5/21

Federal judges wanted to make it a law allowing indefinite detention for anyone who is suspected of terrorism. On a 238- 182 vote the law was rejected. A bill was passed lastyear that gave permission to the president to brand anyone showing terrorist acts and lock them up for life without a trial.

5/11

According to the results of a recent poll Obama is going to be reelected. Global investors choose Obama, but domestic investors choose Romney. According to the survey Obama is winning 49%-38%. The survey was given to 1,253 Bloomberg customers. US investors choose Romney with a total of 2 to 1, while investors outside of the US choose Obama with a total of 3 to 1. I think Obama's going to get reelected.

5/10

Keith Russell Judd, Obama's opponent in the election, recieved over 40% of the votes. Judd is an inmate at the Beaumont Federal Correctional Institution. He is serving time for extortion and threats made against a university in New Mexico in 1999. The Obama campaign says that Judd will not revieve any delegates. They are trying to claim that people voted for Judd because we are racist.

Mr. Benner-Perry

Mr. Benner-Perry actually taught me a lot of stuff I didn't know. When he first came he helped us with out polls, and helped make our ammendment videos with Furby's class. After that he taught us about immigration in our country and other countries. We had to pick a country we'd like to move to and made a slideshow about it. After that we learned about environmental issues such as air pollution, water pollution, and deforestation. We got into groups and made a powerpoint about that too. After that we learned about financial things. We learned how to balance a checkbook, and write checks. We had to have a fake career and actually see what it's like to live in the real world, and manage money. He was awesome.

5/7

Should clicking like on facebook be considered in the first ammendment? I think it should. It's your right to like and support something. A sheriff in Virginia fired six officers for supporting his opponent. His opponent ended up winning the election and he fired the officers. He claims he fired them because he wanted to replace them with sworn deputies and poor performance. He clearly was just mad at the fact that they supported his opponent.

5/2

A 44 year old man put a recording device on his ten year old son to see how teachers treated him. He caught the teachers calling him names and laughing at him. They even were talking about having a hangover in front of the boy. The man later posted the video to youtube and received over 4 million views. The teachers were placed on leave.

5/1

A car fatal car accident happened in New York. Seven people died in the crash, three of them being children. The car flipped over a guardrail and fell 60 feet to the ground. They landed in the Bronx Zoo. All seven were pronounced dead on the scene. Luckily the scene wasn't on a public area, no animals or other people were injured.

4/30

A 29 year old man was shot in Arizona. He had the mental capacity of a thirteen year old. He was shot at taco bell. The shooter claims he shot in self defense. He has not been charged. The parents of the boy knew something was wrong when animal control brought Lady, the boys dog, back to their house.

saving money questions

1.) What does it mean to you to save money?
-Saving money to me is very important. You have to budget your money so you will have enough for all of your necessities.

2.) Are you good at saving money? Why or Why not?
-No, i'm not good at saving money. Whenever I get money I automatically want to spend it.

3.) What are some ways for you to get better at saving money?
- A good way would be to open up a savings account. Or, you could just focus on buying things you need and not so much the things you want.

4.) Why is it good to put money in the bank?
-It's good to put money in the bank because it's easier to save that way. You wont have it all on you, so you wont be wanting to spend it all. And, you wont lose it or get it stolen.

5.) Do you think it is important to save your money ?
-I think saving money is very important, eventhough for most people it's hard to do.

2/27

An agreement was made Thursday to reduce the amount of US marines in Japan. Nearly 9,000 marines will be transferred. 5,000 will be sent to Guam. Japan's leader said the agreement is satisfying. Other troops will be sent to Hawaii. They hope the reduction of the forces will reduce the friction between locals and military personnel.

4/26

Sergio Paez has lost an estimated 20 businesses because of the Arizona immigration law. The law is only for the illegal immigrants though. The law is also making the immigrants flee. So it's actually beneficial for the country.

4/25

On April 20, 2010, 4.9 billion barrels of crude oil poured into the Gulf of Mexico. An explosion sank the drill rig Deepwater Horizon, and killed 11 men on board. After all the damages that people and businesses claim was caused by BP, they now owe up to 7.8 billion dollars. One of the engineers was asked to collect electronic information about the spill. He deleted over 200 text messages about the expolsion, including information about how much oil was actually being spilled into the ocean. If convicted he will face up to 20 years in prison and a fine up to $250,000 on each account.

environmental issues questions

1.) What are five things you have learned about environmental abuses during this project?
-It takes a million years for plastic to decompose.
-Only 15% of garbage is recycled
-You can be fined $1000 for littering
-Deforestation is destroying animals homes
-People get sick from polluting the environment
2.) Is this abuse one of the most important problems facing the world today?
Yes, it is one of the most important problems facing the world today. Of course, there are more important ones, but people don't realize how polluting the earth is harmful. If we keep putting it off and just keep polluting the Earth eventually there will be serious issues.
3.) Is the solution proposed a practical solution to the problem? Why?
Yes the solution proposed is practical. There is no reason for them to completely destroy forests. It's taking away animals homes. And there is other alternatives for paper, so we dn't need to cut down as many trees for that reason.
4.) What in your opinion is the most important environmental abuse facing our world today? why?
In my opinion there is no MOST important environmental abuse. They are all important, and they should all be taken seriously.

