How I Feel About the Death Penalty....

Let me start by saying that whatever pops in my head first, I'm going to type it. If my grade isn't good because of it, I'll know why.
Now for my actual blog: The death penalty is the worst invention people have yet to come up with, especially the electric chair (i think that's the death penalty?). The injection that the government uses to kill people is easier and less painful and cruel, but really, what is the point of killing people? Yes, they may have done horrible things like molesting children, killing a cop, or fighting dogs(HAHA), but do they really deserve to die? But then you have to put into perspective...what if someone raped or molested your child, wouldn't you want them to pay for what they have done? The first thing parents want to happen is for that horrible low-life to die or be killed. I think it's wrong for them to hurt these innocent children, but I think it's even more wrong for them to give a person the death penalty for their crime. With people like that, I think they should just be locked in a mental home until the end of time. Those people need a real psychological evaluation. As far as people that receive the death penalty for murdering other people or whatever, they don't need to die either. Jail, to me personally, is just a way for people to get away from their problems. When people go to jail, they are there to be punished for their crimes. But all they are doing is sleeping on thin mattresses in the freezing cold with no blankets and 2 changes of clothes and eat nasty oatmeal for breakfast (5:00am), peanut butter sandwiches for brunch (10:30 am), and mush for dinner at 6:00pm. That is not punishment because all the while, they are lifting weights, playing cards and sports, writing letters to their loved ones, buying snacks and fatty junk foods with their commissary money. There should be something else for people to do other than go to jail or receive the death penalty. Going to jail is too simple and receiving the death penalty is too harsh, no matter what the crime is.

"Thanks for reading. Hope you enjoyed!"
-K.AngeliqueW.

How I Feel About the Education Speech

So...on September 8, 2009, Obama gave his oh-so-controversial [kidding] speech to the students of America. What I think is so funny is the fact that parents across the golden Triangle and the nation were writing letters to the schools and taking their children out of school because they did not want their kids listnening to his speech. I, personally, think that his speech was very thought out and had no kind of negative whatever. His speech was mainly talking about how students should stay in school to become whatever they want to be in life, except for a RAPPER, PRO ATHLETE OR ANYTHING IN THE ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS [so funny!]. How do I feel about this speech? I don't think it deserved all of the publicity it received because #1, it was only 15 minutes long, #2, it wasn't controversial at all, and #3, it was at times rather boring. But I feel that students in America or anywhere else should have seen or listened to what he had to say. It inspired me to really stay focused and not worry about not getting into college. Since Obama will still be in office when it is time for me to actually go to college, I think anything will be possible for me to achieve because with Obama...."Yes I Can". [ok...maybe that wasn't funny to you but it was to me!]

Thanks for reading! Hope you enjoyed!
-K. Woolridge

How I Feel About Social Contracts

John Locke describes social contracts to be defined as voluntary agreements among individuals by which organized society is brought into being and invested with the right to secure mutual protection and welfare or to regulate the relations among its members. To me, this is just a bunch of big words. To people that make these specific agreements, it means that whatever they chose to offer each other, both would go unharmed. For instance, if I say, "BillyJoe, if you can appear in court and testify on my behalf, I will be happy to assist you in whatever you need me to help you with." I don't mean appear in court like "help me get out of this manslaughter case". I am just talking like a small divorce court case kind of thing. [off topic!] As far as Mr. Locke is concerned, a lot of his views are based on social contracts. (example: People's natural rights)

Well, that's all for now but hope you enjoyed.
-K. Woolridge

Random Blog pt.1

this blog is a kinda kool way to express how you feel and also allow your teacher to know that you aren't as dumb as you may sound or act on certain occasions. i, personally, have the tendency to lose my common sense in the time of need, but with this blogger "thing", I can show people what REALLY goes on in my head. -KAW

How I Feel About the Constitution

Personally, I feel that the Constitution is being challenged by today's society. The reason I say this is because people are doing and saying more controversial things that 50 years ago, they weren't talking about. For instance, Kanye West's statement after Hurricane Katrina that George Bush doesn't care about Black people. That was his personal opinion, and his "Freedom of Speech". I don't know of that many people that refer to the Constitution for everything that goes on, but when something outrageous happens, they want to bring out the Constitution or some other government reference book.

"Thanks for reading! Hope you enjoyed."
-K. Angelique W.