Response to Karrie-Ann’s on incest.

I found this topic interesting because different people have different opinions about this topic. I am not saying that incest in right buy many years ago like in Egypt people would sleep or marry a family member. So why do the society frown upon incest? I think it’s because of science for example if you had sex with you brother and you had a child the child would most probably come out deformed because of the parent share the same DNA. It’s because of society that people’s views on incest have changed. What do you think?

Response to Karrie-Ann’s on alcohol

I agree with you when you said that this lecture was very interesting. I also agreed with you when you said that some people start drinking at a young age. In my opinion I think that young people start drinking mostly because of peer pressure and he have to drink to fit in with their friends. I do not think that people think or know much about the effects of drinking, and the people that do no about the effects i do not think they care because people always say it will never happen to me i can control my drinking.

Response to Angela Rollins blog on the film Kids

I agree with you when you said that the director Larry Clark may have wanted to show parents how children act in real life by making this film. I found it shocking as well that there were hardly any parents in this film. It made me wander maybe if parents knew what their children were getting up to they would be able to stop it.

Response to Angela Rollins blog on Masturbation

I think that is lecture was embarrassing but also funny. I agree with you when you said that masturbation is a private thing. I also agree with you when you said that people’s views of masturbation has changes think that people are more open to talk about it now than they were back in the day.

Response to Angela Rollins blog on drugs

I agree with you drugs are still a big problem in this country even though they are illegal. I think that that it is a good idea to show people the effects of drugs but on the other hand there are still going to be some people who just don’t care, I do not think people understand the dangers of taking drugs. Even with the law some people still don’t care. I do disagree with you when you said t would be better if drugs were illegal and people could see that effects of the drugs from others. Drugs are illegal for a reason and this reason is because they are dangers and if they were legal then people would think it is ok to take them. The people that take drugs know that it is wrong may be that’s why they do it who knows there are many reasons why people take drugs.

Littering.

I hate it when I see people in the streets littering on the floor when they can just put the unwanted item in the bin, simple. Prosecutions for littering are brought about under section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 http://www.pkc.gov.uk/Planning+and+the+environment/Waste+and+recycling/Litter+and+flytipping/Litter/Littering+Offences.htm.
People who carelessly drop litter in a public open place are committing a criminal offence (apart from where it is allowed by law or done with the consent of the owner or occupier of the land).

The average fine is about £100 plus any costs the court awards. However, a person convicted of this offence could be liable to a maximum fine of £2,500 (a level 4 offence on the standard scale) in my opinion i think paying a large amount of money for littering is a bit over the top. People should not litter but there are other people out there who are committing worse crimes.
Throwing litter from vehicles onto public land is also a littering offence under section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.If the registration number is taken the registered keeper's identity can be obtained from the Driver Vehicle and Licensing Agency by the police or the local authority. In my opinion i think that throwing litter from your car into public land is just disrespectful and stupid do not see why people cannot put their rubbish in the bin. It’s only going to take a second.
http://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/Recyclin.nsf/WebFullList/6C69D3C81CF266B080256ECF003465D3?OpenDocument
coming to a conclusion people are still going to be littering even though they are not supposed to do it. In my opinion i do not think that people will or are going to take this law seriously because people do not see this harmful in anyway.

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Truancy AKA bunking off school.

Am sure we have all done it before.
What is truancy? This is an unexcused absence from particular class or the entire school. These absences are against the law because they do not have a formal approval.
Why do Students Play Truant? There are many reasons why students play truant for example: to escape bullying at school, bad relationships with teachers or other instructors, the truant has no interest in school or taking holidays.
http://www.teenissues.co.uk/TacklingTruancy.html

The Guardian states that Nearly 230,000 pupils were classified as persistent absentees, meaning they missed more than 20% of school.
There are Consequences of Truancy. According to the Guardian in 2008 government statistics showed that the number of parents jailed for failing to shop their children playing truant has trebled in the past five years.
According to the Guardian the statistics, obtained by the Liberal Democrats, reveal seven parents were imprisoned for the offence in 2003, while 22 were in 2006, the latest available year.
In total, 71 parents were jailed between 2003 and 2006 for not stopping their children persistently avoiding school. Since 2000, parents have faced jail sentences of up to three months for the offence in England and Wales.
In my opinion I think that it is a bit drastic that parents are jailed just because their children are not attending school, for example some parents don’t even know that their children are truanting from school. Even if they did know that their children were not attending school they cannot make their children go to school if they don’t want to go to school parents cannot watch their children twenty four seven. I think that if parents are getting blamed then so should schools. May be f schools had a better system them students would not be truanting.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/nov/27/truancy-absent-school

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Would you ever wear fur?

