Thursday, April 19, 2012

RESEARCH PAPER

It's kind of ironic that I am taking an on line class and writing and English research paper on E-waste using my some day in the future electronic waste computer. BUT, I'm not a hypocrite! I have properly disposed of our out dated tv's and computers at Best Buy for a small fee, which now I read that they take old electronics for free. It was really interesting doing the research for electronic waste and scary at the same time. I found tons of pictures of people in developing countries sifting through electronics to melt down toxic metals that they can turn into money. It can be 10 times cheaper to send the old computers to China, India and nigeria than for countries like the US to take care of it themselves.
Why can't countries be more responsible and accountable for their own crap? When my garbage is full I don't go over to my neighbors and put it in theirs? Sounds just as rediculous, doesn't it?

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Makeup commercials are so fake

The makeup industries makes a fortune brain washing women into thinking their makeup or lotions will make them look ten years younger, elliminate line and wrinkles, etc.  Of course they have super models wearing their makeup, who probably have had some sort of corrective surgury to begin with. Second the commerical company can "fix" the flaws the model does have. I rarely see regular women on the commercial wearing the makeup or lotions. 

Thursday, April 5, 2012

autism

        Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a range of complex neurodevelopment disorders, characterized by social impairments, communication difficulties, and restricted, repetitive, and stereotyped patterns of behavior. Experts estimate that every six children out of every 1,000 will have an ASD. Males are four times more likely to have an ASD than females.
The hallmark feature of ASD is impaired social interaction. Children with ASD may fail to respond to their names and often avoid eye contact with other people. They have difficulty interpreting with others are thinking or feeling because they don't understand social cues, such as tone of voice or facial expressions.
          Being a daycare provider is a challenging job by itself. Then add 2 children who are autistic and the challenges of my job amplifies by 100. Dealing with autistic children takes patience and an understanding of the child's challenges and delays.  These kids also bring out the best in the children around them. The other children tend to help the autistic children with games or art projects.  With love and patience, autistic children will thrive and develop at extraordinary rates.