Should sex and violence on television or in the movies be restricted?

I think they are fine the way they are now. Having ratings on the movies and warnings before the show. It's like, you have a warning and everything, you can decide if you want to watch it or if you want your kids to watch it or anything like that. You have the power in the situation. If you don't think your kids can handle the violence or the sex appeal, don't let them watch it. They don't need to be "restricted", you just have to have the brain smarts to make a decision.

Should mandatory (or voluntary) prayer be permitted in public schools?

Yes. The school is public for a reason. Don't want a particular religion there? Become a private school.

Should bartenders be held responsible for the behavior of their patrons?

Absolutely not. Just like the tobacco use. It's not the bartender's job to babysit their patrons. They can limit the amount of alcohol someone consumes. If a patron is getting too rowdy and completely drunk, the bartender can refuse to serve them, but they're not responsible for the person's behavior. A bartender is not a babysitter.

Should tobacco companies be held responsible for smoking-related illnesses and deaths?

Not at all. If you smoke or chew tobacco, you're making that choice. It says right on the side of all tobacco products "Surgeon General's Warning: Smoking May Be Hazardous To Your Health"
Seriously, people who smoke know what they're doing to themselves. Tobacco companies are only doing their job. It's the people's decision if they use the products or not.

Should surrogate motherhood be either banned or regulated be law?

No. Honestly, I think this is dumb question. I know "there's no such thing as a stupid question", but this one could rank as one. If a couple can't get pregnant, for whatever reason, sometimes a surrogate mother is the only shot they have at having a child of their own. Of course, there's always adoption, but some people want a baby of their own so badly. A surrogate mother is the only way sometimes. Why in God's name would you ban the right to have your own child?

What types of regulations of smoking in public places should the legal system impose?

Okay, seriously? I mean, what we have now is alright. I'm not a smoker, but I have a lot of friends and family who smoke. I'm comfortable around it, but I can understand how some people could be bothered by it.
If you're in an environment, though, that is kinda meant for smoking, like a bar or outside, complaining about it is kind of pointless. Granted a bar can have a smoking section and so can certain places outside, but why should there be? Those are like the only places now where it's acceptable. I mean, restaurants have even wiped out smoking sections.
I'm not trying to advocate for smoking, but I have nothing against it, really. Just leave the bars and outdoors alone.

Should newspaper reporters be required to reveal their sources?

If they are asked to, yes. I'm not expecting them to have a bibliography at the end of their article, but if they get asked where they got their information, they should be required to tell.

Should the government provide child day care centers for working parents?

Yeah, I think so. Or at least for when the children are still really young, like right after maternity leave is up. The problem with some daycares is that they have hours. If both parents are working, it can be difficult to get the child. Some parents would have to take off work. Some parents work nights. With this economy, most families have both parents working. It would be easier if the government would provide child day cares, specifically at the work sites. I know, not all work sites are suitable for children, but it would sure be helpful, not to mention beneficial.

Do "beauty" contests (Mr. America, Miss America, etc.) serve any purpose in society?

I don't think so.

Personally, I think those kinds of contests just contribute to society's standard of what beauty is. Society has America thinking that this is the definition of beauty

Which, don't get me wrong, she is beautiful, but this is the standard that America is set at. This is what little girls look at and are told they're supposed to be like.

But this is beauty too.

So she's thicker. What's wrong with that? Both of these women are gorgeous.

So, no. I don't think those contests really serve a purpose. For most girls, they set unrealistic standards and only cause trouble.

Should homosexuals be permitted to serve in the armed forces?

Do you see anything wrong with this picture?

Should homosexuals be permitted to serve in the armed forces?

Should homosexuals be permitted to serve in the armed forces? Let's think about this.

Should homosexuals be permitted to serve in the armed forces?

YES. Why? If someone is willing to serve their country, should it really matter if they prefer men to women? Or vice versa?

If a man is willing to serve his country, should his sexual orientation matter? He wants to serve the country. He wants to do his part to help. Why do you feel the need to reject him? Because he likes guys? Because he might try to hit on other men?

A MAN IS A MAN IS A MAN.

A WOMAN IS A WOMAN IS A WOMAN.

We're all humans and we all deserve the same rights. Even if we like the same gender.

You should accept the help you're offered instead of recruiting people who don't want to, just because they're not gay.

Little Shop of Horrors

Hey all
I know I haven't written in a long time, but I'm here now. Okay, to the point of this blog. I am in my school's play again this year. This year, we're performing Little Shop of Horrors. It is at FAIR school. We start at 7pm and goes to about 9pm (just a estimate). Opening night is Thursday the 17th. We're going Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights at 7pm each night.

