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Speaking out in someone’s defense

Being judged by who we are, by our words and actions, are all we can ask for as a human being. Not our appearances, not by the color of skin, or the power we hold in life. That being said, it relates to a recent book i’ve read called Julius Caesar. Caesar is a Stoic, who happens to outsmart the conspirators that work under him at work. Caesar gained the love and trust of the Epicureans and others of the Stoic nature, without having to share any power with the other men at work. This causes the men to react in a negative way, they plot to kill caesar and to obtain his power in their favor. Caesar is judged by the power he holds not only to his enemies, but to his ” so called friend ” Marcus Antonius. When the Conspirators plan to take Caesar down, there is nobody to speak out in his defense, nobody to help him stay afloat. Therefore, brings the question: when is it important to speak out in someone’s defense, when is it important to stay quiet? Marcus Antonius thought the saying ” keep your friends close, but enemies closer”, was more important then helping a man who thought Marcus was his friend. Even though Marcus wasn’t involved in the association of Caesars death, he sat back, and let the plan unfold in front of his eyes. Which can sometimes be worse then being involved in the death. In this situation the conspirators should have kept quiet, and dealt with not having all the power, because they ended up loosing in the end. Marcus hoped to benefit and take complete control of Caesars power. This is where Marcus Antonius should’ve spoken out in Caesars defense, not judged him by the power he held. In the end the Conspirators kill Caesar, soon finding out Marcus Antonius was smarter then they thought. Marcus becomes so close to obtaining all of Caesars power, he can taste it. Until Caesars nephew Octavius shows up with a will written straight from Caesar. Marcus and Octavius stick together and become to strong for anyone to touch, even the Conspirators. Until Marcus realizes he lost, Octavius had taken all the power from him, as he had taken from the Conspirators, who took it from his beloved friend. In this case Marcus must realize, he should’ve spoken out in Caesars defense.Or kept quiet and obtained some amount of power the the Conspirators as they offered to him, instead of none at all. It is important to speak out in you’re family and friends defense, no matter the skin color, appearance, or the power held in their favor. If the right action is not displayed, most times defeat is the only feeling we feel.

Speaking out in someone’s defense is often tough, take it from the Anti-Racism group that met last Saturday in Downtown Calgary. They were doing the right thing by speaking out in African American, and other cultures favor. When they clashed with a White Pride Day group. The white group’s members, many of which covered their faces with scarves and sunglasses to contain their identities. They wore White Pride flags and jackets with white pride slogans. If they felt the need to cover up and hide, they obviously felt that what they were doing was wrong. Speaking out for the cultures that need our help is the right thing to do, keeping quiet is not important in this situation. Racism still exists in our society, maybe not as highly as it used to, but it is still a problem that in unjust and unfair. Situations like the Anti-Racism group should be praised, and the people around should realize racism is wrong. This story talks about how it was a spit in the face to the racism group. Not only because they were beaten by the white group, but because police officers were protecting the group. There is nothing wrong with being proud of being white skin, but hurting other cultures around us who have done nothing is completely unfair. It is in our hands, and it is our responsibility to speak out in other skin color’s defense, the world won’t change by itself.

Books about Racism can often be as powerful as life events. “One Day The Soldiers came” was one of the most overwhelming books i’ve ever read, it’s the voices of children in violence-torn regions across the globe, 20 million children have been orphaned, or injured by war, famine, and poverty. In this powerful and unforgettable book it takes painful turns, funny, terrifying, and triumphant. Charles London takes the reader into the world of refugee children, celebrating their unique skills for survival and reflection. Their remarkable stories and drawings chill the blood and touch the heart, offering a portrait of the war that rages beyond the headlines. He interviewed child soldiers and other young people affected by conflict in Africa, Burma and the Balkans to bring attention to Americans. London tells of children forced into prostitution and military service. Burmese refugee children unable to leave their dirty, disgusting, Bangkok apartments for fear of deportation and other tragic consequences. The stories are chilling and London is an inside interviewer, getting children to open up by joining their soccer games and getting them to draw pictures for him. He tells the story as true as possible, blunt and straight to the point that these Children need the worlds support to survive. It is things like this that make light of the fact speaking out in others defense, especially young children is so very important. In the situation of poor, poverty starved countries speaking out and helping out is the only option.

