http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/05/20/south.korea.sunken.ship/index.html?npt=NP1
Hillary Clinton, in my opinion, is an inept leach of a woman who used her husband’s presidency to become a major political figure. Unsurprisingly, she made a impulsive comment convicting the North Koreans for supposedly sinking a S. Korean ship killing the sailors aboard. I don’t understand why the United States always has to be side-taking and combative. As we all know, North Korea is a nuclear country controlled by an unstable dictator who despises America. Clinton recently condemned North Korea for the alleged destruction of a South Korean warship, and though it is probable that the North Koreans are guilty of this offense, there is no confirmed proof that it was. Hillary Clinton just decided what the United States’ stance on the crisis was before we knew so. Is that a choice a democracy would make democratic? No. Hillary Clinton has denunciated North Korea, a dangerously powerful nation, for a crime that they possibly did not commit.
I don’t think that this statement is a major offense, and I think that North Korea probably did sink the sip. The problem is, our incompetent President, biased senators, and crooked cabinet members don’t really know what a democracy is. In this country, people have no say for what the government does. Is it possible that North Korea takes this statement as an attack and drops an atom bomb on us? It’s unlikely, but it is possible. The United States is in multi-trillions of dollars of debt, in the thick of an economic crisis, being controlled by a democrat party majority, and still involved in an endless war. This is a worst case scenario and if Kim Jong-Il wanted to attack us, we’d be screwed. Hillary cannot afford to swing our bat for us and condemn countries that are against us in the first place. It seems Barack Obama’s promise of peace and security was just another empty campaign lie.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
free write blog
PLANS FOR THE WEEKEND
Well, right now I am sitting in a computer lab planning my weekend while writing a blog aimlessly. I have less than two hours left pf school today and then I plan will get on the bus and head home. When I get home, I'm gonna eat some kind of food because of I am starving. After looking for Daydream Nation by the Sonic Youth. Assuming I get to go and they have the CD, I will pay for it ansd leave, and burn it to my computer and sync my iPod. Yes, very fun. Probably around one or so I'll go to bed and get some much needed sleep, wake up at 7:30 and get ready for work ; I'll take a shower, eat something, and leave. I'll probably get to the Golf Course around 8:15 or 8:30 and get to caddying by 9:30. The guy I caddy for will hopefully be rich, because i need money and I want to save up at least 900$ by October. Ill be out of the golf course by three o'clock and I'll be on my way home. After that, I'm going to text my homeboy gabe and see if he still wanted to go to Guitar Center, and If he says yes, then I can go to Guitar Center and waste time messing around with guitars I will never be able to afford. After, I'll probably go to his house after and play some video games or something. I'll be home by ten, then I'll stay up decently late and go to bed.
On Sunday, I'm going to wash my mom's car and then clean out the inside before she wakes so I can use that as my gift for Mother's Day. Then I am going back to Western Golf Course to get my paychecks, which will be cashed by Monday. After, my stupid family is going to come over and it's goiong to be a Jim Dandy hootin' good time. Not really. I'm going to get a headache from my dad's obnoxiously loud, overly dramatic conversations and rip my hair out after listening to all these racist comments my Grandma will say. Good ol' Mother's day. I guess it'll be fine though, It's for my mom. But Jesus, I can hear the " I never heard of a Jewish co-pilot", and the "There's no more real American names, just Asian ones", I am frustrated just thuinking of it. Hopefully Mother's will pass quickly because I would rather go to school then a spend a day with my family, which Is slightly rude. I also hope my parents don't drag me to church, because it is so boring and I don't believe in any god, so not going to church would be very cool.
Despite my Mother's day antics, I am looking forward to not going to school for a couple days and making a few bucks off work.
Well, right now I am sitting in a computer lab planning my weekend while writing a blog aimlessly. I have less than two hours left pf school today and then I plan will get on the bus and head home. When I get home, I'm gonna eat some kind of food because of I am starving. After looking for Daydream Nation by the Sonic Youth. Assuming I get to go and they have the CD, I will pay for it ansd leave, and burn it to my computer and sync my iPod. Yes, very fun. Probably around one or so I'll go to bed and get some much needed sleep, wake up at 7:30 and get ready for work ; I'll take a shower, eat something, and leave. I'll probably get to the Golf Course around 8:15 or 8:30 and get to caddying by 9:30. The guy I caddy for will hopefully be rich, because i need money and I want to save up at least 900$ by October. Ill be out of the golf course by three o'clock and I'll be on my way home. After that, I'm going to text my homeboy gabe and see if he still wanted to go to Guitar Center, and If he says yes, then I can go to Guitar Center and waste time messing around with guitars I will never be able to afford. After, I'll probably go to his house after and play some video games or something. I'll be home by ten, then I'll stay up decently late and go to bed.
