Essential Question Paragraph: English

Societies and People cause change to everyone, everywhere. Individuals affect change in a society all the time. Every now and then people try to change things in a society. These people do this because they feel that something needs to be fixed or at least changed. When these people do this they pull others in to help them. People can change anything they would like to with the right amount of hard work and help.
Another way people affect change in a society is when they try to convert other people's beliefs. Sometimes people believe that their beliefs should be the ones that everybody follows. But everyone has their own beliefs and NO ONE should ever think they have to follow someone elses viewpoint. They have their own view point. When people force their beliefs on someone it makes the other personm stresss out and follow them in stead of theirselves.

One other way people affect change in the society is when people take the initiative to help others and do good deeds. This makes a change because it encourages other people to help out and do the right thing. Even though the people are following the others their following them for a very good reason so it does'nt really matter.

One way the society affects change on the individual is when there are ads being put up or handed out. These ads may contain lies and poeple believe it is the truth so they fall for it!! The adsa persuade people to maybe believe or fall for something that they dont believe in. This is bad because it changes the persons belief system and they dont even know it.

Another way society affects the individual is when a majority of people believe something and there is a few other people who believe something else totally different. The few others dont want to be left out of the group so they follow the others. They do this because they don't want to be ignored and left out. This is a problem because their not going with what they believe in their going with someone elses beliefs.

One last reason why the society affects the indvidual is when people get afraid to do something. Meaning that people follow the others because their afraid to be different and their afraid that believing something opther than what they believe. This is really bad because this person could change a society with their beliefs but their too afraid to do anything. This is also bad because their not following their beliefs.

If your afraid to be differnt or afraid to change something DON"T BE!!!! You can do ANYTHING you put your mind to!!

Paragraph for Digital Literacy

Well i don't know where to start but i can say WOW!! The discussion board got real intense when people included their opinions. But to be honest I LOVED IT!! It was SO cool to see how certain people we know from school feel about certain things. It was real eye opening to all the political views in our school. I loved telling people my side and opening their eyes to things they haven't seen. We also got to see how Obama and McCain feel on things. I learned how McCain and Obama both have big plans for technology. Obama uses A LOT of technology everyday. But McCain on the other hand can't really use technology because of his disabilities from war. And you know what WHO CARES. Its perfectly okay to not use technology. You don't HAVE to use it. And I'm glad he doesn't because you don't need technology to run a country. And hopefully Obama won't constantly be on his Blackberry or Laptop while he is trying to run our country. Because well unfortunately he won presidency. I loved using blackboard to communicate with our colleagues it really let me get to know some of their views and it was really awesome. Even though some people got offended when people expressed their views. Its okay. If they had a problem with it then they shouldnt have read it or replied to it. That sounds mean but im sorry its true people have a right to freedom of speech. So yea......

Barack Obama

#1- Abortion: Favors abortion rights.

#2- Education: He would Lengthen the school day, expand aid to early childhood learning and intervene as early as sixth grade to provide struggling students with special course work and counseling. Would offer families tax credits to help pay for college.

#3- Death Penalty: Supports death penalty for crimes for which the "community is justified in expressing the full measure of its outrage."

#4- Environment: He will strictly regulate pollution from large CAFOs, with fines for those that violate tough standards. Obama also supports meaningful local control

#5- Health care: Mandatory coverage for children, no mandate for adults. Aim for universal coverage by requiring larger employers to share costs of insuring workers and by offering coverage similar to that in plan for federal employees.

#6- Immigration: Voted for 2006 bill offering legal status to illegal immigrants subject to conditions, including English proficiency and payment of back taxes and fines. Voted for border fence.

#7- Iraq War: Spoke against war at start, opposed troop increase

#8- Economy: Barack Obama will provide a tax cut for working families, Provide tax relief for small businesses and startups, Fight for fair trade.

#9- Poverty: Barack Obama will expand access to jobs, Make work pay for all Americans, Support rural and urban areas.

