Every college spends lots of money everyday on just about everything. In some ways most of them would like to find new ways to save a buck, for some money may not be the issue and its something they don't have to worry about. But most likely, they would want to hold on to as much money as they can just to be able to add to their budget.
For the colleges that have to deal with snow every year, there may be a good way for them to save money. A way that they can save money is to cancel classes on those snow days when it is too dangerous to be on the road commuting from home to the campus. There are a few things that might help them save money, but there is a chance that this kind of thing wont have any effect on these colleges budgets.
One thing might be is that they wont have to use up as much energy with classes being cancelled rather than them going on. Lights wont have to be turned on because those classrooms wont be in use and there is no need for them to be on. Another thing that may help and most likely may not change is the heating of the classrooms. If they wont be in use then there is no reason for the heat to be turned up to a certain temp to keep the room heated enough for it to be bearable to have class. There is a good chance that this wont affect the budget cost but it is a possibility. These are a couple things that might help out budget costs.
Now a reason that it wont save any money is because of the faculty who get administrative leave. The faculty workers will more than likely get paid just like any other work day if they were to get a snow day. It just depends on how things are handled in that area. There could be many other things that might help out the colleges budget, but this may be some of the more major things that could help.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Combining
Im sure that there are many college students who wish that they could have just one more snow day. I believe that colleges should cancel classes when the districts close because of the weather. This is mainly for those who have to travel to get to their class. I am one of those who has to travel to the campus when the weather is bad and i only drive about 5 miles to the campus. Imagine those who have to drive farther to make it to class either to teach or learn.
I think that if NJC was to change this policy it would keep the students and instructors more safe on days when the weather is bad, because they wouldnt have to rush into town to make it to class on time. This could be a good thing for the high school students too, because they travel from the high school to the college for classes. If the high school was cancelled and they still had their college class, they would have to travel from home to the college just for that one class. To me, that isnt worth it. Most likely the teacher may have cancelled class for that day but it depends on the instructor. I just believe that it would cause less problems for everyone if this was to happen.
In a interview that i just recently had was with a person that has been at NJC for over 10 years. This person thought this would be a good change for many reasons. This person works with many faculty that live out of town and have a ways to travel to get to the college and it would be better for them if they wouldnt have to put their lives in danger to make it into town.
A change that this person wanted to make to this problem was to have the same protocol as the school districts do because many of those faculty workers would have to find some sort of childcare for their children which could be hard to do especially if they live in a different town. A negative reason for this change could be for the students that live on campus. Some years ago, classes were cancelled and the students in the dorms had some free time on their hands and many of them decided to have some fun and trash the dorms. They caused quite a lot of damage which is a good reason has to why classes havent been cancelled since then.
Now there are many other colleges out there who are either going through the same problem or have already been through it. Yale University had this problem back in 2007 when someone posted on the website that all classes had been cancelled because of the weather when it was a fake. After this had happened, many started to wonder how come this type of thing couldnt happen.
Many of the instructors werent to fond of this because they thought that if students could go and play out in the snow on their day off, they could make it too class, so most of them still held classes. The college found that its better to have the students in class because there was an incident where a sophmore jumped out a second story dorm window to jump into a drift and ended up in the hospital with a messed up back. Thats a chance that many colleges dont want to take and with any type of vandalism that goes on in the dorms.
I think that if NJC was to change this policy it would keep the students and instructors more safe on days when the weather is bad, because they wouldnt have to rush into town to make it to class on time. This could be a good thing for the high school students too, because they travel from the high school to the college for classes. If the high school was cancelled and they still had their college class, they would have to travel from home to the college just for that one class. To me, that isnt worth it. Most likely the teacher may have cancelled class for that day but it depends on the instructor. I just believe that it would cause less problems for everyone if this was to happen.
In a interview that i just recently had was with a person that has been at NJC for over 10 years. This person thought this would be a good change for many reasons. This person works with many faculty that live out of town and have a ways to travel to get to the college and it would be better for them if they wouldnt have to put their lives in danger to make it into town.
A change that this person wanted to make to this problem was to have the same protocol as the school districts do because many of those faculty workers would have to find some sort of childcare for their children which could be hard to do especially if they live in a different town. A negative reason for this change could be for the students that live on campus. Some years ago, classes were cancelled and the students in the dorms had some free time on their hands and many of them decided to have some fun and trash the dorms. They caused quite a lot of damage which is a good reason has to why classes havent been cancelled since then.
Now there are many other colleges out there who are either going through the same problem or have already been through it. Yale University had this problem back in 2007 when someone posted on the website that all classes had been cancelled because of the weather when it was a fake. After this had happened, many started to wonder how come this type of thing couldnt happen.
Many of the instructors werent to fond of this because they thought that if students could go and play out in the snow on their day off, they could make it too class, so most of them still held classes. The college found that its better to have the students in class because there was an incident where a sophmore jumped out a second story dorm window to jump into a drift and ended up in the hospital with a messed up back. Thats a chance that many colleges dont want to take and with any type of vandalism that goes on in the dorms.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Snow Cancellation
1. There are many different groups that can be effected by the change of the snow cancellations. One group could be the instructors, they need to know about this because some of them also drive in from a distance and they need to know whether they should show up to teach class. It may be a waste of time for them because they would have traveled in from a different town when they didnt need to,
2. Another group that can be effected by this is the high school students that travel from the high school to the college. More than likely if college classes were cancelled, so would the high school but if something was to happen they would need to know about it so that they wouldnt have to drive over and find out there wasnt any class, especially those that drive in from Merino, Caliche and other schools.
3. Students who live in the halls and dorms would also need to know about the cancellation of classes. If they were to look and see that classes were cancelled they wouldnt have to get ready and go out in the cold to find out they didnt have class. More than likely though, someone would notify them in the cancellation of their class.
4. The last group that could be effected by this is the off-campus students. Many travel from out of town or on the other side of town, and would need to be notified just like the instructors would. They would be putting themselves through danger with the icy roads just to make it to class in time. If they were to find out about class being cancelled, it would be very frustrating and you would have to drive back home and you would be on the icy roads once again.
2. Another group that can be effected by this is the high school students that travel from the high school to the college. More than likely if college classes were cancelled, so would the high school but if something was to happen they would need to know about it so that they wouldnt have to drive over and find out there wasnt any class, especially those that drive in from Merino, Caliche and other schools.
3. Students who live in the halls and dorms would also need to know about the cancellation of classes. If they were to look and see that classes were cancelled they wouldnt have to get ready and go out in the cold to find out they didnt have class. More than likely though, someone would notify them in the cancellation of their class.
4. The last group that could be effected by this is the off-campus students. Many travel from out of town or on the other side of town, and would need to be notified just like the instructors would. They would be putting themselves through danger with the icy roads just to make it to class in time. If they were to find out about class being cancelled, it would be very frustrating and you would have to drive back home and you would be on the icy roads once again.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Changes to NJC
1. I think that if you have a D in a class for a final grade, you should still be able to pass the class. I know college is different from high school, but i think the grading system should be the same.
2. Another issue is the weather cancellation. The reason classes arent cancelled for NJC is because most of the students live on campus and are in walking distance from classes. But a lot of the students who are local live on the other side of town and put their lives in danger trying to make it to class. I believe that when high school is cancelled, college should be too.
3. I think that all teachers should be required to post grades on the internet. It is hard to find out what your grade is if you cant look it up. You could be failing a class or close to failing a class and you wouldnt know it because you instructor doenst have it posted.
2. Another issue is the weather cancellation. The reason classes arent cancelled for NJC is because most of the students live on campus and are in walking distance from classes. But a lot of the students who are local live on the other side of town and put their lives in danger trying to make it to class. I believe that when high school is cancelled, college should be too.
3. I think that all teachers should be required to post grades on the internet. It is hard to find out what your grade is if you cant look it up. You could be failing a class or close to failing a class and you wouldnt know it because you instructor doenst have it posted.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt'
Many people have their own way of doing Thanksgiving. Some people like to change things up every year and others like to just keep it traditional. Well there are many different ways in celebrating Thanksgiving and this could be a way but some may not celebrate it this way.
Most people when they start out with their Thanksgiving day will all soak up the smell of the good food that is being prepared for all of the. Most of them will try picking at the turkey to get a good taste test in. After that is over with, they may read a book about the pilgrims and how much things have changed since then while celebrating Thanksgiving. Then they will all sit down at a large table and start digging into the food, this could take awhile depending on how many people are there. When their food has settled down some they, if the weather is nice, will go out and play a game of football. When everybody is all wore out, they will go back inside sit in front of the TV and watch the big balloon parade and just relax for the remainder of the day.
