The Last one :(

Age?
20

Sex?
Female

What is your degree subject (both if joint)?
Social Care and Social Policy

Does ‘Being Bad’ relate well to the other modules you are taking?
Not quite sure about that one to be honest but I found it interesting non-the less

If so, how? And if not, why not?
I think it’s more about general life where as my degree tends to focus on specific parts of life

Have you found ‘Being Bad’ too demanding, too easy, or at an appropriate level?
The only thing I found difficult was the time which the lecture took place

Do you think the list of topics covered on the module was appropriate?
I though the topics were perfectly appropriate

Are there any topics not included in the module that you would like to see included?
Some of the ones I have mentioned in this blog would have been good to go further into depth with

Do you think that the format for classes has worked well?
Yes apart from its time slot

What did you think of the module team?
Generally good however I found some staff acted as though a few childish people spoke for all of us and acted as if all of us needed treating like children

Do you think it would have been better to have had more:
Small group discussions?
I think we did well with the ones we had

Discussion and debate among the class as a whole?
That was also a good amount though I thought this is what lead to some childishness.

Information and talk from lecturers?
Possibly less. For example though I enjoyed the body modification lecture ( I was one of only a dozen that stayed till it was finished) it did go on past the lecture time slot



The approach taken in the module is interdisciplinary (drawing on perspectives from English Literature, Film Studies, Creative Writing, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Media Studies and Politics): do you think this a useful way of approaching the topics covered in the module?
I think this meant that all of us understood it so it was a good thing.

Do you think that interdisciplinary modules are a good idea?
Yes for the mention I have already given

Do you think you have benefited from the interdisciplinary approach taken in the module?
Yes it helped me to enjoy the module as well as learning from it.

Would you like to see more modules that cover this kind of subject matter?
Yes please!

Are you planning to take the follow-up module PH2004 ‘It Shouldn’t Be Allowed’ at level 2?
If I can Yes

Would you recommend ‘Being Bad’ to a friend?
Already have

Do you think that the blogs (web logs) were a good idea?
Not really for example I have had to apply for an extension because my computer broke down

What did you think of the other assessments (e.g. would it be better to have one longer assessment rather than two shorter ones?)?
Not sure about the short story option as it does not seem like work more like school.

What have you learned from the module?
Mainly about body modification stuff (I really did like the lecture) and just expanding on the knowledge I already have.

What parts of the module have you found most useful and why?
Lectures were good they helped me to see other people’s point of view.

What parts do you think were a waste of time and why?
Some of the assignment options didn’t seem worth the percentages given to them.

Are there any other comments you wish to make regarding ‘Being Bad’?
Other then I like the module I do not have any other comments

Tax, Insurance, and MOT

Yes yes yes I know yet another blog that involves a vehicle (hey I like them and cars have alot to do with 'being bad')

Most people think that not having insurance tax and MOT is not a bad thing and that they were only created so the government can get more money from average Joe. In some cases I would agree however not having insurance or MOT is just unbelievably stupid. Not only does it mean that the damage done to the vehicles in any accident can not be paid for it also means if a person gets hurt including the person with no car insurance no compensation can be given which could leave alot of people in financial trouble. This is also made worse as most people do not get insurance because they do not have an MOT. The most likely reason for this is that the car they are driving is not road worthy and is more likely to cause accidents than a car that is road worthy.

In all yes not having Tax Insurance and MOT is cheaper and more convenient in the short time but can cost alot more in the long term which can include death and imprisonment.

This website will tell you all about car tax http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/index.htm

This site will give you quotes on car insurancehttp://www.elephant.co.uk/?media=adwo5 and this site will tell you where you can get MOTs done http://www.ukmot.com/.

Hope this helps people who don't have these things change their mind and get one at least.

Joy Riding

If you don't know what joy riding is i think you have had your head in the sand for a long time. Look at this site if you have had your head in the sand. http://www.cliconline.co.uk/default.asp?conid=1419

As the picture with this blog shows joy riding sometimes has very bad consequences. I think the main reason for joy riding being so bad is that the people who do joy riding are either to young to drive or even not old enough to learn to. Or the have been disqualified from driving because they are bad at it. This is yet another example of 'being bad' which worries me because I have now done a large number of blogs each of which has another bad thing as its subject. This just shows that there are many bad things in this world and many people who do them.

