Davis English Addendum

Blog post on officer’s night

DeannaF — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:12:56 +0000

The officer did not get his omlet. That to me is the saddest part of the whole story. He needs to eat and alot of times they do not get to eat properly, he had the right idea and it was going to work well for him. In this story the other good thing is that there was not another car involved or a animal in the pasture. They just injured themselves. Although for all of the emergency equiptment and all of the volunteer firefighters to arrive there was some danger for others involved in that, but it was minimal. I think that drunk drivers who make the decision to drive should have to pay for all of the equiptment that responds to the sceen. It was a choice. Not a good one but none the less a choice. All of the equipment and all of the officers should be paid to respond in driving drunk and driving under the influence. These professionals should be paid at least the gas for responding to stupidity. Professionally trained people saving people from themselves. At least the gas and the time spent on sceen needs to be paid.

Should LSC-Kingwood Ban Campus Smoking?

Stephen H. — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:50:50 +0000

I hate rainy days. Not because of the rain, but because I have to walk through clouds of smoke in order to get to my classes. Generally, the smoking crew takes posession of the common area benches, but not on rainy days. The smokers take over the doorways and building overhangs. I have watched Campus Police walk directly past such offenders without saying a word.

Other college campuses have successfully banned smoking. At least 43 colleges have gone smoke-free from California to New Jersey, according to USA Today. Nearly 31 percent of full-time college students smoke, compared with about 25 percent of the overall population, according to the federal government’s 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Smoking is being banned everywhere on these campuses, even in the main quads and sidewalks.

Philip Morris USA, the leading cigarette manufacturer in the United States, declares second-hand smoke from cigarettes causes disease, including lung cancer, heart disease, asthma and respiratory infections. Public health officials also believe that the conclusions of public health officials concerning environmental tobacco smoke are sufficient to warrant measures that regulate smoking in public places.

That is all I have to see. How about you?

Birth Control-Extra Credit

SeritaD — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:42:05 +0000

The use of oral contraceptives help with the education and awareness of unplanned pregnancy and abortions. The question of whether the pill should be dispensed is question. In May of 2005, 73 percent of Americans said they believed pharmacists should be required to fill prescriptions for emergency contraception, even if they are personally opposed to it. I believe that you should be able to pick up oral contraceptives whenever you want or feel the need to.

United by Love, Divided by Law

VictoriaG — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:24:24 +0000

     My issue is on Marriage equality. It deals with homosexuals and their right as citizens to be granted the right to marry in all 50 states. The arguments I am discussing are religious , procreational, and traditional.
     A lot of religions are against homosexuality.  People tend to lean on the Bible’s view because that’s how they were brought up.
     Marriage is supposedly based on procreation. This argument is out of date. A lot of couples choose not to even have children.   Now, same-sex couples have alternative ways to have children.
    Traditionally, a marriage consisted of a man and a woman. Now today’s views have shifted dramatically. To many,  marriage is now thought of as a union between two consenting adults.

Legalization of marijuana;Extra credit

myaco — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:49:06 +0000

Legalization of marijuana can be useful for medical use for patients who suffer from chronic pain. Legalization of marijuana could be challenging, because people view marijuana as a serious drug that can lead to addiction and violence. People believe that legalization of any drug could lead to serious conflicts in our society.

The Third-Class Carriage by Honore Daumier

myaco — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:19:12 +0000

The long day comes to the end. The people chat away their problems. The gloominess background reflects the hardship that everyone struggles on a daily basis. The old lady’s sits in a daze and with such disappointments. As she sits there, it seems that has tune out the noise in background. The man sleeps his troubles away. He is slouch to the left of the old lady. In the front sit a mother with her young child. The hungry infant suckles on his mother’s breast. The mother just cradles the infant and looks at him with such devotion. There is a stranger man in a little corner to the right of the nursing mother. He watches everything around him. The light coming in is minimal. The darkness of night is closely approaching the people in this carriage.

Extra Credit

KaitlynR — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:09:45 +0000

Has the traditional male role changed over the last 20 years? I say yes. What happened to men fathering and providing for the children that they helped conceive? What happened to men working? What happened to men showing respect for women? All these thing have slipped right through the hands of our society. There are to many fatherless children, because men refuse to pipe up and take responsibility. Men that are suppose to be making something of themselves are at home playing video games. There are also those men that cannot seem to keep their filthy hands off women in their violent rages that send poor defensless women to shelters. This argument is refutable mainly to men, because it is directed towards them, but its the truth. Our ideal of a man has dewindled down to a slugard loser, which our society is accepting.

ARGUMENT ON ASSISTED SUICIDE !!

AHMER K — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:27:00 +0000

Physician-assisted suicide should not be made legal because of the effects it could have on the patients and on society’s views; there are better possible ways to deal with these scenarios than to end a life.
This argument could be refuted with the belief that it is each person’s individual right to decide whether to continue living or not. The economical benefits that would come from making the method legal would also have some influence in the decision-making.

Technology

ChristianS — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:58:31 +0000

Are we too dependent on technology? Of course not, technology has slowly become a way of life for nearly everyone, but I do not think we depend on it. Owning a computer has made everything from a library to entertainment (music, movies, television) a couple of clicks away, though libraries, theaters, and CDs are still available. Technology in my eyes has just made life easier. The argument is problematic because people whom feel we are too dependent will always feel that way, technology is going to continue to grow and will never die. Therefore the argument will never be solved.

Abortion-extra credit

Eustinoff — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:20:05 +0000

Abortion is immoral. This subject could easily be refuted,because it is the woman’s choce to do what she wants with her body. Not every abortion case is the same. Some abortions are caused by rape, date rape, or other extreme cases.