#10-Stem Cell Research: Supports relaxing federal restrictions on financing of embryonic stem cell research

John McCain

#1- Abortion :McCain Opposes abortion rights. Has voted for abortion restrictions permissible under Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court ruling that legalized the procedure. Now says he would seek to overturn that guarantee of abortion rights while being open to a running mate who supports abortion rights. He Would not seek constitutional amendment to ban abortion.

#2- Education: John McCain believes American education must be worthy of the promise we make to our children and ourselves. He understands that we are a nation committed to equal opportunity, and there is no equal opportunity without equal access to excellent education.

#3- Death Penalty: McCain has supported expansion of the federal death penalty and limits on appeals.

#4- Environment:
John McCain Believes that we should strengthen the regulation and enforcement of the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act. He Believes that we should strengthen emission controls and fuel efficiency standards on all gasoline and diesel-powered engines, including cars, trucks, and sport utility vehicles ect.

#5- Health care: John McCain is willing to address the problem: the rapidly rising cost of U.S. health care. Bringing costs under control is the only way to stop the erosion of affordable health insurance, save Medicare and Medicaid, protect private health benefits for retirees, and allow our companies to effectively compete around the world.

#6- Immigration: John McCain has always believed that our border must be secure and that the federal government has utterly failed in its responsibility to ensure that it is secure.

#7- Iraq War: John McCain believes it is strategically and morally essential for the United States to support the Government of Iraq to become capable of governing itself and safeguarding its people.

#8- Economy: John McCain's strategy includes taking the near-term actions needed to provide immediate help to American families while also taking the longer-term steps necessary to secure America's economic prosperity and leadership in the world.

#9- Poverty: McCain said he will set aside the needs of the special interests to advance the interests of the American people, especially those 12 million children who deserve every opportunity to achieve the American Dream.

#10-Stem Cell Research: McCain Supports relaxing federal restrictions on financing of embryonic stem cell research

Obama: Mission Statement

I will get our economy back where it is supposed to be.

I will make sure men and men can be together and likewise for women.

I will put a child's education first on my list of priorities.

I will provide accessible and affordable health for children ONLY.

I will take money from those who work hard and give it to lazy unemployed couch potatoes.

I will end war in Iraq so we can all be killed or held captive.

I will create equal pay for women.

I will support troops who are at home and on the battle field.

I will try to win this election.

But for your sake i will fail.

Mccain: mission statement

I will keep taxes low.

I will reward those who do as they are supposed to.

I will bring relief to Americans by getting budgets under order.

I will make health care available and affordable.

I will fix unneeded spending of OUR money.

I will empower parents with choices for their child's education.

I will do what i need to do to get Washington under control.

I will do what i have to to win this election.

Interview

The person i am interviewing is my mom.

Q: How does the presidential candidates choice for their running mate affect your vote?
A: They have to be under the same belief system.

Q: Does the candidate you are voting for have opinions oin issues that you dont agree with? Which ones? and why?
A: The candidate I have chosen does not have issues that I have seen that I do not agree with.

Q: How does the economy affect your vote in this election?
A: I hope that the candidate I choose will bring the economy up and make sure the funds go to much needed areas.

Q: How does the candidates position on changing the education in our schools affect your vote? why?
A: That is a main priority to me. I know that the children are the future of america and if they dont have the proper education then they cannot help.

Q: How does the candidates talk about change affect you? Meaning that do you think he/she will actually take the tiome to follow through with the change they claim?
A: I can not be 100% sure but I have to go on faith that the candidate I choose will follow through on his words.


Reflection::
The person interviewed responded okay. They didnt go into detail where I needed them to. But we can still get a good idea of their opinions. Their answers are saying that they are an active member of their society and they try to keep up with the candidate as much as they can in their spare time. Which is good because some people dont keep up with their candidate and end up voting for someone who changed their belief. The change by the individual is reflected when the people have different beliefs than them. And how their talk about "change" could either be truthful or lies. But all the society can do is vote for whos best and see if they follow through on their talk about "change."