Blog #4(semester 2)

This week I read an article called; Report Faults Treatment of Women held at immigration centers. This article is from the New York Times and was written by Dan Frosch. This article talks about a study that concluded that some immigration centers in Arizona have some serious health delay and mistreatment issues. The study also concluded that immigration officials are too harsh and too aggressive with the women when keeping them. These women suffered problems such as cancer and other severe medical conditions. These reports were considered biased by detainees, their lawyers, and other immigration center employees. Apparently mistreatment of women is not uncommon at these immigration centers. Immigration centers have been continuously encouraged and enforced to improve their conditions. Especially focusing on how the women are treated by detainees. Owners of these facilities insist that if there is a problem, it will be fixed. For example, if they find out that a detainee is incorrectly treating a woman, that detainee will be moved to a different facility. Many occasions of women being mistreated have occured. I think it is unethical and unjust to hold someone captive while they suffer. Especially if the suffering is in the expense of another being, such as a pregnant women being held in a detention center. The child could suffer as well as the mother which isn't right.

Blog #3(semester 2);

This week I read an article about culture in Buenos Aires. There, the argentinians feast on fatty red meats, go to local markets and dance the popular tango. The average Buenos Aires citizen lives in an older styled apartment on a small street or alley. Shanty towns are also popular in some areas. The streets are filled with small restaurants and stores so it isn't hard to find what you're looking for. Steak houses also take up much of the street blocks. Popular dishes from these restaurants include; the original, meaty, fatty, rare steak. A heart of palm salad. Empanadas. Blood sausage. and more. In Buenos Aires, there is also alot of poverty. Like I said before, many people live in Shanty towns. Shanty towns are very close, small, beat-down apartments that often don't have roofs, or electricity, or plumbing, or outside walls. When walking along the streets, many people will ask you for money usually having an excuse of why they need it instead of just saying that they can't afford what they need or don't have any money at all. Many people are also along the streets doing street acts for money. One of the most popular cultural events in Buenos Aires is to go see a Tango show. Tango is and artsy, sexual, but yet suffisticated dance usually performed by a man and his partner. It's fun to see these shows for the dancing, but also for the costumes and the food.

http://www.geographia.com/argentina/history.htm

Blog #2(semester 2); Twilight

In twilight, Bella faces the difficulty of accepting that Edward is a vampire. Throughout the book, Bella pretends that she doesn't care that he is a vampire, nor does she ever express her feelings about it. I don't think anyone could ever imagine falling in love with someone who could, at any moment, bite you, then suck your blood out until you die or become a vampire yourself. Although Bella acts as though she isn't scared and doesn't care, Edward insists she be a little frightened for his and her own sake. Because of Bella's "fearlessness", Edward also feels the need to prove to her that he can be very frightening, or a "monster" as he called himself. However, through all these mixed, expressed, and unexpressed emotions, thoughts, and feelings, both Bella and her lover seem to look further than the consequences of a vampire dating and loving a mortal. They still find a deep passion for eachother. A sense of understanding, a sense of connection, a sense of care for one another, and simple young love come out of both of these reserved characters in Twilight.

Blog #1 (semester 2); Hurricane Emily's damage

Hurricane Emily hit the Yucatan peninsula on July 18th, 2005. Although there was a lot of structual damage, there were few deaths. Most of the damage included the wreckage of power lines, leaving seventy percent of the population without power. The storm's strong winds were powerful enough to break a cellphone tower completely in half, collapse two gas stations, uproot street lights and much more. The streets were littered with uprooted trees, snapped telephone polls, bent street signs, and crumpled bilboards. Most resorts and hotels lasted through the storm and it's winds, except for Akumal (which is a popular spot for americans) was badly damaged. Thousands of tourists spent an uncomfortable night in a gymanasium in Cancun. Hurricane Emily also harshly affected Mexico's farmers. Corn, papaya, and citrus crops were completely wiped out. This article was called: Storm lashes out Yucatan, then goes out to Sea and it was written by, James C. McKinley.