Week 4: Smoker's Rights

Do you think that U.S. citizens who smoke are victims of discrimination?

Personally, i feel that smokers are nothing less then murderers. But then again on the other hand it is their personally choice to cause harm to themselves. Where as more and more public areas are becoming smoke free it gets harder and harder for those who smoke......

In a way i guess it is discrimination against their personal choice but since it also contradicts the health of the general public i feel that it is more of a safety issue then a discrimination one. One has the right to do whatever they may desire in their home in their own privacy, as long as that remains no one should have anything against these restrictions.

It is the government's job to make everyone aware of all the harm drugs and alcohol do to them which includes smoking, then its upto them to make their own wise decisions. As it stated in the reading, "But banning a legal behavior in someone's own home is an intrusion of privacy that could set a dangerous precedent that, tken to extremes, could allow government to regulate too much in private life, opponents say."

The governments job is to inform and educate, its the individuals job to make the decision. Unless smoking cigarettes becomes illegal by the government i feel that smokers are not being discriminated against. The regulations are just for the safety of public health and those who smoke should respect that.

Week 3

1. What was the author's purpose in writing this story?

The author's purpose in writing this story was a mixture of expressing herself and informing the reader of her feelings towards the discrimination of race. She uses her personal life expierence to establish and prove her argument about the methodology behind the harsh society. I feel that she succeeded to express her beliefs and took a step towards changing the society and their beliefs.

2. Write about an experience that you might have had in dealing with diversity.

*Gender: Well, recently signing up for car insurance was not such a good experience. Since i was a "girl" my insurance rate is higher then that of a "boy," reasoning being that apparently girls seem to get nervous very easily (Stereotype).

*Race & Religion: You might be shocked but in todays society after all that has happened in the past 8 years i never came across an incident where i was judged for my race or religion. I have just started to wear a head scraf not even a year ago, after doing so i found more people asking me about my religion and my culture. Thankfully i never came across any form of discrimination in such a way......

Introduction and Learning Style

After the homework assignment given i realized that learn better with visuals and hands on activities rather then the lecture notes. I have to work on things like how to study thought, how to divide up my time and when to take breaks. I feel that this course will help me in many aspects.