"The River" by Garth Brooks
What's your destination in life ?
My destination in life is to some day be in heaven with Jesus.
What is it you want to do with your life ?
I want to show people the way to God and hopefully it will help them get to heaven.
What must you do to reach your destination ?
In order to reach my destination, I must put beside me what others think and just focus on the end point and goal.
What might be some of the "rough waters" and how will you over come them ?
Some of the "rough waters" that I will encounter is wanting to follow the crowd, but I will have to remember in the end, its the best way to go. Another rough water I will probably face is the challenges Satin will put against me, but with God or Jesus, anything is possible.
"No Retreat, No Surrender" by Bruce Springsteen
What is an idea, a belief, or an ideal that you will not surrender ?
A belief that I would not surrender is being a Christian. This is because its the only thing that really matters in the end. I can not and will not surrender this belief because you can have fun while worshipping him, and sometimes God will just hit you with something that helps you and/or another person. You always have that feeling of comfort with Jesus and just to think that one day I will be perfectly happy and fulfilled. I believe in my God because he is the only "God" that hasn't died. Therefore, I will not surrender my right to honor and serve my lord.
"School Days" by Chuck Berry
How was school this year ?
School this year was more of a challenge, but I think it was good before high school next year. Also, this school year had its ups and downs, but over all it was good. Some of the ups were like being able to have more freedom and I really opened up and made a lot of new friend this year. There were some tough times along the way like all the gossip and finding out who people really are.
Explain one important thing you learned about yourself this year.
One thing important I learned about myself this year was that its okay to throw yourself out there and step out of my box because I think it really benefited me. This is because, I made a lot of new friends and it will help me later in life to know that its okay to stand out and let people know who you are.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
April Blog
The song I chose was Born in the USA by Bruce Springsteen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhwROO2M6lw
In the song, Bruce talks about how he lived in a small town, where he got in a little trouble. He then got sent to Vietnam to fight. When he came back to the USA he wasn't able to get any benefits or work. He then goes on about a friend he had that died in the war and he had a little girl, who now has no father now. Bruce later says how he has nowhere to go, and its ten years later. In the chorus, he states he was born in the USA. This song represents society, because during the Vietnam War men were recruited. They were sent to fight in the war and many lost their lives. It was the first war the USA had not won. Normally, men were welcomed home from war, but this time they more then often ignored. Bruce wrote this song to address the problems of the Vietnam War, and how the Veterans were mistreated when they returned. The song was originally named "Vietnam," but was later inspired to change it to "Born in the USA." At the time, when the song was written, many people were in conflict over the war. People held huge protest for the USA to bring back the soldiers. This song relates to modern day society because we are in a war right now and many people are being recruited to fight, but this time by choice. A lot of people don't want this war right now and think it is pointless for us to fight. Every once in a while, people will protest to bring back our troops.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhwROO2M6lw
In the song, Bruce talks about how he lived in a small town, where he got in a little trouble. He then got sent to Vietnam to fight. When he came back to the USA he wasn't able to get any benefits or work. He then goes on about a friend he had that died in the war and he had a little girl, who now has no father now. Bruce later says how he has nowhere to go, and its ten years later. In the chorus, he states he was born in the USA. This song represents society, because during the Vietnam War men were recruited. They were sent to fight in the war and many lost their lives. It was the first war the USA had not won. Normally, men were welcomed home from war, but this time they more then often ignored. Bruce wrote this song to address the problems of the Vietnam War, and how the Veterans were mistreated when they returned. The song was originally named "Vietnam," but was later inspired to change it to "Born in the USA." At the time, when the song was written, many people were in conflict over the war. People held huge protest for the USA to bring back the soldiers. This song relates to modern day society because we are in a war right now and many people are being recruited to fight, but this time by choice. A lot of people don't want this war right now and think it is pointless for us to fight. Every once in a while, people will protest to bring back our troops.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
February Blog
In George Washington's farewell address, he makes a few points or warning. First, George warned that the party system might be distracting and very weak for the Public Administration. Second, he emphasized how important religion and ethics are. Third, he supported the strong public acknowledgement. Fourth, George warned against the changeless foreign agreements. Fifth, he warned about an over-controlling military system. One example of how America has failed to listen and follow through on what Washington warned us about is we have lost many ethics. The Human Genome Project did and article on how ethics have changed for the worse and needs to be addressed. It stresses that we need to change how genetic information is used and how much privacy it has and stem cell research needs to have boundries. George Washington wanted to build our nation on ethics and we are loosing them, such as the current problem concerning genetic information and stem cell research.
