To be seen or to keep private-That is the question: Pentagon Allows Coverage of War Coffins

CNN Official Breaking News: Pentagon Allows Coverage of War Coffins

What do I think? Well honestly, I'm on the fence, but more towards the allowance of seeing coffins.

Why? Well, I understand the hardship of seeing that for the families who are affected by it. I understand very well that seeing your son's/daughter's/mother's/father's etc. coffin on TV or being there while the media is filming may be a problem. You want your privacy, you don't want others to see your grief, so on and so forth.

On the same token, I think showing coffins is a good thing.
Why, you may ask? Well, maybe we will end wars sooner.
I'm not saying it's a guaranteed thing, but the problem with today's society is that we are hooked on these "reality" shows and other nonsense, yet we know nothing about what is going on in the world. I think if we show more caskets, we are less likely to go to war, or would propose that we end the war sooner. I think it would give a reality check that war is not the answer, ever. Should we go after people who attack us, yes. Should we be intentionally or unintentionally killing others, including our own? No.

More over, I think if politicians saw caskets on TV everyday, they would think twice before signing that paper.

June Coan's Resume

June Coan
34 Sunset Avenue Riverside, RI (401) 263-6026 junecoan@yahoo.com

Career Objective
Writer/Editor

Education:
Springfield College, Springfield MA
Bachelor of Arts in English, Minor: Philosophy, May 2009
Select Coursework: Video Editing, Advanced Journalism, Journalism Ethics, Desktop Publishing, Newspaper Design

Community College of Rhode Island, Providence, RI 2003-2004

Media and Publishing Experience
Providence Women's Issues Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14242-Providence-Womens-Issues-Examiner June 2009-Present
• Write articles on women's issues both locally and nationally.
“Race and Diversity at Springfield College” March-April 2009
• Filmed and edited a video interviewing eight students on ten questions about race and diversity on campus
• Held a panel discussion based off the video
Guest Writer, Springfield Student, Springfield College 2008-Present
• “Truth behind the V-Word” Springfield Student Feb. 5, 2009. Volume 123 No. 15
• Contributing author of several editorials focusing on students concerns
Published in The Alden St. Review. “Quit” and “Red Sweatshirt”. Spring 2007
Blog: Irate Worker http://irateworker.wordpress.com 2008 - Present
Designed to enlighten readers on issues related to working with the public through humor and serious personal reflection. Inspired by “Nickel and Dimed” by Barbara Ehrenreich.
Blog: Can’t Call My Life Normal http://cantcallmenormal.blogspot.com 2007- Present
Personal reflections incorporating writings, videos and photos of different interests. Inspired by another blogger friend who works for “Okay Player”.
Computer Skills: Microsoft Word, Publisher, Excel, Powerpoint. Adobe Premier Pro and Indesign

Advertising Experience
Campus Activities Board. Springfield College, Springfield MA, 2007-2008
● Chaired advertising committee that marketed campus events
● Promoted events through Facebook, personal relationships and creative and innovative mediums.

The Women’s Fitness Club. Seekonk, MA. August 2008
● Created Facebook and Myspace pages for the company
● Developed initiatives to increase memberships
● Allocated and matriculated an advertising budget
● Designed a marketing plan for a new fitness business
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Volunteer Experience
America Reads. Springfield College. 2006 -Present
● Tutor and mentor elementary school children in an urban setting
Americorps. Springfield College. November 2007 – 2008
● Volunteered 300 hours of community service participating a variety of community based activities.
2004 Presidential Elections, Riverside, RI
● Signed in people as they came in to vote
● Informed Parties of voter participation
● Helped set up/ breakdown poll stations
Awards and Achievements:
Unsung Hero Award
Dean’s List Fall 2008

Customer Service Experience
Stop and Shop-Seekonk, MA and East Longmeadow, MA. 2003- present
D’Angelo-East Providence, RI Summers of 2005-2007.
CVS Pharmacy-East Providence, RI. 2001- 2005.

Performance Experience
Vagina Monologues- Springfield College, Springfield MA 2008-2009.
● Performed the Vagina Monologues to help both women and men understand the affects of gender issues, particularly about women.
● Initiated and supported various fundraising efforts for YWCA of Western MA.

My Vagina Monologue-Why I'm A Strong Woman

So I recorded my own Vagina Monologue, I thought I was going to use Youtube, that's why I cut it to six parts. However, Youtube was giving me an issue, so I used Google like I did for Hillary Clinton when she came to Springfield College.

Hopefully it's self explanatory, if not, if I get useful comments, I will write on here more about stuff. Instead of recording another video, I may write a piece on here later. Even though I was taping myself I was still nervous, so I may even redo this as I stutter a lot. Anyways, here are the clips. Parts 1-6.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4


Part 5


Part 6