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In an article by Quora, Arsene Hodali, a student, gives his input on the question and article entitled, "What Are Some Common Forms of Sexism That Men Face?" In the article, he gives a number of examples, which to me are pretty accurate. Here are a few examples.

Men have feelings but are expected to be tough enough not to show them. In a relationship, they are looked up to, to be the strongest of them both. Arsene Hodali states in the text, "Men are conditioned to reject anything feminine within themselves such as emotions, frailty, and so on (homophobia could be argued as a physical and violent manifestation of this conditioned rejection)."

Children who are not in school and are at home often seem to love their stay at home mothers more than the fathers.. Why? Because the fathers work to provide a stable home, the tend to be away as much as the children would like. Also, this could be the reason children, particularly boys, tend to be more feminine.

In reference to the article, Hodali notes, "When a man and a woman commit the same crime, the man will most times receive a harsher sentence and be assumed the initiator if the man and woman were partners in crime (this is largely sexist towards women in that it believes men to be more in control of their own actions, but it's a double-edged sword)."

The study found that men receive sentences that are 63 percent higher, on average, than their female counterparts. A 2009 study suggested the difference in sentencing might arise because "judges treat women more leniently for practical reasons, such as their greater caretaking responsibility." Past studies have also found that minority men are, on average, given longer prison sentences than white men convicted of the same crimes.

I, personally can relate to this because I see all the time how judges sentence minorities a harsher punishment; moreover, I have also experienced it as well. Referring to the Zimmerman trial, he shot a 17 year old boy claiming he thought he was up to no good. His bad judgment, a claim that was totally wrong, Zimmerman murdered Trayvon Martin on the spot.

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Work Cited
Hodali, Arsene and Junner, Jazz. "What Are Some Common Forms of Sexism That Men Face?" Quora. 19, Dec 2013 Web. 18, Jan 2014

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A Manhattan researcher states in an article written by Corey Kilgannon, " a high school is actually not Manhattan's saddest spot..." professor Yaneer Bar-yam, told media outlets that "Hunter High School, an elite  public school on the upper east side, had the highest percentage of " negative sentiment" posts of any place in Manhattan."  Through out  the research the they read the twitter posts of hunter college high school and reviewed all the negative posts.
      Hunter High was the source of an unusually high percentage of negative Twitter messages, even higher than hospital locations and spots with particularly frustrating rush hour traffic; although, these posts where also posted while there where several reasons for a teenager to be stressed out. All the posts where gathered when the students had a high work load, and  where coming back from spring break also where facing final exams. Being a high school student myself, in the 12th grade, I understand the stress level coming for exam time and over load of work that comes with it also. To get your feelings out at the end of the day feels nice and just make counter act with a long stressful and negative post!
   When the students and staff found out about the study they where baffled; therefor,  leading to an article on the new York times magazine focusing on the reaction at the school  that prompted an outpouring of comments and e-mails from readers questioning the validity of the study.Some pointed out that "Hunter collage High School was not mentioned in the study." Others wondered If researchers simply confused the high school with the Hunters Point subway station in Queens, Which itself was named as a "negative-tweeting" spot in the study. Many students interviewed for the article pointed pointed out that very few of their peers used twitter and that most students were happy to be at Hunter. Following  the many comments and e-mails assailing the study, the times contacted professor Bar-Yam for clarification  and more information. He stood by the naming of the high  school and wrote, in a note.That was posted in the comments section of the online article, that he had not confused Hunter and Hunters Point. After all the work the professor put into the study and finding out the information I highly doubt that he would "mistake" hunter for Hunter Point.
    Professor Bar-Yam later said " He did a more detailed analysis  of the data and realized that he had incorrectly interpreted a data map that seemed to indicate that the High school was the source of a flurry of negative posts during the period of recording the data in spring 2012." Closer analysis revealed that  the posts had actually come from a single twitter account "From a region just south of the school," Said professor Bar-Yam, Who declined to identify the account or the exact location of the posts emanated. Professor Bar-yam stated " he saw that Hunter Collage High School's students were returning from vacation during the period of data collection," and also Say's that " This provided a rationale" why Hunter could be the source of the posts.

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The Author Catherine Gewertz brings us this report titled " Roundup: Low College Completion Rates, 21st Century Skills." The Education Trust put out a new study yesterday, "Charting A Necessary Path," that shows troubling college completion rates for low-income and minority students. The data come from a collaborative project, of 24 public college and university systems that are committed to improving outcomes for disadvantaged students. It's impossible to look at these data without asking what the K-12 system can do to make sure that the neediest students get the strong preparation and support they need to flourish in higher ed. The Washington Post's story about the study is here.
Washington Post columnist Jay Mathews has a nice post today about a couple of new books that take on the 21st century skills debate. Very interesting, clearly-made arguments on a topic that can be frustratingly abstract (not to mention strongly debated). The high school space would be a prime target for change in this arena, so it's worth watching. What are advocates of 21st century skills actually advocating? And how would their vision be translated into curriculum and instruction? Read  Stephen Sawchuk's story on this for another interesting perspective.
And, speaking of things that could be coming to a high school near you, take a look at my colleague Debra Viadero's very good story on a much-argued-about study on charter-management organizations. Districts have increasingly thrown up their hands trying to fix stubbornly bad high schools, and brought in C Mos or private companies to give it a whirl. The feds are hot on improving high schools, and have expressly invited charter-management groups to play a role in that work. Again: worth watching.