In John F. Kennedy's farewell address, he talks about many problems that are in action or might be coming. First, John states that the next President needs to put the national benefits before the politics. Second, he says that there are no fast clean ups for dilemmas.Third, he warned the we need to not spend more than we need to. Fourth, we need to not do what we want instead of what we need, like lately the past Presidents have been paying more attention to world problems rather than our own. One topic John F. Kennedy warned us about, we failed to listen and follow is focus on our problems rather than the world issues. In the ABC news it goes further in detail about this topic. It states that helping in the Iraq War is hurting our economy. This is because, our government is paying more attention and money towards the war, when we need to be focusing on our own economic problems. It also says that our President has proposed a $670 billion dollar tax cut when it is predicted that our country will use $10 trillion, in the years to come, to help with the Iraq war.
In John F. Kennedy's farewell address, he talks about many problems that are in action or might be coming. First, John states that the next President needs to put the national benefits before the politics. Second, he says that there are no fast clean ups for dilemmas.Third, he warned the we need to not spend more than we need to. Fourth, we need to not do what we want instead of what we need, like lately the past Presidents have been paying more attention to world problems rather than our own. One topic John F. Kennedy warned us about, we failed to listen and follow is focus on our problems rather than the world issues. In the ABC news it goes further in detail about this topic. It states that helping in the Iraq War is hurting our economy. This is because, our government is paying more attention and money towards the war, when we need to be focusing on our own economic problems. It also says that our President has proposed a $670 billion dollar tax cut when it is predicted that our country will use $10 trillion, in the years to come, to help with the Iraq war.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
January Blog
I think the first stanza in the song " Gangsta's Paradise " means that he has nothing to live for. To demonstrate this he says that even his mother thinks he has gone crazy. He also says that little(or younger kids) want to be like him but he says you better watch what your doing and saying or you will end up dead. Coolio says he prays every night in the streets, I think he does this because he wants to be forgiven and he wants to make his life right because right now he doesn't know how long he has. I think what Coolio means in the chorus is that many people spend there lives in a gangsta's paradise which I think means that there is fights, shootings, and competition. I think that second stanza means he was raised in a part of town where being a gangsta is all there is to be when he grows up, or at least that's what most think there. He says he is apart of a gang and he is chasing dreams he believes will never be possible. Coolio says he is educated, but all he is focused on it money and he is a real gangsta. He doesn't know how long he has go til death but he thinks it isn't to far away. I think the third stanza means that all he or other gangstas care about is the power and money. Coolio says everyone is running, I think this means people or gangstas are running from the law but most of them are not doing it smartly. He doesn't know what is going on or what will come out of this, and he says this is why my life is out of luck.
Can a person live a non-violent lifestyle in a violent environment ?
I think a person could live a non-violent life style in a violent environment, but it would be very difficult. I think most people would just follow the crowd and become a violent person, but there would be few who did not. One example of this is the Palestine Israel Iraq War that took place from 2003 to 2005. Streets were flooded with people and military vehicles and many people were trying to get on top of the vehicle and the military people had to pry and kick people to keep them from getting on the vehicle. Many people were throwing grenades/bombs at other people, military, buildings, and over fences. If a military vehicles drove by there would most likely be people throwing rocks or anything in reach at the vehicle. Military people had to stand guard and keep people from entering areas. Some people harasses the military people by hitting and kicking them. The military people were, most of the time, armed and would shoot in the air and have to fight off certain people. The military had to bring in tanks to help keep people away and defend themselves from the Iraq soldiers. Many people were injured or killed and there were pools of blood on some areas of the streets (Palestine, Israeli, Iraq War ). People in these areas with these types of things going on must feel like everyday they wake up might be there last. How could you wake up or go to sleep not knowing if you would wake up or have another day to live ? Living in this type of fear would be a horrible feeling. You would literally feel scared to death. I think a lot of people could not live through this, they might commit suicide. I think most people, if not all, would not be able to live a non violent life style in a violent area such as the Palestine/ Israeli/ Iraq War areas. An idea of a non-violent approach by Aung San Suu Kyi may just be the answer. She says that if you have one person and you don't give them a gun to resolve a problem, one must depend on intellectual considerations like using compassion and intelligence to resolve the problem. She thinks, which I agree with, that it will help society better if someone has to use their mind to work out a problem rather then making someone or something give you what you want by just showing or putting a gun up to someone (Aung San Suu Kyi: video 2). So with much effort I think some people could live a non-violent lifestyle in a violent environment.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
December Blog
Who was Adam Smith and what did he believe about economics ?
