Welcome to ALMAA’s first blog. It will provide weekly insights and updates on current events and topics that are pertinent to furthering ALMAA’s mission statement. We hope it will give you the incentive to contribute, share, and the ability to stand up and SHOUT, “Not on my watch.”
AWARE-let’s take a brief look at the various meaning of this word.
Exerpts from the electronic version of Merrriam Webster’s Dictionary:
Main Entry: aware
Pronunciation: \a-wer\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English iwar, from Old English gewær, from ge- (associative prefix) + wær wary — more at co-, wary
Date: before 12th century
1 {archaic} : watchful, wary
2 : having or showing realization, perception, or knowledge
— aware·ness noun
synonyms Aware, Cognizant, Conscious, Awake mean having knowledge of something
AWARE implies vigilance in observing or alertness in drawing inferences from what one experiences
COGNIZANT implies having special or certain knowledge as from firsthand sources
CONSCIOUS implies that one is focusing one’s attention on something or is even preoccupied by it
AWAKE implies that one has become alive to something and is on the alert
Choose which version you like. This website hopes to create awareness about sexual violence. If we are successful, all visitors will leave willing to embrace ALMAA’s mission and bring about awareness.
It happens too often; it happens to many people; we are here to attempt to reverse the cycle. We welcome your feedback as you are integral in making a difference in your family, your school, your neighborhood, your community, and your country. We hope that you are compelled to stand up and make a positive difference where you can. Tell ALMAA how you feel about awareness and the difference that this effort can make for future generations. ED
