Violence in the World.

In today's papers, radio, and news shows you have some type of violence going on around the world. Not just between country to country , but life violence going on in your own neighborhood. It's crazy how many lives are lost over time, FOR THE STUPIDEST REASONS! One thing i really do not like is how a male from every family has to sign up to be drafted into the force. That is someone's son, brother, husband going into war for a random reason. The United States tend to get involved in other countries affairs. Don't get me wrong i understand the wish to help but how are able to help out other countries when ours is in need of help too, especially the economy. I don't understand how we pay / give money to help other countries who are in need of aid or assistance when we need it to. For example helping those in Africa who are sick and homeless. We have many homeless families in the United States living on the streets, in dyer need for food or shelter. It's not only adults though, there are many children suffering. Loss of parents, or who are terrible sick. We are able to go out and help the countries around us but what about our own people? I'm not a heartless person, i do feel for those who need aid but i feel as though we should show some effort in our own country.
Also the violence going on is terrible. This is why many children suffer, for being exposed to all the violent and terrible things around us. Teens fighting other teens. Forming gangs as a way of a "family". They gain control of weapons and feel a sense of power. People getting killed everyday because of all the HATE going on. In reality how much do you know about that person to hate them enough to kill, rape, or abuse? Is it worth taking someones life for your own special reasons. Then you have to face a jail sentence IF or WHEN they get caught. Is it worth throwing your life away for taking someone Else's? These are questions that constantly go throw my head when i read , or hear of such terrible things that are going on. Sometimes i wish people would think before they act. So many lives would be saved, and less tears in the world would be shed. One day, if possible, we can live in a less violent nation/world. My heart goes out to those with family members in the force and those who are enduring the hardships in Libya right now.

tough decisions...

Throughout life you are faced with many difficult decisions. No im not talking about "oh what color should we paint the living room??? " I mean like life changing decisions. Adults feel that us teenagers have life easy, that there really isn't  much for us to have to worry about except for school. In all reality that isn't true. We are faced with many difficult choices that could change our lives. Like whether or not to try alcohol or drugs. We are faced with such peer pressure at times we don't make the right decisions. If we drink, we could do it at a dangerous rate, we could lose our lives, especially if we have to drive. Yeah, we should have the will power and knowledge to know doing something like that is the WRONG thing to do, but when you are with a group of friends and everyone is drinking you don't want to be the odd one out. When faced with the choice of smoking , everyone tries it once in a while, but being around those who do it all the time could face yuou with problems because saythe cops question you, you could be faced with some serious consequences. Smoking causes people to just give up on life. I know most students in my school smoke all the time and just don't try in school. The cut school to smoke. They even tr to gt their frineds to leave,  but its your life and you need to take control.
Other scenarios us teens are face with is the most obvious one , SEX. We think that we are smart enough to know whether or not the decision of having sex is right or wrong. People think they are in "love " with someone and feel as though it is okay to have sex with them. Unless you know for a fact the person you want to have intercourse with is someone you see yourself with for awhile then maybe thats okay. But throughtout high school, we go from relationship to relationship. You don't love every person you are with. Then dealing with that , you are having intercourse with someone and then they believe it is a good idea to have sex with out any protection. Most commonly said " Don't worry I will pull out before... " Then next thing you know your pregnant. See decisions like that make our lives hard. I'm not saying our lives are terribly hard , i am just stating that it's not easy either. Imagine  going through high school pregnant. Were is your youth life ? You have to worry about taking care of another human being. Question is, are you even able to take care of yourself? Are you doing the right thing for that child's life? I am tired of going to school and walking around seeing so many girls pregnant. You have choices. Don't fall for words. Think about your future.  not trying to be mean at all, i commend those who are capable of  taking care of another while going through it at such a young age. Good luck to those. Make good choices for yourself not for what others want you to do ....

What has the world come to ?

You ever watch television and here or see about all the bad that is going on around us? People are loosing therelifes over the most ridiculous stuff , whether its war

Search and Rescue for Japan.

Efforts for help-Teams from both China And the United States have been sent to Ofunato to help find survivors or corps from those who have suffer in the terrible Tsunami tradegy. A total of 59 fire service specialists, two rescue dogs, and medical supprts teams. Along with help to narrow down the search of surviviors they bring alon listening equipment and heat imagining devices that help make the search easier.
The confirmed death toll from the earthquake and tsunami is 9,079, and there is a total of 12,645 missing.
Rebuilding estimate- It is said to belive  that it will take about five years to rebuild and recover from all of the damage. Japans economy will suffer thus more due to such a disaster.

Hardships faced in Japan..

Going through such a tragedy is extrememly hard. The people of Japan have lost more then just their homes. Most of the elderly are going through a lot. Many are sick and are in need of their medicine. All they are able to do is be there for one another. The elderly are more seceptable to disease. Many left with out shelter, food , water, electricity, ect. Many of the elderly depend on certain things for their survival, such as breathing machines, medines < foods. It's hard to get that back with such things occuring around them. Also, how at their age are they able rebuild their homes? It is very hard for them to do such a thing.
The rate of deaths in japan are over 18,000 and STILL rising. The costs of the damage down is estimated to be around 235 billion dollars. Not only did Japan face the natural disaster of the tsunami , but also a nuclear power plant explosion occurred leaving toxic radiation going around,Which is extremely dangerous.

