Questionnaire

*AGE: 26.

*SEX: F.

*What is your degree: DEAF STUDIES AND SOCIAL CARE.

*Does Being Bad relate well to the other modules you are taking? NO.

*Have you found Being Bad? TOO EASY.

*Do you think the list of topics covered on the module was appriopriate? SOME WAS ALRIGHT, OTHERS I HAD NO IDEA WHY THEY WAS ON THE LIST.

*Are there any topics not included in the module that you would like to see included? YES, DRUGS.

*Do you think that the format for the classes has worked well? YES

*What did you think of the module team? ALRIGHT

*Do you think it would have been better to have had more smaller groups? YES

*Would you recommend Being Bad to a friend? YES

*Do you think that the blogs (web blogs) were a good idea? YES

*What did you think of the other assessment? IT WAS GOOD DOING THE ASSESSMENTS IN TWO DIFFERENT STYLES.

*What part of the module did you find most useful? BODY MODIFICATION, MASTURBATION, INFIDELITY, TELLING LIES.

*What part of the module did yo find a waste of time? SMOKING, GAMBLING,RELIGION.

Final Thoughts

Well its the end of the module already, so I thought I would be like Jerry Springer and have my final thought (ha ha). I really didn't think I could do a weblog as I had never tried before.But I had managed WELL.

All I can say its been GOOD not BAD blogging down my views and opinions on topics.

This module has been alright there were topics like gambling and religion that I never really enjoyed. However I enjoyed the rest and find some useful information out of it, which is a bonus.

I'm off now this is my last blog so NO more blogs, essays, presentations. I'm done till September. Everyone have a GOOD summer. Been nice blogging you.

Hopefully we'll have our trip out.

bye for now

xx

DRUGS NO JOKING MATTER

I really believe this topic should have been on the module. Well my thoughts on DRUGS are they are BAD. There are all types of drugs prescription, illegal, etc. All have there way of getting a person hooked so that they are dependent to them BADLY.

With prescripted drugs these are what you get from the doctors. You start taking them for pain or as a anti depressed. Then you like how you feel when your on them. So when the pain stops you don't you continue using them even when their is nothing WRONG with you. Now a long time use could end up with you being PHYSICALLY and MENTALLY dependent on them. This action could lead you to do some crazy things.

Illegal drugs are BAD and I really believe from watching friends that I grew up with. They started smoking weed in the park and enjoying the BUZZ that they got. However 10 years on the same people who was once chilling with a spliff are now take CRACK and COKE. It seems to me that once they get use to the BUZZ they need something else with a BIGGER BUZZ and this ends up with them taking something more HARDER. I am not saying that every person who smokes weed gonna move onto HARDER stuff. I just saying that people with an addictive personality if gonna think that they could try it and it would effect them. But is not always the case.

This topic has affected me BADLY not me personality but though very close friends, that have struggled to break away for the drug addiction but felt like they could not as much as they tried. Resulting in death. So even now 6 years on I am struggling now to make sense of why my close friend ain't here chilling with friends and living life.

If you feel like you need help there the priory in Birmingham:

http://www.prioryhealthcare.com/Find-a-centre/Facilities/Woodbourne-Priory-Birmingham

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Paedophilia/ Rape

http://bloggers-better-know.blogspot.com

I agree with everything you it is the worse crime that can happen alongside rape. It makes me physically sick that there are people out there all over the world that get a kick out of doing these sickening crimes to innocent children. I also agree with you that the BRITISH justice system favours the villains rather than help the victims. The judges seem like that they don't follow the same rules. Because if someone in BIRMINGHAM was found guilty they could receive a LIFE sentence. However someone in WALES that as done the same nasty crime could receive only TWO years.

Please, please, please try and help me understand what the HELL is happening to this so called justice system.

The latest one that I read lately was about a 3 year old girl and a dirty, evil ******* called Craig Sweeney. He took her from her house and subjected her to a sickening act, dumped her and he can get parole in 5 yrs time. Now the words that I want to say can not be put on this blog and what I really think about what should happen to him as got physically stuck in my throat. (not).

I really understand why some parents are wary of letting their children play out, because realistically you don't know who is one it could be the man over the road.

But trust me if there was CAPITAL PUNISHMENT not even hanging is BAD enough for them.

