Today, the captain that was taken captive by pirates was rescued by the navy. Apparently he jumped off of the life boat and Navy snipers scored head-shots on 3 of the pirates. This must be amazing news for the captains family to hear on Easter Sunday, and a sound warning to all pirates still scavenging the high seas.
I found it very interesting that pirates still existed and it made me wonder how it could be possible with the technologies that countries currently possess. It seems that, if the United States wanted to they could track down every pirate ship via satellite and have it destroyed. For some reason, however, the child in me is ecstatic that they actually do exist because it makes me feel as if there is still a sense of adventure left in this world. Sometimes I forget about the wonders of the sea because I come from a generation that has always had airplanes and rockets. The fact that there are still pirates really gets me excited about learning more about the ocean and the many secrets that it blankets.
Pirates are definitely a menace, however, just knowing that they exist brings back nostalgic memories of my childhood. These current events have renewed a sense of adventure within me that has long been lost.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Will The Real Obama Please Stand Up?
When Obama was running his campaign against McCain, people were talking about him as if he where "the one". It has now been about 3 months since he has been and office and not much has really changed at all. Is the change on the way or will his policies just be "more of the same"?
Obama and his team have put a lot of new policies into place and are actively working on passing an economic stimulus package. This package promises to create many new jobs and or stop the unemployment rate from increasing anymore. The right wing conservatives, however, are trying to stir up a mess saying that none of these policies will work, yet I find this to be ignorant because they are not even giving them a chance. Obviously the right wing policies failed to work so I believe we should at least give the democrats a chance. The U.S. has a huge economy so any of the stimulus packages are gonna take a bit of time to work.
Basically, I truly believe the President Obama has good intentions and that he is a very intelligent man. I think we should give him more time to see if his plans will pan out. I think it is wrong for us to be in the mindset of "now! now! now!" and instead we should let the economists work like diligent architects building up a stronger economy for the future.
Legalize marajuana?
Today I will be discussing a very recent topic, that has been brought up in regards to the financial crisis and the failing economy: Marijuana. Marijuana is a hell of a drug, not that i would personally know. Many critics have argued over the years that because it has less health risks than alcohol ,and is a lot more fun, that the prohibition on marijuana should be lifted. Now many are arguing that legalizing and taxing it is the only sound way to save our economy, though at what price.
As everyone knows, our economy is in a state of collapse and the government apparently has no idea how to stop it from crumbling. After two bailouts, it still appears to be in free fall with no sign of relief. All over the Internets, however, people are proclaiming a savior, a sticky green Messiah called marijuana! They say that if we legalize it and tax it, it will generate billions in tax revenue and clean up our prison system. I have heard rumors that it would also quadruple the snack-food industry and reignite folk music like never before.
There is a huge downside, however!!!! According to my own theories and experiences it could create an outbreak of zombie like creatures that will devour everything in sight. If we legalize marijuana there may be no economy to save.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Prejudice!!!!!!
Today my friend informed me of something that at first passed me by, but soon hit me like a ton of bricks! The friend which I am discussing is a homosexual male, but he is just like any person. Anyways, he informed me today that gay people are not permitted to donate blood, which i found to be appalling and made me question the prejudices of this world.
Firstly, I would like to start my rant at the beginning of man kind, sometime about 6000 years ago. Let it be understood that men are merely animals. According to the theories of evolution and common sense, the the animals with the best traits live on to reproduce. All humans subconsciously realize this and hate people that are different because they fear that they might be a competition in terms of reproduction. Back in ancient times they probably resolved these arguments through fights to the death or some other primitive means, but in current times (civilized society) we take away the rights of and are prejudice against those that are different. Most significantly this can be seen all throughout white societies with discrimination against black people. The reason that this prejudice has been so predominant is because of the very distinct difference in the color of skin.
Now back to my main argument: Gay people not being allowed to donate blood. I find this to be despicable for two reasons. Number one is that we have tests to see if people are carrying any diseases, so that cannot be used as an excuse and number two is that it defies the laws of prejudice because they are not even a reproductive threat to anyone.
Eventually, such things as prejudice will be weeded out of our genes, but we still have a lot more evolving to do. I can only hope that the progress that has been seen in the last few years will continue to move foward and prejudice will be no more.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
The Drug Cartel
Dear Blog......,
March has arrived, and its that time of year again. That's right, Spring Break! Spring break has always been that special time, where college students become lunatics and sexual deviants and raid the coasts everywhere. However, the experience may be deadlier than ever before, because of they go to Mexico they stand the chance of being kidnapped, raped, or even murdered.