This is a type of Thanksgiving day that many people may not celebrate, but some may. There is a lot of things that they want to get done in one day as a family. But that one day could lead to a lifetime of memories.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Thanksgiving in Iraq
1. Well the troops do a few things differently for Thanksgiving that what i do. They played flag football and that is something that we dont do, they also had egg nog and sweet potatoes with their meal.
2. Some similarities are that they eat turkey and dressing and pumpkin pie, which is what my family does, and they also just hang out with each other for awhile which is what we do as well.
3. The soldiers sounded like they would have rather been home with family for the holidays, but they seemed happy to be able to celebrate a holiday out of the year and eat great food.
4. Some of their biggests concerns were if some of their friends would make it back from a call alive, so that they could join them for their meal. Another concern was about a young man wanting to be able to turn 21 before he is killed.
5. What stood out the most to me was that 20,000 men all joined each other for Thanksgiving dinner for just a short time and had to immediately get back to work after they were finished eating.
6. I think most of them would try to take a vacation with their family, to get away and get their minds on something different other than war. Some may just want to stay home with their family and catch up on many things and rest for as long as they can.
2. Some similarities are that they eat turkey and dressing and pumpkin pie, which is what my family does, and they also just hang out with each other for awhile which is what we do as well.
3. The soldiers sounded like they would have rather been home with family for the holidays, but they seemed happy to be able to celebrate a holiday out of the year and eat great food.
4. Some of their biggests concerns were if some of their friends would make it back from a call alive, so that they could join them for their meal. Another concern was about a young man wanting to be able to turn 21 before he is killed.
5. What stood out the most to me was that 20,000 men all joined each other for Thanksgiving dinner for just a short time and had to immediately get back to work after they were finished eating.
6. I think most of them would try to take a vacation with their family, to get away and get their minds on something different other than war. Some may just want to stay home with their family and catch up on many things and rest for as long as they can.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Favorite Holiday Memory
Everybody has a great holiday memory, whether it is during Thanksgiving or Christmas or any other holiday. I have a memory from Christmas that is in a way great and not so great. This memory happened close to 10 years ago. It is definitely one that i will never forget and i dont believe my family will forget either.
It was Christmas day in 2000 i believe, the weather was actually very nice for a Christmas day, and i wanted to open presents then got out and play at the park. We had a park across the street from out house. Well we got done opening presents and my dad was like, go out in the garage and get a big trash bag to put the ripped present paper in. So i did and when i got out there, there was a sweet two seater go-cart. I couldnt believe it, the first thing i did was run inside to get my jacket, then i was outside riding the thing. Eventually it turned to disaster.
My younger sister and I, were riding that go-cart all day long, she was getting tired so i let her off and i decided to go for one more quick ride before i shut 'er down for the day. Back then i really wished that i would have just gone inside but now that i think about i think it was a funny thing. Well i came cruising around a corner and i thought i heard a car coming so i turned around to see if there was one, which there wasnt, and slammed into about 6 mailboxes. Now the good thing was was that my sister wasnt with me because she would have had a 4x4 post in her lap but the bad thing was, was that i was embarrassed and crying.
The thing was, was that my dads uncle from Alaska was at our house and he loves giving people crap about anything. To this day he still makes fun of me for it, so that is why i cant ever forget that day because of him. That was my favorite Christmas memory and it is something that i will never forget, not only because my uncle makes fun of me for it, but its also because it is a very unusual accident for me.
It was Christmas day in 2000 i believe, the weather was actually very nice for a Christmas day, and i wanted to open presents then got out and play at the park. We had a park across the street from out house. Well we got done opening presents and my dad was like, go out in the garage and get a big trash bag to put the ripped present paper in. So i did and when i got out there, there was a sweet two seater go-cart. I couldnt believe it, the first thing i did was run inside to get my jacket, then i was outside riding the thing. Eventually it turned to disaster.
My younger sister and I, were riding that go-cart all day long, she was getting tired so i let her off and i decided to go for one more quick ride before i shut 'er down for the day. Back then i really wished that i would have just gone inside but now that i think about i think it was a funny thing. Well i came cruising around a corner and i thought i heard a car coming so i turned around to see if there was one, which there wasnt, and slammed into about 6 mailboxes. Now the good thing was was that my sister wasnt with me because she would have had a 4x4 post in her lap but the bad thing was, was that i was embarrassed and crying.
The thing was, was that my dads uncle from Alaska was at our house and he loves giving people crap about anything. To this day he still makes fun of me for it, so that is why i cant ever forget that day because of him. That was my favorite Christmas memory and it is something that i will never forget, not only because my uncle makes fun of me for it, but its also because it is a very unusual accident for me.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Thanksgiving Tradition
Everybody love Thanksgiving. We all love to get with family to eat turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie. Another thing that is great about Thanksgiving is getting to hangout with that you dont normally do during the year except for Christmas. Many families have traditions that they have or try to have every year. For my family, we usually do something different every year.
During the past years, we would all load up in the car and head to Buena Vista up in the mountains because my aunt and uncle had a cabin up there. We all looked forward to this because we just went there once a year and it was special because we were all together in this four bedroom cabin. Sadly, about 5 years ago, my aunt and uncle split up and had to sell the cabin, so we had to find a new spot for Thanksgiving.
We kind of have a new tradition now, although it is different each year. We started having Thanksgiving with my dads family every other year and my moms family every other year. When we have it with my dads family, we usually have it at my house which is a lot of fun. Now when we have it with my moms side of the family, we have it at my grandparents house, which is great because that was the tradition we had before we started going to Buena Vista.
Thanksgiving is a very special time for most people. It is very special for me because my biggest hobby is being with my whole family and that is one of the only times out of the year that i get to spend time with them. Most people like Thanksgiving for the food, but i disagree with them because i think its all about family time.
During the past years, we would all load up in the car and head to Buena Vista up in the mountains because my aunt and uncle had a cabin up there. We all looked forward to this because we just went there once a year and it was special because we were all together in this four bedroom cabin. Sadly, about 5 years ago, my aunt and uncle split up and had to sell the cabin, so we had to find a new spot for Thanksgiving.
We kind of have a new tradition now, although it is different each year. We started having Thanksgiving with my dads family every other year and my moms family every other year. When we have it with my dads family, we usually have it at my house which is a lot of fun. Now when we have it with my moms side of the family, we have it at my grandparents house, which is great because that was the tradition we had before we started going to Buena Vista.
Thanksgiving is a very special time for most people. It is very special for me because my biggest hobby is being with my whole family and that is one of the only times out of the year that i get to spend time with them. Most people like Thanksgiving for the food, but i disagree with them because i think its all about family time.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Bad Movies
Everybody has their own type of movies that they like whether its comedy, drama, action and horror. I love all types of movies but there is one movie that I just cant stand to watch and that is Speed Racer. If you are a car guy, don't let the name fool you like it did me.
Now many people would say that they love the movie Speed Racer, especially children. If i was seven years old I probably would have enjoyed it more, but i saw it at eighteen and thought it was the dumbest damn movie I've ever seen. Now Emile Hersh is a great actor and im sure many people have seen him in other movies such as Lords of Dogtown and The Girl Next Door. I honestly think that he lost some of his fame from this one. Speed Racer was dumb for a lot of reasons but the main reason was because it was almost cartoonish but with real people. I cant stand those type of movies.
Luckily i watched it at a friends house and didnt have to worry about renting or buying it but i still thought it was a complete waste of time. I was disappointed because i used to watch the TV shows when i was younger and i didnt think it was anywhere close to being like the original show. I expected it to be more like real life stuff. Im sure it would have told me what it was about by a just looked at the title and who was in it and just agreed to watch it.
There are plenty of things that they could have put in this movie to make it better. The only thing that would be better for me is if they would have had it almost real life. I understand the show was a cartoon and wasnt real but i think more people would have enjoyed it more if it was. It would have been something that i would have bought if it was. This was definitely my least favorite movie and i will never watch it again.
Now many people would say that they love the movie Speed Racer, especially children. If i was seven years old I probably would have enjoyed it more, but i saw it at eighteen and thought it was the dumbest damn movie I've ever seen. Now Emile Hersh is a great actor and im sure many people have seen him in other movies such as Lords of Dogtown and The Girl Next Door. I honestly think that he lost some of his fame from this one. Speed Racer was dumb for a lot of reasons but the main reason was because it was almost cartoonish but with real people. I cant stand those type of movies.
