I would try and keep them as equal to men as possible. I think making them seem a lot better than men would be unfair and would make it so some men would act like bodyguards and be overprotective. Canada has been doing this to the Natives and it hasn't been working that well. Women instead need to be looked at as equals. If they looked better it would be like Employment Equity with some people who are not a minority not getting the job even if they are more qualified then someone that is viewed as a minority. Maybe in the early stages try and make employers look at credentials instead of sex. Try and make the sex unknown so a decision could be made free of bias. I would also try and crack down more on men who are unfair to women and not let them get away with it
I think technology could change education in a positive way. Teachers are scared of kids misusing technology instead of learning. I think instead of forcing kids to something, they should be showing them whats right so the kids don't just do it because they have to but also be interested. With something that is used on a daily basis, kids are very familiar and comfortable with technology. Kids would be more engaged in what they are doing and produce better work. The distraction of having access to Facebook, Twitter, etc, would be hard thing to deal with but if you can teach your students to do the work I think it would be better. Since in the real world technology is taking over, why keep the students in the dark and not teach them skills they are going to use in the future. In almost every job some sort of form of technology is used and they should be familiar with it. Also with technology some things that can be repetitive could be removed and the lack the lack of pencils, textbooks, etc would be good for the environment. Technology may some drawbacks in education but overall I think it would be beneficial for
I learned that computers are not as small as I thought they in the 1950's. It's hard to predict the future and it is funny what they thought today might be like and how it actually is. It is hard to think that old computers today would be super computers back then. I also learned how expensive computers were and how heavy they weighed. They said a home computer would weigh around 1.5 tons but we have laptops that are a several pounds. It is amazing how parts were so big then but now some of them need a maginiying glass to see
I learned that all viruses are very different. I thought that all viruses spread but some don't. I know now that I need to think before I download or look at things on the internet. I also need to check my current programs and remove them before the timer goes off because some viruses stay dormant until a certain time. I think I am too easy going when downloading or looking at websites. I need to evaluate the website more then download what i need.
1. Why did Mark create "Facesmash"?
He created it to be a hot or not website for Havard students. This was to test how get people on a site and to get back at his ex girlfriend. 2. Do you believe that this website could lead to young women feeling insecure about their appearance? Based on our discussions in class, how do you think most of these women would react to their ratings. I think it would make them fell insecure because they are being compared to others. I think most women would be disgusted and very few would like it. 3. Do you think Mark was a cyberbully? Please elaborate? He was a bit of a bully with the site by using it to compare girls but he didn't do much else that made him a bully. He can be a bit of a douche bag like ignoring people, being a smart alec, etc but I wouldn't consider him to be a bully 4. When does Mark decide to expand the site to other schools? What role did Erica have in this decision? Erica doesn't have Facebook because she doesn't go to Harvard. Mark wants her to know about it so he tries to expand it to other schools. 5. “I was your only friend - you had one friend,” Eduardo tells Mark across the deposition table. What is Mark and Eduardo's friendship like? Why did it break down? Mark did things that Eduardo didn't want to do and Eduardo wanted things that Mark didn't like putting ads on the site. After a while they got sick of each other. 6. How did Mark get the idea to include relationship status on Facebook profiles? What explanation does he give to Eduardo for including this on Facebook? I guy came up to him asking him a girl that he liked was dating someone else. This way people know what someone else is interested in and if they are in a relationship. People want to be in a relationship but don't know if they are already in one. 7. “As if every thought that tumbles through your head was so clever it would be a crime for it not to be shared,” Mark's ex Erica snaps at Mark. Why are people drawn to the idea of broadcasting their personal lives on the internet? People want to tell other people about their and get things off their chest also they want to get their opinion on what they are doing. 8. “The internet's not written in pencil, Mark. It's written in ink,' states Erica, seething at the comments he blogged about her. Why is the typed word so powerful? Why is it tempting to misuse this power online? What positive things can social-networking sites achieve when used to their full potential? A typed world can be saved forever and always be accessed by anybody. I think people misuse their power because they think there is no consequences. Now with the social networking sites people of different age groups, social ranks, races, can be together. Even people across the world can become friends and share their experiences and some can even help people out that need it. 9. In what ways does Facebook encourage us to define ourselves? How does this affect our identity and self-image? Facebook wants you to express your feelings and thoughts to other people. With it being online people tend to share more than face to face but that can have its problems as well. Since most people don't see their friends on Facebook that much except for a few, people try to look a certain way and only put out certain things about them out there (that may or may not be true) and leave out the others so they look different than they actually are. 10. How are the themes of 'coolness' and money played out through the film? How do you think users of Facebook will react to knowing that, by sharing their lives publicly, they are allowing someone else to make billions from their personal information? Facebook is only for Harvard students at first and they are able to make a lot of money off Facebook. People must feel that it is scary but they wouldn't stop using Facebook because of it. They don't think it affects them that much. 11. Facebook has around 500 million members worldwide. What impact has it had on our culture? It has brought out a good and bad side inside of us. Now people are always on their phones, computers, etc checking their Facebook and talking about stuff that does matter and doesn't matter. Even stores have Facebook accounts and they use it so people know when they are open, sales, etc. People are doing some good things like exposing a corruption in a charity or spreading false information out to people. Even though there are a lot of negatives, it has a big positive effect on our culture. I think I am a pretty trustworthy person. I listen and do what I think is ethical. I talk to others I don't know with respect and my elders and others that I think deserve respect. If someone (parents, teacher etc) asks me to do something I usually do it even if I doubt it is important, ethical etc. Sometimes I will do something that is unethical because I am grumpy, mad etc. But generally I think I am an ethical person. I think that people can change and can become a better person no matter what they have done. When I am online I am usually the same person except I am a bit more confident. I try to think about what I am doing and how it affects other people but once in a while I will get carried away.
The worst day of my life was the first time riding the bus by myself. We had just moved to our new house and my school was now out of walking distance. There was another school that was closer but I wanted to be with my friends. Since I was in grade 7 I would only have to take it for one year. I had to say goodbye to my parents and get on a bus that was full of big people when I was not even 5 feet tall. I stood at the bus stop thinking of all the bad things that could happen. What if I missed my stop? Or maybe the bus driver didn't let me on because I was too small. When I saw the bus coming around the corner my heart started racing. The bus pulled up and everyone was looking at me. I tried to look away and just show my bus pass. Thew bus driver stopped me and asked me how old i was. I said I was 12 and he looked at me with a odd look. I knew he didn't believe me but he let me on anyways. I got on and looked at where i could sit. I found an empty seat near the front. I tried not to look at anybody because i thought that maybe I would get somebody mad. Now the bus was getting farther away from my house and I wasn't recognizing where I was. I thought that maybe I was on the wrong bus. I didn't have a phone on me so I had no way of contacting them and I was to shy to ask someone on the bus. I started to recognize the area i was in and right away I pulled the cord. I didn't want to go to far from my school. I got up and quickly got off the bus. I started walking up the hill and I realized I got off a stop early. I checked my watch I found out I was going to be late. I was running with my heavy backpack bouncing all around. When I arrived at the school no one was outside. I walked into my class with everybody looking at me. That was the worst day of my life.
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