Chelsea

So I will admit that I am a complete Twilight nerd (yes I realize that I'm now nineteen but oh well :]). Anyways today my best friend Chelsea took me out to Bangkok 96 which is an amazing thai food restaurant for lunch and so she could give me my birthday gift. As lame as it sounds she bought me the Edward doll from Twilight and a bunch of candy. I'm such a ridiculous little kid with this and it absolutely made my day, especially since she's all for team Jacob (his nose is too big for my liking). Haha. So now my manager Jenn and I are trying to fully corrupt her since she came out of her shell just for me. :P Oh and since my other manager, Wayda, was making fun of us and our Twilight discussion, we are all seriously thinking about all pitching in and buying him the Edward and Bella set for Christmas because he would absolutely lose it. :) Hmm...

Ah geeze now I better get back to my homework..what fun. LOL :)

I'm a little tea cup?

This morning in psychology we were talking about sleep and the stages of sleep, one being the stage that contains the crazy dreams we have. As we were discussing this I started to think of the craziest dream I've ever had and will probably always remember and it made me laugh because it was absolutely ridiculous.

I had a dream that I was sitting on a stool dressed up a little like Alice in Wonderland at tea time (I've never seen this movie). Just as I was about to drink out of my tea cup I looked down and seen a very mini version of my mim and gramps on the rim of the cup. They were arguing and I watched my mimi give gramps a shove right into my tea and well...I freaked out. I leaned forward to grab him because I was scared he'd drown. However when I did this I tumbled off the stool which would have been somewhat normal except I didn't hit the floor, I fell into a larger cup of tea, I know I'm crazy. Well as I'm trying not to drown because I can't swim and I look up and see my mom holding the tea cup that I'm borderline drowning in. She lifts the cup to drink the tea and me. Just as I start to fall towards her mouth I wake up. When I look around I realize I had actually fallen off of my bed and was lying on my floor. Weird I know.

For a high school psych assignment we had to write a paper on a dream we had and analyze it and of course I chose to do this dream. He told me that something was making me feel overwhelmed and that the cause of my stress was from the opposite of my mom.

Hmm...what do you think?

woo!

So today is my nineteenth birthday! I'm super excited because it is my birthday but I'm not quite sure why. I mean it really isn't an i mportant birthday to me since Canada isn't on my agenda haha. Either way I love birthdays, milestone or not. My mom took me shopping. Tim took me out to Mongolian BBQ and he is taking me to Greenfield village for the Christmas lights. Also Chelsea is taking me out to Bangkok 96 for lunch on Wednesday! I'm really excited. I'm such an old lady that Chelsea said she was going to buy me a cane. :)

work

Now I actually like my job as weird as that sounds. The people I work are awesome and they joke around all the time, my favorite person to work with is actually my younger manager. However lately he has been annoying and frusterating everyone at my work, we think that it was his promotion recently. He was promoted from assistant manager to restaurant general manager and at first we were all very happy for him and proud because he had been waiting forever for this to finally happen. It went to his head now and he thinks he is king of the world and throws his weight around all the time. Last Monday we were busy and it was 5:14 no joke and he was scheduled till five, well heres the thing if your store is busy you should stay a little late to help out right? No he actually put his jacket on with phones ringing off the hook and pizzas backed up on the oven and left! I ignored his bye I was so mad! What makes it worse is that about five minutes before he yelled at Chris for trying to clock in like 13 minutes early to help us! Servers get paid like $2.50 an hour its like 75 cents really now! He told him that he didn't want to get in trouble for his tricks! Plus besides that I have three days a week, I need more hours and he told me that I could have them but he actually took away one of my days and gave it to another server with four days already because she was complaining about hours! So now I lost my ten hour day which I made $100 on so she could have her hours! I'm so frusterated and wish that he would get off his high horse!