Luckily i watched it at a friends house and didnt have to worry about renting or buying it but i still thought it was a complete waste of time. I was disappointed because i used to watch the TV shows when i was younger and i didnt think it was anywhere close to being like the original show. I expected it to be more like real life stuff. Im sure it would have told me what it was about by a just looked at the title and who was in it and just agreed to watch it.
There are plenty of things that they could have put in this movie to make it better. The only thing that would be better for me is if they would have had it almost real life. I understand the show was a cartoon and wasnt real but i think more people would have enjoyed it more if it was. It would have been something that i would have bought if it was. This was definitely my least favorite movie and i will never watch it again.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Favorite Movie
Most people have favorite movies and watch them over and over again. I am definitely one of those people. I love to watch all the movies that have hot rods and muscle cars. If it has hot cars in it, Ive most likely seen it. I would have to say that my all time favorite car movie would have to be American Graffiti. This has to be one of the best classic car movies ever to be put on TV.
American Graffiti was filmed in 1973 and was set in the early 60's. This movie is basically about one Friday night and everybody is cruising around in 50's cars messing around and trying to keep away from the cops. If you are in to cars, this would be a great movie for you because the people in this movie really show how much they appreciate cars. There is a lot of drag racing and fast cars in this movie. This type of movie would have to be comedy and action.
The actors in this movie may or may not be familiar to some people. If anybody has watched old 60's movies or TV shows, they might recognize a lot of these actors. Some of the actors are Ronny Howard and he is a Opey from a famous TV show called The Andy Griffith Show. He is also in Happy Days with Henry Winkler. Another actor is Paul Le Mat and he is most famous in this movie because he drives a old 1932 Ford Deuce Coupe and most car lovers love this type of car. Another one would be Mackenzie Phillips and this was her big hit as well. She has been in some Disney Channel movies.
This movie has many great parts in it. I think that my favorite part would have to be when Paul Le Mat (John Milner) is cruising in his bad yellow 32 Ford with Mackenzie Phillips (Carol) and Milner is trying to get rid of her because he is in his mid twenties and she is 14 years old. He got stuck with her because he was trying to get hooked up with a good looking girl but got her instead. John has a reputation to protect around town and it is funny because he does everything he can to get rid of her. John ends up enjoying the company of this girl and they cruise for the entire night. I would definitely recommend watching this movie.
American Graffiti was filmed in 1973 and was set in the early 60's. This movie is basically about one Friday night and everybody is cruising around in 50's cars messing around and trying to keep away from the cops. If you are in to cars, this would be a great movie for you because the people in this movie really show how much they appreciate cars. There is a lot of drag racing and fast cars in this movie. This type of movie would have to be comedy and action.
The actors in this movie may or may not be familiar to some people. If anybody has watched old 60's movies or TV shows, they might recognize a lot of these actors. Some of the actors are Ronny Howard and he is a Opey from a famous TV show called The Andy Griffith Show. He is also in Happy Days with Henry Winkler. Another actor is Paul Le Mat and he is most famous in this movie because he drives a old 1932 Ford Deuce Coupe and most car lovers love this type of car. Another one would be Mackenzie Phillips and this was her big hit as well. She has been in some Disney Channel movies.
This movie has many great parts in it. I think that my favorite part would have to be when Paul Le Mat (John Milner) is cruising in his bad yellow 32 Ford with Mackenzie Phillips (Carol) and Milner is trying to get rid of her because he is in his mid twenties and she is 14 years old. He got stuck with her because he was trying to get hooked up with a good looking girl but got her instead. John has a reputation to protect around town and it is funny because he does everything he can to get rid of her. John ends up enjoying the company of this girl and they cruise for the entire night. I would definitely recommend watching this movie.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Happy Halloween
Well Halloween is finally here. Many people look forward to Halloween because they love to watch their children dress up and get lots of candy to bring home to enjoy and get cavities. This Halloween will actually be rather boring for me but i will get to spend time with my family and take my little brother trick or treating.
Well i wont be doing much for Halloween, but today is my birthday and i think when i get off work, my family and i are going to Denver to go out to go to one of my favorite restaurants which is Pappaduexs. They have the best seafood in Colorado. This all depends on the weather and if the highways and interstates stay open. So that is what tonight will bring.
Tomorrow my brother and sister planned a Halloween party with their friends, so there will be screaming kids running around my house the entire day. Then tomorrow night we will be taking them out trick or treating. My brother is dressing up as Jack Sparrow the pirate from Pirates of the Caribbean. Then my sister is dressing up as a old lady, so it will be interesting to see how they both turn out.
I am a rather boring guy when it comes to Halloween, i havent dressed up in probably five years. It really isnt something that i am into anymore, i just love watching my brother and sister dress up and taking them to get candy. I honestly dont remember what i was the last time i did dress up for Halloween. I still like the holiday and everything, i just dont like dressing up for it.
Well i wont be doing much for Halloween, but today is my birthday and i think when i get off work, my family and i are going to Denver to go out to go to one of my favorite restaurants which is Pappaduexs. They have the best seafood in Colorado. This all depends on the weather and if the highways and interstates stay open. So that is what tonight will bring.
Tomorrow my brother and sister planned a Halloween party with their friends, so there will be screaming kids running around my house the entire day. Then tomorrow night we will be taking them out trick or treating. My brother is dressing up as Jack Sparrow the pirate from Pirates of the Caribbean. Then my sister is dressing up as a old lady, so it will be interesting to see how they both turn out.
I am a rather boring guy when it comes to Halloween, i havent dressed up in probably five years. It really isnt something that i am into anymore, i just love watching my brother and sister dress up and taking them to get candy. I honestly dont remember what i was the last time i did dress up for Halloween. I still like the holiday and everything, i just dont like dressing up for it.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Emotional Ads
This here is a ad about smoking and what it does to your health. It is targeted for everybody but mostly for those who are either in the beginning of their smoking habits or those who have been doing if for years. The emotion that is being conveyed in this picture is that on the poster it says that cause of deaths from car accidents are 370+ and the cause for smoking related causes are over 6000. Under that it says, quit before it hits you.
The ad uses this emotion to show people how many more people die from smoking related causes then car accidents, and their using both examples to show that the cigarette can do quite a bit of damage on that little car. I am sure that there are smokers and who have seen this ad and realize that they have a addiction that needs to be taken care of. I also know that there are non smokers out there that have seen this ad and now know how much more they need to stay away from smoking. Many people see how much car accidents are common everywhere but when they see that there are more deaths from smoking than car accidents that really tells them something.
This is a ad about child abuse and how they are trying to help children in getting this stopped. There are thousands of children who are abused everyday. Many people see some of it going on like for example in grocery stores, schools and in households. This ad is mainly to show viewers that this kind of nonsence needs to be stopped.
The ad uses this emotion to show that we all need to help children who are being abused by turning those in who are being abusive towards a child. Most people would just ignore it because it really isnt their business, but the thing is, is that it is our business. This type of action needs to be stopped because it could hurt the future for those children. This ad uses a small cute little boy with a sad face and by saying that they are not punching bags and they wont stand to take it anymore.They want people to be able to think that that could be their child or one that they know. Everybody should be a part of this in helping these children have a better childhood and future.
Now in this ad it talks about a teen suicide and how everyone can help to stop it. There are many teens out there who get very stressed and depressed over all sorts of things. Many think that their problems will never be fixed and the only way that they can be is by taking their lives. There are many things that can be done to prevent these terrible actions.
The ad uses this emotion by giving many examples on the reasons why many teens commit suicide and it gives a picture of a teenager weeping over a gravestone. Many people who see these planned parenthood ads probably have teenagers and they would be devistated if their teen was to take their own lives. Thats why a lot of parents want to know how things are going at school and with friends because parents are here to help teens in anyway then can. If there is nothing they can do, they want to be able to go out of their way to find someone who can. Many teens are afraid to tell their parents what their problem is. This ad gives some things that might be a possibility. For example, pregnancy. Many teens who either get pregnant or get someone pregnant think that their parents would absolutely freak and they are afraid to tell them so they get stressed and depressed and just want the pain to go away and thats what some of them do. All parents want this stopped and they will go out of their way to help with it.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Wendy's is the Real Deal
Most businesses have come to realize that the best way to advertize their product is by making a commercial that will get peoples attention. Thats what Wendy's did here with their "When its Real" commercial. Wendy's did a very good job with this commercial and in some cases it has gone over very well for them.