I believe that these sickening people don't deserve to ever be with normal human being and society again. This topic really gets to me so much that I am going now.

To read more information:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/06/13/npaed13.xml

Lying

I was not in the lecture for this lesson, but I get what the subject was LYING. I believe everyone LIES even when your trying not too. It's like a habit that we can not stop even when we try not to ever do it. If people say to me that in their whole life-time they have never LIED then your LYING right now.

I feel that there is a difference in the lies that you tell. There are WHITE LIES when someone asks you a question and you don't wanna hurt their feelings, you may bend the true a bit. For example:

A woman asks her man that 'DOES MY BUM LOOK BIG IN THIS'. He is not gonna come straight out with it and say 'YES' your bum does look massive. He's gonna bend the truth a little, so not to upset her too much.

There are people that have duvet days from work, where they LIE and say that they are ill, when their fine. So that they can stay and chill at home.

Everyone LIES to get themselves out of things. I heard a GOOD/BAD LIE that really did shock me recently. Don't know how true it is, well here goes:

A person went to a gig the night before a test, they didn't realise it was for the next day. They saw someone from their class that same night who informed them, that the test was the next day. Believing that they know everything they continued partying. However guess what it was their test day. So what could this person do tell the teacher the TRUTH. Hell no go straight to the doctors and say how their body part is hurt, so they can get a sick note and still get to take the test at a later date. Well I say I guess that LYING really pays off sometimes, lets hope this LIE doesn't backfire. Because if they ended back in this situation again I believe they would do the same thing if they could get away with it again, which they probably would.

There are many people that are compulsive LIES that they LIE all the time. This can cause so really BAD problems.

If you feel that you need help read this website:

http://www.justbewell.com/compulsive_lying_hypnotherapy_nlp_help_london.html?gclid=COilsdCgg4wCFRgHEgod32LoyQ

Gambling

The lecture was not the most interesting one and people showed this by walking out. However to me gambling is not BAD it is up to the individual how little or how much they spend. Yes it can lead to serious debt, which can affect these around them. But I don't mean to be heartless but everyone is aware of the dangers and the situation that can happen if they spend too much, but half the time their own trying to make their life better, which you can not blame them for that.

Gambling as and will always be a poor man's sport. Its the one quick way a person can become a millionaire, without running out and robbing a bank. If people are honest with themselves they would never see that much money in their whole life-time, even if they saved for it.

Its ashamed that even I gamble now and again and I have that same dream where my son and I can live comfortable without having to worry about money problems. It's became worse now I am a poor student.

If your only having fun, here is a website:

http://www.gambling.co.uk

However if you think that you need help here is another website:
http://www.gamcare.org.uk

Violence on the street

Hi all,

What can I say, why is there so much violence in the world. You can't even go out anywhere without witnessing violent crimes. This very night my friend and I went out and yet again we ended up experiencing the same rubbish. Fights breaking out and bouncers trying to break up the commotion, police being called, shutting down the club. Now that's BAD. There are 2 reasons why I hate being in these situations cause I have thoughts running through my head 1st one is I have to leave the club safe cause I've got a child waiting for me at home... The 2nd one is why do they feel the need to wreck MY night I don't go out much and to finally go out to have the bar close at 12.00 because people cannot conducted themselves properly, gets on my nerves and makes me want to stay in.. I have noticed that as I mature the violence gets worse and worse. On a daily basics people are being KILLED from GUNS or KNIVES which is also scary and it makes me worry what the violence will be like when my son is of age. This thought frightens me so much now that is BAD. I've done my moaning now I'm off. bye

Hi is everyone enjoying the easter break.... I've been busy sorting out my son's b'day party which was on easter monday and doing essays so NO I haven't..

