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Post the in-class summaries on Leymah Gbowee and the counter argument to her belief. Make sure if you worked as a group to list all the names of the writers in the heading.
Post the in-class summaries on Leymah Gbowee and the counter argument to her belief. Make sure if you worked as a group to list all the names of the writers in the heading.
Homework is the complete Exercise 1 (40). Post and bring to class to share.
Tomorrow we will share arguments and practice integrating citations: paraphrases, direct citations and longer quotes into the prose.
If your group didn't finish, you can complete the assignment tomorrow in class.
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Daniel Escudero-Whitney
Keith Salminen
Stephen Yang
James Espinoza
Mike Lieu
Abel Abyu
Ana Velasquez
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A
6 February 2012
Mighty - They Say / I Say
In class exercise
Leymah holds Charles Taylor responsible for the destruction of Liberia, but feels that he should be the one elected as president because it should be his responsibility to rebuild it. On the other hand, it is reasonable to assume that Charles Taylor believes himself to be the savior of Liberia, ready to bring the people a new Liberia.
As an election crowd chants, "He killed my ma, he killed my pa, but I will vote for him," Leymah illustrates how the people of Liberia share her views on Charles Taylor's impact on that nation.
Since most leaders who come into power through violence do not consider themselves to be villains, it is highly likely that Taylor presents himself as a hero to the people, who bravely and swiftly overthrew the leader of a corrupt government.
Daniel Escudero-Whitney
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A
6 February 2012
They Say / I Say
Exercise 1 (pg 40)
Summary #1
Self defense for women is an invaluable tool to build confidence, inner-power, and self-worth. Every situation demands the utmost vigilance in order for one to quickly and effectively neutralize a threat. One should practice scenarios that take place in the street, at a bar, in a club, a parking lot, and more, each with one attacker and multiple attackers, with weapons and without. In such scenarios, choke releases, pressure points, punches, kicks, and throws should be practiced. Furthermore, a solid twenty-five minutes of calisthenics and strength-training would serve as a good warm up.
Summary #2
Self defense for women is certainly an invaluable tool for building confidence, inner-strength, and self-worth. However, since not every potentially harmful situation is physical in nature, a physical response is not always appropriate. There are psychological, emotional, and often economic forms of abuse that occur in one's life, and need to be addressed in a socially acceptable manor, otherwise one would not be permitted to claim "self-defense" should someone overreact and end up having to make an appearance in court.
According to the US Department of Justice, in 2010, about 73% of rape/sexual assault crimes against women are perpetrated by someone that was already known to the victim. It should also be known that domestic violence, rape, and sexual assault are perhaps the most under-reported crimes in the nation. "Stranger danger," as we have come to know this phenomena, is just under half of what women today experience. Most of the violence happens at home. So when looking to train in self defense for women, one should be wary of instructors that only teach "stranger danger" techniques. Physical training should not be ignored, however, it is best to start building on skills that you already have, such as intuition and observation. With this approach, one can learn to identify warning signs of imminent harm and take the appropriate steps necessary to avoid the situation altogether.
References
Escudero, Daniel. "USA Kung Fu Studio / Women's Self Defense / Class Syllabus." 2010. PDF file.
United States. Dept. of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. _Criminal Victimization_. By Jennifer L. Truman, Ph.D. Sept. 2010. Feb. 6 2012
Daniel Escudero-Whitney
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A
6 February 2012
They Say / I Say
Exercise 1 (pg 40)
References (cont.)
http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/cv10.pdf
Allison
Courtney
Dejanae
Kathleen
Mark
Feb.6, 2012
Her Point Is
Leymah was listening to one of the boys, saying, “You know how many women we raped? It was one of the best games for us….” “The old ones were the best. They hadn’t done if for so long it was like fucking a virgin.”
Although Leymah endured terrible acts of violence, I celebrate the fact that Leymah did not jump when one of the boys got in her face. She was not intimidated; she was thinking about how and if she can save these boys. She showed her brave side, which in turn, she was pronounced a general.
