tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905380772222378475.comments2013-09-19T23:01:35.901-07:00From thoughts into wordsR Kahendihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008362139942169758noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905380772222378475.post-36622737926631884282012-07-20T17:17:45.341-07:002012-07-20T17:17:45.341-07:00Great article. The need look perfect is drummed in...Great article. The need look perfect is drummed in us everyday with advertisements and diet pills. Even the most boring product can become popular if a bikini clad woman with a perfect shape advertises it. Even those who know better are still pressured and sucked in by the society's expectation...sighPettite Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15580636693775733325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905380772222378475.post-7583737256958306552012-06-20T14:56:05.993-07:002012-06-20T14:56:05.993-07:00:) 20 is a bit much, isn't it?:) 20 is a bit much, isn't it?R Kahendihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008362139942169758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905380772222378475.post-58427015498610751382012-06-20T03:59:07.372-07:002012-06-20T03:59:07.372-07:00actually any women can be in gorgeous look if they...actually any women can be in gorgeous look if they putting the right make up. 20 layers of makeup on butt alone? wow..salmahttp://whenyoupregnant.com/female-infertility-a-reason-to-worry/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905380772222378475.post-75564510576127547682012-05-16T14:08:48.836-07:002012-05-16T14:08:48.836-07:00Just to concretize the sentiment that these ideolo...Just to concretize the sentiment that these ideological wars actually take their toll on real people's lives:<br /><br />http://teamaidan.wordpress.com/2012/05/16/the-other-side-of-the-boob/#comment-770<br /><br />http://rachelheldevans.com/enoughR Kahendihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008362139942169758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905380772222378475.post-87347957484444039322012-05-12T12:41:59.929-07:002012-05-12T12:41:59.929-07:00Thanks for your comment.
I actually think that th...Thanks for your comment.<br /><br />I actually think that the main reason for the difference between the healthcare system and the "autocare" system is a factor that you don't mention in your response: the pharmaceutical and biomedical engineering industries.<br /><br />Even if you did away with insurance companies, you would still have these industries. They happen to be dominated by large corporations. And those corporations can afford to lobby for their interests in Washington.<br /><br />Market forces are not objective forces that even out at the end of the day. They are influenced by the actions of people and by politics.<br /><br />I think the USA would be best off studying healthcare systems in other countries and seeing why they work or fail, and that's what Fareed Zakaria is pointing to.R Kahendihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008362139942169758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905380772222378475.post-55300267381553776452012-05-12T12:27:19.118-07:002012-05-12T12:27:19.118-07:00Thanks for replying.
For the record, I have no pr...Thanks for replying.<br /><br />For the record, I have no problem with any of those actions: eating, exercising, car buying, biking, shopping at organic stores if one legitimately believes it will make a positive difference. In fact, I have done a few of those things myself.<br /><br />What I find problematic is the elevation of a personal conviction into some highly-developed ideology, and all that comes with it. Some folks actually start proselytizing for this new 'religion,' being aggressive, feeling superior to others, and insisting that others must agree with them.R Kahendihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008362139942169758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905380772222378475.post-87222169351861446822012-05-11T13:12:53.834-07:002012-05-11T13:12:53.834-07:00The problem lies in the "Managed care" s...The problem lies in the "Managed care" system.Think about LASIK eye surgery and cosmetic surgeries where there is no insurance accepted.Everything is out of pocket.<br />You can see prices falling year by year in those segments. Similar scenario would exist if we let the doctor and patient deal straightly without getting a third party(insurance company) involved. You don't need insurance to visit a doctor. Insurance is for catastrophy. Not for simple doctor visit.<br />Please think why there is no Autocare crisis in this country. Imagine if you use insurance to change your oil or tire. I am sure the cost would skyrocket in a year. The reason auto care is affordable and healthcare is not affordable lies in the fact that in the autocare you can see the market forces(competition, efficiency) in action. However, in the health care you have so much bureaucracy(from Insurance companies as well as Fed govt). <br />We have to let the market forces work. Governmental control and more bureaucracy are not the solutions.They are recipe for disaster.<br />mail me if you want to discuss samflorida123AtGmailDotComAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905380772222378475.post-13906382676946959112012-05-11T12:59:11.351-07:002012-05-11T12:59:11.351-07:00Well Said....Even in eating,exercising, car buying...Well Said....Even in eating,exercising, car buying,biking Americans tend to toe the idelogical lines....If you bike to work, then you are an environmentalist...If you shop at organic stores, you are making a statement about your support of fair labor practices in far away lands...Some times I laugh at my american friends for the things they do...yesterday a friend of mine bought a Hybrid...Just to make him feel good about not polluting this world...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905380772222378475.post-44048828926917136072012-05-10T11:56:15.463-07:002012-05-10T11:56:15.463-07:00Thank you for visiting, Architect. :)
