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."

The Enivronment: Global Warming.

Global warming is the increase in the ocean and near surface temperatures. Global warming is caused mostly by humans. We humans are adding excessive amounts of greenhouse gases into the air. Global warming is bad. There isnt a positive side to it. You can look at it every which way but you will probably ever find a positive side to global warming. Mccains view on global warming is that we shouldnt be wasting time trying to figure out a timline for it. But that we should be trying to take care of the rising temperatures and waters that it brings. Obamas view on global warming is that we should take agressive action NOW. He believes that global warming is one of the greatest challenges our generation has faced. y opinion on global warming is that we should try to fix it but its not a BIG problem that has to be fixed right now. There are more important things in the world to worry about than global warming. Should we be trying to reduce it? yes, but it will be a lifelong process to end global warming. We should be worrying about global warming in about 2 or 3 maybe even 4 years from now. We should still be reducing it until then but aty the moment there are more important isusues on hand. We should be worrying about war than anything else at this day and time. In better words global warming isnt as bad as most people make it sound. Their OVERexaggerating.

nuclear weapons

Nuclear weapons are explosive devices that is powered by "fission"(the splitting of a nucleas of an atom.) The create really really big EXPLOSIONS. They can cause MASS DESTRUCTION!!!!!! Nuclear weapons cause explosions which kill people, children, animals, and trees.The explosions they cause also blind every living thing within a 10 mile radius in every direction. John Mccains view on nuclear weapons is that we should never use them again. He believes that we should be able to deter and attack with regular weapons not nuclear weapons. They cause to much damage to the world. Obamas view is that we need to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. He also says that if hes elected he will ban everyone from producing nuclear weapons. My opinion on Nuclear weapons is that we shouldnt evem have them. We made them knowing that we werent supposed too. Nuclear weapons kill people! Do you think thats what we want. In my opinion Nuclear Weapons are unneeded, and unwanted pieces of junk!! Im against nuclear weapons. Whats the point of killing living, breathing animals and people when you dont need to.

Off shore drilling

off shore drilling is when they try to get resources such as oil out of the shoreline. Off shore drilling effects has alot of risks for our enviroment. It could cause oil spills and many other dangerous things for our enviroment. There really isnt a positive side to off shore driling except we get more resources than we usually have.
Now that you know what off shore drilling is. I shall tell you what the presidential candidates have to say about it. Mccain supports off shore drilling as a "short term sort of thing." He sees it as a way to lower the rising gas prices. While Obama sees off shore drilling as something that makes no sense. Off shore drilling cannot help with the rising gas prices because it could take a very long time to find oil. From these facts and opinions i have found my own opinion. I am against off shore drilling. Because we are ruinin g our enviroment by drilling when it cant even help us till 10 maybe 20 even 30 years from now. In better words were wasting our time doing something that doesnt need to be done. Think about it this way: "why waste time doing this when there are other better more important things to do?"

Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin has 5 children(Piper,Willow,Bristol,Track, and Trig.) Her youngest is Trig who was born on April 18th, 2008. He was born with a well known disease called down syndrome. Down Syndrome is a genetic abnormality that affects a child's intellectual and physical development. Palin says As for people who think a baby like Trig shouldn't even be born, look around. Who is perfect or even normal? This is saying that Palin is accepting her child, even though some of us dont. Palin believes that everyone is unique. She also believes that we shouldnt discriminate against those who arent like us. Another thing is that Palin has to deal with people telling her that she needs to be home helping with her "special needs" child. Some people dont even believe that its her baby! She also has to deal with people snooping around in her buisness(checking hospital records to see if it is her baby.) Its insane!! But Palin is being tough and she is standing her ground. Shes not letting these low-life drama filled people get to her. As long as she knows the real story then she is perfectly okay. Palin is opposed to abortion, which means that she is against it. Palin was asked what she would do if her daughter were raped and became pregnant and she replied saying that she would chose life. Her and her husband both stated that every baby is created for a good purpose. From this we can take that Palin is a strong vice presidential candidate.

Joe Biden

Biden is Obama's running mate who has been through alot. On December 18th 1972 Bidens wife and 3 children were in an automobile accident. They were Christmas shopping in Hockessin, Delaware when their car was hit by a tractor trailer while pulling into an intersection. His wife, Nelia Biden, and 13 month old daughter Amy Biden, were killed in the accident. His sons Beau and Hunter were in critical condition but they both made full recovery. Biden no longer works on December 18th. Its always hard to lose the ones you love. This shows that Biden is strong in overcoming death. He has moved on and remarried. In 1988 Biden was put in the hospital for a life saving surgery to fix a brain aneurysm that had began leaking. There was another operation to repair a second aneurysm in May 1988. The hospitalization and recovery process kept him from his duties in the U.S. Senate for almost seven months. This is displaying that Biden has overome more than just death. He came so close to dying himself.Bidens belief on iraq-war is that he is against it. He is also against LGBT's. Obama is lucky to have such a strong runnung mate by his side.

John Mccain

Mccain has been through alot in his 72 years of life. One of the many hardships in his life happened on October 26, McCain was making his 23rd bombing mission over North Vietnam when his plane was hit by an antiaircraft missile, he ejected breaking both arms and a leg in the process, he landed in a lake near Hanoi and was captured. He spent the next five and a half years as a prisoner of war. Injured and ill, McCain was denied medical assistance until his captors learned that he was an admiral's son, and even then treatment was rudimentary. His father's position also prompted the North Vietnamese to offer him early release in June of 1968. McCain refused, as the U.S. Military Code of Conduct required that prisoners accept release on a first in/first out basis, and there were more than 100 prisoners ahead of him. His refusal resulted in a round of torture that included knocking his teeth out, hanging him by his broken arms, and beating him almost around the clock for a week. This is saying that he is a strong man who is caring, compassionate, and loyal. McCain could have easily taken the early release and skipped the 100s of men waiting to get out. But instead he decided to stay even though he knew he would be tortured even more. McCain has said that he believes that an embryo should be given human rights. This is saying that he is pro-life which also means he is against abortion. John Mccain may be older than Obama but it doesnt mean he isnt as good.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama has been through many hardships in his life so far but that doesnt stop him from living a great life. Obamas parents were separated and then divorced by the time he was 4 years old. His parents also are both deceased. His mother died of cancer in 1995 and his father died in a automobile accident in 1982. This is showing that even though Obama lost 2 very important people in his life he has learnt to be strong and he has learnt to live a great life without them. Obamas stand on immigration is this: He does not believe that 12 million illegal immigrants can be deported He said "It's not going to happen. We're not going to go round them up ... We should give them a pathway to citizenship." This is saying that Obama believes we should accept the illegal immigrants like we accept each other. Here is a quote from Obama: There is not a Black America and a White America and Latino America and Asian America; there's the United States of America . This says that we all live in the same America and some of us need to stop being racist against others because we have just as much of a right to be here as they do. Obama also says he will retreat from Iraq no matter what the situation on the ground is, and no matter what advice he receives from military commanders. This is saying that Obama is anti war. Obama has been through alot in his short lifetime. He is a great presidential candidate and so is John Mccain.