As most of the world knows and all of our country knows, Barack Obama was elected to be our next president. Some people are scared because of that, but others are excited to see what he can do. His promise is change, a lot of people are worried of change, and however I think that we are in the position where we need it. We are on the brink of a recession and our economy is plummeting. No body is really to blame for that, however a lot of people put the blame on our current president George W. Bush. Some ideas about Obama becoming are that he does not have enough experience and that we will be “tested” by the rest of the world during his first couple months of office. He made a lot of promises that I am waiting to see if they come true. Such as him making the government pay for apart of student’s college education, and paying for the entire education if the student is going to become a teacher. Obama’s also promised to bring our troops home safely from Iraq and the other countries.
I can’t imagine living over in the foreign countries where are troops are. Even though the media is making it seems way worse than it really is, I would still hate to live there, with how the government treats their citizens.
I am hoping that in the near future, with our new president, we will have a stronger ecomony and better education system and that our troops will come home soon.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
Music
Music is a huge influence in today's world. Everybody wants to hear it all the time and they love it. There is new music coming out all the time and that keeps the listeners attention. There are so many different types of genres, and different styles. I believe that each genre can produce a feeling. One song can mean specific things to one person but yet have an entirely different meaning to another. Some music can be up beat and put you in a better mood, or cheer you up every time you hear it. Then on the other hand some can do the opposite and make you break down and cry. If you think about it, the music is not exactly what makes you cry, it is the thoughts that the music or songs make you think of. There are some types of music that makes you feel sad and depressed, then others that make you happy, by reminding you of happy times. I think that music is a very strong influence in young people because they are the ones that are exploring different types of music and they are the ones exposed to the new music, more often than adults. They may find a song that they think fits their lifestyle and want to live by that song. That could be a positive thing or a negative one. If the song has a subliminal message in it telling them to kill themselves, then it is obviously a negative affect on the child. However there is music that can describe a life and end in a good way. Such as telling the listeners to hang in there, that everything will be alright. That is how strong I think that the music influences are in the world today. There is a lot of really meaningful music today about very serious issues that deal with the corrupt world. Music can also even be proscribed by some therapists and doctors for depression. There are certain uplifting genres that they can suggest that can relax you and help take things off your mind and slow down a racing mind.
Technology
Music is a huge influence in today's world. There are so many different genres and styles that one can choose from, it are impossible to dislike music in general. From rock to reggae, and rap to jazz, there are so many different artists and composers that are still popular from decades ago.
If you are one of the types of person who can not get through a day without an ipod or some sort of mp3 player, then you are the type of person who can not live without music. When the word radio is mentioned, most people probably have the word music come to mind, but when the radio was invented and was used to broadcast shows and such things in the 1920, there was few music productions that were on. Not until a few decades later was the radio known for music. Now a days everybody that has a radio is unsatisfied with it, they have to have a cd player, or better yet an ipod/mp3 player of some sort. These things are all because of the technology these days. The United States is one of the best place for technology to take place. You don’t go to Iran or Afghanistan and see people listening to music while walking down the street, or at school, or work. We are very privileged to live in such a great country that is able to produce all types of technology for the people to use, instead of just the government. We are able to put our power to good use instead of bad. Our government does not take our things aways as they do in some of the other countries.
From little hand held compact music devices, to cellular phones that have the World Wide Web on them. I think that this is our nation’s strongest advantage, technology. It keeps growing and growing and everything gets better. There always has to be a newer, better one. And some how that attracts people, therefore they buy it, and that generates the growing of technology.
If you are one of the types of person who can not get through a day without an ipod or some sort of mp3 player, then you are the type of person who can not live without music. When the word radio is mentioned, most people probably have the word music come to mind, but when the radio was invented and was used to broadcast shows and such things in the 1920, there was few music productions that were on. Not until a few decades later was the radio known for music. Now a days everybody that has a radio is unsatisfied with it, they have to have a cd player, or better yet an ipod/mp3 player of some sort. These things are all because of the technology these days. The United States is one of the best place for technology to take place. You don’t go to Iran or Afghanistan and see people listening to music while walking down the street, or at school, or work. We are very privileged to live in such a great country that is able to produce all types of technology for the people to use, instead of just the government. We are able to put our power to good use instead of bad. Our government does not take our things aways as they do in some of the other countries.
From little hand held compact music devices, to cellular phones that have the World Wide Web on them. I think that this is our nation’s strongest advantage, technology. It keeps growing and growing and everything gets better. There always has to be a newer, better one. And some how that attracts people, therefore they buy it, and that generates the growing of technology.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Life and It's Offers
Life and it's offers... there is so much to say about life, whether it is great or it sucks, I think that everybody can agree on one thing, life is not fair. We have all asked ourselves why. Why things happen like they do, why people die and why others do not when they should have. We often wonder what happens when we die. According to The Five People You Meet in Heaven, by Hyperion, we die because that is what we live up to, because it is not until after you are dead that you are able to know the reason you were put on earth. I will not give away the books lesions or they people that you will meet. However, you do not have to be religious to read this book. I think that it gave me a better perspective of dying. We all have our own image of death or heaven, and the book makes that clear. I think that life has some major factors such as sacrifice. Sacrifices are what make life so unfair, you can never make everyone happy so you have to choose what you want to do, which some people don’t like. But can you imagine your life with out decision-making? It would be so boring and simple, no amusement to life. That is also why America is such a great place! In America you are able to do practically whatever you want, you can choose your own beliefs, wear what you want and work where you want.
