Last Progress Report

12/9/2009
1 hour- spent meeting with the group and preparing for our presentation, deciding who was reading what, what order things were going to be in
30 minutes-spent writing a paragraph for the presentation
10 minutes- working on the works consulted page
20 minutes- for updating our facebook page

Progress Report 5

12/7/2009
30 minutes- worked on works consulted
10 minutes- looked up the background on the color that we chose for the bracelets
10 minutes- made discussion on facebook about how far is too far
10 minutes- made various notes about rape topic on facebook

Our project is done for the most part and the only thing we have left to do is to get ready for how we are going to present everything.

Progress Report 4

12/1/2009
Since 11/20 I have spent 2.0 hours mainting theFacebook up until today and doing research for the fact of the day.
In class we discussed our project further and how we are going to get the video onto the Facebook and how we plan to put informative notes on our Facebook page 1.0 hour

Our project is coming along great!

Progress Report 3

11/19/2009
Worked on bracelets for 2.5 hours (as a group)
In the past week I have spent 1 hour keeping up our Facebook and getting more people to join
In addition I looked for more pictures to put on our Facebook which I did for a half hour (.30)
Discussed in class among me and my group members about what was going into the video (.15)

Our group is making really good progress even though we have only been working on this project for a short time. We are all really excited about our project and what we've accomplished!

Progress Report 2

11/18/2009
Kelsey, Sarah, and I met for an hour to make our proposal. We came up with our thesis and divided up the work for our project. Kelsey is doing a lot of the research and helping Sarah with our video that with have pictures and text. I will be working on our Facebook page and maintaining it. We are also making bracelets to support our cause which we will all be doing together. Our proposal making went along really well and we feel we have a strong topic and our forms of media will portray our topic very well.

2nd Progress Report

Jessica Hearne Group Name= R.A
Project Rape Awareness
11/12/2009 - 1.30 hours
Created Facebook page for our cause, sent out invitations for all friends to join
Also found pictures for our cause 5 really good ones that our now in an album on the Facebook page, the page is called Awareness against Sexual Pressure because Facebook prohibits using rape as the name for pages.

*If anyone would like to join the group on Facebook type in my name and add me and I will send you a link to the cause page!

First Progress Report for R.A

Jessica Hearne-----11/12/2009 10 minutes
Project
Purpose is to inform rape awareness. Our plan is to inform out audience with pictures and statistics and interviews/surveys. Our audience is teenagers and young adults, so basically high school and college kids. For media we plan on doing a commercial and creating a Facebook page to get people to join our cause in raising rape awareness. We are going to use a commercial and Facebook because television and Facebook is a major way they we get messages sent to us. Most high school kids and almost all college students have a Facebook and get sent invitations to join causes and raise awareness about various topics so we think it would really help if we made a rape awareness group and made others involved to show that it really is a problem.

The Epic H1N1

It's too bad that we don't live in Afghanistan because according to CNN.com this past week Afghanistan has closed every school due to the rapid spread of H1N1. The schools will be closed down for weeks, nobody knows for how long, presumably until the disease isn't so rampant. As some people may have seen the masks people were to protect them from the disease, those masks are also used in Afghanistan by all ages. However many of the people in Afghanistan are afraid and are in need of Tamiflu shots. It's amazing how one disease can cause so much panic all around the world. Hopefully we will see this disease go away in the near future.

Ancient City Uncovered

Recently in Guatemala an old Mayan pyramid was founded. This pyramid is now only being founded because of the massive jungle covering it. It is larger that the city of Los Angeles and may soon be claimed the world's largest pyramid. Preservationists are now wanting to preserve this place a protect if from drug trafficking, looting, and logging. The article also discusses how much labor goes into these pyramids. It also wants to tell us how much labor it took to build these pyramids with a person carrying each and every stone that was used to craft these large pyramids.




source: AOL New

A Cure for Cancer?

According to Global Good News, a recent study in London proved that an ingredient in curry can kill esophageal cancer cells. Scientists think that one day this might serve as an anti-cancer treatment. The ingredient has been shown to kill the cancer cells within twenty four hours. Each year 500,000 people die of esophageal cancer so if this ingredient can be used to save people that would be absolutely amazing to save that many lives. People who develop this cancer usually do not survive the first five years so having this curry ingredient would be very beneficial to modern day medicine.


Source: "Scientists say curry compound kills cancer cells." Health; Good New From Around the World. Oct 2009. http://www.globalgoodnews.com/health-news-a.html?art=125674134733702356

Japan Warship Hits Other Ship

I read an article today about a Japanese warship hitting a South Korean ship. Fires occurred on both ships after the two collided and three crew members were injured. The ships actually collided under a bridge in the Kanmon Strait. The strait was impassable for a few hours after the collision but is now open to ships. Ship members are currently being questioned to figure out why the ships collided in the first place. Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa called a conference shortly after to say that they were sorry for the collision of the ships and will find out what caused the collision in the first place.


