Oh, it's Day Ten.

I just signed onto The Engine, but I'm having problems uploading a picture and getting my signature to do what I want.

Yes, I'm going to stop counting days after tomorrow. Although I still have one essay left, I don't have to hand it in until April 7. I'll be looking at the exchange of bridewealth in Afghanistan, with an emphasis on Rubin's essay on the trafficking of women and Mauss' work on gift exchange as a total social phenomenon.

I need to get my head around the essay due tomorrow. Okay, if street-level prostitution is inherently dangerous, since women (and a small percentage of men) must face poor health, inadequate housing, drug addiction and violence, and if an individual has made the choice to pursue prostitution as a means of income (particularly those who are low-income, homeless and drug dependent) then the conditions (legal, social and environmental) must be reformed. You can't make prostitution "go away," it's just like trying to make drugs or crime "go away."

Street prostitution is problematic because the act is illegal, and poor individuals may not have a stable residence, like escorts who can select their clients. Hence, street-level prostitutes cannot "hide" from the public eye, they become adjoined to the public sphere because of their presence.

More later?