The young males are in need of education and guidance that can make them eager to contribute to their community instead of breaking and tearing it down. As young boys the trainers saturate their minds with alcohol, drugs and talk, and their rewards are some of the most unthinkable crimes. They are trained to abuse, beat, and rape and kill babies, children women and men, sometimes within their own families. When drugs play a part in their everyday lives, they cannot possibly understand or comprehend what they are doing or capable of doing.
In my view, it is so hard to imagine something like this happening here in America, unfortunately, it has happened too many times. Ultimately, here in America parents are in control and should monitor what their children are doing, so that they are not being trained to kill, rape and torture innocent people.
A Woman’s Worth
Susan Kelly
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A
6 February 2012
In her memoir, Leymah Gbowee, suggests that a young woman who has children before she has educated herself is a woman with little value. By the time she was 26, Leymah had four kids and it seemed that as her child count increased so did her insecurities. It is understandable that she would have insecure feelings about her state. Given all the hardships she had endured up to that point, it would be difficult for anyone to appreciate that motherhood is an accomplishment in itself. Neither is it easy for a young woman to have to come back home to her mother and father after a failed relationship and be called a "damned baby machine," how does a young woman recover her pride then? Leymah felt gratification from pleasing her parents, from doing well in school, from graduating and being on her way to study to become a doctor. She felt gratification from the knowledge that she was noticeably attractive as she came into her own. It is clear that it was important for her to be “the girl who was going somewhere;” children, four of them, weren’t evidence of a woman who is going somewhere. Motherhood was not part of this successful plan. While I believe that she truly loved her children, I question her idea of what a woman’s worth is.
Recently I learned how meaningful it is to identify myself as a human being first, a woman second and lastly as my other selves: a mother, a wife, a sister and friend. As a human being I have very basic needs I have compassion to offer. As a woman I celebrate life, my femininity, my curves – I accept and love my curves. A woman is powerful in many aspects, the most valuable being our incipient abilities to procreate, however this gift is becoming secondary. In most of the world women are pushing and succeeding in changing the common perception that they are less capable than men. Women now hold positions in politics, in judiciaries and are integrated in the corporate world. In Leymah’s native Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (also a Liberian native), is the first and currently the only elected female head of state in all of Africa. I admire their accomplishments, their drive and their journeys; but I insist that there is an undeniable value in being a mother. It takes just as strong a woman to sacrifice what is necessary in order to raise a child in a healthy, safe and loving environment. You can’t touch your children’s unconditional love with your hands like you can hold a diploma, but it is no less an accomplishment. It takes a confident woman to recognize the beauty in her self as a mother. I may never become a lawyer or a doctor or write a book in my lifetime but meanwhile I am a compassionate human being, a woman who celebrates life, who created life and loves selflessly.
Jules Mulholland
Professor Sabir
English 1A
February 6, 2012
They Say, I Say, Exc. 1, p. 40
1. Welfare recipients need all the help they can get. Many are single parents, supporting two or three kids, and many work two jobs or more to support themselves and their families. In a nation famished for jobs, these folks are more than lucky to get what work they can, even if it is minimum-wage labour. Welfare contributions are the least we can do, as taxpayers getting by on our own, especially when one takes into account the other expenses paid for by our tax dollars: unmanned drone development and military funding, big business bailouts, and the salaries of congressmen who often accomplish very little.
2. I believe in the American dream. I am a taxpayer and I do fine on my own; I do not want my hard-earned currency to be given–on my behalf and without my say–as handouts to those less prosperous than myself. If I can pay my own bills, they can pay theirs. All that these free welfare checks do is breed a system of people who do not work to better themselves, rather, they may spend their lives in small-time work and coast by with leisure. Besides, even if I were to believe in donating my own money to the poor, I could do it voluntarily through a charity. There's no sense in forcing people to be charitable.
Analise Bostrom
Samantha Swain
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A
7 February 2012
Leymah Gbowee has been through a lot since the war started, and her life has spiraled down ever since. She only dug her hole deeper when she decided to stay with a man named Daniel. At first he offered her comfort and support, but the deeper she committed to him the worse things got. He became extremely possessive, paranoid, and abusive. Throughout their relationship he treats her horribly; he beats her, violates her sexually, and emotionally abuses her. It’s no wonder she was desperate to escape him.