On Sunday, I'm going to wash my mom's car and then clean out the inside before she wakes so I can use that as my gift for Mother's Day. Then I am going back to Western Golf Course to get my paychecks, which will be cashed by Monday. After, my stupid family is going to come over and it's goiong to be a Jim Dandy hootin' good time. Not really. I'm going to get a headache from my dad's obnoxiously loud, overly dramatic conversations and rip my hair out after listening to all these racist comments my Grandma will say. Good ol' Mother's day. I guess it'll be fine though, It's for my mom. But Jesus, I can hear the " I never heard of a Jewish co-pilot", and the "There's no more real American names, just Asian ones", I am frustrated just thuinking of it. Hopefully Mother's will pass quickly because I would rather go to school then a spend a day with my family, which Is slightly rude. I also hope my parents don't drag me to church, because it is so boring and I don't believe in any god, so not going to church would be very cool.
Despite my Mother's day antics, I am looking forward to not going to school for a couple days and making a few bucks off work.
Friday, April 30, 2010
simun blog
* What did you think of SIMUN?
To be honest, I thought SIMUN was a waste of time. Though it was cool meeting other people, and practicing being delegates, I thought it was unnecessary because all of the topics we discussed could have simply been discussed with our classmates and dressing up made, in my opinion, no difference in the way SIMUN was dealt with.
*How did you do?
I believe that I did a good job associating my country with the topics the were discussed. The part that I thought was challenging was find solutions for the problems that were at hand. for example, the group was discussing how to solve a violence issue that was occuring in Zimbabwe and I found it hard to not only associate my country with the topic but also with solving the struggle. Though It was hard, I was still able to write one resolution and help write two others.
*How did you prepare
For SIMUN, besides doing the assigned work by Mrs. Bergeski to learn about my country and topics, I did very little. I can't say I regret doing little research because I knew just about everything I needed to for the discussions. Besides not being one hundred percent sure that Denmark was part of the European Union (which they are, by the way, so I was right) knew everything relating to the topics and my country that was necessary. It would be cool to know more historically about Denmark, because I know that before 1940, when they weren't policatically neutral and socialist, they did participate in battles with other countries like England and France. I understand that this may be irrelevant for a discussion about a modern society, but since preparation and execution for SIMUN took over world history class for over 5 weeks, it would only make sense.
*What will you do differently next for SIMUN to prepare?
Well, next year I am not going to be in Global Ed, so thus question doesn't really apply to me. I suppose if I were going to be in Global Education, I'd try to get a little more involved with writing resolutions and speaking more. I recommend that for improving SIMUN it could have topics that are difficult and having countries in it that are not directly impacted with the issue so it would more challenging for the students involved.
To be honest, I thought SIMUN was a waste of time. Though it was cool meeting other people, and practicing being delegates, I thought it was unnecessary because all of the topics we discussed could have simply been discussed with our classmates and dressing up made, in my opinion, no difference in the way SIMUN was dealt with.
*How did you do?
I believe that I did a good job associating my country with the topics the were discussed. The part that I thought was challenging was find solutions for the problems that were at hand. for example, the group was discussing how to solve a violence issue that was occuring in Zimbabwe and I found it hard to not only associate my country with the topic but also with solving the struggle. Though It was hard, I was still able to write one resolution and help write two others.
*How did you prepare
For SIMUN, besides doing the assigned work by Mrs. Bergeski to learn about my country and topics, I did very little. I can't say I regret doing little research because I knew just about everything I needed to for the discussions. Besides not being one hundred percent sure that Denmark was part of the European Union (which they are, by the way, so I was right) knew everything relating to the topics and my country that was necessary. It would be cool to know more historically about Denmark, because I know that before 1940, when they weren't policatically neutral and socialist, they did participate in battles with other countries like England and France. I understand that this may be irrelevant for a discussion about a modern society, but since preparation and execution for SIMUN took over world history class for over 5 weeks, it would only make sense.
