Dear Mr. President,
I fully agree with your decisions to help conserve energy, and to make this nation more eco-friendly. I think that it would especially be a good idea to boycott foreign imported gas and oil for some time in a sign of protest against the large inflation prices they are smitting upon us. However, I do not think that it is right to tell people when or when they cannot get gasoline. We all want to make a contribution to make this society more eco-friendly on a budget, but we also live very busy lives, and shouldn't have to comprimise or live our lives around the word of a silly governmental suggestion.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
Protest Song Analysis
Imagine by John Lennon
Imagine there's no heaven,
It's easy if you try,
No hell below us,
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people, living for today....
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do,
Nothing to kill or die for,
No religion too
Imagine all the people, living life in peace....
Imagine no possessions,
I wonder if you can,
No need for greed or hunger,
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people,
Sharing all the world
You may say that I'm a dreamer,
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday that you'll join us,
And the world will live as one.
In my own mind, John Lennon wrote this song to end all wars, prejudice, racism, and fights amongst the people of this earth. Lennon suggests that if we imagine as though there are no dividers between countries, no "mine" or "yours" possessions, and no harsh views upon our brother's religion or life style, then there will be no need for war or hatred. Lennon suggests that a world full of peace is best for everyone on this earth, not just the 'dreamers' who believe. And I for one, believe him.
Imagine there's no heaven,
It's easy if you try,
No hell below us,
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people, living for today....
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do,
Nothing to kill or die for,
No religion too
Imagine all the people, living life in peace....
Imagine no possessions,
I wonder if you can,
No need for greed or hunger,
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people,
Sharing all the world
You may say that I'm a dreamer,
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday that you'll join us,
And the world will live as one.
In my own mind, John Lennon wrote this song to end all wars, prejudice, racism, and fights amongst the people of this earth. Lennon suggests that if we imagine as though there are no dividers between countries, no "mine" or "yours" possessions, and no harsh views upon our brother's religion or life style, then there will be no need for war or hatred. Lennon suggests that a world full of peace is best for everyone on this earth, not just the 'dreamers' who believe. And I for one, believe him.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
In 2010 are men and women equal?
Question: In 2010, are men and women equal in the United States? In other words, do you feel that women have finally caught up with men and are playing on an even field?
In present day, 2010 I feel that men and women are equal on some fielda and in some areas, where in others they are not completely. I do believe however, that women are almost caught up and playing on an even field with men. For the reason of working, I believe that it is unfair that men are still payed $1 to a womens pay $.75 ratio, when they do the same job. I also don't think it's fair how if a women is passionate about her job it is generally seen that she is a 'workaholic' or something to that extend. Whereas if a man was passionate about his job, many people would just compliment on how well he is at his job. Yet, besides that I believe that men and women are mostly equal. Especially by looking at the past of woman's sufferage, it is clear that women and men are treated more equally than ever before in history then present day today.
In present day, 2010 I feel that men and women are equal on some fielda and in some areas, where in others they are not completely. I do believe however, that women are almost caught up and playing on an even field with men. For the reason of working, I believe that it is unfair that men are still payed $1 to a womens pay $.75 ratio, when they do the same job. I also don't think it's fair how if a women is passionate about her job it is generally seen that she is a 'workaholic' or something to that extend. Whereas if a man was passionate about his job, many people would just compliment on how well he is at his job. Yet, besides that I believe that men and women are mostly equal. Especially by looking at the past of woman's sufferage, it is clear that women and men are treated more equally than ever before in history then present day today.
Monday, March 29, 2010
JFK Field Trip Reflection
1. Discuss three things you learned about JFK that you didn't know prior to the trip.
Well first things first, I did not know that JFK was the presidential leader during the missile crisis. I found it interesting the way he prepared the nation, while keeping order and safety as his top two, successful priorities. I also did not know that JFK's wife Jacqueline was also from a wealthy and prestigious family. It was interesting to see how alike and yet different the two were. And lastly, I did not know that JFK's impact on the 'race to space' was so large. It was very cool to see the very first space uniform as well as many pictures of the space team and the shuttle itself.
2. What element(s) of the trip did you find most interesting?
I really liked the quotes of JFK that were found through out the museum. It really added that extra pizzaz and it made the trip more interesting. I also enjoyed the draws filled with some of his wife's and his memories like photographs, scrapbooks, brochures of events they attended and etc. And I especially loved the glass window room- it was something eye catching and very powerful, especially with the last quote by JFK left on the wall before the exit. It definitally opened up a new door of perception for me.
