Sunday, February 1, 2009
PLN of Choice
For my article I did “FDR’s First 100 Days in Office” by the Boston Globe. Although this is an extremely old article, and may seem irrelevant, I found it to be very historic considering the fact that several days ago we had the 1st black president inaugurated into office. And like FDR in 1933 President Obama is faced with an extreme challenge: to fix this country’s economic crisis. This matters to me because like a lot of other middle class citizens my parents are affected by the crisis that is currently happening in the U.S., and like Franklin Delano Roosevelt did throughout his three terms, Barack Obama needs to fix this country’s worsening economy before it’s too late and were in a depression.
Lost Generation
In class we watched a YouTube video called “Lost Generation” In this video it had a girl saying negative things then rewound the video and it turned out to be that she was saying things that all of us should be thinking. This video really matters to me because we all need to change the world to become a better world so we can thrive In years to come. I think this video symbolizes many things but the one thing I think me and my peers got out of watching it was that when times are bad we need to come together to change the world. And we can all do this by one simple act of kindness.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
I Remember When
In the commercial we watched on Friday it talked about how everything that was once
"new" and "hip" is now outdated and there is probably something better then it. I think this says a lot about society today in the sense that a computer was once the greatest invention ever, now we have computers the size of our hands. I remember when we wanted to get on the computer, someone would have to be off the phone. I also remember when the world was introduced to music on an ipod instead of a CD. I think the inventions of yesterday explain an enormous amount about how were living now in 2009.
"new" and "hip" is now outdated and there is probably something better then it. I think this says a lot about society today in the sense that a computer was once the greatest invention ever, now we have computers the size of our hands. I remember when we wanted to get on the computer, someone would have to be off the phone. I also remember when the world was introduced to music on an ipod instead of a CD. I think the inventions of yesterday explain an enormous amount about how were living now in 2009.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Brainstorming for Position Paper
10 topics for position paper-
1. Illegal immigration- What we can do to stop it, or at least decrease the number of illegals coming in from Canada and Mexico.
2. Abortion- How America as a nation could come together to work out a simple solution on this problem.
3. Stem Cell Research- Figuring out a different way for cures for people who are in wheel chairs etc....
4. Healthcare- How our govt. can find a way to get healthcare to every single American can be insured.
5. Economic Crisis- What the U.S. as a nation can do together to make our economy thrive.
6. Crime-Rate- What law-enforcement can do to decrease the crime-rate; such as get a bigger police force, get more fire power.
7. Gun Control- What the govt. can do to protect our rights as citizens of the U.S. the right to bear arms.
8. Animal Cruelty- How the humane societies could get more federal funding so they have the resources to help sick animals.
9. Global Warming- How the world can work as a team to stop global warming and prevent polar bears and other arctic animals from becoming extinct
10. Hunger/Starvation- What the more wealthy countries can do for the 3rd world countries to better equip them with nutritious food and clean water.
1. Illegal immigration- What we can do to stop it, or at least decrease the number of illegals coming in from Canada and Mexico.
2. Abortion- How America as a nation could come together to work out a simple solution on this problem.
3. Stem Cell Research- Figuring out a different way for cures for people who are in wheel chairs etc....
4. Healthcare- How our govt. can find a way to get healthcare to every single American can be insured.
5. Economic Crisis- What the U.S. as a nation can do together to make our economy thrive.
6. Crime-Rate- What law-enforcement can do to decrease the crime-rate; such as get a bigger police force, get more fire power.
7. Gun Control- What the govt. can do to protect our rights as citizens of the U.S. the right to bear arms.
8. Animal Cruelty- How the humane societies could get more federal funding so they have the resources to help sick animals.
9. Global Warming- How the world can work as a team to stop global warming and prevent polar bears and other arctic animals from becoming extinct
10. Hunger/Starvation- What the more wealthy countries can do for the 3rd world countries to better equip them with nutritious food and clean water.
3 Item Intro
Ethan’s 3 Item Intro
Item one: My Marine Corps Flag. This item is very near and dear to my heart. I have it in my room because my dad served in the USMC from 1968-1971. This flag makes me proud to be an American, and it makes me know that I’m a lucky kid, who is very blessed.
Item two: My Remington 870 express pump. This would be my gun. I recently got it and I love it. I am an avid hunter, and mainly hunt water-fowl. This gun is so great, the reason it is very special is because my Dad bought it for me and that makes it 10 times greater because I don’t see him to much.
Item three: My ranch “cowboy” boots. These boots were hand-me-downs from my dad when he was about my age. I’ve been wearing them ever since my feet have been able to fit into them. I wear them when I go to see my horse Jackson, and when I go to the stock-show and other events that have to do with ranching etc…
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