I don't pay enough attention to celebrities to care. I barely watch T.V. and when I do it's either Adult Swim, CBS(comedies, etc. Anything on after 8), or Gilmore Girls. That's it. Sometimes Comedy Central, but not very often. So, I don't know anything that goes on in celebrities lives. I barely watch any new movies, so I don't even know who's a big deal right now. I watch the same movies over and over and over again. It's quite sad, really. Heath Ledger? I have no idea who that is! That's how pathetic I am. I was with my friends the day he died and they started talking
about it and getting all depressed and I was so confused. I just went along with it, pretended that I knew what was going on.
I hate how absorbed people are with celebrities. Everyday something new happens and it's just annoying. Focus on your own lives, not those of people you don't know and probably never will. Focus on being successful and making good decisions and doing what is best for you. Don't get upset because someone you "admire" O.D.'d.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
The OC-Health and Hygiene
Wow, I had no idea this was going on! That's so wrong. People shouldn't have to ask if their doctors washed their hands! Of course, there are a lot of things going on that shouldn't be so why should this be different? I'll tell you why. People are dying! Just because their doctors are too damn lazy to wash their hands. Ugh, that really frustrates me. What are you, a three-year old? Do you really need someone to tell you to wash your hands? Real grown-up, guys.
I hate when people at school don't wash their hands after going to the bathroom! It's really not that hard. There's a sink right in front of you. If you have enough time to fix you're hair, you have enough time to wash your hands. Stop being lazy kids!!! People don't think about hygiene. They don't think they can get sick, and if they do they think there's a medicine that can fix it. Well, that's not always true. Just think for a second.
I hate when people at school don't wash their hands after going to the bathroom! It's really not that hard. There's a sink right in front of you. If you have enough time to fix you're hair, you have enough time to wash your hands. Stop being lazy kids!!! People don't think about hygiene. They don't think they can get sick, and if they do they think there's a medicine that can fix it. Well, that's not always true. Just think for a second.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Research and Linking Pt.2-School Starting Later
http://americansocietalreview.blogspot.com/2008/01/school-and-starting-class-later.html
This blog is about high school, and school in general, starting later. I definitely agree for various reasons.
1. I'm a teenager. Why wouldn't I want to go to school later? Even though I am a morning person, I still wouldn't mind getting a little more sleep.
2. "Research shows that teenagers’ body clocks are set to a schedule that is different from that of younger children or adults. This prevents adolescents from dropping off until around 11 p.m., when they produce the sleep-inducing hormone melatonin, and waking up much before 8 a.m. when their bodies stop producing melatonin." Most teens I know don't get to sleep until midnight or later, and not because they want to be a pain in the ass, but because they can't. Their bodies won't let them. Why should we be forced to go to sleep and get up before our bodies will let us? Just making classes start and end an hour later would make grades increase and tardiness and bad behavior decrease.
3. If all schools were to start later, then parents would also benefit. Especially parents with younger children because they would have more of a similar schedule. They'd be able to get their kids when they get off work instead of having to pay other people to watch their kids while they work more. It would save people a lot of money, actually. I know my mom spends hundreds of dollars a month so my brothers can go to the day care center down the street for maybe thirty minutes. She could be using that money on much better things, like gas or food (or a car for me.)
So, think about it, is there anything bad that could come of this change? I don't think so.
This blog is about high school, and school in general, starting later. I definitely agree for various reasons.
1. I'm a teenager. Why wouldn't I want to go to school later? Even though I am a morning person, I still wouldn't mind getting a little more sleep.
2. "Research shows that teenagers’ body clocks are set to a schedule that is different from that of younger children or adults. This prevents adolescents from dropping off until around 11 p.m., when they produce the sleep-inducing hormone melatonin, and waking up much before 8 a.m. when their bodies stop producing melatonin." Most teens I know don't get to sleep until midnight or later, and not because they want to be a pain in the ass, but because they can't. Their bodies won't let them. Why should we be forced to go to sleep and get up before our bodies will let us? Just making classes start and end an hour later would make grades increase and tardiness and bad behavior decrease.
3. If all schools were to start later, then parents would also benefit. Especially parents with younger children because they would have more of a similar schedule. They'd be able to get their kids when they get off work instead of having to pay other people to watch their kids while they work more. It would save people a lot of money, actually. I know my mom spends hundreds of dollars a month so my brothers can go to the day care center down the street for maybe thirty minutes. She could be using that money on much better things, like gas or food (or a car for me.)
So, think about it, is there anything bad that could come of this change? I don't think so.
Research and Linking Pt. 1-Death Note
http://cjblackwing.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/review-death-note-vol-12/
Recently, I've become obsessed with this anime called Death Note. So, I thought I'd find a blog and see what others think about it.
