BR- 12/16/13

1. Miley Cyrus: A famous singer/actor who was my childhood idol went insane, it is very sad to see what she has turned into. This year at the awards she was pretty much naked, she released a music video where she was naked, and on her holiday song she twerked on a married guy.

2. Paul Walker: He was a fast and furious racer that was killed in a severe car crash. Walker was only 40 years old.

3. Spain Train Crash: Back in July, a high-speed crashed killing 79 people. The judge named 22 rail infrastructure company officials as suspects. 

4. Nelson Mandela: He was South Africa's first black president. He died this year at the age of 95.

5. Colorado School Shooting: Just a couple days ago, a shooting took place in Arapahoe High School leaving one 17 year old senior girl severely wounded. The shooting only lasted 20 seconds but was enough time to injure a person and take his own life.

6. Boston Bombing: During the Boston Marathon, a bombing occurred. It hurt a lot of people and sent many to the hospital.

7. Economy: Our economy is heading downhill more and more everyday. Obama is tearing this nation apart and the only thing to fix it and the only thing to save our nation is to put God back in it.

8. Government shutdown: Many people lost their pay for a couple weeks. It was all because they couldn't agree whether to pass the Obamacare or not.

9.Washington D.C. Navy Yard Shooting: This happened on the Navy Yard in D.C. It led the nation in disbelief.
10. Kenya Mall Attack: Left 67 people dead and 200 injured. This happened on September 21, 2013.

BR- 12/11/13

1. I think they have the right.

2. No

3. To monitor everything.

4. I don't know.

BR- 12/9/13

1. I think so because if you put it out there then why not?

2. Wanting people to think that their information is private.

Debate 12/6/13

Pro:
-There are only 2 states that allow prisoners to vote

Con:
-

BR- 12/4/13

1. No.

2. That he is rude and doesn't care about anybody but himself.

BR- 12/3/13

Not everyone agrees with his opinion.

BR- 12/2/13

1. I think that prisoners should not be allowed to vote, they lost that right and privilege when they got sent to jail.

2.I think that they should because they are not in jail anymore.

Debate Questions 11/21/13

Pro: If someone wants to pray, why can't they just do it on their own?

Con: Why should prayer not be allowed?

BR-11/19/13

1. They didn't do so well on it.

2. Lincoln made a speech about it.

BR- 11/18/13

I disagree because someone could not believe in prayer or be offended by it.

Euthanasia Debate

Pro:
It is not considered murder. A very ill person has to right to liberty to end his or her own death.





Con:
It goes against everything a doctor is. They are meant to heal, not kill. When you have Euthanasia, nothing will be controlled. It is not just you that you are affecting, it is everyone that is close to you.

Debate Questions 11/13/12

Pro: Why would you want to live if you are in pain and agony.

Con: If you have kids, why would you want to make your kids think that you picked death over them?

BR- 11/13/13

1. It doesn't really matter to me.

2. I think it is the right of the trainer to decide.

BR- 11/12/13

I would have chosen to be on life support. I would want to see me kid grow up and be able to see him. I would still have chosen to live even if the risk was low.

BR- 11/6/13

I think that it shouldn't be a problem because places like walmart and sheetz work in shifts so I don't really see why it is a problem.

BR- 11/4/13

1. It would be more difficult to get a voters ID.

2. Yes, because they should be able to get the ID.

BR- 10/30/13

1. The voting rate is increasing

2. Yes

3. It could have more people voting

Assignment 10/29/13

1. What does the elephant stand for? (Cartoon's message)
2. What inspired this cartoon? (Subject of the Cartoon)
3. Why is the top of the boulder they pushed a picture of the top of the white house? (Subject of the Cartoon)
4. Why does the sleeve on the trooper say VOTERS? (Use of images or artistic techniques)
5. Why does his shirt say "Don't tread on me" and have a picture of a snake on it (Use of images or artistic techniques)

Step....
   1. Let your eyes "float over the cartoon.
   2. Follow the cartoon's natural flow by discovering the interaction with the primary focus.
   3. Determine the audience
   4. Understand the context of the cartoon
   5. Look for widely recognized symbols
   6. Look for mirror details in the cartoon that will contribute in the humor or the point of the cartoon

The artists uses Symbolism, Exaggeration, Analogy, Labeling, and Irony. Symbolism is used for the cartoon as a whole. Exaggeration is for the artist to say how big of a problem it is for them. Analogy is also for the picture as a whole. Labeling is used to show that the picture is not just of an old broken down school. Irony is usually the text at the bottom of the page to help the viewer understand the picture/cartoon better.

