Intro Blog #1

Hello every one. My name is Natasha Abeyta but I generally go by Tasha for short. I am a human communication major and I am majoring in justice studies. I am in my senior year and will be graduating in May. I will finish with my BA within 3 years and after graduation I am planning on moving to San Diego to attend law school.
The reason I chose my blog handle is because it is a nickname that was given to me when I was 15 and has stuck ever since. I also love dragonflies because I think they are very interesting and beautiful (for an insect).
I wanted to take this class because it highly appealed to my interests. Overall I am interested in law and different aspects of justice. I find criminal law and human rights to be the most interesting to me, which is what I am planning to pursue. This course was appealing because not only does it involve human rights it is directly related to my life. I have done research papers and a speech on the gender wage gap because it directly affects my own mother. I personally have seen her struggle as a woman in a corporate world because she is a woman. I think it is important to be educated on the idea of women work and justice in order to fully understand the underlying issues that come with being a woman in the work force.
When I think about justice I think about right and wrong and human rights. I also think about people in prison who are serving their time for their crimes and courts. Justice is about punishing those who have done wrong or broken a law, however injustice in my opinion is not the same as doing wrong. I personally think that injustice could occur in just situations. To me justice can be considered one of those grey areas that do not fall directly under black or white. It is very complex and complicated so it is hard to just have one thought when I think of justice.