I used to love garments that were made out of fur or leather. I did not really know or care where it came from. All I was interested in was the fact that it was fashionable and it looked good. Two weeks ago I was watching this television program on BBC three called blood sweat and luxuries which looked six young British teens who swap their luxury lives. They travel to Ethiopia working in a factory were animals were killed and then their skin is used to make shoes, leather, fur ect. I was very shocked after watching this show. The program showed the whole process from the animals getting killed to making the leather or fur . I felt sorry for these animals that were getting killed, but on the other hand animals are still getting killed weather it’s for fashion or humans eating them. So is killing animals for luxury reasons OK? Because either way animals are still getting killed.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00s7xwb.
Lots of animals are killed for their fur, including minks, foxes, rabbits, sables, chinchillas, beavers, lynx, seals and racoons.
http://www.ad-international.org/fur/go.php?ssi=19
I was reading an article from the BBC news website it stated that in 2006 Pete Burns a Big brother contestant announced that when he went into the Big brother house he was wearing a fur coat which he said was made from gorilla skin. Biodiversity minister Jim Knight said: "Gorilla skins belong on gorillas, not on reality TV show contestants." If this was true Burns would be in a lot of trouble because gorillas top the list of critically endangered species and trading in any such species carries a penalty of up to five years in prison and an unlimited fine.
The government banned fur farming in Britain in 2003 but it can still be imported from other countries. In spite of the ban, the fur trade is worth up to £500m a year to the UK, according to the British Fur Trade Association (BFTA).
Mink and fox are among the most popular furs in the UK. Dog and cat fur is legal in Britain, although members of the BFTA do not handle them. Responding to concerned animal welfare charities, the government has announced there is no hard evidence that dog and cat fur is sold in the UK, although admits it is difficult to establish whether such skins are entering the country.
Coming to a conclusion i don’t think people who wear fur really care where it comes from just as long as it looks good on them. i also think that it is a good thing that the government banned fur farming in the UK even though people are still going to be wearing it.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4603032.stm
The link at the bottom looks at people opinions about wearing fur.

people’s http://www.createdebate.com/debate/show/Is_wearing_fur_morally_wrong opinions

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Response to Isabel post on body modification

I agree with you when u said you found this lecture interesting. The fact the people from different cultures have certain body modification which states what tribe they are in or maybe the God they worship. I also agree with you when you said you found the history of body medication interesting because before this lecture i did not really think about the history of body modification or the meaning behind it. I just thought people got body modification because it made them look good and thats its.

Downloading music and films illegally

We all do it. I guess we just don’t like paying for music or films, why when we can download it for free.
According to the Times online “six million broadband users are estimated to download files illegally every year in this country” so why is downloading music and films illegally bad. Well according to the Times online line films and music companies claim it is costing them billions of pounds in lost revenue annually.
I watched this television program on BBC 1 about a month ago about downloading music and films illegally. Before watching this show I did not really think that downloading music and films illegally was a big deal I did not even know that it was illegal.
In my opinion I do not really see anything wrong with downloading music or films without paying for it. But them on the other hand some people might see this as stealing because you are talking something that t not yours without paying for it or permission.
The Times on line state that people who illegally download films and music will be cut off from the internet.
Internet service providers (ISPs) are legally required to take action to take action against people that pirated material. Moreover people who are suspected of wrongly downloading films or music will get a warning e-mail for the first offence, a suspension for the second infringement and the termination of their internet contract f caught a third time.

Coming to a conclusion I think that getting your internet cut off is a bit over that top. I understand that downloading things without paying is illegal, but instead of cutting off their whole internet why not just stop them from accessing music or film cites. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article3353387.ece.

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Body modification

I found this lecture funny and interesting. It got a bit boring at times but i enjoyed it. After the lecture i found out so much information about tattoos i think i could actually work n a tattoo parlour.
For thousands of years, people all across the globe have been participating in various forms of body modification.
What is body modification? In the lecture i found out that Body medication is changing of the body by various means and to varying degrees from its natural original state to another.


