bellringer jan. 28th

I believe that is a great idea. If people would give a girl the chance to be president, it might be the change we need. I would vote for her, for sure.

bellringer jan. 14th

I believe they should do whatever it is they feel they need to do. Assualt weapons are dangerous, but not them themselves. The person holding the gun is really the dangerous one.

Bath Salts:
           
         Back in May 2012, a man named Rudy Eugine had eaten a guys face. Reporters had said that he actions were due to him doing bath salts. . Police offers said that he had appeared to be on some hard, hard drugs. They said that bath salts, which is a form of LSD is a very powerful drug that causes normal humans to turn into something powerful that someone should not be able to do.
        "Bath salts combine the worst effects of LSD, the worst effects of crystal meth and the worst effects of PCP,"said by Adams. “People on bath salts have no limitations. They don’t perceive pain. They seem as if they have superhuman strength."...
        Symptoms of stimulant overdose - rapid heart rate, overheating, hallucinations, aggressive behavior. Their blood tests came back clean. No cocaine, no methamphetamine, no LSD, no marijuana, not even the presence of alcohol. He then heard the term bath salts from a local law enforcement.
       

July 5th Power Outage:

        July 5th, 2012 a storm left plenty of homes without electricity. People forced to leave their homes or set in the dark. Lots of families were left without water, and all their food had went bad. There were older people in high risk due to high tempatures. Some were left without electric from 7-14 days.
       West Virgina was the hardest hit state, out of Ohio, Maryland and more. The storm hit with heavy hail and rain. Winds that were close or above 80 mph. Trees were broke down and some even uprooted out of the ground. 4 million homes were left in the dark for days. Electric workers went days without sleep. When they did get sleep it was for about an hour. They were away from their families and homes while trying to help other people to get electric.

Superstorm Sandy:

       Superstorm sandy bursted the ocean over cities causing flooding and evaquation in larger cities, such as New York and others. Sandy caused a lot of damages and more power outages than any of the states wanted to see. Superstorm sandy caused several deaths and injured many poeple also.

bellringer 12/18/12

Regardless of his opinion, it's not going to change how people are. People will still continue to kill people no matter if you do that or not.

bellringer 12/17/12

http://newtown.patch.com/articles/police-release-identity-of-gunman-27th-victim-in-sandy-hook-shooting

http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/15/us/iyw-help-for-victims-of-sandy-hook-shooting/index.html

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/12/16/at-least-26-dead-in-shooting-at-connecticut-school/


On Friday, a armed guy went into Sandy Hook Elementary School, where he shot and killed 20 children and 6 adults. Taking lives too early must have been his plan. So we set back and take in the tragedy. I feel for the families who lost a loved one during this hard time.

10/11 bellringer

I seriously think that it shouldn't matter what skin color you have or what you believe in. Everyone has a right to their freedom, and also their education. Nothing should matter, they should all be equal.

10/12 bellringer

I believe Americans who vote might pay more attention to vice president candiates.

10/8 bellringer

10/9

I believe that people should be allowed to discuss their work, if they really want to. And they should not be allowed to post things about their work on social media internet sites.

10/15 bellringer

The No Child Left behind is stupid.! There is always a child left behind no matter how hard you try! they're just making themselves look good!

10/16 bellringer

1. Its a very close race for president. I personally want Obama to win

2. They can delete out everyones votes and that's not fair!

10/8/12

Honestly I could care a lot less.

10/4 bellringer

CNN: Romney controlled the debate for the first 30 minutes. He sounded more confident on the things he was discussing than Obama. He discussed the taxes and the people were even leaning more toward Obama in this topic.

Fox News
Romney was very enthusiastic with his side of the debate. He was well prepared. It was very well thought out. Romney thinks Obama does not deserve a second term and hopes to win the election.
  Obama thinks he was hiding things and not saying everything he was planning to do.

Bellringer 10/2

What happened to the Justices being "impartial" and upholding the Constitution? Everyone has their personal beliefs but when appointed to one of the most important jobs in the world, there is no room for personal agenda's

social awareness isssue

To Whom It May Concern;

This letter is to CNN. I am coming to you today to raise awarness about gay rights. Looking at me you would not notice or be able to tell my past. When you pass by me on the street you would not believe what I have been through in life. To everyone else I look like a normal person, execpt every person has a story. Everyone's story needs to be told. 

I am an 18 year old girl with a past a lot of people wouldn't be proud of. I have made mistakes. But so hasn't everyone else. But, I am here today to talk about gay rights. The rights of every individual human being. I believe that every single person should be created equal. No matter what. I came out about being gay back in 2006. Knowing how the world is and how cold people can be, I got judged.

The judging didn't bother me. I knew it would come along with the decision I had made. But I was happy that I was being judged for the real me, and not just someone that I was pretending to be. Some days were worse than others. Walking home and being randomly beaten up for the way I am. Looking down a hall and someone staring at me as if I had just murdered someone. It was like the entire world was afraid to be around me. As if I may have had some kind of disease.

It actually was very upsetting to know or at least feel as if I was walking alone in this world. It is not a great feeling. To know that when you can't walk around your own neighborhood without being scared. This world is turning into a dark scary place. A place that I didn't want to be a part of.

I guess the biggest thing about all of this is I just wanted to raise awerness about a gays life. About being so brave that you can come out to a world that is just going to beat you down into the dark. Some people take a brave stand to let people know who they actually are. Just some of them don't really care enough. All they care about is religion. Just remember, I was born gay, you were taught religion.


