Essay #1

Madness in great ones must not unwatched go.

Madness, in general, shall not go unwatched. In today's world, society has been involved with many events with the cause of madness. Everything from serial killers, leaders and the normal people can never be taken for granted. Madness can control a person's mind, body and sense. Madness shall be watched in all ages, great ones, and even checks and balances.

Madness can take over any age. Some young, some old. Either way, society needs to keep a close watch. Children and teenagers of all ages can grow up to be in the state of madness. It depends on how their home life has been affected. For example, Ottis Toole, an infamous serial killer, who had a tough early life, became affected when he was only young. Matter of fact, he ended a man's life at the age of fourteen. When a child doesn't get the attention and support
he needs, he can become "mad." Ottis Toole's mother was drunk, disowned him as a child and was sold for one bottle of alcohol. These events caused the upbringing of a monster.

Great ones can have madness and need to be watched vigorously. In our past times, the world has been manipulated by many great leaders. Hitler, a German leader, is a great example. He guiltly murdered millions of innocent people coming from jewish decent, homosexuals and mentally disfunctionally people. Also, Suddam Hussein, who also murdered thousands of innocent iraqis. These two "mad men" should have not gone unwatched. Suddam Hussein dictatored for more than 20 years and was never watched. To the press he was a bad dictator. Behind the scenes, he was still a bad dictator but also was murdering innocent lives without anyone watching.

A dictator is a person who has full power over a government. Checks and balances keep one person from having all the power of a certain government. In the United States, our government has checks and balances. They are known as the judicial, executive and legislative powers. Each sector has its own responsiblities and pwer. Not one is has more and greater power over the other. An example of no checks and balances is Suddham Hussein. Suddham ruled as a dictator, having all the powers of the government. He turned Iraq into a "hellhole." If checks and balances were in order for that type of government, there would have been seperated powers. Suddham Hussein would not have been able to murder innocent lives.

Madness can come in all shapes and sizes and can come in at any age and should never be unwatched. Also, "Great Ones" can become mad with power and take advantage of properties they control. All madness should be watched for.

Thinker or Doer

I believe I am both a thinker and a doer. I love to think of new ideas and creations and I love to create. A thinker is a person who has ideas in their mind and creates new ones. A doer is a person who gets the job don no matter what circumstances.

What appeals to me is believing that I can create things from my ideas. I love to create things and put them to work. I love to draw. Drawing is one of many. Also, when I have an idea I just don't think of it. I put it on a piece of paper or I create it.

Another definition of a thinker is a person who thinks before their actions. Other than a doer, who just thinks of something and does it, not thinking about the consequences that lie ahead. I believe, in this state of mind, that I am a thinker definitely. I think before I do something. I think it's dumb just going on and doing something and not think of the punishment.

I am a full-time thinker and a part-time doer.

Parents and Spying

I believe parents have the right to spy on their children. Parents have every right to know. Children belong to their parents until they are formally and mature enough to live by themselves. Parents should be able to know when and where their children are and where they are going. Checking on their children is not a crime. They have every right.

I mean, if a child is mischievious, a parent should have the right to now if what that child is doing. It's more like a parole. But parents do have the right.

From my prospective, if my parents wanted to spy on me, I would have to admit it would be very uneasy for me that they were doing that. But if they have a reason I would have to agree unwillingly. Parents have the right to spy on their children.

Pare tns have the right to spy on their children to a cerain point. Parents shouldn't be able to take advantage of the fact they can spy. I'm just saying they can spy, but to an extent.

Parent's Advice

Often, my parents have told me to not drink alcoholic beverages, to not listen to anyone else but myself, even to go for the gold. Advice from my parents is very important. The advice is in no way, shape, or form negative. It's all positive advice for the future. All of these advices I have taken into consideration. I have never drank one ounce of alcohol, I only listen to what I feel and not others opinions, and I always try my hardest in whatever I do. There have been times when these helpful pointers have been applicable. I have had incidents where kids friends have invited me to go drink. I say no. There has been times when someone tries to convince of what I do not believe. I believe only myself.

Revenge

The act of revenge is a force to be reckoned with. Revenge is when someone does something and the person wants to get back at them. Here is a story familiar to a lot of people.

On September 11, 2001, around 6:30 a.m., the United States was awoken by the tragedy of 4 hijacked planes. Two of which, crashed into both twin towers, one who crashed into the pentagon, and one who was on track for the white house but fell short. Thank god. These four hijacked planes killed innocent people. Nearly 3,500 innocent lives were ended on that day. The misfortunes of this day will live in infamy just like pearl harbor.

Of course, as our country is, we took action. A few days later, we declared a war on terrorism. We went looking for the man responsible, Osama Bin Laden. Ever since then we have changed a whole country and made it a better place. We made Iraq more secure, even developed a new government for them to use.

This act on terrorism woke a sleeping giant. We took revenge on the terrorism that was going on in our world. This is my example of revenge.

And Then There Was One.........

I believe that the three companies should merge into one company. It could save the three companies from going bankrupt. Chevy, Ford, and Cadillac should merge, but with that,"leaving the clunkers (Pontiac, Mercury, Saturn, et al.) by the side of the road. It would take a healthy dose of Nietzsche's "creative destruction," but that's preferable to total destruction, especially when you're talking about an industry that supports 2.5 million jobs. (Naughton) With that in mind, I believe that the merge would benfit a lot of people.. Even though people would lose jobs, the automobile industry could possibly get back on their feet.

College OPTION'S

The program, College OPTION'S, is important because it gives scholars a better opportunity to get into college. Also, it gives more insight about how to get into college and the different majors. It is a great and important program for future college students to use.
The program gives more chances to get financial aid. In these troubling times, colleges are cutting admissions and it is harder than ever to get into the colleges students want to go. This program gives these students a better understanding and helps them through the troubling times and into college to start their future.
In Shasta County, only 18.8% have a post-secondary degree. I believe this is because of how small our educational schooling is. Including; high-schools, middle schools. Also, we only have 2 junior colleges close and one private college near. I believe it is harder to get into CSU's and UC's and people just go to junior college.
I believe there is such a difference because these times are so hard and people can't afford a post-secondary degree and just stick with a smaller one. When we get out of these hard times, I believe our county will overcome and get a better percentage and go off and get their post-secondary degree.