Everyone has a body medication of some sort. In the lecture we talked about different types of body medication for example non invasive practices these do not alter the body’s structure and usually involves the body’s surface. Invasive practices these modify the body and either temporarily or permanently by adding to or removing from the body.

There are many reasons for modifying your body for example attraction people might modify their body because it makes them look good, religious reasons people might modify their body for a religious reason. In the lecture we found out that many years ago people in tribes would tattoo there body so that other people would know what tribe they came from. Become part of a group some people tattoo themselves to become part of a group.


In this lecturer we found out that People all around the world actively participate in various forms of body modification. Altering the body using tattoos or piercings has been commonplace for hundreds of tribes for thousands of years for example, certain tribes in Africa pierce the lip and insert rocks or sticks in order to stretch the lip out. Once the lip is stretched, a lip plate is inserted. For these tribes, lip plates are considered normal and can have a variety of representations. For other cultures, lip piercings can be looked down upon.http://body-piercing.suite101.com/article.cfm/body_modification


This lecture was interesting because i found out about the history of tattoos and body medications. Before this lecture i knew little about the history of body modification. I thought that people with tattoos or piercing only got them so they can look good or because other people have it. I know about the historical meaning of body modification.

In the lecture we were asked which body modifications we fund wrong and which ones we found expectable. Well me personally some of the images that were shown i found a bit shock for example don’t know why someone would pierce there privet area, but then on the other hand it’s their body so i guess they can do what they want with it. On the other hand some people might think that this is completely wrong because they believe people should be happy with what God gave them and they should not change their body. I think that the body medications that should be expectable are getting your ears pierced, your belly button. With tattoos i think maybe about two but in hidden places. I think that when you get a lot of tattoos it looks ugly when you are really old because your skin is all elastic. I sore some TV program last week about this man who spent £100,000 on tattoos and plastic surgery to turn himself into a "tiger". Dennis Smith is tattooed from head to toe with orange and black stripes and his teeth have been filed to needle point. He has also had latex whiskers implanted and surgery to his lips so he has a permanent snarl. He now wants a surgeon to graft tiger fur on to his skin, like a perma-wig. I think most people would agree with me that this is way over that top. I felt sorry for this man because were ever he went people always looked at him and because he had so much tattoos he could not be able to get a job anyway because of the way he it. If it was me i wouldn’t give him a job either.
http://www.flatrock.org.nz/topics/odds_and_oddities/new_zealand_international_tattoo.htm


Coming to a conclusion there are many reasons why people get body modifications. Whatever that reason is good for them it’s their skin and not anyone else’s so i guess we shouldn’t really judge them.

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Response to Karrie-Anne’s blog on Masturbation

I agree with what you are saying i think that when we had that discussion on Masturbation people were shocked, embarrassed but also found the topic funny. I don’t think that people like discussing Masturbation, not girls anyway I think that girls find it more embarrassing. In my opinion i think that boys are more open to talk about Masturbation some even brag about how many times they do it a day. I also agree with when you said that Masturbation has become more expectable than it was back in the day it’s probably because as the society changes so do people opinions.

Response to Ayesha's blog on masturbation

In my opinion i think that lying is good but them on the other hand it is also bad. It depends on what you are lying bout for example if you tell a little white like and it is not going to hurt the person, or if you tell a lie to protect that person then it is good to lie. On the other hand if you are telling big lies for example someone close to you had died or you are ill and you don’t have long left people actually do tell those big lies i knew a girl from my old school who said she had cancer and she didn’t. My friend found out she was lying and asked the girl why she lied she said she “wanted to fit in” and she wanted people to pay her attention

Response to Ayesha's blog on masturbation

I think that the lecture on masturbation was very uncomfortable for people to talk about. In my opinion i think that it is a very private thing and most people get embarrassed when you talk about masturbation. But on the other hand i don’t think that boys get that shy when it comes to talking about masturbations. Some boys talk about how many times they do it or talk about who can do it the most.