BR- 10/29/13

1. Yes, they have been doing it for a while now so why change?

2. No, even though you may be skinny you still could be out of shape and unhealthy.

3. I would offer a different test.

Pole Results

1. Main Street Republican

2. Moderate Republican

3. Social Libertarian/Authoritarian

4.You Are 55% Conservative, 45% Liberal

5.RIGHT (CONSERVATIVE) 

     I am part of the Republican Party and am very Conservative. In pole 1 I was Main Street Republican, in pole 2 I was Moderate Republican, pole 3 was Social Libertarian/Authoritarian, pole 4 I was mostly Conservative, and in 5 I was Right (Conservative). I totally agree with being a Republican and am happy to tell everyone I am very Conservative.

BR- 10/28/13

1. They should not be honoring the Confederate flag.

2. Yes, I feel he is correct.

3. Many people still have the same beliefs about the flag.

Assignment 10/22/13

1. Antifederalists
       1. Opposed the Constitution
       2. Supported by people who believed the Constitution would lead America to corruption.

2. Federalists
       1. Supported the Constitution
       2. Supported by people who believed the Constitution was required to keep America's independence and liberty safe.

1800-1860

3. Democrats
       1. Spread of soil systems and voting rights for all white men.
       2. Small farmers, slaveholders, and debtors

4. The Wigs
       1. Opposed to the tenets of Jacksonian democracy and supported high tariffs.
       2. Bankers, merchants, and industrialists

1860-1932

5. Democrats
      1. Opposed sectionalism and pushed away the nation's party politics toward the economic arena
      2. Businesses

6. Republicans
       1. Rights for African Americans
       2. Farmers, newly freed African Americans, and laborers

1932-1968

7. Democrats
       1. Restoring the nation's economic and social life
       2. Farmers, southerners

8. Republicans
       1. Restoring the nation's economic and social life
       2. Northerners and manufactures

BR- 10/22/13

1. No because if it was he would not have been able to move the boulder without having bad back issues.

2. Yes because that boulder was there for millions of years and should have been left alone.

BR- 10/21/13

1. It is so hard to break away from them because it has made our lives so much easier, we are too attached to them.

2. Yes

BR- 10/17/13

We will go further and further into debt.

BR- 10/16/13

1. I think that the 2 girls should be charged for the actions that they did.

2. A misdemeanor is doing something wrong and a felony is a crime disobeying the law.

3. I think that others should stand for what is right and tell/show others what bullying can do to other people.

People who made a Difference

Alice Paul
    1. Main leader of a women's rights campaign
    2. Grew up in New Jersey

Margaret  Sanger
    1. Her parents were very politically involved with women's rights
    2. She was really into birth control

Deganawida
    1. He was all about spiritual healing
    2. He was a peacemaker

Andrew Carnegie
     1. He was born in Scotland in 1835
     2. At the age of 13 he started working for a railroad company

Eva Peron
     1. Born May 7, 1919
     2. Born into poverty, when she was 6 her father died in a car wreck

Harriet Stowe
     1. Wrote a book that changed the view of slavery for many Americans
     2. Born on June 14, 1811

Francis Willard
     1. Best known for her passage in the 18th and 19th amendments
     2. She passed away at the age of 58

Eugene V. Debs
     1. Born on November 5, 1855
     2. Quit school at the age of 14 to work for the railroad

Betty Williams
     1. Co-founder of Community Peace People
     2. Won the Noble Peace Prize in 1976

Emmeline Pankhurst
     1. Born July 14, 1858
     2. Arrested many times for hunger strikes

Helena Rubinstein
     1. Started a cosmetic lining
     2. Established a foundation that gave out funds to organizations specializing in health, medical research, and rehabilitation

Edward Jenner
     1. Born on May 17, 1749
     2. Found the vaccine for small pox

Dolorous Huerta
     1.Elementary School teacher
     2. Fed the hungry children with food from her farm

Tagore
    1. Won the noble prize in 1913
     2. In 1941, he died in his friend's mansion

Dorothy Hodgkin
     1. Born on May 12, 1910
     2. Had 3 kids and all went into educational fields

BR- 10/15/13

I think that is very immature for an adult janitor to pay a dollar for kids to beat up another student. This can be stopped by adults acting like adults and not being childish.

BR- 10/14/13

This article talks about the protest that happened on Sunday due to the government shutdown. In the article, Obama says that he is using veterans as pawns in the shutdown. Sarah Palin was one of the Senators that was there.