First, let me tell you about the show. Light Yagami is the main character, later he becomes known as Kira, but I'll get into that later. Anyway, Light is a normal high school senior in Japan, stressing about college and growing up, studying constantly, and, oh yeah, being the top student in his class. Lately, Light has been realizing how horrible of world he lives in and how much he wishes he could change.
That wish may come true.
At the same time, Ryuk, a shinigami (god of death), is bored and sick of his world as well. Shinigami are creatures from another world that write the names of humans in a Death Note and get that humans' remaining years added to their life-span. So, to cure his boredom, Ryuk "accidentally" drops his death note in the human world and, since a death note becomes part of the human world once it touches the ground, must remain with the human who finds it until they die.
As you may have already guessed, that human is Light.
Throughout the series, or the episodes I've seen, Light uses the Death Note to rid the world of criminals so he can become the ruler of a perfect world. The police, however, don't like this too much.
L, a very young detective who keeps to himself and never lets anyone know his real name or who he is, becomes interested in Kira, taken from the English word "killer" and does whatever he can to catch him. L has never failed an investigation in his life. This case, however, may be his first.
What I find so interesting about this show is that you don't know who the good guy is or the bad guy. One is a killer, but he does it to make the world a better place. He does what many humans only wish they could do. The other is trying to catch this killer, making him good, but should he be against making the world a better place?
The person who wrote this blog isn't too fond of this show, and I completely understand. It's something you'd either really, really like or really, really hate. This blogger, however, also asks some very interesting questions.
Is it okay to kill a criminal, especially if they've killed others? Is it ever okay to kill someone? How much freedom are we willing to give up to be protected?
I'm not sure how I feel. Those questions really make you think. The right answer to the first question is obviously no. It's what we're taught to say, but most people are really thinking "Maybe if those who do wrong were gone, there would be less murder and crime." I'm sure a lot of people think criminals should die, but do they say anything? No, of course not. No one would risk being criticized for saying it, even if those criticizing are thinking the same exact thing.
What am I willing to give up to be protected? That I don't know how to answer. I would really like to feel safe in this world, but am I willing to give up my privacy, my friends, my life? I don't think so. Am I willing to give up my morals? Am I willing to sacrifice everything just so I don't have to constantly be worrying about everything? I really don't know.
What do you think?
Recently, I've become obsessed with this anime called Death Note. So, I thought I'd find a blog and see what others think about it.
First, let me tell you about the show. Light Yagami is the main character, later he becomes known as Kira, but I'll get into that later. Anyway, Light is a normal high school senior in Japan, stressing about college and growing up, studying constantly, and, oh yeah, being the top student in his class. Lately, Light has been realizing how horrible of world he lives in and how much he wishes he could change.
That wish may come true.
At the same time, Ryuk, a shinigami (god of death), is bored and sick of his world as well. Shinigami are creatures from another world that write the names of humans in a Death Note and get that humans' remaining years added to their life-span. So, to cure his boredom, Ryuk "accidentally" drops his death note in the human world and, since a death note becomes part of the human world once it touches the ground, must remain with the human who finds it until they die.
As you may have already guessed, that human is Light.
Throughout the series, or the episodes I've seen, Light uses the Death Note to rid the world of criminals so he can become the ruler of a perfect world. The police, however, don't like this too much.
L, a very young detective who keeps to himself and never lets anyone know his real name or who he is, becomes interested in Kira, taken from the English word "killer" and does whatever he can to catch him. L has never failed an investigation in his life. This case, however, may be his first.
What I find so interesting about this show is that you don't know who the good guy is or the bad guy. One is a killer, but he does it to make the world a better place. He does what many humans only wish they could do. The other is trying to catch this killer, making him good, but should he be against making the world a better place?
The person who wrote this blog isn't too fond of this show, and I completely understand. It's something you'd either really, really like or really, really hate. This blogger, however, also asks some very interesting questions.
Is it okay to kill a criminal, especially if they've killed others? Is it ever okay to kill someone? How much freedom are we willing to give up to be protected?
I'm not sure how I feel. Those questions really make you think. The right answer to the first question is obviously no. It's what we're taught to say, but most people are really thinking "Maybe if those who do wrong were gone, there would be less murder and crime." I'm sure a lot of people think criminals should die, but do they say anything? No, of course not. No one would risk being criticized for saying it, even if those criticizing are thinking the same exact thing.
What am I willing to give up to be protected? That I don't know how to answer. I would really like to feel safe in this world, but am I willing to give up my privacy, my friends, my life? I don't think so. Am I willing to give up my morals? Am I willing to sacrifice everything just so I don't have to constantly be worrying about everything? I really don't know.
What do you think?
Friday, January 25, 2008
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