Cite: Yamaguchi, Mari. "Japanese Warship Collides With South Korean Vessel." AOL New Online. Sept. 2009. http://news.aol.com/article/japanese-warship-collides-with-south/738120?icid=main|aimzones|dl1|link2|http%3A%2F%2Fnews.aol.com%2Farticle%2Fjapanese-warship-collides-with-south%2F738120

Another Part of Trafficking

Another article that I read on trafficking talked about how the trafficking market in Thailand is more profitable than the drug market there. The trafficking market according to this article makes about twelve million dollars a year. Not sure how you feel about that but it's pretty astounding to me. This article talks about Thailand being a major hotspot for trafficking. It also says how people who are not legal citizens of Thailand have a much greater chance of being trafficked. The part of this article that stood out to me was the horrid statistic of seventy percent of eight hundred families have sold a daughter into prostitution. This really makes me wonder how bad the people of the country are struggling to sell their own children to make money.

Trafficking in Thailand

In an article I recently read on HumanTrafficking.org a current global issue was discussed. Human trafficking for sex and labor has become a big issue around the world. This article talked about how a possible cause of trafficking is the countries debt. This article primarily talk about how women are more the targeted gender of traffickers. The woman are more so used for sex and the men for labor. The article also gave a brief overview how not much is being done by the government to stop it and sadly very few arrests have been made among traffickers.

Sex Trafficking in Turkey part 2

In regards to my first article I think it is horrible the amount of sex trafficking that goes on. It seems to be a very serious issue in foreign countries. It really makes me wonder how a woman could get mixed up in something so horrible as this. I also wonder how people think its okay to do things such as sex trafficking. It's extremely sad that these women are having their bodies sold for sexual favors and have no say in what happens. Something seriously needs to be done about this.

Sex Trafficking in Turkey part 1

I recently read an article about human and sex trafficking in Turkey. It has been said that Turkey has become the largest market of trafficking of women. These women have been forced into prostitution which is making profits of 3.6 billion dollars in the past year. These women are working as sex slaves in Turkey and there about 5,000 women being forced to do so. The article also discusses how the prostitution network make an average of one hundred and fifty dollars per customer. In conclusion it is said that the average woman has around 15 clients a day. However prostitution in Turkey is legal so therefore acts like this are able to continue.


Articles from the Los Angeles Times. 2009

Midterms

I'm sure everyone is not looking forward to midterms, at least I'm not. I had my sociology midterm on Monday which was my first midterm and I did really well. My second midterm is on Sunday for speech. I have a take home midterm for history that is due next Tuesday which is next to impossible. Basically I'm in for a fun week and judging by my first midterm I'm not really nervous or worried about any of my tests. Good Luck to everyone on there midterms!

Air Pollution in China

In the document I read about China and its air pollution problem,I cam along an astounding statistic "Over 400,000 premature deaths a year in China are blamed on air pollution levels. When China wanted to host the 2008 Olympics, China guaranteed "green games", where China went on to find out the they had been named the air pollution capital of the planet. Air pollution has become a big problem there because of the massive amount of people China has. The article also tells us how air pollution has increased by fifty percent in the past ten years."Unless more drastic measures are taken soon, the health costs of the pollution will be paid in China for generations to come." Obviously China has a serious issue to deal with on their hands and if they don't do something soon pollution will continue to get worse and worse.

citation:
Air quality assessment by contingent valuation in Ji'nan, China.Citation Only Available By: Wang, Yan; Zhang, Yi-Sheng. Journal of Environmental Management, Feb2009, Vol. 90 Issue 2, p1022-1029, 8p; DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.03.011; (AN 35393451)
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Vertical distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in atmospheric boundary layer of Beijing in winterCitation Only Available By: Tao, Shu; Wang, Yi; Wu, Shiming; Liu, Shuzheng; Dou, Han; Liu, Yanan; Lang, Chang; Hu, Fei; Xing, Baoshan. Atmospheric Environment, Dec2007, Vol. 41 Issue 40, p9594-9602, 9p; DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.08.026; (AN 27753870)

Database: Academic Search Premier

Say Yes to the Dress

I am obsessed with the show Say Yes to the Dress on TLC. I love watching all the people pick out their dresses and try them on. I would really like to work at a wedding boutique like that one day. The store that the show takes place at is called Kleinfelds. It is in New York City and is absolutely huge. The dresses can be extremely expensive. I would really like to get my wedding dress there but New York is pretty far to go for a wedding dress, however you do only get this experience once in a lifetime. The store and the dresses are so pretty but sometimes the people on the show, the customers, can be really rude, demanding, and impolite. The people like that give the show a twist which is very much needed to keep viewers interested and watching.