While it is not only understandable but completely justified that Leymah antagonizes Daniel, she fails to acknowledge the goods sides he has. Though he is at fault for bringing so much violence and tension in her family he also shows signs of compassion. He did treat her like a queen at the beginning of their relationship, and she also mentions a few instances of him being kind and gentle to their children. She fails to recognize that he too is a victim of the war, and she doesn’t take a moment to consider that maybe it’s the war that’s making him act this way. He is a person, which means he makes mistakes, but also means he does have good in him
Flora Diamond
Jovita Wechsler
Destiny Williams
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A
7 February 2012
They Say/I Say Mighty Argument
Argument #1:
In the touching memoir, Mighty be Our Powers, the main protagonist, Leymah Gbowee, asserts her controversial opinions on women’s power in society and the ability to change a nation. As women, we cannot help but agree with Leymah’s opinions on this particular issue. The prologue to the book starts off with a powerful message, which counters almost all arguments made, almost rendering them invalid. “Now watch the reports again, but look more carefully, at the background, for that is where you will find the women. You’ll see us fleeing, weeping, kneeling before our children’s graves. In the traditional telling of war stories, women are always in the background.” (p. ix) What misogynists fail to realize is that every single human being spawned from the womb of a woman. A woman’s power is immeasurable in our patriarchal, dominated society because she simply exists. Life is not possible without her. Thus woman should not be treated as less than a man. Instead, both men and women should be embraced for their differences and treated equally. The idea that women have the power to change a nation is not a far-fetched idea that should be shushed down to let men decide the best course of action for a country’s political decisions. Women are more than capable of making important choices, and make them everyday. Leymah proves this concept heavily as she goes over her trials she experiences during the Liberian civil war(s).
The hatred of women is an ancient one; they have been subjected to numerous human’s rights violations. Yet the hatred exists in every culture to varying degrees; but we cannot deny the influence women have in the decisions in the way the world is run. For example, Leymah, grew up in a war-torn nation, led a group of thousands of women, calling for a peace treaty in her country, Liberia. She had to become a refugee, moving from place to place to make sure that her and her family we’re safe. She saw first hand, the affect that the war had on her country and the people that were still alive after it was over. Once Leymah got older she returned the favor and took in the people who didn't have a place to stay. During one of her encounter’s volunteering to assist refugees from the neighboring country, Sierra Leone, she meets cheerful women who we’re victims of rape. Leymah, ridicules them, and wonders why they speak of going back despite all they had endured. They simply replied, “What else should I do? Allow them to win?” Eventually the peaceful negotiations went through. The ruthless president Charles Taylor was removed from office, and in 2006, Liberia elected Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to be president of Liberia, becoming the nations first female president. As a result of Leymah’s empowering actions, she was awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011. Her work, is proof that women CAN make a difference in a nation.
Cont....
Flora Diamond
Jovita Wechsler
Destiny Williams
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A
7 February 2012
They Say/I Say Mighty Argument
Argument #2:
There are those who believe that women can change a nation for the
better, but can they really? If we look throughout history women have
never been relevant, most changes or discoveries have been achieved
by men. Looking at our history and culture it is shown that women are
inferior, only meant to be housewives and be "baby machines". To
change a nation at war one must possess a powerful intelect, and women
tend to be more vulnerable and weak in this area. It's just a matter
of seeing how Leymah let Daniel's words, the war and what other people
might think of her, define who she was and what she thought of
herself. For example after Leymah left Daniel and was living with her
parents she thought to herself "Stupid failure, I heard in his voice,
an echo of the names I called myself." (pg. 71). Moreover, men are the
ones who in general are in powerful positions politically and
otherwise, essentially being the ones that can make a long lasting and
effective change. Lastly and maybe the most important question to
bring up is what experience do these women have in politics? Or in
rebuilding a nation?
Ngoc Huynh
Savannah Conley
Kenneth Magno
Colleen Low
Amy Srimoukda
Kenneth Windham
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A
08 February 2012
Topic: Woman have the ability to change and/or unite a nation.