BR- 10/11/13

1. No, if it is the national government's responsibility, then they shouldn't have to be made to pay.

2. I would visit Yosemite National Park because of the interesting animal species and the awesome valleys.

BR- 10/8/13

I don't really care if they change their name or not but I kinda disagree with it. Their name has been the same for years and hasn't caused a problem before. Why change it now? I really don't think that there is a big problem with it.

Response to Grandchild.

Throughout the years, I worked as a Physical Therapist Assistant. I made a difference in people's lives by helping them overcome pain.

BR- 10/7/13

1. This says that our national security needs to pay more attention.

2. I am not surprised at all.

BR- 9/30/13

In each of these articles it talks about different bombings that took place in the 1990's. The 1st article was a bombing in the world trade center, the 2nd was in Oklahoma, and the 3rd was about the great government shutting down.

BR- 9/19/13

I agree with this article. I have always thought that violent video games have changed people from good to bad. People can get very aggressive when playing video games, especially violent ones. The bad thing with video games today are that they are so life like which could make someone kill a real person in real life.

BR-9/18/13

1. Prevent violence
    Help suicidal kids
    Drug use control

2. I don't think so.

3. I would be a little upset but if you want some things to be kept to yourself, then you don't need to posting things that you don't want others to know about.

BR-9/17/13

1. America needs to realize that it is not just full of white people anymore.

2. It has

BR- 9/16/13

The article is talking about the 50th anniversary of a church bombing that killed 4 girls.

Personal Response

1. By watching the 1st video, I just kept thinking to myself  "I don't know what I would do if that would have been me." It is scary, I don't blame that guy for freaking out because I would have done the same thing.

2. http://www.forbes.com/sites/rebeccabagley/2011/09/11/911-a-personal-story/
This article is talking about a woman who was in New York when the planes hit. She was on her way to her doctor's app. when it happened. Everyone was in shock and so wasn't she. She says in her story that everyone she saw was covered in dust. She was very scared and shocked which is exactly how I would have been if I would have been there too.

3. http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/s/survivor8.htm
This was an amazing article to read. In this article, he shared his amazing story of escaping safely out of Tower 1 on 9/11. He described his experience in well detail making me feel like I was actually there, and I could imagine just what it was like. He was very lucky to get out of the building, and it was neat being able to read about his story.

BR- 9/13/13

1. There was a glitch that made the job rates go down.

2. I think that it was a failure because it pretty much did nothing.

BR- 9/11/13

I think that security is more important than privacy. I think this because with things being monitored more, less and less bad things would happen. You aren't going to be able to keep everything private. The government is going to be able to look at some of your stuff. By them doing this they can see/caught when something may be suspicious.

BR- 9/5/13

1. If Mcdonalds is not making enough money now, the prices should go up by a dollar or 2.

2. If the prices on the menu go up, then the employees should get paid more.

BR- 9/4/13

1.) They should pursue a degree in STEM fields...science, technology, engineering, and math.

2.) Different schools that have these studies.

3.) It doesn't really impact my decision at all.

BR- 9/3/13

1. I don't think that this is invasion of my privacy. If you don't want others to read your posts or know things about you, then you shouldn't post it in the first place.

2. Yes, it does and no, I have not.

3. No

BR- 8/30/13

I think that this article is crazy! I cannot believe that the restaurant kicked them out after they have waited 2 hours. Even though they are black, they are still people and that is not fair.

"I Have a Dream" assignment 8/29/13

"I have a dream that one day that little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls."

1. I think that Martin Luther King is meaning that the negros will finally be free and be able to be together with white people. Black and white kids would be able to play on the playground together and be able to go to school together.

2. It was relevant for the time period because the blacks were not able to be with white people. The blacks were not freed at the time and did not have equal rights.

BR- 8/29/13

1. All men are created equal.
2. His children will live in a country where they will not be judged by the color of their skin.
3. Black girls and boys will be able to join hands with white boys and girls.
4. They will be able to work together, pray together, go to jail together, be freed together.
5. To let freedom ring from every city and states.
6. They will be able to join hands and say "free at last"
7. We have been issued a band check.
8. We refuse that the bank of justice is bankrupt.
9. They cant thirst for freedom by bitterness and hatred.
10. They waited 100 years for something to happen/to be free.

BR- 8/27/13

1. I think that they should be tried as adults because they are 16 years old, they know better than to do that especially to an 88 year old man.

2. I think their identity should stay disclosed because it is really nobody elses business who did it besides their family.

3. Teaching kids how important it is to respect our veterans.