Monday, March 1, 2010
Global Warming
It seems that Global Warming is becoming very predominant in our growing list of problems in the world. What is your stance on Global Warming? Can you back it up or disprove it? Bring it on!
Response to Tobacco and The war on drugs
In response to Tobacco:
Many states are taking an inisuitive to take control of the spreading tobacco problem, including our own. I feel that tobacco should be illegal because I've seen the effects of what smokers do when they smoke, do when they quit, do when they are clean for years, and what they do when they get back into it. My own mother was a smoker for many years and she was able to quit using a nicotine replacement (gum, pills, patch), and was clean for 2-3 years. On a very stressful day she took my fathers cigarettes and began smoking today. It really bothered me that she started again after I was able to get her to quit and already I've noticed she has not been as active and she gets sick easier. I really want tobacco to be illegal but if you look at what would happen if it did become illegal. Many jobs will be lost in factories, businesses would lose money, farmers in the south would lose their cash crop, and the economy would be hurt. Job loss was already seen when cigarette advertisement was banned. This topic is too fragile and could go both ways and I see what both sides are saying. Not to mention that if tobacco was banned it would be sold on the streets like all other drugs and add more to the mess. So I am not taking a side because I have a family member that smokes but you have to think past your own life at other people's lives.
http://old.ash.org.uk
http://www.tobaccofreepa.org
/www.americanheart.org
In response to War on Drugs: We see illegal drugs being sold on streets in cities all over the world. Should they be legalized? NO! Any of them? NO! Drugs have negative impacts on families, societies, economies, and maybe even the world as a whole. Back in the early 1900s it would not be unusual to see someone hitchiking on some road in the middle of nowhere and you know what they would be picked up because back them you did not have the fear of robbed, shot, or worse. Today that is everyone's main concern. No one is trustworthy because of all the stories of how some druggy mugged the poor innocent woman in a back alley to get some money to pay for their drugs. The effects that the drugs have on people can easily hurt them and if they take too much they will overdose and if they don't get their fix they'll go into withdrawal. Its just horrible that they do this and could you imagine that if this was legal that you would see this more often in more places. I think that my strict NO! policy would help this country fight off the growing drug problems that we are facing and when I become president this will be one of my main focuses. P.S. If you really want to smoke marijuana legally save up every cent you earn for the next couple of years or so, move to Amsterdam and you can have as much as you.
Many states are taking an inisuitive to take control of the spreading tobacco problem, including our own. I feel that tobacco should be illegal because I've seen the effects of what smokers do when they smoke, do when they quit, do when they are clean for years, and what they do when they get back into it. My own mother was a smoker for many years and she was able to quit using a nicotine replacement (gum, pills, patch), and was clean for 2-3 years. On a very stressful day she took my fathers cigarettes and began smoking today. It really bothered me that she started again after I was able to get her to quit and already I've noticed she has not been as active and she gets sick easier. I really want tobacco to be illegal but if you look at what would happen if it did become illegal. Many jobs will be lost in factories, businesses would lose money, farmers in the south would lose their cash crop, and the economy would be hurt. Job loss was already seen when cigarette advertisement was banned. This topic is too fragile and could go both ways and I see what both sides are saying. Not to mention that if tobacco was banned it would be sold on the streets like all other drugs and add more to the mess. So I am not taking a side because I have a family member that smokes but you have to think past your own life at other people's lives.
