In my opinion, there are a few advantages to being blind and to being deaf. If someone is blind or deaf, all of their other senses will be heightened. They will be able to smell much better and taste more vividly than if they could see and hear. They would also be more confident in themselves because they would not have to worry about what they looked like because they would have no idea what that means. They would be able to have confidence in their abilities and not rely on their appearance to give them confidence. Also, although they would not be protected of all the negativity of the world, they would be sheltered from a large quantity of pain because of their inability to see the hurtful things of this world. Another more obvious advantages to being blind is all of the societal benefits. Blind people often have options that make life much easier for them. For example, they get better seating on public transportation.
There are also many advantages for being deaf as well. People who cannot hear can very often read lips very well which can be useful in certain situations. Deaf people have the advantage of not having to hear what they don't want to simply by turning off their hearing aid. Loud noises at night or bad music or annoying people are very easy to mute. Similarly to being blind, people who cannot hear often have more developped senses of taste and smell. I get headaches regularly from excess noise so I would think that deaf people would not suffer from that.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
The Shopping Center "Scavenger Hunt"
Doing this assignment was actually very interesting and eye-opening. I never realized how little variety and diversity there is in our shopping malls. For those who do not fit into the 'norm' here in canada - in other words for those who are not thin, young, white canadians - it would be a little intimidating. There were still some options available but they were all very limited and hard to find.
In the toy section, the large majority of barbie dolls or action figures were white. In fact there were only 7 in the entire store that were not white. If someone was looking for anything featuring an native american or aboriginal person they would be completely out of luck because there was not a single team mascot or any other item featuring a native american.
In the card section of the store there were only twelve christmas cards because it is not yet christmas season. There were no cards for any other religious holiday such as Hanukkah or Kwanzaa. The romance cards section is very large, yet amongst the dozens of cards for heterosexual couples, not a single card for a homosexual or transexual couple were available.
The modeling industry is centered on featuring thin, young white people or families and that is all that is seen in stores as well. All signs in the store pictured young healthy adults. There were no signs featuring people who were over 60 yaers of age. Even in the plus size women's section (called Women's 18+), there were no pictures featuring overweight women. There is no section for plus-size men. It seems that those who fit into the stereotype are supposed to be happier and more normal and so they are portrayed more often in stores. Similarly, the majority of filler picture inside picture frames were of young white people. There were 2 featuring latinos, 2 featuring asians, and 6 featuring african americans, all of which fall short of the number featuring white people.
Other than the actual items fitting a stereotype, the physical layout of the store also is arranged in a way that is exclusive. Those who cannot walk normally without assistance would have much difficulty manoevering between the racks of clothes and down crowded aisles. Although the racks were of fairly good height for everyone, it would still recquire a stretch for those in wheelchairs. Simply spacing out the store a little bit more would make shopping more convenient and easier for all people.
The workers at the store and all of the customers were all of varied age, gender and ethnicity.
In the toy section, the large majority of barbie dolls or action figures were white. In fact there were only 7 in the entire store that were not white. If someone was looking for anything featuring an native american or aboriginal person they would be completely out of luck because there was not a single team mascot or any other item featuring a native american.
In the card section of the store there were only twelve christmas cards because it is not yet christmas season. There were no cards for any other religious holiday such as Hanukkah or Kwanzaa. The romance cards section is very large, yet amongst the dozens of cards for heterosexual couples, not a single card for a homosexual or transexual couple were available.
The modeling industry is centered on featuring thin, young white people or families and that is all that is seen in stores as well. All signs in the store pictured young healthy adults. There were no signs featuring people who were over 60 yaers of age. Even in the plus size women's section (called Women's 18+), there were no pictures featuring overweight women. There is no section for plus-size men. It seems that those who fit into the stereotype are supposed to be happier and more normal and so they are portrayed more often in stores. Similarly, the majority of filler picture inside picture frames were of young white people. There were 2 featuring latinos, 2 featuring asians, and 6 featuring african americans, all of which fall short of the number featuring white people.
Other than the actual items fitting a stereotype, the physical layout of the store also is arranged in a way that is exclusive. Those who cannot walk normally without assistance would have much difficulty manoevering between the racks of clothes and down crowded aisles. Although the racks were of fairly good height for everyone, it would still recquire a stretch for those in wheelchairs. Simply spacing out the store a little bit more would make shopping more convenient and easier for all people.
The workers at the store and all of the customers were all of varied age, gender and ethnicity.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Writting Assignment 1: How do you feel about blogging.
My experience so far with this blog can be described in one word : slow. I have a little bit of previous blogging experience from a couple of months ago. It was required of me to set of a blog for a summer program I was accepted into. Coming back onto blogger.com after a few weeks of being home from camp brought back a lot of memories of people I haven`t seen since july and who I miss terribly. To be honest, I`m a bit bitter about having to write on this new blog, because it means that the summer is officially over.
I actually really enjoyed designing my blog. I love picking out templates and matching colors. I think that doing my AP Psychology work online will make it a lot more enjoyable to do. The way I see it, blogging can either really help or make handing in assignments much more difficult. Since the majority of teens check their emails and facebook account multiple times each day, doing homework will be more convenient. But on the other hand, the internet is a very distracting thing and I`m feeling like my procrastination could get a lot worse. Only time will tell.
At this point, I`m okay with having my work posted on the internet. I find it hard to believe that random strangers would come onto my profile to read my writting on psychology. As long as this blog remains solely for academic purposes I have no problem sharing my thoughts. On the other hand, I`m not the kind of person who would have a blog for personal reasons. I`m too much of a private person for that. I`m hoping that this course will challenge me in that area. That I would become less afraid voice my opinion.
Brittney
I actually really enjoyed designing my blog. I love picking out templates and matching colors. I think that doing my AP Psychology work online will make it a lot more enjoyable to do. The way I see it, blogging can either really help or make handing in assignments much more difficult. Since the majority of teens check their emails and facebook account multiple times each day, doing homework will be more convenient. But on the other hand, the internet is a very distracting thing and I`m feeling like my procrastination could get a lot worse. Only time will tell.
At this point, I`m okay with having my work posted on the internet. I find it hard to believe that random strangers would come onto my profile to read my writting on psychology. As long as this blog remains solely for academic purposes I have no problem sharing my thoughts. On the other hand, I`m not the kind of person who would have a blog for personal reasons. I`m too much of a private person for that. I`m hoping that this course will challenge me in that area. That I would become less afraid voice my opinion.
Brittney
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