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For this day we watched a movie called the lost boys. It was about the lost boys left to Suedan to go to America to get an education and earn money to send back to there family. And that doesn't quit work out.  And the people did not do a good job telling them about getting a insurance for they vehcel. or let them now how to pay for there bills.

Discussions was fun like always especially when Vincent, Kara, and Matt go at it.

Snack

For my snack I chose holland rusks. They are toast like light airy and are as big as an english muffin. Ingredients
Wheat Flour, Glucose Syrup, Eggs, Sugar, Yeast, Salt, Vegetable Oil (Contains One or More of the Following: Palm Oil, Canola Oil, Coconut Oil and Castor Oil), Emulsifiers (Sodium Stearoyl-2-Lactylate, Soya Lecithin).
Warnings
Contains: wheat, egg, soy. May contain traces of sesame seeds.
(http://www.wegmans.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=390372&storeId=10052&langId=-1).

They come from the Netherlands, the Dutch.

week 11

The guessed speaker for this class was Matthew Peterson. He is one of the professors at Williston State College. He talked to us about disabilities. There are allot of things people should consider or not do. One thing is people should treat people with disabilities the same way they would treat any other person. There are disabilities that a person does not physically see. make sure you start with a normal conversion and expect one back in return, and adjust if you need too. There is allot of do nots that Matthew Peterson mentions,
1. Don't stare
2. Don't treat him or her like they are not there.
3. Don't make initial assumptions about some one's disabilities that are perceived lack there of.

I think that we all have our own disabilities. There are certain things I can do and somethings I cant do.  I really enjoyed having Peterson as a guess speaker. He is a great guy.

I liked the article "Being a teen in North American culture" Its talking a beauty and how It is different depending on the way you think beauty is or should be. And in this article it talks about the way we look at beauty in our culture.

Ummm...day 9?

For this week we watched  "Middle sexes, redefining He and She"  It was about sexuality in different cultures. I think the most intresting part of  movie was when they were talking about the ladyboys. When you look at them you would never guess that they were ladyboys. They looked like really pretty ladies. I found it intresting that men like the idea of  ladyboys.

 Also in the movie there was apart where there is a person that can go either way with there sex. I think that has to be so confusing. How stressful is that! It was amasing to see that they could have a close to normal life.

One thing that gets to me is people killing people because they are different, and because they are afread of what other people are going to  think about them. Also people with lost gender do not have much family support at all. Most of the time the will band them, not claim them. Also it is hard for most to find place to live or a good job. Sexuality is a big part of todays life.

Day something....after coming back from China

This day we had a guess speaker who goes by Ed. Ed is a transgender. The reasoning that I got out of what he said was he always felt like he didn't feel like he was in the right kind of body. He liked women, and always had dreams growing a maustach. And did not like what most girls did. He was so lost and confused and came down with the conclusion either commit suicide or change gender. He decided to change gender. which i personally thought was a good choice. His support  mainly came from his brothers. He's mother had a hard time at first but now is adjusting to it and asking him questions. He has a girlfriend she new him before he changed. She was very accepting about the change. he has been with her for 2 years now. It took awhile for her parents to adjust to it, but the way it sounds they are all getting along now. Ed had a hard time finding a job because paperwork wasn't done. He was homeless for 18 months, family wouldn't even help. In most of the country he could legally be fired for it. Housing, employers and even doctors can refuse service. There are still challenges. At the end of the day he has never been happier in his life. The  only moment of regret was the morning of the chest surgery, he looked at himself and decided to go for it. Lost all sensation in his nipples. I have to say this has been the most interesting guest speaker for me and very educational. It has opened my eyes a little more.