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Woman Role Models

Having women role models is a very important thing for a child growing up. Growing up I only really rememeber having one role model which was my mom. My mom was a single parent trying to raise two of us. There were often times that we had to deal with out television so I didn't really have access to another role model. I learned from her to be very independent, work hard, and go after anything I want. Today it basicly stays the same. I have television but there is still only one role model. I feel that todays media is not the only reason for lack of woman leaders. Having strong women in media might help encourage woman leaders but I feel the main source of encouragement should be at home or friends. Parents should explain to children that the media doesn't not portray how society is and that it is fiction. Having a strong parent or set of parents around to provide the strength and capabilities is what creates leaders of both sexes. Media doesn't create or fail to create leaders its how the media is used to teach children.

Sapelo Island

Sapelo Island
The Geechee people have a very strong connection to their land. Not only have their families lived there for many generations but the enitre family works hard on the land care for it and to grow crops. I don't feel like there are any connections with my family and land. My mom and her husband of moved to 5 different houses in the past, and my dad and his wife have moved a few times too. As soon as someone in the family passes away the first thing people think of is getting rid of everything inside so they can sell the house and move on. There is nothing that is passes down from family to family in different generations. I do not even know if my family has  ancestral land. I guess it affects my identity because I am not a 100% sure where I come from. To the Geechee people their land is the base of their whole life. There is really nothing that is more important to them. Their culture and way of life supports that. If they don't live there it changes who they are. In the book it talks about how papa is not himself once they move to Hog Hammock. He did what he had to do for his family but it changed him. His happiness was not the same. The article talks about how the government is trying to push out the Geechee people. The Geechee people fight so hard because they feel like they are basically one with their land.