I'm now reflecting over the topics that we've learnt and they aint really BAD. Some was more shocking than BAD . I'll have to wait to find ot if the other 3 topics are really BAD.But if I'm honest their are other topics I thought would have been on here that are BAD : like rape/ date rape, child abuse, domestic violence etc... All of the above are DISGUSTING and EVIL things that happen and occur everyday, we see it portrayed in the media on a daily basics. When I sat down and started to think about it logically, it all about gaining power over someone, whether its a guy raping a woman, a child being assaulted by a adult or even a husband hitting his wife. Its about having and feeling that power and control that they can degraded the victim as much as they want and feel that nothing can stop them. My heart goes out to all the victims that suffer this BAD and WICKED things. I'm looking at my son and realise how can a person harm a innocent child its heart wrenching. There is innocent Victoria Climbie and all the other child who suffer abuse till they are murdered. The child forced to watch and suffer domestic violence every day that is what I would class as BAD not masturbating, body modification or gambling, smoking. This is all down to the individuals taste and personal preference.

I did wonder when I started this module what it had to do with Social Care but I have enjoyed learning the topics. It maked me think hard about what is really BAD.

This field trip I really can't think of anything too interesting that people would enjoy. Trust me I'm not normally this boring? But I'll decide before we break for summer.

Bad Cinema

On week 9 it was Bad Cinema we watched a film called 'KIDS'. Larry Clark produced and released it in 1995. They gave the film a NC-17 so that no one under 18 could watch it. That is how BAD they said it was.... It felt like I was watching a documentary on the lives of teenagers doing all the BAD things that society class as BAD from smoking, taking drugs and having sex.
I was watching the film and thought that I was the same age or older than these 'Kids' in 1995 and I was amazed not because I'm a prune or anything but on what they actually was doing cause I never dreamed of doing such a thing. Basically I never seen 'Kids' before and here is a story cut short:-

The main characters were Telly & Casper and we follow their quest to sleep around. Telly liked young virgins who he told sweet nothings to, to get them to sleep with him... Anyone older would never fall for the bull that comes out of his mouth cause he's so bloody smug you would feel like hitting him and his friend Casper was a drunk and drug user who ended up raping Jenny when she was drunk and stoned surrounded by sleeping children.... need I go on...

I never felt sorry for Telly at all, but later on in the film it turns out that Jenny had caught HIV from him this is the guy who only apparently slept with virgins.... I did feel really sorry for her, cause she only slept with ONE guy and her friend who she got tested had slept with NINE and was clear. I felt the message that Larry Clark was portraying was that it can only take ONE time to have unprotected sex and catch AIDS or other STI's . That is why their was a lot of problems trying to release this film, because the individual never wanted to know that their child could be carrying on like the 'KIDS' in the movie... If I am honest the smoking, taking drugs and having sex is what society see as ADULT stuff, it would have been a waste of Larry Clarke's time using ADULTS that's why he used 'KIDS' instead to make it shocking and no one would have learnt the lesson he was trying to get make. There was a scene that I found disturbing when loads of kids started fighting this one guy and nearly left the guy dead. This reminded me of what is happening in the world now. I have seen this with my whole eyes and its not good at all. To me KIDS in society nowadays are either doing ONE or ALL of these things fighting, drinking, taking drugs and the raise in sexual transmitted infection has rocked so its like history repeating its self, which is really really BAD.

I just wish that 'KIDS' wasn't so quick too grow up.

night out

Hi all me again,

Don't think that I've forgotten about this nite out. But after 9 lectures its hard to know what would be BAD for us that we would all enjoy without some people walking out... I'm not interested in paint balling at the mo. But it can't be anything too expensive as I'm just a poor student. Trust me I'll think of something before we break up.

Body Modification

On week 8 the lecture was Body Modification. This lecture was an eye opener and I really enjoyed it. When I 1st read the module I honestly thought it was going to just talk about the what was WRONG with tattoos and piercing. But I was amazed on what actually came under Body Modification. So yes I'm have changed my body..... I'll tell you why???
Starting from the top I cut and dye my hair,wear make-up. I have piercing in my nose and ears and I also have a tattoo on my back, my body has changed due to pregnancy. I usually wear high heels, so there you go from head to toe. I have done BODY MODIFICATION.....

I really wouldn't have put having my hair cut & dyed, wearing make-up, high heels and being pregnant in the same column. Its what most people do, unless their religion tells them not to, but its the "NORM". Tattooing and piercings are what the individual choose to do, so to me that would be Body Modification. The lecturer was right when he said that people choose to change the way they look through dieting, anorexia or bulimia because of what they see in the media. The Media emphases differences and it shows whats in or whats not. Take this size O phrase. Why would society think its RIGHT to have a body of a seven year, but think a fuller figure is UNATTRACTIVE..... If we was in a different country a man would look and find a size O figure UNATTRACTIVE, but a fuller figure ATTRACTIVE. I wear make- up and do my hair not because I want to meet a man. I do it cause I enjoy doing it... I have to admit when I was younger I use to wear very HIGH shoes, to go out. Because I'm short and look young for my age. I never felt that comfortable going out in flat shoes and without make -up.....