Due to the motherly and caring ability of the women, they may make decisions and or actions based on emotions. Women are considered as just housewives, who exists for the enjoyment of men and to be ridiculed and disrespected because they lack status. Women had no recognition, didn’t have a strong role, through the belief that women lacked intelligence. Women were so ill-conceived that they were not allow to converge into a social arena to establish a position in politics. Women lack assertiveness to state their views in a man’s world that subjugates women as objects. As a woman in a leadership role, which was considered very uncommon, Leymah was not acknowledged and observed that she was the only woman, in a group that were all men, and was stereotyped by the boss in this quote “And why, when I came to town to work on a project, was my boss asked about me, ‘Is that your cook?’ Why were women, who bore the brunt of war, expected to remain quiet while men debated how to make peace? (Leymah 100)” It is a contradiction, to where as, Leymah sees a little girl, whom was inflicted with negativity within her community and desired to go with Leymah. However, Leymah lacks the empowerment to assist the little girl, to which she had the resources and was fortunately given opportunities. The mother of the daughter knew that education and the right people could help her daughter. In fact, in order to lead, women must obtain political and economic knowledge, in order to assert their position, when it comes to negotiating peace in their country. The gender role of women, is not to do anything but to be servile and “make babies,” but we refute this overt sexism. The truth is women have the cause and must be given the foundation to illuminate their reconciliation for peace.
Ngoc Huynh
Savannah Conley
Kenneth Magno
Colleen Low
Amy Srimoukda
Kenneth Windham
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A
08 February 2012
Continued...
Topic: Woman have the ability to change and/or unite a nation.
Through Leymah’s personal journey in “Mighty Be Our Powers,” she mourns her loss to have the life she dreamed of as a young girl, because war challenged and altered her direction in life. It becomes clear to Leymah, that women adhere to selfless roles in family, work and community. The stories from women address their issues, that women are not valued, and they mustn’t comply to being silent, in so much as to be assertive and empowered. The truth is, women have the capacity to build their intelligence, and at the same time work with their innate ability to infuse women’s concepts to achieve peace in their country. As she conducts these groups, Leymah, also is learning how to conceptualize her techniques, by stating, “I was learning to articulate all that I carried in my head and heart in a way that made an impact on listeners,” (Leymah 106). She emphasizes, “women are like sponges (Leymah 106),” to which their support is ingrained and is by nature, that women take action for the whole. Leymah empirically sees the true necessity to support individuals and thus aid their communities. The author advocates sharing and communicating because it is a strong form of healing. Even the victimizers stress that they need acceptance and lack the ability of being heard, emotes rage. Leymah utilizes the basic need of survival, which is connection and women are the proponents of life givers, thus, through equality, women are capable of leading a country to peace. Peace is a woman’s extension of their labor of love.
Kennedy Alston
Nezha Abdelrahman
Jaron Terrell
Hoan Uw
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A
08 February 2012
Leymah’s indecision on how to deal with her harmful relationship but her dangerous predicament with her boyfriend, Daniel. You cannot deny the fact that Leymah’s intentions for the relationship were benefitting her economically. By focusing on that, she left herself open for an unstable man. “It’s too hard to move. I’ll just stay here” (p.67). Not only did she accept abuse, she witnessed multiple counts of infidelity and let it slide. Daniel not only physically, but mentally abused Leymah, he used her dysfunctional family as a means of discouraging Leymah to leave. Leymah had plenty of warning signs that should have cautioned her, yet she choose to stay and choose her destiny.
So I'm Adriana Ultreras and we wrote the paper on the topic: Woman have the ability to change and/or unite a nation. (assignment posted today at 6:26)
i am in the group with:
Ngoc Huynh
Savannah Conley
Kenneth Magno
Colleen Low
Amy Srimoukda
Kenneth Windham
and my name was NOT added to assignment... I will talk to you tomorrow about this professor Sabir.