Since writing about speaking out and how important it is will not get the complete message across, using an example of a current world event that has stricken
a country in poverty and an example of speaking out and reaching out is necessary. On January twelfth an EarthQuake shook Haiti, and left it in complete ruins. Three million people were killed in this tragedy, there life was left destroyed from the loss of family members and friends. Not to mention their homes, and lives, were banished in front of their eyes. Fortunately, Canada is realizing how important speaking out, and reaching out is in this current situation. The Canadian Military opened up a medical clinic and is now functioning at full capacity, treating hundreds every day. Meanwhile Canadian telethons have raised 20 million dollars for the Haiti Relief. Children across the country have raised hundreds of dollars in just days, for the lives of the Haiti people. Concerts like the Calgary benefit concert raised thousands, also for Haiti. We understand the scars will last forever, but our efforts to help put them back together will be greatly appreciated. Not only is Canada helping, Montreal, and places in the U.S have also rushed to the recovery of Haiti. The world is pouring in money from all over the world, the world is coming together, because that’s what needs to be done. Speaking out is the most important aspect of life, we live in a dangerous, cruel, and unfair world. Those words explains everything for the people of Haiti, together we must not only speak out, but reach out to all of those who need our help.

So, in conclusion the importance of speaking out in all situations that take away a persons equality, or pride, is very important. Even speaking out in someone’s defense, like Marcus Antonius should’ve done, or people should do if a racism act is enflamed is all important.  Everyone is part of the same world, it is our responsibility to come together and speak out for those that are less fortunate. The world will become a better place, if we continue to stride across the long path, and stay connected and intertwined. Just as the world is doing with the Haiti relief, it is never important to stay quiet when it comes to somebody’s well being. The sooner this statement is realized, the better for everyone.

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Rockstar Removal Commercial

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Alcohol Advertisement

Alcohol Advertisements are commonly played on the television. It seems as though most commercials are about beer, and the commercials portray a message that is directed at men, and is a fantasy for men. These commercials promise men that it is okay to have a degrading outlook on women. If you drink beer, you will have a sexy hot babe, or two, or three, in front of you or hanging off you. There are few alcohol advertisements that do not base the idea of the ad around this message. In every commercial there is at least one girl with little clothing on, holding, bringing, or helping a man drink beer. Beer commercials are building up fantasies that will never happen, and are extremely degrading to women. The truth is that in beer commercial reality these men are able to drink beer and end up at the play boy mansion, but in real life reality, men are not able to go and act like they are in these commercials. The real reality that beer commercials are lacking, is the abuse that alcohol consumption is able to bring. Such as: Beating of girlfriends, and wives,” Bro” fights, tragedies of drunk driving, also deaths that are eventually reached because of damage to the body. The commercials are portraying a non socially acceptable message, that drinking beer leads to a satisfying life, that involves half naked girls. When really, most alcohol leads to the exact  opposite of this message. These commercials and advertisements are also having a large effect on the younger children. It’s almost wanting the younger generation to see these commercials, while pushing them to practice up acting like men that are pig’s, condoning violence, and helping them to forget the real world isn’t like beer commercials.

For example: this Corona commercial where the couple is on the beach, and a women walks by in a white bikini. The mans head turns as the women walks by, then the girlfriend reacts by squeezing the lemon from the beer at the man. The message still condone’s that fantasy that comes along with beer commercials. But this one appears to be socially acceptable, because the man goes back to his girlfriend. This also sends the message that men are uncontrollable, unless a women stands there with a whip telling them what to do. Most men would probably have a hard time liking this commercial, because men, don’t like the idea of being controlled by women. This commercial is not only sending a wrong message because of the controlling of the girlfriend, but because of the perverted male fantasy. This commercial is somewhat sending a message to younger children to, a message that helps them to grow up to think like this degrading, disrespectful, pig.