Schindler's List Scene Analysis

In Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List one of the final scenes stood out more than the others; the scene in which Oskar Schindler completely breaks down in tears thinking of all the Jews that he could have saved. Throughout this whole film Schindler was only concerned with making profit and pleasing his own needs, however in this final scenes his desire for money was not selfish but selfless. I was shocked at Schindler's overwhelming change, he was actually shaking and sobbing on the ground in front of a crowd repeating how he could have saved more. During this scene when Schindler received a ring from some of those Jews that he rescued he begins yet again to think of profit. This ring symbolizes his connection that the Jews he saved had with him, he was no longer their owner or a danger, he was their friend and savior. However this connection is quickly overcome by his desire to almost pawn of the ring so that he would have money to go and save more Jews; he keeps going back to how he could have saved more. Schindler's vulnerability and inability to help anymore Jews is shown through the higher camera angle looking down on him as he sobs making this a truly unforgettable an absolutely moving moment in this whole film. Now even though this is the scene that depicts his change the most, there are other subtle hints throughout the film that show his hidden compassion on the Jews that he is holding on his concentration camp. The one that stands out most, probably because it is the only color in a black and white film aside from a candle, is the little girl in a red coat that is seen running through the streets. When Spielberg shows Schindler and his mistress looking down from the hill on their horses to that little lost and probably very frightened girl, the camera zooms in on his face to which shows his intense attraction to the girl and there is even slight distress; Schindler starts to doubt his money driven actions. Although this scene does prove to be a very important scene in the film because it shows hints of Schindler's change of heart, it differs from certain concrete evidence in Schindler's readings such as Oskar Schindler and his mistress were probably never watching from Lasota Hill (Oskar). These readings also share that there were certain circumstances that prove to have made it impossible for Oskar Schindler to have rescued anymore Jews; he had already been such a huge help in his attempt to right his wrong and stop the mass murders (Oskar). All in all Schindler's List was a wonderfully crafted film done by Spielberg and even though it is impossible to capture all the devastation and pain of this time, Spielberg does sufficiently show a glimpse of this pain with that final scene being a well made depiction of Schindler's personal conflict with himself and the mass murders in front of him.

traditional thanksgiving

So yesterday was my first traditional thanksgiving in about eight years. By traditional I mean a thanksgiving filled with turkey, stuffing, potatoes and pumpkin pie. Yes it is true my family does not do the turkey thing like most; those crazy italians. Hahaha. We usually have lasagna, meatballs, breadsticks, salad, and birthday cake with ice cream. My guess right now is that anyone reading this is thinking why in the world that. Well this unusal tradition started when my Uncle Lee (RIP) was diagnosed with liver cancer and began to be too ill to leave the house more than once in a blue moon. Since Thanksgiving, my brother, and myselfs birthday were all in the same general area (mine being December 8th and his being December 2nd) we decided to put them all together, henceforth the birthday cake and ice cream. The lasagna, well if your going for nontraditional and you're italian, what other option is there honestly. Who doesn't love lasagna? This tradition always makes me laugh because it reminds me of how crazy and ridiculous my family is and how much I absolutely love them for it! Yesterday however we had Thanksgiving at my Aunt Mary's house instead of mine and since my mom is the lasagna cook we decided that Mary would just have to make turkey and be traditional. The most ironic part was that I didn't eat lasagna over there, I ate lasagna at Tim's house. Maybe one day I will eat turkey with my own family and be traditional, we will have to see. :)

Pop Culture

So this past week I have made the realization that I need to take a pop culture 101 class. Just last month I learned who Tom Hanks was when I watched Forrest Gump for the first time last month. Then to top it off, my senior year was the first time that I found out who Tom Cruise was and who Leonardo Dicaprio was. Yes, I am a disgrace to all teenage girls. My junior year was my first time to see Grease and the summer before my senior year was the first time I watched Titanic. Oh, and I still have not seen Dirty Dancing. Well I tried to watch it but Patrick Swayze was just too smelly to me, he just seemed like he had the worst odor ever. I blame my mother for sheltering me as a child.

The White Rose-Sophie's Outstanding Bravery

After I was finished reading The White Rose: Long Live Freedom I realized that Sophie Scholl was a young woman of outstanding courage and bravery; she was braver that Hans Scholl or Christoph Probst. Sophie was the youngest of the three, only 21, yet she took part in an organization, The White Rose, that she knew to some extent could cost her her life. Her whole life was ahead of her, the second she agreed to take a stand and pass out these leaflets was the moment she risked everything, her future, her career, her chance of marriage, everything. Not only was Sophie the youngest rebel against the Nazi regime, but she was also female. She was anything but the stereotypical female of the time, she did not let men control her life and she did not back down in dangerous times, she stood strong in her belief, something most men at this time could not even vow that they did. When Sophie was standing her trial and facing death she proved her bravery in saying, in front of a whole courtroom of people that disagreed with her, that:

"Somebody, after all, had to make a start.

What we wrote and said is also believed

bymany others. They just don't dare to

expressthemselves as we did".