Adam Smith was from Scotland and became a economist. He published the book, The Wealth of Nations. In his book he talked about how wealth is not gold and silver but food, cloths, houses, transportation, communications, schools, good roads, factories, and cultivated farms- the essentials of life. He also said that in order for people to increase their standard of living and prosperity, that their goods and services should be copious and cheap. He proposed the idea of a "free market system", which is set up on the original law of "supply and demand".
What is "Capitalism/Free Market System" ?
Capitalism is where the government does not involve itself in a nations economy. The people would automatically work toward bringing the best to their society. The Free Market System allows people to do things with out the government getting involved. The Capitalist depend on free markets. The free markets of the nation are run by households and small businesses that are able to set their own prices for what they sell and how they sell it. Adam Smith says that the society should prosper when the people are allowed to create their own markets and have competition, where they set their own prices that benefit both the buyer and seller.
Should the U.S. Government have bailed out the auto industry ?
I believe the United States Government did the right thing by bailing out Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler. The government may not have seen the current benefits of the bail out but it is helping the economy greatly. If the government had not bailed out Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler than thousands, maybe even millions, of jobs would have been lost. Right now a large amount of people are job less and have no income. The government saved a lot of jobs and people's incomes.If the government had not bailed out the auto dealerships, Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler, the economy would be in a lot worse of a place. The bail out cost a great amount of money to keep the auto industry going, but the dealerships are working at it to get back on track. Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler are even hiring more people now that they are improving.
Adam Smith was from Scotland and became a economist. He published the book, The Wealth of Nations. In his book he talked about how wealth is not gold and silver but food, cloths, houses, transportation, communications, schools, good roads, factories, and cultivated farms- the essentials of life. He also said that in order for people to increase their standard of living and prosperity, that their goods and services should be copious and cheap. He proposed the idea of a "free market system", which is set up on the original law of "supply and demand".
What is "Capitalism/Free Market System" ?
Capitalism is where the government does not involve itself in a nations economy. The people would automatically work toward bringing the best to their society. The Free Market System allows people to do things with out the government getting involved. The Capitalist depend on free markets. The free markets of the nation are run by households and small businesses that are able to set their own prices for what they sell and how they sell it. Adam Smith says that the society should prosper when the people are allowed to create their own markets and have competition, where they set their own prices that benefit both the buyer and seller.
Should the U.S. Government have bailed out the auto industry ?
I believe the United States Government did the right thing by bailing out Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler. The government may not have seen the current benefits of the bail out but it is helping the economy greatly. If the government had not bailed out Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler than thousands, maybe even millions, of jobs would have been lost. Right now a large amount of people are job less and have no income. The government saved a lot of jobs and people's incomes.If the government had not bailed out the auto dealerships, Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler, the economy would be in a lot worse of a place. The bail out cost a great amount of money to keep the auto industry going, but the dealerships are working at it to get back on track. Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler are even hiring more people now that they are improving.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Articles
1. What were the Articles of Confederation?
The Articles of Confederation was a document approved in 1777 that limited central government for the United States.