Sincerely,

Casey Burner
                                                                                                  

september 25th bellringer.

I don't believe that you should have to have a parental signature. Because I think every kid is afraid of telling their parents and at least this way they can be safe about what they're doing. I just think there should be a certian age before they just allow ot to happen.

September 21st bellringer

It is silly. Like what was the point in writing it on her van? He could have at least wrote it in a letter to him.

Bellringer September 20, 2012

What he did was beyond dumb. There was really no point in putting hidden video cameras all around the house, just so he could spy on his wife. He must have trust issues that really need to be taken care of. Just because they are married doesn't mean anything. It's not like he owns her. If he wanted to know of something that she was doing, he should have asked her and believed her instead of going to this level of immaturity. This really sickens me. He should get in major trouble for this. Because, even though they are married that is invasion of someone else's privacy. It seems so crazy to me.

civivcs assignment 9/17

1. Answer the following question: Why is there a constitution day and what mandated it?

To remember when the Constitution was created and because there were 55 men sent to attend the Constitutional Convention and were assigned the task of revising the Articles of Confederation, instead they drafted a new constitution to replace the Articles.

2. Could you pass the US citizenship test....find five links on the Internet and take the quizzes and post the links and your scores.



3. Constitution Day Scavenger Hunt with 60-Second Civics
You and your teammates have been given a set of clues to identify nine delegates to the Constitutional Convention that was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the summer of 1787. In order to complete your task you need the clues provided by your teacher and podcasts from the Center for Civic Education. The podcasts are available at http://new.civiced.org/framers.

Clue:
He was one of the founders of the
University of North Carolina.
Name: William R. Davie
State: North Carolina
Age/Year of Birth: 1756
Two Additional Clues: served in the military, and favored the Great Compromise


Clue:
He lived in Philadelphia, where he was a
prominent businessman.
Name: Thomas Fitzsimons
State: PA
Age/Year of Birth: 1741
Two Additional Clues: fought in the Revolutionary war, 3 terms in house of representatives


Clue:
He was called away from the convention
due to family illness.
Name: James McHenry
State: Maryland
Age/Year of Birth: 1753
Two Additional Clues: studied poetry and medicine, spent time writing after retiring


Clue:
He came late to the convention and
served on Committee of Postponed
Matters.
Name: Nicholas Gilman
State: New Hampshire
Age/Year of Birth: 1755
Two Additional Clues: returned home after war to work in father's store, poor attendance in continental congress


Clue:
He was arrested by the British for
treason, rescued by a group of patriots.
Name: David Brearly
State: NJ
Age/Year of Birth: 1745
Two Additional Clues: fought in Revolutionary War, died at age 45


Clue:
He served as a missionary among the
Mohawk Indians as a teen.
Name: William Livingston
State: NJ
Age/Year of Birth: 1723
Two Additional Clues: served as Governer from 1776 until his death, graduated from Yale


Clue:
He was born in North Carolina, but
raised in Ireland and Scotland.
Name: Richard Dobbs Spaight
State: North Carolina
Age/Year of Birth: 1758
Two Additional Clues: served in state miltia and legislature, attended every session of Philadelphia Convention


Clue:
He was expelled from the Quaker church
for his military service.
Name: Thomas Mifflin
State: PA
Age/Year of Birth: 1744
Two Additional Clues: attended Philadelphia convention but didn't speak, served 10 years as Governer


Clue:
He was an older cousin to delegate with
almost the same name.
Name: Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
State: South Carolina
Age/Year of Birth: 1746
Two Additional Clues: educated in England, 1769 returned home to practice law


Clue:
He served in the British Army until
1771, when he resigned after marrying
a colonial girl.
Name: Pierce Butler
State: South Carolina
Age/Year of Birth: 1744
Two Additional Clues: served with SC militia in Revolutionary war, spoke often and Philadelphia Convention


Clue:
He was the chairman of the Committee
on Style.
Name: William Samuel Johnson
State: Conn
Age/Year of Birth: 1727
Two Additional Clues: President of Columbia college, peacemaker



Clue:
He studied law in Philadelphia.
Name: Richard Bassett
State: Delaware
Age/Year of Birth: 1745
Two Additional Clues: owned 3 homes in Delaware and Maryland, made no speeches at Philadelphia convention


Clue:
This delegate took notes at the
Philadelphia Convention.
Name: James Madison
State: Pennsylvania
Age/Year of Birth: Born March 16,1751
Two Additional Clues: American Statesman and political theorist, fourth President of the United States


Clue:
He practiced in law in Williamsburg.
Name: John Blair
State: Virginia
Age/Year of Birth: Born in 1732
Two Additional Clues: He was actively involved in the colonial resistance to Great Britain, supporting moves to boycott the importation of British goods in reaction to the Townshend Duties. Blair participated in Virginia's constitutional convention of 1776, sitting on a committee to amend George Mason’s declaration of rights and frame the state’s constitution.


Clue:
He studied law in Philadelphia.
Name: Richard Bassett
State: Delaware
Age/Year of Birth: 1745
Two Additional Clues: owned 3 homes in Delaware and Maryland, made no speeches at Philadelphia convention

civics activity 9/17

80%.... I side with Gary Johnson on most issues in the 2012 Presidential Election