When Sophie said this, I can only imagine the shock and outrage on the faces of the audience. Who was this young and naive college girl that had the audacity to speak this blasphemy? She was facing death and yet she still stands by the very action that brought her to death. Sophie knew death was coming for her yet she refused to take anything she did back. How many people in the 1930's could say that they did the same? How many males could say that they refused to let Hitler push them around?

After the trial was finished and both Sophie and her brother Hans were found guilty of treason and sentenced to death, Sophie did not waiver. Her display of bravery and courage in front of her parents during their last visit together was beyond selfless. Sophie, even with death staring her in the face, refused to cry; in fact she smiled. She would not let her parents see her fear, she would not let fear control her just like she would not let Hitler control her. Hans Scholl, while brave, did not possess the courage that Sophie did during that last visit; he waivered, he had to turn away. It is written about Hans that

"Here for a moment, tears threatened,

and he turned away to spare his

parents the pain of seeing them".

Hans may have had courage, but his courage waivered unlike his sister. Sophie tells her mother, knowing that she will never see her again that, "What we did caused waves." Sophie does not regret what she did, she knew that something had to be done and she possessed the bravery to take it upon herself. When she left her parents for the last time her face still had a smile, the smile that her parents loved but would never be able to see again, she kept her composure as she walked away from her parents for the last time.

Her final act of bravery that shows her fearless nature was shown when she was led first to the guillotine. She was even described later as she was walking to the guillotine, as she knew that she would be viciously killed, by a bystander. This bystander reported that,"Without turning a hair, without flinching". How could you walk to your death and not even flinch? Bravery and courage is the only solution. Sophie Scholl is an inspiration to everyone with her fearless nature, with her refusal to backdown.

my brother's class

So like I stated in one of my last blogs, Charlie Cox, (one of my brother's classmates) was killed in a hunting accident. Well another young boy was killed, he OD'd. If this isn't tragic enough, his friends, who they say were high at the time too, freaked out and dumped his body in the park. I believe my brother said it took then two days before they found it. The kid was just 17, I can't comprehend how this sort of thing happens. I mean his friends are in a world of trouble and that doesn't make anything any easier. I didn't know Josh, but I knew his older brother Joey. I don't know, I'm just at a lost for words.

hmm fatherly love?

So I was watching the news today and heard about a father who called the cops on his own daughter because she was growing a marijuana plant in her closet. Now I personally think that this is horrible. I mean what parent would want to send their daughter to juvi with a police record. Why didn't he get rid of the plant and talk to her and punish her. He needed to be a father to her and not toss her mistake to the police. I mean as her father it is his job to raise her and teach her how wrong and dangerous her actions were. To me this father was lazy and did not do his parental duty. It makes me actually furious because no father should do that to his daughter. Yes she was wrong and more than one level but it's his job to raise her not the police.

RIP Charlie Cox =(

About four days ago I heard some of the most devastating news, one of my brothers 17 year old classmates and friends was killed in a hunting accident. Charlie Cox was only 17 when he died. I guess that his best friend and him were hunting by themselves and when they were riding their four wheelers through the woods, his friends safety came off of his gun and was accidently fired. That accidental shot hit and killed Charlie. I can not imagine how horrible his friend must feel. He knew that his gun should have never been loaded when he was riding is four wheeler and now his best friend is gone. I can't even imagine the pain that both families are enduring. They need all the prayers that can be given their ways. RIP Charlie Cox. =(

FDR speech

After reading both FDR's speech and the two chapters in writing analytically, I would have to say that his speech was very evolved and well written. Throughout his speech his thesis was to show America that our country was in grave danger. That we needed to prepare for the worst. He told the people that this war was beyond our boundries, that we've never been in this much danger. He thoroughly shows and tells the people that times may get hard. It was a war and although he had pride in his country he did not sugar coat the true damage that this second world war could cause. His thesis leaves room for debate and thoughts, he tells them what he believes without telling them what to believe.

Elie Wiesel

After I seen Elie Wiesel speak, I noticed how much more weight it carried then reading Night or any passage. Night brought me to tears practically when I read it but watching him speak showed pain and strength all over his face. Watching an actual survivor speak of these horrendous and unthinkable events make the Holocaust that much more real. However no one could ever understand or even comprehend the events of the Holocaust unless you were there. It broke my heart so much to hear him speak of these events and to hear him have to relive these events in his stories. I was really touched to hear him speak about these events because of all the emotion in his speech and in Night. He just shows pain and suffering and almost longing in them. It was an incredible and devastating thing to both watch him and to read the novel because both showed his strength to survive.

