I was always told to stand up for what i believe in. No matter the circumstances. There are many people who dont listen to young people because they feel as though we dont have, the maturiy, the wisdom or the mental capacity, to think on the level of an adult. But it kills ke that so many young people have so many good ideas for different things but they are never heard because they're young. When I read the article about the cheerleading, it made me think about all the times young people were ignored as if we dont matter. The cheerleaders may b inspiring to many people because they are young people who voice their opinion whether others listen or not. They arent afraid to be different a bring attention to themselves and stand up for what they believe in and they take full advantage of their right to voice their opinions.

As we talked about in class. WE pay so much in tuition, yet we dont know half of the resources available to us n campus. There are so many activities, clubs, social and academic groups, and other resources that many people dont know about and never use. There are probably many things on this campus that is available to students that i may never use all four years but i still pay for them. Especially freshman, they have a lot to deal with when they get here that they almost dont have time to figure everything out, although its their responsibilty, everyone needs direction, and i feel like many of the students on this campus dont have any idea about the things that are available when everyone should kno what they have to use and how they can use it. I ran into this problem especially when we did our bibliography. I had no idea about ebscohost, nor did I know about looking up books in the library. If i hadnt take the chance to go and figure out how to use these things, I probably would have gone out my way to go to a local library, that I'm used to dealing with. But Im glad I took the time to search through things.

violence, and unhealthy relationships

Why is it that everything we talk about something in class, it comes up later in my life. On thursday we radomly talked about restraining orders, and stalkers etc. Then on friday there was a problem with a stalker, involving the police and everything. I was honestly creeped out and bothered by some of the things that happened. Then there was discussion or informational "talk" about restraining orders and how to get them enforced and at what point you need to get one. ALthough the situation was creepy and uncomfortable, I was extremely impressed how the police, or UPD, handled the situation! I feel protected, and I feel like they are actually here keeping us safe!!
Then later on into the weekend, there was another incident that happened, concerning violence and unhealthy relationships on campus. The violence and unhealthy relationships have gotten out of control. And like in our reading, its so sad to see females who remain in a realtionship not thinking thats its unhealthy or harmful to them. You want to help people but your help and advice can only go so far.
Then one of the bulletin boards in our dorm is all about unhealthy relationships, and questions to ask yourself that will help you define your own relationship and categorize it and its effect on your life. Theres also tips on how to get ou of harmful relationships.
I have always wondered, why is it that people cant see or understand when something or someone is negatively effecting their lives? Is almost as if they dont know right from wrong...

Just a random thought. relationships are so difficult for many reasons, one reason I think its difficult is because theres no class that helps you to understand men, nor how to be in a relationship, let alone a healthy one. So if no one guides you, because everyone at some points needs guidance, then your unsure as to what is supposed to go on.

Body Image

Everyone has different body images. Some people are tall, skinny, fat, and short. Some people have insecurities about what they look. The media has its own vision of what beautiful is, and its not what an average person would resemble. Because people in the media do not look like average women... it makes me feel really insecure about my body. Although i kno that the people in the media are not what an average woman would look like, it still makes me feel insecure. I think that the image in the media should slightly change because of some of the harmful effects it has on young people. many people are outcasted because of the way they look. Many people go through serious surgeries to get the body that will be accepted by most people, and some people meven go so far as to starve themselves or deprive themselves of food in order to have the "image".
Why do people care so much about what they look like? Why do people try to make themselves look a certain way in order to accepted into a certain group? Why does every little aspect of your looks matter so much to so many people??? These are just things that i never understood... questions that no one could ever answer for me.

I went skating with some friends the other night, it was pretty fun until the young kids starting acting out... These young boys, no older than 11, were kicking cussing, and humping young girl that were around the same age. At one pont they had a oung girl on the ground kicking, htting and calling her a slut, as she just rolled around laughing at the fact that she was being abused. There were no chaperones there, it was just kids running around clearly out past their bed times... They did not leave the skating rink until 1am... The whole time I was there, I kept thinking to myself, about how my mother would not allow me out past that late without her there, nor would I be running around doing things that were considered "adult like". Like cussing, listening to uneditted music, dancing slutty and so forth.
I cant fathom the thought of any of my children doing some of the things these children were doing.
This made me think about the type of environment these kids grew up in and the kinds of things they were exposed to, to early on in life. It greatly reflects the type of influence the media, and society has on young children today.

A little aboout ME!!!!

My name is Alicia Brookshire... I am a sophomore. I am from Dayton, Ohio and i graduated from Trotwood High... I've lived in Trotwood nearly all my life. My father is in the military so as a child I traveled and live in many different places. Unfortunately I dont remember a lot from those years... As soon as i walked onto campus, I fell in love... I applied for many different schools but when i walked onto WKU's campus I knew that I wanted to be a hilltopper... I didnt receive very many scholarships but somehow I managed to pay for school... although my second year I received a lot more... I made the Dean's list my freshman year and I was more than proud... I always thought that highschool was just easy and maybe thats why I did so well, but continuing that success in College was an eye opener for me... that... well... I actually was smart!! I am the first person in my family to go to College, so i really feel like there is a great deal of pressure on me, to succeed... But I plan on doing my best and being successful...
I am currently a Biology and Mathematics major with a concentration in pre pharmacy... I am really excited to see what my future will bring!!!

Although I took this class for a gen. ed. credit, I really plan to take a lot from this class... I already feel like I have learned so much... although I knew men and women were treated different but I've learned that it was a lot more than what I thought... I strongly believe that women and men should be treated equal... I will never take anything for granted, because women back then dont have half the advantages that I have today... and that makes me feel empowered as a woman that I have a chance to be what I want to be when not all women had that chance...