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Monday, March 27, 2017
Political Post
One political topic that affects us all is gun control. The article I read shows how cities that have strict gun control laws are still plagued with gun violence. One example used was how 1 person is shot everyday in Ontario, Canada even though guns are banned.
I believe this article sheds some light on why gun control laws are not very affective. Typically communities with higher rates of gun ownership have lower gun violence rates, because people don't wait for help to arrive, they are their own protection. For example no one is wants to invade a home if they know everyone in that neighborhood has guns/. places like Chicago, where guns have been banned, have had the greatest crime rates. Chicago had over 700 murders this year even though they have banned all guns. Most of these murders were committed with stolen firearms, which comes to show that law- abiding citizens will always obey the law even if they are carrying a gun.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/03/27/despite-stringent-gun-control-one-child-or-youth-shot-every-day-in-ontario/
I believe this article sheds some light on why gun control laws are not very affective. Typically communities with higher rates of gun ownership have lower gun violence rates, because people don't wait for help to arrive, they are their own protection. For example no one is wants to invade a home if they know everyone in that neighborhood has guns/. places like Chicago, where guns have been banned, have had the greatest crime rates. Chicago had over 700 murders this year even though they have banned all guns. Most of these murders were committed with stolen firearms, which comes to show that law- abiding citizens will always obey the law even if they are carrying a gun.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/03/27/despite-stringent-gun-control-one-child-or-youth-shot-every-day-in-ontario/
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Monday, March 20, 2017
reflection
Something that I have learned about myself is that I know how important homework is and how important it is to get homework done, I feel as if I continue high school with this attitude I will succeed in graduating.
I used to put off work, and sometimes not even do it, but when I got to high school I realized how important work was. I realized how bad one 0 can affect your grade.
I used to put off work, and sometimes not even do it, but when I got to high school I realized how important work was. I realized how bad one 0 can affect your grade.
Free Post
This weekend I got very lucky. I got the opportunity to go to my family's place in South Texas and I enjoyed every minute of it. My dad scheduled this trip for himself and a couple of his buddies to go turkey hunting, but I was not invited because I had a cotillion dance and school. When I woke up on Friday my Dad was home because he was getting ready to leave and I asked him in front of my mom if I could go, but he said no and she said yes. I eventually got to go after negotiating.
While I was there I did many things. We got there Friday and I got to do a little bit of work on the bulldozer, but not much since we got there kind of late. Saturday morning I went turkey hunting, and then got back on the bulldozer for a couple of hours. Some friends and I then made our way to Taco Jalisco for lunch where I had a taco eating competition with this large husky guy. Long story short, we tied. After we went to Jalisco we came back to the ranch and went to go shoot pistols at the shooting range. After we did that I made my way to the bed and napped from 3:16 until 6:30. I then made my way again to the shooting range, but this time I focused on long range shooting, which I eventually hit a target 865 yards away from me. On Sunday morning I got up and went fishing, then we made our way back to Baton Rouge.
While I was there I did many things. We got there Friday and I got to do a little bit of work on the bulldozer, but not much since we got there kind of late. Saturday morning I went turkey hunting, and then got back on the bulldozer for a couple of hours. Some friends and I then made our way to Taco Jalisco for lunch where I had a taco eating competition with this large husky guy. Long story short, we tied. After we went to Jalisco we came back to the ranch and went to go shoot pistols at the shooting range. After we did that I made my way to the bed and napped from 3:16 until 6:30. I then made my way again to the shooting range, but this time I focused on long range shooting, which I eventually hit a target 865 yards away from me. On Sunday morning I got up and went fishing, then we made our way back to Baton Rouge.
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Sunday, March 5, 2017
Mardi gras break
I have had a very eventful, long Mardi Gras break. The first 3 or for days were spent in Baton Rouge. I didn't do much of anything except for ride my horse and hang out with some friends. Everything started to pick up the first Monday when my family and I flew to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
When we landed in Ft. Lauderdale I didn't know what to think. I was greeted with Palm trees and warm weather and instantly my stress was relieved. When we got to out hotel I was greeted with nice marble floors and large luxurious rooms. Those few days in Ft. Lauderdale mostly consisted of us swimming in a warm pool in a hotel with cranky old people. Not fun.
After 3 nights at the Ritz Carlton in Ft. Lauderdale, my family and I made our way down to the Florida keys. We stayed at Cheeca lodge in Islamorada with some close friends. This place had a more friendly environment for younger people. Although I liked this hotel, the rooms were dated and the pool was cold. often times my brothers and I were wondering around the hotel, or swimming in the ocean. We then got home at 11:00 Sunday and have been trying to get back into our regular schedule.
When we landed in Ft. Lauderdale I didn't know what to think. I was greeted with Palm trees and warm weather and instantly my stress was relieved. When we got to out hotel I was greeted with nice marble floors and large luxurious rooms. Those few days in Ft. Lauderdale mostly consisted of us swimming in a warm pool in a hotel with cranky old people. Not fun.
After 3 nights at the Ritz Carlton in Ft. Lauderdale, my family and I made our way down to the Florida keys. We stayed at Cheeca lodge in Islamorada with some close friends. This place had a more friendly environment for younger people. Although I liked this hotel, the rooms were dated and the pool was cold. often times my brothers and I were wondering around the hotel, or swimming in the ocean. We then got home at 11:00 Sunday and have been trying to get back into our regular schedule.
Song analysis
The song I am analyzing is called Are the Good Times really over for good by Merle Haggard. This song was released in 1981 and is one of my favorites. Some Poetry techniques invluded are Allusion and simile.
This song contains a ton of Allusions, partly because the singer is comparing how bad times are now and how good they were back then. Haggard uses statements like "a Ford and a Chevy
Could still last ten years, like they should" to show how things used to be. The allusion "It was back before Nixon lied to us all on TV" here Haggard alludes to Nixon and how he was the first president to resign from office. Haggard also uses the simile "Are we rolling down hill
Like a snowball headed for Hell" to show how the state our country is in is diminishing so quickly. There is a rhyme scheme where typically the second and last line in stanza has the words they end in rhythme. "I wish a buck was still silver/ It was back when the country was strong/ Back before Elvis/ Before the Vietnam war came along"\
Haggard uses allusions to show how good out country used to be rather than the state is currently in. It gives this song kind of a dark, sad tone. The similes help prove his point that out country is going into bad times.
This song contains a ton of Allusions, partly because the singer is comparing how bad times are now and how good they were back then. Haggard uses statements like "a Ford and a Chevy
Could still last ten years, like they should" to show how things used to be. The allusion "It was back before Nixon lied to us all on TV" here Haggard alludes to Nixon and how he was the first president to resign from office. Haggard also uses the simile "Are we rolling down hill
Like a snowball headed for Hell" to show how the state our country is in is diminishing so quickly. There is a rhyme scheme where typically the second and last line in stanza has the words they end in rhythme. "I wish a buck was still silver/ It was back when the country was strong/ Back before Elvis/ Before the Vietnam war came along"\
Haggard uses allusions to show how good out country used to be rather than the state is currently in. It gives this song kind of a dark, sad tone. The similes help prove his point that out country is going into bad times.
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