When many people see these commercials, they crave it and want to go get some right now. Wendy's went out of their way to make this commercial to get everyones attention. It may have cost a lot to get this commercial onscreen, but that doesn't matter to them because they believe they can get the money back out of it simply by more people going to a Wendy's and buying their food. There was much thought in this on how they were going to make Wendy's skyrocket.
Every fast food chain are in competition with each other and they all do their best to get consumers to go for their product. Wendy's did some things to show consumers that they know what they are doing and that they care. They have gone to show that their meat is not frozen like for example McDonalds, they keep their patty's frozen whereas Wendy's doesnt. Wendy's also as come to show that their vegetables are more fresh and up to date. Many fast food places try to prove these things but Wendy's has come to show that they can do this and will stick with it.
When many people see these commercials, they crave it and want to go get some right now. Wendy's went out of their way to make this commercial to get everyones attention. It may have cost a lot to get this commercial onscreen, but that doesn't matter to them because they believe they can get the money back out of it simply by more people going to a Wendy's and buying their food. There was much thought in this on how they were going to make Wendy's skyrocket.
Every fast food chain are in competition with each other and they all do their best to get consumers to go for their product. Wendy's did some things to show consumers that they know what they are doing and that they care. They have gone to show that their meat is not frozen like for example McDonalds, they keep their patty's frozen whereas Wendy's doesnt. Wendy's also as come to show that their vegetables are more fresh and up to date. Many fast food places try to prove these things but Wendy's has come to show that they can do this and will stick with it.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Bad Falcon
One of the biggest topics right now for Colorado is the Balloon Boy from Fort Collins. There has been a huge talk on tv that this was all a hoax. Many people believe that the entire family a possibly one other were all involved in this stunt. There is also belief that the family did it to get on a reality tv show to become more popular.
If I was a publisher, there is no way in hell that I would get this family on their own reality show. The reason for this is because I believe these people are flat out insane to spend months coming up with some way to get on tv. They must think that by doing this they are going to get recognized for something and just all of a sudden get their own show. If I was the publisher for Wife Swap, I wouldnt even let them on another episode because I wouldnt want to encourage that kind of behavior. The Heene family cost the state millions of dollars to chase this balloon for nothing. I dont believe they should be credited anything for that.
The only thing this family wanted to do was to be able to get on tv and that is wrong. Its bad enough when they try to fool their six year old into hiding in the attic but when he comes out he's saying THEY did it for the show. I dont think that just meant the three children, I believe it was the whole family. The father isnt smoothe enough to fool the police or the news and he knows that they are on to him, and he said that he would turn himself in if they had a reason for arresting him. Now that is just giving up too easily.
If I was a publisher, there is no way in hell that I would get this family on their own reality show. The reason for this is because I believe these people are flat out insane to spend months coming up with some way to get on tv. They must think that by doing this they are going to get recognized for something and just all of a sudden get their own show. If I was the publisher for Wife Swap, I wouldnt even let them on another episode because I wouldnt want to encourage that kind of behavior. The Heene family cost the state millions of dollars to chase this balloon for nothing. I dont believe they should be credited anything for that.
The only thing this family wanted to do was to be able to get on tv and that is wrong. Its bad enough when they try to fool their six year old into hiding in the attic but when he comes out he's saying THEY did it for the show. I dont think that just meant the three children, I believe it was the whole family. The father isnt smoothe enough to fool the police or the news and he knows that they are on to him, and he said that he would turn himself in if they had a reason for arresting him. Now that is just giving up too easily.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Informative Paper-Restore International
The class just got done with a informative paper about a organization that helps children out over seas. This organization is called Restore International. Doing this paper helped me realize a lot of things about other peoples cultures and the pain people go through everyday with being forced to do something they dont want to do.
There are many different kinds of organizations out there that help people out. Some of these organizations help with giving food, clothes and even building houses for them so that they have some form of shelter. Restore International does these things as well but much more. Since the President is a lawyer, they are able to help young children, mainly girls, get away from being forced into prostitution. I believe if Restore International helps take control, it will eventually be stopped in these countries. Just hearing about the things that go on over there about makes me sick. I cant believe there are people out there who would want to do such things to small children just so they can make buck. Restore International is doing a good thing here.
Restore International is a great organization and I believe they will go as far as they want to take it. What they are doing for these kids just blows my mind. These ten or so people who are with Restore International are putting their lives in danger doing this thing but they dont care because they are putting these childrens lives first before their very own. There are not many people out there that would do that except for family members. This company for sure will make it in the long run, because they are good hearted people who put others first before themselves.
Doing this paper really opened my eyes to see how much we take for granted. While we are in the U.S. living the good life, they are over there trying to make it through the day everyday. Since i now know about this organization, i will be sure to keep it in my thoughts and share with others about the great deeds they are doing for this world.
There are many different kinds of organizations out there that help people out. Some of these organizations help with giving food, clothes and even building houses for them so that they have some form of shelter. Restore International does these things as well but much more. Since the President is a lawyer, they are able to help young children, mainly girls, get away from being forced into prostitution. I believe if Restore International helps take control, it will eventually be stopped in these countries. Just hearing about the things that go on over there about makes me sick. I cant believe there are people out there who would want to do such things to small children just so they can make buck. Restore International is doing a good thing here.
Restore International is a great organization and I believe they will go as far as they want to take it. What they are doing for these kids just blows my mind. These ten or so people who are with Restore International are putting their lives in danger doing this thing but they dont care because they are putting these childrens lives first before their very own. There are not many people out there that would do that except for family members. This company for sure will make it in the long run, because they are good hearted people who put others first before themselves.
Doing this paper really opened my eyes to see how much we take for granted. While we are in the U.S. living the good life, they are over there trying to make it through the day everyday. Since i now know about this organization, i will be sure to keep it in my thoughts and share with others about the great deeds they are doing for this world.
Friday, October 9, 2009
All About Me
Have you ever met anybody who lives and breathes speed. Well im that kind of person and my name is Chase Bennett. I am 18 years old and I currently attend NJC in Sterling, Colorado majoring in Business. My goal in the future is to hopefully have my own business of some kind. I have many interests but my main ones are cars and motorcycles. I also have a great family and we do almost everything together.
When i am not in school i am working for my dad. The business is called Roundup Music Inc. and we have jukeboxes, pool tables and many other games in bars here in town and up into Nebraska. We also have all the kiddie rides in the King Soopers up in Denver and actually everywhere in Colorado and one in Wyoming. For my job, i mostly sand down all the rides, which are horses, then i paint them up to look brand new. This is the business that i hope to own someday to keep it in our family which it has been for almost 60 years. The business has to be left in the family.
The things that interest me most are cars and motorcycles. I currently own a 2000 Mustang GT and a 1978 Ford pickup. I hope to have a Harley Davidson within a year if all plans work out. Ever since i could talk the only things that i would talk about were cars and motorcycles, which i blame my dad for because he is just as crazy about these things as i am. The reason i wanted a mustang is because my dad has a 1966 mustang and he also has a Harley which is also the reason why i want one so that we can ride to Sturgis together. The only other things that interest me are spending time with my family and playing the drums.
I am sure that there are people who think they have the best family in the world. Well i know for a fact that i do. I have a 13 year old sister named Tarah and a 6 year old brother named Keegan and then my parents are Eddie and Missy. I also have a pomeranian dog named Chloe. My parents spoil us like crazy. We recently came back from Disney World and the Disney Cruise Line which was a blast. Florida is definitely the best vacation spot to be at. We were also very spoiled there as well. In our spare time as a family we love to watch King of Queens and Seinfeld. Those are two of the best shows ever and its something we all enjoy together at home. Another hobby of ours is going boating at the lake. We try to do that more often when its nice but things can get too busy.
Well this is my life for the most part. If you need to find me, i will either be hanging out with my family, working with my dad, or driving my cars around. You most likely wont see me doing anything else. Im not a real troubled kid other than racing cars which i know im not the only one. If there is anything else you want to know about me just ask.
When i am not in school i am working for my dad. The business is called Roundup Music Inc. and we have jukeboxes, pool tables and many other games in bars here in town and up into Nebraska. We also have all the kiddie rides in the King Soopers up in Denver and actually everywhere in Colorado and one in Wyoming. For my job, i mostly sand down all the rides, which are horses, then i paint them up to look brand new. This is the business that i hope to own someday to keep it in our family which it has been for almost 60 years. The business has to be left in the family.
