Blog Stage #6

Lone Star Gov, I agree with you on the fact that you are all for a cleaner greener environment but I believe that it does not have to start with the government to help get our world cleaner and greener. I believe it can start with people just like you and I and the rest of our classmates. Just regular people we dont need any help from the governemnt to get started. People can start to try and find an alternative method to driving to get somewhere by taking a bike, skateboard, public transportation, carpool, anything to cut down on your own personal driving. People can also start recycling a lot more. The amount of sodas, beers, bottled water people drink in a day if everyone recycled those items everytime they drank them that would be a good start compared to people still just throwing them in the garbage. And people can also become informed on just how much you can recycle these days and start to apply the new information into action.

Blog Stage #5

I am going to write about why every liquor store in Texas is closed all day everyday on Sundays. How come the government of Texas decided to make this a law? i just do not understand it. The only reason why I could maybe see them doing that is for religious purposes most people celebrating their religion choice on Sunday is typically common but still if this is a fact it does not make sense to me. I came from California earlier this summer and started to laugh and was in somewhat disbelief when I found out from family and freinds who live here in Texas that liquor stores are closed all day everyday on Sundays. Not one of them after I asked questions about it could really give me a straight clear answer to this question and since the city of Austin, Texas recently was named the city the most alcoholic I figured that liquor stores would be available twenty four seven to residents of Texas like I thought it would be before I moved here but I was wrong I do not really understand why this is a law but so be it.

Blog Stage #4

Susan Nielsen: Admit it you might be wrong
The article I chose to write about is found in the Dallas morning news. It is written by an opinion columnist who writes for the Portland Oregonian. The article is written for an audience which includes anyone and everyone who involves themselves in the political world of the United States which is a lot of people. It states that you should realize that there is no perfect candidate out there to run and lead this country and that no matter what Obama or McCain do they aren’t going to be right about everything 100% of the time. She states that people need to take a better look at themselves and the candidates that they are voting to run for President. People are blind to the fact of saying to themselves the person I chose to run for President did something wrong. Reasons why are your biases you barely recognize yourself, surrounding yourself with people who think just like you do, you look for information that validates what you believe in, and you dismiss and ignore any evidence which contradicts what you think is right. Mr. Greenspan who is the former longtime chairman of the Federal Reserve, told Congress recently that he made a mistake believing the markets could regulate themselves. Treasury Secretary Paulson admitted he didn't see the subprime lending crisis coming. This is a classic example of exactly what the article is talking about. The author’s credibility could be argued that it isn’t very good because she is just an opinion article writer for the Portland Oregonian but when you read this you start to realize that this has happened to you more than once and you realize that what she is writing about is true. This statement is a wonderful idea that everyone needs to read “So in the spirit of unity, let's try it. If you're in the McCain camp, ponder the idea that Mr. Obama might be a decent guy. If you're an Obama supporter, concede that Sarah Palin is an actual state governor.”