We Came. We Saw. Blue Tape

      You have seen everyone's blog about how blue tape is "important" to our "education" But you do not realize HOW important blue tape is. Every day I walk into class all tired and annoyed because of how early we have to be in school , that's a whole nother blog story, and sit down at my desk waiting to be given piles of work; when all of a sudden a smile creeps along my face! "Blue Tape" I cry out in excitementit never fails and I am so relieved there is blue tape on the board because without it, I am not capable of focusing in class. Oh my gosh the blue tape! with its blue... tapeness standing out on the board! I love it! Every teacher who doesn't have blue tape in their classroom the students will not be prepared for when they get out into the real world, isn't that what High School is about? getting us ready to go into the real world? Plus blue tape is also a good way to keep a student quiet; It helps calme the mood of the class so the class doesn't misbehave. I think every teacher who doesn't have blue tape should be severely punished.

      Now... let's get serious... Blue tape is a complete waste of time! Having blue tape does not do anything but take up space on our board and cause distractions in class. People are sooo worried about how funding in school is so low, blah blah blah, when the school has to go out and WASTE their money and buy blue tape for the teachers to put in their classroom. What is it suppose to do anyway? Keep us focused? Better our education? I didn't even realize my teacher already had it on her board! We should be focusing on the more IMPORTANT things to do in the schools and not waste our time putting blue tape on the board! I know I sound very repetitive but you also have to tell a child more than once do something for them to get it done. So as I finish I just want to say how blue tape is a complete waste our time andshould not be put in our schools.

The tea party movement

            On January 19, 2009, Graham Makohoniuk, a part-time trader and a member of Ticker Forum, posted a casual invitation on the market-ticker.org forums to "Mail a tea bag to congress and to senate." a tactic that had first been attempted by the Libertarian Party in 1973. The idea quickly caught on with others on the forum, some of whom reported being attracted to the inexpensive, easy way to reach "everyone that voted for the bailout."

            The founder of market-ticker.org, Karl Denninger,published his own write-up on the proposed protest, titled "Tea Party February 1st?," which was posted in direct response to President Obama's inauguration occurring on the same day, and railed against the bailouts, the US national debt and "the fraud and abuse in our banking and financial system" which included the predatory lending practices currently at the center of the home mortgage foreclosure crisis Karl Denninger, who helped form FedUpUSA in the wake of the March 2008 Federal reserve bail out of Bear Sterns, had been a guest on both Glenn Beck and CNBC Reports by February  the idea had spread among conservative and libertarian-oriented blog forums, websites and through a viral email campaign, and Denninger has since been credited as one of the founders of the movement, and the organizer for the first Tea Party event.
           
            The Tea Party movement is an American populist political movement that is generally recognized as conservative and libertarian, and has sponsored protests and supported political candidates since 2009. It endorses reduced government spending, opposition to taxation in varying degrees, reduction of the national debt and federal budget deficit, and adherence to an originalist interpretation of the United States Constitution.

            The Tea Party movement has caucuses in the House of Representatives and the Senate of the United States. The Tea Party movement has no central leadership, but is composed of a loose affiliation of national and local groups that determine their own platforms and agendas.

            The Tea Party's most noted national figures include Republican politicians such as Ron Paul, Sarah Palin, Dick Armey, Eric Cantor, and Michele Bachmann, with Paul described by some as the "intellectual godfather" of the movement. The Tea Party movement is not, as of 2011, a national political party; polls show that most Tea Partiers consider themselves to be Republicans, and the movement's supporters have tended to endorse Republican candidates. Commentators including Gallup editor-in-chief Frank Newport have suggested that the movement is not a new political group, but simply a rebranding of traditional Republican candidates and policies. An October 2010 Washington Post canvass of local Tea Party organizers found 87% saying "dissatisfaction with mainstream Republican Party leaders" was "an important factor in the support the group has received so far"

Suicide

- Marshall Herff Applewhite age 66,

 

- Dana Tracey Abreo age 35 

 

- Robert John Arancio, 46, Texas

 

- Raymond Alan Bowers, 45, Jupiter, Fla.

 

- Ladonna Ann Brugato, 40, Englewood, Colo.

- Margaret June Bull, 53, New Mexico

            These are only a few of many who have taken their lives. According to (www.suicide.org/suicide-statistics) 49% of all suicide victims take their lives due to the continuous bashing of gay bullying. But there are many reasons why.

Why do people commit suicide?

            Whenever we hear news about individuals committing suicide, we immediately come up with a conclusion that these people are depressed, dissatisfied, and unhappy with their lives. For a bullied student or a lonely husband left by his family, we assume that their lives have become unbearable that the only way to escape it is by dying. However, when popular and rich people commit suicide, we are left in confusion. Why would someone who is loved and idolized by many decide to kill himself?

Depression may be the main culprit, but there are a lot of things to consider as well. These include overwhelming pain, grief, and stress; some use it as an escape for their failure and shortcomings like criminals who are about to be sentenced or caught; unresolved sexual or passion issues - generally common during momentous breakups and unplanned divorces; actions against an environment that he considers to be adverse; financial loss; curiosity regarding death; mandated orders by religion; and substance abuse.  However, there are cases where suicide is an option that is mandatory or required. Thus, most people end up sacrificing themselves to save the lives of others in unbelievable circumstances. Heroes during the wartime generally belong to this category.

Gender basis for committing suicide           

As of today, almost a million people from around the world are listed to have died by committing suicide each year. Between men and women, it is often the men who die from suicide, while it is the women who have the most number of suicide attempts made. Although the elderly men are the ones who have the highest rate in committing suicide, attempts by young adults have increased alarmingly recently.

The methods used to commit suicide differ for both genders as well. For men, it is much more common to act by violence like using knives, guns, and even hanging for suicide attempts. On the other hand, women are known to use subtle methods like ingesting poison or overdosing on sleeping pills and other medication.