All the information that I learnt was very useful. I never knew that under Judaism they would not bury a Jew if they had a tattoo, now that is control over someone and if they did, someone would either cut the tattoo away or cut of the limb. Now that is drastic measures, but its all to do with their religion... Most religion think GOD created you, so to change it from the natural state would be an attack on him. I really don't agree with that cause some people change their appearance due to illness or because they are missing body parts.... Everywhere around the world have experienced Body Modification, some of them was down right ABUSE....

This terrible ABUSE started way back in history. There is branding that the slave masters and Nazis did to the slaves and the Jews. Its degrading because they branded them so their not a actual person. They lose their identity the moment this CRUEL and WICKED thing is done they become whatever name or number the masters pick for them....

Then there's China they BOUND Chinese girls feet from 5 yrs old. In silk, why because they want them to have tiny feet and she would be a GOOD woman because of it. Does this really justify why they do it? NO.... There more info provided:

http://www.chinavoc.com/life/focus/smallfoot.asp


I was shocked that tattoos seem to be like clothes and come back into fashion. I like learning about Maori tribe that had tattoos that looked like masks on their face. It was really their name and what they represented, everyone had a different design. I like that the men thought that they should receive the same pain as women and decide to tattoo their whole body.....

This lesson will make me think next time I have a tattoo cause my tattoo isn't that special and doesn't mean anything. Its just a plain tattoo that I see on other girls back......

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Smoking

Hi Samuel,

I have to comment well here goes...

The only thing that I agree with is that every non- smoker will be jumping up and down when the ban takes place. But you seem to show two different views on smoking. When you have had a drink, you've smoked. Fair enough you regretted it, but you can't be totally anti smoking can you. However you are happy about the ban but that is quite a selfish attitude to have. What about all the people who have smoked for years. Do you really think that you, government and all the other non- smokers should the right to make them feel like "SOCIAL OUTCASTS".What ever happened to this country having "FREEDOM OF SPEECH". I guess not? They are outsiders just because they do something that people don't think is RIGHT.... I hate to tell all the non- smokers but every smoker is aware of the health risks involved. I don't think its acceptable to force them to chose either stay at home and smoke or go out and smoke when they've left the club or pub. Why should they not have the same RIGHTS to enjoy themselves like anybody else. Lets see how you and people that drink, feel when they start banning ALCOHOL. Because trust me that will be the next thing that will go. Don't forget that drinking can also cause damage that smoking can like CANCER.

When you feel like your a "SOCIAL OUTCAST" then you will wish that you left people alone to enjoy what makes them happy...... But government and non- smokers are not thinking about the people that don't live with anyone. Their only form of communicating is by going down to their local pub to have a drink and a smoke . If they can't do that what have they got to look forward too in life. Why should they have to stop that. After all it is their life to do as they wish

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Being too Religious

On week 7 the lecture was Being too Religious. I wasn't actually there but after reading the presentation on wolf, I got the idea what was said.

I don't think that it is WRONG to have a religion. It is always good to believe in your faith. But I really hate when people try to force their religion on me, that's what is WRONG. I hate when people ask me if I've been christened and when I reply no they go on to say I should because it would help me be a BETTER person, but I've managed 26yrs and ain't a BAD person. I could be in town and a religious person chanting from the bible, that doesn't bother me because their trying to pass on the word of god....

I once had a weird encounter with a Jehovah witness, who knocked on my mum's door. I had never meant this woman and she never knew me, but as soon as I open the door, she called me by my name. Weird or what...... I'll let you decide if it is or not?.......

