Christmas and Holiday Spirit

Yes I think we have lost the true meaning of the holiday season. Also it has become to commercialized every company now is trying to make money off of Christmas and other holidays that its become advertising tool not a holiday. I think we should remember what the holidays are really about and stop using christmas as a tool to make money. What I mean my advertising tool is the make commercials using Christmas to advertise there new product or to advertise a new service the company offers but in truth all they are doing is trying to make more money for them and using Christmas to do it.

Biodiversity Or Endangerment

I think we whould try not to effect the earth as much as possible because nothing is effecting us in a harmful way so why should we do it to the little bugs and animals. Another reason is we have done so much damage as it is and we should try to reduce the amount of damage we inflict on the enviroment. One more reason killing animals that arnt doing anything to us is nothing short of wrong and is only making things worse if animals ran around killing us we would be dead right now all of us so I think that hunting should be reduced dramaticly.

Creationism vs evolution in schools

I think Creationism should be taught in schools along with evolution. Some creationists argue that creationism is a theory consistent with the scientific method. The hypothesis it adopts is that God created some thousands of years ago, and that man did not "evolve" into its current state. It then adopts supporting evidence for this perspective. It claims to have discovered evidence for a young earth and for the biblical flood. It has pointed to the absence from the fossil record of intermediate forms between known species. It has argued that certain species could not have evolved gradually because of their particular chemical or physical make-up. All of these discoveries and observations are pieces of evidence that support the creationist hypothesis and compose the creationism theory. They argue that because creationists follow this theoretical approach, that it can subsequently be called a "science". OK, the greatest lesson that a school can teach its students is the ability to use their own logic and reasoning to develop an opinion of the world around them. By teaching creationism in the classroom, schools are broadening the students horizons. Of course this would be taught right alongside evolution. The goal would not be to favor one theory over the other, it would be to create the greatest amount of exposure for the kids. being educated in a Christian school, I can see the merits of the this type of teaching. Let us not saturate one theory at the expense of the other. True beliefs that will last a lifetime are created by a truly objective decision based on the facts at hand!

Alpine/Sub-Alpine Food Web

Genetic Screening

I think that Genetic Screening is fine to make sure that the baby is gonna be okay and healthy, for the sake of knowing the truth to be prepared for a "challenging" child. But then again if the baby isn't gonna be a healthy one and they abort it then that's wrong because that child has as much right to live as any one else in the world. If you can't deal with the chance of your baby not being healthy then maybe you shouldn't try and have kids because there's always gonna be a chance that it's not gonna be healthy. You should always give it a chance because if you just abort it because it might not be healthy then your not ready to be a parent because that child would be amazing in its own way and that's just more the reason to keep it. It is right to accept that couples using IVF can ensure that of the embryos conceived a healthy one is implanted. However, this foretells a slippery slope for future exploitation of the process. If we set a precedent for screening and "selecting" babies, this must not develop into the widespread abuse of screening to create "Custom babies" chosen for other aesthetic or desirable qualities. This is morally wrong.

Corporal Punishment For Children?

I think that Corporal Punishment for children is not ok. The reason I say that is because it is never right to hit a child for any reason. How would you like it if your boss at work hit you when you messed up? You wouldn't like it very much would you? Neither do the children. Corporal Punishment is the worst way to teach a child a leason they will not react to physical abuse. The reason I say this is because when you strike a child you will only strike fear and will not make the child any better. Corporal Punishment is only acceptible when the perent is the one doing it no one else should be able to punish some one else's child.

Be MySelf

The one place in the world where I can be myself would have to be on the football field. Because out there I can do what I don't normally do because i dont have very much restriction. It's an amazing place to express yourself and not get in trouble for it. For instance I was on the field with some friends and we were playing and I did something that I wouldn't normally do unless I was on the football field.