Monday, June 9, 2008

Blog 2

Pick one of the following topics to discuss for Blog 2

Choose just one (1) of the topic options to write about on your blogspot that most interests you. Please title it "Blog 2". Don't forget to comment to two of your peers' comments.

Options:

1. Imagine a parent of a pre-teen who is about to have “The Talk” with him/her. Please write the scenario (where/when/how) the talk would take place and exactly what the parent should say. Include any resources the parent might recommend to the pre-teen, or questions (and their answers) the parent should anticipate.

2. Find an article relating to the attitudes, knowledge, and/or beliefs of women in a country outside of the U.S. on contraception and abortion using the TWU databases. Discuss this article and your own insights to your peers. Be sure to cite the article and briefly summarize it to your peers before adding your comments.

3. Interview a woman who has or is going through menopause and has decided to take HRT (hormones). Allow her to share with you the reasons she has chosen to take them and how she feels it is beneficial for her health.

4. Explore how menopause is viewed from a different cultural perspective (outside the US). Write about this and be sure to cite your source/s.

Friday, June 6, 2008

Sarah McLachlan - World On Fire


This is the video from Module 1

Sarah MacLachlan: World on Fire.
Gives powerful global glimpse of women's struggles.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDmPcSWE0WU

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Children See ... Children Do

 This video serves as a powerful reminder of the influence parents/guaradians have on children.