Another commercial that could be used to describe the bad behavior, that beer advertisements are adding up to, is a commercial about Hahn beer. In this commercial it is not so much about the fantasy of a hot girl coming with the bottle or can of beer, but instead it is about the man so intrigued by the beer he disrespects the women. Any way that the beer commercials are brought up the women are disrespected, this brings up the subject of gender inequality, and how the man are the beer drinkers, and the women are the man’s “toys”, or “fantasies”. Even though this commercial does not contain the same message as the above commercial, it is still giving off a wrong message. Commercials, and beer advertisements, seem to focus on all the non realities of life, and non realities of alcohol.

All of the commercials seem to have one thing in common, and this next commercial does not lack the message being sent through beer commercials. These commercials are encouraging people to believe when you drink beer, you escape to a made up fantasy world. When you consume this alcohol, you escape all responsibilities, and get the fantasy girl. But this commercial is sending an even worse message, it’s sending the message that bad behavior will turn out to be a good thing. This commercial is about an office creating a swear jar, and every time one of the office member swears, it’s one step closer to a box of Bud light beer. So even though this has no disrespect towards women, it is disrespectful towards reality. swearing, and bad behavior will not end you up with a box of beer. This commercial gives false accusations about the work place, I imagine at work if you’re caught swearing or cussing you will be in large trouble, or worse, fired from you’re job. This is sending the wrong message to the people watching the commercial, and could end up getting people who live in the ” reality ” world into a lot of trouble. Therefore, these commercials are unfair, misleading, and wrong to every possible person who could be watching them. Every beer commercial ends up in a situation where someone or something is disrespected. Plus again, the gender inequality is shown again in this commercial. Most people in this commercial are men. Men swearing at each other in hopes to end up with a box of beer.

So in conclusion, every advertisement commercial about alcohol displayed on the television is sending a wrong, unfair, misleading message out to the people watching it. It goes from disrespect towards women. To disrespect towards each other and everyone around, and ends with a fantasy world that the thought of beer has created. These commercials continue to tell and convince men it is okay to have a degrading and disrespecting outlook on women. Not only are these beer commercials portraying a gender inequality problem, but they are creating a fantasy world for men, that will never become real or true. When in reality alcohol really only leads to a world of disappointment. Beer advertisers know the message they are sending, and they are being paid to disrespect women, and tell lies, these are normally things we discourage but how come it has become alright for beer commercials? In my opinion something needs to be done about the false accusations, hopes, and attitudes that are being sent out through beer commercials. Also, in the world today it is believed that there is no longer and attitude that men are better than women. But these beer commercials are clearly portraying that the attitude about men being better then women is still hanging around. If this is something that has been discouraged for years and years, shouldn’t it be discouraged in these commercials? Or is it okay, because it is giving men the chance to believe they can escape all there duties, and responsibilities by getting drunk? I could care less how men feel when they watch these commercials, it is wrong, degrading, and should be overly discouraged.

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Terribly wrong toy commercials

Commercials involving toys has much more of a bad affect on younger children then meets the eye. They are enforcing a strong message, and stereotype, that boys can dream to be astronauts, and positions not likely possible. But girls are training to become something that will most likely happen, no matter what. For example, realistic, pooping and peeing baby dolls, with changeable diapers, barbie houses with washer and dryers. It almost seems like there are two very different messages being sent, boys are being trained by toys to chase their dreams. While girls are stuck playing with toys that will help them fill their positions as a “house mother”. Or their being taught that they have to live up to a plastic, 6 foot, 4 inch waisted plastic barbie doll. How is that message leaving a positive affect on the younger generation of children? It really isn’t. There honestly is a gender stereotype in the modern day toys, and something extremely disturbing about the commercials. It is not only steering children to a world of disappointment, but some of the commercials are just plain wrong! They also are defeating women, as the toys seem to be training young children into mothers, or something thats completely realistic, their teaching young women their is no point of dreaming.

