I meant to add that while looking around can be fun, the archive option
may be useful. It's easier to see "girl culture" and whatnot.
Andi
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Every object, every being,
Is a jar of delight.
Be a connoisseur.
~Rumi~
Life is raw material. We are artisans. We can sculpt our existence into
something beautiful, or debase it into ugliness. It's in our hands.
~Cathy Better~
Things which matter most should never be at the mercy of things which
matter least.
~Johann von Goethe~
Dr. Andi Stepnick
Associate Professor and Chair of Sociology
300-C Wheeler Humanities Building
Belmont University
Nashville TN 37212-3757
Direct Line: (615) 460-6249
Office Manager: (615) 460-5505
Sociology Fax: (615) 460-6997
----- Original Message -----
From: Andi Stepnick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Friday, January 27, 2006 6:48 pm
Subject: photo resource and beauty
>
> Hey all...I just stumbled upon a cool photo resource. The
> descriptionsare lacking, but the photos useful...I found some great
> Berber wedding
> photos, photos related to AIDS and bird flu, etc.
>
> http://www.viiphoto.com/exhibitions.html
>
> I forget who asked, but check out this title...and get the last
> sentencein this paragraph!!!!
>
> andi
>
>
> Dr. Steven M. Hoefflin is a world-renowned plastic surgeon to the
> starswith clients like Michael Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor and
> supermodel Angie
> Everhart. He believes he has discovered the formula for beauty
> which he
> describes in his book
>
> 'The Beautiful Face: The First Mathematical Definitions,
> Classifications, and Creation of True Facial Beauty'.
>
> According to the Santa Monica-based surgeon Hoefflin, the difference
> between average people and truly beautiful people is only a few
> millimeters of correction. Allegations from former nurses that he
> exposed and fondled his famous patients while they were under
> anesthesiaprompted an investigation from the Medical Board of
> California.
> Hoefflin, 59, is less likely to work on celebrities because they
> can no
> longer afford his services. Thirty percent of his patients live
> outsidethe United States and are attracted to his reputation as a
> surgeon****who can take a non-Caucasian face and transform it into an
> attractive Caucasian one.***
>
>
>
> Andi
> --------------
> Every object, every being,
> Is a jar of delight.
> Be a connoisseur.
> ~Rumi~
>
> Life is raw material. We are artisans. We can sculpt our existence
> intosomething beautiful, or debase it into ugliness. It's in our
> hands. ~Cathy Better~
>
> Things which matter most should never be at the mercy of things which
> matter least.
> ~Johann von Goethe~
>
>
> Dr. Andi Stepnick
> Associate Professor and Chair of Sociology
> 300-C Wheeler Humanities Building
> Belmont University
> Nashville TN 37212-3757
>
> Direct Line: (615) 460-6249
> Office Manager: (615) 460-5505
> Sociology Fax: (615) 460-6997
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ender, M. DR BS&L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 4:18 pm
> Subject: TEACHSOC: Re: better world reference
>
> > folks, another source for positive stuff is
> > http://www.globalideasbank.org/site/home/
> > <http://www.globalideasbank.org/site/home/> . You can use your last
> > class to brainstorm social inventions that rather than make
> money,
> > makethe world better for more people--favorites for students are
> a
> > $75,000grant for every American when they turn 21, Spring Break
> for
> > everyone,one-year paid sabbaticals for all Americans who turns
> 50,
> > Great Driver
> > Tax/Insurance Rebates (rewarding for driving well rather than
> > penalitiesfor not) etc...gets students thinking creatively--which
> > we know is tied
> > to critical thinking...morten.
> > ________________________________
> >
> > From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> > Behalf Of Bissler, Denise L
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 5:08 PM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: TEACHSOC: better world reference
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Denise L. Bissler, Ph.D.
> > Randolph-Macon College
> > 206 N. Center Street
> > Campus Box 5005
> > Ashland, VA 23005-5505
> > Office: (804) 752-7380
> > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> > From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> > Behalf Of Kristen Hefley
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 1:06 PM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: TEACHSOC: Depressing Sociology?
> >
> >
> >
> > Sorry I'm a little late with this, but several days ago, there
> was a
> > lively discussion about the depressing nature of sociology, and
> how it
> > points out the negative in the world. I wanted to share a
> resource I
> > have used in my Intro course.
> >
> >
> >
> > There is a book called The Better World Handbook with a
> corresponding> website, www.betterworldhandbook.com
> > <http://www.betterworldhandbook.com/> , in which the authors
> analyze> several social problems and then provide actual things
> that
> > individualscan do to effect change. It covers everything from
> > environmentalism to
> > racism and sexism to the exploitation of workers both in the
> > developingworld and in the United States. It lists several
> > resources that
> > individuals can use even to make changes even if they have very
> little> time to "get involved." For example, if you don't like
> something
> > that a
> > company does because of its policies concerning ANY of these
> > issues, you
> > can elect to shop at a company with better policies. The book lists
> > companies in descending order from best to worst based on what they
> > sell. Students like it because it IS positive and shows how easy
> > it can
> > be to simply stop supporting harmful practices, but it isn't overly
> > preachy and doesn't condemn anyone for being a part of the
> problem.
> > It
> > also says you don't have to agree with everything in the book to do
> > something about the things you do have a problem with.
> >
> >
> >
> > The company used to provide examination copies to professors who
> were> thinking about using this book in your course... you can
> check and see
> > if they still do. I have loaned mine out several times to
> colleagues> and had to beg to get it back!
> >
> >
> >
> > Anyway, thought some on this list might enjoy this.
> >
> >
> >
> > Kristen Hefley
> >
> > University of Oklahoma
> >
> > Department of Sociology
> >
> > Kaufman Hall 331
> >
> > 780 Van Vleet Oval
> >
> > Norman, OK 73019
> >
> > (405) 325-1751
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
