RELIGIOUS?

I can remember when i was growing up and my nan always use to force and make me go to church, and i use to wake up on a Sunday morning dreading going to Sunday mass. I was bought up as a Catholic but felt that i could worship and pray when i wanted to. However my nan had other ideas. She use to push and force me to do things which i did not want to do when it came down to my beliefs. I feel that it is not a problem 'being to religious' as long as you don't force it on other people or let it get in the way of other peoples day to day life. Now i am older i realise that some religions is not all about going to services every week, it is about offering something else, a service to the community offering something different than just going to mass. So i have decided to go to mass when i want to which is now and then, but to make more of an effort in giving something back to the community and other people.

http://religiousbroadcasting.lib.virginia.edu

http://www.religiousclothing.co.uk

PROSTITUTION IS IT BAD?

The sex industry is one of the oldest and most controversial industries it involves prostitution, sex shops and pornography. There are strong arguments on both sides over the industry. Some claim prostitution and pornography are permissible provided the people involved are consenting, while others say it is exploiting of people who are poor or vulnerable. There are also serious concerns about the exploitation of children in the sex industry.

www.bbcnewsfrontpage.co.uk

BONNIE AND CLYDE

When i first looked and saw we was doing Bandits and Outlaws i was a bit confused. I did not really understand if it was going to be about Good Bad Guys or if it was about the fruit machines you have in pubs. I did not really understand what Bonnie and Clyde had to do with it so this entry i am researching into Bonnie and Clyde.

• Bonnie Parker was born 01/10/1910 and Clyde Barrow was born on 24/3/1909 they both died on 23/5/1934.


• These two captivated the attention of the American press.


• They were notorious for their bank heists.


• On 1934 they took revenge on the Texas department of corrections, this was a burning passion in their lives.


• They were exploiting the 'state line' they were masters of the pre-FBI which was consistent in their movement allowing to see their family.

http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/bonnie_and_clyde

BANDITS AND OUTLAWS!

Today we talked about bandits and outlaws. The first question we was asked was "when are the bad guys the good guys"?

As soon as i saw this question i thought of the story Robin Hood, where Robin Hood stole money from the rich Sheriff of Nottingham and gave to the poor.

So in this case was Robin Hood a Baddie or a Goodies? In today's society people don't seem to be good bad guys. You're either or. This is because of the pre modern social revolt, but there are still outlaws with a social conscience. For example Jesse James.

www.wikipedia.org/wiki/robin_hood

DRUGS "BEING BAD"

Working in a school i see the kids becoming more aware and exposed to drugs. Drugs are becoming more of a good thing to be doing or say that you are doing!
The kids at school think it is good if you have experienced drugs at a young age they think that it makes you look "hard" and that you will become popular.
What they don't realise is that once they get out of school they wont be as "hard" or "popular" in the big wide world that they was in school.

I feel that something should be done to make kids more aware of the risks with getting involved with drugs, and what there life will be like if took that route in life.

www.talkfrank.co.uk

CHEATING!! ;-)

I feel that cheating is wrong. Cheating on a partner is something which i have never done or been tempted to do. However i feel that i have betrayed a friend, because i knew that her boyfriend has cheated on her a few times. However i did not tell her because my boyfriend told me in confidence, so what was i to do? Betray my boyfriends confidence and trust in me and not tell her or break the trust and tell my friend, who i only really know through my boyfriend and his Friends. Well i didn't tell her but i think it was for the best, because they are still together getting on well and he has stopped cheating.

I think cheating today has become so much easier to do because of all the technology. People are able to get access to dating web sites where they will meet and talk to new people and some times meet. Also there are web pages which get people talking in so many ways which are around today.

www.myspace.co.uk

www.onlinedating.co.uk

www.friendsreunited.com

The web site My Space is one of the most popular ways to meet new people. The site reportedly attracts new people at a rate of 230,000 per day all over the world. On September 8Th 2006 My Space reported 106 million accounts, which means one account is equal to one person.

www.wikipedia.org/wiki/myspace

COMMENTS

HAYLEY'S BLOG
This blog was OK it was lay ed out fine, however its content was a bit basic and did not share own opinions. overall it was OK.

ASIFAS BLOG
This blog was good it had up to date entries and they had clear pictures its layout was very good and clear.

CAMMY BEING BAD
This blog was great its layout and the content of the entries were great. This blog has had a lot of time and effort put into it. Brilliant

CLUELESS 2
This blog was OK it had up to date entries, however it had to much detail in the entries, they tended to go on for quiet a bit. Overall OK.

HEID LIKE COUCH DIVING FOR PENNIES
This blog just seemed to go on about topics which were not related to the topic we have looked at in class.

my blog address is
http://rachel-rachelbeingbad.blogspot.com

Would you consider masturbation as "being bad"

Today's society masturbation is something what people do all the time, it is nothing to be embarrassed about today. There are many different philosophers who write about masturbation Thomas Szasz (cited in Sex and Sexuality:A Thematic dictionary of quotations,London Cassell 1993) and Sigmund Freud, three essays on the theory of sexuality, 1905 in on sexuality, Harmondsworth, middlesex.

Masturbation is individual sex, where as sex is normally about two people it all about compromise. However there have been times in history where masturbation has been considered a disease, this was in the early 19Th century.

I asked 10 friends for their response to the following:

Do you think masturbation is

Right 7 70%

wrong 3 30%

Would you say it is a disease?

Yes 0 0%

No 10 100%

Would you consider doing it?

Yes 9 90%

No 1 10%

www.lovehelp.co.uk

FIELD VISIT

FOR THE FIELD VISIT I HAVE HEARD THAT THEIR IS A BOLLYWOOD FILM BEING SHOWN IN SHROPSHIRE ON THE TOPIC OF BETRAYAL.

ANOTHER IDEA WOULD BE GO TO A LOCAL CITY AND OBSERVE THINGS AND PEOPLE WHO ARE "BEING BAD"

MASTURBATION

MASTURBATION: is the noun for masturbate, masturbate is defined in the dictionary as "if someone masturbates they stroke or rub their own genitals in order to get sexual pleasure."

As i noticed growing up that the idea of masturbating was embarrassing to admit to doing, and people were teased about the idea that they was "stroking the lizard".

I think that this is done in school's because the kids don't understand fully about masturbation. as times have gone on, masturbation has become less problematic. In the early 18th century masturbation was considered a practice of self abuse. Now in the mid 20th century people are just "Jerking his Gherkin" and are more aware and open about the idea of masturbation.

Masturbation is a big thing now in people's sex lives. there are things around now which help encourage masturbation EG Ann Summer's and the Internet.

Smoking Ban Is It Right or Wrong?

With the new smoking law, which will be coming into action in the summer it has had a variety of mixed reaction. i decided to ask my friends and family what they thought of this new smoking ban. the reaction i got from my friends was mixed because the majority do not smoke and the rest do, the ones who do not smoke say that people smoking around them is not a problem because they have the option to sit in a non smokibng area. They feel it is just a way of socializing. however the reaction o got from the smokers was that they was being victimised because they have a habbit.

I asked 20 people i knew
Do you......?
Smoke 10 50%
non-smoker 6 30%
use to 4 20%

Do you approve of the ban?
Agree 3 15%
Disagree 17 85%

Will the ban work?
yes 8 40%
No 12 60%

http://www.statistics.gov.uk