My last post

Yesterday was my last day of high school without counting the upcoming left over exams. Its weird to think that its already over but I guess time fly's pretty quickly when your busy. I'm going to miss all of friends that I've made over the years but I'm pretty confided that I'll continue to see my real or close friends no matter how busy we become in Cegep. 

The last couple of months of writing blogs were not as bad as I thought they would be because blogging gave me a way to express my opinion on controversial topics.  I may have offended some people if so I'm sorry but suck it up! But lately I've been having trouble coming up with new things to write about which is why I will not be continuing to write new posts. 

But as my last post I would like to thank everybody who has helped me throughout high school. So thank you to my teachers, my friends, my family and my girlfriend. I definitely could not have done it without you! I would Even like to thank my journalism teacher for putting up with all of my complaining over the past year, but it was fun.

I also want to thank anybody who has taken the time to read my posts, you do NOT suck! I look forward to moving more into the real world and discovering new things and new people but I still have some reluctance in leaving what I already know very well. Its scary how quickly time fly's, I remember being in primary school and thinking that I would live forever but now I realize that that isn't going to happen unless there's a scientific discovery but other then that we will all die. so we should treat everyday like our last!

Goodbye everyone!

Technology in schools

Cellphones in school can be very good but at the same time they probably have a worse outcome.

 I'll start with the good. The new smart phones which don't seem to new to us anymore are capable of searching info on internet. Taking pictures, wireless connection to computers and contacting peers and family members. So they could come in handy when a student wants the definition of a word he/she can just use their phone. Instead of taking notes the student can just take a picture or even record the teacher's voice which would allow the student to pay more attention to the lesson. It would also helpful there is a family problem and the student needs to be contacted. 

But over all cellphones are more of a problem.

 Students can cheat on tests by texting the answers or even taking pictures of the test and passing them on to friends, they can distract students during class and can also effect a student's communication skills in a negative manner. Also, instead of a family member calling the student directly they can call the school's main office which would save the student the time of trying to give his/her teacher a reason to leave class. Another problem with these little electronic devices happens when there is an emergency at school. Like when Dawson College in Montreal Quebec had a school shooting a couple years ago the police were confused by all the information they were getting about the shooter from the mass phone calls from students and family members.  

One can not defend one's self

Darnell Young, 17, brought a stun gun to school to ward off bullies and was expelled after he says he brandished the weapon last month while he was being confronted by classmates.

"I raised it up, and then I pushed the button twice," Darnell Young, 17, a student at Arsenal Tech High School in Indianapolis told Fox59.com. He told the station he thought he was about to be jumped.

"I would never apologize for defending my child when the school wouldn't."

- Chelisa Grimes, Young's mother

Young says he's been bullied for a while at the school. He says he's been called gay slurs and has been the target of thrown bottles and rocks. The bullying has gotten so bad, Young says he considered killing himself.

Young's mother, Chelisa Grimes, told the station that she armed her son with a stun gun after complaining to school administrators several times about the bullying.

"I would never apologize for defending my child when the school wouldn't. My child has the right to go to school and feel safe," Grimes told the station.

Young will be able to return to school on Jan. 7, 2013.

If you were in this 17 year olds place and have already contemplated suicide what would you do? Well, this student couldn't take it any longer so his mom bought him a tazer to protect himself. You can't blame somebody who has to get a weapon to protect himself or to at least make him feel safer. The school has a responsibility to guaranty the safety of all of their students failing to do so should be punishable. Its not like the school had no idea what was happening considering Young and his parents complained to the school on multiple occasions.

This also raises the question of how good of a society are we when people are made fun of for the way they are to the point of considering taking their own life! 

That should not be acceptable.

Should Canada bring back the death penalty for convicted murderers?

I think that they should for sure bring capital punishment back, if somebody is capable of killing another human being then they deserve to have their life taken. What is the good in locking them up in prison for the rest of their lives so they can live off of tax payer's money and contribute nothing to society. We already have enough people living on this little planet of ours that we don't need people that do not respect life and other people. Capital punishment was originally removed because of the amount of people that were killed but were falsely accused. Now a days we can test DNA and we have all sorts of new technology to find criminals, so it is less likely that somebody will be falsely accused.

According to Justin Piche, an assistant professor of sociology at Memorial University in St. John’s, N.L., who analyzes the costs of Canada’s prisons. The cost of the federal prison system has risen 86% since the Harper government took over in 2006, government reports show. When the Conservatives came to power in 2005-06, Canada’s federal corrections system cost nearly $1.6-billion per year, but the projected cost for 2011-12 has increased to $2.98-billion per year. “That is a humungous increase of over 80%,” said Justin Piche. “Canadians are going to be spending a lot more on their prisons, and this is just the beginning.” By 2013-14, the cost of the federal penitentiary system will have almost doubled to $3.147-billion, according to budget projections. Recent government reports on the cost of Canada’s jails show costs rising on all fronts. For instance, the cost of keeping a male inmate in prison rose from $88,067 per year in 2006 to $109,699 in 2009, according to the most recent data from Corrections and Conditional Release Statistical Overview.The cost of staffing Canada’s federal prisons has also increased significantly, with 5,745 more staff hired at Corrections Canada since the Conservatives took power. Staffing numbers have risen from 14,663 in 2005-06 to 20,408 full-time equivalents in 2011-12, according to Reports on Plans and Priorities.The government’s plan to construct new prison and expand existing ones is also a reason for rising costs. In 2010-11 alone, more than $517-million will be spent on prison construction.The Correctional Service of Canada also attributes the rising cost partially to the government’s Truth in Sentencing Act, which eliminated the two-for-one credit for time served prior to conviction, and the Tackling Violent Crime Act which toughens sentences for certain violent crimes. The department expects the prison population to grow by 4,500 inmates — up from a current population of 22,749 — by 2014. 

