ONLINE SCHOOLiNG

Online schooling... is it the future of teaching. Although I am a fan of online classes, there is a lot that you get out of a in-class class. The teacher-student interaction is very important to many students. Pheonix college already has a full online program but personally i would not be able to do that. There is something about going to the school to learn. I do believe that in the future there will be more and more online classes going on. The more a think about it, the Wally movie is so close to where our world is headed, that everyone just stays at home and does everything from their home. I don't believe that we should do that though! There is so much a person gets from human interaction... i don't believe that online students are much different then traditional students in the classroom, i took 2 online classes because i work full time and take 15 hours a semester, so it is just a little more convientent to do online. i do not believe online will completely take over but i do think that in the future there will be much more available for online. I also do not think that students should have to take online courses because they are not for everyong. Each person learns differently and i do not think it would be a good idea to take away the inclass learning from students.

FOOD

I love going out to dinner and lunch. I think that it is fun and gives me time to talk to the people i care about. I probably shouldn't like eating out as much as i do but oh well, we only have one life to live right? Some fast food is really bad for you but i do have to vouch for some of them, they are starting to add more wholesome food to their menus. Take McDonalds for example, they have greasy hamburgers and frys but you can also order a grilled chicken salad with light ranch and some fruit on the side. I don't think that the government should regulate any of it because i think that there is happy medium that they are taking. We the consumers over all have a say more than congress of what's on the menu. I work in retail at walgreens so i can catch onto corporate because if we have items that no one ever buys they take it off the shelf and double face a good selling product. Same applys to McDonalds, if people stopped ordering BigMacs they probably would eventually stop selling them because it costs them in the long run to have the stuff to make it but never making a profit. We have a choice to what we consume. Yes a big juicy burger sounds amazing but is it a well balanced item that we need to be consuming. I am a busy busy bee when the semesters are in because i work full time and try to keep up with going to school and writing papers and doing homework, i barely have time to think about eating. but what i need to do personally is think more about what i am feeding my body. Is it good or bad i am putting in my mouth? Let's take Chick fila for example. Chicken is good and so is beef for you because it's protein but is a 12 count nugget meal with a large waffle fry and large coke good for you? everything is ok in moderation, we jsut have to draw the line. Chickfila also has coleslaw and fruit cups that can be had with any meal and you can get a grilled chicken sandwich on wheat bread... We choose not the government. Yes america is a fat country but it's our decisions. Our government is not a dictatorship so they should not be able to regulate what we choose to BUY and EAT... they already take a ton of our money why should they take our frys too!!!!

THANKSGIVING =]

I am so glad this is the blog this week. This is my favorite day of the year! I love when there are tons of people pushing through the kitchen trying to reach for a scrap of mom's famous stuffing... or pinch off turkey while dad is trying to carve it! Growing up with a big family there were always 25 or more people at my house for Thanksgiving! I loved the loud noise, lots of food, and everyone from babies to great grandmas!! It is so welcoming to just be surrounded by friends and family. There is just something about the chaos that makes Thanksgiving so great!!! I love Christmas and Easter and New Years and all the others but thanksgiving is just so amazing! This year i was not able to go home for Thanksgiving so my dad, mom, big brother and little brother came to see me and we went to a ladies house that her family has taken me in as their own when i moved here! so it was a little different but there were still 15 people there and lots' of food!!!
I love Thanksgiving!!!

2109

2109 I honestly can't say that i can state what the future holds for "families". I don't really like to look that far in the future. I know that imagination is everything but i am the kind of person that trys to take one step at a time. I know that my grandkids and great grandkids will be getting raised at that time but no one but God knows the future but all we can do is trust that he will take care of us. We need to worry about what the future to an extent If we worry to much about tomorrow we will miss out on the memories today. Don't worry about the world coming to an end, it's already tomorrow in australia.

