Paper written in class (for next years class)

When most people think of the United States, they think of the great land and how much freedom people have. Little do people know though the United States' dark hidden history. The United States is not always honest about its history and has failed to explain its dark moments in the past.

The United States government does not always teach and explain to its people some of its dark past. For example, during WWII the United States government forced Japanese people on the west coast to move inland on reservations. Not many people have heard about this tragic event, because of the lackof teaching on the touchy subject. Likewise, this would be like a teacher avoiding to tell her students something because it might upset them. Teaching is a key role in the U.S., but even when they do teach, sometimes they twist the past to make it sound good.

The government continuously twists the past in order to make its dark spots sound good. The government hales Christopher Columbus as a great man that founded the new world. What they always fail to mention though is the thousands of natives he tricked and killed. Likewise, most recently the government invaded Iraq with the excuse of nuclear arms in the country. However was known that they did not have them and just lied to invade. Yet, some still don't believe the stagering evidense.

Some people say on the other hand that the U.S. government is just trying to control its people. The problem is, there is a point when it goes from protecting the people to censorship. If they were just trying to protect, then they could find a way to teach it and protect.

Big Fish Paper (for next years class)

The city of Specter in The Big Fish represents heaven.

The city of Specter is hard to get into like heaven. To get to SPecter, you have to go through a long path of woods. The woods have entanglements and traps just like life. Carl said before Edward started on the path "Are you sute you want to go on that long path?" and Edward responded with "Yes it will be an adventure and a challenge." Likewise, to get to heaven you have to do good works and go through the path of life. When Edward got to Specter the man at the enterance had a clip board,like Saint Peter is suppose to have at the gates of heaven. At the end of every path there is a reward.

The city of Specter is a reward, just like heaven is for doing good works. When you get to Specter, everything is perfect and you can just relax. When you get to heaven there is no worries and you can just do what you want. The man at the entrance once said, "Not many people come because you have to take the long and hard path to get here." You have no jobs or worries either in Specter, because everything is provided for you. All you do all day is have fun, like dancing and eating wonderful pie.

Oil Wreck

Thesis- The oil spill is British Petroleum's fault.

British Petroleum (BP) is at fault for this oil spill in the gulf coast. BP should have had better checking on the plants safety and kept it up to date for the safety of its workers and nature around it(as the owners of the oil rig). Furthermore, they need to have good, planned, worked out ideas in case it ever happens again. This is a global issue that is going to be affecting the whole world and BP is to blame and be at fault for this.

Journey of a LIfetime

As I said in one of my past posts, I am in Boy Scouts. Over this coming summer my brother, dad, and I are going to be traveling down to the Sea Base in Key West Florida. Sea base is one of three high adventure trips that is in Boy Scouts. At Sea Base they lend you a boat with a captain to oversee things, but you basically sail down the Florida Keys for six days on your own with a crew of other scouts. On the way down you snorkel many times a day and can fish for big fish such as barracudas. On the way down we are going to make multiple stops to different areas.

One of the stops we will be making is in West Virginia to raft of rapids. These rapids are not just the wimpy ones children go on. These rapids are ranked class 4 out of 5 and have killed people before in its past. Along with the rafting, we will be stopping at a nuclear sub base on the way down. At the sub base we get to sleep in the army gym and tour the area. We will get to see and learn about their newest nuclear subs and see some of the massive missiles they have at the base. One of the most things I am looking forward to on the trip is when we stop at the Everglades in Florida. When there we get to tour the areas and see the different alligators and crocodiles they have. The best part of all though, is we get to ride on a boat with a huge fan in the back that glides over the water.

The trip is going to be very fun, but not all of it is going to be great. My leaders name is Mcarly and when we are traveling down he might say “10miles till rest stop,” but everyone else knows MCarly miles. So when he says 10miles we know he really means 50-60 miles until we stop. Also the drive down is very long and hot. Some days we travel up to nine-ten hours in a day. As you should know, it is also very hot on the way down (Especially when you have a full car of kids and adults for eight hours). Overall though, I think is going to be a great trip and I cannot wait to see the great and sights and hopefully not get sun burned.

Journey of a LIfetime

SIMUN Overview

When I was first researching my country, the United States, I was scared and nervous on what it was going to be like. Sure I knew my countries background and views, but I did not have a real grasp on what to expect. So all I could do to prepare was to know my countries views and history. Not to make things better, when I asked my brother what to expect and what is was going to be like he just said, “Don’t worry about it, it is easy.” Also the day before SIMUN we tried a practice scenario the day before, but since we were all freshmen the debate didn’t really take off.

When SIMUN was all said and done, I felt that I played a key role in the debates and participated a lot, even though I’m only a freshman. I tried to represent the United States to the best of my abilities and to stand by their views, even when I didn’t agree with them (which was almost never). I tried to constantly ask questions to the speaker and to be on the speakers list. I caucused with my allies such as Germany, France, India, and Mexico. We worked together to pass resolutions and so voice our countries opinions.

Overall I felt that SIMUN was a great experience and was very fun to debate with other countries such as China and Cuba. I feel that this has not only opened my eyes to current events happening in the world, it has also helped me to learn to debate better and speak in front of others much better without stuttering or saying “um” every five seconds. It has also helped me to understand what really happens in the United Nations on a daily basis and to meet some of the upper classmen in Global Education.

SIMUN was a whole lot of fun in itself, but there are some areas of the experience that I could have done better on. Next year I plan to not only look up how my country feels about a current, but also how the opposing countries feel about it. I also need to work on my debating and speaking skills before next year so I can sound more professional. In the end SIMUN was a great experience for me and other Globies and I can’t wait until next year to do it again.

SIMUN Overview