4/24

The Norway serial killer, who killed 77 people, claims he trained by video games. He says he played Call of Duty to practice shooting. He said he played World of Warcraft for 16 hours a day to train shooting. I personally don't think that's even possible. Video games don't even compare to real life guns and shooting.

4/19

Facebook is expanding their privacy archive feature. The new version of the feature allows users to see previous user names, friend requests, and the interner protocol addresses of the computers that users have logged in from. In Europe, 40,000 facebook users have requested a full copy of the data the website has aquired. I don't see how keeping all of this information is necessary.

4/18

Paul Sammut, 25 years old, invented an alarm clock that keeps going off until you get out of bed. It has no snooze button, and if it is unplugged a battery takes over. Once it goes off, to stop it, you have to actually get out of bed and go into the kitched or bathroom and type in the days date into a keyboard. He invented it because he needed something to force him out of bed on time. This is a good idea for someone who needs to wakeup on time, but I personally wouldn't buy it.

4/17

Anders Breivik killed 77 innocent people in a massacre on an island in Norway. He killed 77 people and pleads not guilty. He says it was self defense. During his court case he casually sipped water, cracked his knuckles, and read the indictment papers. He killed victims as young as 14 years old. He said he was defending Norway against multicultaralism. If Anders is proved sane he will recieve a maximum of 21 years in prison, if he is proved insane he will be supervised in a psychiatric facility. I think he should definitly spend way more time in prison. How could you kill 77 people and get only 21 years in prison.

4/16

Bullying is a big issue all over the world. Everyone has been bullied AND bullied someone else at some point in their life. A movie, called "Bully", was recently released in theaters. It shows the dangers of bullying. It shows how after soo long it can make someone take their own life. It shows how people who are bullied can get tired of it and cause harm to others, like bring a gun. I think people need to take in consideration of others feelings and cut out the bullying.

4/13

An innocent man was attacked in Baltimore after leaving a club. The attackers robbed the man, attacked him, and stripped him of his clothes. They stole his watch, iphone, and car keys. Everyone stood around and watched as this was happening and nobody attempted to stop them or help the man. The man had consumed alcohol and can't remember exactly what happened, but they have the attack on video. I think this is horrible. Atleast one person should have stood up for him and helped him.

countries

France-

Whether the country is considered to be a More Developed Country (MDC) or a Less Developed Country (LDC)-
MDC

Whether or not the country restricts immigration and under what circumstances-
The government passed a bill in 2006 saying immigrants won't have an easy transition into France.

The type of habitats and natural resources in the country
coal, iron ore, fish, zinc, timber. The habitat is flat plains, and some rolling hills.

Available job market as it relates to a variety of industries
Major industries: aerospace, automotive, pharmaceuticals, industrial machinery, food and drink, tourism

Workers wages and the standard of living (compared to U.S. Dollars)
minimum wage is 9.22 euros which equals $12.13 in America.
the cost of living is alos higher in France though.

Environmental regulations

Types of industries available, including companies that operate businesses (e.g., businesses familiar to an American worker)

Positive attributes of the country
healthcare, outdoors, food

Disadvantages of the country
finding employment,

Adjustments they will need to make in their lifestyle
learn to speak french, the money,

4/12

A lesbian couple that was married in the state of California in 2008 filed for divorce two years ago in the state of Maryland. Maryland judges denied their request. They claimed the divorce couldn't be recognized under the states constitution. The governor signed a bill stating that it would be legal for the same sex to get married. But the bill will not be in affect until January 1st. I think the couple should be allowed to divorce in any state, because they were married legally.

4/11

Ozzie Guillen, the manager of the Miami Marlins, made a rude comment about Fidel Castro. Fidel Castro is the former Cuban dictator. He was suspended for five games for making the comment. I don't think that he should have been suspended because the comment had nothing to do with baseball.

4/10

Facebook purchased the photo sharing app, Instagram. Most people are concerned with privacy issues. People think the app will become less cool when its combined with facebook. A lot of users will stop using instagram. I don't think the app should combine with facebook.

3/29

In Arkansas, a four year old boy came up missing. After searching, Caleb Linn's remains were found in the South Fork River. No foul play was suspected. Two tshirts the little boy was wearing the day of his disappearance was found along the side of the river. His family was devastated by his loss. The boy was last seen by his aunt.