The religious cult I think is really dangerous is SCIENTOLOGY. Tom Cruise is a member of this cult,I don't know much about this religion. But what I have read its not RIGHT some of the things they have to do. For example Katie Holmes was told to go through a "silent labour" without any painkillers because Tom said its healthier for mother & baby and that they had to go through several rituals after the birth he's letting this cult take over and brainwash him into doing STUPID things as well as brainwashing her. Katie has changed her Christian Religion to fit in with Tom's religion. He has even slated Brooke Shields for taken Anti depressants for postnatal depression, that's how strongly he feels about this religion.

http://www.jci.org/cgi/content/full/115/8/1964

It amazes me that people will follow this religion because the celebrities are joining them, even with all the dangers, but you have to remember that these cults are just out for the money.... Now that is BAD, for more information:

http://www.xenu.net/archive/media/time910605.html

I am not that religious but I do believe in GOD. I don't go church every Sunday. But inside I know that I don't have to be in God's home for him to listen to me... and yes I do thank GOD for the GOOD things in my life such as my SON and I do say prayers when thinks go WRONG.... Is that really BAD of me...
I am aware that every religion has members that believe too much and interpret the message of what they hear to do BAD THINGS

But all I ask is don't look down your nose at me because I don't follow the same religion.

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Steal from the rich.... and give to me

Hi Heather,
I have to comment well here goes...
I agree with you that Robin Hood is my favourite and I personality don't see him as a bandit. But if I was Robin Hood I would steal from the celebrities because they are soooooo rich, especially when there are poor people in the world who are suffering every day amd can't even afford a meal.....
http://hmcmanus.blogspot.com

Bandits and Outlaws

On week 6 the lecture was Bandits and Outlaws,They are everywhere all over the world and they are recognised for what they did and are seen as HEROES, but are ALL of them really that BAD?

http://www.robinhood.ltd.uk/robinhood/index.html

I was surprised when I found out that Robin Hood might not be real.... To me Robin Hood is not a bandit or a outlaw. I'm remembering the cartoon and seeing the good that he did to help the poor people who could not afford anything. Fair enough he stole, but he only stole from the rich and gave to the poor in my eyes. Robin Hood is a HERO.

http://www.ci.st-joseph.mo.us/history/jessejames.cfm

This is Jesse James (1810-1888) To me this man is a true bandit and outlaw. It's true people saw him as the western Robin Hood. But to me he was evil, he robbed banks, train stations and coaches. He seemed too always kill people when carrying out these robbers. He joined the bushwackers, the gorilla unit who went around killing people house by house, this shows you how EVIL he was and how he seemed to love doing it , he had no conscience. But society thought he was a GOOD guy that was forced to be like this because of the circumstance that was happening. The American Civil war. No way is he like Robin Hood, out to achieve the same things. Jesse James did it totally different I wouldn't class him as a HERO he is a BANDIT through and through.

http://www.geocities.com/capitolhill/lobby/3935/

This is Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd. He was seen as a Robin Hood who only targeted the rich to help the poor. He was a BANDIT but will always be known as a HERO. When he died 40,000 people gathered for his funeral. It was the largest funeral in Oklahoma. Fair enough he did rob banks , but it is said that he had morals and truth. He will always be remembered as a legend and a song has made that happen...Here is the lyrics to the song.

http://www.springsteenlyrics.com/lyrics/p/prettyboyfloyd.php

Infidelity

The week 5 lecture was really interesting and I found out a lot of useful information.
I believe that INFIDELITY/CHEATING is wrong. But if I am being honest only because I have experienced the betrayal first hand. I was cheated on when I was 18-19, by a guy who I had been going out for 2yrs. At the time it was heartbreaking, simply because we was friends and had agreed to be honest no matter what.( guess he broke that rule ha ha)

I agree with the question that Meena asked in lecture:-
What is it about ourselves why we feel broken hearted and why does it damage our self esteem?
When I found out it did knock my confidence and I started to think about why he did it in the first place and that people he knew had known and no one had told me. I believe its heart breaking because of the humilation that you face and how it makes you feel. But after awhile I woke up and thought it was something that was wrong with him and I wasn't to blame, I was the innocent one that put my trust in the wrong guy thats all... It did change how I trusted other guys in the future and it took me along time before I gave my all and let my guard down, because after your trust as been knocked you hold this barrier up that you don't want any man to break, so you won't feel the same pain and hurt again...