Rumors

So this topic was bound to come up, after all this is  a blog about teenage life and what’s teenage life without a little drama from rumors?  Isn’t it annoying when your name gets bought up in others peoples’ mouth with FALSE information?!?! In high school all there is, is rumors. People spread stuff about others that they THINK is true when in reality it may not be, so by that person opening their mouth it ruins that persons life because of false information being spread. People think because they hear a story ( which may only be part of a story) they have the right to go around and tell people what they heard. Yet, no one goes and asks the person if it really is true, they automatically jump to the conclusion that if it’s being said then its true. Okay so some rumors may not be spread by only someone spreading half the story, but it also occurs with something called telephone. People may tell the true story, then someone goes and tries to tell the story but things get mixed up, then it goes on and on , until the story is completely wrong. No matter how rumors start, they are still NOT okay. People need to learn how to stay out of others business, if it was meant for the world to know then that person themselves would have told others.
Rumors make someones life hell, and can cause so many problems for them. To me, i feel as though rumors being spread is a form of bullying because in a way, it is affecting that persons life. It makes them either get mad, or extremely upset. There’s only so much a human can take or bare with before they crack either emotionally upset or with rage. By pushing someone to that limit can be very bad. I saw a video on worldstarhiphop.com of a kid who was bullied constantly untill one day he finally cracked and beat up the kid who was bullying him. No one deserves to be treated less then anyone else. Not one person is better than another.

Prayers going out to Japan.

It's crazy what's going on in the world. A terrible earthquake that reached M7.9 in Japan caused a terrible Tsunami covering the country. Many people losing loved ones and their homes. All devastated, praying for the best. My prayers go out to the families out there losing all their positions and loved ones.
Something to think about :
 It's been floating around the thought of "the end of the world is near" because of all the natural disasters  going on. Personally i do not believe in all of that the world is ending stuff, but recently with all the crime/ violence, and natural disasters happening..i am starting to be convinced this is happening. Look at this-
September 11th twin towers..
January 11th Haiti
March 11th Japan....this is all to coincidental
I know, you probably think i'm weird but hey, everyone has there own opinions. Hopefully with these terrible events going on around everyone will open there eyes and leave hate out of there hearts. Maybe, people will will stop with the UNNEEDED violence/drama/anything out of their lives and spend time with the ones they love and enjoy life. My modo is - "live life with out regrets or anything, because you only have one life to live and you never know when that life will be gone.. "

Bullying.

Can you imagine going to school everyday where your hated, constantly picked on, feeling unwanted? Students in this current time are going through that everyday. They are being bullied for various reasons. Whether its how they look, or dress, even if they are LGBT ( lesbian, gay, bisexual , or trans-gender). Bullying has many effects on these kids lives. It causes them to have low self esteem, depression, or even committ suicide. Those who bully must have either a hard life or have low self esteem so they put down others to feel greater. There are different forms of bullying, you can verbal or physical abuse, r even cyber bullying. Cyber bullying is where they harass the person over the internet or through the phone. I feel like if people see or hear of someone going through this they should alert someone, because bullying can go to far and something serious can happen. Bullying has been going on for awhile now and steps to control it or help the situation haven't been taken as seriously. This issue needs to be handle because many kids have caused suicide from being through all of the bullying. So my word of advise to help end such a problem is help stop the situation, step in and stick up for the person who is being picked on, or tell someone that this person has been picking on students starting stuff. Raise your voice and make a difference because no one deserves to live there life in fear, or feel ashamed of who they are. We are all individuals and no one is greater, or has the right to feel inferior to others.

Peter King's hearings on radical Islam

Okay, so i completely understand the whole home security , and worry about the terrorism, but i do not agree with Mr. Kings theory. Not EVERY Islamic person is here in regards to terrorism. By asking Muslims to go to hearings is not okay. I would find that extremely offensive. I feel like you only accuse people who are worthly of being accused. If there is SOLID evidence, not just because they are Muslim.

Monogamy

In todays society monogamy is more common, especially for teenagers. Most teenagers are already having sex, and it is possible with more then one person.They don't realize the meaning behind having sex, or the consequences that come along with taking such a big step.  That's why most girls mow a days are getting pregnant. Having sex with someone should be with someone you LOVE. It should be with that one person...not more then one. Going to high school you see a lot. Some girls/ guys have sex because they have low self confidence and just give it up easy. Guys on the other hand feel like "the man" when they have sex, and with a lot of girls. Most people just do it to have fun. Personally i feel like people should think about it, and wait until they are actually ready. Don't get me wrong though, some people wait because of religion or there own personal reasons, and for that i applaud them because they go about such a situation maturely. They think about it rather then just go along with hormones.