The things that interest me most are cars and motorcycles. I currently own a 2000 Mustang GT and a 1978 Ford pickup. I hope to have a Harley Davidson within a year if all plans work out. Ever since i could talk the only things that i would talk about were cars and motorcycles, which i blame my dad for because he is just as crazy about these things as i am. The reason i wanted a mustang is because my dad has a 1966 mustang and he also has a Harley which is also the reason why i want one so that we can ride to Sturgis together. The only other things that interest me are spending time with my family and playing the drums.
I am sure that there are people who think they have the best family in the world. Well i know for a fact that i do. I have a 13 year old sister named Tarah and a 6 year old brother named Keegan and then my parents are Eddie and Missy. I also have a pomeranian dog named Chloe. My parents spoil us like crazy. We recently came back from Disney World and the Disney Cruise Line which was a blast. Florida is definitely the best vacation spot to be at. We were also very spoiled there as well. In our spare time as a family we love to watch King of Queens and Seinfeld. Those are two of the best shows ever and its something we all enjoy together at home. Another hobby of ours is going boating at the lake. We try to do that more often when its nice but things can get too busy.
Well this is my life for the most part. If you need to find me, i will either be hanging out with my family, working with my dad, or driving my cars around. You most likely wont see me doing anything else. Im not a real troubled kid other than racing cars which i know im not the only one. If there is anything else you want to know about me just ask.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Sturgis Rally
A rather popular event that will take place next year is the Sturgis Rally in South Dakota. Every single year, thousands of motorcycle riders show up to this event to spend one or two weeks in freedom with other fellow riders. For some people when they think of Sturgis they think of a bunch of troubled riders getting together to party hard and get in fights, for others they think of motorcycle heaven.
Next year in the first two weeks of August Sturgis Bike Rally will be happening. This event takes place in the small town of Sturgis, South Dakota. Sturgis has a population of at least 5,000 people and during Sturgis more than 100,000 people show up for this event. Not everybody stays in this small town, they branch out from about 100 miles away. Many of the local folks rent out their lawns for bikers to set up tents on to make extra money during Sturgis, which is usually very successful for them.
There are many reasons on why people come to Sturgis and its not just bikers who enjoy it. Many people enjoy coming to Sturgis because of the entertainment. Just about every night there is a popular rock band, country band and a comedian. In 2008, Areosmith performed along with KISS. Many others performed as well. There are also motorcycle drag races that go on and that is another attraction that draws people to Sturgis to watch people race their motorcycles which is a blast to go watch.
The rally is also a very good way for people to show off their items. There are many people who work really hard throughout the year to build something mind blowing to show the people at Sturgis. It doesn't cost a thing to get into Sturgis but any souvenirs that you want you pay for. Many people also come to Sturgis to meet famous people. There are biker builders out there that are seen a lot on TV and people will travel to hopefully meet these builders and see what new items they have.
The Sturgis Bike Rally is a very awesome experience. I believe that everybody should see what Sturgis is like because its not what everybody says it is. It is a fun time to be able to see things that can only be seen during Sturgis, to ride with fellow bike riders and just enjoy the scenery of the Black Hills with roaring motorcycles flying by one after the other.
Next year in the first two weeks of August Sturgis Bike Rally will be happening. This event takes place in the small town of Sturgis, South Dakota. Sturgis has a population of at least 5,000 people and during Sturgis more than 100,000 people show up for this event. Not everybody stays in this small town, they branch out from about 100 miles away. Many of the local folks rent out their lawns for bikers to set up tents on to make extra money during Sturgis, which is usually very successful for them.
There are many reasons on why people come to Sturgis and its not just bikers who enjoy it. Many people enjoy coming to Sturgis because of the entertainment. Just about every night there is a popular rock band, country band and a comedian. In 2008, Areosmith performed along with KISS. Many others performed as well. There are also motorcycle drag races that go on and that is another attraction that draws people to Sturgis to watch people race their motorcycles which is a blast to go watch.
The rally is also a very good way for people to show off their items. There are many people who work really hard throughout the year to build something mind blowing to show the people at Sturgis. It doesn't cost a thing to get into Sturgis but any souvenirs that you want you pay for. Many people also come to Sturgis to meet famous people. There are biker builders out there that are seen a lot on TV and people will travel to hopefully meet these builders and see what new items they have.
The Sturgis Bike Rally is a very awesome experience. I believe that everybody should see what Sturgis is like because its not what everybody says it is. It is a fun time to be able to see things that can only be seen during Sturgis, to ride with fellow bike riders and just enjoy the scenery of the Black Hills with roaring motorcycles flying by one after the other.
Monday, October 5, 2009
The Trouble with Televison
- Some of Winn's main points are that children would rather watch TV than do family activities. That brings a negative effect on the family because eventually the family would start to grow apart and they would just be doing their own individual things. The parents need to take control with that and make up a system so that doesn't happen.
- Winn's best developed point is TV Allows Kids to Grow Up Less Civilized. The reason its the best developed because it obviously is the topic she knows most about because she explains a lot in it. For some, TV is used to keep kids entertained so that the parents arent bothered while they are getting other things done. This can turn into being a bad thing because if the parents keep allowing their children to watch TV and do whatever they want, it could hurt their relationship with their children in the future. Some may turn out to be troublemakers if parents dont take action with TV watching.
- A point that Winn makes that appears less developed is when she talks about TV keeping Families from Doing Other Things. Winn makes a statement that TV can affect a childs attitude by what they see. That is not always the case. A family activity could be sitting down together and watching a TV show or a movie. If its something they are doing as a family and can keep the family closer together.
- A point that Winn makes that i agree with is when she says it has a negative effect on school achievements. There are many kids out there who would rather watch TV than do their homework. Therefore, they wouldnt get their homework finished so they would get bad grades. There are also kids out there who want the day to go by faster so they can get home and watch their favorite afternoon TV show. They spend most of the day thinking about the TV then they do their school work. I know from experience. Winn says that studies have shown that if kids would not watch TV and do their studies more, they would get better grades and understand what they are doing more.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
The Arizona Summer Olympics
The Olympics is a rather huge sporting event that most sport enthusiasts watch. It has become very popular. But the thing is, is 
that some of those people arent able to go to them because they are either in a different country or its on the other side of the country. Well know is the chance for some of those people to be able to experiance a huge Olympic event in Phoenix, Arizona. Now Phoenix has very many appealing features that might make it a very good area to host the Olympics.
Now im sure that many people would like to go to see the Olympics in Phoenix, but they might not know some of features because this is Phoenix's first year for this event. The Olympics will be held at the University of Phoenix Stadium, which is the largest stadium in Phoenix. That is only 10-15 minutes away from the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport which is the only major airport. Phoenix is a rather large city with a population of about 1.5 million. There are also many restaurants to choose from which arent far away from the staduim.
There are many different types of restaurants that are in the area of the stadium and most of them are less than a half a mile away. Some of those places might include grills, pubs, chinese food, mexican food, and many of the major fast foods as well. Those who are coming to from out of state are going to need places to stay as well. Phoenix has a variety of hotels and motels. Many of those include the Hampton Hotel, the Renaissance hotel with a high customer rating, the Holiday Inn Express which just recently opened and many others. All of these hotels are within walking distance of the stadium.
Now Arizona is a hot place to be in, but I am sure that those who are going to the Olympics will put that past them and just enjoy a great time in Phoenix. There are many great things to be offered in Phoenix and hopefully this will be a place that people will want to come back to too see the Olympics.
that some of those people arent able to go to them because they are either in a different country or its on the other side of the country. Well know is the chance for some of those people to be able to experiance a huge Olympic event in Phoenix, Arizona. Now Phoenix has very many appealing features that might make it a very good area to host the Olympics.Now im sure that many people would like to go to see the Olympics in Phoenix, but they might not know some of features because this is Phoenix's first year for this event. The Olympics will be held at the University of Phoenix Stadium, which is the largest stadium in Phoenix. That is only 10-15 minutes away from the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport which is the only major airport. Phoenix is a rather large city with a population of about 1.5 million. There are also many restaurants to choose from which arent far away from the staduim.
There are many different types of restaurants that are in the area of the stadium and most of them are less than a half a mile away. Some of those places might include grills, pubs, chinese food, mexican food, and many of the major fast foods as well. Those who are coming to from out of state are going to need places to stay as well. Phoenix has a variety of hotels and motels. Many of those include the Hampton Hotel, the Renaissance hotel with a high customer rating, the Holiday Inn Express which just recently opened and many others. All of these hotels are within walking distance of the stadium.