Peer Review Most Important Question!

Does the conclusion leave you with something significant or does it seem too abrupt or undeveloped?

This is the question I think is most important. I picked this question because I think that a lot of the time the conclusion is overlooked. People tend to get lazy toward the end. I think the conclusion is just as important as the introduction. In any paper you want the conclusion to leave you with something significant, such as a lesson. If your conclusion doesn't have a lesson or ends with no explanation it leaves the reader confused. Those are the reasons that I picked this question. The conclusion if like the finishing touch on a painting. It can make or break it.

The Chicago Bears

As far back as I can remember my dad has always been a Chicago Bears fan. To this day I am a die hard Bears fan, win or lose, or horrible quarterback, I love them. When I came down here for school I learned that I was one of few Bears fans, it's all about the Colts apparently. I was borned and raised a Bears fan since I live near Chicago and consequently raised to despise the Colts. Every Sunday night me and my roommate, who lives in the same town as me, put on our Bears jerseys and watch the game. If there is any other Bears fans out there let me know!!

A Funny Story

When I was a freshman in high school, I was a cheerleader on the junior varsity squad. I was the only freshman on there which was scary because all the girl were older than I was. Being on junior varsity meant that there was basketball games on Friday right before varsity played. I was walking with two of my friends, who were freshman. As freshman your required to go to all the games so they had to go. I was walking along and forgot that we had a small stair at the bottom of the bleachers that come out onto the wood floor. So I was walking and talking in my uniform paying not attention to where I was going. I tripped and fell flat on my face, right in the middle of half time when the entire boys varsity basketball team was sitting there. They all looked shocked when I fell but as soon as I got up they burst out laughing. This was probably my most embarrasing moment in high school. I look back today though and can't help but laugh.

Going Home

This weekend I am going back home to northwest Indiana to visit my family. This is the first time that I am going back home since we started classes. I'm really excited to see everyone. I really miss my dog. I get to go to my old high school's football game. On Saturday I get to go shopping with my mom and grandma. Then later that day my sisters have a softball game and my dad coaches the team so I get to go watch that. I really miss being at home but I love it here at the same time. On Sunday my family and I are celebrating my boyfriend's nineteenth birthday with dinner and desert. I cannot wait to leave on Friday to go home! My dad is also finishing the remodeling on our house so I can't wait to go home and see it!

Always

Blink 182 is an amazing band and has always been a favorite of mine. My favorite song by them is "Always". The song just really touches me. "Always" has really good lyrics they are easy to follow and have a deep meaning behind them. Here's the video for you and the lyrics!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iNy3Xo1HWQ
've been here before a few times
And I'm quite aware we're dying
And your hands they shake with goodbyes
And I'll take you back if you'd have me
So here I am I'm trying
So here I am are you ready

Come on let me hold you touch you feel you
Always
Kiss you taste you all night
Always

And I'll miss your laugh your smile
I'll admit I'm wrong if you'd tell me
I'm so sick of fights I hate them
Lets start this again for real

So here I am I'm trying
So here I am are you ready
So here I am I'm trying
So here I am are you ready

Come on let me hold you touch you feel you
Always
Kiss you taste you all night
Always
Come on let me hold you touch you feel you
Always
Kiss you taste you all night
Always

I've been here before a few times
And I'm quite aware we're dying

Come on let me hold you touch you feel you
Always
Kiss you taste you all night
Always
Come on let me hold you touch you feel you
Always
Kiss you taste you all night
Always
Always
Always

Sixteen Candles

Of all the movies out there my favorite movie of all time, is Sixteen Candles with Molly Ringewald. My mom introduced me to the movie when I was in middle school. The basic story line is that Sam's sister is getting married and it's her birthday and everybody forgets about Sam. In the movie Sam has a crush on a senior named Jake Ryan. However a nerdy freshman has a crush on her. He does a lot of embarrassing thing to try and get with her. Sam doesn't think Jake Ryan knows she exists because he has a beautiful girlfriend. It plays out at the end the everyone apologizes to Sam for forgetting her birthday and she gets the guy in the end. Long Duc Dong is one of the funniest characters in this movie. He is a foreign exchange student that lives with Sam's grandparents. He speaks very poor English and ends up getting an American girlfriend who is almost twice his size. My favorite part of the movie is when Long Duc Dong goes to a party at Jake Ryan's and has too much to drink and ends up in a tree in front of the house. Later on that night Jake walks out by the tree and Long Duc Dong jumps on him. It's a very funny movie if you like older movies. I highly recommend the movie to anyone who hasn't seen.

