democrat, republican, or both??

Earlier this weekend, I was at one of my friends houses watching the debate with her mom. I'm really great friends with her, and i asked her if she was a democrat or republican and I recieved a very interesting response. She replied, "I don't believe in that stuff... whatever candidate is best equipped for the job. We have a great deal of economic issues along with other issues right now, and whoever i think is best for the job gets my vote." This election has gotten very interesting considering the fact that McCain and Obama are such opposites. old, young. black, white. And the most obvious democrat, rebublican. I was at another friends house where they are very single minded. "The democrat always gets my vote," the mom of my other friend says. What happens if the democrat is unfit for the job? Do you still vote for him?

This brings me to my question, how important is the party of the candidate?

dirrrrty politics

My sister came home and visited from college this weekend, so we sat down and had dinner as a family. She began talking about the presidential election and the buzz around campus about voting. My family got into this intense discussion about the right to vote. The right to vote is also in some way an obligation. As a citizen of the United States of America, why wouldn't you want a say in your leader? Many choose not to vote because they don't have time to register. Some register but can't find the time to go to the polls to actually vote. And some just don't take the time to pay attention to politics at all. Statistics show that only 22% of 18-25 year olds say they actually vote. Is this a disgrace to the country, the fact that people died for us to have this right and it is taken for granted?

american factbook?

In class, we were talking about different history textbooks that were supposedly based off of fact. After pointing out the amount of words dedicated to certain historical events, we were allowed to see how the historians weighed out the importance of the events. It is significant to realize that not telling all the facts may not be telling the truth about history.
We also mentioned in class about how Christopher Colombus is told to be a great explorer through textbooks. The man was a great explorer, however what was failed to mention was that his actions were violent and cruel. Without telling the whole story about him, is the truth really spoken? If a textbook is picking and choosing facts to put in the book, is the story of American history ever truely told?

9/11 anniversary

I thought i would pose a question that seemed to cause some contraversy following the terrorist act that tramatized our nation. After the September eleven attacks occurred, a few years later some movies came out telling stories of the horrifying day. One in particular was United 93. The movie was said to be based on a true story of one of the hijacked planes on 9/11. The movie was very powerful, as it showed the hijack of united 93. Many viewers who were personally effected by the attacks said the facts were incorrect and it was offensive to attempt to mimic what occurred on that flight and profit from it. Some people I know refused to see the movie saying that they will not contribute to the false exploitation of the heroes of our country. Do you think the making of this movie was a bad idea? Do you find it offensive?

did he get what he deserved??

Timothy Treadwell was a man of great courage, however too much courage can be a bad thing. The man used every bit of strength he had to contribute to a matter that he thought was important, which I think is very strong of him. After watching the documentary, seeing Treadwell laugh into the camera, cry into the camera, and yell into the camera, the point came across to me that the man was passionate about his work.
One thing i thought was interesting was during class when i believe it was Mr. Bolos that said, some people say that we frown upon a life that is spent taking no risks and "playing it safe" even if the man lives till he is 100, yet is unhappy with his life. Whereas you have someone like Treadwell on the other hand where he could have possibly taken too many risks, and ended up in a bad situation. I believe that Timothy did what made him happy and repeated numerous times in the documentary that the only way he would die is out there with the bears. I believe that Timothy got what he wanted in the end, and his death brought attention to the cause, which is what he wanted to do in the first place.

consumed with the bad rather than good?

The media is all around us. We are consumed with the latest gossip about Hollywood stars in tabloit magazines. By watching television and reading the newspaper we are able to better educate ourselves on important matters around the world.

Many people in the United States tune in their favorite news channels for the ten o'clock news and think they are learning what is going on around the nation, however, i must ask, would everyone watch the news if it did not have compelling stories about contraversies or horrible tragedies? How often do you hear reports on the news that make you have a warm feeling inside? How many hard-hitting stories talk about something that is positive instead of negative? Is it because we thrive off of knowing what is going wrong in the world and pay more attention to the bad than the good?
I just watched a news story the other night informing me that by going outside into my own front yard, I am exposing myself to viruses in the air which could later on put me at a higher risk for lung cancer. The reporter recommended I purchase an air purifier for my house to rid it of the "bad air". Does that mean that I should live in a bubble for the rest of my life with an air purifier inside so I don't develop cancer? Is that really necessary? I was just astounded that instead of talking about something good in the world, the news reporters had to cook up this insane story about something such as cancer being developed from breathing the air outside. If a person walked past the television and heard "breaking new story about the dangers outside your own home" i bet they'd sit down and listen out of curiosity. So, do the television companies really want to boost their ratings by catching peoples attention with that kind of news? Is this what our world has come to?

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i ask questions about everything, and i look at the world in different ways, and on this blog, i hope to get you looking at the world in a different way as well.