Midterm Evaluation

So far in this class I have learned some major differences between high school writing and college writing. For one they are complete opposite. In high school I was taught to never use I, always do book report style, and now I am learning more and more about analyzing and putting myself in the writing. I like this style much more, my mom says I analyze anything and everything. I think that although I have not even come close to being proficient at college writing, I think I am gaining a better grasp on this form of writing. I do however wish to learn more and more about this writing and how to not summarize and how to prove my facts more. That I believe is my biggest issue. Overall I believe the class is being beneficial to myself and my writing style. I also now have a new favorite book, well a book tied for first with two others.

stats

I made the realization today as I was doing my statistics homework that I do not like statistics at all! I have never been a major math person but this is my worse. I am not a good problem solver and that is tending to be a little bit of a problem. Grr. My friends warned me yet I still took it. Oh well, eventually it has to click...right?

Forrest Gump

I watched Forrest Gump for the first time Monday and it was amazing. It was amazing. It also held so much history. I now want to watch it again. :)

Haunted Housing

I went haunted housing in Toledo with my best friend, Chelsea, and about eight other people, apparently Chelsea becomes easily bored even if she is spooked. There were three that we went to and Chelsea became my hero when we went into the asylum one. The asylum one was a black maze type with the average spooky people that jumped out.Well our group, being the intelligent people we are, could not find our way out and were wandering around for like twenty minutes. We actually crossed paths with the group that came in after us. Chelsea was becoming impatient and so the next time one of the crazy people or whatever jumped out, Chelsea said to them," Okay so we have been walking around here for like twenty minutes and I really want to get out, so do we go left or right." And if thats not great enough, when the monster stayed silent and walked away Chelsea responded with, "See this is why people don't like monsters!" I was dying of laughter. We finally did find our way out shortly after that with Chelsea making small talk with the crazy people along the way. She was practically making new Facebook friends-lol- So I just found that interesting Chelsea, the one who was most nervous, became friends with the monsters-lol- I guess thats why I love her-haha-

Love or Hate

As I finished reading the Book Thief I started to consider what drove all the events that unraveled in this book. Was it love or hate or something else? Yes, hate is what most people believe drove Hitler's actions, but maybe it was love. His love of power. His love of being held up as a divine figure in the German citizens eyes. Maybe it was his love of the words and their power alone or it was his love with the occupation of puppet master.

What about Hans Hubberman? He slaps Liesel for saying she hates the Fuhrer, but doesn't Hans hate the Fuhrer and the Nazis and everything they stand for? His love for Liesel and her safety trumps his hatred. He knows the consequences of her statement, most likely death. He loves Liesel more than he hates the Fuhrer. I also think to Hans and the NSDAP. He hates the thought of going into service with the Nazis, thats his motive for not joining the Nazi regime right away and also for punching the window and door of the NSDAP building. He hated that they were torturing and marking the Jews, he even helped a Jew by repainting his door. Hans Hubberman is a tough call on whether he is drove by love or hate.

Liesel Meminger makes a powerful statement in the book when she thinks," I don't want to pray that Max is alive and safe. Or Alex Steiner. Because the world does not deserve them." (pg 521)
This is where I wonder which is stronger, love or hate. Liesel hates the world. She hates the war and bombs. She hates the Nazis. They took her papa, Alex Steiner, her mama, and Max. Her hatred of the Nazis is only slight compared to her hatred for the world. This is evident when she thinks, " The world is an ugly stew." But while she hates the world she loves Max and Alex Steiner, yet she doesn't want to pray that their alive. Does this mean that she hates the world more than the nazis? I don't believe so. I think that she knows that Max and Alex would be in a better place if they died. They wouldn't be surrounded by hate and bombs. They's be in Heaven. She is also punishing the world by taking those wonderful people from it. I think it's eveident that her love for Alex and Mas is stronger than her hatred.

Just a few thoughts off the top of my head. What do you think?

Nazi Guards-Crimes Against Humanity

When I read this article I see only one way that it could go, to prosecute these nazi guards. These three nazi guards, Johann Leprich, John Kalymon, and Iwan Mandycz, are hiding in the US and have been running away from their past ever since the war. Many say that these men are just old men who deserve mercy because of their age and the fact that their death is just around the corner. But why should these men not be punished just because they were able to hide for this long? Why should their victims families not see their loved ones murders be put to justice just as any other serial killer?

