Topic proposal!

I have decided to do my paper on: if the morning after pill should be banned or not. I would like to find out if the pill is harmful to the body and what affects it has on you when you take it. I wouldn't think this pill would be something healthy for your body.

Colbert report

"The More You No"
On the Colbert report, I watched an episode about requiring kids to bring permission slips to school for watching things that a parent may oppose. Colbert was making fun of how parents become upset about their children being taught things that the parents do not believe in. Such as watching President Obama make a speech on TV. The student would need to bring a permission slip to watch the TV. Just because the parent may not like President Obama doesn't mean that the student shouldn't be able to watch what the president has to say to the country. Even thought the parent may have different views, shouldn't mean that the student doesn't need to learn both sides of the subject and develop their own opinion. To make a child believe in exactly everything a parent believes in is a little crazy. I would have to say I agree with Colbert and how ridiculous that a school would actually go through with this thought and require every student to bring a permission slip to school. I had never watched the Colbert Report before and I found the episode funny and helped me understand the issue better than just watching the news and becoming confused about what they are saying because of all the big words they use. He reported the issue in terms I could understand and added humor to it which made it a lot easier to watch.

Opinion--forced labor

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/08/opinion/08wed2.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

I read an article about forced labor. There was a group of about 400 workers who came from Thailand for a better life in America. Their experience was nothing near the American dream. Before entering the country they were required to pay an outrageous rate of money to the company of Global Horizons in Hawaii and Washington to work for them. When they reached the U.S. they were then treated like slaves. "The Bush administration, which was in charge of the H-2A program at the time Global Horizons is accused of doing its worst, generally turned a blind eye to wage-and-hour enforcement." Since Obama has gone into office they have tried to protect the workers more than in the Bush administration.
In my opinion, this is an awful thing to do! To take some one's money and make them go into debt so bad that they can't even function. The sad thing was the workers couldn't do anything about being in debt, because if they tried to fight back they would be deported back to their country. I thought we lived in a free country and to have over 400 workers be slaves is not right! To have the government cut corners and really not do much about the issue is not a good situation. It is good that the administration now is trying to protect and make up for what the company did by letting the workers come back into the country on a visa.

Paper proposal

I have decided to go with the speeding ticket idea. I think I have changed the most from that experience and since the event didn't happen all that long ago it is still fresh in my mind! I can still remember what the cop said to me! I also remember the dreadful half hour meeting with the DOT officer. She got done yelling at me as well as my parents in fifteen minutes...looked at the clock and started all over again since her half hour was not up. I remember how going thirty days without my license after waiting sixteen years to be independent enough to drive! Finally, I remember when I actually told my parents about my ticket...they weren't even mad! I just had to pay the $146.00 ticket on my own.

Literacy narrative topics

When thinking of different topics to write for this paper, there was one topic that really stuck out in my mind. I really thought about something that changed my life quite a bit which was my first speeding ticket. Not only was this ticket received right after I turned sixteen, it was the beginning of winter and there was snow and ice on the road which could have made this event even worse. That day I could have easily killed someone or even myself because I was driving too fast. The cop was nice enough to knock my speed down a lot! If he would have left my speed at 87 I would have immediately lost my license for a really really long time. I was very fortunate to not hit a patch of ice and lose control, I was just being extremely stupid and impatient. Since I was running late and driving my car far from home with a friend I thought it would be really cool to speed home. I was deathly scared that night to go home and tell my parents what I had done. Luckily, it was a church night so I went to church first and tried to wait as long as possible to go home. To my surprise, my parents did not freak out as much as I thought they would. I just had to learn the hard way of not being able to drive my car outside the city limits.
Another topic I had thought about for writing my paper was the death of my grandma when I was five years old. I wasn't very close to my grandma, but she definitely was my favorite grandma! She was the grandma that always gave me cool presents and it was always awesome to see her since she lived far away. I would only get to see her once or twice a year because she lived in Massachusetts. I would say this had an affect on me because it was the first loss that I had experienced at a young age.
Finally the last topic that I considered was my first job. I started my first job at fourteen and worked at the town pharmacy. I considered this job because I had intentions of going to school to be a pharmacist. It definitely did not take long for me to change my mind. It wasn't a profession for me. Since this was my first job, I would say that it taught me how to be responsible.
As I am writing this, I thought of one more topic that would be something that may be a different topic anyone would think of. Living in a funeral home my entire life has been a normal lifestyle for me, but to most people they may think it is strange and creepy. I have learned how to be my dad's secretary when he needs me when staff is short. I have learned to live with a label of living with dead people. But really I do not live with dead people my house is just connected to the funeral home. My point of this topic would be that I have learned to live with people making fun of me and to let it go in one ear and out the other. To me it is normal to live that way.

What defines me?

What defines me? To be honest, I am not completely sure what defines me and I am not sure where to go with this blog. I would like to say my family is the major factor of defining me. But I would say the activities I enjoy doing such as running and being with my friends help define myself as well. Recently, I have learned to love being on the farm. Before, I would describe myself as the town girl who never would go near anything dirty, but I have developed the love for being around animals and actually willing to help with anything and everything. The farm has taught me that there is not only physical hard work; but farming can be mentally stressful as well.



My family has influenced me to go after anything I put my mind to. Even though I am the youngest of four, it still feels like I am the only child in my family. It has definitely worked in my favor over the years!


Since my family has influenced me in doing whatever I put my mind to, I put my mind to running. I love running, it helps me relieve stress and just clear my head. Not only do I love to run for fun, I also loved running competitively. I ran cross country all throughout high school and also in junior high. It has shaped me into not only being competitive, but just to have fun and only worry about myself.


Since I went to a small high school it was easy to get along with anyone and everyone. I would consider myself as an outgoing girl and love to be around people. I would say that my friends definitely brought out the best in me and I loved being surrounded by them. But, I have definitely learned that being in a new place has made me the quiet shy girl. I hate the fact that I do not know anyone being at USD and wish I could just show people the real me without being the quiet shy one.


I have thought of many different ideas that would kind of describe who I am, but I am still not sure if I did a good enough job of defining myself.