3. Do you have any suggestions on how to improve the field trip in the future? Is there anything that you were hoping to learn about but didn't?
As strange as it sounds, I would have liked to learn more about his assassination. I would have liked to learn about the different beliefs of his death, or even if the car was there with some information on his death would have been interesting.
4. Breifly discuss your opinion on JFK himself. Do you feel like he did enough to be considered one of the best presidents of all time?
Personally, I do think JFK did enough to be considered one of the best presidents of all time. He changed the United States space program forever, leading it to new and soaring heights; he also helped with the Civil Rights gain for blacks, helped pass the 28th Amendment, helped solve the Cuban Missle crisis while maintaining organization and saftey, and gave hope to thousands of Americans. To me that is something amazing that he did all of those things and even more in less then three years. JFK definitally had a huge influence over America and his influences are still present in todays culture. For example, because of his large contributions for the space program, NASA is in existance today. He helped developed the very first space suit, helped craft the first shuttle, which inspired thousands of minds to aid and join the NASA program. And that is only one of his many contributions. If one man's ideas can go one long after his death, then he was clearly a very powerful man, and JFK was definitally one of the best presidents of all time because of this.
Well first things first, I did not know that JFK was the presidential leader during the missile crisis. I found it interesting the way he prepared the nation, while keeping order and safety as his top two, successful priorities. I also did not know that JFK's wife Jacqueline was also from a wealthy and prestigious family. It was interesting to see how alike and yet different the two were. And lastly, I did not know that JFK's impact on the 'race to space' was so large. It was very cool to see the very first space uniform as well as many pictures of the space team and the shuttle itself.
2. What element(s) of the trip did you find most interesting?
I really liked the quotes of JFK that were found through out the museum. It really added that extra pizzaz and it made the trip more interesting. I also enjoyed the draws filled with some of his wife's and his memories like photographs, scrapbooks, brochures of events they attended and etc. And I especially loved the glass window room- it was something eye catching and very powerful, especially with the last quote by JFK left on the wall before the exit. It definitally opened up a new door of perception for me.
3. Do you have any suggestions on how to improve the field trip in the future? Is there anything that you were hoping to learn about but didn't?
As strange as it sounds, I would have liked to learn more about his assassination. I would have liked to learn about the different beliefs of his death, or even if the car was there with some information on his death would have been interesting.
4. Breifly discuss your opinion on JFK himself. Do you feel like he did enough to be considered one of the best presidents of all time?
Personally, I do think JFK did enough to be considered one of the best presidents of all time. He changed the United States space program forever, leading it to new and soaring heights; he also helped with the Civil Rights gain for blacks, helped pass the 28th Amendment, helped solve the Cuban Missle crisis while maintaining organization and saftey, and gave hope to thousands of Americans. To me that is something amazing that he did all of those things and even more in less then three years. JFK definitally had a huge influence over America and his influences are still present in todays culture. For example, because of his large contributions for the space program, NASA is in existance today. He helped developed the very first space suit, helped craft the first shuttle, which inspired thousands of minds to aid and join the NASA program. And that is only one of his many contributions. If one man's ideas can go one long after his death, then he was clearly a very powerful man, and JFK was definitally one of the best presidents of all time because of this.
Monday, February 1, 2010
The Butter Battle Book Ending
And so I looked at that Zook,
That Zook looking at me, the Yook
Pulling out his toast with that butter underneath
"Why do you do that?" I asked as I stood in disbelief
"Why do you take your bread and put your butter beneath?"
He looked at me in a curious look
As he placed down another piece of bread he took
"It's really not that bad, its not don't you see?" he replied.
"It's really quite delicious if you took one bite and tried."
"Well, if I do" I replied to he.
"Then you must try my butter on top for me."
He looked at me with a puzzled look, and looked at the Big Boy Bomber in his hand
"I guess its worth a try since after these bombs, our butter will be nothing but sand."
So in his hand he passed me that butter
As I spread it upon my toast, and he his
And we traded our toast with our butter-a-flutter
As I took that bite, I was left in quite a fizz
"How wonderful!" I proclaimed.
"How wonderful is this under butter on toast, the deliciousness so hard to contain!"
"Oh no-" he said to me.