Mark Jansz
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A, Spring 2012
February 6, 2012
Hw Page 40, Exercise 1
1) Taylor using children as soldiers is just wrong. They are just little children being exposed to such crimes of evil. A child needs his or her parents at that young of an age because they are still learning about what is right, and what is wrong. This is the age where they develop their beliefs and values. It is inhumane to take these children away from their parents, and put them on many different types of drugs all the time. Taylor brainwashed these children to kill for him which is just evil and not right The children are getting robbed of their childhood and are unaware of what they are doing which is wrong. They should be able to live out a life of a child, not a brainwashed killer.
2) A reason Taylor would use young boys as his small boy unit is because it is very easy for him to control and brainwash them into doing his deeds for himself. It is much easier to control somebody at such an early age because they do not know what is right from wrong. It’s even easier when you put them on drugs all the time so they do not know what they are doing. It is easy for him to raise an army of small boys because they have been deprived of their parents, and they just want to please, so they do what they are told to do.
Ngoc Huynh
Savannah Conley
Kenneth Magno
Colleen Low
Amy Srimoukda
Jamie McNair
Adrianna Ultreras
Kenneth Windham
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A
08 February 2012
Continued...
Topic: Woman have the ability to change and/or unite a nation.
Through Leymah’s personal journey in “Mighty Be Our Powers,” she mourns her loss to have the life she dreamed of as a young girl, because war challenged and altered her direction in life. It becomes clear to Leymah, that women adhere to selfless roles in family, work and community. The stories from women address their issues, that women are not valued, and they mustn’t comply to being silent, in so much as to be assertive and empowered. The truth is, women have the capacity to build their intelligence, and at the same time work with their innate ability to infuse women’s concepts to achieve peace in their country. As she conducts these groups, Leymah, also is learning how to conceptualize her techniques, by stating, “I was learning to articulate all that I carried in my head and heart in a way that made an impact on listeners,” (Leymah 106). She emphasizes, “women are like sponges (Leymah 106),” to which their support is ingrained and is by nature, that women take action for the whole. Leymah empirically sees the true necessity to support individuals and thus aid their communities. The author advocates sharing and communicating because it is a strong form of healing. Even the victimizers stress that they need acceptance and lack the ability of being heard, emotes rage. Leymah utilizes the basic need of survival, which is connection and women are the proponents of life givers, thus, through equality, women are capable of leading a country to peace. Peace is a woman’s extension of their labor of love.
Ngoc Huynh
Savannah Conley
Kenneth Magno
Colleen Low
Amy Srimoukda
Kenneth Windham
Jamie McNair
Adrianna Ultreras
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A
08 February 2012
Topic: Woman have the ability to change and/or unite a nation.
Due to the motherly and caring ability of the women, they may make decisions and or actions based on emotions. Women are considered as just housewives, who exists for the enjoyment of men and to be ridiculed and disrespected because they lack status. Women had no recognition, didn’t have a strong role, through the belief that women lacked intelligence. Women were so ill-conceived that they were not allow to converge into a social arena to establish a position in politics. Women lack assertiveness to state their views in a man’s world that subjugates women as objects. As a woman in a leadership role, which was considered very uncommon, Leymah was not acknowledged and observed that she was the only woman, in a group that were all men, and was stereotyped by the boss in this quote “And why, when I came to town to work on a project, was my boss asked about me, ‘Is that your cook?’ Why were women, who bore the brunt of war, expected to remain quiet while men debated how to make peace? (Leymah 100)” It is a contradiction, to where as, Leymah sees a little girl, whom was inflicted with negativity within her community and desired to go with Leymah. However, Leymah lacks the empowerment to assist the little girl, to which she had the resources and was fortunately given opportunities. The mother of the daughter knew that education and the right people could help her daughter. In fact, in order to lead, women must obtain political and economic knowledge, in order to assert their position, when it comes to negotiating peace in their country. The gender role of women, is not to do anything but to be servile and “make babies,” but we refute this overt sexism. The truth is women have the cause and must be given the foundation to illuminate their reconciliation for peace.
Apologies for the late response! I wrote this up in class a few days ago when it was assigned, but didn't get to post until now.