Now Arizona is a hot place to be in, but I am sure that those who are going to the Olympics will put that past them and just enjoy a great time in Phoenix. There are many great things to be offered in Phoenix and hopefully this will be a place that people will want to come back to too see the Olympics.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
The Great Moon Hoax
I know that there are many people out there and mainly kids who have a place that they would like to go too. Some would say Hawaii or the Bahamas, but some would also say the Moon. Back in the late 1960's there were 12 astronauts that worked for NASA and had the chance to go to the moon and leave their markings. Well there was a rumor out there on Fox News that NASA didnt have the technology to even get up anywhere near the moon. So I guess the main question is, is Fox News telling the truth?
Im sure there are many people out there who dont believe that we landed on the moon and most of them may have good arguments why. One of the things that was brought up was that NASA didnt have the technology to send a spacecraft into space and then safely send them back. Another reason was that in the photos with the astronauts there are no stars in the background, so it could easily be made up. The next thing is that the flag in the picture is moving which can only happen by wind, which there is no wind in space. The last reason these people dont believe this is that they dont believe that the rocks they brought back are real. These people could be giving a good point but lets see what NASA has to say about this.
Now NASA had a really good excuse to backup these problems that were mentioned. Like the flag, the reason the flag is moving in the picture is because the ground was rather tuff and they had to twist the pole back and forth to get it in the ground which in turned got the flag moving. NASA also gave a good explanation for the rocks. The rocks had small glass particles on them that got there by meteorites that land there over 3 billion years ago. The last thing that NASA helped prove with the rock problem was the water. The water on Earth breaks down the volcanic glass that is found on these rocks , it would take millions of years to get this low. NASA brought up some very interesting points in backing themselves up.
The last argument that was brought up didnt have to come from NASA, it was just basic common sense and this brings up the argument about the stars in the picture. Now those who had a problem with it couldnt really give a good reason why they didnt trust the picture, they just didnt think it was real. Photographers are the ones who were able to back this reason up. The main reason why there arent any stars is because the astronaut's suits are really bright and the brightness of the camara had to be focused in closer which in turn eliminated the stars from the picture. I guess they just thought that nobody would care much about the stars in the background so they just put their main focus on the astronaut and the suit they were wearing.
Well it seems to me that some people had some good points here about us really landing on the moon in 1969 and how they didnt believe it. But the thing that blew me away was how NASA came back to prove that they really did go on the moon with their interesting points. If there are people out there who still have trouble believing this, there are still nine of the astronauts who were on that space shuttle who are still alive to this day. I am sure they would love to share the awesome experience they had while they were on the moon.
Im sure there are many people out there who dont believe that we landed on the moon and most of them may have good arguments why. One of the things that was brought up was that NASA didnt have the technology to send a spacecraft into space and then safely send them back. Another reason was that in the photos with the astronauts there are no stars in the background, so it could easily be made up. The next thing is that the flag in the picture is moving which can only happen by wind, which there is no wind in space. The last reason these people dont believe this is that they dont believe that the rocks they brought back are real. These people could be giving a good point but lets see what NASA has to say about this.
Now NASA had a really good excuse to backup these problems that were mentioned. Like the flag, the reason the flag is moving in the picture is because the ground was rather tuff and they had to twist the pole back and forth to get it in the ground which in turned got the flag moving. NASA also gave a good explanation for the rocks. The rocks had small glass particles on them that got there by meteorites that land there over 3 billion years ago. The last thing that NASA helped prove with the rock problem was the water. The water on Earth breaks down the volcanic glass that is found on these rocks , it would take millions of years to get this low. NASA brought up some very interesting points in backing themselves up.
The last argument that was brought up didnt have to come from NASA, it was just basic common sense and this brings up the argument about the stars in the picture. Now those who had a problem with it couldnt really give a good reason why they didnt trust the picture, they just didnt think it was real. Photographers are the ones who were able to back this reason up. The main reason why there arent any stars is because the astronaut's suits are really bright and the brightness of the camara had to be focused in closer which in turn eliminated the stars from the picture. I guess they just thought that nobody would care much about the stars in the background so they just put their main focus on the astronaut and the suit they were wearing.
Well it seems to me that some people had some good points here about us really landing on the moon in 1969 and how they didnt believe it. But the thing that blew me away was how NASA came back to prove that they really did go on the moon with their interesting points. If there are people out there who still have trouble believing this, there are still nine of the astronauts who were on that space shuttle who are still alive to this day. I am sure they would love to share the awesome experience they had while they were on the moon.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Lake McConaughy
A childhood memory of mine that sticks to my mind most of all is Lake McConaughy. I would spend a lot of weekends at Lake McConaughy during the summers with my family. This was the time that I loved most because my entire family was there to spend time with each other and just have a great time at the lake, water skiing and hanging out on the beach.
When I was just a young boy, my entire family on my dad's side would all meet up every summer, (5 or 6 weekends during the summer) and we would just have a blast together. My grandparents had a 3 bedroom trailer at McConaughy and we would all cram into it. We would get 2 solid days out on the lake to do whatever we wanted too. My grandpa had a big Bayliner boat that we would all get on and we would cruise over to a good spot on the beach and spend hours baking in the sun.
Another thing that stuck out in my mind while we were in McConaughy was the bbq's. My dad and grandpa would go out on the deck and grill cheeseburgers and brats. While that was going on my mom, grandma and my aunts would be getting things ready in the kitchen. Then after dinner when it had gotten dark, we would go out on the deck and my grandpa would shoot off his potato gun towards the lake. The potato gun was a must to do everytime we went to the lake.
In conclusion, this is my best childhood memory because we had some fun family times together. The reason for this sticking to my mind is because my grandparents sold their trailer almost 10 years ago and we dont get family time like that anymore. Going to Lake McConaughy was one of the highlights of everybodies summer and it was times that we wish we could still have together.
When I was just a young boy, my entire family on my dad's side would all meet up every summer, (5 or 6 weekends during the summer) and we would just have a blast together. My grandparents had a 3 bedroom trailer at McConaughy and we would all cram into it. We would get 2 solid days out on the lake to do whatever we wanted too. My grandpa had a big Bayliner boat that we would all get on and we would cruise over to a good spot on the beach and spend hours baking in the sun.
Another thing that stuck out in my mind while we were in McConaughy was the bbq's. My dad and grandpa would go out on the deck and grill cheeseburgers and brats. While that was going on my mom, grandma and my aunts would be getting things ready in the kitchen. Then after dinner when it had gotten dark, we would go out on the deck and my grandpa would shoot off his potato gun towards the lake. The potato gun was a must to do everytime we went to the lake.
In conclusion, this is my best childhood memory because we had some fun family times together. The reason for this sticking to my mind is because my grandparents sold their trailer almost 10 years ago and we dont get family time like that anymore. Going to Lake McConaughy was one of the highlights of everybodies summer and it was times that we wish we could still have together.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
1. Should English be the official language of U.S.
For
For
- http://www.watchblog.com/republicans/archives/004708.html
- http://ntconservative.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/english-needs-to-be-the-official-language-of-the-united-states/
- http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/604013/making_english_the_official_language.html
Against
- http://thevoice.name/?p=4426
- http://www.examiner.com/x-751-Immigrant-Community-Examiner~y2009m1d28-Nashville-votes-against-Englishonly-measure
- http://www.uvidaho.org/News/NewsArticles/tabid/275/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/2712/Eloquent-debate-against-English-only-bill.aspx
2. Should cell phones be prohibited while driving?
For
- http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/257408/why_cell_phone_use_while_driving_should.html?cat=9
- http://www.livescience.com/health/090112-cell-phone-ban.html
- http://www.gazette.net/stories/09032009/prinlet155916_32525.shtml
Against
- http://iwarrior.uwaterloo.ca/?module=displaystory&story_id=3995&format=html&edition_id=101
- http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/255278/should_cell_phone_use_be_banned_while.html?cat=47
- http://www.forandagainst.com/Should_Cell_Phone_Use_Be_Banned_While_Driving_An_Automobile
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
1. Should English be the Official Language of the U.S.?
I do believe that English should be the official language. I don't mean to be racist or anything but I just think it's hard for people to understand those who don't speak English who work in places that serve other people. I think that everybody should learn the English language because I think those who don't speak English will be respected more as Americans if they spoke the main language of the United States.
2. Should cell phones be prohibited while driving?
I think this is one of the big talks going on around America right now. I personally think that this should happen because it is turing out to be a lot of the causes for accidents. Honestly, I shouldnt say anything because I use my phone while I drive, but there have been times where I have almost caused some accidents to where I no longer use my phone because I don't want to put other drivers in danger. I also understand where people have to travel places for work and need to use their phone from time to time, but I think there are items out there that they can buy to use for work where they can still concentrate on the road.
