Friday, June 12, 2009

Senior Reflection #2

I cant wait for college, its gonna be amazing. But Im still going to miss high school, I dont usually like changes, but this will most likely be a change for the better. Not waking up early...lots of girls...keg parties what??...oh yea and studying. Just kidding, I gotta study hard if I want to be an orthopedic surgeon:0

Senior Reflection #1

This last week of school went by so fast, definitely the best part about it was the senior prank. That was freaking ridiculous, it was like being in a war zone. A war zone of water balloons haha. I got hit like 5 times, and then trying to escape was impossible because the floor was slippery, but it was sweet. I sprinted to my car as soon as i got out in case they decided to try to lock us in the school!

4th Quarter Post #4

Gay people are complaining about their not being allowed to serve openly in the military. Both the president and congress are reluctant to end the ban on homosexuals in the military. In 1993, Bill Clinton's "dont ask, dont tell" policy was placed on the military, after an unsuccessful attempt to overturn an existing ban on gay service members. This allows homosexuals to serve, as long as they are quiet about their sexuality and refrained from homosexual acts.

4th Quarter Post #3

Being an undercover cop, and black, is a very dangerous job. A black man wearing street clothes whipping out a gun could be mistaken for a criminal, and shot by fellow cops. Omar Edwards, a New York City police officer was shot to death while chasing a suspect by another office her who thought he was a criminal. According to Christopher Cooper, a member of the National Black Police Association and a sociologist, lawyer and former police officer who studies this problem, says that on average, two incidents per year occur where black cops or killed or beaten up by their colleagues by mistake. The governor of NY is creating a task force and bringing in outside experts to give officers better training to recognize friends, and also to fix this tragic problem.

4th Quarter Post #2

Because of the millions of deaths and potentially fatal illnesses caused by smoking, the senate passed a bill giving the FDA the power to limit the regulation of tobacco products, overwhelmingly. Although the act doesn't allow the FDA to ban smoking altogether, because of the strife from smokers and free market agents, but it does give them the power to enforce lower nicotine levels, and more importantly, restrict advertising and promotion to children.This is a huge step in the right direction for public health.

Monday, May 18, 2009

4th Quarter Post #1

I read this article on prisons and how their populations have been recently declining. :0 The two power house jailing states, Texas and Kansas, have developed new programs to help Ex inmates stay out of jail and help them get their lives on track...they are pretty much making it harder to get into jail, once youve been in already. New state sponsored community programs are helping in mamtes with their drug addictions and other issues so that they can get back to a normal life.

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Editorial #5

The Obama administration is now beginning to focus its military power in Afghanistan, where the real threat to American security lies, rather than Iraq. it is greatly encouraging simply to see the president actually focusing on this war and placing it in the broader regional framework that has been missing from American policy. That is a good first step toward fixing the dangerous situation that former President George W. Bush created when he abandoned the necessary war in Afghanistan for the ill-conceived war of choice in Iraq. In order to receive full global support for this effort, Obama is repeating the message that if Afghanistan or Pakistan were to fall, extremists will unleash their fury, creating a threat to everyone.