For example the Oozinater, a toy gun that portrays the image of a sexual activity. The gun does not shoot water, it shoots white ooze. If that is not disturbing enough the subtitles read, “requires major pumping”. No wonder the young boys in this ad seem almost horrified to be shot by this white Ooze. Something clearly tells me that the makers of this new gun, didn’t completely think this one through. This is far to disturbing to be a children toy. Do parents really want their children playing with a gun that looks like it is shooting the resemblance of something that comes from a male part? Also certain shots in this ad tend to miss out on the showing of the actual gun, all thats visible is a young child horrified and completely grossed out to be shot by this white oozing slime! Not only is the commercial wrong, its sick, and horrifyingly disturbing.

Another example is the doll named ” baby alive“. This is a very realistic baby doll, it eats, drinks, and wets while moving its mouth. The newest version of the doll includes Wets and Wiggles , Sip and Slurp, Sip and Snooze, Pat and Burp, Baby Alive learns to potty, and baby go bye-bye. The point of all these dolls is to cross the line of realistic, and lifelike. I believe it is somewhat wrong to have such life like dolls, when young children are getting the idea that since their baby dolls are almost life like its easy to take care of babies. Not only that but it is also another stereotype, that little girls can play with dolls, to learn to fit into the motherhood in the future. They may also feel like their dolls are so real, that the real babies are the same as their dolls. The young children could harm or danger their brothers, sisters,  cousins, or any type of babies around them. When these types of commercials come onto the television little children are being fooled. Fooled into thinking that their toy dolls are so lifelike, they are able to take care of actual living breathing dolls. For example, dolls are becoming so realistic, there is now a swimming baby doll. She actually moves her feet and legs when put into water. What is this going to present in the future. Possibly deaths of live babies, because the makers of the dolls are making them so realistic. Young 4 or 5 year old children wouldn’t know the difference. How upsetting is the thought of your son or daughter thinking their able to make your new born child swim. It makes a person wonder if the toy commercials, and the toys being made, are really safe. The makers don’t seem to think these things through, this could result in horrifying events.

Barbie dream toy house is another example of a stereotype aimed at young girls. This house comes with a toy washer and dryer that makes noises. I never thought that in this century young children would be playing with toys that involve doing laundry. I take offense to the making of this toy, because again it seems as though it is trying to train girls to be ready for motherhood. When boys are dreaming to be knights in shinning armor. There is a definite stereotype between girls and boys, and toy commercials are promoting their barbie doll house’s, they should be scolded for doing so. Because it seems as though toys are promoting the back in the day thought, that men are better then women. The barbie dream toy house is following that thought to the fullest. It is saying little girls have no room to dream, because they will be to busy learning how to become a loving, nurturing mother. A mother that takes care of the children, cooks, and cleans, while staying at home. This toy along with toy companies should be shut down for promoting an ongoing stereotype that many believed to be erased. Both girls and boys should be pushed to strive for the stars. Not just let girls believe all they can do in life is change dirty diapers, while boys have every single opportunity in the book to become all they can be.

So in conclusion, it is a upsetting offending thing to realize that this message is being sent through toy commercials. I believe that if toy commercials should continue, both girls and boys should be encouraged to reach for the stars. If being a mother is something that happens along the way then thats wonderful. But children should not be discouraged and told that all they will ever be will stay at home mom’s who do laundry, and clean dirty diapers in a house of 10 screaming kids. This stereotype is offending, and buying their toys are only telling them that it is okay to put women down, and treat them as a second class. Therefore, toy advertising is wrong, humiliating, and should not be allowed.