There are reasons why people cheat I thought it was just because of the physical contact, but it can be the emotional connection as well some researchers believe it all in your genes. Don't know how true that really is, feel free to read more
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3783031.stm

I bumped into that guy, he apolognised and mentioned that he was sorry, that he wasn't ready for the seriousness of the relationship bah,bah. We are now good friends that meet now and again. I would never dream of CHEATING so I deserve the same RESPECT back. As that saying goes "Once a CHEAT always a CHEAT" I really hope one day that would change, but I really doubt it.

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Ciggies...

Hi fran,

I have to comment well here goes nothing. I agree with what your saying people look at smoking like it's really BAD, but there are worser things like drug abuse, alcohol abuse etc. I also agree that everyone is aware of the health risks because they are plastered everywhere, its up to the individual if they decide to take the risk.. Yes films do portray smoking as sex symbols or made to look hard, they may have done in the past but now times have changed and its so like the norm , even through people and government see it as bad, is it really
For years smoking has always been the only pleasure low working class people had and the government wants to stop it????????

http://allornot18.blogspot.com

Field Trip

I'm still working on a field trip that would be suitable for us all to go. I've looked at everybody elses and they have got some interesting places like:

• Broad Street
• Starcity
• jongulars
• weekend away to Amsterdam
• SU bar

All of those above I do regularly or have done years ago. Out of all the places listed I would have to chose Amsterdam. I know its probably not everyones idea of fun and people would be thinking of the cost????????

But I havent been since I was 18 in college and was touring around Amsterdam and Holland, doing a music gig and filming the event. It was brillant......... excuse me just daydreaming here....

Guess that not an ideal event, i'll keep thinking, but it's going to be hard everyone as different taste in music and so I guess its back to the drawboard...

I'll keep you posted x

Masturbation

In week 4 lecture the topic was MASTURBATION. When I first joined this module, I was looking forward to this topic. I wanted to know what I could learn from this subject and if it would be of any interest. I was also interested why it was on the module in the 1st place, because it isn't that BAD.
Fair enough it's still a taboo subject that people wouldn't be swinging from the chandelier's saying that they MASTURBATE, but it's not that BAD....

During the lecture I find out a lot of useful information that I was not aware of, on how the history came about and the painful devices that was invented to stop people MASTURBATING. It was quite shocking that people thought if you MASTURBATED you would end up getting Epilepsy or even dying.....

I know people felt uncomfortable with the questions that was being asked, even I did. I feel that if MASTURBATION didn't have a stigma attached to it then people would feel comfortable saying YES they masturbate. After all thats what happens regularly in the world today and we have to forget the stigma and let people carry on enjoying what they do best MASTURBATING

Men especially need to continue doing it because researchers have proven that masturbating can help prevent prostate cancer. Look at the website for more information:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3072021.stm

Peer Show

In lecture we watched Peer Show. The main character was a man who fancied this woman and tried so hard to gain access to her computer through her password. In the end he find it out and started reading her private and personal e-mails.

The question we was asked was:-
When does a concerned interested in someone's activities become stalking?

Even something as small as trying to gain access to private e-mails is stalking it's a invasion of someone's privancy and could become even worse. I would say that all obsessions can lead to full blown stalking. I feel the stalker wants to be apart of the victim's life and this could be really dangerous if their mind is not stable and starts turning to nasty EVIL thoughts....




There will always be stalkers that take it to far and end up being so obsessed they kill their victims, like what Mark Chapman did to John Lennon in 1980 outside his New York apartment.Mark Chapman saw John not has a celebrity but much more his mind had him thinking all things that wasn't sane and normal. Please read on for more information
http://www.crimelibrary.com/classics4/chapman/a>

I believe that stalking is BAD and WRONG it needs to be looked at because so many people are resulting to stalking. I watched a programme the other day and in America they are much more in tune with stalking and help to catch the stalker before he/she kills their victim or makes their victims life HELL unlike Britain who don't really take stalking seriously enough until it's too late and nothing can be done..........

Breakfast in Tiffany

We watched breakfast in Tiffany and was asked 3 questions.
Is it prostitution to take money from someone who is expecting sex, but then not to supply it?