So why not make it easier on everybody and make it easier for us to sleep at night and get rid of these sick people? I am not saying kill the people that have stolen a TV, those people might learn from what they did but somebody who has taken a life I don't believe deserves a second chance! 

Baptism beats the gayness out of young boys!

A North Carolina senior pastor of Berean Baptist Church in Fayetteville preached that parents should hit children that show signs of being gay, he says he was just joking and that the members of his congregation understood his intent. 

"Everyone in the congregation on that morning understood that there was no intent in any way, shape or form that I meant to break a wrist," Sean Harris told CNN.

He made this "joke" as he calls it during a sermon, that was dedicated to North Carolina's "marriage amendment" being put to a state poll. If it passes, it would specify the marriage of a man and woman will be the only legally recognized domestic union in the state.

This is a part of the sermon.

"So your little son starts to act a little girlish when he is four years old and instead of squashing that like a cockroach and saying, 'Man up, son, get that dress off you and get outside and dig a ditch, because that is what boys do,' you get out the camera and you start taking pictures of Johnny acting like a female and then you upload it to YouTube and everybody laughs about it and the next thing you know, this dude, this kid is acting out childhood fantasies that should have been squashed," Harris preached.

"Can I make it any clearer?" he yelled. "Dads, the second you see that son dropping the limp wrist, you walk over there and crack that wrist. Man up. Give them a good punch."

He even takes aim at girls too, warning parents to "rein in" daughters who are "acting too butch."

Right before the end of his 55 minute sermon, Harris said he isn't against same-sex couples living together even if according to him it's a "sick and ungodly way." He then made it clear he was not spreading anti-gay hate.

In todays society, this seems like something that should not exist! After all, parents aren't even aloud to physically correct their children and are meant to deal with it in more of a civilized manner. We are also not meant to treat homosexuality as a sickness or a choice. It is something that you are born with not something that can be gotten rid of by a good smack! 

Why can't people just let people be who they are? Homosexuals have had to put up with a lot and have fought for there right to live as couples without being ridiculed. I would say especially homosexual students get bullied because of the way the are. Two of the largest things that us as a society have been trying to fight is racism or prejudice and bullying. So why keep fighting homosexuality? Religion is meant to give hope for after death and a way for people to follow rules to stay civilized. But they can't expect people to change their sexual orientation for religion or because you hit them.

What would be the problem with a gay couple being legally married anyway? People have to get over themselves and stop trying to make peoples lives difficult, lots of homosexuals already have enough problems from society so why make it worse for them?

After Harris' sermon got out in public and he received lots of flack from the media and the public he proceeded to comment on this.

"I have learned from this and will seek to be more articulate and deliberate with my words in the future," Harris wrote, adding that his apology is not to be confused with a retraction of his other remarks.

"I do not apologize for the manner in which the Word of God articulates sexual immorality, including homosexuality and effeminacy, as a behaviour that is an abomination to God."

Religion not aloud at a Nova Scotia school!

A Grade 12 student in Nova Scotia has been suspended for wearing a T-shirt that expresses his religious beliefs. The South Shore Regional School Board suspended William Swinimer from Forest Heights Community School in Chester Basin for five days for wearing a shirt with "Life is wasted without Jesus" written on it!

School board Supt. Nancy Pynch-Worthylake says the wording on the shirt is the problem because it is aimed at the beliefs of others. She also says the school has spoken with Swinimer a couple of times about the shirt, asking him not to wear it again. She says the school tried mediation before suspending him.

Well there seems to be a problem! I thought we lived in a country that publicizes that we support freedom of choice, speech and religion. So what's the problem with a T-shirt that says "Life is wasted without Jesus"? At the school I attend we have students that wear shirts that promote sex, alcohol and drugs. But they never get suspended or so much as a warning. This shirt is far from being aimed at the beliefs of others because its a T-shirt nobody would be offended by this shirt and if so they are overly sensitive and need to get a LIFE!

If a muslim student went to school saying "Life is wasted without Muhammad" the school most likely say anything because they would be scared of being called racist, so what's wrong with promoting our countries main religion?

The whole problem with people today is that they make a big deal of racism which basically causes these situation. For example, if people could just be happy with who they are then they wouldn't have a problem with what other people think and racism and prejudism would cease to exist. But of course this will never happen because people always want to be what they aren't and are never happy with what they have.