Monday, October 29, 2012

HURRICANE SANDY

The island of manhattan was evacuated on Saturday due to hurricane sandy. once the evacuation was over, anyone else on the island is now stuck there until further notice because the bridges were all raised. do you think this is fair to the people trying to get off the island even though they already had a 72 hour notice to evacuate. explain

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Halloween

What are your thoughts on Halloween? Do you think it is safe for kids to spend a night going door to door? Do you plan on trick-or-treating this year? How does Halloween change as we get older?
What similarities can you find between "Cool Hand Luke" and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" so far?

Thursday, October 18, 2012

what are your views on the documentary "SuperSize Me"

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Many writers and filmmakers who address gender issues cite dolls, specifically Barbie, as a significant influence on female body image.  In Tough Guise, Jackson Katz implies that the increased musculature of action figures leads boys to feel inadequate and overcompensate with violent behavior.  But how much of an influence on gender-related body image can a toy really exert?  The Onion mocks such concerns with its piece about Bratz dolls with enormous heads.  The Simpsons playfully grapples with the issue in "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy."  To what extent has your body image been influenced by dolls and action figures?