Baker vs. Carr

1. What issue was dressed in the case? In Tennesse, urban areas has increased in population and the State hasn't changed the number of legislators for each county that has increased.
2. A law was passed to make each state update redistricting every 10 years, and Tennesse has failed to do so since 1901.
3. The case presented a political question which the court wouldn't hear the case.
4. The federal court refused to hear a case over State districting, which sent the case off to the supreme court.
5. In the end, it was a land slide that the Supreme court allows federal courts the power to determine State voting rights.
6. The federal court is now hearing more cases similiar to Baker vs Carr.
7. I do agree with the court decision, the federal court should deal with kind of hearings.

Assignment 11/6/14

   A big conversation that has been discussed for years is abortion. Should abortion be allowed or shouldn't it? Personally, I could see being for it then against it. I don't you should be able to kill your child simply because  you don't want to take care of it, but then again its not my decision to make. I believe every person should make their decision as to abortion. I could be against abortion because it is awfully wrong to kill a child. If anything, the mother should have the child and give it up for adoption. I would address the people that I personally don't believe in it, but I believe mothers should have an option.
  In the United States, natural disasters happen all of the time. I believe the government should give aid to the states when a natural disaster occurs. In my opinion, every should come together and help support that state that the natural disaster happened in. They should also have trainings for people in those states to help the people in need as soon as the natural disaster has hit. Even though it may cost a lot to help those states in need, the government should spend their money on aid over other nonsense stuff.
  For me, I am a strong believe in being green. Who wouldn't want fresh air to breathe in? Each year, our atmosphere is being destroyed by gases caused by burning coal and etc. Our government should come together to help find a solution to clean air. Everyone says Obama is a pretty bad president, but his strides with trying to save our environment is amazing. Small steps can lead to larger steps in helping for clean air. I would promote for recycling and try to get more citizens to recycle. I would try to get the chance to give some money back to the ones who recycle.
  Cost of College is another issue that not just West Virginia faces, but every state faces. Many high school seniors are faced with the debt of College in the near future. Some colleges tuition is just  outrageous. In my opinion, the government should figure options to help the students with their debts. One option would be to have more scholarships available to a ride range of students. In some cases, some high school students have to get loans due to their parents not willing to help them, there should be something to help those ones in need. Everyone should be able to get the chance to a higher education if they desire it.
  Lately, there has been some news on television about veterans not getting their needs. In my opinion, veterans should be able to get health benefits for serving their country. Not many people can say, that they went to war and fought for us during the War Worlds. I believe the government should give back to the veterans. Many veterans develop mental health issues during combat. My opinion the government should fund groups that help veterans work their issues out when they get back to the United States.
 For me, I wouldn't consider myself a democrat or a republican. If I had to be one, I would probably be a democrat. I don't always agree with how most democrats think. I do believe that people that make a much higher income, should get tax more. It is not fair for a low income person to be paying the same taxes, as someone who makes millions. Must democrats also support the death penalty. Many democrats believe in having health care for everyone, but I don't believe Obamacare was the right option. It is not fair to make citizens pay a fine due to not having insurance. One thing most democrats want is to have clean air. I am a strong believe in finding energy that's clean for the environment.
  

Bell ringer 10,6,14

I believe that is a good thing that we have someone in the lawmaking that would think for the young minds for West Virginia. In other thoughts, it seems she got elected through the help of her father. I believe that this could be a good or bad thing for West Virginia. In a good sense, she could be the voice of reason for younger adults. In other ways, she is young she may not know as much as someone who is more qualified and older.

Who I choose?

I choose the woman because of many reasons. First of all, she believes that people should get refunded if they recycle. Other issues he helped is with taxes. She explains the reasons for taxes as well. At the end, his responses were better than the girl's.

Bellringer 10,5, 14

For the Barbour County Election, two republicans and one democrat won the election. They were all men.For the West Virginia senator, Capito won over Natalie Tennant. In all of the votes, I don't believe a single incumbent won the election. Elections is a choice for people to express their feelings I believe its important to vote because it a privilege Americans have.

Bellringer 10,30,14

1. I'm stay agree and disagree with the death penatly. In some since, I believe it is the right thing to do. In other ways, I believe that it is wrong.  Sometimes life in prison could do better punishment than the death penalty.
2. I believe that the court should give the guy's legal time a chance. He should get punished for what he did.

Bellringer 10,29, 14

Some of the laws on this article are stupid. I do believe some of the laws are funny to look at. In addition, the states need to go over their laws. If the states actually enforced these laws, our country would be made fun of for sure.

