You be the judge

This is an actual court case.

Recently a person won a million dollars in a lottery. She purchased the winning lottery ticket with a stolen credit card. She has been arrested. Now the question is what happens to the money? Does she get to keep the money or not and why?

Welcome Canadian friends

We may feel that we live in a small world; going to school every day, seeing our friends, watch TV, etc...... With the means of the computer and internet our so called small world can definitely reach outside to points of unknown. These blogs that have been posted for the past several months have been read by a number of people throughout the United States. Yesterday I heard from a very innovative teacher Mr. Clarence Fisher in Canada. I know that I can learn from him. He has given his students the Second Opinion web site so that they could occasionally blog also. This will be very interesting even thou the two countries are located near each other we do have different opinions on a number of social and political issues. Hopefully we can have a better understanding of each other with this means of communication.

Rick McCaw

Topic for the day is: What would you really like to know from our new friends in Canada? and why?

If you oppose same sex marriage are you prejudice???

Recently the Longview News Journal (on Oct. 24) the editor wrote saying if one votes against same sex marriage that you basically are a prejudiced person. Its her opinion and she is trying to persuade likely voters. Article This proposal is an amendment to the State Constitution.

What do you think? Does her opinion make it right and those that oppose are wrong?

Now its time for your opinion......

Been accused of being prejudice

Prejudice — preconceived opinion, usually unfavorable.
Preconceived - to form before hand
Bias – emotional leaning to one side.
Opinion – belief or conviction, based on what seems probable or true but not demonstrable fact.

Select a scenario and justify that the person is or is not exhibiting prejudice.

1. You have been accused of being prejudice since you will not date the opposite race.
2. Pres. Bush has been accused of being prejudice (racist) due to his lack of response in rescuing the black people after Hurricane Katrinia.
3. Your school has been labeled racist (prejudice) against blacks since none play on your athletic teams.
4. The police force have been accused of being racist (prejudice) against black since they use race to catch the bad guys.

Opinion please .......

Opinion-- the belief or conviction, based on what seems probable or true but not demonstratable fact.

Is anyone wrong when one voices his or her opinion? explain

Woman for President?

The United States has never had a African American or a female for president. Once we had a female running as the vice-president. Do you think America is ready to have a female president? Would it make a difference if she was black? To watch (video). Click on video then download and view video here.

Leave Iraq or Stay?

Every day our news media will update us on the latest US soldier death, total deaths and give the impression that we are losing the war. This picture of an American soldier was not told about here in America by the media. The little girl was killed by a car bomb. The terrorist have taken a larger toll on the citizens. Also a growing faction want the soldiers to leave Iraq and let them defend for themselves. You can read the story about the little girl when you click here.Your question is, should we stay in Iraq and continue to lose some soldiers (nearly 2000 now) or leave now. leave a comment

From Sgt. Ron Long "Doc"

Bottom right is Sgt. Ron Long. Recently he took part in a televised interview with President Bush. I tracked his email address and linked his blog site to ours. I wrote to him this past weekend and he sent mail back

Mr. McCaw,
Thank you for your support and genuine care. I appreciate you including my blog with your school's site as I hope that it may add a different perspective to your students, supplementing the MSM. I've never really been "anti-media," but after this experience, I have to say that I am definitely leaning toward that view. Please pass on my best to the students as again, I hope that they may pull some points of interest from my blog.
Take care.

HOOAH!

-SGT Ron Long

Why are we rude to others?

Why do some students (people) make fun of or ridicule other students?

Gay Marriage

In America we can trace back to having representative government to the House of _________ back in the 1820's. In Texas our representative government have written a law about marriage. This law clearly stats that in Texas that legal marriage will only be between a man and woman. If this issue is voted down then this will pave the way to have gay marriages in Texas. This law will be voted on (in November) by the eligible voters in Texas since it will amend the state constitution.

Artist try to influence their readers by drawing cartoons to convey (message) to their readers. Do you think the artist is for gay marriage or not? Explain by using information from the picture. You can inlarge the picture by clicking on it.

ideal age to date?

What would be the ideal age to date unsupervised? and why? (5 sentence minimum)

Corporal punishment in schools

Should the use of corporal punishment (paddling) of students be band in shcools? Explain your position

Assisting Suicide

The Supreme Court is hearing a case that would allow the medical profession to assist a terminal ill person end their life. So should a doctor be allowed to help a person actually commit suicide?

What is cool?

A person is said to be cool. Explain what is cool?