I'm wit...Thank you for visiting, Architect. :)<br /><br />I'm with you on this issue. Some people take the stereotyping to such an extreme that they only see two ethnic groups (e.g. Luo and Kikuyu or Black and White) where myriads exist. It is sad how this mentality results in so much damage.R Kahendihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008362139942169758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905380772222378475.post-21373684978249119572012-05-10T11:51:17.518-07:002012-05-10T11:51:17.518-07:00Thank you. For a variety of perspectives, see Miri...Thank you. For a variety of perspectives, see Miriam Koktvedgaard Zeitzen's Polygamy: A Cross-Cultural Analysis (2008). See also Dr. Helen Fisher’s Anatomy of Love: A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray (1992), and Dr. Richard Dawkins' book The Selfish Gene (1976).R Kahendihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008362139942169758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905380772222378475.post-87374143421191434142012-05-07T10:17:20.226-07:002012-05-07T10:17:20.226-07:00While i have no issues with the ethnic diversity o...While i have no issues with the ethnic diversity of some of our societies, its the negativity brought forth by stereotyping different ethnic communities mainly arising from individual behaviors and attitudes. Such breed hatred leading to disagreements between communities.<br /><br />I had an interesting read on the 1994 Rwanda genocide. Apparently, people who speak the same language end up being profiled due to differences in physique.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905380772222378475.post-47705742145086508972012-04-26T15:47:20.306-07:002012-04-26T15:47:20.306-07:00Great Blog!! and Thank you!
Do you have References...Great Blog!! and Thank you!<br />Do you have References or Citations?<br />What kind of scientific evidence exists that helps us understand the flow of these practices?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905380772222378475.post-59714871172268841182012-02-27T09:25:55.612-08:002012-02-27T09:25:55.612-08:00Thank you, smiley2.Thank you, smiley2.R Kahendihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008362139942169758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905380772222378475.post-9188617548344806042012-02-27T09:22:46.703-08:002012-02-27T09:22:46.703-08:00Thanks for your comment, Stephen. I honestly think...Thanks for your comment, Stephen. I honestly think that if teachers are doing what they are supposed to do, slang should not be used in the classrooms. After all, the language of instruction is supposed to be standard English. It's the regulation of language outside the actual classroom that I think defeats the purpose.<br /><br />I also believe that any school worth its salt should have career preparation sessions for its students. This includes tips on resume/ CV preparation, writing job application letters and doing mock job interviews. These are actually exercises that could be incorporated into English courses.R Kahendihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008362139942169758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905380772222378475.post-63945922480238074192012-02-27T08:57:46.708-08:002012-02-27T08:57:46.708-08:00Thank you, Sis. Marpessa. I have to confess that I...Thank you, Sis. Marpessa. I have to confess that I didn't support the film in the theaters either. I waited for it to come out on DVD, then borrowed it from the library. ;)<br /><br />You are right. It was a pity that Barbara Young didn't get much time to express herself. And the scholarly jargon is always a problem. It frustrates me a lot. I often wonder what the point is of scholars doing all this amazing research and unearthing reams and reams of history if they are going to make it inaccessible to ordinary men and women.<br /><br />Thank you for your thoughtful comment.R Kahendihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008362139942169758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905380772222378475.post-71252482334563721102012-02-27T08:48:15.399-08:002012-02-27T08:48:15.399-08:00Thank you, Gayle. It can be difficult figuring out...Thank you, Gayle. It can be difficult figuring out the right thing to do when the material is so sensitive and people have such strong opinions about it. But you are right: ultimately, it isn't disrespectful to your friends to explore for yourself and draw your own conclusions. Thanks for sharing!R Kahendihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008362139942169758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905380772222378475.post-8558276558611674492012-02-27T05:54:05.949-08:002012-02-27T05:54:05.949-08:00i appreciate your article, even tho i did not supp...i appreciate your article, even tho i did not support the film in the theaters because it was told from a white POV and did not represent the fullness of the story of our brave, struggling, and horrendously abused Sistas. i too watched the MHP program and very much appreciated Sis. Barbara Young's participation. However, i was dismayed that her plainspoken eloquence was only given brief moments in favor of the jargonish and overly complicated analyses of those others at the roundtable. At the end she was given only 10 secs. to conclude her remarks, even though she was