Bell ringer 10, 28, 14

1. Many people blame the captain because he only cared about himself. He didn't try to rescue any of the passengers, instead he only saved himself.
2. I honestly don't believe in the death penalty. People make mistakes and the captain made a mistake. I do believe he should get punished for not doing the right thing.
3. In a way, I believe the death penalty is correct. An example, a person that is a murderer should get the death penalty. In other ways, I believe its kind of an easy way out for someone. People make mistakes all of the time, they should get the chance to learn from it.

President Report Card

Name of President: Benjamin Harrison

Number of Presidency:  23rd 

Years in Office:  4 years 

In the following ten categories, grade your president from an A to an F. (You may “acknowledge” border-line grades with a – or a +).  You will need to give a 50 word justification as to why your candidate scored as they did. 

Category	Grade	Comments
Ability to handle and deal with a crisis	B+	In many crisis, He would use many details in order to solve crises.
Ability to work with Congress and Cabinet	C-	He didn't get a long with some of the senators and the secretary of state.
Character and Integrity	A-	He is very honest, respected, and intelligent.
Education	B	He went to college and got his law degree.
Empathy	C	He was very stiff and formal when dealing with people
Foreign Policy	A	He fought against the Foreign Countries when needed
Relates to the common man	C	Benjamin doesn't really related to the common man due to his stiffness and having to put everything in details
Persuasiveness	B+	Benjamin does very detailed speeches to convince them.
Political Experience	B	He was the senator for 7 years
Public speaking & Communication	A	His speeches were very well detailed and could tall well with others.

  Benjamin Harrison had his ups and downs. Many people looked up to him for his characteristics. He was a hard cookie to fight against. Benjamin did try to fight for the voting rights for African Americans. Also, I gave him some poor reviews due to the debt he made for the United States. 

Euthanasia

    Everyone has their opinion on Euthanasia. Honestly, I am a supporter for Euthanasia, but then again I am not. Euthanasia is a good thing in a way, but in other ways it's not. Why do I support Euthanasia?
   Euthanasia is a way for a person thats ill to pick their own death date. Some people who are ill rather die peacefully than go through all of the pain from the cancer or illness. Most people would like to option to die the way they want to other dying from an illness. In my opinion, I agree that they should have the right to pick their death dates. Is it called suicide?
   Euthanasia and Suicides is two completely different things. Suicide is when a person who is sad and depressed with life. Suicide is an easy way out, in my opinion. Euthanasia if for someone who is termanilly ill the chance to die in a peaceful right. Sometimes it better to just die, than go through what the cancer can do to someone. I believe in Euthanasia over Suicide any day.
  Why don't I support Euthanasia? It would be hard to pick my own death date, if I had a severe cancer or illness.  I do believe in fighting to survive then going in the easy way out. At a point where you don't feel like you can fight anymore, maybe the would be the chance for Euthanasia. If I did pick my death date, it would impact my family's lives. I would hate to leave my family on this earth because it was my decision to.
   In a way, Euthanasia is good option. In other ways, it is not. Its hard to believe that someone could pick Euthanasia. If I was in severe pain and I was told that its better to die now, I don't know what I would do. Would I try to fight or would I not? I don't know if I would have the guts to survive or to end my own life.

Bell ringer 10,13, 14

Honestly, this doesn't surprise me at all. People should know that any pictures including nudes are not safe to send. If you don't want the world to look at it, then don't take pictures of it.  Some programs say that there is privacy regulations. In reality, anything could be hacked.

Bell ringer 10, 10, 14

 I believe that everyone should have the right to choose when they get to die. Why couldn't they? In all honestly, if they want to die they will do it no matter what. If someone does want to die, it doesn't mean they are suicide. Suicide is where a person is usually depressed with life and believes there is no way out. With euthanasia, it gives people who are sick the chance to die without the pain. Honestly, if I was her I would do the same thing. I couldn't imagine that pain that would take place.  I couldn't stand having my family members seeing me in a manner like that. I wouldn't pick my " death date, two days after my husband's birthday though. In other ways, you never know when they will find a cure for the cancer a person may have.

Bell ringer 10,9, 14

1. It says that different regions have different customs. Some regions can afford only $5 hamburgers, while some other regions can apparently buy $1,000 hamburger.
2, Honestly, I would eat it if I didn't have to pay for it. Who doesn't like free food?

Bell ringer 10,8, 14

1. I'm not very surprised on the statistics because its general knowledge that many females get sexual harassed as being a waitress. Some restaurants or bars are designed so females will have to dress more provocative in order to gain more tips.
2. I believe that if businesses had a dress code and made the waitresses follow the code, it will lower the chances of sexual harassment. In some businesses, they make their waitresses dress that way in order to increase their profits, which I believe is unfair.
3. Every waitress should get paid the same including their tips. If the waitress receives tips, their amount is lower than a waitress who receives no tips.