3/27

The people are seeing how much power the government has. It is kind of a competition against the state and federal government. The most important issues are; Constitutionality of the individual mandate. Whether the individual mandate is a "tax", Whether other parts of the law can survive if the mandate is struck down, Federal vs. state conflict over expansion of the cooperative Medicaid program.

3/26

On Sunday, in Syria, there were numerous anti-regime protests. The Morek Massacre claims that 11 civilians were murdered. Atleast 70 people were killed across the middle east on Sunday. The total amount of people that have been killed over this is about 10,000. Obama and the leader of Turkey are discussing how to aid the situation. Seventeen thousand refugees have fled from Syria to Turkey.

3/23

The new Ipad 3 was released on Friday. It's almost the same as the Ipad 2 except it has better screen resolution and more memory. The new version is available through Verizon and At&t networks. The price for the Ipad 3 ranges from $499- $829, based on memory. I think the Ipads are cool. I wish i had one.

3/23

Kermit the frog who is now 55 years old is making a come back in 2012. He now has a facebook and a twitter. His Oscar winning movie, The Muppets, is coming out on dvd on Tuesday. He says that he likes facebook and twitter, but can't work a cellphone. If Kermit the frog has a facebook and twitter then EVERYONE should.

3/23

Some employers are requiring their employees to hand over their facebook usernames and passwords. Since the employers complained they are now requiring them to sign onto their facebook during job interviews. Employers use this information to see the employees behavior outside of work. They can see if they are posting crude things or uploading underage drinking photos. In my opinion, this should be illegal. If it's private on someone social networking site they should not be forced to show other people.

3/21

In Florida, a seventeen year old boy was shot and killed by the town's watchman. He was walking home at night from a convenient store when the watchman started following him. Later, the watchman shot the young boy. He claimed it was in self defense. Others say that he did it because the boy was an african american. I think the watchman acted inappropriately, and should be arrested.

3/20

Ellie Lavi gave birth to twins overseas in Isreal. Although she is a native of Chicago her babies are considered overseas babies. They are not American citizens. A child born to an American citizen by in Vitro fertilization is NOT an American citizen unless the donors can be proven to be American. I don't agree with this at all. I think its dumb.

3/19

Video games definitely should be considered an art. It takes a lot of hard work to create just one scene in a video game. Roger Ebert says that video games can't be comparable to other art forms such as paintings. Video games are just like movies and films, and they are considered art forms.

3/15

On Wednesday Self magazine is introducing an online game called "Self Workout in the Park". The game will be aimed at women. It will focus on fitness, health, beauty, and fashion. It will be a social game which means it will be played on social networks, liek Facebook. Self is spending an estimated six digit number on producing the game. The game will be introduced on March 19th.

3/14

Facebook, twitter, and youtube are the key battlegrounds for the campaign. I believe they have a huge impact on the campaigners. Most people tell their opinion about who they want to win on these networks. I'm not really sure if you could predict who would win, but it would give you a pretty good idea of who is leading.

3/13

Too many teens smoke ciggarettes, and use smokeless tobacco. One in four high school students smoke, and 1 in 3 young adults under the age of 26 smoke. Smoking is considered a pediatric epidemic. One of every three adults will quit smoking, and one will die. More high school students use smokeless tobacco. The tobacco industry makes more than 10 billion dollars anually. I don't understand why people use tobacco at all.

3/12

They have recently produced a fantasy politics game for the internet. It's kind of like fantasy football, but it's for people who are into politics. Millions of people play fantasy sports. In this game you draft a team of real life politics. You can make trades and draft pols. In my opinion, fantasy games are stupid. Who wants to spend their time playin a game about fantasy politics.

3/9

The number one computer password used is "Password1". This is most commonly used because it fits the guidelines needed for a basic password. This is a problem because it is very easy for someone to hack into your personal stuff. Also anit-virus software detected less than 12% of the targeted malware samples. Keystroke logging is easy for hackers to use.

3/8

This article was about search engines taking too long to load. On average a video takes up to 9 seconds to load on a smartphone. It takes 3.5 seconds to load on a comuter. Their goal is to increase the time it takes for web pages to load.

3/7

Surveys show that the majority of cellphone owners have a smartphone. Forty- five percent of cellphone owners have a smartphone. The highest number of growth in smartphone ownage was in the lowest income bracket. They make less than 30,000 dollars a year. Some consumers are still not sure if their phone is a smartphone or not.

3/6 video presentations

Ezik and Justin-
Teen pregnancies cost taxpayers 9 billion dollars a year.
1 in 3 teens will be pregnant by 19.
In texas, a baby is born to a teen every 10 minutes.