Currently, there is a drug war brewing, and the battleground is Mexico. They are killing everyone with little or no discretion, and the reality of the situation is that it is very frightening. As we all know drugs are bad. But how bad are they? Well, scientific studies are now showing that drugs are pretty much the major reason for the economic collapse, hurricane Katrina, and the end of the world in 2012. There is hope however. If college kids avoid Mexico at all costs, there is a slight chance that they may be able to survive spring break. All we can do now is hope and pray.
March has arrived, and its that time of year again. That's right, Spring Break! Spring break has always been that special time, where college students become lunatics and sexual deviants and raid the coasts everywhere. However, the experience may be deadlier than ever before, because of they go to Mexico they stand the chance of being kidnapped, raped, or even murdered.
Currently, there is a drug war brewing, and the battleground is Mexico. They are killing everyone with little or no discretion, and the reality of the situation is that it is very frightening. As we all know drugs are bad. But how bad are they? Well, scientific studies are now showing that drugs are pretty much the major reason for the economic collapse, hurricane Katrina, and the end of the world in 2012. There is hope however. If college kids avoid Mexico at all costs, there is a slight chance that they may be able to survive spring break. All we can do now is hope and pray.
Monday, February 23, 2009
rhetclass
Dear Blog,
Today I watched the news for the first time in 2 years, and it turns out I shouldn't have. The economy is collapsing, gays still don't have equal rights, and China now owns the United States. Apparently, the prosperity that has existed since my conception has merely been a fluke, and the world is ready to return to its natural ways of chaos. There are many travesties erupting from the corpse of democracy and peace all over the world, and though a few months ago I might have completely doubted the Mayan prophecies of the apocalypse in 2012, I am now starting to see a bit of truth in them. My current focus, however, is on the U.S. economy and the debate over whether or not and how much, the government should get involved. I believe that the situation with the economy is extremely important, because it is downturns such as the one we are facing now that cause shifts in power throughout the world. If this recession manages to turn into a depression, our lives as we know them shall forever be altered or ended. The only reason that we managed to get out of the last depression was because of the stimulation provided by WWII, however, if we had a WWIII it would probably be a nuclear war and spell the end for all of us.
Luckily, I believe there is a solution to the economic issues that can prevent a depression and it lies in a world investment. Most would argue that this investment should be in green energies, but I do not believe that this will be enough. While green energies may eventually be a stimulant to the economy, they are too long term and we need something short term to dump money into right now.
My solution is that we should start another space race. A space race would stimulate the economy by creating new jobs and technologies very rapidly, and it would allow friendly competition between nations in place of war. I of course don't have any proof to support this, but I believe that it is an exciting thought, and perhaps a much better investment then the constant and futile bailouts of our largest companies that probably deserve to fail.
Today I watched the news for the first time in 2 years, and it turns out I shouldn't have. The economy is collapsing, gays still don't have equal rights, and China now owns the United States. Apparently, the prosperity that has existed since my conception has merely been a fluke, and the world is ready to return to its natural ways of chaos. There are many travesties erupting from the corpse of democracy and peace all over the world, and though a few months ago I might have completely doubted the Mayan prophecies of the apocalypse in 2012, I am now starting to see a bit of truth in them. My current focus, however, is on the U.S. economy and the debate over whether or not and how much, the government should get involved. I believe that the situation with the economy is extremely important, because it is downturns such as the one we are facing now that cause shifts in power throughout the world. If this recession manages to turn into a depression, our lives as we know them shall forever be altered or ended. The only reason that we managed to get out of the last depression was because of the stimulation provided by WWII, however, if we had a WWIII it would probably be a nuclear war and spell the end for all of us.
Luckily, I believe there is a solution to the economic issues that can prevent a depression and it lies in a world investment. Most would argue that this investment should be in green energies, but I do not believe that this will be enough. While green energies may eventually be a stimulant to the economy, they are too long term and we need something short term to dump money into right now.
My solution is that we should start another space race. A space race would stimulate the economy by creating new jobs and technologies very rapidly, and it would allow friendly competition between nations in place of war. I of course don't have any proof to support this, but I believe that it is an exciting thought, and perhaps a much better investment then the constant and futile bailouts of our largest companies that probably deserve to fail.
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