COMMUNITY

Community can be different for many different people. To me it means a community of a city or town. Back home it is a smaller city so i have a good sense of cummunity. Where everyone supports the High School Football team, you can see everyone you know by going to Food World, and everyone you know you can see driving by. It's growing bigger but my whole life i have known everyone and the ones i didn't know knew me. Murfreesboro is a big city to me and i don't classify it as a tight nit community like i do my hometown of Niceville. When people you don't know wave at you and everyone is kind and friendly. when a group of people no matter the age come together to support one another through anything is a community. There are other communities out there, college's, towns, neighborhoods, families, friends and many more. We can see that as our world and country get older there are many things that change from day to day. Keeping some old values is a good thing but we need out little communities because that's what keeps us safe. We need safety and to feel wanted and i think that if you are involved in any type of community there is a self meaning and you feel wanted...

dishonesty

Dishonesty is not good. I am a very honest person and i believe in doing what is right. I think that an honor code that you have to sign is a little far. Just because you sign a piece of paper doesn't mean that you wont' do it. "tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help me God", doesn't mean that the killer sitting on the stand won't lie. A piece of paper that you sign doesn't ensure anybody from being dishonest. I think that if someone is going to cheat then they are going to no matter if there is a signing ceremony for being honest or not. I think this signed document is a waste of time and of a tree. People are going to cheat if they want to. A piece of a tree won't change someones character.

REAliTY SHOWS =]

I love reality shows. Sometimes i think that it gives a negative self image for people. They are very addicting though. One of my personal favorites is greys anatomy. 90% of the time the stars of reality shows are size 2 beach blonde's. I believe that a lot of people along with me watch them for the thrill of what is going to happen next week. They are addicting and brainwashing... They are fun to watch and keep you on the edge of your seat. When i lived at home and had MTV on TV i would watch The Real World. It is hilarious watching people that are complete strangers make fools of themselves. It's also funny watching people do things that they probably shouldn't do, like on fear factor. It's exciting to watch other people go through things and you just can watch. Sometimes i can relate with things that are going on in the show and how they handle it might alter my thinking about situations.
To me the cause is that people want entertainment. From the beginning of technology and shows people have always enjoyed entertainment and reality shows are a great way to entertain.
The effect is either liking it or disliking it.
Whatever the view of reality TV shows, i think their amazing!!!

WEEK 8

Wind turbine. I think their great! producing energy in an economical way is a great advancement. It's a great innovation to use our natural resources for energy. I believe that these farms will continue to advance into the future and there will become more of these similar farms. I definatly don't think it will hurt our economy but help it. The more natural resources we use the more our world is secure. I don't believe that the ozone will bust open in the near future but I do believe that it is a good idea to take care of this beautiful place we call our home. God blessed us with this green earth, why not use what he gave us to live. I think that wind turbine farms have a big future in our world. I am not sure how much money it takes to run a wind turbine farm but i am pretty sure it isn't cheap. This world does need to come together and try and run a more efficient economical freindly world.

ONLINE BLOGS..

Letterman's Alleged Taunter and Former CBS News Producer Robert "Joe" Halderman Should "Shave" if He Wants to Influence Public Opinion and a Jury: Maybe You Should Too-If You Want the Job!
1. I completely agree with you... Acting your age and looking clean does help you in the political and job world. Having a Gotee look young and trashy. Yes we are supposed to take people as is, but someone that doesn't know who they are is not someone i want to be involved with.

The Students Watched While DC Police Removed Their Teachers
2. I agree, there is no reason why the teachers should be fired like that. I understand that they might have thought some would be very angered by the firing it, but so brutal is not the way. I don't believe that anyone would agree that that is the best way to tell someone that the job that they have loved for 30 years is ended in 5 minutes.

MOViES =]

