CLOSE CALLS: WARNING SIGNS OR FORESHADOWMENT?

All that has happened recently in Times Square (the two evacuations), I can't help but to be just a little bit scared of what could very well happen to us. We came THIS CLOSE to catastrophe. Our very own airport regulations stopped us from getting the biggest suspect in America right now, Faisal. What happened hasn't been enough of a warning sign? I can't help but feel that we will get attacked again, we just can't stop dodging these bullets, One WILL hit us and sooner rather than later. Below is a link to this story, but you've most likely have seen it on your own time already.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/nycs-times-square-evacuated-bomb-scare/story?id=10530777

WHAT IS THE POINT OF ''FOUR TWENTY''?

I couldn't help but to ask this question. You can't sugarcoat the fact that teenagers my age and even younger do drugs and other things that harm your body. Maybe they do it from peer pressure, or because it makes them feel good or because it is the answer to stress related problems. Personally, I never have and never will do drugs, I believe in a life staying above the influence, a clear mind. Not that I mind other people do it, it's their decision to do so. But I can't help but to shake my head when I see people using drugs to the point where they become a screw up and drop out of high school, it's a sad thing to see. That's why when April 20th rolls around every year, I see people taking pride in doing drugs on this particular day and I can't help but to wonder why. If you do drugs every day, Why is this day in particular such a big deal? I've heard about 18,000 different definitions and I wish I could get the definite reason. Below is a link to several possibilities but I'm just curious about other people's perspectives on this.

parentingteens.about.com/cs/marijuana/a/420meaning.htm

THE ECONOMY

Thinking about the economy nowadays is not an easy thing to do. Especially considering the ''downturn'' of recent years, I can't help but to be scared of the economy. It affects everything: what job I get (many opportunities are not as available), what my career could be (based on whether or not what job I get affects this too), what happens with my parents (all their money), everything just seems disastrous and in question at this point. Although, this year itself seems to be an economic ''rebound'', it's still not enough to convince me that we're still okay. Below is a link that basically sums up the financial crisis of recent years. Maybe there's just just something I'm not seeing but as my generation enters this ''financial hell'', I just don't know if we're going to make it out alive.



http://www.globalissues.org/article/768/global-financial-crisis

TATTOOS: FORM OR ART OR ''LITTER'' FOR OUR BODIES?

In the last twenty years, There's something I've noticed more and more with the passing of one generation to the next: The acceptance of tattoos and piercings into our culture. Twenty years ago, it was illegal for one to get a tattoo in New York state. Nowadays, that has changed and people seem to be expressing that more and more. Personally, i don't mind the idea of tattoos as long as it is something that means a lot to you and is not just there to impress anyone else that is not you. The worst thing I hate is when people get spouse names or names of boyfriends/girlfriends and just end up being a nasty reminder when they break up. It should be a serious commitment to get a tattoo, if at all. Some people I know can't stand tattoos and I don't see why. They call it ''littering'' of our bodies and that they will fade away and sag when you get older. I can see that argument, but I believe if it's something important to you and it looks nice at the same time and not to impress anybody, I don't see what's wrong with tattoos. The link below goes to an article explaining ''dangers'' of tattoos but it doesn't really go in depth the way i was hoping for. But back to my point: TATTOOS AREN'T BAD, AS LONG AS IT IS SOLELY FOR YOU AND TO NOT IMPRESS ANYONE ELSE.



http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/139496/the_deadly_dangers_of_body_tattoos.html

SLEEP DEPRIVATION

I know you see the two words written in caps above you and you know you have been through it at some point of your life. Most teens look at these two words and just for the most part, shake them off. We know we stay up way too late and wake up way too early the next day, it' the way we function to be frank. You hear all about how our parents tell us, ''IT'S GONNA CATCH UP TO YOU!!!'' but we know we're right in our own way and so continue to do what we do. But is it really the best move for us teens? Maybe for some but definitely not for all. Copy and paste the URL below to read an article I found on the matter. It scares me to tell you the truth. You think not getting enough sleep at night really won't affect you, until you get older and health problems start arising. Teenagers make the mistake of thinking they're absolutely invincible and nothing can happen to them until it DOES. I don't know about anyone else, but I think now is the time to truly think about what you are doing at night and how your current sleep pattern affects EVERYTHING: Today, Tomorrow, and the next day. Continued sleep deprivation and I think us teens are in trouble.





http://www.fremont.k12.ca.us/16811010281527110/lib/16811010281527110/american.psychological.association.pdf

OBAMA: AMERICA'S BEST OPTION?

I can't help but to bring up this subject, what with the recent Healthcare bill being passed that has caused such an uproar among us people. When people first heard of the bill, it was thought that this would in fact, help america. But all it seems to actually do is prolong our agony. While it is expensive, why should children be ensured through the age of 26? Wouldn't you think that at least the age of 21, you are able to stand on your own two feet financially speaking? It doesn't really help us out and it affects us right now. We're in deep trouble with our government situation. Obama's promised change, but the only change that's happened isn't GOOD change. I can't help but to worry at this point at exactly who we elected to run our country. granted, I couldn't stand George W. Bush and it's a step up, But a monkey is also a step up from our previous president, I'm sorry.Our country has been getting worse and worse, we're falling behind in debt. Things just seem to be getting worse and worse for us.I just wonder what's going to happen next for us. I can';t help but to.

FORMSPRING: A PLACE FOR QUESTIONS OR HUMILITY

It's amazing nowadays how all these ''social networking'' sites came about.First there was Myspace, which was all the rage from 2003 to about late 2008.Now there's Facebook,which is pretty much the popular thing now among everybody. The most recent sites to come about were Twitter, a way of ''texting'' among celebrities and other people, and the very newest one to come about- Formspring. Formspring is a place where people can anonymously leave questions on a person's page.Copy and paste the URL below this post to see what Formspring looks like. I don't really like the idea of it, as Formspring is used more or less as an outlet to make fun of people. Becuase of this, many people get upset and then delete their accounts. The bad thing about it too is that some people have their Formspring and Facebook accounts connected and all Formspring posts also appear on Facebook. I truthfully don't know what the purpose of Formspring even really is.But I also wonder how stupid people can be to create one, then get upset when ANONYMOUS people ask them questions to insult them, and end up deleting them from all the drama. I have not and will not ever make a Formspring account, as it will just result in humility. Why sites like this even exist is beyond me. Is it worth providing a place for people to make fun of other people? I don't think Formspring will last around too much longer, there's just too many problems arising from this site. Unless Formspring changes its ways, it will ''die out'' in the next two to three years.


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