Trayvon

I heard about the tragic story of Trayvon Martin. It was while I was at home and I was watching the news while making dinner. This case came up and talked about how Trayvon was shot to death because the guy who shot him claimed he felt threatened by him. I also heard about this issue is when someone who I followed on Blogger, Rami, talked about this issue during one of his blog posts. I found this issue very disturbing and apalling that the police in Florida are letting this boy get away with murder because he felt threatened.

After reading the article online on Daily news, I became more informed about this subject then I was before. I think that it is ridiculous that they have yet to arrest someone after this brutal murder, but say that he died because of his race is even more disturbing. I believe that this man, who killed him, must have had a reason to kill him, but I do not believe that it is because what color skin he was. I think that theb parents are just trying to find a way in which to bring this guy down and they decided since the killer was hispanic and the victim was black, they thought why not a race case? However, I do not think this is the right way to go. It is terrible that this incident happened and it is even worse that the killer is hiding behind the Florida law of him feeling threatened by Trayvon. I think that this connects to the first essential question. I believe that where Trayvon lived and grew up truly did affect the way he acted and probably why he was killed. Now a days, killing people is not a big deal anymore and the police are not investigating as much as they used to, just like in this case. I just think that this law in Florida should not have an effect in this case because a boy is killed for having no weapon on him.

Blog Homework 3

From reading How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent, I learned that I should not take what I have for granted. The Garcia Family had to leave their native country and leave for a country that they know nothing about. In America, they faced discrimination and were not used to living the poor life. If I had to just pick up my things and move away, I would not be able to function. I realize that when I complain about petty things like the food my mom makes me or complaining about how tired I am after sports; their are others out in the world are way worse off. This book makes me think about all the things I have and that I should be thankful for. The Garcia family had many issues because of coming to America; for example, one of the girls had an eating disorder. This is very common in America and I feel if they stayed in the Dominican Republic, she might not of had this disorder. I am so glad that I do not have to go out and experience a new country because then I might get into bad habits.  A message that I could take away from this book is appreciate what I have and help others that do not have as much as me. Whenever I am yelling at my parents for better things and will remember this book and realize that I am being very selfish and should not be asking things that I do not need. I could also donate money or go to a homeless shelter and help give out food or just give these people something of mine that they would appreciate; like a doll or a toy. I just need to take time out of my life and help others that need it because maybe then I will not be so selfish.

Death Penalty

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/us/18deter.html?pagewanted=all
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1699855,00.html
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/keyword/death-penalty

The debate on whether the death penalty is affective or not has been going on for centuries now. Many people are for the death penalty because they feel safer with these criminals are dead and they cannot escape from the jail and go on another crime spree again. On the other hand, others believe that these criminals should rot in jail for what they did and not even have the option to escape from whatever they did. I am against the usage of the death penalty. These criminals are getting the easy way out of things.
While the victims, themselves, or their parents, friends and relatives have to live with with pain throughout their whole lives. I do not think this is reasonable at all. I know that most people feel safer if the criminals face the penalty death because then they have no chance of coming back and trying to hurt someone else; however, the United States are wasting hundred of million of dollars into the lethal drugs to kill them. I believe that these criminals should not even have the option to the penalty death and should face the charges that were put against them. Even if I could do nothing about the death penalty, I do not think that we should be spending so much money on how to kill them. I believe they should have the same torture that their victims had to go through. That is the only way I would be satisfied with the death penalty because they should endure the pain that they inflicted onto the innocent people they traumatized or even murdered. I hate that these criminals get off so easily and it makes me sick to my stomach. I hope people will consider the effort that the United States or any country for that matter has to put in for this criminals to get what they really want, death.

Post 7

Recently, the work of art that I have enjoyed is a particular movie, We are Marshall. I was watching this movie with my father and he told me that this is the type of movie that really makes you think and realize what you have in life. We are Marshall is about a plane crash that killed over 35 people, the Varsity Marshall University Football Team. After the crash, Jack Lengyel, decided to take up the position of head coach and to keep the program running. Nevertheless, the whole town does not believe this is the best idea for many families had just lost someone they loved. During the beginning of the season, they lost some games and did not have many fans. However, towards the end of the season, the town started to warm up to the idea of keeping the football program alive. In the end, the football program became one of the best ones in the state, the football players and coaches on the team would never be forgotten.  I enjoyed this movie because it showed me that even though a horrible incident occurred, the town and team kept pursuing on. I would recommend this movie to anyone. I truly believe that We are Marshall is just a type of movie that you will refer back to and always remember.  I also think that it shows that live is delicate and should not be taken advantage, for it can be taken very easily and quickly. I also believe that one of the key things in this movie is that the community did not give up. After this crash, the town and community could have given up on this wonderful program, but decided against it. Even though they were against it in the beginning, they realized that life is to short to live in the past. One website that really tells you the actual story versus the movie is: http://www.cornnation.com/2007/10/24/224350/14 This website just shows you how the actors did a trumendous job and what actually happened in real life. Most people have never heard of We are Marshall, I do not know why, it is really a fantastic movie that portrays a tragic event and how the town and program strive to live on.

Blog Post 6

10 years from now, I'll likely be in a hospital being an oncology nurse because ever since my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, I knew that I wanted to help and comfort people in their difficult times. I am a very tolerable person when it comes to emotional states. When my grandmother died, I tried to cry, but nothing came out. This is why I believe that I could be a perfect person for this job. Both of my sisters are in the medical field, so even if I am not an oncology nurse; I defiantly also want to be in this field. When I was younger, I always to help and care for people. I think that this field is very exciting and I will not be bored of it easily. I do not be to a pencil pusher and sit behind a desk all day long. I like to be in action and be hands on. I know that I do not want to be a doctor because I do not want a patients life in my own hands. I know that I am not good in those type of situations; like a person who can think rapidly to save a person's life. However, I do not want to be in a doctor's office all my life. I would quickly be bored because the same sick kids come in all the time. 

There are 3.5 months left of my Junior Year of high school. During this fleeting period of adolescence, before I leave for the summer, I plan to have the best grades I possibly can receive, get through all the sports that are going on in my life, and pass the Sats. I have been receiving descent grades and I hope that I can keep them up to standards. Since January, I have been playing club volleyball. However, since it is spring, I have softball starting monday and cyo volleyball is starting this Thursday coming up. I think that this will defiantly cause conflicts in my life. For example, I will not have as much time as I have now doing homework and I will have no social life on the weekends. This does not seem like such a dilemma, but for a teenage girl it truly is. I also have to get a descent grade on the SAT's to get in a college that I want to. I have a feeling that I am going to fail my first test because I have not prepared. I have yet to take a class or even start to study vocab words. I feel though that after my first test I will not be as stressed out and do quite well.

The biggest problem in America is colleges being so much money. It is impossible to get into school in the first place, but having to get hundreds of thousands of dollars in loans is ridiculous. Each year, prices keep rising and risisng and it is becoming increasingly harder to get into a descent school. Many Americans now-a-ays are out of jobs. That puts pressure of students to receive loans and have so much money that they will need to repay to the bank. Many Americans are in debt until their late fiftes or sixties. I think that colleges need to recognize the economy we are living in and start to lower prices or give out more scholarships to these schools.  I am going to start the college searhing process; however, I might not be able to go to these schools based on how much my parents make or how much loans I need to take otut.