2. What were the key features of the Articles?
The key features of the Articles were: no Chief Executive, laws needed to be by approved by at least nine of the thirteen states, Congress did not have that power to tax citizens and could only ask for tax money from the states, Congress could not draft an army and could only ask for the states for military services, did not have a national court system, any changes to the Articles had to approved by all thirteen states, Congress did not have the power to collect debts for the states owed to the federal government, and Congress could not settle disputes among the states.
3.Why do you think the Contintential Congress shaped the Articles of Confederation the way they did?
The Contintential Congress shaped the Articles of Confederation the way they did because: they wanted to protect the states' individual power because they had the fear of a strong central government, they did not want a monarch because in Britain the monarch had abused his power, so the government could not go corrupt, feared a central government with a strong army would take away the citizens' rights, feared a central government with a national court system would be unfair to the rights of the states, so all the sates would be on the "same page", feared a strong central government would force the states to pay for things they did not want, and that each state would have their own power, independence, and freedom.
4.What were the major problems created by the Articles of Confederation?
The major problems created by the Articles of Confederation were: the lack of leadership, fights would break out because of disagreements, states often chose not to pay taxes and the federal government could not operate effectively, many people would refuse to go to war and the government would have a weak army,government would be unorganized with no national court system, made changes to the Articles impossible, people would refuse to pay their debts to the federal government, and disputes between the states would often not be solved.
5.Which features do you think caused the most problem? Why?
The features that caused the most problems were most likely: Congress did not have the power to collect debts owed to the federal government because the federal government would be very poor and sooner than later the federal government would be dead, and Congress did not have the power tp draft an army and could only request that the states send men for military services because no man would want to go to war if they did not want to so the federal government would have no army.
6. What changes do you think need to be made to improve the government?
The changes that need to be made to improve the government are that there needs to be a head in government, people should vote as individuals, not as states, to make or change laws, citizens should pay taxes but not a lot, a certain number of men should go to war but not all, a national court system should be set up, any changes to the Articles should be a majority vote by individual and not by states, people should have to pay their debts to government, and Congress should be able to help settle disputes between states.
The Articles of Confederation was a document approved in 1777 that limited central government for the United States.
2. What were the key features of the Articles?
The key features of the Articles were: no Chief Executive, laws needed to be by approved by at least nine of the thirteen states, Congress did not have that power to tax citizens and could only ask for tax money from the states, Congress could not draft an army and could only ask for the states for military services, did not have a national court system, any changes to the Articles had to approved by all thirteen states, Congress did not have the power to collect debts for the states owed to the federal government, and Congress could not settle disputes among the states.
3.Why do you think the Contintential Congress shaped the Articles of Confederation the way they did?
The Contintential Congress shaped the Articles of Confederation the way they did because: they wanted to protect the states' individual power because they had the fear of a strong central government, they did not want a monarch because in Britain the monarch had abused his power, so the government could not go corrupt, feared a central government with a strong army would take away the citizens' rights, feared a central government with a national court system would be unfair to the rights of the states, so all the sates would be on the "same page", feared a strong central government would force the states to pay for things they did not want, and that each state would have their own power, independence, and freedom.
4.What were the major problems created by the Articles of Confederation?
The major problems created by the Articles of Confederation were: the lack of leadership, fights would break out because of disagreements, states often chose not to pay taxes and the federal government could not operate effectively, many people would refuse to go to war and the government would have a weak army,government would be unorganized with no national court system, made changes to the Articles impossible, people would refuse to pay their debts to the federal government, and disputes between the states would often not be solved.
5.Which features do you think caused the most problem? Why?
The features that caused the most problems were most likely: Congress did not have the power to collect debts owed to the federal government because the federal government would be very poor and sooner than later the federal government would be dead, and Congress did not have the power tp draft an army and could only request that the states send men for military services because no man would want to go to war if they did not want to so the federal government would have no army.
6. What changes do you think need to be made to improve the government?
The changes that need to be made to improve the government are that there needs to be a head in government, people should vote as individuals, not as states, to make or change laws, citizens should pay taxes but not a lot, a certain number of men should go to war but not all, a national court system should be set up, any changes to the Articles should be a majority vote by individual and not by states, people should have to pay their debts to government, and Congress should be able to help settle disputes between states.
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