Jules Mulholland
Professor Sabir
English 1A
February 9, 2012
In Mighty Be Our Powers by Leymah Gbowee, it is stated as early as the prologue that stories and depictions of war almost always portray the masculine and destructive sides of the struggle. Leymah’s perspective is obvious; she believes that the stories of women should be equally portrayed in accounts of war.
Some may say that women are in fact accounted for in these stories. Leymah, however, asserts that the common portrayal of women in wartime is one-dimensional. She recalls an interview with a journalist, wherein the reporter asked her if she was raped in the war, and “when (she) said no, (she) was no longer of any interest.” (Mighty, prologue-p. x) The typical war stories only feature women as victims and bystanders¬-at least, in the contemporary western tradition. Leymah’s story is intended to tell a more expansive and informative perspective: that of a nation of women who brave death, struggle to survive and unite-in great strength-for peace.
Other’s perspectives, (e.g. a foreign journalist) may be that the victimized portrayal of women, showing the “power of destruction”, are intended to draw attention to the injustice towards civilians and bring support to their cause-that is, if these people were ever-brave in the face of oppression, what incentive is there to help?
Danishia Mahomes
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A
09 February 2012
Lehma was a warrior, despit of any dyrastict thing she encountered in life. Lehma loved her family dearly and would do any thing to help and support them. Lehma seemed to have this mighty lion in her at the beginnig of the book, but as i read more on, she shows alot of signs of weakness and sadness, she had hidden away deep inside of her. Lehma finally got tired of all the abuse and neglect she and her children had to face, that one day she got up and decided that her life how it was wolud not lead to a promissing future.
Even though she left her abussive husband and his family, she was still undecided on what she wanted to do with her life. She left, heading back to Monrovia to gain back the comfort and support of her own family, parents to be exact. Lehma decided after a while that school was the most inportant thing for her future, so she decided that going back to school and get an education, was the best thing for her. And She did, Lehma has become a great mentor and friend to alot of people. Lehma's struggles in life has made her the extrodinary woman and role model she is today.
Colleen Low
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A
10 February 2012
“They Say I Say” Exercise 1 pg. 40
It seems in the current times, which we live in; young children lives consist of more opportunities to discover. We as parents want the best for our children and jump, whenever our children show or inquire interest in extra curricular activities, hoping it will enrich their lives. The market obliges with numerous programs, to which parents research, so that they may find the right program to fit their child’s personality. Many children’s schedule involves quite a bit time, in so much, that parents are happy that their children are not a home sitting idle and out having fun and experiencing. It is impressive that children are taking language or musical instrument, and have dance or sports 2 to 3 times a week. It is advantageous for parents to be involved and is essential to their children’s development, and many parents are willing to invest to ensure a well-rounded human being. In addition, to extra curricular activities, children’s involvement with the community, by attending church, or girls/boys scouts, are great opportunities for our children to help others and build positive leadership roles. With the multitude of choices, children’s creativity can be explored through so many venues, which in turn, parents are happy to oblige to help facilitate their children’s happiness.
Overzealous Parenting 101, doing too much for your child not only spoils them, but also make them less independent and inventive. Despite the growing industry of children’s programs, parents should take heed to the possibility that children’s schedules are overloaded with too many activities, to which they have no free time. Parents acquiesce and cater to their child’s every whim, which in turn, creates problematic situations for the child and parent. The pressures of too many activities, which parents place on their children and thus themselves, which are based on the perception of a parent, who believes that being a good parent is to give to their child opportunities that they did not have. Yes, this is true, although, when little Johnny or Sally’s weekend consists of all day soccer events, scout meeting, and the weekdays are filled three days a week with music, sport or dance three times a week leaves very little time for relaxation and that is just one season; let’s not forget tutoring if the child is having problems with their subjects. We want for our children to become more enlightened, so much as it is the parent who needs enlightenment. Balance seems to be the key when both parent and child need to reassess impacted schedules and to keep in mind, a child needs space to do absolutely nothing and be creative with their own thoughts and just play with friends freely. Yes, the expression, “more is not better” is true. Life is extremely busy, during these modern times, but we need to simplify and slow down to become part of the moment of our children’s lives, which is essential to a healthy development for both parent and child.
