Re: March Blog

To Be Vaccinated Or Not To Be Vaccinated

To decrease the risk of cervical cancer, teenage girls should be required to get the HPV Vaccine.

The HPV vaccine is a vaccine that has just been recently introduced into the medical world in the past three years, experts say that it will decreases the risk of cervical cancer in women if they are vaccinated during their teenage years. The question is: Should the government require girls at a certain age to recieve it?. Honestly, they should not have to forced or "required" to recieve the actual vaccine. The vaccine has not been out in the world long enough, so that side effects are seen. Sure, the commercials state the possible side effects but their could be way more out there that no one has the knowledge of. Being that I am a teenage girl and that I have recieved the vaccine myself I understand both sides of the argument. Girls should have the right to put into their bodies whatever they choose, and I do agree with that. My mother did encourage me to get the vaccing but at the end of the day I decided to have the vaccine. I took it as a percaution, and have not seen any negative side effects but like I stated before there are side effects out there that have not been discovered, and that it is most significant worry that have. It comes down to people's freedom, and it should girls' right to have the vaccine or not.

Re: February Blog

Silly Bandz: Becoming a Distraction in Schools

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1991797,00.html

Silly Bandz which are basically colorful rubberbands have been banned in schools in the states of New York, Texas, and Massachusetts just to name a few. The reason behind the banning of the silly bandz, is that it is a major distraction when it comes to the students inside the classroom. Some teachers say that sometimes "scuffles ensue" because some of the kids are developing "buyer's remorse" when the silly bandz are sold on school grounds, the editorial states. However, taking away silly bandz won't cause the children to be less distracted; they are kids, they bounce back, they will find something else to obsess over. Yes, kids get into fights but what kid doesn't. Teachers can't just expect a kid not to be distracted, it happens naturally. Just like the text states, there have been many fads that have came and gone such as pokemon, and cabbage patch kids; so whose to say the removal of this fad will decrease daydreaming about the next time that a child will get to buy the next fad waiting to happen.

Re: January Blog

Image 1

Image 2

Similarities:

- Both photographs are centered around the trees but they are really about the people that are depicted inside of them.

-They mesmerize the viewer with the amazing lighting that is in and the other objects that are in the photograph.

-Both tell story without words.

Differences:

(Image 1)

-This photograph is a lot more real and by that I mean you can actually believe that's a real photo taken to capture a beautiful day.

- It looks like it was taken in Central Park in New York, NY.

-Because of the trees I think that it's spring.

- If you look closely enough you can see a woman walking her dog and a man approaching her.

- The picture represents beauty by the way the picture is captured and the trees that illuminate the photograph like it's own light.

(Image 2)

-This picture looks a lot more surreal than the other, it's unbelievably believable.

- The picture also has the city as the backdrop but it's a darker portrayal than the other photograph.

- The child in the picture looks like he's standing on top of the world.

- The moon represents the type of person this child is like he's in a different world than other people.

-The birds symbolize freedom because they are able to go anywhere they choose.

*I would probably choose to do a subject by subject organization because with the similiarities and differences I chose are not parallel so putting them in the same paragraph would confuse people.

Re: December Blog #1

When I think of people who define me as person I cannot simply choose any single person except for my mother, because in actuality groups of people have shaped me into the person I am today. Including my mom, friends, and people who have doubted me or have left me when I needed them the most.

Every since I was young, my mom has woken up at three or four in the morning to get ready for work and to get me prepared to go to my babysitter's home. She has done this for about eight years although I don't have a babysitter anymore she still wakes up early in the morning, so she can provide for me and the rest of my family. My mother's work ethic has wiped off on me so much. She has always worked hard and has let nothing get in her way. If it wasn't for her I wouldn't be able to make it in the classes that I have. She has taught me to never give up and to always find a way to do something because something is never too difficult to do.

My friends have shaped in that I'm easy going person. They all want to have a good time, they don't want to cause trouble. This quality in my friends has had effect on me in that I stay out of trouble, and try to stay on track. They keep me on my toes, we have an unspoken rival when it comes to school. We always try to do better than the other in school or sports which causes me to go that extra mile. If I didn't have the friends that I have right now, I don't know if I'd be the same person who loves to go to movies, who always makes sure that they have at least a B in a class.

There have been numerous people who have doubted me or wronged me. I don't hate or dislike these people, I thank them for what they have done. Without them I wouldn't be this strong mentally. They motivate me to stay out of conflicts and to go on.

These three groups all share one characteristic which is that make me strive for excellence, and work hard no matter what presents itself to me.

Re: November Blog # 3

Well, after a week in your class I thought it was going to be very difficult to pass your class. However, now that I've been in your class for 4 months, I still think your class is complex, but I will try my hardest to pass your class. My weakest point is the timed writes because I only manage to write 2-3 paragraphs which I don't think are very well written. With some more time, I'm sure I'll be able to master your timed writes, hopefully. What I seemed to understand well is the vocabulary, the power verbs, and the tone words. Currently, I'm having the hardest time on writing the definition essay you assigned. I understand what we have to do it's just I don't understand how to construct and turn it into a full, lengthy essay. I hope that possibly you'd be willing to go over the essay some more in class.

Re: November Blog # 2

The beliefs of liberalism tend to be more tolerable of different views or standards of behavior that people may have. Liberals in politics favor gradual reform, they believe in distributing wealth evenly amongst the people, and they have the belief that the freedom of an individual should be protected.

A conservative person has no will to accept change, they are in favor in remaining the same, also known as preserving the status quo, and traditional customs. They are usually against sudden change.

In an online article about the Gay Marriage Law repealed in Maine by Voters on fox news.com a combination of liberal and conservative views are illustrated.

Conservative: "The institution of marriage has been preserved in Maine and across the nation," declared Frank Schubert, chief organizer for the winning side.

Liberal: "For next week, and next month, and next year -- until all Maine families are treated equally. Because in the end, this has always been about about love and family, and that will always be something worth fighting for," said by Jesse Connolly, manager of the pro-gay marriage campaign.

I, myself identify more as a liberal because I believe in equal opportunity for everyone no matter what race, color, or sexual orientation you are. In the issue of the current health system, I think that everyone should have the chance to receive health care because not just one group of people deserve to have health care they are not the only ones who suffer. My position in the gay marriage debate is that I'm in favor of people being able to marry anyone they choose. My definition of marriage is being bind with someone you are in love with whether it being a woman or a man, you have the right to choose who you want to be with.

Re: November Blog #1

Shirley Jackson's argument in "The Lottery" is that everything is not what it seems.

"The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe is similar to "The Lottery" because each have unique ways of telling the story through point of views that build suspense for the audience while reading it.

I think the theme of the "The Lottery" relates to the real world because people do not always get what they expect. For example, when someone walks into a store, and a shirt is on sale for $15.00 when the original price was $25.00, but they end up paying the original price.

If Shirley Jackson had decided to write this as an expository piece of rhetoric rather than as a fictional story, it would have caused the audience to be less engaged in the reader. A story draws a person in because it's fictional, an essay too literal.