http://old.ash.org.uk
http://www.tobaccofreepa.org
/www.americanheart.org
In response to War on Drugs: We see illegal drugs being sold on streets in cities all over the world. Should they be legalized? NO! Any of them? NO! Drugs have negative impacts on families, societies, economies, and maybe even the world as a whole. Back in the early 1900s it would not be unusual to see someone hitchiking on some road in the middle of nowhere and you know what they would be picked up because back them you did not have the fear of robbed, shot, or worse. Today that is everyone's main concern. No one is trustworthy because of all the stories of how some druggy mugged the poor innocent woman in a back alley to get some money to pay for their drugs. The effects that the drugs have on people can easily hurt them and if they take too much they will overdose and if they don't get their fix they'll go into withdrawal. Its just horrible that they do this and could you imagine that if this was legal that you would see this more often in more places. I think that my strict NO! policy would help this country fight off the growing drug problems that we are facing and when I become president this will be one of my main focuses. P.S. If you really want to smoke marijuana legally save up every cent you earn for the next couple of years or so, move to Amsterdam and you can have as much as you.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Response to this weeks blogs: Vacines, Conflict Resolution
In response to Vacinations:
Vaccinations have become very popular in our world and it would seem very dirty and scary without them. Swine flu vaccinations, I suggest are for the people that are truely nervous about getting sick, but if you do not get sick easily and often then I would suggest not getting it. I have read a story about a woman who got the swine flu vaccination and got a rare but serious side effect from it. Her story is quite sad and here is a link to the video about her.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG5pj_TWJ6o
In response to Conflict Resolution:
Susan B Wilson is a conflict resolution coach that teaches the GOMO technique. GOMO stands for Get connected, Own your it, Make your decision, and Opt for action. This technique could be used for many different problems. For example if you and your parent are disagreeing about ow your room looks and it should be cleaned but you are dead set against it. First you get connected with your parent and talk about the room and each others feeliings about it. Own your it, what are the facts about your room and how you feel about it and your parent's view. Then Make your decision about what to do and Opt for action to make that decision happen.
Vaccinations have become very popular in our world and it would seem very dirty and scary without them. Swine flu vaccinations, I suggest are for the people that are truely nervous about getting sick, but if you do not get sick easily and often then I would suggest not getting it. I have read a story about a woman who got the swine flu vaccination and got a rare but serious side effect from it. Her story is quite sad and here is a link to the video about her.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG5pj_TWJ6o
In response to Conflict Resolution:
Susan B Wilson is a conflict resolution coach that teaches the GOMO technique. GOMO stands for Get connected, Own your it, Make your decision, and Opt for action. This technique could be used for many different problems. For example if you and your parent are disagreeing about ow your room looks and it should be cleaned but you are dead set against it. First you get connected with your parent and talk about the room and each others feeliings about it. Own your it, what are the facts about your room and how you feel about it and your parent's view. Then Make your decision about what to do and Opt for action to make that decision happen.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
In response to this week's questions.
In response to Soy a Superfood?
I do not know much about soy and the effects it has on the body but I believe the best way to stay healthy is eat right and excersise often.
In response to industrial farming?
I think with the constantly changing farming community having the ability to grow large quantities of food and ship them around the country or possibly the world ahve a large impact in the world. With all this excess of food people have a less likely chance of starving and the cost is low enough that almost anyone can buy, cheap fresh food. Also I think that the way the farming industry is going I think it is very unlikely to stop and do a complete turn around. All around the advancements in the farming industry are working quite well and it is keeeping the world full.
I do not know much about soy and the effects it has on the body but I believe the best way to stay healthy is eat right and excersise often.
In response to industrial farming?
I think with the constantly changing farming community having the ability to grow large quantities of food and ship them around the country or possibly the world ahve a large impact in the world. With all this excess of food people have a less likely chance of starving and the cost is low enough that almost anyone can buy, cheap fresh food. Also I think that the way the farming industry is going I think it is very unlikely to stop and do a complete turn around. All around the advancements in the farming industry are working quite well and it is keeeping the world full.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Answering Question #1
Hello, I'm James Reim.I have lived in Fairview my entire life. I was born October 4, 1993 and I graduate from Fairview High School in 2012. I have interest in many different things. I like sports, music, snowboarding, technology, animals, and a couple of other things as well. I say I like animals because I want to be a veterinarian someday.I don't really know much about blogging. I never really considered blogging about anything. I do think that blogging is a good way to exspress your ideals but I never thought about doing it.I hope to learn in Wellness class how to stay healthy, active and how to have fun.Thats it for now, bye.
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