Bellringer 10,6,14

1. The articles are trying to hack into your account, may give you viruses, and try to get you to buy something.
2. I believe that If you're not 100 percent sure that its valid, DON'T Click on It. If people were more careful on clicking links, it can help prevent hackings and viruses.

10, 3, 14

1. There are some barriers that prevent the council from doing such actions.
2. Yes, it was inspired by a town in Pennsylvania doing the same thing.
3. I believe it is highly stupid to make your residents pay for living. Also, having documentation of living in your house is highly dumb.

Bellringer 10, 2, 14

1. They believe that Ebola is actually pretty hard to get in the United States. In the United States, we have the right treatment options to cure Ebola unlike poor countries. Many people are afraid of getting Ebola, but other sickness or diseases that are more common can kill you faster than Ebola. Most of the time, Ebola is spread because people don't have the materials like clean water and an actual toilet.
2. One of the diseases that experts believe that United States should be worried about is the Measles. Measles is way easier to get than Ebola. Measles can spread to over ten people. Many people mistake Influenza as the common cold. Each year over 100 children die from influenza.
3. I don't have any personal concerns about Ebola because there are other sicknesses or diseases to worry about.

Bell ringer 10,1, 14

1. I believe that he shouldn't of gotten a penalty. He didn't do anything to harm someone or offend anyone by praying for the win.
2. It affects amendment one because the freedom of religion. It allows citizens of the United States to have practice their own religion.
3. I believe that they shouldn't be so forceful on the rules. If anything, they need to change the rules because it is unfair to ban someone doing something harmless.  Everyone should have to right to freedom of religion and be able to pray when needed.

Bell ringer 9,30, 14

1. It will change the way the men get accused of rape. Most of the time men will have to fight for their innocence of being accused of rape.
2. I believe it does make it harder to charge fellows who do get accused of rape, but didn't actually do it. It makes it harder because if the person can prove that the other say yes, it won't be as easy to charge someone with rape.

Newspaper article about Amendment 19

  A lady name Ms. O'Connor believes the 19th amendment was made because men wasn't doing their jobs. She believe that 19th amendment caused many problems with the families. She said the only thing that keeps her from working is for money. If she didn't have to worry about money, she would be a stay at home mom.

Newspaper Article for Amendment 4

   In Oregon, School officials has came up for an idea to do random drug tests for students that play in sports. In most cases, the fourth amendment doesn't allow someone to give a drug test without suspicion that the person is doing drugs. School children don't have the same rights as others. If a student wants to play a sport and refused to a drug test, he wasn't allowed to play. Parents has filed a law suit against the school.

Court Case for Amendment 13 and 14

   Home Adolf Plessy had a grandparent that was half African American. While being on a train ride, they asked him to move the back because he was African American. He refused to move because he thought it was his right to sit anywhere he wanted. During the court case, Plessy lost. They believe that the Louisiana law didn't violate the thirteen amendment or fourteen amendment.  They say the fourteenth amendment was made for African Americans to be equal with political and civil rights.

Court Case for the Second Amendment

     On March 2, 2010 is when the agruement of McDonald vs Chicago first took place.  A man name of Otis Mcdonald lived in a neighborhood that was taken over by gangs and drug dealers. Most of the time, his house and his lawn were vandalized multiple times. Otis is an experienced hunter that owned many guns in the past. Since he felt unsafe, he wanted to purchase a hand gun. Chicago made a ban that residents in Chicago couldn't apply for a gun permit. On June 28, 2010, the Supreme court held that the second amendment that a person has the right to bear arms for self protection.

September 29, 2014 Bellringer

1. They are protesting because citizens of Hong Kong are wanting to vote for the next election. Only some citizens got the right to vote, and they are outrageous. They also want more democratic changes.
2. They are taking right such as the right to bear arms, 18 voting age, freedom of speech and expression

Bell ringer 9, 26, 14

1. I believe people in West Virginia look for jobs that don't need a college degree. Many of the jobs in West Virginia doesn't require a degree. For some graduates, it is hard to find a job with the degree that they have.
2. I believe the percentages is so low for multiple reasons. I believe that some residents in West Virginia don't have the money to go to college because it can be expensive at times. I also believe that some adults don't believe they can go to college because of education issues.
3. I believe if people was guaranteed a job after college, there is more of a chance to for people to go to college. If colleges lower their tuition, it can also increase the chances of students going to college

Bellringer 9, 25, 14

1. I believe Obama was trying to get all of the countries to come together as one. He wants everyone to come together due to the ISIS threats. If all of the countries come together, it would be a lot less stressful. 2. I believe some people had an influence on what he was saying, others didn't really care. 6/10.

