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Lisa Leslie 

 

 

A Former professional basketball player, the first WNBA player to win regular season MVP, and a member of the gold winning Olympic team. Mrs. Leslie is currently an owner of the Sparks team where she shares her knowledge and skills about the game to others through her Lisa Leslie Basketball & Leadership Academy (Leslie, 2013). She is the spokesperson for the National Alliance of Breast Cancer and Covidien, a healthcare company (Pace, 2010). She became the spokesperson for the National Alliance of Breast Cancer after attending a breast cancer awareness seminar with her mom who later found a lump in her breast which was later found out to be benign (Pace, 2010). Mrs. Leslie wanted to become an advocate for breast health awareness, especially since African Americans are affected at a higher rate, because she wanted to reach people to make them aware of this disease (Pace, 2010). I consider her an inspirational women because she continues even after retirement to inspire people to be leaders along with staying fit and healthy. She also invests her time in charitable causes bringing awareness and helping to encourage people of all walks of life, lastly she is a full-time mother and wife with all of these things she is doing for the community this spells amazing in my book and I wanted to share her experiences on my blog for everyone to see.

Lisa Leslie. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 11:19, May 05, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/lisa-leslie-12816766

Pace, G. (2010). Leslie helps raise cancer awareness. Retrieved from mm  http://www.nbcnews.com/id/35780236/ns/us_news-giving/t/leslie-helps-raise-cancer-awareness/

 

 

 

Blog Assignment 4

How to reduce the risk of assault in Women

Posted By Jeannine

Many women are victimized by assault and rape in the United States every day. According to the online text every two minutes someone in America is sexually assaulted and 1 out of every six American women are victims of an attempted or completed rape (Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine [SARSSM], n.d.). To reduce the risk of being raped or of getting assaulted women need to stay alert and be aware of their surroundings, avoid isolated areas when alone, and carry a cell phone or a whistle (Alexander, LaRosa, Bader, & Garfield, 2010). Women can also take self defense classes, carry pepper spray and a stun gun, in the event of an attack, so that they can flee from their attacker. Watch out for relationships that are controlling, because this could lead to being pressured or forced into having sex. Make sure that when you say no, that your body language and verbal language are in line with that answer. Please don't play games with these men this is a serious matter you can end up hurt. The items outlined above will greatly reduce the chances of women being assaulted or raped.

 

Alexander, L. L., LaRosa, J. H., Bader, H., Garfield, S., & Alexander, W. J. (2010). New Dimensions in Women’s Health (5^th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.

Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine. (n.d.) Sexual Assault and Rape Statistics, Laws, and Reports. Retrieved from http://www.sarsonline.org/resources-stats/reports-laws-statics