Emily and Justice-
671859 people experience homelessness at any given night
1 out of every 3 homeless people are under the age of 18
one in four homeless men are veterans

Bobby and Justin-
blacks and hispanics are 3 times more likely to be poor than whites
45% of black children live below the poverty line
infants born to black mothers are up to three times more likely to die

Antonio-
most americans living in poverty work, but still cant  make ends meet
30 million people a year die of hunger
21% of children are living in poverty

Daniel and Kyle-
202902 underage alcohol related accidents occured in 2009
3000 deaths each year
smoking has caused an estimated 12 million deaths

Amanda-
a report of child abuse is made every ten seconds
more than 5 children die every day because of child abuse
30% of abused children will later abuse their own children

Benny and Travis-
160,000 kids miss school everyday because of fear of being bullied
56% of students have personally witnessed bullying
282000 kids are physically attacked every month in secondary schools

Lee and Tylin-
2819 people killed on 9/11
35 nigerian people killled in a church
168 people killed in oklahoma city bombing

3/6 bill

BE IT ENACTED BY STUDENT CONGRESS ASSEMBLED THAT:

We help reduce the chances of child abuse by making it a greater crime if you abuse your children.

If youare caught hitting, kicking, slapping, burning, starving, neglecting, or emotionally and mentally

harming your children, it will be considered a federal crime and will be taken to high court.

You will have to be approved before you are allowed a child. There will be a backround check, and a
home examination before your child is born.

There will be a required class for all woman preparing to have children.

They will need to pass this class, and be approved before the birth of their child.

There will be more child abuse centers accessable to the public.

Five children die a day from child abuse.

In 1999, an estimated 3,244,00 were reported to CPS.

Since then the number has gone up more than 50,000.

A report of child abuse is made every ten seconds.

In 2005, 899,000 children were victims of child abuse, maltreatment, and neglect.

If any person fails to report the sighting of child abuse, that person shall recieve a fine of up to $2,000.

This includes the striking of a child in public, unattendance of a child, or unrational anger towards

their child.

Childhood victims of abuse are 59% more likely to be arrested as a juvenile.

Therefore; without child abuse there would be a great deal less crime.

One-third of all parents who were abused as a child typically abuse their children.

About 80% of 21 year olds that were abused as children met the criteria for at least one psychological

disorder.

Abused children are 25% more likely to experience teen pregnancy, which ultimately leads to even

more child abuse.

These order will be forced to be obeyed by the state of West Virginia.

WORD #realtalk #preventchildabuse

3/6

Companies have been combining with twitter to get information to help improve their products. Twitter is going to make it easier for the companies to access their tweets by opnening up their archives and selling their old tweets. Datasift is openining a program that will allow other companies to retrieve data from twitter from over two years ago. Datasift will recieve payment from the other companies and then share the revenue with twitter.

the lorax

What was the land of the Lorax like before the Once-ler arrived? Did it seem like someplace you'd like to live? What parts of your own environment would you be sad to see go?

The land of the Lorax was very nice before the Once-ler arrived. It was peaceful, and beautiful. It had many trees and happy people with plenty of shade and food. I wouldn't mind to live there. I'd be sad to see the scenery such as the forest and animals.

What kind of person is the Once-ler? Why won't he listen to the Lorax? The Lorax says to the Once-ler, "You are crazy with greed." Why does the Lorax say that? Do you agree or disagree?

The Once-ler seemed very selfish to me. He didn't care about destroying the environment or peoples food and shade. He just wanted to make himself money. He doesn't listen to the Lorax because he doesn't care, he just wants the money. He says that he is greedy because he is destroying other peoples home towns just for the benefit of himself. I agree that he is very greedy.

Why does the Lorax speak for the trees? Why is it important to speak up for others? Have you ever spoken up for someone else? Has someone else ever spoken up for you?

He speaks for the trees because he doesn't want the environment to grow. He is trying to protect the environment. It's important to speak for others, because sometimes the people are too quiet to speak up. Yes, i've spoken for someone else, and people have spoke for me.

How does the Once-ler's Thneed business hurt the land of the Lorax? What happens to the Swomee-swans, the Brown Bar-ba-loots, and the Humming-fish? How could things have been different if the Once-ler listened to the Lorax?

His business destroys the whole environment. There isn't one tree or animal or person left. The Swans lost their voice because of all the smog. The Loots lost their food and shade that was once provided by the trees. The fish water becomes dirty and they are unable to live there. If the Once-ler listened to the Lorax then everything could have been saved.

What do you think the boy hearing the story will do with the Truffula seed that the Once-ler tosses to him? What would you do if you were the boy?

I think the boy will go plant the seed. That's what i would do too.

Do you think the Lorax and his friends will come back if new Truffula Trees grow? Where do you think they have been?

Yes, i think the Lorax and his friends will return, because thats the only reason they left.

The Once-ler says, "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." What does the Once-ler mean? Can one person make a difference? Can you? What are some things you can do to better your own environment?