the only person there with real life experience on the topic at hand, something that is almost unheard of in most others of these types of discussions. i agree that we should 'seize the time' and make this a moment to amplify the struggles of housekeepers/nannies and build support for their human rights issues nationwide. Thank you.Sis. Marpessahttp://www.dreadtimes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905380772222378475.post-44853247609679464892012-02-27T02:36:58.240-08:002012-02-27T02:36:58.240-08:00Thank you for this insightful opinion. I enjoyed t...Thank you for this insightful opinion. I enjoyed the book, but in support of my black author friends who were aggrieved by it, I stayed away from the movie. I've learned from you that I should explore for myself and make my own decisions. That is not being disrespectful to my friends.Gayle Gardner Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12063384899395915912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905380772222378475.post-14374006759077105692012-02-25T19:37:39.754-08:002012-02-25T19:37:39.754-08:00I agree with your point that it is still better fo...I agree with your point that it is still better for students to make better use of classroom time. I also agree that it is immaterial what form of language the students use if they will only gossip during their free time.<br /><br />However, I believe that students should be trained while in school to use the appropriate language - language spoken by professionals. For this reason, I believe that the use of slang should be banned in schools. Students who get used to speaking it give an impression that they are unprofessional. There are a lot of negative connotations associated with use of slang in the professional world.<br /><br />I have written persuasive essays against use of slang in schools. http://www.ewritegigs.com/persuasive-essay-against-the-use-of-slang-in-schools/. I hope you will find it informative and convincingStephen @affordable essay writing serviceshttp://www.ewritegigs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905380772222378475.post-74432251127793243342012-02-07T02:40:34.070-08:002012-02-07T02:40:34.070-08:00Nice piece of art, creativelyNice piece of art, creativelyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905380772222378475.post-22170124275714652182012-01-24T19:16:58.634-08:002012-01-24T19:16:58.634-08:00I couldn't have put it better myself if I trie...I couldn't have put it better myself if I tried, K. Thank you for your lovely post! <br /><br />Our languages do indeed shape the world (as we perceive it), and the world does shape our languages. It is absolutley true that the more widely spread out the people who speak a language, the broader the worldview(s) encompassed by that language.<br /><br />It is a difficult balance trying to maintain a people's unique place in the national community and the sense of a shared national culture. I like the idea of thinking of words as some form of currency. That's something to ponder on!R Kahendihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008362139942169758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905380772222378475.post-67232169705668960102012-01-23T22:22:02.806-08:002012-01-23T22:22:02.806-08:00Language is such an interesting question. When we...Language is such an interesting question. When we are children, we don't know how to think about the world until we are taught the words used by our cultures to divide that world into its important parts. The words teach us what to want, how to function, what to fear - where the lines are that define a thing, excluding some shapes, including others. And every culture sees the world, then, through its words.<br /><br />I am an English speaker, almost exclusively. But I have studied other languages and the history of my own, and I see that the way we see the world is in our language, and that our language is in the way we see. Eskimos have many words for degrees of snow. English has few. But English is so full of words, and so full of cultures, everything does, to a certain degree, get mixed up into a sort of average whole.<br /><br />It seems to me that smaller, more concentrated languages may have much stronger personalities, much more specific and local views of the universe. It is not as if all of the English speakers in the United States see the world in the same way, but it does seem to me that, using that language and living in that very broad culture, people speaking to one another share a fairly large context. And thus, share many common concerns that are less specific to region or geography or cultural tradition.<br /><br />There is great beauty in the smaller languages - and mysteries to explore, other eyes to see out of. But the more differing ways of seeing and the more differing words - I can see how confusion and conflict and the chance of missing specific meanings may increase as the number of languages increases.<br /><br />I suppose a person who runs a forum may make his or her own rules. But when there is a country that tries to make such rules, a country that is not defined by common culture, but by politics or by geography, that is a problem of equality and respect. Still, one can imagine the government of such a country trying to bring its people into more unity and understanding by encouraging a central language.<br /><br />A country that tried to survive using many different currencies would have a difficult time. And are words not a sort of currency?<br /><br />So the question you bring up here is hardly an easy one to answer. But it's interesting. And I thank you for that.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040714440875408436noreply@blogger.com