If you would like to come, email me and I'll give you the address of the school, and maybe directions (if i can think of them). My email is as follows.

samiamsam99@aol.com

Thanks!!

wow!! it's been so long!

i have so much to say and i don't even know where to start!! um...ok, i think i know. everything has been good lately. for the most part. monday, i didn't have school and i slept over at lici's house on sunday night and we were up until like 5:30 am watching movies and chatting with people on myspace. it was all fun. tuesday was tuesday. i stayed after school for play practice and then i went home and did homework i think. i don't really remember much from tuesday. it's been a long week. wendsday, i stayed after and i went to My Fair Lady with the urban humanities class (which i am not in. they just had extra tickets and i wanted to go). it was fun. it was long and i didn't get home until like 11:00 pm. but it was a good play. it was me, ac, lici, debbie, dana, and some other people. but it was fun. we went out to dinner and then to the play. then last night, thursday, i stayed after for play practice and we were suppossed to start a new dance, but i really don't think we did. and then there's today. today's been good so fair. i'm waiting for lunch to start. we're in the computer lab working on autobiographies, but i'm stuck on mine, so i decicded to come here since i haven't been here in a while. ok. i think i have said everything i can say.
bye bye for now.

i'm confuzzled

i have so much crap that just hit me in like an hour. i'm so confuzzled. i just need to know what to do. ugh!!! omg. i hate this feeling. i think i am going to go bake. i need something to let this out into.

it's been soooo long

so, what's everyone been up to? last night my project voice class had a concert. before the concert though, kimie, abby, debbie, angie, and i went to go get some coldstone and it took so long to get there by skyway, so we decided to go walk outside to get back so we wouldn't be late. so, while we were walking outside, abby's feet started to hurt and she ended up walking bare foot throught the snow!! anyway, the concert went really really really really really really well. we had a blast and we didn't really mess anything up! but i have to go now. just thought i'd check in!!

by the way...

...i just thought you should know that L is lici and K is kimie. i just got tired of putting their names down and then erasing it because i just remembered that i had initails for them. so that's that. L is lici and K is kimie.

what's up?

ok... i know that i haveb't been blogging in a while, but i have been really really busy. there has been so much going on with volleyball, church, school and it's events. it crazy! but sometimes that's what happens. on tuesday we had a volleyball game and i am kinda mad about it because we lost. i don't mind losing, but the opposing team was so unorganized and crap. it took them like 5 minutes just to rotate positions. and they weren't even that good of a team. it just mad me a little mad. but last night at practice, we worked a little harder and we worked hard and we got our stuff together. so, i just hope that we can do better in tommorrow's game.

guess what...

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

by the way...

... my throat still hurts kind of, but i did have some water and that helped a greater deal than i thought it would.

are you f'ing kidding me???

ok, so i was watching degrassi with everyone and one of the girls, darcey, got raped and now she has an std and she can't tell her parents because she made that chastity promise. so she can't tell her parents that she was raped. and she was found in the shower during cheerleading practice with all her clothes on and she had cut her wrists open and the team captin or whoever found her called 911 and was at the hosipatial with darecy's parents and darcey's boyfriend (who i guess got raped too or something.) and darcey's mom went up the the cheer team captin and asked her if she knew what happened. she put it like this "do you know why my perfect daughter would do something like that to herself?" i was like omg no she did not just say that!!! that makes me sooooooo mad. that is a parent that has such a big expection for her child that it probabl pushed her to the point that she feels like she can't tell her mom stuff that important. the mom even asked darcey if anything was ok and darcey lied to her and told her that she just didn't feel good. no duh! she has an std! and she can't tell her mom that she was raped! that really really really really really makes me mad!!!!!! i am so glad that my parents don't have that perfection expectation for me. i think that not haveing that huge burden of trying to be perfect for you parents actually makes you want to try harder. like you want them to know that you're really good, but you don't want them to want you to be perfect. you get what i'm saying? i just hope that most, if not all parents will do a double take when they want their child or children to be perfect. that puts sooooooooo much pressure of kids and teens that it's unbelieveable!!!!that kind of pressure is what creates depression and suicide and murder and school shoot outs and other crap like that. i just hopw that if there are any parents that read this that want their kids to be perfect, take another thought about that. think about how much pressure you're creating and the fact that your kid may turn out like darcey and feel like they can tell you some of the most important things that are happening in their lives. life or death.

omg

ok...i am still at L's house. it is like 4:43 am and everyone's awake. we're watching this show who's name i do not know. i think it's degrassi. but i don't know. they're all obsessed with it and they all know what's going on and i have no clue what's happening. i think it's degrassi. L is trying to sleep but people aren't letting her. i feel really bad for her. i'm trying to keep my eyes awake. everyone
s trying to pull an all nighter. i really don't think that i'm gonna make it. i don't think L is either. this show is getting comfussing because i know for sure that it's degrassi now, but i don't watch it. so it's really odd. but w/e. now K and everyone is talking about what they would do to L if she really fell asleep. but she's not. and Jess just said that "it's a sleepover. we're not going to let you sleep at a sleep over". but w/e. i'm just trying to keep my eyes awake even if it's just for the fact that i just heard what they would do to L and i don't want that to happen to me. but now they're leaving L alone. but w/e. now they're getting really really loud and i think L's parents are goig to come down and tell us to be quieter. cuz i was just up on the second floor and they were in the basement and i could hear every word that they said. but w/e. i think i'm done now. i need some water. my throat hurts and i can tell that i'm losing my voice. i'm gonna go get some water now and sign off. nighty nighty morning.