He means he's not going to listen to just one person telling him to stop. Maybe if a bunch of people got together they could stop him. Things we could do to better our environment could be, not littering.

How does the Once-ler feel about what his Thneed business did to the Lorax and friends?

He doesn't care about the lorax or his friends. He doesn't care about anyone but himself making money.

Dr. Seuss used bright colors on some pages of the book and dull colors on others. Did you notice this? Why do you think he did that?

He used bright colors to show how the environment was beautiful and happy. He used dull ugly colors to show how the once-ler ruined the environment and made it less appealing or usable to people and animals.

Why is The Lorax called a cautionary tale?

It's called a cautionary tale because it shows that people need to take caution when it comes to abusing the environment. They need to take better care of it.

3/2

They have created an app called Braille Touch for the iphone. It allows people to type up to 63 characters by pressing different combinations of just six buttons. When using this app the user holds the phone away from the body and uses the three middle fingers of each hand to type different letters, numbers, and symbols. Spaces and backspaces are made by flicking the screen either right or left. Some blind people were able to type up to 32 words per minute with a 92% accuracy. The researchers are trying to get away from the QWERTY system which was designed in 1870. I think this app would be difficult to use at first, but i think it's a good idea to give visually impaired people a chance to text.

3/1

For the Lenton season the Pope wants to get a lot of peoples attention so he is going to be tweeting one tweet a day. He is going to tweet for the 40 days of lent. His tweets will be posted in English, Spanish, Italian, French and German. He hopes it impacts people that have given up on religion.

2/29

This article was about a group of researchers wanting to know if playing the game World of Warcraft would improve the cognitive ability in older adults. They asked 39 adults ages 60-77 to play the game for two hours a day for two weeks. Before they did this they had them take a quiz and they took the same quiz after playing. It turns out the game didnt't have that much affect on the people. But, the game did improve spatial ability and focus.

social issues

ezik- His topic was morality. One moral he wrote about was nudity and sexual relationships now and back in the day. He says that morals and values depend on how you were raised and what parents teach their kids. People do what they think is right and wrong, instead of what is really right and wrong.

emily- She did child discipline. She says that if child doesn't discipline makes the children think that its okay to break rules. If they do discipline by hitting and screaming then the child might think thats the solution to everything.

lee- Lee's topic is the death penalty. He agrees with it. But then again he thinks its not right for a person, a judge, to choose if somone should live or not.

2/28

The question is can a persons facebook page predict what kind of employee a person might be. Studies show that it does reflect what kind of employee you might be. Which i believe this because your facebook profile is all about you. Your pictures, posts, comments all reflect what kind of person you are. A group of researchers were asked to rate a sample of 500 people by their facebook pages. They rated their personality traits based on their profile.

2/27

A man wrote something to his wife on facebook, which she found offensive. She filed a complaint saying the post violated the protection order against their child. He says that he just posted it to facebook to vent. The court ordered him to post an apology to his wife on facebook for 30 days and pay child support, or go to jail for 60 days and pay a five hundred dollar fine. I don't agree with the courts order. I believe that it's violating his first ammendment rights.

2/24

A girl was put into the news for tripping while she was texting. I believe that EVERYONE has had a mishap while texting. Although if you bump into someone while your texting it if definitely your fault, even though i don't see how any of this is a big deal.

2/23 military

A man was recently prosecuted for lying about being in the military and lying about winning an honorary award. A law was passed in 2006 to make it illegal to do that. I agree with the law. Soldeirs go out and work hard for their awards and they deserve to be protected and honored.

2/23 military

A man named Xavier Alvarez was prosecuted for lying about being in the military and winning a top military award. A law was made in 2006 that stated that it was illegal to say you are in the military, or won a military award, if it's not true. I agree with this. I think that those that served should be honored and respected. You shouldn't say you've done what they have if you havn't.

2/23 tanning bed.

The government in West Virginia is trying to pass a law that prohibits tanning in indoor tanning beds for anyone under the age of eighteen. They are doing this in order to fight skin cancer rates among young adults. The american cancer society says that young adults are 75% more likely to develop melanoma from just one tanning session than people who don't use tanning beds. People that are against the bill say that the bill wil cause tanning salons to shut down. I agree with the bill, children shouldn't be tanning anyway.

2/22

In this article they are talking about the new laws being passed. They are requiring people to show a photo ID and a proof of citizenship to vote. I agree with this law. If you are wanting to vote then you should be responsible enought to have an ID, and you should be a citizen. Some states think it's a good idea, and others disagree with it. Some states claims it takes away the rights of some citizens. In my opinion, I think it's a good law.