Bell ringer 9,18,14

     In this article, it explains how the ISIS has improved from the past.It explains how the ISIS made it through drone attacks and civil wars. Recently,  they formed an "Islamic State".Information was learned that the ISIS has formed a some what government. They are doing this for when they win the battle they will have people to run the area. They have advanced from just being war based to actually proving food and shelter for the people living in that area. They have a council to decided on who should beheaded and who shouldn't be. In order to keep peace, Islamic state is separated into Syrian and Iraqi branches. We now get to be able to see that the people who are in charge of the military influences the government side of things.

Bell ringer 9,16,14

I believe each parent has their idea of reasonable punishment. There is always a certain point when the punishment gets out of hand. If the whipping get out of hand here should be legal issues. I believe that the way discipline has change dramatically. Now days If someone sees a parent whipping their child, most people will call the cops on them. In the old days, a lot of families used whipping as punishment.

Bell ringer 9,12,14

   Did you know that there is WWII spy living in a quiet life in West Virginia? Fred Mayer is a WWII veteran.Before Hitler went after the Jews, his family left to go to the United States. When the Holocaust happened, he volunteered to join the American OSS. He played a spy twice during the Holocaust. The first time he played as a German soldier and the second time as a German electrician. Mayer was also caught and was beaten by the Gestapos. The amazing thing is that he doesn't have any grudges toward the Germans.

Bill of Rights 2-10

2. Right to Bear Arms, the right of gun ownership to people for purposes that include self-defense.
3.No military personal can force to live in other's house during peaceful time, but doing war they can live in others houses.
4.Search and Seizure- in order for the anyone to search someone's belongings they must have a search warrant prior to searching.
5.In this amendment, it gives criminals a right to a grand jury, forbids double jeopardy, and protects against self-incrimination.The government has to inform citizens when taking private property and using it for public.
6.Criminal Prosecutions- Always the right for a public trail without delay, a right to a lawyer, right to an impartial jury, and right to know who your accusers are.
7.Common Law Suits- Civil claims must be tried before a jury or maybe heard in front of a judge.
8.Excessive Bail and Excessive fines shouldn't be allowed, neither is cruel punishment.
9,Certain rights cannot deny other rights.
10.Powers  not made from the Us Constitution, can be made strictly for states and people.

Bell ringer 9,5 14,

The fake towers go against the the US Constitution because of the privacy laws. If people are tracking in on people's phone calls or texts, it lets them know information on someone that they shouldn't know. I believe they are located near military bases to gain information about the military. People can be trying to find information about our military services and use it to their advantage.I believe that the government is not involved with these fake towers. They already listen to our phone calls without them, so there would be no need for them to  make towers.

Bell ringer 9,4,15

1. I believe that many people who live in India will be afraid. They don't know if they acts of terrorism  will happen or not. If terrorism occurs, many residents in India might decided to move due to threats. 2. I believe they are targeting India due to the Jews and Hindus residents.  I also think it has to do with the Britain borders. 3. I believe that U.S should watch act of threat serious. No one knows if these terrorists will target the United States as well.

Bell ringer 9,3,14

   Rick Perry is the governor of Texas. Recently, he has gotten in a lot of trouble dealing with the law. An attorney of Texas was caught drunk driving. In the response of the attorney not getting the correct punishment, Rick acted out. He said that he will cut all funding that goes to the attorney, if the attorney doesn't step down. After she refused to quit, he stopped the funding. He believes that charges he got were unjustified. Do I agree with his reasoning? I believe his actions were uncalled for but he did have power to do the things he did. How can he go to jail for something that's a part of his job. I believe he shouldn't of threatened the lady but tried to figure out how to remove her from her position.

Bell ringer 9,2, 14

I am not surprised that something of that level could happen. It has happened to many of people before. I always do think about what I post online. because you never know who would be seeing the post and how it could affect someone. Sometimes I do worry that people would get offended from some posts. I do believe people should get prosecuted because they are doing something illegal by hacking into I cloud.

Bell ringer 8,29,14

1. I believe this was an accident because I don't believe that the girl meant to shoot her instructor.2. I believe that children should be allowed to shoot guns. A lot of children like to go hunting and want to learn how to shoot a gun. I think its safer if children learn at a gun range by experts. 3. Do I believe that children should have uzis? I don't think children of that age should carry them. Do I believe adults should? Adults would have better control of the weapon and are more responsible with guns

Bellringer 8,27,14

North Carolina University students created a new type of fingernail polish. What type of fingernail polish? They created a fingernail polish for females to detect if their drink has been spiked. How does this work? The female who has the fingernail polish will stir their drink with their finger. If their fingernail polish turns a different color, their drink has been spiked.

