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Originally I wanted to do my research on the dangers of fake cosmetic surgeons, but as I searched I could hardly find any of the information that I needed. After seeing this I decide to take another route.  I am now doing my research on cosmetic surgery in general. I am a pre- med major so I try to stay current with new medical procedures and issues. Cosmetic procedures have become a very large party in our society so doing the reach would give a great incite as to what we our putting our self at risk for.   I tried looking for books but I was extremely unsuccessful do to the fact that it is in the medical field and things in the medical field or constantly changing. I did learn that I find more information when I use the search word “plastic surgery” then I did using “cosmetic surgery”.  A primary source I am looking for would have to a be from a patient first hand experiment as well a physician. 

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When doing my research on cosmetic surgeries gone wrong, l would like I would like to use popular sources as well as scholarly journals. When getting my information I would like to get my first hand experiences from popular sources. I would prefer getting my medical view of information from scholarly journals. The discipline that my research would fall under would be biology and sociology because of it medical side and also how it affects our society. I feel as though plastic surgeons, models, and also people between ages 18 to 60(not just limited to women but also men) would have an opinion on my topic.

My research

Last week I picked two topics of interest and they both were dealing with the impersonations of large companies. It was rather difficult deciding on which one I would like to do my research on but finial I picked one ….. fake cosmetic surgery clinic facilities. When I first started my search I just typed in black market cosmetic surgery seven hundred and eighty- two thousand sites popped up at this point I felt a little overwhelmed so I took another I direction. Instead of looking at the vast amount of site first I decide to look at the images to see what the effect is of getting none professional operations done. It was extremely disturbing from this point it gave me a better incite on what kind of things I wanted to know about these fake cosmetic surgeries or “cosmetic surgeries gone wrong”  I now had deeper questions who is fooled  by it the most ?What is being put in your body? How can this harm? When do you know that you are a part of a scam?

Topics of Interest

As we are learning in our 1101 library and academic research class it is quite simple to create a web site that looks extremely legitimate and professional. Not knowing the difference in the long wrong can be harmful to not only your pockets, your academics, but most importantly it can be dangerous as well hurtful to your physical health. For my research project I would like to research fraud modeling agencies or I would like to research unauthorized plastic surgeons. In today’s society there are tons of young aspiring female models that are always looking for work but they don’t always run into legitimate agencies. In their eyes the web site seems okay but in reality many of them are just a trap and a way for them to be easily targeted by the wrong crowd. If you were to type in plastic surgery gone wrong into a search engine thousands of pictures would pop up. Often times I wonder how couldn't these people not know this would happen this is the answer many of these “Plastic surgeons “are not doctors!!!!!  I picked these two things because I would like to see how easy it would be to fall into the same trap that many people fall into every day.

My major purchase

Unfortunately I have never been a cell phone savvy person. I never know the names of the newest and latest phone or what they do because personally I never buy cells that have just came out and this is why. Cell phones and I just do not get along period!!! I break them, I misplace them and I have had them stolen as well. This being said I frequently have to buy new ones. After a while this becomes very frustrating causing me to vow to keep the same phone for a year. To ensure that this happens I have to do some extensive research on cell phones my favorite thing to look at would have to be the reviews. I go to my cell phone company’s website search for the phone I am looking into and read its reviews this way I can  be absolutely positive that the phone I am buying is up to my standards  

My thoughts on the library

When the word library is herd instantly an image of a little old woman instructing everyone to keep down the noise comes to mind. This in some libraries can be somewhat problematic due to the fact this is the ideal place for groups to come and collaborate on a given task. At the Ingram Library here at the University of West Georgia the library offers several different floors and each floor has a different restriction on noise. I find this to be a quality because now if I have a group assignment my group and I are now able to work in a natural territory and we really don’t have to worry about the level at which we are speaking; but if I wanted to work in silence that is also an option. My least favorite part about the library would have to be finding books I hate the way that it is set up and I still have   some confusions regarding this situation.  

ALL ABOUT ME

Hi Everyone,

              

                   My name is Jiya Willis and I am a freshman here at the University of West Georgia. I am currently a biology/ pre- med major. I have a passion for science and love everything that involves it. Over the course of this semester I hope to learn to be less dependent on google because at this point I am EXTREMELY dependent and use it for any and every question i have.