http://mcurtisnotes.blogspot.com/2007/05/my-response-to-brendas-blog-banning-of.html
Ok, anyone could pretend to be someone else when wearing full veil but I do think that Amina Azmi was treated wrongly. She was, as far as I know employed as a teacher while wearing her full veil so therefore it was not her that was at fault here. Most people believed that she should not teach because of this, but she could be the best teacher around (Einstein was sacked from 2 teaching jobs because of his handwriting, imagine him as your teacher) I think she should have kept her job. As for the fact that anyone could pretend to be her, Anyone could pretend to be a supply teacher or something like that it if someone wants to get into a school, they will do.
Thursday 10 May 2007
Thursday 3 May 2007
Questionnaire
Age? 30
Sex? Female
What is your degree subject (both if joint)? English
Does ‘Being Bad’ relate well to the other modules you are taking? Not really
If so, how? And if not, why not? It just isn't very english based
Have you found ‘Being Bad’ too demanding, too easy, or at an appropriate level?
at appropriate level
Do you think the list of topics covered on the module was appropriate?
Yes
Are there any topics not included in the module that you would like to see included?
Celebrity role models???
Sex? Female
What is your degree subject (both if joint)? English
Does ‘Being Bad’ relate well to the other modules you are taking? Not really
If so, how? And if not, why not? It just isn't very english based
Have you found ‘Being Bad’ too demanding, too easy, or at an appropriate level?
at appropriate level
Do you think the list of topics covered on the module was appropriate?
Yes
Are there any topics not included in the module that you would like to see included?
Celebrity role models???
Do you think that the format for classes has worked well? Yes
What did you think of the module team? Ok, at least they have a sense of humor and happy to help
Do you think it would have been better to have had more:
Small group discussions? No
Discussion and debate among the class as a whole? No
Information and talk from lecturers? Yes
The approach taken in the module is interdisciplinary (drawing on perspectives from English Literature, Film Studies, Creative Writing, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Media Studies and Politics): do you think this a useful way of approaching the topics covered in the module?
No
Do you think that interdisciplinary modules are a good idea?
Not at all
Do you think you have benefited from the interdisciplinary approach taken in the module?
Definitely not
Would you like to see more modules that cover this kind of subject matter?
No
Are you planning to take the follow-up module PH2004 ‘It Shouldn’t Be Allowed’ at level 2?
No I am sticking to the English based modules.
Would you recommend ‘Being Bad’ to a friend?
Only if they were studying philosophy
Do you think that the blogs (web logs) were a good idea? Yes I learned a lot from these
What did you think of the other assessments (e.g. would it be better to have one longer assessment rather than two shorter ones?)?
No they were ok, It was good to be able to choose what you would prefer to do.
What have you learned from the module?
Not much really, only bits from the body modification lecture as I found this one interesting. How to do weblogs.
What parts of the module have you found most useful and why?
?????
What parts do you think were a waste of time and why?
Most of it as far as uni goes. I came to uni to study English and thought that's what i would be able to do, so for me the whole thing was a waste of time but i did enjoy it all the same.
Are there any other comments you wish to make regarding ‘Being Bad’?
I probably would be less negative about this module if i didnt feel cheated into taking it by removing the English modules i came here to study.
What did you think of the module team? Ok, at least they have a sense of humor and happy to help
Do you think it would have been better to have had more:
Small group discussions? No
Discussion and debate among the class as a whole? No
Information and talk from lecturers? Yes
The approach taken in the module is interdisciplinary (drawing on perspectives from English Literature, Film Studies, Creative Writing, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Media Studies and Politics): do you think this a useful way of approaching the topics covered in the module?
No
Do you think that interdisciplinary modules are a good idea?
Not at all
Do you think you have benefited from the interdisciplinary approach taken in the module?
Definitely not
Would you like to see more modules that cover this kind of subject matter?
No
Are you planning to take the follow-up module PH2004 ‘It Shouldn’t Be Allowed’ at level 2?
No I am sticking to the English based modules.
Would you recommend ‘Being Bad’ to a friend?
Only if they were studying philosophy
Do you think that the blogs (web logs) were a good idea? Yes I learned a lot from these
What did you think of the other assessments (e.g. would it be better to have one longer assessment rather than two shorter ones?)?
No they were ok, It was good to be able to choose what you would prefer to do.
What have you learned from the module?
Not much really, only bits from the body modification lecture as I found this one interesting. How to do weblogs.
What parts of the module have you found most useful and why?
?????
What parts do you think were a waste of time and why?
Most of it as far as uni goes. I came to uni to study English and thought that's what i would be able to do, so for me the whole thing was a waste of time but i did enjoy it all the same.
Are there any other comments you wish to make regarding ‘Being Bad’?
I probably would be less negative about this module if i didnt feel cheated into taking it by removing the English modules i came here to study.
Wednesday 2 May 2007
Assignment 3
I mentioned in an earlier blog that as a group we had been thinking of doing a poster for the assignment. We did do one on body modification which turned out quite well. (Picture above) Along with the poster we decided to do a questionnaire asking what people thought about it and whether they made instant judgements about someone based on their appearance. The findings weren't exactly suprising, the younger people were, the less of an issue facial piercings became. We asked "Should first impressions count?" I personally dont think so but should they?
Tuesday 1 May 2007
Body modification
Well I'm not sure if any of the web logs I add now are going to be worth anything, being so far behind but it's got to be worth a try. Having decided not to leave uni and come back next semester (if they'll have me) i thought i should try and catch up. The lecture I enjoyed most was a few weeks back on body modification. I'm sure there's a fair few people out there who don't realise they have modified their bodies in some way, which i find quite amusing.
The extremes that some people go to are actually quite scary though and in a lot of cases not very attractive. For assignment 2 I was looking through some websites and discovered some pictures of the most pierced woman. God knows why she has done it but she looks hideous. I'm sure she could get in the Guinness Book of Records for a different reason if she tried. If I can find it I will add a link, it's definitely worth a look if you haven't seen it already!!
I must admit I have tattoos and have had piercings in the past (much to my families horror) but I think that too many can sometimes look tacky and also give people the wrong impression about the kind of person you are. Although this is wrong, it's just the way society is unfortunately.
People should be able to express their personalities however they wish without being judged or stereotyped because of the colour of their hair, or their piercings etc. Not everyone who does these things are bad, it's just the attitudes of those who don't understand that is!!
http://www.elainedavidson.com/
http://www.bmezine.com/pierce/bme-pirc.html
The extremes that some people go to are actually quite scary though and in a lot of cases not very attractive. For assignment 2 I was looking through some websites and discovered some pictures of the most pierced woman. God knows why she has done it but she looks hideous. I'm sure she could get in the Guinness Book of Records for a different reason if she tried. If I can find it I will add a link, it's definitely worth a look if you haven't seen it already!!
I must admit I have tattoos and have had piercings in the past (much to my families horror) but I think that too many can sometimes look tacky and also give people the wrong impression about the kind of person you are. Although this is wrong, it's just the way society is unfortunately.
People should be able to express their personalities however they wish without being judged or stereotyped because of the colour of their hair, or their piercings etc. Not everyone who does these things are bad, it's just the attitudes of those who don't understand that is!!
http://www.elainedavidson.com/
http://www.bmezine.com/pierce/bme-pirc.html
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