Monday, September 21, 2009

RJA #3c

RJA #3c: Research Question:
  • What are the health side-effects when undergoing Female Genital Mutilation?
  • How many women go through FGM a year?
  • Why is FGM such a controversial subject?
  • Is FGM performed because of religious issues?
  • What Countries is FGM performed?
  • Is a licensed doctor performing this practice?
  • What are some emotional issues that happen after a women gets genitally mutilated?
  • Who started FGM?
  • Are their any pros to FGM?
  • Are women looked down upon if they don't go through this procedure?

RJA #3b

RJA #3b:Research Topic Focus-
I wanted to narrow my research down to what happens to girl's emotional or physical well-being when undergoing this procedure. I wanted to know whether they have health defects. Are there any side effects? My first idea was to just find out about FGM. I want to know if there are any pros in health when being genitally mutilated.


RJA #3a

RJA #3a: Research Topic Exploration-
I looked up FGM on Google and recorded all the websites that had information on FGM and saved the URLs to my Delicious account. I also looked on Wikipedia to get the general scoop on Female Genital Mutilation. I looked up pros and cons to Female Genital Mutilation. I kind of want to narrow my research down to either pros and cons of a female's health due to Female Genital Mutilation, or talk about emotional well-being to those who undergo this procedure.


Monday, September 14, 2009

RJA #2

RJA #2

RJA #2a: Possible Topics
  • Female Genital Mutilation
  • Human Trafficking
  • AIDS in Africa
RJA #2b: Research Topic

I choose female genital mutilation because honestly I just wanted to know what female genital mutilation is all about and why it is so controversial. I want to know why so many people put their loved ones through that type of punishment consistently. Is it really punishment or tradition? Is this act outdated? Many people think that it is unjust, awful, and gruesome in our country but over 100 million girls world wide go through it, entering into womanhood.

Female Genital Mutilation is the act of removing a girls clitoris before a girl becomes a woman. Usually it occurs before a girl turns 15. I know that people do it to these little girls, so that they are less likely to cheat on their husband and these young women don't get to feel the pleasure of sex, so the act of FGM is thought to eliminate cheating in the aspect of having sex with anyone other than their husband.

I want to know who initiated this practice and why it is so important for certain cultures to perform the act of Female Genital Mutilation. If millions of girls are going through this every year, people have to see some good in FGM. Does this have some religious stand point? Why is this "Normal?" Do people think twice about it after performing this act? Are mothers standing by their daughters holding their hand while someone removes their daughters their genitals? Is this actually something girls are excited for because this means that they are finally a woman?

RJA #2
c: Delicious Account
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