Social inequality today is becoming, and rather quickly, a problem for our economy and for the people. We have all seen the reports of young men and women who are protesting on Wall Street in New York or in other large city's around the world. Of course its unfair. We are all taught that we are born being equal yet when these people apply for a job, they get rejected due to the fact that company's are cutting on personnel because of the state of our economy. Now if we all take a step back and reflect on it, we will quickly come to the conclusion that it is unfair. But we must consider, was there a hype around this whole shenanigan due to media and self pity. Here is a good example on how to illustrate it. Lets just say i am a teenager and i have friend A who is dramatic and friend B who is problematic and has a lot of self pity. Friend A would represent the media. Friend B decides to drink at party for example then feels very stupid for what she did and a couple of days later friend B hears about it. The next day after hearing this, friend B goes up to friend A and makes her feel worse. The effects of that were, friend A feels worse and friend B is thriving on friend A's guilt. This is how i would represent the protesters. They obviously feel cheated and mistreated because multi millionaires/billionaires have a lot of power and are bending the rules to favour them and only them. But we must consider the opposing side to this problem. Not all wealthy people are evil and bloodsucking leaches. When we were watching a video that you presented to us in class, there was a man that was part of the protesters, that was wealthy, and he was saying he wanted to help and donate. I personally thought that was great because that proved that not all rich men are evil. So there is i believe a vail that has been put in front of the protesters by the media. This vail is trying to convince them that all wealthy people are evil. Also to be perfectly honest I think that instead of complaining they should get off of their lark and become more productive. I really hope they realise that the people in Wall Street are sitting at their desks and laughing. So i think there has to be a better way to ''Bring down the system'' if you will.Link between income inequality and health. This link is showing how for the protesters and all the people who are victim of unemployment are being thrown into worse conditions due to our structure.

Now the picture on the left represents what the wealthy people are doing to the middle class. They are taking the candy form the middle class and the middle class is powerless because they are so small.

Who is the real enemy, who is the real terrorist. That should be the real question. Of course the middle east has their problems but who doesn't. In Germany its neo Nazism. Last I checked that was a problem, but what differentiates the problem in germany form the one in the middle east, it's that it is linked directly to us. When I say us I mean North America. They are tied us economically to socially. So why do we have such a warped view on Muslims and terrorism. First of all its the media. Due to those ingnorante people who thrive on negativity, they promote that very thing and that is what leads us to what we think. If we take out that element I personally believe that the world would be a more peaceful place. The second reason for our view is our politicians... like Bush. People like Bush come into power and then listen to whatever they are told and act on it without even thinking on what the reprecautions might be. Unfortunately their is no cure for stupid people says Andy Rooney but if we can channel  their capabilities to something more productif and a postion with less power, the world would be a better place. Here is a link that explains the motives of these so called terrorists ,Terrorism. The picture above explains in so few words how media hype and stupidity can lead to some evil and cold hearted things. To be more clear its not media hype and stupidity that did this but it is what they have caused socially and this would be the indirect result. This also ties in to the anthropology world because all  these problems  are all caused by relationships between societies and how they do not always understand each other. If there were more un bias communication the world would be a better place. That an the removal of certain people in power who should not be there.