Here is a link to the same discussion we are having in the forum.

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Globalization

We should allow Globalization to influence us only a little. Because there is an extremely large chance that if other cultures have lost their collective identities that Canada could as well.  Some cultures may say we should allow Globalization to influence us unlimitedly. For example: the Métis mainly because their culture is being strengthened by the increase of Globalization. Although other cultures like the Francophone’s and the Cree culture are losing the collective and individual identities, now more than ever because of the Globalization. So they would argue that Globalization should not influence us at all. If it can happen to other cultures there is extreme danger that it can and will happen to Canada.

So in conclusion Globalization has resulted in the lack of the Francophone, Aboriginal and Inuit cultures Collective and Individual Identities. There may be many interpretations of what Globalization is doing to cultures, but it is weakening cultures, much more then it is strengthening them. If all cultures are being weakened by Globalization, in time Canada will become weakened to or completely erased. Therefore, we should embrace Globalization only a little, so that our Collective and Individual Identities of our cultures remain untouched.

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Blue Moon

I started reading Blue Moon on October 21st, after i read the first one, called Evermore. So far the book is being continued on from the last one, no major events have yet taken place. This book is by Alyson Noel, and it is about an immortal love that has been carried on for centuries.

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Evermore

It seems as though, as times go on, the pressure to fit in gets higher and higher. The pressure to dress well, be popular, and deal with all the other factors that come with being a teenager have reached an all time high. I have felt the pressure, my friends have felt the pressure, and the girl in the book ” Ever “. That I recently read has not only felt but been heart broken with pressure. This young lady has experienced major life trauma, and although I haven’t experienced every aspect, I can relate. She has experienced things like loosing both her parents and her little sister in a car accident, troubles with her friends, and love life troubles. But not only is sadness, and guilt for being the only one who survived the only thing she is dealing with, but after the accident she becomes physic. She ends up living with her auntie in California. But instead of showing everyone her hurt, and mourning her loss, she starts to dress in baggy clothes, ignore the world, and blast her I pod. Soon to realize her little sister Riley is not ready to leave her behind. With Riley popping up all over the place Ever feels annoyed, but relieved she has somehow gained one thing she lost back. She does a good job of ignoring the criticism that erupts around her, except her two obnoxious, and different friends which she somehow seems to care for. There names, Haven and Miles. Haven is experiencing a new ” Goth look ” and Miles isn’t oblivious to the fact he is gay. Struggling with what to deal with first the fact she is a vagarious physic, loser, uptight, guilt filled teenager. Or the fact she is all alone without the two people she needs to nourish her with the love children need.

Ever tends to feel as though the common pressures are not only unrealistic, because being a teenager is stressful enough, but doing it without a mom or dad is even worse. So she tries to act like a metal shield covers her heart, letting not one soul inside. Risking hurt is not something she is entirely entranced about. Considering the loss of her entire family, and the guilt that swirls within her like a volcano ready to erupt, that she is very much at fault. She has found herself growing cynical because the pressure to be anything but a freak has taken over. But when her love interest Damen shows an extreme interest, she starts to feel average once more. Which stirs up feelings of being scared, not only because she is so used to feeling like a freak with one arm, and 4 eyes. But because in her eyes she feels as though its not on her list of things she deserves. But things go right back to the weird non-typical vibe, when she realizes something is very off about Damen. This is when she finds herself facing even more pressures, the more pressures about love, and being in a teenage relationship. She turns to drinking and tries to erase all the outrageous probems she is having. Until Damen explains the oddness that comes from him, and how he is an immortal that has been entranced with love for Ever in all the 600 years he has lived.