"Oh no, no, no, your toast with the butter on top
hits quite the spot!"
As he ran to the other Zooks in a flee.
"Gather all of the bread and butter that you can possibly find!" he told the Zooks.
"Gather them all, butter the bread underneath and trade it to the butter loving Yooks!
And so the Zooks and the Yooks found all of the butter and bread they possibly acquire
And the Zooks buttered their bread on the bottom and the Yooks on the top making a most excellent joo-ju-goo-jire."
And lead by the two, the Zooks and the Yooks did trade
Their butter-bo-lastic breads ple-aide
And the Zooks did glee
And the Yooks did celebrate with much jirey
And the two decieded to settle their dispute
The dispute of their butter spreading pippolute
They tore down the wall here you see,
There only stands one part, between you and me,
They Zooks over there and us Yooks over here
Decieded it was best to clean the rest of the wall clear
But they kept this one piece left to stand
For us to always remember the tale of the land
How the Zooks buttered their bread beneath
And how the Yooks buttered on top
But now there is no more grief
For you can butter it both ontop and below, whichever side you decide to plop
We now live in peace,
us Yooks and those Zooks, our anger has deceased
We butter our toast in no heese
We butter our toast in anyway we please
But don't get us started on those Kooks, they are far too vien
Those Kooks, who butter their toast with the butter in between!
That Zook looking at me, the Yook
Pulling out his toast with that butter underneath
"Why do you do that?" I asked as I stood in disbelief
"Why do you take your bread and put your butter beneath?"
He looked at me in a curious look
As he placed down another piece of bread he took
"It's really not that bad, its not don't you see?" he replied.
"It's really quite delicious if you took one bite and tried."
"Well, if I do" I replied to he.
"Then you must try my butter on top for me."
He looked at me with a puzzled look, and looked at the Big Boy Bomber in his hand
"I guess its worth a try since after these bombs, our butter will be nothing but sand."
So in his hand he passed me that butter
As I spread it upon my toast, and he his
And we traded our toast with our butter-a-flutter
As I took that bite, I was left in quite a fizz
"How wonderful!" I proclaimed.
"How wonderful is this under butter on toast, the deliciousness so hard to contain!"
"Oh no-" he said to me.
"Oh no, no, no, your toast with the butter on top
hits quite the spot!"
As he ran to the other Zooks in a flee.
"Gather all of the bread and butter that you can possibly find!" he told the Zooks.
"Gather them all, butter the bread underneath and trade it to the butter loving Yooks!
And so the Zooks and the Yooks found all of the butter and bread they possibly acquire
And the Zooks buttered their bread on the bottom and the Yooks on the top making a most excellent joo-ju-goo-jire."
And lead by the two, the Zooks and the Yooks did trade
Their butter-bo-lastic breads ple-aide
And the Zooks did glee
And the Yooks did celebrate with much jirey
And the two decieded to settle their dispute
The dispute of their butter spreading pippolute
They tore down the wall here you see,
There only stands one part, between you and me,
They Zooks over there and us Yooks over here
Decieded it was best to clean the rest of the wall clear
But they kept this one piece left to stand
For us to always remember the tale of the land
How the Zooks buttered their bread beneath
And how the Yooks buttered on top
But now there is no more grief
For you can butter it both ontop and below, whichever side you decide to plop
We now live in peace,
us Yooks and those Zooks, our anger has deceased
We butter our toast in no heese
We butter our toast in anyway we please
But don't get us started on those Kooks, they are far too vien
Those Kooks, who butter their toast with the butter in between!
