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revised in class writing 10/12/07

should work now?
Submitted by Emily on Wed, 10/17/2007 - 11:33am.

kisspeptin...

for biology's sake!


www.kisspeptin.com




Submitted by Emily on Sun, 10/14/2007 - 3:07pm.

In class writing 10/12/07

in class writing. . .scanned as jpeg
Submitted by Emily on Sat, 10/13/2007 - 1:27pm.

In class writing 10/09/07 Catalogers love forms!

categorizing, using forms or form structure can be beneficial . . .it just depends on who's using it and why.  No one can really say what's "good" or "bad" when it comes to a form, or what information is truly relevant, or why the information is being asked of one.  My only concern is that the idea of categorization of information is not necessarily subjecting people as puppets on a string, or invading their privacy. . .but maybe so people may have access to information in a clearer fashion, that they may be able to assess the information if it's organized logically.  This, of course, coming from a really not left-brained person. . .


any thoughts?
Submitted by Emily on Tue, 10/09/2007 - 4:34pm.

Concept Rhyming Essay #1

Here's my essay on Foucault and his use of the word technology.
Submitted by Emily on Fri, 10/05/2007 - 1:34pm.

Technology question from today.

I've been wrestling around with the word technology in context with Foucault's work lately.  I'm a big fan of the word itself, mainly because it confuses and scares me when I think about it - those little ear pieces for cell phones, computers, even glasses. . .It makes me think we're becoming cyborgs. Yikes! 
I think something important to note, however, is that my previous interpretation of the word in Foucault context doesn't mean robots and spaceships.  On page 44, he mentions the "technology of health and pathology".  His idea of the "technology of the self" is the idea that we govern ourselves intrinsically based on regulations imposed by higher powers (or naturally from within), but the actual OED definition refers to the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes.  I'm assuming technology of health mainly refers to the understanding of the science of health and medicine, rather than the actual physical doctor tools.  Any thoughts?
Submitted by Emily on Wed, 10/03/2007 - 4:45pm.

Notes from Observation 9/28/07

Here are some notes from my group's observation today at the smokers' tent outside cab:

- The structure of the smoke tent itself was small, but not enclosed, allowing movement about the structure.
- Many smokers chose not to smoke directly under the tent, but usually in front or off to the side of the tent.
- The bench in the tent comortably fit four, but if three people were sitting on it, they were not sitting right next to each other.  they evenly spaced themselves out.
-social introductions typically started with questions like "You gotta light?" "I'll give you a quarter for a smoke." or "Can I bum a square?"
- Tents seem like a method of social control, and become a new social structure, creating an environment for the smoking "outcasts" on campus to ruminate and talk about how it's stupid to make people smoke under a little tent.
- We were observing as the object, since we all smoke.  We paid attention to how we ourselves were perceived, as well as what we were seeing.
                        - as smokers, we were glanced at by passersby
                        - as observers, we were openly welcomed by the smokers to do small impromtu                            interviews.


Submitted by Emily on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 1:09pm.
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