The Average Joe

Benjamin Franklin once said “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety”. Over the last decade, we as Americans have had many restrictions put on our civil liberties that make up the backbone of what the United States is.  As a young man in my late teens and early twenties, it was very easy to follow the crowd and seek revenge after 9/11.  I even enlisted in the Army National Guard as a result.  However, as I sit here with more knowledge and more experience, I look back on certain actions that were done by the United States government after 9/11 and realize how wrong they were.   On May 26, 2011, President Barrack Obama signed an extension to certain sections of the Patriot Act, which had been originally signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001.  I cannot speak for everyone else, but I do not agree with extending any part of this bill.  Before I go any further, lets take a look at some of t

This question has been asked time and time again.   For many who feel they are overpaid and glorified babysitters, they must remember this…Compared to any city job, teachers are required to have the highest level of education, and over the course of their career, they make the least amount of money. For those that feel that they are glorified babysitters, they must remember this.   Try putting 30-40 students together, which come from all different social and economic backgrounds, put them in one class, keep them focused and educate them.   How easy is that???   On top of that, try dealing with the school administration, parents and the school district when measuring a student’s ability to learn, as well as testing them on how well they understand the knowledge you have taught them.   Being that all students learn differently and grasp certain concepts differently, a teacher must adapt and apply numerous teaching methods to satisfy their students learning needs.   I don’t know a

Every day, we as a society, are bombarded with all the nonsense of the mainstream media.  How much longer can our society continue to allow itself to be intellectually declining and blinded by the real issues that are we, as a society, are facing.   Reality TV With the lack of any original thought in Hollywood, we are now exposed to an onslaught of ridiculous reality TV shows, as well as the drama that follows it.  I for one am not a fan of the reality TV concept.  The lowest common denominators and bottom feeders of society are given way too much public exposure.  It is to the point where the up and coming generations are looking up to these degenerates as role models.  To further add to it, mainstream media is also sending the message to these up and coming generations that by acting the way these people do, they are being rewarded for it.  Let’s go through a couple of examples:  Mob Wives –  This show is featuring the wives and significant others of mobsters.  For those of you t