Response to Ayesha's blog on smoking

In my opinion i don’t agree with you when you say that smoking is not really bad because it is. For example smoking has a bad affect on the person’s life for example they can get lung cancer and even die. Smoking not only affects the person who is smoking but also the people around them for example passive smoking if you are smoking around someone who has asthma it can have a bad affect on their health. Lastly smoking also effects the government and the NHS a lot of money for example people who some and get lung cancer they need to go into hospital and have an operation which cost the NHS a lot of money.

Response to Ayesha's blog on plastic surgery

I agree with what you are saying i think that the media has a lot of influence on how people look and how they dress. I also agree with you when you said that Hollywood also has a big influence on the why people act. I think that this is because when ever people say or think of Hollywood they think fame, fabulous sty and beauty. So there is a lot of competition and people feel they pressure to look good or better than others that are around them.

Infidelity is: having an affair, being unfaithful or seeing someone else behind your partners back.
In today’s lecture we discussed what count as infidelity. Some of the questions asked were: is sleeping around with more than one person count as infidelity? In my opinion i think that if you are sleeping around with more than one person and your partner does not know then yes it is infidelity because you are doing it behind their back. The other question that was asked in today’s lecture was: Is flirting with other people infidelity? In my opinion i do not think that flirting with other people is infidelity. Am not saying that it is right but if they are only flirting then it’s not. On the other hand it depends on the type of person that you are some people have different believes and they expect their partners to act a particular way. Another question that was asked was: Is having virtual (online) relationship with another person infidelity? In my opinion i think that in a way it is but then in another way it’s not. The person might be having an online relationship because it’s fun and exciting taking to a stranger. I have had friends who talk to boys or girls on the internet and they say that it fun because they can say what they want. They do not have to feel embarrassed because they person does not know them. Also they can lie about who they are, what they do and how they look like because it’s all part of the thrill. So if someone was having an online relationship but they know that it was only for fun and they would never take it to another level then i don’t think it is infidelity. On the other hand the person might be looking for someone to have fun with n person and not just on the internet so it they meet up and have sex or sexual contact then yes it is infidelity.

In two day’s lecture we were asked if any of us have ever cheated. I was surprised to see that only two people had put up their hands. I thought that more people would have said that they have cheated. Maybe they did not want to admit to i because they were embarrassed and didn’t want people to think bad of them.
We also asked: why do we think people cheat? There are many reasons why people cheat for example, your love life might me boring and you want some excitement, your partner cheated on you first so you want to get your own back on them because you think it going to make you feel better or you just want the other person to hurt just as much as you do or the thrill of cheating turns you on.
We were asked: is infidelity is a form of lying? In my opinion i think that infidelity is a form of lying for example if you are asked if you are cheating and you say no them yes it is. On the other hand if you are not asked by your partner then no because you do not have to give them an answer. But then you are still lying TO YOUR SELF!
In today’s lecture we were asked: is there a gender bias when it comes to cheating? In my opinion i think that there is a gender bias when it comes to men and women cheating for example if women cheat they are seen as dirty and are called all sorts of names but on the other hand i think they men have it much easier than women when they cheat people just call them bad or heartbreakers.
We were asked; what affect can infidelity have on children? In my opinion i think that it depends what type of family you have. For example if you have a tight bond with your parents. If your parent do not get on and they are always fighting. If the child for example is old enough to understand what is going and why their parents are splitting up and they can see it’s for the best the child might not be that affected by the break up and their parents splitting up is the best thing for everyone. On the other hand the child might blame the parent who has cheated because they have ruined everything. Either way the child is going to be affected.
In my opinion i do not see why people cheat if you know that you do not want to be with someone then why you don’t just tell them. So they can move on with their life instead of hurting them. i also think that people that cheat on you once and you take them back they are only going to do it again because they have done it before and you have forgiven them so what is stopping them from doing it again. For example take Ashley Cole and Cheryl Cole he has cheated on her more than once and she took him back every time. In my opinion i think that they more she took him back the more power he got to cheat more and more and more http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2855371/Ashley-Cole-cheated-on-wife-Cheryl-with-sex-text-girl.html.
Coming to a conclusion i think that if you don’t want to be with someone just tell them.

