How does religion get in the way of equality for women?

The roles of women in biblical times came in many forms including birthing and raising the children, cooking, cleaning, and overall servant to the husband.  These roles were taught, understood, and followed through the teachings of religion in the holy books of each religion including the Bible, the Torah, and the Quran.  Throughout the previous centuries religion has magnified the traditional roles of women and thus a patriarchal rule was adapted for each religion.  Although, now a days women's rights over equality have been fought for in all aspects of life, nevertheless, the same words are still written in each holy book.  Indeed, each holy book can be interpreted differently, but I feel the reason why religion may come in the way of equality for women could stem from the way in which each individual religion interprets what womens roles are in society.  I feel strongly that the rights of women should be equal to those of men because in order to produce human life it takes an equal portion of chromosomes from both the woman and the man.  Thus religion should not get in the way of equality, but support it with full intentions of improvement.

My prediction of the 2012 presidential elections

It's diificult to predict a winning candidate for the presidential elections anymore.  Now a days it seems like if you want to run for president all you need is a lot of money and thick publicity.  I think that we should look back upon the early days of our democracy and remind ourselves how the founding fathers elected a president.  The people that became president back then were military leaders, intellectual in their leading, but also vocal with their voice.  The presidents were battle heroes, comrades to the soldiers, as well as an instrument to the people's needs.  Now, the we have has people like Donald Trump, Mitt Romney, and Sarah Palin who feel as though they would make good candidates as president of the United States.  I disagree with how and who can run for president and cast my vote for 2012's president to be General David Petraeus.

A reflection on my own writing progress

As I reflect on my writing I can see that the writing templates that I have learned in my writing class have been used and applied to some of my previous blogs, papers, and essays.  By using these templates for my class assignments, I have been able to make my writing much more bolder and fuller.  The papers I can see have had a voice instead of a whisper.  As I read over the papers after they are competed I don't feel bored with the content.  Although, one thing that can be improved is the time of personal procrastination when it comes to starting the papers.  I think in order for me to be a more well-rounded writer, I must start with an outline.  Then from the outline I should begin a rough draft, maybe a couple, and then finally end with an overall well-written paper.

New Research Sites

In order to conduct good research one must not only search for validity and truthfulness, but also check to see if the source is reliable.  The sources that I have used in the past have included internet websites, journal articles, and cable news media.  Once I have collected all the information that pertains to my research topic, I then compile all of the data and compare the info to each another in order to achieve reliable and valid information.  Although, sometimes the information that is gathered can be biased in the publisher's writings.  Therefore, I have had to seek other research sites that have unbiased information. One of the sites I have started to use more often to do research is on my very own university's library website, http://library.neiu.edu/.  On my school's library website I can search for history books, peer reviewed journals, and other forms of reliable texts and media that can be in turn very useful to any particular research assignment.  Then if I want to check out a book, article, or journal, I can easily access it from the book shelves at the university's library.  If the school happens not to have the book or article I can easily have it transferred from another university to my university within a couple of days.  By using my school's library website I have obtained more reliable information in which I can apply to present and future research topics.