Stalking

Peep Show, 2005, Objective Productions.When does a concerned interest in someones activities become stalking? I cannot say that there is a definitive time when this occurs. I believe that the one does not turn into another within seconds I think that over time it can become stalking and the person doing it may not even realise that they are doing it.Are some kinds of observance allowable and appropriate? If so which ones?If it is truly for a persons safety then I think it is OK, but even then I think there is a limit. Security for example. They are hired to observe a people and to make sure that they are OK. This means that they can then intervene if something goes wrong. But watching a person that closely for personal gain is completely wrong. For more information on Peep Show Click Here http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/P/peep_show/ and for more information on stalking Click Here http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onelife/personal/safety/stalking.shtml

Prostitution

Breakfast at Tiffany's, 1961, Paramount.Is it prostitution to take money from someone who is expecting sex, but then do not supply it?I do not think it is. That is more like theft then prostitution. I would say that it is only prostitution if you actually provided the service.If it isn't prostitution then is it more or less socially acceptable?I believe that it depends on the circumstances. In the clip we watched I think it was socially acceptable, but if the service was completely agreed then it is not.If it is prostitution, then how much is a reasonable charge?As I do not think that it is prostitution I do not think there is a reasonable charge. But for actual prostitution I believe that a reasonable charge would be whatever the supplier would think was OK.

For more information on Breakfast at Tiffany's click on this link http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054698/ and for information relating tom prostitution please click on this link

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/actionnetwork/C2494

Shoplifting

Is shoplifting any different to any other kind of theft?
We were shown a clip 'breaking Out is Hard To Do', Family Guy, 2005, Fox. In the clip the mother character developed a liking to steal anything she could find, (can be called kleptomania). Although this was only to give us an example I found it useful to answer the question. To the character in question there was a difference as she felt it was OK to do this. However I do not agree with this. Theft is theft and it does not matter if it is against one person or a major corporation.

Why do people who can afford to buy things shop lift them instead?
Having dealt with this due to friends at senior school I think I know why. I believe that it is mainly for the thrill of doing it and getting away with it as in many cases the thief is never caught and the theft is not discovered until a stock check is done.
wrong.

To find out more about family guy and its back ground click on this link. http://www.familyguy.com/ and for more information you may not have known about shoplifting answer the questionnaire here http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/UNDERZONE/consequences/cons-shop1.htm

Comment 1 (Ellie's Blog)

This is a comment to Ellie's Blog http://www.whatyouclassasbad.blogspot.com/ First Lecture.

Originally posted 9/2/07 01:37

Although statistics are useful I think that they only show half of the problem. They do not show peoples attitude towards smoking and how that effects, affects the family of the smoker. They also do not show how peer pressure can influence a persons thoughts about smoking.

However they do show the true percentages of people that do smoke and what type of people they are.

More statistics can be found at www.statistics.gov.uk

Smoking

IS SMOKING BAD?
Smoking has not always been seen as 'being bad', for many years it was encouraged and publicised through media and films and from the general public. So is it bad, technically yes. This is only because it has been proven to cause damage to the human body in many different ways. This is the kajor problem that we all face. The general population only see smoking as 'being bad' because they have been told that smoking can harm you (for further information that can show the effects please click on the following link http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/medical_notes/473673.stm). But if you talk to some people when they think no one is listening then you will find that they see smoking as fine and not bad and that it is one of the few 'pleasures' that they can have. So the question still stands, is smoking 'bad' or do we think that it is because we have been told to think that way.

Greebos and Goths

Recently I was at a meeting of my church's youth fellowship and a thought came to my mind. 'Being bad' can mean several things and just because you dress or look like a certain type of person does not mean that you are. For example my sister and her friends are what is most commonly known as a 'greebos' or 'goths' (see left) . However as I sat in the church meeting I found looking around apart from myself and the other adults present all the youths there were 'greebos' or 'goths' and that I have know many of them since they were babies and have never known any of them to do anything 'bad' that people think they do and that most spend their time with the church, at school, or up town window shopping and trying on clothes they can't afford like any other average teenager. For a wider range of opinions and information so you can make up your own opinion can be found at www.myspace.com

Its just the beginning

So as the start of Semester 2 begins I learn that a large percentage of my grade for PH1000 is to do a blog and to maintain it for majority of the semester. Since I have never used a blog and until recently did not know what one is (there was a story on the news about them) I was worried that I would not be able to do this. Although it is not easy it is OK to do and to all PH1000 students from Wolverhampton that read this more help can be found on wolf http://wolf-nt.wlv.ac.uk/common/newmodlogin.asp?orgid=wlv (don't forget you must log in) and then go to group folders and then weblog assignment. It also suggests that I should suggest a Module field trip to an inappropriate place so my vote goes to Alton Towers click on the following link to look at the site http://www.altontowers.com/