*What will you do differently next for SIMUN to prepare?
Well, next year I am not going to be in Global Ed, so thus question doesn't really apply to me. I suppose if I were going to be in Global Education, I'd try to get a little more involved with writing resolutions and speaking more. I recommend that for improving SIMUN it could have topics that are difficult and having countries in it that are not directly impacted with the issue so it would more challenging for the students involved.
Friday, April 16, 2010
The Kite Runner - culture
In 1970's Afghanistan, tradition and religion play a major role in their society day to day. For example, 7 times a day the Muslim population bows down and prays to Allah, which is a common Islamic tradition and is mentioned in the Qur'an. This tradition also has its effect to the story - when Amir is rushing out to find Hassan, he skips the prayer and feels like a sinner as he canvasses the area to find his friend. Later on in his life, in 1980's Fremont, California, his marriage and his father's funeral take place in a Muslim mosque.
In Islamic and Afghan culture, the Hazaras, historically a servant ethnic group, are working for Amir's wealthy father Baba. Baba treats his Hazara servants as family, and his Hazara servant Rahim Khan, is regarded as his brother. Discrimination to this group is present in every day Afghan society ; teachers at school tell students that Hazaras are less than human, Hazaras are the butt of jokes and ridicule, and are cursed to serve for Afghans forever.
Baba is the respectable, wise, and wealthy father of Amir, the main character. Baba is a rebel to society. He tells his son to ignore the bigoted lies that his teachers tell him about the Hazara people, doesn't believe in Allah (God), and doesn't abuse his servants. He is knowledgable of politics in Afghanistan and hates Russia, who later invaded his home country. Later in the story, Baba develops lung cancer and stubbornly refuses to be treated by Chemotherapy. Baba grew weak and anemic and within his last days, arranged a Afghan style wedding for his son and his lover. On his deathbed, he retained his stubbornness and refused to take his medicine for the night. Baba represented to renegades in society, the ones who judge rightness based on morals and not on the governemt.
In Islamic and Afghan culture, the Hazaras, historically a servant ethnic group, are working for Amir's wealthy father Baba. Baba treats his Hazara servants as family, and his Hazara servant Rahim Khan, is regarded as his brother. Discrimination to this group is present in every day Afghan society ; teachers at school tell students that Hazaras are less than human, Hazaras are the butt of jokes and ridicule, and are cursed to serve for Afghans forever.
Baba is the respectable, wise, and wealthy father of Amir, the main character. Baba is a rebel to society. He tells his son to ignore the bigoted lies that his teachers tell him about the Hazara people, doesn't believe in Allah (God), and doesn't abuse his servants. He is knowledgable of politics in Afghanistan and hates Russia, who later invaded his home country. Later in the story, Baba develops lung cancer and stubbornly refuses to be treated by Chemotherapy. Baba grew weak and anemic and within his last days, arranged a Afghan style wedding for his son and his lover. On his deathbed, he retained his stubbornness and refused to take his medicine for the night. Baba represented to renegades in society, the ones who judge rightness based on morals and not on the governemt.
Nuclear Taliban - SIMUN Situation
If the Taliban were to take control over Pakistan, I believe that Denmarks reaction would be an opposing stance against the terrorist actions. I also believe that Denmark would not take any major or violent action against the Taliban's moves. I base this on their neutral, non-combative stance on most other actions in their history. Denmark, which is predominantly Chrstian, would be particularly threatened by the extremist's actions because of the radical Islamic belief of "Jihad" and their alleged plot to destroy Christians, Jews, and other "non-believers".
Though Taliban forces would most likely target their biggest enemies, such as the United States, Israel, or the United Kingdom, Denmark would be a probable threat because of their Christian religious majority. The United States and Denmark are considered as allies in their position against terrorism, and Denmark is known for being strongly opposed to nucleur weapons and nucleur warfare in general.
I believe that Denmark, a non-combative country, would not take any action against a terrorist invasion in Pakistan, but would most likely be opposed to it along with their anti-Taliban allies with nations such as United States and the United Kingdom. Denmark does not have a standing army and would not enter a war or conflict because of their neutrality and their history of not taking physical action against a country posing a threat to them.