The Internet a Human Right?
Should the internet be a human right? Yes, I believe it should. It's the same question as, should freedom be a human right. Think about it, the internet is the and i emphasize on the biggest learning tool ever created by man kind. Without it the world would not as advanced in fields such as medicine and engineering if we didn't have it. Without a super computer for example we would not have decoded the human genome and therefor not being able to understand the body like we do today. The result would be the lack of cures for certain diseases. It should be a right because without it people would not be able to communicate as easily. Take my situation for example I have divorced parents and my dad lives overseas. Thanks to the Ipad 2 i can now Facetime with my dad and maintain our relationship. Yes it has it's cons such as lack of privacy and addiction but so does every other awesome human creation ever made.To take away this right is not only detrimental to our society but very pointless because people will find a way to get around it . Almost all cell phones now are mini computers so even if they do block it, a lot of company's will complain and even create law suit's because they will loose a massive portion of their sales. Take Mr Prescott speech about our generation being based on technology and having a different brain because of it. If you take away what, the thing we have been using our hole lives, what do you think will be the consequences to that. Here is a link that shows a view on the subject that be helpful Internet, human right? Now we also have to understand that even thought the older generation are plugged in, they will never have the same grasp as the net generation said Mr. Prescott and that could lead to fear and other stupid things like books explaining how we are the stupidest generation that has ever lived. But I believe that if everyone puts the effort in to become plugged we will all improve our world in a positive way where everyone will be happy. That and the addition of learning how to regulate and control the hours used on the internet.

                                                                        The First Amendment
Their was only one idea that popped up in my mind when I read that article, and that is... controversial because think about it, if the government starts to get involved in what you say on Facebook and  teachers can start punishing you for what you write there will be trouble . First of all, kids will get very angry because schools are snooping around in their personal life. Lets just say you have a good relationship with a teacher, then because of a new law that same teacher discovers you went out with your buddy's and got drunk . Best case scenario the teacher will be OK with it or judging by the article explaining the attitude of american teachers he will loose respect for the child  and ultimately not like him anymore. Then the student will be in a class room knowing that the teacher does not like him. To sum up that example, it is a major invasion of privacy, it could potentially ruin his or hers life and to make things worse it is the only haven for teens that parents, education and hopefully the government has no access to, so lets keep it that way. You must also put yourself in the teachers shoes, since the beginning of time people in general don't like being criticized and insulted, let alone behind their backs, therefor on a personal level, teachers would want to know what people are saying about them and what they are being criticized about. So that is a very fair request to know what is going on but I think the governmental approval is excessive. My second point is if the government gets involved chances are kids and maybe even adults will be turned of and therefor not want to use those sites anymore and company's like Facebook will loose revenue and then will probably loose money and they will sue to get the wrights and money lost back. Further more, freedom of speech will become more important then ever if limits are put because people fought for that right and just to take it away because teens are blowing off steam about something or someone is absurd and will anger a lot of people. Here is the link that explains the stats and studies that have been performed First Amendment. The following link  is very extreme but I think it proves a point because with out Facebook or even if restrictions are put on people like Joseph Frederick will start immersing more and doing stupid things so that is why it is almost crucial to keep Facebook alive and running.

Freedom of speech for teens

That is a good question and to answer it i would take my digital citizen ship very seriously because i have had many cases where people have put pictures of myself without my permission and i do not appreciate that so as a digital citizen i feel like i am lacking a freedom when comes to something as personal as a picture of me. I am generally fairly open to things.

What makes society develop?

This is a very interesting question because in the past there used to be no seat belts, then what happened? It is the same question because it is not what makes society develop but how to make life easier, to prevent less deaths and injuries.Take motorcycles for another example, they put the law down in Quebec where cyclists had to put on a helmet, because before that people where dying right, left and center due to hitting a car and then flying over them. Interestingly enough my step mom's cousin is a doctor and calls motorcyclists, donor cycles because usually what end's up happening is that people who drive them die and donate their organs. Here is a web site where there are some stats on accidents that happened threw the years.Motorcycle accidents

Ski

Hey everyone, I am writing to tell you I have a passion for skiing. Ever since i was little i loved it,every Friday when we could, my mom, brother and i went to ST Sauveur to learn how to ski.Through years of awesome shredding and crashing i have learnt the ways to become someday a true skier.Every time I go down a hill i love the feel of pure adrenaline rushing through me. When i am in the air, the split second when you realize your airborne and there was a guy who crashed down the slope is  when i believe, one of the moments where your the most alive and concise about what is going on.Compared to a particularly boring situation(anything you can think of is good enough).Here is an awesome ski forum so you can jump into the awesome world of skiing (New schoolers)