SHAKE MY HEAD- CRAZY LOCAL NEWS

Going through some more articles i happen to come across the craziest article I've read so far.  A man beat a women into a coma over a parking space! you have got to be kidding me. What has the world come to?
An article said  little information. All it said was he beat her into a coma due to a parking space and that she threw the first punch. So i decided to futher read into this and i came across more information. He claims that she was standing in a parking spot she was saving for her boyfriend and she refused to move for the man. An argument followed and Rosa (the victum) was left laying on the floor with bloor coming out of her mouth. Fuller (attacker) sped off after she fell to sloor, but witnesses were able to take down his plate number.  Rosa was meeting her boyfriend for dinner and was saving the parking space, and then Fuller came, he did admit to punching her in the face but that was only AFTER she threw the first punch. Fullers lawyer claimed that he acted in "instinct" rather then intent. Fuller was released for 100,00 bail and charged with assult to the second degree. Previous police records start fuller has been arrested for assualt and drug charges.
Reflection-
Why would you hit someone over a parking space? The problem with this situation is that the lady is in a coma so her side of the story isn't able to be heard. The man needs to suffer more then just a simple bail. If the lady does not recover from the coma he should serve jail time..

National News!- "East Coast Rapist"

http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/03/07/connecticut.east.coast.rapist/index.html

News report says that a man accused of being the "east coast rapist" spoke to the authorities and stated," What took you so long to get me?"...Let me start off this blog by saying, how can someone just come out their face saying something like that. What they did was not okay, and he is simply just joking about it. like SHAKE MY HEAD.
Aaron Thomas, age 39, is suspected to be linked to 17 women assaults in the following states: Maryland, Connecticut, Virginia, and Rhode Island (between 1997 and 2009). Police had finally gathered enough evidence by keeping Thomas under survailance. Thomas was smoking a ciggirett outside of a court house and when he threw the bud, police gathered it. The DNA on the ciggarette linked to the assaults. He was accused of raping someone in front of her one year old child, threatening to kill her if she didn't cooperate. Many other situation arrose with similar accusastions What helped the case, was when Thomas confessed to the first accusation of Maryland. Thomas was arrested. A little while later Thomas tried to hang himself in the cell. He was taken to New Haven Hopsital for evaluation. He was not injured but when placed back in his cell he was on suicide watch.
Reflection-
It's crazy what go through peoples heads. I wonder what would cause someone to committ so many assaults. Especially having someone at gun point. How could you want to hurt an innocent bistandard? Also i wish the police caught him sooner rather then almost 10 years prior, causing there to more victims to his terrible crime.

lybia tragedy ...

Do you ever listen to the news going on around the world rather then just locally? If not, i'm going to fill you in. There is a great deal of violence going on in Lybia. The poeple of lybia were beggining to get tired of conditions there and having a ruler. Thus they began to revolt against their ruler in hopes to over throw him. Their ruler is outraged and rather then just giving up his position he is killing his own people just to remain as leader. If he really cared for his people he would not kill them , he would just step down and do whats best for them. He stated that if they UN or anyone get involved more people will die. A report said that students at a university were taken hostage and used as shields if attacked. Read more about this on www.bbc.com
i began researching about this more, and went to nytimes.com
There was more detail into the events occurring in Libya. Governments forces began to interfere with the conditions going on in Libya, the had an air borne attack in the coastal town of Ras Lanuf. Rebels begin to fall back after troops loyal to Muammar al- Qaddafi began to attack with tanks, helicopters, and fighter planes. A second day of attack had began to the rebel city of Zawiyah. The rebels gained control of of the oil port in Ras Lanuf. At least 35 people were killed in Zawiyah.  This site has a ton of detail from when it began. If you want to research more go to www.nytimes.com
Reflection- 
What puzzles me, is how much war goes on in the world. How can someone who wants to be the leader of their country, an "inspiration", do so much harm to his people just to stay in power? People now-a-days are so greedy for wealth,power,control..ect, that they lose sight of the real purpose they began doing what they're doing.  Personally, i feel as though people should remain truthful to themselves, and keep to their word, which is to benefit those who you are trying to help, not just themselves. Hopefully the UN or NATO will get involved soon to help end the bloodshed occurring in Libya. NO one deserves to go through whats happening there. Help the children.

Mixed Signals...

Girls, i know you will be able to relate to this blog.  You know when you start talking to someone and you begin to develope so many feelings for them. You end up being like, dang i really like him..but does he feel me the way i'm feeling him? So you wait, and wait, and wait. Then begin to wonder whats going on with us. Don't you just wish boys could be straight up about how they feel about you rather then beat around the bush? They should be straight up and either be like will you go out with me, or just be like i look at you likea friend.
I honestly don't get what goes through guys head. They could be talking to a really good girl and everything can be going great, then stop talking to them for a "pop" its crazy. GUys should just suck it up and realize that what they have is more then good enough, because before they know it they could be gone in the blink of an eye. Relationships aren't  always about sex, you should have a connection with someone and just enjoy being with them.