So, movies are a very big portion to our societies entertainment intrigue. I love going to the movies! I love comedies, romance, mystery, wars, documentation films, etc., basically every kind out there but scary!! I hate scary movies because im skiddish enough without paying for someone to freak me out for 2 hours!
Back to black and white films with no sound, people have enjoyed going to the theatre to see a new movie. There are more options these days, but people still enjoy going. Yes it is getting to be expensive, but what isn't these days. People love being entertained. Back before there was the films, people listened to records on wax cylinders that sounded like crap. They also went to see the vaudville shows and before that was black minstrel shows. We have evolved since then with the internet and HD and TIVO, but personally i still enjoy going to the movie theatre to see a new movie i have been dying to see.
When i go to the movies, it is a chance to forget about papers, and deadlines, and work for 2 hours and enjoy sometime with my girls, friends or family. We either are laughing or crying, but at least were doing it together. There is something special about the film industry that i don't think will ever go away. I do believe that going to the movie theatre will be around forever. I love to get in comfy warm clothes with coffee and a blanket and watch P.S. i Love you and cry with a box of tissues, but there is a special feeling of going to the theatre and watching a dramatic film on the BIG SCREEN. As the internet and more technology comes out, people won't stop going to the theatre.
I haven't really got to go to the theatres here lately due to work and school and studying. But I can't wait until the proposal comes out. It is hilarious and just an all around amazing movie. Sandra Bullock and Ryan Rynalds do an outstanding performance in it. I throughally enjoy romance movies, they are probably my favorite, even though love most of the times is nothing like it is in the movies, it is still enjoyable to see such a strong undying love between 2 people. I am not in a relationship and have not fallen head over hills in love, but watching romance films almost gives me hope that one day my turn will come and i will fall madly and deeply in love with a man (of my dreams =]) and when I do, it probably won't be anything like the movies but atleast they give me the hope that it will one day.
There are a lot of new movies that i want to see. I just don't have enough money to go see them all, or time!!!
Overall I believe the film industry has nothing to worry about because people of today won't stop going to see movies. It is a joy to have the movie going experience and enough people still enjoy it that the industry has nothing to worry about.
I Love Movies and I won't stop going =]

CROSS, WHiTE HOUSE, BEACH

I have picked three very different images. In all good reason, to explain different aspects of the views of large groups down to me.
First is the cross. The cross symbolizes Jesus dieing on it for the sins of the world. Some religions might not agree with that, but me being a christian i will discuss it from this view. Christianity is a big part of our society, In God We Trust is our countries motto! It symbolizes love, compassion, longing, suffering, peace, tranquility and cleansing. Sometimes we as humans forget the importance of religion, we are only on this earth for a short while of eternity. We need to live our life to the fullest for the one that died for our sins that everyone can know about his story. People don't cruify as punishment anymore, but back in those times it was the ultimate death sentence. That day Jesus died, the people did not know why the son of God would just give up and not save himself. Later they realized that because he did, he rose again and paid the debt for all of our sins. Leaving the cross a symbol of hope that heaven is on the other side of this short painful life.
Second is the white house. It symbolizes our nations capital and head of our government. Any major decision our country faces comes from this place. People say that it is a place of refuge and hope. It has long been our nations capital since the early years of our country. I believe that respect is owed to that building, it has housed many a powerful men. It is a monument of world power.
Last is the beach =] I come from Florida and i just wanted to speak on what it symbolizes for me. In the early days of exploration, no one new what was out there, if there was anything. It was a whole new aspect to the world if somewhere way past the horizen existed. For the pilgrims and early settlers i believe that the beach meant a whole lot more than sand and waves, it meant freedom, hope and their future. Anyone that sits on the beach and looks out can't help but think about, what is to come in the future. When i look out into the deep blue i realize that this life is short and that my hopes and dreams can be accomplished. It's going to be hard but there is no end in sight and some people might think of that as dissapointment but i look at is hope. That it might look to far away, but it can be done. I have big hopes for myself and dreams from when i was a little girl that i was going to be known when i die, that people will remember me and miss me. The ocean gives me hope that nothing is to far out of reach, the sky and water might not ever touch and it may seem like there is no hope, but the sun will set and there will always be tomorrow!

money money money =]

There is nothing better than getting home after a long, fun day of shopping. When you open all your bags and dump the fresh new clothes on the bed, to once again put on your own personal runway show to look at the brand new clothes you just bought! I love the feeling of a new pair of shoes, or a beautiful loving dress on my curves =] Twitchell is so right when he says we are turning into an age of materialism, but personally i think the road has always led to the mall. The only difference is it used to be traded or bought with real gold. I love to shop anywhere that catches my eye! Cute close, a good bargain, a beautiful heel. Dressing up is so much fun now that i have had my breast reduction, it was such a pain to go shopping before because i couldn't find anything to fit over my boobs! Now there the perfect size so it is a lot easier to shop for cute clothes that make me feel good about my self. I love to keep up with the trends but i have always been the one to be slightly different. (nothing weird different, just trendy different)... people say i can pull off certain looks they can't .. i say if ya got it, ya got it. America loves to shop, with out a good healthy dose of materialism we would be lost and our economy would suck even worse than it does now! I work in retail and people are always buying things they don't need ( i am guilty as charged) but i am really taking a step back here lately and trying to figure out more of where my money is going to! I'll follow the road that leads to the mall =]

POLITICS...