Bellringer 8,24, 14

   Obama approved for surveillance flights in Syria. Why is this the case? The american troops have no contact in Syria to see if they would try to air strike the United States. If they would to place these surveillance flights, it would let the the american troops know whats going on with the operations in Syria.

Bellringer 8,25, 14

 There was a severe earthquake in Napa, California. It was the largest earthquake they had since twenty five years. Over 170 people were hurt and a few were in critical condition. Not only did the citizens get hurt, the local businesses got hurt as well. For an example, Lucera Olive Oil company had hundreds of broken bottles. With all of the chaos, the town is expecting atleast 30 aftershocks to occur. There is a chance that an aftershock of the magnitude of a 5 can happen.

 Many people suspect the reason for the earthquake is because of the West Napa Fault. This fault happnes to be apart of a large fault zone smashed between two larger faults. The tectonic tensions between each plate caused to earth quake to occur. The fault makes more than just one slash again the Earth's surface. Even though the fault is none to be active, many people don't expect that it is a major fault in the Bay area.

Assignment 8,22,14

    The United States faces many problems each year. Today, I believe the three biggest problems facing the United States would be: unemployment, poverty, and climate change. Each of these problems are increasing every year. What can the government and even the citizens do to fix these issues? How did the issues appear? Often these questions are asked by not only citizens living in the United States, but even our government as well.
    The major issue that United States faces is unemployment. Why is this the case? Unemployment has been on the rise since the 1900's. More and More companies are looking to outside of the country businesses because it cuts the cost of labor. " Only 63 percent of working age Americans have jobs or are looking for one." The percentage hasn't been that low since 1978. Many people who are unemployed quit looking for jobs after some time. The biggest reason why unemployment rates are so high is because of our economy being weak. How can we fix unemployment issues? We need to get rid of the low wage jobs and create higher paid jobs. We need to get everyone to be able to get a job if they want to work. If the government can raise a two to three percent increase on  our economy that can create multiple job openings for unemployment.
    Did you know that the average poverty level is around $22,000 per a family of four? If you were to calculate that, that means 15 million children live in poverty. For a family to cover just the basic expenses, they would need to make at least $45,000 per year. Many children do not receive government assistance because their parents make more than $22,000 per year. Children that live in poverty usually have a social and learning issues.With families that live in poverty, the chance of hunger increases.So how can the United States government fix the poverty issues? A couple ways to decrease poverty is to force families to only have a certain number of children. Smaller families do make more money per year than larger ones.
    The last major issue I believe that the United States is face is the climate change. In the northeast part of the country, climate change varies from state to state. During hot summer days, the chance of air pollution increases. The air pollution can give many health risks to the young, the elderly, and to the workers who work outside. The northeast states have dozens of ski resorts, tests show by the end of the century some will be gone due to the warmer climate due to global warming. How can the government fix the climate issues? They can make more laws to help reduce how much carbon dioxide is released in the air from factories.They can also go green by recycling.
   Every country has their own problems. Each issue stated above can be fixed and maybe some day they will be fixed. If these issues do get fixed, the United States will be a better country. If they focus on an issue at a time, they will have better chances of solving the problem.

Bell ringer 8,20, 14

1.  This article is mainly about the taxes issues dealing with United States companies. Some business companies are looking at other countries to start their business. Why is this the case? Many american companies are complaining about how high the taxes are for the business. There is chance that if an american business works with a business outside of the states they will save millions of money. The United States can change the way they have the rules and this will make american businesses stay in america.

2.  The purpose of taxes is to be able to give the government money.

3. I believe that celebrities should have to pay more taxes due to all of the money they have.

Bell Ringer- 8,19,14

1. The police used tear gas on the citizens that didn't behave well and The governor tried to make a curfew for the city of Ferguson but it failed to help the violence.

2.Excessive force is where a person does extreme actions in cases where it wasn't needed.  I believe that police officer used excessive force because of how many times he shot the guy.

3. I believe that if the police of Ferguson would react differently to the riots and all of the chaos maybe some of the issues will decrease. If people told the truth and act on their actions, things would be easier. If the officer is in the blame for the shooting, he should get punished for his actions.

Letter to Myself- 8,18,14

Dear Myself,
 My three goals for this year would include the following: getting a 4.0, studying more often, and to graduate. My two goals for the next five years would be to be happy and do something that you believe in doing. My last two goals for the next ten years would be happy with decisions I've made and to have my own house.
                                                                       - Me.