Have you guys noticed all the awful things that are happening in the world around us? There is a major drug war going on in Mexico, African leaders are keeping medical care from their sick citizens, there is unrest in the middle east, neonazis are becoming more popular than ever in Eastern Germany and this is just the short list. But what does the U.S. media choose to cover? Some woman who has 14 kids. Does this seem crazy to anybody else? Why do we waste our recources on trivial things?
It makes me sick. I can't believe it.
Ok, sorry this is a very serious and not so funny post. Hopefully tomorrow I will have a light hearted story after seeing "Phantom".
Showing posts with label war. Show all posts
Showing posts with label war. Show all posts
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
End of the Week Round up!
Chad is offically done with all of his exams! Yay!! He said he felt really good about them which makes me feel good! I really hope he comes home with fabulous grades!
With all of the subjects we reviewed I only had an issue with one. Biology. Which was weird because I remember loving Biology. I had a fabulous teacher, Mr. Pease, but unfortunatly Mr. Pease doesn't teach at my old high school anymore because he committed suicide after a little scandel. The new teacher, in my opinion, sucks as a Biology teacher. The class is completly lecture, and they don't touch their books at all. The BRAND NEW books sit in the kids' locker during class. The books are great! I've seen them and I can't believe they don't use them! Plus the teacher creates definitions for the vocabulary words that aren't correct! The biggest issue I have with the class is that they don't disect a single thing. Not even a worm. What kind of Biology class is this that the kids don't disect a single thing!? I can't believe the parents don't revolt and ask for the teacher to do a better job or be fired!
Well, now that I am done with that, I have something else I would like to rant about. The other day when I was at the Colonial Coffeehouse (CC) I overheard the owner talking about her son who is in Iraq. He was just caught in his first battle/attack and had his first confirmed kill. She, the owner of CC, was saying how upset she was at the thought of someone trying to kill her son and how now her son would always have that with him. I began to feel really upset. I don't think it's right that anyone should be put in that situation. Mother's shouldn't have to watch their sons become killers and sons shouldn't have to fight for their lives. I am really, REALLY upset by the whole thing. I HATE WAR. It's just so wrong. How can we still be sending young men and women over there everyday to die and to kill? Doesn't anyone else feel how wrong it is? It breaks my heart and makes me incredibly sad.
That was a happy post, sorry, I promise that next week I will have a fun story. I will be going to an open casting call for a Hilary Swank movie in Chelsea! I am sure I will have plenty of stories after that! I will even try to take pictures!
With all of the subjects we reviewed I only had an issue with one. Biology. Which was weird because I remember loving Biology. I had a fabulous teacher, Mr. Pease, but unfortunatly Mr. Pease doesn't teach at my old high school anymore because he committed suicide after a little scandel. The new teacher, in my opinion, sucks as a Biology teacher. The class is completly lecture, and they don't touch their books at all. The BRAND NEW books sit in the kids' locker during class. The books are great! I've seen them and I can't believe they don't use them! Plus the teacher creates definitions for the vocabulary words that aren't correct! The biggest issue I have with the class is that they don't disect a single thing. Not even a worm. What kind of Biology class is this that the kids don't disect a single thing!? I can't believe the parents don't revolt and ask for the teacher to do a better job or be fired!
Well, now that I am done with that, I have something else I would like to rant about. The other day when I was at the Colonial Coffeehouse (CC) I overheard the owner talking about her son who is in Iraq. He was just caught in his first battle/attack and had his first confirmed kill. She, the owner of CC, was saying how upset she was at the thought of someone trying to kill her son and how now her son would always have that with him. I began to feel really upset. I don't think it's right that anyone should be put in that situation. Mother's shouldn't have to watch their sons become killers and sons shouldn't have to fight for their lives. I am really, REALLY upset by the whole thing. I HATE WAR. It's just so wrong. How can we still be sending young men and women over there everyday to die and to kill? Doesn't anyone else feel how wrong it is? It breaks my heart and makes me incredibly sad.
That was a happy post, sorry, I promise that next week I will have a fun story. I will be going to an open casting call for a Hilary Swank movie in Chelsea! I am sure I will have plenty of stories after that! I will even try to take pictures!
Thursday, September 11, 2008
The Journalistic life
For my internship we have this opportunity to write a piece on whatever we want and it will be put into the "Intern Edition" because technically the news organization I am interning with can't publish or produce things by interns, but occasionally after the internship is over the organization will buy a piece from an intern and put in on the radio, on the website, or create a podcast with it. I want to write a piece that will be bought and published!!! What should I write about? Who should I interview? I need ideas people!!!!!!!!
I never imagined I would have the opportunity to write something for a real news organization! I am pretty pumped! Now, I just need to be wonderful.
In more serious news, today marks the 7th anniversay of the September 11th attacks. I am in shock that it has been seven years!! It just doesn't seem possible! I remember watching it happen on TV when I was in my sophomore English class. We sat stunned at what we were watching unfold, the class was silent and dumbfounded. I remember going through the rest of the day with an empty feeling in the pit of my stomach, knowing that this meant war, something I couldn't bare the thought of and still can't. I just hope that one day in the near future we, as humans and citizens of ONE WORLD, learn to get a long and live with differences instead of fighting each other.
I never imagined I would have the opportunity to write something for a real news organization! I am pretty pumped! Now, I just need to be wonderful.
In more serious news, today marks the 7th anniversay of the September 11th attacks. I am in shock that it has been seven years!! It just doesn't seem possible! I remember watching it happen on TV when I was in my sophomore English class. We sat stunned at what we were watching unfold, the class was silent and dumbfounded. I remember going through the rest of the day with an empty feeling in the pit of my stomach, knowing that this meant war, something I couldn't bare the thought of and still can't. I just hope that one day in the near future we, as humans and citizens of ONE WORLD, learn to get a long and live with differences instead of fighting each other.
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