3. Should the death penalty be used for all murderers?
To be honest, I do believe this should take affect. The reason I believe this is because if a person is going to kill another person for whatever reason, I don't think they shall live either. The reason for this is because if they just get sent to prison for the rest of their life, they will be getting meals everyday and showers and other products, so they will basically get to do anything they want but behind bars. I don't think that is right because people are also paying for them to be in prison, so its basically a free ride for them forever. I can see how some of those people are innocent and I don't quite know what to say about that.
4. Should juveniles be tried as adults?
I think this is another one that is hitting big. In my opinion I think that it depends on what crime they got busted for. If it was for drugs, I think they most definitly should get tried as adults because they are putting other people in danger by selling these substances or by harming themselves with them. If they were caught joy riding without a license I think they shoud just get hit with a big fine and maybe have to wait on getting there license until their eighteen or something. I just believe it all depends on what the situation is.
5. Should children be required to attend school after sixteen?
My opinion for this one is that I think it should just remain how it is. The reason I believe this is because if they choose not to go to school after sixteen that should be their parents choice not the schools choice. It could be any such thing as a parent is sick and the other parent needs help by bringing more income to do what is best for the family and that student needs to get a full time job. There could be many different reasons why high school students drop out of school, not just that they don't care about their education and their future, though that is a big part of it.
6. Should high school graduates take a year off before college?
This is one that I don't believe should happen for a couple of reasons. One reason is the majority of those graduates won't probably go back to school because they won't be motivated too. Another reason is because some will have found full time jobs then and most may aquire things like new cars, maybe rent on a house or apartment or other big things, and they won't be able to afford to go to school. There may be some that are a big help to their boss and won't want to leave them in the dust and they will just end up staying and working for them for however long their there.
7. Should all adults Americans be required to vote?
I believe that all adults should vote because I think it is very important and that everybody should be involved in it. I know that there are times where someone doesn't agree with any of the canidates and they are just in the middle. There are also those who don't really care who gets elected and don't want to be apart of politics and just leave that to the ones who really get carried away with it.
8. Should pornography be restricted by law?
Now I know that this has become a problem too. I don't believe it should be restricted because there are thousands out there who are making a living off this stuff and for some of them it is all they know and if it gets restricted and they loose their job, they may never find a job. On the other hand, I think that they should have a different system, something that will keep minors away from them. I also believe that there should not be any pornographic websites because they are full of viruses and they trash peoples computers.
9. Should violence and sex be restricted in movies?
In my opinion I believe that they should not be restricted because this is how a lot of the movies are getting popular and the sex and violence is how they make their money, that kind of stuff is what interest people and they go to spend money to see the movies in the theaters, then they end up buying it for 20 dollars or more because they liked it so much. If this was to happen, most creators wouldnt be able to afford to make anymore movies because it just wouldnt sell.
10. Do children need to learn all languages?
I believe that children should learn some languages, but not all of them. The reason for this is because lots of people are going out of the country for either vacation or work and learning that countries language might help their job career if they do lots of things outside of the country. I know there are some people who wish they would have taken french classes or spanish classes because their job entitles them to going out of the country. I understand that children cant see there future career but it could be a thing where it is better safe than sorry. But it could be something they could learn in the future if they needed too.
I do believe that English should be the official language. I don't mean to be racist or anything but I just think it's hard for people to understand those who don't speak English who work in places that serve other people. I think that everybody should learn the English language because I think those who don't speak English will be respected more as Americans if they spoke the main language of the United States.
2. Should cell phones be prohibited while driving?
I think this is one of the big talks going on around America right now. I personally think that this should happen because it is turing out to be a lot of the causes for accidents. Honestly, I shouldnt say anything because I use my phone while I drive, but there have been times where I have almost caused some accidents to where I no longer use my phone because I don't want to put other drivers in danger. I also understand where people have to travel places for work and need to use their phone from time to time, but I think there are items out there that they can buy to use for work where they can still concentrate on the road.
3. Should the death penalty be used for all murderers?
To be honest, I do believe this should take affect. The reason I believe this is because if a person is going to kill another person for whatever reason, I don't think they shall live either. The reason for this is because if they just get sent to prison for the rest of their life, they will be getting meals everyday and showers and other products, so they will basically get to do anything they want but behind bars. I don't think that is right because people are also paying for them to be in prison, so its basically a free ride for them forever. I can see how some of those people are innocent and I don't quite know what to say about that.
4. Should juveniles be tried as adults?
I think this is another one that is hitting big. In my opinion I think that it depends on what crime they got busted for. If it was for drugs, I think they most definitly should get tried as adults because they are putting other people in danger by selling these substances or by harming themselves with them. If they were caught joy riding without a license I think they shoud just get hit with a big fine and maybe have to wait on getting there license until their eighteen or something. I just believe it all depends on what the situation is.
5. Should children be required to attend school after sixteen?
My opinion for this one is that I think it should just remain how it is. The reason I believe this is because if they choose not to go to school after sixteen that should be their parents choice not the schools choice. It could be any such thing as a parent is sick and the other parent needs help by bringing more income to do what is best for the family and that student needs to get a full time job. There could be many different reasons why high school students drop out of school, not just that they don't care about their education and their future, though that is a big part of it.
6. Should high school graduates take a year off before college?
This is one that I don't believe should happen for a couple of reasons. One reason is the majority of those graduates won't probably go back to school because they won't be motivated too. Another reason is because some will have found full time jobs then and most may aquire things like new cars, maybe rent on a house or apartment or other big things, and they won't be able to afford to go to school. There may be some that are a big help to their boss and won't want to leave them in the dust and they will just end up staying and working for them for however long their there.
7. Should all adults Americans be required to vote?
I believe that all adults should vote because I think it is very important and that everybody should be involved in it. I know that there are times where someone doesn't agree with any of the canidates and they are just in the middle. There are also those who don't really care who gets elected and don't want to be apart of politics and just leave that to the ones who really get carried away with it.
8. Should pornography be restricted by law?
Now I know that this has become a problem too. I don't believe it should be restricted because there are thousands out there who are making a living off this stuff and for some of them it is all they know and if it gets restricted and they loose their job, they may never find a job. On the other hand, I think that they should have a different system, something that will keep minors away from them. I also believe that there should not be any pornographic websites because they are full of viruses and they trash peoples computers.
9. Should violence and sex be restricted in movies?
In my opinion I believe that they should not be restricted because this is how a lot of the movies are getting popular and the sex and violence is how they make their money, that kind of stuff is what interest people and they go to spend money to see the movies in the theaters, then they end up buying it for 20 dollars or more because they liked it so much. If this was to happen, most creators wouldnt be able to afford to make anymore movies because it just wouldnt sell.
10. Do children need to learn all languages?
I believe that children should learn some languages, but not all of them. The reason for this is because lots of people are going out of the country for either vacation or work and learning that countries language might help their job career if they do lots of things outside of the country. I know there are some people who wish they would have taken french classes or spanish classes because their job entitles them to going out of the country. I understand that children cant see there future career but it could be a thing where it is better safe than sorry. But it could be something they could learn in the future if they needed too.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Remembering 9/11
What happened on September 11, 2oo1 will forever be in the minds of Americans. This was a horrible tragedy that changed lives forever, especially those who had family that were killed in the New York attack. Every year there is a remembrance at the sight were thousands lost their lives on 9/11. Many Americans will never be the same after this terrible event.
On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, between 8:46 a.m. and 10:28 a.m. in New York City, New York 2 airplanes were hijacked and flown into the World Trade Centers causing an extreme amount of damage and killing thousands. The planes were hijacked by 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists. The terrorists were on a suicide mission. During this same time there was another plane that was crashed into the Pentagon in Virginia and soon later that was a plane that crashed near Shanksville, Penn. that was in the attempt of being taken over by the passengers when it crashed. This plane was in route to Washington D.C. to the White House. These four planes were from two airlines and the were American and United. No passengers were saved in the plane crashes.
In 2001, when the attacks were happening, I was in the 5th grade and I was attending Hagen Elementary School here in Sterling. I remembering being outside before school was starting talking with my math teacher Mrs. Hanson and she was explaining to a group of us what was going on and at the time neither one of us knew what she was talking about. I first understood what was going on when I turned on the TV when I got home from school that day. At the time I was scared thinking that there might have been a plane heading to Colorado to hit one of the skyscrappers but I wasn't to sure what to think, I honestly was just feeling bad for the people in New York. After things cooled down more that afternoon, I realized how bad it was and that there was 2,993, nearly 3000 people that were killed in the attack.