To me that all depends on whether the person says that they going to exchange sex for money or if they just trying to tease them enough so that they can use them in to getting quick money, so that would be the guy's fault for falling for this trick.... There are women out there that get anything they want by telling a guy what they want to hear. Is this prostitution if a girl is out and a guy buys her drinks and nothing has been mentioned about him getting sex and he thinks, because he brought the drinks he's getting some. That's all just cross wires and could end up being very dangerous with the woman ending up getting attacked.
It is better for both if right from the start they are both clear on what's going to happen and if the man is looking for a prostitute then he should go and find one that would fulfill his wishes.. money for sex.......

If it isn't prostitution, then is it more or less socially respectable?

I would say it's less socially respectable, but everyone has different standards and there are lots of women who like to get as much as they can from men, just because some man buys you something doesn't mean they have to get sex in return...

it all depends on how the woman values herself..



If it is prostitution, then how much is a reasonable change?

That's a hard question because I don't know the going rate they change for prostitution, so I would guess it would all depend how desperate the person who needed the money would change. So that could vary
http://www.unesco.org/courier/1998_12/uk/ethique/txt1.htm

I think prostitution is WRONG and BAD. The women that tend to sell themselves are not doing this because they enjoy it. They are mostly on drugs and only do it to pay for more drugs. Its a evil and cruel cycle that they can not break through. If you stop and think about it, its ashame that they put themselves in dangerous situation night after night all for money.

Family Guy

We watched Family Guy a cartoon where the mother was shoplifting. The 1st question asked was if shoplifting was different to any other kind of theft?

Yes shoplifting is different. After all your only stealing from the company and they can always replace the item back and the company. Fair enough they lose out money wise but the company hasn't got emotionally attachment to that pieces of item. People see stealing as they are not going out their to physically hurt anybody, which isn't the case if someone robs you of you personal items, you feel emotionally and physically hurt, which is not the case if you shoplift from a shop....

The 2nd question was why do people who can afford to buy things shoplift them instead?

I really believe it's down to peer pressure if there friends are doing it, then they want to do it as well. It could also be the buzz they get when they steal something and get away with it. That it ends up like an addiction, which they can't stop even if they get caught. Even celebrities like Winona Ryder steals she can afford mostly everything, but she chose to steal its got to be the thrill and power they get when they leave the shop knowing that they have something in their pocket that they never paid for. Winona was caught but it was nothing to her because she could pay the fine or whatever punishment she received, so she never really learnt her lesson.

I personality have never stole anything, but I would not look down my nose at anybody who chose to take that path. People could be stealing because they can not afford to put food on the table. I don't think thats BAD or WRONG, but if you rob someone then that is BAD and WRONG. It might seem like I have double standards but that what I believe...

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.kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/good_friends/shoplifting.html

Smoking

I wasn't at the smoking lecture due to the lovely weather, but I managed to look at the handout.
There are 4 catergories:-
1) you smoke regularly
2) you smoke occassionally
3) you smoked and gave up
4) you are a non smoker

Having looked at the catergories I am the occassionally smoker who mostly smokes when alcohol touchs my system and sends some mad nicotine craving desire or when i'm feeling stressed.

I can see people feel strongly against smoking and most non smokers have had family or friends that have been affected because of smoking, but I believe everyone has that attitude where they believe that it would never happen to them.........
But at the end of the day it is up to the individual if they want to smoke or not. The health warnings are advertised everywhere so they would always know the dangers....

In films they always portray the men to look hard and macho because they smoke and the woman are made to look sexy. To me smoking is a lifestyle choice you either do it or you don't.. I never ever felt pressured by my friends or films to start smoking it was my choice, it may not be the right decision but there are WORSER things out there that I could be doing?

If my friends don't want me smoking around them, I would not smoke around them. I do respect other people's opinions, but anyway every non smoker can be happy when the smoking ban comes into place, but yet again maybe not when they add tax on something else.....
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first weblog

Well what can I say this is my first ever weblog and I really have no idea what i'm doing, here goes nothing?
When I signed up for being bad I had no idea what people would consider has being really BAD. But after reading everyone's confessions in the first lecture I guess we all have different views on what is bad and Iam not has bad as I once thought (ha ha) But I do know this course is going to be an good eye opener and it is also a way to find out what is really BAD and I'm looking forward to the other topics.
I'm still thinking where we can go on our field trip that would be really bad (ha ha) I'll keep you posted.