2/21/12

A twenty-three year old student from New Mexico is accused of stealing a pumpkin that is worth two dollars. Lauren Medina is scheduled to go in front of a jury on Tuesday. She claims she forgot to pay for it after paying for 75 dollars worth of groceries. Her sister offered to pay for it but was denied and Lauren was hundcuffed. This is dumb. She shouldn't be charged with anything for a two dollar pumpkin especially since she offered to pay for it aftrwards.

2/17/12

A family was recently arrested for not providing healthcare to their son who had cancer. People say the little boy's neck had been swollen for a long time. It was obvious he had something severely wrong with him. The parents claim they tried but didn't have the money to take the child. People say they offered to help them pay, and the hospital wouldn't deny a sick child due to money anyways. They claim the parents would rather do drugs than take care of their sick child. The parents claim that isn't true, and they loved their son dearly, and wouldn't purposely hurt him. I believe they should be punished but not 8 years in prison.

2/16/12

SOPA is a bill the are trying to pass to stop online piracy. In a way I agree with it, but then again I don't. People shouldn't copyright things, but nothing is going to stop them. They will just keep finding ways and new sites to publish copyrighted things. Limiting popular websites like google and wikipedia isn't fair to the rest of the public that uses it for other things. So, i believe the bill should not be passed.

2/15/12

The government tried passing a law to try to stop piracy on the internet. Many places like Hollywood Studios, recording industries, and book publishing companies were pushing the bill. But, many websites like facebook, google and twitter saw the bill as a threat. The government ended up not passing the bill.

2/14/12

Google keeps EVERYTHING that is searched. It keeps your emails, anything you googled, your pictures, absolutely evereything. In my opinion, this is completely wrong. How should anyone have the right to know all that information on a person. It is our right to have privacy and our own private stuff. Nobody should have access to it. It's just wrong.

The Bills

emily justice kyle- I agree with them, I believe that people do eat a lot of unhealthy food because it's way cheaper. It's hard to find healthy food that's affordable on a daily basis. If they lowered the prices of the healthy foods then more people would eat them.

daniel bobby justin- I agree with their bill. It would be a good idea to offer more healthy foods at fast food restaurants. At fast food places it automatically comes with soda and fries. You have to ask for the healthy food, if they swith it maybe people would be more tempted to  eat healthier.

lee benny travis- I agree with their bill. I think it would be a good idea to limit the calories by offering an alternative.

ezik justin- I agree with their bill. It would be a good idea to be able to keep their original menu, but offer a healthier menu alternative.

amanda shannon- I think it's a good idea in theory, but it would be hard to do.

healthy bill

National

1. BE IT ENACTED BY STUDENT CONGRESS ASSEMBLED THAT:

2. Section 1. We shall close down any fast food restaurant every Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday.

3 Section 2. People are obsese, and compromising their health by eating these foods every day.

4 Section 3. Each day, 1 in 4 Americans visit a fast food restaurant.

5 Sections 4. 60% of Americans are either overweight or obese.

6 Section 5. Often people consume all of the calories they need for the entire day in one sitting at a

7 fast food restaurant.

8 Section 6. Overweight and obesity are risk factors for diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure,

9 and other health problems.

10 Section 7. All foods can be considered unhealthy if you eat too much of them.


12 Section 8. We Americans have proved that we cannot limit ourself, nor control our eating habits.


13 Some help is clearly needed.


14 Therefore; closing fast food restaurants three days a week will decrease obesity.


15 Section 8. No fast food restaurant shall be open on days stated.

2/10/11

Well the second ammendment says we have the right to bear arms. This means we can own firearms. If a man cleaning his gun shot his gun in the air and accidently killed a young girl, then it was an accident. Accidents happen, that doesn't mean citizens shouldn't own guns. It's our right to. I mean the innocent girl definitely didn't deserve to die, he should have been more careful, and i believe he should have some punishment, but it was an accident. And besides, guns aren't the only things that kill people. Accidents happen all the time with other things, like cars. Does that mean we shouldn't have the right to own them?

notes

1st- freedom of: speech, press, religion, assembly, petition
2nd- right to bare arms- right to have guns
3rd- quartering soldiers in your house
4th- illegal search: seizure, search warrant
5th- cannot be forced to incriminate yourself, double jeopardy,
6th- a right to a speedy trial, right to an attorney, right to knwo why you've been charged, right to a jury
7th- civil case, a person sues another, no federal government involved. over 20 dollars
8th- no cruel and unusual punishment
9th- rights that arnt mentioned in the constitution
10th- state rights.

2/9/12

In my opinion, I think it is perfectly okay for citizens to record police and their actions. If they are doing something that they don't want other people to see then they shouldn't be doing it anyways. Police are allowed to record citizens and their actions, so why shouldn't we be allowed to record them. If the video is confiscated that is a violation of our ammendments, because it says that we can't be searched without a warrant. The first ammendment protects our right to press. If we want to record something, including a police officers actions, we should be allowed.