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Bandits and outlaws

I think that last week’s lecture on bandits and outlaws was funny but also interesting. When someone says the word outlaw i think of words like crooks, gangsters, desperados or gunslingers. When someone says the word bandit or outlaw i think of people like about Robin Hood Bonnie, Clyde, Pretty Boy Floyd and Jesse James.
In my opinion i don’t think that all outlaws are villains. Take Robin Hood for example he is known for
Stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. From watching the film and the T.V program on BBC1 Robin Hood He was never portrayed as a villain but as a hero to the viewers.
On the other hand when someone says the world bandits i think dangerous, heartless criminals. For instance Bonnie and Clyde they did not care about the people that they killed.
Bonnie and Clyde were suspected of numerous killings and was wanted for murder, robbery, and state charges of kidnapping.
They met in Texas. Bonnie was 19 and married to and locked up murderer; Clyde was 21 and unmarried. I was so sucked they i read this. I thought to myself why would someone get married to a killer. Then i thought maybe she found this exciting or maybe she was alone and she had nobody to love her and crime was the only thing she thought she can turn to or maybe crime was the only think she was good at.
http://www.fbi.gov/libref/historic/famcases/clyde/clyde.htm.

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Vandalism.

Vandalism is an illegal, anti-social activity that creates a negative impression of an area and contributes to people's fear of crime.
Vandalism can range from dropping a small piece of litter on the street through to arson and other obvious acts of vandalism.
Vandalism includes: graffiti, dumping of refuse, smashing of windows and bus shelters, abandoned vehicles, or interference with road signs http://www.newham.gov.uk/YourEnvironment/GraffitiAndVandalism/WhatIsVandalism.htm.
I can stand it when i see young people vandalising brand new bus stops or when they start writing things on bus windows. Things like name tags or something like “Katie love Jack forever and ever”
In my opinion i think that vandalism is wrong. Some people say that graffiti on walls is art but they don’t think about the people that have to clean it up or how much money it’s going to cost to remove the damage that they have done. If people love art that much and they love expressing their feeling then get an art book.

http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/500012/environmental_enforcement/846/vandalism/1.

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Is tanning bad for us?

The first indoor tanning beds were developed in 1906 and actually had nothing to do with getting the perfect tan. They were developed by a medical research company named Heraeus. The main purpose of this tanning lamp was medicinal. It was initially used on patients with diseases like rickets and other calcium deficiency disorders to see if the increased sunlight would help to develop stronger bones and enhance the body's ability to produce calcium. As time progressed, it became clear that Heraeus was onto something big with its invention of artificial tanning beds.
In my opinion i think that sun bed tanning is wrong. According to medical research tanning can course skin cancer. People always say “o it will never happen to me “but sooner or later it will happen to do if you don’t stop using the sun bed. What upsets me is that people never think they will get cancer from a sun bed and they carry on tanning and tanning until it does happen to them and that’s when they wish they never done it in the first place. The people who do carry on sun bed tanning they have no one to blame but themselves because they knew the risks but they went on and did it anyway. http://www.londonancestor.com/suntan/tan-bed.htm.

Sun beds are very popular with young people but you need to be over sixteen to use one. Around 25% of young people aged 16 have used a sun bed at some time. It is recommended that the following people avoid sun beds completely: Those with very fair skin, those who burn easily or who tan badly, Those who have had skin cancer or have a family history of the illness and Those using medication that could make their skin oversensitive to UV light. When using a sun bed you run the risk of getting: Certain types of skin cancer, premature aging or wrinkles, Eye damage, a reduced immune system. http://www.connexions-direct.com/index.cfm?catalogueContentID=308&pid=105&render=detailedArticle.

Girls Aloud member Nicola Roberts challenges the nation's obsession with tanning with a positive message. A documentary was shown on BBC about the dangers of sun bed tanning. In this documentary there was a man called Tom who felt the need to inject himself with tanning-aid drugs in order to seek the perfect colour. He looked ridiculous and orange. The funny thing was that he knew how dangerous it was but he didn’t care because he wanted to look good. When i sore this documentary i was shocked that some people who do anything just to look good. Nicola asked him to stop tanning for a month he did and he looked so much better. In my opinion i think that he went back to tanning because of the way he was act he didn’t look happy without his tan. http://british-tv.suite101.com/article.cfm/nicola-roberts--the-truth-about-tanning.

Coming to a conclusion according to the BBC news website A Cancer Research UK report, commissioned by the government, found 6% of children aged 11 to 17 had used a sunbed, with the figure rising to 11% in the north of England. I think that people should think twice about tanning and the risks that come with it. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/8455142.stm.

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