Monday, December 7, 2009
Depression 2009
I believe if history was to repeat itself, and there was a Great Depression happening now, it would look like an updated and less painful version of the 1920's Great Depression. Now of days, better improved technology is easily at our fingertips, which would help Americans get jobs, not stay out of work long if they were to get laid off, and allowing people to bring home money for their families for food, clothes, heating, electricity, hot water and etc. Also, now of days we have Social Security, FDIC, and other protections that protect the money we as American citizens put into the banks- and that we will be able to, somehow receive all of our money in return. As Social Security goes, as soon as a person reaches the age of 65 they are still able to receive their pensions despite the fact that the country may be in a recession or economic downturn. Also, American families seem to have a lot of stuff just laying around the house these days, junk and nic-nacs that could be sold for money if there was an economic downturn. Plus, if there ever was an economic depression as bad as the Great Depression, young people could learn that hard work always pays off, and jobs could be taken back by American citizens rather than being given to people in foreign countries, when the industry is here in our back yard. Thanks to many of the improvements and fantastic, uprising ideas of Franklin Roosevelt during the 1920's, it made it possible for the United States to never return to a economic depression as bad as the Great Depression. In conclusion, if the United States was in an economic depression similar to the Great Depression of 1929, it would not be exactly the same; and thanks to the improving technology and understanding of the economy itself, America would be able to get out of such an economic depression in less time.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Simpsons depiction of the 1920's
Part 1
In the Simpsons episode portraying life in the 1920's during the Prohibition period I believed had more accurate points than fictional comedy. For example, the Simpsons perfectly depicted life during the Prohibition in the aspect of jobs such as: bootleggers, mofia members, and speakeasy owners. Homer and Bart perfectly depicted the aspect of bootleggers, people who obtain and illegally sell banned alcoholic beverages to undercover bars (speakeasies); some bootleggers illegally smuggled alcohol imported from other countries, but others made their own alcohol mostly in the basements of their homes, which Homer and Bart did. Also in the Simpsons episode, it was shown that mofia members paid and bribed cops to 'be quiet' or 'hush-hush' about the illegal selling of government banned alcohol, which most of the police officers did in the 1920's; some even joined the local law-breakers at the speakeasies to share a round. Which clearly shows how most of society ignored the law of Prohibition because to many it was a 'stupid' or 'illegitimate' law. Most of society in the 1920's would gather at speakeasies and drink even though it was illegal, which is also shown in the Simpsons episode. All of these true facts depict in the Simpsons episode of life in the 1920's made it even more enjoyable to watch, I was able to learn about the 1920's in a realistic- yet comedic way, which is not exactly normal- which made it the reason why I liked it so much.
Part 2
"Added Scene"
If I was to add a scene to the Simpsons episode we watched in class depicting life in the 1920's under Prohibition, I would include a scene with the writing of the bill. The scene would take place in the House of Senate, and it would be of all of the Senators, Representatives, and the president of the time period, James Montgomery, all discussing why alcohol should be banned. I would also include the original reaction of the public society to this law being made. It would begin with newspapers titled "Prohibition--Banning All Alcohol Consumption", and it would show people reading the articles, some angry, some sad, and some sad reactions that would soon turn into seperate gatherings to start the making of "speakeasies" and to start hiring people to be the "bootleggers" for everyone's benefit.
In the Simpsons episode portraying life in the 1920's during the Prohibition period I believed had more accurate points than fictional comedy. For example, the Simpsons perfectly depicted life during the Prohibition in the aspect of jobs such as: bootleggers, mofia members, and speakeasy owners. Homer and Bart perfectly depicted the aspect of bootleggers, people who obtain and illegally sell banned alcoholic beverages to undercover bars (speakeasies); some bootleggers illegally smuggled alcohol imported from other countries, but others made their own alcohol mostly in the basements of their homes, which Homer and Bart did. Also in the Simpsons episode, it was shown that mofia members paid and bribed cops to 'be quiet' or 'hush-hush' about the illegal selling of government banned alcohol, which most of the police officers did in the 1920's; some even joined the local law-breakers at the speakeasies to share a round. Which clearly shows how most of society ignored the law of Prohibition because to many it was a 'stupid' or 'illegitimate' law. Most of society in the 1920's would gather at speakeasies and drink even though it was illegal, which is also shown in the Simpsons episode. All of these true facts depict in the Simpsons episode of life in the 1920's made it even more enjoyable to watch, I was able to learn about the 1920's in a realistic- yet comedic way, which is not exactly normal- which made it the reason why I liked it so much.
Part 2
"Added Scene"
If I was to add a scene to the Simpsons episode we watched in class depicting life in the 1920's under Prohibition, I would include a scene with the writing of the bill. The scene would take place in the House of Senate, and it would be of all of the Senators, Representatives, and the president of the time period, James Montgomery, all discussing why alcohol should be banned. I would also include the original reaction of the public society to this law being made. It would begin with newspapers titled "Prohibition--Banning All Alcohol Consumption", and it would show people reading the articles, some angry, some sad, and some sad reactions that would soon turn into seperate gatherings to start the making of "speakeasies" and to start hiring people to be the "bootleggers" for everyone's benefit.
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