Though Taliban forces would most likely target their biggest enemies, such as the United States, Israel, or the United Kingdom, Denmark would be a probable threat because of their Christian religious majority. The United States and Denmark are considered as allies in their position against terrorism, and Denmark is known for being strongly opposed to nucleur weapons and nucleur warfare in general.
I believe that Denmark, a non-combative country, would not take any action against a terrorist invasion in Pakistan, but would most likely be opposed to it along with their anti-Taliban allies with nations such as United States and the United Kingdom. Denmark does not have a standing army and would not enter a war or conflict because of their neutrality and their history of not taking physical action against a country posing a threat to them.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Never Mind the Bollocks...Heres my English Paper
Rebellion causes innovation, and punk rock is the poster child of rebellion. Bands like the Sex Pistols, The Clash, and The Ramones organized the genre; their anti-society attitudes and straight forward approach to music inspired thousands of bands from their time to this day. The Sex Pistols, quintessentially punk, were the most influential band I have ever experienced.
'Never Mind the Bollocks...Heres the Sex Pistols' is one of the most eye-opening albums I have had the pleasure of hearing. The twelve songs on the album drip with attitude and chaos. John Lydon(also known as Johnny Rotten), whose personality is almost as sarcastic and acidic as his vocals, spat out lyrics that would frighten the old and captivate the new. Steve Jones's fat, chuggy guitar tone inspired thousands of garageband guitarists of the future, including Kurt Cobain -who would later completely change music again. Sid Vicious, who could barely play his intrument, was the image of punk. Paul Cook, the drummer, wrote the book on punk drumming with his simplistic style.
When I bought their first and only album, 'Never Mind the Bollocks...Here's the Sex Pistols', I had never heard anything like it before. I listen to it as often as I can, with it growing on me every time I hear a song from. Created in a time of social and economic unrest in London, the Pistols were the result from the accumulation of all the anger and rage that was felt during those times.
Shouting and screaming, fighting and cursing establishment, the band was targetted by the British and American media as a laughingstock. Their frontman , Johnny Rotten, often caused trouble in interviews by stating his strong opinions explicitly on television. One occasion of this was when John was being interviewed on the Bill Grundy show (the British equivalent to 'The Today Show') and ended up cussing out Bill Grundy on national, live television. The Sex Pistols only gained infamy in these interviews, and created a punk scene in London that still exists today.
The song "God Save the Queen", banned on English radio even today, has lyrics that criticize Great Britain's monarchy and was strategically released on the date of the Queen's 30th anniversary as queen. One of their more popular songs, 'Anarchy in the U.K.' also caused controversy with it's lyrics.
Musically, the songs, written by guitarist Steve Jones and early bassist Glen Matlock are raw, and contain influences from Chuck Berry but sound like him on steroids.
I decided to post this mainly because The Sex Pistols are one of my favorite bands, but also because teenagers my age all listen to pop. I hope that they will read this and open their minds to the world of punk rock, which is more fulfilling and unique than pop.
'Never Mind the Bollocks...Heres the Sex Pistols' is one of the most eye-opening albums I have had the pleasure of hearing. The twelve songs on the album drip with attitude and chaos. John Lydon(also known as Johnny Rotten), whose personality is almost as sarcastic and acidic as his vocals, spat out lyrics that would frighten the old and captivate the new. Steve Jones's fat, chuggy guitar tone inspired thousands of garageband guitarists of the future, including Kurt Cobain -who would later completely change music again. Sid Vicious, who could barely play his intrument, was the image of punk. Paul Cook, the drummer, wrote the book on punk drumming with his simplistic style.
When I bought their first and only album, 'Never Mind the Bollocks...Here's the Sex Pistols', I had never heard anything like it before. I listen to it as often as I can, with it growing on me every time I hear a song from. Created in a time of social and economic unrest in London, the Pistols were the result from the accumulation of all the anger and rage that was felt during those times.
Shouting and screaming, fighting and cursing establishment, the band was targetted by the British and American media as a laughingstock. Their frontman , Johnny Rotten, often caused trouble in interviews by stating his strong opinions explicitly on television. One occasion of this was when John was being interviewed on the Bill Grundy show (the British equivalent to 'The Today Show') and ended up cussing out Bill Grundy on national, live television. The Sex Pistols only gained infamy in these interviews, and created a punk scene in London that still exists today.