Suelekha Yussuf
English 1A
Professor. Sabir Wanda
February 12, 2012
They Say / I Say Exercise 1 (pg 40)
The debate of whether to have a free health care program in the United States of America is a common right or a political idea that over shadows what is being an American means nowadays. Free access to health care can be right with one group but wrong with other. The access to health care is a right based on idealized concept of human interaction. People need to receive health care services as their right no matter what. The subjected to unnecessary suffering is perhaps a stronger foundation for a right to basic medical care. Prevention of suffering is one of our strongest moral intuitions, and denying basic medical care to the poor is a clear cause of preventable suffering. For government to take a consideration in such matter shows how strong the individual country care about human rights. Is not enough for government to associate their citizen with matter that consider giving more (like paying more taxes) and not let the receiving part taking place, such as a responsible government that providing health care to their citizen. No doubt that people votes and give their authority to the government in order for them to provide services. American citizens pay most of the government services. While payment are arranged on each government services is better to be clear that at least having an affordable health care from the government makes more sense. In order to live longer and pay more taxes (I guess that what matter most when people disagree with the health care). It clear that every American want to be succefull and reach “American dream” but with affordable health care the dream would not only reach few people but in large quantity. Whether the government provides the care by taxes their citizen or the individual person pays half of the insurance and half government. However, the health cares programs will dependent on the arranged agreements or contract of two or more parts (government and American voters). While one part pays such as taxpayer to the government to get health care or an individual who pays to the health insurance companies and the other part provided by government. People need to consider that- human rights are very important regarding the right to life. And who you give authority during election is one thing to be clear. For example the sicko film by Michael Moore shows different health care around the world. One of the health care issues that he shows in his film is the exits health care program in the USA (based on health insurance companies). He criticizes the USA health care, by showing the obstacles people facing to get health care even the ones that, subscribe to the health insurances companies. They seem to provide a limit or even avoid some of their responsibility as part of agreement to their customer. However, in the other hand the right that seems to be provided by government has mostly fulfilled their citizen agreements to provide the health care to their taxpayers. For example, in the movie Moore shows the health cares that provided by government from countries like France, UK and even Cuba there were more accurate than the one in the USA that mostly recognized as private health care.
Work cite
Moore,Michael.Sicko.documentary.February 2, 2012.Web
Abel Abyu
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A
14 February 2012
They Say/I Say (pg. 40)
Exercise # 1
On February 7th, 2012, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Prop. 8 was unconstitutional because it violated the rights of gays and lesbians. Because the proposition was voter-enacted, there's a chance this could appear before a judge in the US Supreme Court. I do not deny the fact that homosexuals are not lesser humans then heterosexuals. The decision to marry whomever you please should be made available to all, because religion and politics cannot co-exist. And I say that assuming a small majority of Prop. 8 supporters are basing their vote solely on religious views, on account of the millions of dollars funded by the Latter-Day Saints.
I disagree with the ruling the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals came to, lifting the ban on same-sex marriage in California, February 7th, 2012. Constitutionally speaking, I believe marriage is originally defined as union between man and woman. On what merrit do Americans suddenly get to change the definition of marriage? There's a high likelihood this law will appear before a judge in the US Supreme Court due to the fact it was a voter-enacted law. Personally, I believe same-sex couples may receive heterosexual benefits, but the term "marriage" should hold its original meaning.
Reagan Lolo
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A -9-9:50 AM
6 February 2012
Mighty Be Our Power
In Mighty Be Our Power, Leymah Gbowee reminds us that pregnancy does not solve the issue domestic violence. According to Leymah a pregnancy often worsen the situation.
I would say that a pregnancy should be the first thing a woman should avoid when being in a violent relationship pregnant. Because before the pregnancy the violent man tends be less violent because he knows there isn’t really anything that attached the woman to him. However, the second he realizes that the woman is pregnant he then start treating her differently because he understands that she is now trapped. Further more he will even deny his responsibility, but instead start blaming the woman for not avoiding being impregnated.
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