Framing Hanley review

Framing Hanley is a band of 5 extreamly talented people who have a very interesting name and variety of music. The bands name was originally "Embers Fade", The bands name changed when a friend of the group named ashley hanley died in a car accident she was a close friend to all the band members and they got the name because she loved to take pictures of the band and they just used her last name and now boy's and girls you have framing hanley! They formed their band in 2005, they released Thier first album in 2007 entitled " the moment". High-school friends Chris Vest (drums) and Luke McDuffee (bass) met vocalist Kenneth Nixon upon entering college, while guitarists Brandon Wootten and Tim Huskinson joined the lineup soon after.  Framing Hanley’s second album A Promise to Burn is full of tight-fisted melodies, soaring guitars, and yearning harmonies that express the joy of artistic expression and the duality of being in a rock band with lines like My life is a WarZone/ torn between what’s right and wrong (WarZone). Unlike The Moment, which was written by a bunch of giddy kids who had never left their home town, A Promise to Burn was culled from years of experience, revealing both the triumphs and tribulations of being in a successful rock band. It’s an honest, unflinching record that illustrates how hard it can be to find the silver lining inside the dark clouds and at the same time, how some of the best rewards can come from not giving up on dreams, says the band.  Through Facebook and Twitter, the band has uploaded a video explaining everything that has happened to them in the past year. Nixon explains the band leaving their record label and the struggle to make another album. They created a Kickstarter campaign to help fund their record, believing that their fans could cover the cost of making the new album by only asking a dollar per fan. Framing Hanley enter the studio to record their successfully funded album. On August 17, 2012, Framing Hanley revealed the title of their third album would be "The Sum Of Who We Are".  Framing Hanley’s second album A Promise to Burn is full of tight-fisted melodies, soaring guitars, and yearning harmonies that express the joy of artistic expression and the duality of being in a rock band with lines like My life is a WarZone/ torn between what’s right and wrong (WarZone). Unlike The Moment, which was written by a bunch of giddy kids who had never left their home town, A Promise to Burn was culled from years of experience, revealing both the triumphs and tribulations of being in a successful rock band. It’s an honest, unflinching record that illustrates how hard it can be to find the silver lining inside the dark clouds and at the same time, how some of the best rewards can come from not giving up on dreams, says the band.  Through Facebook and Twitter, the band has uploaded a video explaining everything that has happened to them in the past year. Nixon explains the band leaving their record label and the struggle to make another album. They created a Kickstarter campaign to help fund their record, believing that their fans could cover the cost of making the new album by only asking a dollar per fan. Framing Hanley enter the studio to record their successfully funded album. On August 17, 2012, Framing Hanley revealed the title of their third album would be "The Sum Of Who We Are".

book review: The ghost of the mcbride house

What is it about the McBride House that serves as a beacon to the dead? Built in the oldest town in Oklahoma by physician George McBride in 1895, this Victorian home is rife with ghosts from the past. Ghostly parties at 2:00 a.m., spirits calling family members and houseguests by name, dolls that talk even after the batteries have been removed...The Back family has been subjected to impossibly bright lights, loud crashing noises, weird shrieks even ominous odors such as decaying matter.

 Although each had a different approach to how they entered a room the story was exciting to read knowing you have four ghost's in you're house and having children even though two of the ghost themselves were children. A little girl and little boy along with mrs. back's two children froston and de'veroux  the children never harmed one another but sometimes the ghost children would scare the others, but, who wouldn't scare someone if you were a ghost........right? If I were a ghost I would scare people all the time! 

Each ghost in the McBride House has a personality of its own, including one entity whose antics are downright terrifying. But instead of fleeing, the Back family remained and gradually got to know their "spirited" residents. The back family has never been harmed by their ghosts just scared from time to time.I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys ghost stories! This family goes threw years of having their ghosts with them and never had an serious problems all n all it was a good book that I enjoyed very much

Cc # 3 drug to treat asthma could relieve hive's patient of chronic itch

A drug that treats asthma is believed that it could relieve the itch of a hives patient.
  Hives is a more common issue than you may think , but there may be a medicine to help relieve it's symptoms. " an asthma drug has shown promise in relieving itchiness for patients with chronic hives.” this was revealed in the article I read " drug to treat asthma could relive hives patient."
  The drug amalizumab, known by it's brand name , xolair... In the phase 3 trial, a monthly injection of the drug significantly reduces hives and itchiness this is a big step toward eradicating it.
  If approved omalizumab could bring relief to those who suffer from chronic idiopathic urticaria, which for unknown reasons causes hives. This would help so many people who suffer from hives, and while it may not be as big of a disease as aids or cancer or as common as the flu it still sould be taken care of.
  This is a text to world! This article rings enlightenment on ow big of an issue hives really are. It should and is being relieved, while hives isn't as bad as cancer nor as well know n as the flu it is a very serious disease and should be treated that way.