Summary of Animal Testing Articles

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2008-02-14-animal-tests_N.htm

The first article talks about how three U.S. agencies (the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Toxicology Program and the National Institutes of Health) are thinking about ending animal testing. They say in it very ineffective and not a safe environment for aninmals to be in. With this researched article, they have researched that testing on animals is unsafe and an ineffective process because animals react differently than humans do. The conversion of this act is going to take about ten years. Also, to test 2,500 compounds, it can take up to 30 years!!!

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/236899/animal_testing_in_research_right_or.html

The second article is arguing if animal tsting is right or wrong. It argues that animal testing is dangerous and does not give the right results. It also argues that animal testing has helped medical issues for many centuries. Like, the vaccine for polio, development for penicilin, and organ transplants.

California and a Quick Comeback?

From reading this article, I believe that California will not be able to make a quick comeback and it is going to take a lot of work and cooperation from our government and its people to make it happen. The writer believes that California needs to have new government officials. He believes that our governor now is doing nothing to save our state. He believes that our government right now cannot make the right decisions to have Cailfornia survive this recession and that we need a government that can make the right decisions for our state. I agree fully because the unemployment rate is only going rise and many people are not going to have jobs, hospitals are losing money, schools are getting budget cuts and our state's budget is decreasing. I believe and agree fully to this writers acknowledgments.

State Budget Passed

The State could not come up with a 2/3 approval for the budget but with a little compromising to get a Republican to vote, they had to eliminate a .12 cent gasoline tax increase, also small businesses will be given tax breaks, as will some parts of the movie industry. The budget contains $15 billion in spending cuts, $12.8 billion in temporary tax increases, $11.4 billion in new borrowing, and the creation of a $1 billion reserve fund.

Best Movie of 2008

There were a lot of great movies in 2008, but the one that caught my eye the most was Gran Torino. Clint Eastwood is an excecptional actor/producer/direcot. (Yes he was the producer and director). With this being his last movie, you can really see he went ball's out. The great thing about this movie is that it was funny, suspenseful, sad, happy, great life lessons and depressing. It had all the genres. I loved it! Once it comes out, I am definitely buying it!!!!

President Obama

On January 20, 2009, President Obama gave a speech, a speech that will go down in this history books. He said that this is a New Era of responsibility in difficult times. I will have to agree with this statement. Our America is in a time of financial crisis and needs more security with our money.

Nationally, our country is hurting fiscally. We are in so much dept. Obama's statement is correct in the fact that our country is going to have to take on different responsibilities. These responsibilities include being more careful with our financial deposits, being more weary of stocks, etc.)

Locally, I see a lot of my close family friends losing jobs and moving out of their houses, that they worked so hard and so long to have, just because they did not take care of their money well enough. This is sad to see, but it is not just happening here, it is happening all over the U.S. There is so much more responsibilities now that money is low. People need to take care of their fiscal better.

Personally, I need to start saving money for the future. My responsibilities are to not to buy things I don't need. Only things I need to survive. Also, I know these are difficult times, so I need to get the best education I can so I don't have to be one the people who gets kicked out of their house, a person making well over minimum wage.

Hamlet as a character

I believe that Hamlet is a victim of circumstance. Hamlet's father was brutally murdered by his Uncle. Hamlet is incapable of action because his Uncle is the king and his Uncle has all the power and loyalty from his country. I believe that Hamlet is confused between intelligence and insanity. Hamlet lost his father and knows that his Uncle murdered him. Also, he is a very bright person. So with that in fact, I believe that Hamlet is smart and intelligent, but, can be a the brink of insanity.

Essay #2

Stepparents

On television, stepparents and step-children are usually depicted as the pro and con of a relationship. Meaning, that the relationship between the two are usually not well. I have no experience with stepparents so I could not tell you how it is and how it feels. I have full respect for what stepparents do for their step-children. Love comes in all shapes and forms. It's all in the heart and how much effort you give to the person you care about.

In television, depictions are misjudged. On t.v., the watcher can see a distraught teenagers being taken care of by inexperienced stepparents. T.V. shows how crummy of a life a teenager would have if they were to be living with stepparents. But that's Hollywood. I believe, from my friends experiences, there is mutually respect between the both. I mean sure, in order for a child to have stepparents, there must have been an awkward or distraught event happen to them. I feel for the children. T.V. depicts not the reality but the thought of most Americans.

Love comes in all shapes and sizes. There are so many ways to give love, receive love, and show it. I have full and utmost respect for parents who want to bring a helpless child into their lives. You don't have to blood related to show love. Love comes from deep inside you. The reader of this essay should be told that love can be shown by trust and respect. I

The positive aspects of a step-relationship are that you get to communicate and be loved by a whole other family. The step-children would have to learn to adapt to a whole environment. Also, the stepparents would have to love someone who wasn't blood-related. It would be amutually experience for the both of them.

Step-relationship are a new experience for everyone. It gives the chance for two different people to come as one and love each other. I have no experience, but I can say that I have full respect for all the families that are not blood-related.