Wednesday, April 8, 2009
The Social Action Project
my friend is finishing a training class. we are working on her resume. we are hoping she will get a job in a bank.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
feedback on 3/31/09 class
comment:
Being the only international student in the class, I thought I might be the one who would most relate to the readings, but I was surprised to see that others had a lot to say about the topic.
Social issues such as women’s status and gender roles are very sensitive issues that need to be tackled but with care and wisdom. For women to understand their role in societies were they has low roles, I think it is very important that women be educated first on how to understand their situation. Without understanding the importance of their positions, women can’t fulfill their mission. Two powerful models of how females can change their conditions one in Parvana and the other one in the Japanese mom. Very nice reading which I enjoyed.
connection:
I was so lucky this week to have the opportunity to have a personal experience with the reading. As I told you in class, while heading for the meeting with you I was approached by an angry driver who started shouting at me. He asked (not in a polite way but in a very angry tone) to pull over because I am under arrest and to make things worst he added you are going to jail. I did not ignore a sign nor was I speeding. My car is up to date with all the registration. Still when I opened my window to understand what was going on (it is one of these times when you think you don't speak English but rather some other language) he insisted that I have “to pull over” because “I am under arrest” and that he is going to “take me to jail”. The car was not a police car and he failed to show me any identification. When I demanded some form of ID (he drove away still shouting) and still telling me that “I am going to jail”.
Following advises of reporting the incident, on my way home I visited the police station. It was quiet, only one person a head of me. I was there around 8:20 and I had to wait for almost an hour to see an officer who was so nice. She took the information and she went to check his information (she also took my information). I asked her if this is going to take a long time (by that time I was sure my family were starting to worry a bout me) she assured me that it will only take few minutes. She came out with another police officer (an older male). The older officer started asking me questions but by that time I was so tired to give any more answers or to remember any other details (and to tell you the truth I was afraid). I was afraid that I will be victimized twice in the same day for something that I did not do. Both officers promised to get back to me on Monday (since they would be having some stuff till then). Anyway by the time I was home I found a message on my answering machine form the younger female officer telling me that “the person was contacted by them and he is very nice man different than the way he behaved earlier with me and he was apologetic for what happened”. I thought this could be a good connection to our readings, our discussions, and our dreams. ---------
For this reason, I have NO COMMENT this week.
question:
I wonder if self confident and well education would guarantee any woman a fair treatment. Would factors such as color, back grounds, and look have impact on the treatment of a woman in any country in the world even in the land of freedom?
Being the only international student in the class, I thought I might be the one who would most relate to the readings, but I was surprised to see that others had a lot to say about the topic.
Social issues such as women’s status and gender roles are very sensitive issues that need to be tackled but with care and wisdom. For women to understand their role in societies were they has low roles, I think it is very important that women be educated first on how to understand their situation. Without understanding the importance of their positions, women can’t fulfill their mission. Two powerful models of how females can change their conditions one in Parvana and the other one in the Japanese mom. Very nice reading which I enjoyed.
connection:
I was so lucky this week to have the opportunity to have a personal experience with the reading. As I told you in class, while heading for the meeting with you I was approached by an angry driver who started shouting at me. He asked (not in a polite way but in a very angry tone) to pull over because I am under arrest and to make things worst he added you are going to jail. I did not ignore a sign nor was I speeding. My car is up to date with all the registration. Still when I opened my window to understand what was going on (it is one of these times when you think you don't speak English but rather some other language) he insisted that I have “to pull over” because “I am under arrest” and that he is going to “take me to jail”. The car was not a police car and he failed to show me any identification. When I demanded some form of ID (he drove away still shouting) and still telling me that “I am going to jail”.
Following advises of reporting the incident, on my way home I visited the police station. It was quiet, only one person a head of me. I was there around 8:20 and I had to wait for almost an hour to see an officer who was so nice. She took the information and she went to check his information (she also took my information). I asked her if this is going to take a long time (by that time I was sure my family were starting to worry a bout me) she assured me that it will only take few minutes. She came out with another police officer (an older male). The older officer started asking me questions but by that time I was so tired to give any more answers or to remember any other details (and to tell you the truth I was afraid). I was afraid that I will be victimized twice in the same day for something that I did not do. Both officers promised to get back to me on Monday (since they would be having some stuff till then). Anyway by the time I was home I found a message on my answering machine form the younger female officer telling me that “the person was contacted by them and he is very nice man different than the way he behaved earlier with me and he was apologetic for what happened”. I thought this could be a good connection to our readings, our discussions, and our dreams. ---------
For this reason, I have NO COMMENT this week.
question:
I wonder if self confident and well education would guarantee any woman a fair treatment. Would factors such as color, back grounds, and look have impact on the treatment of a woman in any country in the world even in the land of freedom?
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