Introduction Post #1

A) My handle is Frank's JUS 420 blog. The reason for choosing this handle is quite simple. My name is Frank Pino and I am blogging for JUS 420. I found it difficult to get creative in choosing my handle name as I have never had any nicknames.


B) My major is Justice Studies with English as a related field. If all goes well I will graduate by summer's end.

C) I chose this class for many reasons, all of which different in their own right. I initially started at ASU full time in 2001 and continued as a full time student through 2005. I was expected to graduate in the Spring of 2005. Unfortunately on January 23rd, 2005 Justin Smothermon, fellow Justice Studies Major, and I were in a fatal car accident. Justin passed away.

Justin and I lived together and to make a long story short I had to move back home with my parents in the west valley. My college career was consequently put on hold. In the mean time I have been taking online classes and community college classes to fulfill all of my elective credit requirements to graduate.

I now have 13 credits remaining, and am excited to finally graduate later this year. Since the accident many things in my life have changed. I am now happily married, have a 1 year old son (future ASU student Frankie Junior), and work full time for Alliance Beverage Distributing company. Full time work and full house keep me busy. Jus 420 fits perfectly into my into my life as it currently stands. The online class saves me the time of commuting to and from main campus and allows me to work at a more personal pace.

I look forward to fulfilling my final Justice course requirement with a bang. Women, Work, And Justice hits close to home with me. My brother and I were raised by my mother, a single parent. I'll never forget the struggles my mother faced supporting a family on her own at such a very young age. I look forward to comparing and contrasting my mother's experiences with other's in similar situations. I am eager to partake in thoughtful and enlightening discussion throughout this semester.