2/8/12

The death penalty is a situation that is easily debatable. Theres many good and bad things about it. In my opinion, the penalty is ok, I agree with it. I believe that if someone goes out and murders an innocent person that they should recieve the death penalty. They just killed someone, why should be let them have a chance to do it again. They ended someones life, why should they be able to live. I don't think its the right punishment for EVERY crime committed. But someone that killed an innocent person, or killed people over and over, I think they deserve it. But on the other hand, you can't take it back. If you sentence someone to the death penalty and then later findout they were innocent there's nothing you can do. So, it would kind of be hard to sentence someone to the death penalty without knowing they are COMPLETELY guilty.

2/7/12

The health of americans is not good. Fast food is taking over. Hardly anyone eats healthy. Most people are taking in foods that aren't good for you like, greasy foods and junk food. A restaraunt recently invented the Bacon Milkshake. Seriously? I think that's disgusting. Who would even think to mix bacon flavoring into a milkshake. A lot of americans are overweight. Look at West Virginia we're one of the top obese states in America. I believe that people should start taking care of themselves and stop eating soo much fastfood. Especially things like a bacon milkshake.

2/6/12

What are Federalist Papers? A series of 85 articles promoting the ratification of the US constitution.

Who wrote the Federalist Papers? James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay. Publius was the name under which all the papers were published.

Federalist Paper Ten- Federalist Paper ten was the tenth of the federalist papers. It was written by James Madison. It was published on November 22, 1787. This is the most famous of the papers. This paper protected the rights of people by guarding the public against factions. Factions are a group of people that have interests contrary to the rights of other citizens.

Federalist Paper Fifty-One - This paper was also written by James Madison. It was published on February 6, 1788. It addresses that appropriate checks and balances can be created in government, and also advocates a seperation of powers within the national government. Its purpose was to form a more correct judgement of the principles and structure of the government. It says that the government is divided into different branches, and elected by the people.

2/6/12

Pros: A pro would be that schools or other forces couldn't spy on us just because they are suspicious.

Cons: A con of the fifth ammendment would be if someone was doing something wrong we wouldn't be able to see what they were doing. Another one would be if you got caught doing something you wouldn't have to admit anything. I don't think thats right.

1/20

1) What do you know about the US government?
I know that we are free. I know there are three branches of government, and we have a president and vice president. I know that they make all the laws and stuff.

2) What do you think about the US government's role in our society?
I think they play an important role in our society. They control what we do and stuff but it keeps everything together. Without them people would be going crazy.

3) What would you like to know or feel like you need to know about the government?
I would like to know how the government actually works. And the powers of everyone in the government.

1/30 - movie.

I only got to see half of the movie, but what I saw was good. It was kind of slow at first, but then it became interesting. The president starts to like a political strategist names Sydney. He invites her to an important dinner. She really likes him and he really likes her, but she doesn't think it's a good idea for them to be together because he's the president.

2/3/12 extra credit

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/story/2012-02-02/feds-sports-streaming-sites-shutdown/52936118/1

Federal Authorites Shutdown 16 Sports Streaming Websites

Federal authorities shut down 16 websites that broadcasted illegal sports videos. They found out because Tom Brady told reporters that he watched last years super bowl game on an illegal site. A michigan man named, Yonjo Quiroa controlled nine of the sixteen sites. They pressed criminal charges against him. He was charged with copyright infringement. He was held without bond while his immigration status is being reviewed. He recieved profits of over $13,000 from his websites.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-02-03/loughner-trial-competency/52944870/1

Loughner still not competent for trial

Jared Loughner is charged with 49 felonies dealing with a shooting outside of a supermarket near Tucson. Six people died including a judge and a nine year old girl, 13 other people were wounded. Including Gabrielle Giffords who is a US rep. Loughner was diagnosed with schizophrenia and is staying in a federal hospital in Missouri. He will remain there for four months. His psychologist has concluded that he is not yet competent for trail, which means he is unable to understand court proceedings and is unable to assist his attorney. His hospital staff is being accused of forcing anti-psychotic medicine on him to speed up the trial.

2/2/12

In Lincoln County, elected officials plead guilty to vote fraud. The sheriff, Jerry Bowman and the county clerk, Donald Whitten admitted to lying about votes that they recieved. They illegally manipulated absentee voters to vote for them. They gave non qualified voters ballots and told them to vote for them, and sometimes even marked it for them. There were over 600 absentee ballots. Both people resigned as office.  Bowman could recieve up to ten years in prison and a $250,000 dollar fine. Whitten will recieve 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. In my opinion, that is completely ridiculous if you have to cheat to win office then you probably don't deserve it anyways.

2/1/12

Pros: I think the bill is a very good idea. If you're texting while driving, then you arn't paying full attention to the road and your surroundings. You are way more likely to cause an accident if you are texting, so why do it? If you have an emergency where you have to text RIGHT NOW then pull over. Not only could you hurt yourself but others around you. It's dangerous.