She starts to think hard, and try to swallow the lump that has formed in her throat about love. As far as she knows love is a normal feeling, but everything else that is tied into her life is not at all normal. Her love has been lacking since the day she lost her family, her regret, hate, and black oared guilt took its place. Feeling responsible for her families death, her aunties uncontrollable worrying, and the cynical attitude she takes out all on Damen after he expresses his unstoppable immortale love for her. Also the fact she is physic can read everyone around her and their mind is driving her beyond crazy. Even though she portrays the image of having a hard exterior in the inside, its all slowly breaking, melting away, or “slowly going with the wind”. But she soon realizes that Damen is the glue to holding her together, that all the pressures she feels he can help fix. As the touch of his hand gives of the tingly, eccentric feeling inside of her. That the drinking that helped her to hold all of her feelings inside, can all be let out, because of Damen with the feeling of love. She realizes she owes it to herself, to love, and to be loved, even though it is not a common or normal love. With Damon, nothing is normal, but this helps ever to feel like her love is the kind of over the fence, home run, into space, kind of love.

After escaping her death by the physco barbie who goes by the name of Drina. Getting a full outlook on the immortal world, and feeling as though the guy she loved all along, now loves her back, and she knows it. Taking into consideration he has saved her life to many times she’ll never be able to thank him to what he deserves. She starts to realize that she should maybe let him make the pressure dissapear, let him show her how to love, and be loved. While letting every one who tried to help and who loves her in to her life as well. To let the cynical feeling that erupts in her stomach everyday all day long dissapear, and to realize she wont ever be like the kids around her. But that she is normal in a special way, in her own way. Which makes the gorgeous Damen love her.

So in conclusion the common everyday pressures we face may not be as crazy as Evers in this book. But they are existent, and can all be dealt with. Ever suffers from the fact that immortals, and vampires have the stereotype of dangerous, dark, and surreptitious. But she comes to find the only difference between her and Damen, is the difference of who loves who more. The dark verses light portrays us to have a closed mind on what the real truth is. But as soon as this beautiful girl allows herself to ditch the stereotype, love her true love, and forgive herself. Her world stops crashing down in motion, and begins to rebuild on a platform made of the strongest cement. As long as you feel the tingly amazing feeling of love, and let all the cynical feelings disappear the common pressures we tend to feel, along with stereotypes mean much less, then the big picture of love. If we make the best out of all of the pressure we are given, show the pressure it will never be enough to tear your platform down. Just like Ever showed her surrounding pupils, by holding on to two best friends, doing the right thing with her dead little sister, and receiving a hot boyfriend. Meanwhile she was dealing with the world on top of her shoulders, and the physco Drina hunting her down. But love saved her, and her boyfriend not only loved her for all his life, but didnt feel as though she was a freak at all. Ever is a true example of portraying courage, strength, and whit.

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The victims of drugs

Society does not choose its victims, but in an odd way its victim chooses it. It does not decide which person will be eaten, chewed up, then spit back out. But the so called victim had a choice of where to go and who to be. Unfortunately many people in todays society, take a terribly long winding path, to an even worse road. It seems that the drug and alcohol rate is becoming higher with kids in todays society. Is it the pressure of school, friends, home or the erge to fit in? It may be, but there are many other ways to deal with these series of events. Drugs and alcohol erase the problems for awhile, but eventually when it wears out your problems are still there. Everyone has the chance to achieve, succeed and be all they can be. On that note drugs will only destroy that chance, not enhance it. No matter how popular or shy someone is, he or she is still likely to experience the peer pressure to try drugs. Some people may not experience peer pressure as strongly as others may or may only experience positive peer pressure. But they still experience it. Society does not choose you to be its victim, but you make the choice to become a victim on your own, because of the people you surround yourself with.

