Bored in Java Class...

Created this in publisher yesterday during class..(:

3/1/11

Hey Guys! Well, has it been this long since I last posted?! Wow! I love journalism and will occassionally write about something that interests me but right now, I'm going to try to express myself using images and what I like to do to try to improve my strength and work on my weaknesses(:

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BP & The Oil Catastrophe

It seems that the oil spill that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico is becoming worse every day. Around 18 million gallons have spilled out since the leakage started 4 weeks ago. BP has recently stated that they knew they were not prepared for this situation. They did not have the equipment, or right mind in which to handle the worst oil spill in U.S. history.

Who's to blame? The government? BP? Many people are accusing BP for letting this event occur. Killing animals and their environment is starting boycotts against their products. I feel the same way but not as far as blaming BP for this. In my opinion, the government is to blame. Why? Well, think about the authority the government has. THEY give orders to BP.
THEY direct and plan for BP.

BP is only doing their job. Like a computer, it does whatever I want it to do. BP is a huge manufacturer. Selling gasoline, creating roads and producing soda cans. So, in other words, it's very hard to boycott such a subtle producer.

Knowing that every hour, gallons are pouring out into the water, I only hope that this will some to and end soon.

Anti 'Pants On The Ground'

On this season of American Idol, Larry Platt, a man who was way over the age limit decided to sing his own rap song called 'Pants On The Ground' at the audtitions. Thousands of people watched this performance and were shocked yet laughing the next moment. The following day after that night on American Idol, the video clip of his performane was a web sensation. Larry Platt was interviewed on many television shows, he had his own ring tone of 'Pants On The Ground' and was also an unfortunate role model to some people.

Adolescent boys, men, and the elderely men, took Larry Platt's song as an inspiration. Many men started wearing their pants in the 'sag and drag' style. This style is when men wear pants that are too big for them and eventually sag in the back, showing their boxers. Some people were outraged and soon, there was an Anti 'Pants on the Ground' campaign. A new York state official paid for six, 22-foot tall billboards in Brooklyn, NY, just to make people aware of this situation.

Honestly, I find this whole conflict disturbing and inspiring at the same time.

Disturbing, because I don't find men older then my mom, wearing their pants in a 'sag and drag' style attracting and that people actually took Larry Platt's performance seriously.

I find this inspiring because I realized that what the media is showing us, we emulate and try to copy. This includes computers, ads, television, magazines, and movies. Larry Platt's performance on American Idol is a significant example.

As we grow and our technology progresses, I hope in that near future all of us will not be taking information from the media as a serious situation and inspiration, because if we do, we might not have personalities anymore... just one.

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All new and existing OP/ED writers should have 3 april fool articles and than continue with their opinion articles after. Any questions,comment.

Texting And The Result

"OMG! ILY BOO!"

Omg- oh my goodness

ily- i love you

boo- boyfriend/ girlfriend

Texting abbreviations are used by teens every day. Friends and family use them to shorten text messages and save time. 2.3 billion text messages are sent each day, making it a part of most American lives and 72.2% of cell phone owners have a text messaging plan on their phone. The majority of people that text in the United States are teenagers. Not only can continuous and persistent texting affect your grades in school but also the way you behave and talk.

At school, teenagers will say texting abbreviations to each other, rather than using real words. In my opionion, I think texting has an effect on our national reading and language arts scores in the US. Teens are constantly being affected by texting. Their grammar and words are being harmed by text messaging.

Many of us can resolve this problem by turning your cell phone off during class and only spending a minimum amount of time texting people. If the majority of teens do this we most likely will get reading scores up and increased.

Looks Will Fool You

Dumping on the Miss America Pageant is so easy to do; few reporters pass up the opportunity and instead, in their haste to display their wit, most reporters miss the point of the pageant which is:

Life is short. Most women want to be attractive to men, and most men want to be attractive to women. Being attractive to the opposite gender is not an altogether unpleasant experience but we don't decide on our own what is attractive. We take our cues from other people. Most of all, we take our cues from the media, which are happy to provide us with an endless supply of beautiful people to watch and emulate.

Eliminating the swimsuit or evening gown competition from the Miss America Pageant would not make women less interested in looking good for men in their lives or make men less interested in women who look good. We are after all, born into a world with two genders, where are differences help define who we are (or want to be). Biology (dare I say it?) is still part of our destiny.

Why am I not surprised by the racist and sexist attitudes of the Miss America Pageant? This Pageant should represent all Americans: white, blacks, Jews, Asians, Hispanics, Native Americans and other ethnic minorities and should celebrate a young women's character, intelligence, talent and inner beauty. Instead this annual charade mirrors all the faults of our society: blatant racism, sexism and pervasive sleaziness.

Miss New York, Marisol Montalvo, who, stated by the media, "no beauty queen and has a big overbite". I beg to differ that any young women who can raise six younger siblings, put herself through college and become a talented opera singer is truly a beautiful person.

The Miss America Pageant is hiding the fact that people who support their neighbors, take care of their family, participate in charities, work and study hard to be successful in life and to just be beautiful in the inside rather than the outside is truly a charming person.