Monday, November 3, 2008
The Reason I Blog
The Reason Why I Blog Here is why I Blog… I blog, not because my grades depend on it, but because it is a great way to get what I want to say out into the world. I blog because it is the new way of writing of our time, a social network, it is what keeps you in the loop with all the other writers, or in this case, bloggers.
Blogs are like journals, except a little less personal, which is nice because it keeps readers interested and they can follow the blog and keep up with the blogger's updates. However, the ideas are endless for bloggers; they can expand on any topic or idea that they have. I think that blogging is a great tool to help become a better writer because when you post a new piece; you know that it is at the world’s fingertips. Therefore you know who your audience is and you can write how you want and then you can get feedback from the readers and other bloggers, whether it be a question or suggestion. Blogs are very convenient. There are blogs about just about everything, from dogs, to politics. So it is guaranteed that you will find a blog out there that you are interested in. I'm hoping that some blogger out there will find my blog interest in my topics and choose to follow the blog. Another reason blogs are a good communication tool because it allows people to view and comment on other boggler’s opinion. You are able to comment on each other’s blog posts and ask questions as well.
Blogs are like journals, except a little less personal, which is nice because it keeps readers interested and they can follow the blog and keep up with the blogger's updates. However, the ideas are endless for bloggers; they can expand on any topic or idea that they have. I think that blogging is a great tool to help become a better writer because when you post a new piece; you know that it is at the world’s fingertips. Therefore you know who your audience is and you can write how you want and then you can get feedback from the readers and other bloggers, whether it be a question or suggestion. Blogs are very convenient. There are blogs about just about everything, from dogs, to politics. So it is guaranteed that you will find a blog out there that you are interested in. I'm hoping that some blogger out there will find my blog interest in my topics and choose to follow the blog. Another reason blogs are a good communication tool because it allows people to view and comment on other boggler’s opinion. You are able to comment on each other’s blog posts and ask questions as well.
Paranormal Activity
Boo! Did i scare you?
The term ‘Paranormal’ is defined as a phenomenon or an experience that is beyond or unexplained by conventional theories of science. There are many types of paranormal activity; Clairvoyance, Extra sensory perception, ghosts, levitation, prophesy, telekinesis, remote viewing, and precognition and so on. To break this down we’ll start with clairvoyance, which is defined as the supernatural power of seeing objects or actions removed in space or time from natural viewing.
Extra Sensory Perception, which is when you feel the presence of another spirit with you.
Ghosts, which are defined as The spirit of a dead person, especially one believed to appear in bodily likeness to living persons or to haunt former habitats. Levitation, meaning an act or phenomenon of levitating,
Prophesy, which is defined as to foretell or predict the future. Telekinesis, which is where you have a supernatural power to read other’s minds.
Remote Viewing, which can be described as being able to tell another’s past.
and Precognition, which is the knowledge of a future event or situation, esp. through extrasensory means and so on. Laws of science can explain none of these phenomenons. They are therefore, held to be, unexplainable. The perception of the paranormal is divided into two groups, believers and non-believers. It may seem too brief and people may think they are in the middle of believing or not (not quite sure) this such category does not exist, you either believe or you don’t. Somewhere down inside you know, many believers have had personal experiences rather they have talked about them or not. Any people with an open mind can bring themselves to believe such may exist, communicating with a multi dimensional universe. There are a lot of stories out there about paranormal activity, so a lot of them have strong influences on both believers and non-believers. For the non-believer, some stories may seem too far fetch to seem real, and for the believers, it might have happen to them before, leading them into being a stronger believer.
The term ‘Paranormal’ is defined as a phenomenon or an experience that is beyond or unexplained by conventional theories of science. There are many types of paranormal activity; Clairvoyance, Extra sensory perception, ghosts, levitation, prophesy, telekinesis, remote viewing, and precognition and so on. To break this down we’ll start with clairvoyance, which is defined as the supernatural power of seeing objects or actions removed in space or time from natural viewing.
Extra Sensory Perception, which is when you feel the presence of another spirit with you.
Ghosts, which are defined as The spirit of a dead person, especially one believed to appear in bodily likeness to living persons or to haunt former habitats. Levitation, meaning an act or phenomenon of levitating,
Prophesy, which is defined as to foretell or predict the future. Telekinesis, which is where you have a supernatural power to read other’s minds.
Remote Viewing, which can be described as being able to tell another’s past.
and Precognition, which is the knowledge of a future event or situation, esp. through extrasensory means and so on. Laws of science can explain none of these phenomenons. They are therefore, held to be, unexplainable. The perception of the paranormal is divided into two groups, believers and non-believers. It may seem too brief and people may think they are in the middle of believing or not (not quite sure) this such category does not exist, you either believe or you don’t. Somewhere down inside you know, many believers have had personal experiences rather they have talked about them or not. Any people with an open mind can bring themselves to believe such may exist, communicating with a multi dimensional universe. There are a lot of stories out there about paranormal activity, so a lot of them have strong influences on both believers and non-believers. For the non-believer, some stories may seem too far fetch to seem real, and for the believers, it might have happen to them before, leading them into being a stronger believer.
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