Ishmael Beah- A Memoir

Seeing Ishmael Beah speak on Tuesday night was the first author I had ever had the chance to listen speak about their book and about his experiences. One of the big things I learned from his speech was that he has such a strong emphasis on education and staying in school. Ishmael only attended two years of high school but was able to go to college and write a book about his experience in the war. The fact that he was able to accomplish that in itself was amazing. He wanted people to learn from his book which was his purpose for writing it. His speech showed me that things that we think are so bad in our daily lives aren't that bad. It could be way worse, you could be a child soldier. I'm amazed that he is able to speak so comfortably about his traumatic past in front of many audiences. It's astonishing that he is no longer bitter toward the government and is able to forgive them. Ishmael, from my point of view, is an amazing man and what he has accomplished since being in the war is awesome. I love that he wants to do go for the world and the people of Sierra Leone. Go Ishmael!

A Series of Unfortunate Events.

On Wednesday afternoon I received a phone call from my boyfriend who attends Indiana University. He told me he had just seen a kid get hit by a car outside his dorm. He later found out that the kid died in the accident. The car had pulled around the bus where the boy was crossing and hit him. The details my boyfriend told me are too vivid to talk about. Later that day he also tells me that one of the chemistry labs at IU had caught on fire. Talk about a weird day in Bloomington. Thursday was a normal day so lets fast forward to today, Friday. There was a fire in Edwards hall in Lafollette. My roomate had left for Purdue and saw the fire trucks and called to make sure I was ok. Two minutes later she calls again and tells me she and her boyfriend got into a car accident. In conclusion, this had been a very weird week. Also with it being September 11th I would like to thank those overseas fighting for our country.

My Memoir topic

For my memoir topic I have a couple ideas. One of them is to write about hearing the news of my fathers death. Depressing I know but I think it could make a really good paper. My other idea was to write about my grandma and a specific day with her that I'm very fond of. I think that either one would be a good topic for a memoir. I'm comfortable with writing about either topics although I'm having trouble choosing. Obviously writing about my grandma would be the happier of the two but everythings not always bright and cheery. If anyone would like to give me some input of what I should write my memoir on that would be great.

My First Week of College

My first week of college was probably the busiest first week of school that I have ever had. The first two days weren't bad, it was just professors talking about how they run their classes. Nothing big right? Well Wednesday rolls around and I find myself having more homework to do than I have time. I spent half of my weekend doing homework. If you ask me thats not my idea of fun. Basically I'm blogging about how much homework I have and according to all my friends seem to be the only one who has all this homework. All together though I'm getting used to having this much homework and I'm figuring out how to manage my time. I really liked my first week and I really enjoy the freedom I have. Not having my parents here is helping me to grow up and not be dependent on them.

My Cheerleading Career

I started cheerleading when I was in seventh grade. I cheered for a Pop Warner team. We were absolutely terrible but I got to compete and cheer at football games so it was a new experience for me. In eighth grade I cheered for my middle school. I also got to compete and we went state and were ranked among the top ten. Before I tried out for my high schools cheerleading team I tore my ACL doing gymnastics. I didn't find out that I tore it until four months later so I tryed out with a torn ACL and competed on it all year. I made the junior varsity team as a freshman. We placed second at regionals and eighth at state. During our competition at the Chicago Bulls Arena I hurt my knee in the middle of the routine and that was my last competition for the year. However my team did place first at nationals the next month. My sophomore year of high school I had ACL surgery and was unable to cheer so I did physical therapy for a year instead. My junior year I cheered again but on varsity. We got eighth at state that year. My senior year I also cheered varsity and was captain. Senior year was by far my favorite year of cheerleading. We qualified for state and placed 14th which was not good at all but it's the truth. We did better at nationals. My favorite part of cheerleading was cheering at the football games. I hope to maybe cheer here at Ball State but I wanted to take a year off.

About Me

My names Jess. I live in Dyer Indiana which is by Chicago. I love cheerleading and football. I've done cheerleading for seven years and gymnastics for nine years. I've also played soccer and run track. I love to watch football, I'm a big Bears fan. I have two younger sisters and their both in middle school. My mom is a internet site licensing sales woman and my dad is a carpenter. My family is obsessed with softball even though I've never played. I have a dog named Casey, she looks like Lassie. My favorite movies are Sixteen Candles and Friday Night Lights. I have a boyfriend and he goes to IU, we've been dating for over a year and half. I'm majoring in speech pathology possibly minoring in special education or sign language. I worked at a nursing home throughout high school. I've had two surgerys, I had my ACL repaired and my tonsils taken out. I love to read but I don't get to very often. I'm also a Sox fan. I'm living in Lafollette in Woody hall.