Some, meaning one in a hundred people are able to escape after the drugs pull them in. But most arent that lucky. Drugs have no positive affect in the long run, on anybody. They lead to no home, no family, no job, and sadest of all no future. Whenever you have a moment of weakness, and give in to the pure pressure of drugs. Try to remember its slowly pulling you in, to destroy your life and body. When people talk about the “drug problem,” they usually mean abusing legal drugs or using illegal drugs, such as marijuana, ecstasy, cocaine, LSD, crystal meth and heroin. (Marijuana is generally an illegal drug, but some states allow doctors to prescribe it to adults for certain illnesses.) All these drugs lead to a dark future, and it is not society that chooses you to be the victom, you choose that for yourself. Illegal drugs aren’t good for anyone, but they are particularly bad for a kid or a teenager whose body is still growing. Illegal drugs can damage the brain, heart, and other important organs that determine if you live or die. Cocaine, for instance, can cause a heart attack, in full grown adults, and massive heart attacks in children. While using drugs, a person is also less able to do well in school, sports, and other daily activities. It’s often harder to think clearly and make good decisions. People can unintellegent, dangerous things that could lead to hurting themselves, or other people around them, when they use drugs.

Young children, who have their whole lives ahead of them have been pulled in by drugs and alcohol, which lead them to their death bed. Recently two young men were under the influence while driving, it was a normal, fun, party night for them. But their night ended up not going as well as they planned. Not only were they under the influence, they had no seatbelts, and were thrown from there rolling truck. One died instantly, and the other was flown by stars to find out he was in a medical coma. Two days later he died. This story broke friends, and family, and even people who heard about it’s hearts. Whenever you feel like drinking or doing drugs, think of your family, especially think of them if you about to operate a moving vehicle. When you get behind the wheel, you are making yourself the victom, and often it hurts everyone around you. There is a limit to the consumption of alcohol you can take in before it becomes dangerous. Children and adults are reminded of how dangerous it is every day, but its not only your fault for making a stupid decision, because you were at a time of weakness. Its your fault, that you hurt your friends and family.

Drugs are incredibly negative because they alter the chemical state of a persons mind. Also their body they cause irrational decision making and unrepairable damage to brain cells, and vital organs. When ever you put anything in your body food, liquids, drugs and whatever else their is a chemical reaction. With drugs the reaction is usually a toxin that causes the effect on the body to feel high. These toxins when they leave the body cause all sort of problems, what most people say is that their just coming down from their high, but their really damaging all the things that keep them alive. Do this long enough the body will shut down cause it won’t be able to get rid of the toxins, that entered the body in the first place. Where as Alcohol disrupts the proteins that keep fluids out of the lungs, lowers a protective antioxidant, and disrupts your immune system. Excessive drinking can harm the life of the lung and lead to serious illness.

So in conclusion, nothing about drugs or alcohol results in anything positive. So the next time pure pressure is felt, and it feels like society is making you a victim, if you give into the pressure, you make yourself the victom, nobody chooses you, you volunteer yourself. Reach for the stars, without drugs or alcohol in your system, and you will be successful.

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What makes people judge the way they do?

I found physical appearance as the most important aspect that makes other judge me the way they do. Mainly because your first impression is based on the way you look. If you went to a job interview and showed up wearing a garbage bag, with your face full of dirt, smelling like garbage. You would probably not receive the job, even if your highly skilled in the area of the job. Because the man or women would take a look at you, and assume and judge you. I find this feature is most important to my identity, because not only do I want to look good and feel good for myself. But I would not want people to have the wrong impression of me, without ever talking to me. This influences a lot of events in a persons life. If you tend to look grubby and washed out, you may not feel as highly about yourself as possible. Which means others may sense your low confidence, and self esteem, causing people to fled, instead of want to build a relationship. Or give you a chance to show who you are as a person, past your looks. The way you look gives people the first impression, which can conclude your happiness and your way of life.  So in conclusion, looks are the beginning of many things. The beginning of friendships, relationships, and etc. Its how all the people around you judge you, making your looks very important.

