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By mashbengal • 15 years ago

Boston Legal and Row

Please pardon the second post in one month. SPOILERS for last season of Boston Legal.
I just finished watching the episode titled "Roe" from the 5th and final season of Boston Legal. I usually admire their antics and amusing characters, however this episode really angered me. This episode started out promising. A teenage Chinese immigrant comes to Alan Shore hoping to get approval from a judge for an abortion. Her state requires parental consent and her mother said no. Alan takes the case. He believes in a woman’s right to her body, especially a girl whose future would be crushed if she were to raise a child.
By mashbengal • 15 years ago

Should I write a letter to the book publisher?

Several years ago I took a management course needed for my major. With the book was some extra material that explained situations that come up in the work place that managers have to resolve. In the videos the situation is explained from multiple points of view, and then the interactive program asks the class what the final answer should be. Keep them? Fire them? Move them to another Department? Those are just generic answers.

One particular video really bothered me. It dealt with sexual harassment. Woman worker used to date Man worker. They broke it off. However, he still loomed around and touched her inapproriately. She asked that he be moved to a different department because she felt uncomfortable. However, other ...

Several years ago I took a management course needed for my major. With the book was some extra material that explained situations that come up in the work place that managers have to resolve. In the videos ...
By mashbengal • 15 years ago

University’s Portrayal of Female Students

This is my first post here.
I recently received my move-in pamphlet from my University and couldn’t help but notice that lack of women who were not society’s expectation regarding weight and size. All the female students portrayed in the pamphlet are thin and conform to beauty standards such as make up and hair styles.
Perhaps I am taking too much notice and getting upset too easily in regards to the decisions made by the University for advertising and images for pamphlets.

This is my first post here.
I recently received my move-in pamphlet from my University and couldn’t help but notice that lack of women who were not society’s expectation regarding weight and size. All the female students ...