MissRepresentation

       MissRepresentation was an amazing and very powerful documentary. This documentary isn't  like any other documentary i've seen before..... it was a very hard hitting and eye opening piece. Even though the movie could be watched with anyone... watching it with the get fit girls was amazing.
     
     When i walked around the school... i could see girls throwing themselves out there. i knew many of these girls, and they were smart, kind and honest girls but they sent the wrong message out with their clothing. When i talk to other girls i try not to judge girls by what they look like or what they say, but by the way they conduct their speech and actions. to do this, its almost nearly impossible.... as soon as i see an actress on t.v.  my mind runs towards 'oh she's pretty" or " oh what is she wearing'.
   
 when i watched this, i realized that even in the simplest things women are degraded, especially by media. if we closely view children t.v. shows you can see, the man will save the day and the woman would be the damsel in distress.
           Media has shaped not only the eyes of boys but also the eyes of girls and how they view other girls. we are portrayed as homemakers and  nothing else.... we shouldn't go to work or be a leader of anything. if we don not have a man in our lives we would suffer, like a single mom who has  three jobs and has n time for children, unlike the family with a man, a woman has one job or nothing at all, lives in a beautiful home, has plenty of food. if a woman does play the role of a leader we are shown as rude, unkind, not passionate, single, lonely and more. This makes people see that woman can't handle the stress of a family and work, and if we can handle it, its because we don't have a family and were married to our job and cannot understand family life. this isn't the case in the real world.... many female CEO's have extremely happy family lives and a healthy relationship with employees.
            but the real problem is that girls believe that media is right. We follow what they show us. we straighten our hair because some famous singer did it. We we wear make up because we believe that we aren't pretty enough naturally. we do everything that media shows us because we think it 'cool'... but what's the real meaning of being 'cool'.
   
       When i think about it though.... media has not only shaped the view of girls but also boys. when girls watch a movie they want 'a hero like that'... or a 'bad boy like that'. Boys are forced into changing, to please societies view.

Refelection 3

                   i am very proud of my self so far.... i have participated in all the feld trip and sustained confidence throughout the semester.  i am happy about my fitness level, which has improved greatly. i am happy that i can move up a level in the beep test, i moved from a level 6 to a level 7.1. i am proud that i met some people that are very different from each other. each person had different strengths and weaknesses. i am proud that i pushed myself out of my comfort zone and tryed new things such as jazz dance and the grouse grind, they are unforgetable memories.
                i learned that there are many different ways of getting and staying fit. i learned a new dance and new yoga moves that make you sweat. i learned that pushing yourself out of your comfort zone helps you to try new things and soon enough, those activties would be something you enjoy do to everyday.
               my goal for the end of the semester is to be able to take what i have learned and apply it to my daily life.i want to keep doing the things that i have tried, like the grouse grind, and take my time and make it to the top!!