think that it will be the only class that I really will always remember. Enjoy your summers and good luck to everyone in the future years! Cheers!

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This is where I'll be heading home to in 18 days..I wish I could show you more interesting pictures but there really aren't any lol Google it if your interested.

Response to Sangeeta's spoiled children blog..

Hey, good choice for a lost blog! Would have never thought to discuss the spoiling of children. Although I do agree with you that you shouldn't overly spoil your children and you definitely shouldn't let them take control of you I have to say that not all spoiling leads to bratty kids. I am the youngest and the only girl, I have 2 older brothers and I have to say that I've always been slightly spoiled. It's not just my parents that have spoiled me but both of my older brothers have as well. It's not always materialistic things either but they would just do anything for me and I'm not bratty from it. In fact I appreciate everything that my family has done for me and I love them for always being there for me. My parents did a good job raising me, even if I was a little spoiled.

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Chinese Foot Binding

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I know that this was mentioned briefly in our body modification but I felt it necessary to touch base. I know that the whole point of this module is try to find the good in what is seen as "bad" in society but to be honest sometimes bad behaviour really is exactly that. After the lecture I came I started to research a little bit on foot binding and how it started. I found out that in the 10th century, emperor. Li Yu of the Southern Tang dynasty in China ordered on of his slave girls to bind her feet in silk ribbons and dance on a platform littered with golden lotus flowers (Click here for more information from this article). Okay two things, first off slave girls? This should have put up a red flag immediately to the Chinese community that this was not a cool thing to do. Anybody that can actually say that they made somebody do this is bad enough but the fact that he did it to one of his slave girls. You've got to be kidding me. Also, if this emperor did make his slave girl do this why on earth did other people decide that it should become a trend? I mean I realize that there is a huge respect level that goes along with the whole emperor thing but I'd hope that the community would have been smart enough to realize that this isn't a beautiful thing to do. But I guess if they were doing this to people old enough to give consent I can't bitch too much. On the other hand I also found out that foot binding was banned in 1912 but there seems to be some people that still practice it. The age that seems most popular to do this is 5 -7 years old. Hopefully the number of people doing this is actually decreasing and the act will end completely in a couple of years. If not I don't see much more awful things you can do to your child when they don't get a say in it or not.

Here is an article that interviews some of the oldest & supposed to be "last" foot binding victims: Painful Memories for China's Footbinding survivors

Response to Jennie's Being Bad "Racism" blog

I'm really glad you included racism in your blog. I think its probably one of the worse behaviours of the world and its something that I absolutely can't stand. I like that you point out that we all have the same coloured blood flowing through our veins and breathe the same air. I think that people easily forget that and for some crazy reason think they have more of a right to breathe the air around them then others do. I really enjoyed the poem too. Thanks again for touching on such an important topic!

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"Odoyle RULES.."

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I'm sure most of you have see or at least heard of the film "Billy Madison". Throughout the film in different grades there are class bully's that are all from the same family and they bully Billy (even though he's at least twice their age). The families name is Odoyle and one prank that they pulled on Billy that really stuck in my mind was filling his locker up with manure so that when he opened it it fell all over him. For some reason when I thought of bullying those scenes from the movie came to my mind. I mean thats what the classic bully is right? They do mean, awful things to people they find weaker then them. But lets be real pulling pranks on somebody isn't the only form of bullying. I'm plus sized and have been my whole life and I've been verbally bullied in my past because of it. I remember in middle school some of the kids would randomly decide to call me names and say fat girl comments and it really messed with me. I always tried to pretend that it didn't bother me and I told them to eff off pretty much but I would go home and cry for hours by myself. I personally don't understand the need to bully anybody and I try to make a concious effort not to pick on anybody. Although I'm sure as much as I'd like to say I've never bullied somebody I'm sure that I have in one way or another. So why do people bully? Here is a website that gives a list of possible reasons for why people bully : Why do some people bully? I think that the list provides a lot of true reasons that people bully but I still can't say I see why some people in these same situations don't bully. I wish I could say that theres good behaviour in bullying but I really do think its all bad.

Response to Salvation's "Shoplifting Celebrities" blog..

I read something similar on a new-age group of shop lifters. I have to admit it took me by surprise to read and the article that I read was based off of a women who had a good high paying job still. She claimed that she didn't feel bad about stealing because she had spent money at those stores before and that its kind of a way to get revenge on the companies for ripping people off. For me this just doesn't make sense. I think that what you said in the beginning about people with money getting a higher sentence in court is correct. Not saying that they should have to pay more because it is possible that some of them just have a mental illness but perhaps they should have to seek mental help then? Anyway, loved the facts you included in this.

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But Mom, I already have little toes and fingers, why do you want to get rid of me?

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YIKES guys sorry for such a graphic picture but when I saw it I had to use it, even though it makes me sick to my stomach. Abortion is obviously a hot topic for everyone. I've read many different blogs on abortion and every single one of them have pulled on my heart strings. I personally still have a hard time telling where I stand on this issue. I'd like to say I'm completely against somebody having this option but I know that I can't honestly say that. I mean think about the people who have been rape victims or if they know that the baby will be sick when they are born and probably die anyway. Shouldn't they have the right to choose? What I do know is that I am NOT okay with all of the people who feel as if its okay to keep having sex without using protection and they have not only had one abortion but at least 2. I mean come on there are tons of different types of contraceptive options and its really not hard to put a condom on. There is a girl that went to high school with me that just had her 4th abortion. I feel as if there needs to be some kind of limit on the number that one individual is allowed to get. And I have to wonder how the hell somebody lives with themselves after doing such a thing so often, it almost seems easy to her, which I can't even imagine it being close to easy. Okay I am done ranting. Here is an article that discusses some of the pros & cons of abortion: Lifestyle Lounge: Society: Pros and Cons about Abortion. I'm clearly just ranting but I do realize that there are good and bad to everything. The article brings up some pretty good of both so check it out.