Johann Leprich was a member of the SS Death's Head Battalion where he guarded a concentration camp that killed 119,000 innocent people. John Kalymon assisted the Nazis in capturing nearly 100,000 Jewish residents and atleast killed one Jew. Last time I checked murder is murder no matter how long you hide or how old you are. Lastly Iwan Mandycz was a SS-guard at not only one but two slave camps where he kept watch on 14,000 Jews, not only men but women and children, as they were shot. These men are guilty of murder and abuse and torture among a number of other crimes. They are especially guilty of crimes against humanity.

Crimes against humanity can be defined as a widespread attack directed at one group of people in the form of murder, torture, extermination, and enslavement. These men helped Hitler capture, torture, enslave, and murder innocent families. The Holocause was a large extermination of Jews because they were not up to the German standards. That fits crimes against humanity to a tee and that makes them guilty and deserving of punishment.

These men whether for fear or ignorant prejudice killed millions of innocent jews and they should not be allowed to die in peace in our country. Ukranian Auxiliary Police harrassed, kept Jew from escaping the ghettos, shot at Jews at random, walked them to their execution, and even shot them if they walked too slow. John Kalymon was a member of this group (yad-vashem.org.). As you can see these men did horrible and terrible things and now that they are within justices grip, they should be punished. These men were part of major nazi parties. They do not deserve mercy or pity, but punishment like any other serial killer

Chapter Four

"Hans looked at the knuckles of his right hand and swallowed. He could already taste the error of his mistake." (Pg 182)

Quote Analysis: This quote is describing the scene in which Hans Hubberman continues to punch the door and window of the NSDAP. One of the greatest Nazi' watched as he finished this act of vandalism. This is ironic to me considering that just a little before this violence he was righting a wrong. He was erasing the vandalism done to a Jewish store keeper. I wonder if at times Hans temper, which he hides well, sometimes makes him believe he is above the law. He knows that it is wrong to treat the Jews in the fashion that the Nazi regime does, however he goes and treats the Nazi headquarters with that same lack of respect. I am in no way saying that the Nazi regime deserves respect, I just see this as extremely ironic. Another event that causes me to wonder how the novel would have progressed if Hans Hubbermans membership to the Nazi regime had not been denied. Would he have helped the Jews? Would his promise to Erik Vandenburg been broken? Would he have secretly harbored a Jew? I think that all these events would have been erased and his families lives not threatened. If Hans Hubberman had gone with the flow of Germany and applied for memebership sooner and been granted membership I do not believe that he would have punched that door or that window. I do not believe Max would be living in their basement. I do not believe that his first mistake was in that public act of violence but in his procrastination; if he had been part of the Nazi regime the Hubbermans lives would have been safe instead of thrown into the sticky situation people who hide Jews.

Compare/Contrast: Hans Hubberman and his public protest which I quoted above makes me wonder how similar Liesel is to him. It makes me wonder if Hans is frightened by their similarities and Liesels tendency to follow in his reckless behavior. On page 115 Liesel boldly states," I hate the Fuhrer....I hate him." Her bold defiance of the government scares Hans enough to slap Liesel. Is this act of tough love to protect her from becoming him? Hans does not want Liesel to behave in his reckless behavior. Both of these statements are dangerous and could kill. Hans was more dangerous because his was public and Liesels was behind the protection of their house walls. Liesel looks up to Hans as her hero and when he gives her a watschen it hurts her much more than those from nuns and Rosa. Does Liesel act differently from most German students because she is naive or because she sees her idols different thoughts of this world she lives in? Liesel and Hans are similar in many ways because of their bond. They have seperate motives though I believe. Hans is from loyalty and kindness while Liesels is from admiration and following her papa.

Hans VS Rosa-Free write

As I am reading the book thief, I must think to myself, whose more dangerous, Rosa or Hans. Most would probably argue that Rosa is most dangerous, I however disagree. Yes Rosa is a rude and at times abusive woman who is 99% of the time complaining, but she is predictable. She does in her peculiar way love her husband and Liesel.

