English Comp 2

This class was interesting. We had to either make a scrapbook or keep a blog on things that we talked about in class. We could either keep a blog or a journal over the short stories that we read. We learned how our teacher thought someone was after him and how he invented the snack wrap. His stories that he shared were always interesting. We only had to write one paper compared to my english class last semester. We wrote more papers but they were shorter. This one paper we wrote this semester adds up to the ones last semester. We even got to watch "Borat!"

Plan B

I think that Plan B should not be permitted. It is only 89% effective. There are other things that can be done that protect more against pregnancy. Most of the other ways have a better percentage rate of protection. Older more mature people can afford these other things. This is going to cause teenagers to think it's okay because they will think they can just go get the morning after pill. This will cause more teenagers to get pregnant.

No School

There was only one day this winter that school was closed. One day that school was still in session it should have been closed. Every school was already closed by morning. High schools were closed the night before. I had still drove to school which is about 20 minutes. It was horrible, I almost went in the ditch I don't know how many times. I couldn't even turn onto other roads because of ruts from the other cars. It was a blizzard that night. I was so scared driving but I had a test that day. My dad offered to drive me because he has four wheel drive versus the Mercury Sable I use to drive.

Argumentative vs. Informative

There are two main types of research papers. These include argumentative or informative. I think reading arguementative papers are the most interesting because there is always more than one side. You get to hear different opinions on the paper and what other people think. Informative are also interesting, but not so much. You can learn more details on a certain subject and also things that you never knew.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResearchW/types.html

Minimum Wage

Minimum wage in Michigan should be increased. Most jobs that I see where people are getting paid minimum wage, are held by teenagers in school. At my job i work very hard and i know I am not earning what i should be. I should also earn more because I work night and weekends, when we are mostly busy. I should also earn more because no one I work with ever seems to want to pick up a night or give up one of there day shifts to the other workers. It's very hard to work along with going school. I only earn enough money to pay for basically gas and I use that to get to school.
www.miaflcio.org/rapidresponse/minimumwage/

Research Paper

There are many factors to consider when writting a research paper. First you need your topic question, while finding a source. There are many different types of sources you can use. This can include books, interenet, and journals. You can also conduct polls, survey people, interview someone, or do an observation. Observations can be the most interesting because you never know what you will find. Polls, surveys, and interviews need to involve the right type of people or they can be false or misleading.

"Natural Cures"

I wrote my research paper on the book titled "More Natural Cures Revealed." The book was written by Kevin Trudeau. This book talks about how the drug companies and food manufacturers do not want people in society to know about these "natural cures" because it takes money away from them. After all why would they want to loose their billions of dollars? An internet source that I found says how drugs that are on the market seem to be having more and more side effects as the years go on. These side effects that the drugs have are getting more and more severe. In the book, the author talks about how it is impossible for the sun to cause cancer if it is such a necessity for survival. After all depression, stress, headaches, weight gain, and common colds are all caused in part from not getting enough sun. Some of the facts written in the book are true but others have not necessarily been proven yet. This book is interesting to read because it makes you think.

Hobart

Our reading criteria was based on a literary jornal called Hobart. I felt there was really no point to these stories. Some of them were vulgar and made no sense. Some of the stories we read were; Three Lessons in Firesurfing, My Total Awesome Funeral, The Augustus Mackinnon Story, Wedding Factory, and Lost in the Bush. These stories ranged from talking about how to plan a funeral to how your attention gets drawn to small pieces of furniture while walking into a room.

Walmart

Walmart is a growing corporation. Some people believe these stores should not be around. Most of these believers also believe in unions. Workers don't get paid as much as they should. In my opinion the good thing about it, their products are cheap. When you are in college and you don't have much money, you tend to search for things that are cheap, that you can afford.

Borat..HIGH FIVE!!

We watched "Borat" one day in our english class. This movie is a comedy where Borat travels from Kazakhstan, to report back to his country about "the best country in the world", the United States. He falls in love with Pamela Anderson and travels to California to find her. He visits a rodeo, a bread and breakfast where he has a fettish with the jews, and he travels in an ice cream truck. This movie was very vulgar but funny.

Fahrenheit 911

Fahrenheit 911 is a documentary that was produced by Michael Moore. It was one of the most controversial and provocative films ever produced. Moore considers the presidency of George W. Bush and where it has led us. The movie takes us inside the war to tell the stories we haven't heard, illustrating the awful human cost to U.S. soldiers and their families.

www.fahrenheit911.com/

War in Iraq

The war in Iraq started on March 20, 2003. There are many different opinions about why the war is actually happening. In December 2003 Saddam was captured. The first battle of Fallujah took place in April 2004. In the movie Fahrenheit 911, there is talk that we are there because of oil. It states how there are actually soldiers protecting the oil rigs.

Ash Boar Bugs

Emerald ash borer is an exotic beetle that was discovered in southeastern Michigan in the summer of 2002. The beetles nibble on ash foliage but cause little damage. The larvae feed on the inner bark of ash trees, disabling the trees from transporting water and nutrients. Emerald ash borer could have arrived in the United States on solid wood packing material carried in cargo ships or airplanes originating in its native Asia.

Animal Affection

Animals show emotions towards us. I have a dog and whenever I am upset she always seems to pop up where I am. I believe that they know when something is wrong and when they are needed. If you treat an animal right then they will be right there for you as well. They can't talk so for them they show it through affection.

global warming

Global warming is starting and it is not looking good for the environment. The polar ice caps are melting and in my opinion we are not doing enough to help the situation. Some citizens say that the president is looking past this. Sooner or later there will be no more polar bears around, they will be extinct. A scientist appeared on 60 minutes the other night and stated we don't have any more than 5 years before strange things start to happen with the weather. He stated when the caps melt it will cause fresh water to flow into the oceans, cause salinity to decrease. From here it will not only kill the ocean life, but it will mess with the ocean currents, especially El Nino. To me this is a scary thought and we need to act before its too late.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming
• www.climatehotmap.org/
• www.nrdc.org/globalWarming/default.asp
• www.climatecrisis.net/

Women President

Is it time for the United States to have a women for president? In my opinion I believe that it is. I not only say this because I am a girl, but because a human being is a human being, whether man or women. There are women out there in charge of other countries, take Queen Elizabeth for example. In the United States we already have women currently holding other government offices. I think Hillary Clinton is a good candidate.

• http://www.hillary.org/
• www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/20/clinton.announcement/index.html