Car boots?

Are they bad. well when you say the word car boot (for those who don't know what a car boot is it is when you go on a field with lots of other people and get stuff out your car (that you have brought from home)and sell it on tables) no one thinks they are. But they do not think. Is it bad when you have paid a small fortune for a crystal vase or a collectable toy and people will only give you 20p for it. I would say yes as I have been selling some of my old stuff at car boots for the past 2 months and its takes alot of hard work to get a measly 20p of someone. Over all I would say its not that bad because you get rid of stuff you don't want no more (clean out the rammed storage space) and get money you didn't have before (even if it is only 20p). There is another side to car boots that people would say is not bad but it is illegal. DVD copies of movies that are on at the cinema sell for 3 for £5 or 7 for £10. which is a bargain for those who have to take the whole family when they go to the cinema but still can cause problem for customs and excise and for trading standards as most of these discs are copies made by illegal immigrants who have to pay of drug debts the the DVD sellers ( Might sound far stretched but I kinda know one or two people who do this stuff). Anyway who would of thought that a car boot could contain so much bad. If you want to check out the possible dangers at car boots this website tell you where they are http://www.carbootjunction.com/

Bad Cinema 'Kids'

Well yet another lecture I failed to go to (Thursdays are really bad for me) but this was out of choice. The idea of bad cinema did not interest me much, but from what other people have said I wish I had gone now. Although I was told that the film was quite nasty I was also told that it showed things that happen in real life but people failed to notice it. Apparently this kid is HIV positive and goes round finding virgins to give it to (he needs his head sorting out if you ask me) and one girl he gave it to is going around trying to find him and worn others about him. This is not to far from real life as not long ago an immigrant did this to several British ladies who did get HIV of him.

For all the stupid idiots (like me) who thought it wouldn't be worth going to see the film click this link to find out more about it. http://imdb.com/title/tt0113540/

Being to Religious

I did not much like the structure of this lecture as it seemed to be a bit formal and not what I expected using the other lectures as a reference. Any way back to the subject

I do think there is such a thing as being to religious. This (in my opinion) happens when other people try to convert you to their beliefs such a Jehovah's witnesses knocking on your door every week even if you have already told them you are not interested, and people not wishing to have medical treatment to save their lives because 'God will Save them'.

However being a bit religious myself I do think that anyone can think and believe what they want to and so will I. My idea of religion is that it is their for anyone that wants it and still there if people don't, waiting just in case and that in some cases religion can be helpful to those who are going through testing times, whether it be the loss of a family member or trying to quit a bad habit. This link gives you loads of information on different religions just in case the lecture got you interested. http://www.religioustolerance.org/

Comment 5 (Fran R's)

This is a comment on Fran. R's Blog and shoplifting it was published on 13 February 2007 at 07:29. This is the link to it. http://allornot18.blogspot.com/

A the same with Ellie blog I think the use of statistics is sometimes useful when describing things and the the fact that Fran has also added opinions from others and her own helps to create a full picture rather then a fraction of one. All of her blogs seem to create full images and I take my hat (well would if I wore one) off to her.

Comment 4 (Francesca. F's)

This is a response made to Fran's blog which was written on 28 April 2007 at 09:57 http://ffinnegan.blogspot.com/
which was entitled Nasty Comedians....

I believe that many people think the way that fran does. I myself enjoy Roy Chubby Brown considering he would destroy me if he were to spot me in on of his audiences. And the fact that Little Britain is an award winning comedy despite some of the sketches they do is a mystery to many people. But they do so it must mean that others think as Fran and I do. Here is Chubbys website http://www.chubbybrown.biz/

Betrayal

To be honest I do think that this idea is going to far into what could be seen as 100% 'being bad'. But we did do some work on it in lectures so it can't be that far in. Betrayal to most people is a bad thing as well as being a thing that most would consider the worst thing you could possibly do to friend or family. Betrayal counts for many different acts as both infidelity and lying can be seen as betrayal but it is usually only the worst of these acts that are actually called betrayal. The idea that betrayal is a concept behind many bad things is an important one and should give anyone reading this things to think about. Maybe Betrayal is the only true being bad thing and that it is the others that are created from it and not the other way round which is the way many people think. Have a think about it. to read more about betrayal and it effect click on the following link http://changingminds.org/explanations/trust/effects_of_betrayal.htm