Hans on the hand is a very quiet, ironic, and loyal man who keeps his promises and treats everyone with kindness. Liesel grows very close to papa and loves her time spent with him. One day however after she voices her hatred for Hitler papa reacts by slapping her across the face and tells her to never speak like that outside the house. This is an act out of love to protect his daughter from the horrific events taking place right outside their door. This action is also ironic considering Papa continues to help Jews right in the open and more importantly right in front of a Nazi soldier. His compassion for his fellow Jewish shop owners puts his family in the line of fire as he paints over the graffitti on their door.

His loyalty also causes danger when he keeps his promise to his deceased friend of war, Erik. His son is a Jew that Hans agrees to hide in his basement. This poses the largest threat to his family. Secretly harboring a Jew during this time would most likely result in death to not only Erik, but his whole family.

This is just scratching the surface of how I see things.

Winston Churchill

"Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy."

-Winston Churchill

As I was googling Winston Churchill, this quote from his "Never Give In" speech kept repeatedly showing up. Winston Churchill delievered this quote on October 29, 1941 in the Harrow School. This specific quote caught my attention because it shocked me of the overwhelming strength and confidence that this man had. Even though at the time there was slim to no hope for Britain, Churchill still had the talent and power to inspire those in battle. The motivation of this speech just amazes me as he repeats never over and over again. Never, to me any way, is one of the strongest words that our language possesses. I mean think about it, theres even a saying, " Never say never." This one word is a form of forever, a form of most would say is a negative forever. In our world there is always a possibility that anything could happen which makes it appear almost foolish to say never. Yet Churchill says "NEVER give in..". The power in this one fragment of speech must have motivated these men. Churchill told them to NEVER give up no matter what, to never yield to their force. How could you not be filled with the strength to defeat even the strongest of enemies, even the Germans. This quote to me is the ideal example of what an inspiration and motivational speaker that Winston Churchill was and how he gave Britain soldiers the strength and courage to fight on and NEVER give up.

FIREPROOF :)

As of two and a half minutes ago, I have a new favorite movie, Fireproof. This movie stars Kirk Cameron (the curly haired kid from Growing Pains) and Erin Bethea. This movie is a beyond inspirational movie for both Christians and even non-christians. It tells of the love dare. This movie tells of a lieutenant fireman whose anger and sinful addictions is tearing apart his marriage. I won't go into too much detail because I would strongly recommend this movie to anyone and everyone. Although I will say that it portrays the struggles of everyday life perfectly along with how hard everyday life is, Christian or not. Noone is perfect. Not only is it a beautifully produced drama is also is absolutely hilarious at parts because of how accurate it is. I won't lie, I am not the type of girl who cries at movies but this film was so moving that I was on the verge of tears, both happy and upsetting.

Like I have already said, everyone should watch this movie. It is a masterpiece. :)

"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8

Why I chose Justice for my career...

I guess that since my last blog was my random thoughts, I should try and tell about myself with a little more organization. As of now, I am planning on majoring in psychology and possible into social work. Although my ultimate goal is to become a prosecuting lawyer for abuse and neglect cases. There are so many victims that do not have a voice and are abused on a daily basis. I do not just want to go to school and get into debt without having a career at the end thats rewarding.

I have wanted to be a lawyer ever since sophmore year when I joined YIG. YIG is a statewide gathering of youth at Lansing. I was specifically in the MJP program where I was on a four person team and we competed against other teams as witnesses and lawyers for a case.

I realized that I wanted to be a abuse and neglect case when I began my work at Pizza Hut and heard of the awful fate of a deceased employee. Her husband kidnapped her and burned her and himself alive in his car. She was bound and gagged with their son only a couple miles down the road. What disturbs me the most is that she had a restraining order and when the time came, that little piece of paper could not protect her. It is appalling how many victims there are every day and those victims are not only female but male too.

Our nation needs to realize the seriousness of the problem.

Here goes nothing...

Let me first start off by saying that technology is not my thing. I have a facebook, but I am not really sure how to use it or what to do while on it. I guess this blog assignment is as good a time as any to figure it all out. As you read my blogs, I am confident that you will realize that I hav a very random thought pattern.For instance, I made the realization today that all the Mission Impossible films with Tom Cruise in them, while entertaining, are a lot like a cheesy James Bond movie. Throughout the whole movie I was seeing the characters do activities that I don't believe anyone in real life would. This I guess is much like horror movies where the victim always runs upstair and barricades themselves in instead of runnning out the open door, which is usually closer. I over analyze everything though, I guess without those odd actions the movies would be over far too soon. Well, thats all for now I'll probably be back tomorrow with more random thoughts.