Yogurt, Lincoln, and Hemingway

On Friday, My Mom and I went a tried a new yogurt place in Syracuse called Yogurt Stop. It was alright, didn't have much of a selection of fruit.

My mom has had two more tremors this week. One in her legs and another one in her arms.

For American Civilizations, I read about Abraham Lincoln, The Civil War, and America taking over the Phillipines and Cuba.

For Biographical Writing, I had a quiz on the first seven chapters of Papa Hemingway. I also write my "As Told To" piece. I have to read the rest of the book this weekend.

For Design 2D, I had to collaborate with a partner on making a billboard ad for a chair. I also had to create two images exemplifying best life and worst life ever.

For Espanol, I had an exam on Chapter 9 and started learning the vocab for Chapter 10 such as medical terms and body parts.

Best and Worst

The Free Speech of Corporations

Kirkpatrick, David D. “A Quest to End Spending Rules for Campaigns.” New York Times 25 January 2010: A1, A11.

In this article, David D. Kirkpatrick tells us the story of an attorney named Mr. James Bopp Jr. who has fought for free speech for the past 35 years and was influential in the Supreme Court ruling "that corporations, unions and non profit groups have the right to spend as much as they want supporting or opposing the election of a candidate." Although his client replaced him with another attorney for being too "ideological," it was his fighting that brought it to the Supreme Court. Mr. Bopp believes limiting corporate spending is a violation under the first amendment.

In class we learned about how the founding fathers wanted no official religion, because they believed it would lead to corruption of the government. It is safe to believe the founding fathers wouldn't want corporations controlling the government as well. Religions and corporations both have their own hidden agendas with could benefit or impose on other people and group's rights. If a corporation such as the tobacco industry spend a lot of money promoting a candidate's advertising for an election, the candidate elect would feel influenced from their corporate sponsors to lower tax rates on cigars and cigarettes, ban the commercials that are anti-smoking ads, and/or legalizing Cuban cigars in this country. If people want to keep religion out of government, why would they want corporations making decisions for the government either?

Character Sketch, President's Day, and Valentine's Day

On Saturday, I went to my cousin Andrews's wife, Kelsey's baby shower. My mom and I got her some baseball themed onesies and some hangers for her baby boy.

On Sunday night, My mom had another tremor. This is the first one she has gotten in months. Basically it's like she is having hypothermia and shakes uncontrollably. It's tough watching her go through this.

On Monday, My great aunt Ellen passed away. She was 91 and the oldest Thatcher sibling.

For American Civilizations, I had to read about the American Revolution, Andrew Jackson, and Sam Houston. I also had to write an essay on Corporations spending money on candidates.

For Biographical Writing, I had to turn in my Character Sketch paper and critique others.

My art class was cancelled on Wednesday, due to my professor having the flu.

For Espanol, I had to learn superlativos and study the questions.

I also started reading Extras by Scott Westerfeld.

Westward Expansion and Imperfectos

For American Civilizations, I read about Daniel Boone, Westward Expansion, and the Overland Trails. I only had one history class this week.

For Biographical Writing, I had another quiz on Caged Bird and wrote my character sketch paper. I started reading Papa Hemingway by A.E. Hotchner, a biography about Ernest Hemingway.

For Design 2d, we had to draw houses using two point perspectives. We also had to make a poster about pet adoption.

For Espanol, we learned the words for hobbies, sports, and cleaning household items. We also learned imperfectos.

Tests, Drafts, and Emblems

On Saturday night, my dad bought a new car. It's a sangria red Ford Escape.

For American Civilizations, we learned about the women sufferagists and how NOW was started, as well as took an exam for the first section of the class in the Testing Center.

For Biographical Writing, I had to write a 250 rough draft for my character sketch.

For Design 2D, I had to make two kinds of ideal and bad money and an emblem.

For Espanol, I had a 2 timed writing assignments and a exam on Chapter 8.

Emblem

Money