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The person at the wheel

Modern day leaders are hard to come by. With all the pressure to fit in today, more men and women are becoming followers, and slipping as leaders. There are many ” role models “, but technically they are not classified as leaders. A leader  is a strong headed, self guided, man or women. That believes their views can help be directed toward the world becoming a better place. There are many past and present day leaders. However, there is one in particular that is not only popular because he was a true leader, but because he was a strong headed, striking man. That showed all characteristics of a leader. He goes by the name of Martin Luther King, Jr. He was born on January 15,1929 in Atlanta, Georgia and passed away April 4, 1968 in Memphis Tennessee. But throughout his life, he guided dozens, and showed true leader characteristics.

Luther was an American Clergyman, activist, and conspicuous man involved in the African American civil rights program. He commenced the African-American Civil rights Movement, and the Peace movement. He led the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957, running as its first president.King’s efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington, where King delivered his “I have a dream” speech. He helped raised consciousness of the public and of the civil rights movement and became one of the greatest public speaker in U.S. history. Martin Luther deserves the name of a ” leader “ because he was. He lead the African American people into society, he is an active part of the reason white’s and blacks are able to live together peacefully. This one man changed the life of millions of people, he is the definition of a leader.

He was not only denied by society,  he was thought of as a lower class. But he fought threw it, and saved himself and the others. He became a symbolic leader of American blacks and also a world figure. A leader  is someone who leads people in the right direction, just like Luther had. Even though he was a black man in an unfair time, he changed that, without fear, or confusion. Even though he died, his name is still incredibly known in the world today, cause he was a true leader.

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A journey to nowhere

I began to drive to somewhere that really became nowhere.
Where was i going?
Would i be back?
Where is this place?
Does it only exist in my mind?

The road rarely curved.
My mind ran to a stop.
The questions of if somewhere was really nowhere ran threw over and over.
It must be.
This journey i am running.

Will i end up somewhere?
Or is somwhere really nowhere?
A journey to nowhere didnt register in reality.
The road curved again.
Am i going crazy?

Is somewhere really nowhere?
Am i alone?
Would i be back?
The car slowed in a calm fashion.
I have reached my nowhere.

Somewhere is really nowhere.
I was right all along.
The curving roads tried to confuse me.
But only to me did it make sense.
Nowhere really is somewhere, this was my journey to nowhere.
I ended up somewhere.

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My first Getting at Metaphor

She’s protective of her cubs.
She’ll growl at any creature who hurts her cubs.
Raising us to grow up strong and reckless.
To survive in the harsh world.
Raising us to outsmart danger.

Trying her best to make us healthy and happy.
Stays calm in the hardest of times.
But would loose her temper to anyone who hurt her loved ones.
She roams freely on her marked territory.
Teaching never to disobey her orders.

The mother would take a bullet for her cubs.
As long as they continued to obey her.
She is not extremely large but has an attitude like she is.
She growls and roars when we do wrong.
But its because of love.

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One tear in a river of tears

One tear in a river of tears.
Each tear driving towards a point of weakness.
Tears show the fears we can not speak.
One tear in a river of tears lets the emotions stream downward.
All the pain is conceived in those water filled tears.

One tear in a river of tears allows the pain to escape from the once whole heart.
For such a normal habit it brings a lot of pain.
One tear in a river of tears brings on a waterfall of emotion.
An element of emotion escapes from the blink of an eye.

One tear in a river of tears shows fear, strength, love, and sadness.
When will it stop dripping?
One tear in a river of tears is the tearing of the heart.
The droplets of fire fall down the face escaping with the utmost grace.
Our beautiful emotions are turned ugly by the one tear in a river of tears.

One tear in a river of tears falls fast.
While the night is in a bundle of slow motion.
Leaking from a broken heart.
One tear in a river of tears speaks all the words were afraid to say.
Is it easier for the pain to escape from these graceful drops?

One tear in a river of tears screams the emotions crawling from our heart.
They whisper their secrets.
Will you fall with me?
One tear in a river of tears is the savior from the outburst of our emotions.
When one tear falls its afraid to loose the fight of emotion.

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