Some of those that were involved in the attack were Cantor Fitzgerald who was a investment banker on the 101-105th floors. Cantor was able to make it out but 658 of his employees were not able to make it out. Another American that was involved in the attack was Bob Jenkins, Bob was on the 39th floor of the second building when the first one was hit. He was able to get out before the second tower was hit. A fire fighter by the name of the Bill Butler was named a hero when he saved a elderly woman by the name of Josephine Harris who had walked down nearly 50 stories to escape the crash. Butler came upon her on the 28th floor where she was exhausted and didn't think she could go on. Mr. Butler was the strongest of the men in the building and was able to help her out of the falling building before it was too late. Another hero was David M. Weiss who worked for the NYC Midtown Rescue 1 company lost his life inside the building while trying to save others. The last hero I will mention was a police officer by the name of Cesar A. Borja who went in to save people with no protective gear and ended up dying from causes of not wearing a mask with all the particles floating around.
The 9/11 attack is something that I will never forget because it was an event that happened that I was old enough to remember when it happened and what all went on. I feel real bad for the ones who lost their lives and left their families behind. It could have easily been one of us if anything like that would have happened around here. I just hope that most of them will go on with life but I know that they will never forget what happened that Tuesday morning in 2001 that left them one or even two family members short.
http://www.globalethics.org/newsline/2007/02/20/debunking-911-heros-story-a-story-of-escalating-spin-arises/
http://www.firehouse.com/terrorist/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks
On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, between 8:46 a.m. and 10:28 a.m. in New York City, New York 2 airplanes were hijacked and flown into the World Trade Centers causing an extreme amount of damage and killing thousands. The planes were hijacked by 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists. The terrorists were on a suicide mission. During this same time there was another plane that was crashed into the Pentagon in Virginia and soon later that was a plane that crashed near Shanksville, Penn. that was in the attempt of being taken over by the passengers when it crashed. This plane was in route to Washington D.C. to the White House. These four planes were from two airlines and the were American and United. No passengers were saved in the plane crashes.
In 2001, when the attacks were happening, I was in the 5th grade and I was attending Hagen Elementary School here in Sterling. I remembering being outside before school was starting talking with my math teacher Mrs. Hanson and she was explaining to a group of us what was going on and at the time neither one of us knew what she was talking about. I first understood what was going on when I turned on the TV when I got home from school that day. At the time I was scared thinking that there might have been a plane heading to Colorado to hit one of the skyscrappers but I wasn't to sure what to think, I honestly was just feeling bad for the people in New York. After things cooled down more that afternoon, I realized how bad it was and that there was 2,993, nearly 3000 people that were killed in the attack.
Some of those that were involved in the attack were Cantor Fitzgerald who was a investment banker on the 101-105th floors. Cantor was able to make it out but 658 of his employees were not able to make it out. Another American that was involved in the attack was Bob Jenkins, Bob was on the 39th floor of the second building when the first one was hit. He was able to get out before the second tower was hit. A fire fighter by the name of the Bill Butler was named a hero when he saved a elderly woman by the name of Josephine Harris who had walked down nearly 50 stories to escape the crash. Butler came upon her on the 28th floor where she was exhausted and didn't think she could go on. Mr. Butler was the strongest of the men in the building and was able to help her out of the falling building before it was too late. Another hero was David M. Weiss who worked for the NYC Midtown Rescue 1 company lost his life inside the building while trying to save others. The last hero I will mention was a police officer by the name of Cesar A. Borja who went in to save people with no protective gear and ended up dying from causes of not wearing a mask with all the particles floating around.
The 9/11 attack is something that I will never forget because it was an event that happened that I was old enough to remember when it happened and what all went on. I feel real bad for the ones who lost their lives and left their families behind. It could have easily been one of us if anything like that would have happened around here. I just hope that most of them will go on with life but I know that they will never forget what happened that Tuesday morning in 2001 that left them one or even two family members short.
http://www.globalethics.org/newsline/2007/02/20/debunking-911-heros-story-a-story-of-escalating-spin-arises/
http://www.firehouse.com/terrorist/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Louisiana Man Looses Cool and Shoots Family and then Himself
A 50 year old man from Livingston Parish, Louisiana shoots his family killing three and injuring one and then turning the gun on himself. Dennis Carter Sr. shot and killed his son 26 year old Dennis Carter Jr., his grandson Mason Carter 2, and his wife Donna Carter 49. A 16 month old baby was not harmed. Police were called to the seen Saturday night after 10:30 p.m. in Holden, Louisiana.
On September 5, 2009 at 10:40 p.m. shots were heard from a Holden home, and a man by the name of Dennis Carter Sr. was found getting into a red Chevy El Camino with a gun in his hand. Police were dispatched to the house after Carter had left the sceen and found three bodies shot to death and an injured woman Amber Carter, the suspects daughter-in-law. At 11:30 p.m., an officer saw the suspects El Camino entering Interstate 12 heading east. The officer followed and pulled over Carter where he pulled out his pistol and shot himself in the presence of the officers. Records have been shown that Carter has been jailed on three other occasions, one charge for aggravated assault (domestic) and three other charges for violation of a protective order.
The suspects daughter-in-law Amber (25) was trying to escape out a two story house from the gunmen with her 2 year old son Mason when he shot her in the back and possibly once again when she got onto the ground. The 2 year old was not able to be saved from gunshot wounds. The 25 year old pregnant women was flown to Baton Rouge, Louisiana which is about 35 miles from Holden, and was put in critical condition as of today (Sunday).
In Conclusion, nothing much more has been released on this subject other than that Mrs. Carter is still in critical condition and that there are no other vicims or suspects in this ongoing investigation.
On September 5, 2009 at 10:40 p.m. shots were heard from a Holden home, and a man by the name of Dennis Carter Sr. was found getting into a red Chevy El Camino with a gun in his hand. Police were dispatched to the house after Carter had left the sceen and found three bodies shot to death and an injured woman Amber Carter, the suspects daughter-in-law. At 11:30 p.m., an officer saw the suspects El Camino entering Interstate 12 heading east. The officer followed and pulled over Carter where he pulled out his pistol and shot himself in the presence of the officers. Records have been shown that Carter has been jailed on three other occasions, one charge for aggravated assault (domestic) and three other charges for violation of a protective order.
The suspects daughter-in-law Amber (25) was trying to escape out a two story house from the gunmen with her 2 year old son Mason when he shot her in the back and possibly once again when she got onto the ground. The 2 year old was not able to be saved from gunshot wounds. The 25 year old pregnant women was flown to Baton Rouge, Louisiana which is about 35 miles from Holden, and was put in critical condition as of today (Sunday).
In Conclusion, nothing much more has been released on this subject other than that Mrs. Carter is still in critical condition and that there are no other vicims or suspects in this ongoing investigation.
Summarizing
After reading these two essays, i realized how you can set up your essays in really anyway that you want. The first essay, the author decided to use 6 paragraphs instead of 5. Maggie Bandur decided to add one more body paragraph because she had another point that she wanted to cover. Bandur still had her essay set up the same by supporting her main topic from the topic sentence. Now the other essay is structured differently. In the beginning before the author, Jeffrey Marx, starts on his topic, he puts some rather unusual words that he uses in his essay at the top and puts the meaning of that word so readers don't have to stop and wonder what that means and he puts which paragraph that you can find that word in. In his essay he has the same idea as a topic sentence, body and conclusion essay, but he has it all broken into parts so that it could be understood better. These two authors have there own ideas on how they like to right essays in which they are very much alike.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Wireless Electricity
The CEO of a huge electrical company called WiTricity is on there way to getting wirless electricity in every house hold. Eric Giler of WiTricity is helping his company to make this wireless electricity dream happen. Hopefully in 5 years, everybody will be used to it, said Giler. For those who drive smart cars, it will be nice to have this so that you wont have to plug in your car every night.
Friday, August 28, 2009
The Commando Hijacker
My reaction to this story is that I don't understand why the bus driver got scared and went to the back of the bus. If the man was completely naked, then there is a good chance that the man didn't have a firearm on him, so I don't understand why the driver didn't take action and try to fight him off the bus. Its pretty bad when one of the students on the bus has to run to the front to try to take action and the bus driver is in the back wetting himself. I think what the student did was awesome because who knows what would have happened if no action was taken.
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