Cons: Some cons about this bill is that almost everyone uses their cellphone while driving. It's going to be hard for people, especially teens, to stop. There could be an emergency where you can't get off the road to use your cell.

1/26/12

1. Who are the People of the United States? The people of the United States are all the people that live here.
2. What is a Union? A union is a group of people working together to persue policies.
3. What is Justice? Justice is being fair no matter what.
4. What is the meaning of “domestic Tranquility”? Domestic Tranquility is when everything in your home is peaceful.
5. What is the “common defense”? Common defense is when you defend yourself, if your being harmed you fight back.
6. What is the “general Welfare”? When all the citizens are working together to be successful and peaceful.
7. What are the “Blessings of Liberty” and “Posterity”? Our nation being free and being able to think for ourselves.
8. What is the meaning of “ordain”? Holy people being in control.

Founding Fathers -

A person who starts or helps to start a movement or institution.

A member of the convention that drew up the US Constitution in 1787
domestic tranquility - internal peacefullness, lack of disturbance within a country

blessings of liberty- It's a phrase that implies all the benefits of freedom that they have no room for in the constitution.
Constitution - A body of fundamental principles according to which a state or other organization is aknoweledged to be governed.
union - an organization of workers joined to protect their common interests.
posterity- future definitions
Bill of Rights - the first ten admendments to the constitution.
justice -the quality of being fair or reasonable.
ordain- confer holy orders
amendments - the addition, deletion, correction, or other changes proposed to a document.
common defense- army of a country.
general welfare- when the country is peaceful.

1/26/12

The State of the Union Address is a speach given by the president of the United States to tell the public what he plans to accomplish in the upcoming year as president. In the 2012 speech he focused on telling about education reform, the war in Iraq, and creating new energy sources for the United States.

Obama's speech focused a lot on education. He said that techers that arn't helping kids learn should be replaced. He also said that every state should require kids to stay in school until they graduate or turn eighteen. He urged congress to stop interest rates on student loans from doubling. And he wants to extend the tuition tax credit, and double the number of work - study jobs within the next five years. I agree with everything he chose to do about education.

1/25/12

I agree with Obama about the different tax increases depending on your income. I think that if you're bringing in more money they should have to pay more than someone who makes less money. It's not fair to charge different classes of income the same amount of tax. I also like what he says about the oil industry. I don't think we should depend on other countries for their oil. I'm also happy about the fact that the war is now ended, just like he said it would. We managed to kill Osama, and that's a great thing. (:

Thomas Hobbes

Who: Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher. He was mostly known for his political philosophy. He contributed to history, geometry, the physics of gases, theology, ethics and general physics.

What: He was the founder of modern politcal philosophy.  His 1651 book Leviathan established the foundation for most of the western political philosophy from the perspective of the socail contract theory. He developed some of the fundamentals of European liberal thought. He wrote a book called The Elements of Law: Natural and Politic.

When: He was born in England on April 5, 1588. He died on December 4, 1679.

Where: Thomas Hobbes was born in 1588 April 5, in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England. His premature birth was hastened by his mother's fear upon hearing of the approach of the Spanish Armada. His father was vicar of Westport but fled to London after being involved in a brawl outside his own church, leaving Thomas to be raised by a wealthy uncle. Thomas died on December 4, 1679.

Why: Hobbes is known for his development of the social contract theory, which is the method of justifying political parties. He also believed that power should be placed in the hands of one person.

How: He was one of the founders of modern political philosophy. His understanding of humans as being matter and motion, obeying the same physical laws as other matter and motion, remains influential; and his account of human nature as self-interested cooperation, and of political communities as being based upon a "social contract" remains one of the major topics of political philosophy.

1/19/12

My opinion of the twitter incident hasn't changed. I still don't agree with the judge. He should be punished. Nobody should be pushed to the point of suicide.
Pros: The first admendment
Cons: He caused a lady to kill himself, He shouldn't have harassed someone, Although he can say what he wants he pushed it too far.

1/19/12

I don't agree with the bills they are trying to pass. Although piracy is wrong, people will always find a way to do it. Shutting down useful sites that the majority of the public uses for other reason, besides piracy, is wrong. People that post online piracy should be punished, i agree with that. But, the rest of the public should not be. And by shutting down sites like wikipedia and google isn't fair to the rest of the public.

1/18/12

I disagree with the judges desicion. Although, everyone is entitiled to their own opinion, nobody deserves to be harrassed. Telling someone you disagree with their religious beliefs is one thing, but using negative comments, causing someone to end their life should lead to punishment. Maybe the lady should have stayed off twitter or blocked him, but still she didn't deserve the negative comments that she recieved. Therfore, the man should have been punished.