The song "God Save the Queen", banned on English radio even today, has lyrics that criticize Great Britain's monarchy and was strategically released on the date of the Queen's 30th anniversary as queen. One of their more popular songs, 'Anarchy in the U.K.' also caused controversy with it's lyrics.
Musically, the songs, written by guitarist Steve Jones and early bassist Glen Matlock are raw, and contain influences from Chuck Berry but sound like him on steroids.
I decided to post this mainly because The Sex Pistols are one of my favorite bands, but also because teenagers my age all listen to pop. I hope that they will read this and open their minds to the world of punk rock, which is more fulfilling and unique than pop.
Friday, February 19, 2010
week back at school after mid-winter break.
This week, which was only three days long, seemed to be longer than normal. On Tuesday night, I stayed up until about 1 o'clock and surprisingly didn't feel that tired the next morning. I got ready for school, skipped breakfast, got on the bus and listened to my iPod as I fell asleep as usual. At some point during the ride, I woke up from my sleep and waited until we got to school as I listened to 'Come As You Are' by Nirvana. I went to my locker and went to the cafeteria to meet my friends.
I don't really care about sports, so I didn't pay attention to my friends' constant discussion about Olympics. I just listened to my iPod, finished the homework I was too lazy to do the night before, and waited for the bell to ring. I went to biology and listened to Mr. Sherburne be cool and weird simulateneously for an hour, left, went to my next class, did nothing, went to German, got bored, and went to lunch. After having a relatively uneventful lunch, I went on to math to learn about trapezoids and isoceles trapezoids. Fun. The rest of the day was very boring, except for Mr. Fielders class, which was excessively exciting and action packed. After Mrs. Bergeski, I got on the bus, and went home. When I got home, I ate dinner and went to a guitar lesson, practiced my solo after, and pretty much went to bed at ten.
The next two days had just about the same level of action as Wednesday, essentially nothing. the only thing that happened that was worthy of writing about was I saw a sweet picture of an octopus while I was doing my homework. I put that as my background for my computer at home. It looks sweet. Today, which is Friday, February 19th, 2010, is the same as any other school day. I went to Biology where we had a substitute teacher, who was pretty clueless. After that I went to woods, where I worked on a project called a "Widget" that has no function. After I went to German where we watched music videos of German bands like "Tokyo Hotel", and they are freaks with no musical talent. After I went to lunch, hung out with my friends and ate, and waited for math. Math was boring because we just filled out notes and did homework. After, I went to English and I'm currently working on my blog, which hopefully has four hundred words by now. Maybe the rest of my week will be more fun.
I don't really care about sports, so I didn't pay attention to my friends' constant discussion about Olympics. I just listened to my iPod, finished the homework I was too lazy to do the night before, and waited for the bell to ring. I went to biology and listened to Mr. Sherburne be cool and weird simulateneously for an hour, left, went to my next class, did nothing, went to German, got bored, and went to lunch. After having a relatively uneventful lunch, I went on to math to learn about trapezoids and isoceles trapezoids. Fun. The rest of the day was very boring, except for Mr. Fielders class, which was excessively exciting and action packed. After Mrs. Bergeski, I got on the bus, and went home. When I got home, I ate dinner and went to a guitar lesson, practiced my solo after, and pretty much went to bed at ten.
The next two days had just about the same level of action as Wednesday, essentially nothing. the only thing that happened that was worthy of writing about was I saw a sweet picture of an octopus while I was doing my homework. I put that as my background for my computer at home. It looks sweet. Today, which is Friday, February 19th, 2010, is the same as any other school day. I went to Biology where we had a substitute teacher, who was pretty clueless. After that I went to woods, where I worked on a project called a "Widget" that has no function. After I went to German where we watched music videos of German bands like "Tokyo Hotel", and they are freaks with no musical talent. After I went to lunch, hung out with my friends and ate, and waited for math. Math was boring because we just filled out notes and did homework. After, I went to English and I'm currently working on my blog, which hopefully has four hundred words by now. Maybe the rest of my week will be more fun.
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