SO POLITICS, SUCH AN EXCITING TOPIC... NOT! I don't believe in politicians. They are mean power hungry men, with wanting things there way is the only way. Tonight i read an article on Jim Wilson yelling "you lie" during Obama's speech. I kind of think it's funny, i don't really like Obama, yes it's disrepectful because he is the President of our wonderful country in which we live. But, i agree totally with Wilson, Obama has lied from the beginning, everyone looks up to him but i do not, he agrees with the views of whoever he is talking to. I am a person of substance and do not like to get lied to. In the article by Noam Levey, she gives facts and barely no opinion, which i like in a writer of political news. I like the unbiased truth that comes from this article. On CBS Obama said, "This is part of what happens. I mean, it becomes a big circus instead of us focusing on healthcare". I personally do not want a Healthcare Reform, i'm not sure exactly what it is because i dont' keep up with the news as i should, but anything Reform that comes from politicians can't be good. I could go on and on about Obama and how i do repect him as my President and leader of my country, i do not agree or like him very much as a person. I don't know him personally but i have my opinions. Kudos to Wilson..

The perfect spot.

I don't really like to write, but I do like the rush I get when I finally strike a great idea and everything comes from my heart. I've also never been a very skilled writer. I have trouble with expanding on words.
My favorite place to write is outside. There is nothing like feeling the breeze in your face as you clear your busy mind of nothing but the topic of which your writing. Like i said before I haven't been exactly an A+ writer, but there is something amazing about our brains that gets turned on when we start flowing with an idea. I love re-reading my paper, it gives me a rush of accomplishment. Knowing that every word on that paper came from my ideas.
I like to be outside when I write just because nothing in the world matters when im there, everything kind of dissapears. I have such a busy life, 40 hours a week at Walgreens, 15 credit hours at school, and studying is an all day thing for me this semester. Writing lets me escape from my schedule. It allows me to take a part of me and form a structured essay that has a little bit of me thrown in. Being me is a very important part of how i live my life. So i like how i write to reflect that part of me.

WEEK 1

This blogging thing is very new to me. But, i would like to take some time and discuss the topic of the week, "can students write and do they need to?"

In my opinion, i would first like to state that I have mixed emotions about technology. I believe it is a great thing to have. It benefits our society very much. I was homeschooled until 5th grade and i had a simple calculater and a dictionary. My mom did not allow me and my siblings to use the computer to look things up. We used paper to find what we needed and learned how to structure our papers. I have always struggled with english, I am more a mathmatical person. A lot of people think that technology is to blame for children and even college students not being able to read and write to the level they need to. To me it is parents and teachers that affect that the most. Teachers (most) work very hard to help students read and write well. Parents these days like to let the computer or TV babysit there kids. I believe that if parents took more time helping there kids with homework that maybe the kids would learn more than just at school. It's not a problem in my eyes to have your kid sit at the table and quiz them on words or spelling while your folding laundry or fixing dinner. Parents need to encourage there kids to be better in everything they do. I have always had passion and dreams. That is why I am in Tennessee. It needs to be a triangle, kids need passion, teachers have the passion, and parents need to support and expand on what the teachers are trying to achieve. We need to encourage our future bussiness men and women of tomorrow to be good at everything they do rather it be 2 plus 2 or writing a research paper. Kids need to have goals and dreams for their lives. I think we have lost the passion in our schools. The teachers can teach all they want but with out our kids and their parents being involved, it is all for nothing.

I could go on forever about how we need to restore passion and dreams in the kids of today, but i believe my opinion is stated.. Thank you for reading ... (Autumn) =]