04-14-2014

What career would you like to have? Look up the annual salary of that career.

I would like to become a forester.

Foresters earn median annual wages of $53,840. The highest 10 percent earn above $75,310, the lowest 10 percent earn under $35,250 and the middle 50 percent earn between $43,310 and $65,800. Foresters working for the Federal Government earned average annual salaries of $71,558.

BR 4/10/2014

You have $500 to your name to last an entire month. List the thing you're going to spend your money on- in order of importance- and reason for each item why it is more important than other options.

20 pounds of potatoes (roughly $25) - Need something to feed myself.

4 pounds of sliced turkey (roughly $28) - Have to have protein 

The other $447 will be spent on a used riding lawn mower and a few gallons of gasoline. I can turn over a profit by charging $15 dollars a yard and assuming i can mow 10 yards every 2 weeks then at the end of the month I should have $300. Reinvest buying the same amount of food and more gasoline, and I should have enough money left over for any kind of emergency costs. I will begin turning a profit by the end of the second month and by that time word will spread and I can begin doubling my business and becoming an entrepreneur. 

Letter to the Editor

     To whom it may concern, the editor (Ms. Carpenter), many individuals find this "discrimination" activity to be a waste of quality class time and an abuse of power. The power in you are currently using in which we can only talk when we ask permission, some students are only able to write responses or anything to be said, and there are a couple other hindrances to our learning capabilities. Some student may not be as inclined to ask questions based upon their limitations to communication through your educational efforts. This may cause student to retain less information because they may not ask questions to give them a better understanding of the material to be retained.
      Another problem that may be faced is the initial change of education in the classroom, students are not subjected to this style of learning in any other classroom, because we have been introduced into a change of education some students may stress which could be another cause of interference to an individuals academic performance.
     We have been split off into races which are not our own, we have been titled as an unequal in the classroom losing our previous rights. This could be seen as defamation of character. Defamation could be a criminal or civil charge. You (being the educator) may have the upper hand on a defamation case. But the actions could still be seen as unjust.
     In the Barbour county schools policy book, policy 2300 - 4.2.2 states "has the purpose or effect of substantially or unreasonably interfering with an individual's work or academic performance." Which has been mentioned in the previous paragraphs above that an individuals academic performance may be at risk. This is the reason why we should put a halt on the current learning style.

Citizenship test score

80 %

You got 20 of 25 possible points.

4/7/2014 Bellringer

What should the requirements be for an immigrant to become a United States citizen? LIST 3 IDEAS
 Must be able to speak English, can't have a right to vote for 10 years after citizenship is acquired, or jsut close the borders and have no immigration into the country.

Picture assignment

In this picture it is a white supremacy group hanging black individuals
There is not a date as to when this picture was taken but judging by the clothing I'd say its around the 30's or 40's.
This looks to be an act of hate. I could assume it's during the times when the KKK was a large organization.

BR 4.2.14

What do you think will be the most difficult part of the "discrimination" project?

Yeah man, it'd be Keeping Shaquad in his seat man. Rosa Parks was a great example for me, yo!

note stuff

Heterogeneous means different in science. In social studies it means a bunch of different people.
Immigrant Moves from one country to another.
Reservation is referring to public land giving them to the indians by the government.
refugee is someone who is in our country who live here for protection purposes.

Chapter 21 section 1

• Minority populations exceed white populations in different states
• African Americans have been discriminated more than any other race
• Most civil liberties were done by blacks to benefit minority
• 14% of people are black
• approximately 6 million feathered indians left today
• American settlers brought diseases that killed most of the Indian population
• Poverty, joblessness, and alcoholism are a problem with indian tribes
• Indians die at a younger age than most people today
• Higher infant death rate on average for indians
• Hispanic American, any race Spanish background
• 50 million spanish in the US. not all are mexican
• Chinese laborers were the first Asians to come here to work on the railroad
• Often faced with violence from the white guys
• Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 stopped Chinese Immigration only lasted 20 of 80 years it was supposed to
• Japanese were sent to concentration camps during world war 2
• Women have been treated unfairly by education, property rights, and employment opportunities. Most professional jobs are held by men.
• Illegal to pay women less then man

 4/7/2014

• Those who oppose Civil Rights often believe you can't change morality by passing a law.
• Dr. King: "Judicial decrees...may not change the heart, but they can restrain the heartless."
• 1870s-1950s: no meaningful legislation passed in regards to civil rights. 
• The Civil Rights Act of 1964: passed after the longest debate in Senate history (83 days). Made changes to the following: 1. Voting provisions.  2. public services (restaurants, hotels, theaters, etc) could no longer deny access based on race, religion, national origin, physical disability, etc.   3. Federal funding programs could not discriminate for those same reasons.    4. Employers and labor unions also could not discriminate for the above reasons.
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• Civil Rights Acts of 1968: aka -- "Open Housing Act" -- cannot refuse selling/rent living space to a person due to race, religion, national origin, physical disability, etc. Housing is still one of the most segregated areas in American life today. 
• Title IX: forbids discrimination on the basis of gender in any educational program or program regarding financial assistance. Equal funding and opportunities must be given to women athletics
• AFFIRMATIVE ACTION: 
• Requires employers take positive steps to fix the affects of past discrimination
• Employers must meet quotas for minority groups/genders.
• Many argue this results in reverse discrimination: discrimination against the majority group; they are denied opportunities so minority groups have more opportunities. 
• Color blind based on what theyre good at not what they look like
• California, Washington, Michigan, and Nebraska voters passed measures to eliminate all affirmative action plans
• The Bakke Case: 
• Allan Bakke sued the University of California because he was denied access to their medical school for Affirmative Action Bakke won the trial.
• Since then the Court has made decisions regarding similar cases. quotas can be used as needed.
• Justice Sandra Day O'Connor predicts in 25 years, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary. No more affirmative action. Kind of wishful thinking in my opinion      Section 4
• All people who were born in states or by naturalization
• 90% of people are born a citizen
• can choose to no longer be an American citizen "epatriation"
• denationalization - were your nationalization is taken back because your papers a false
• congress decides if you can travel to places.
• quotas for immigration - only so many can come to US
• Immigration Act if 1965 - did away with immagration quota system up to 270000 were allow into US each year
• Immigration act of 1990 - allows 675000 immigrants into US each year gives special privileges to special talents people  doctor, ect.

BR 4/1/14

Should this be something that is mandatory? Do you think these cameras will actually make a difference in driving?

No, a rear facing camera isn't going to help automobiles. The device can easily fail, people are relying to much on technology.

BR- 3/31

Our next chapter is on Civil Rights. Do you think racism is still an issue in 2014? Write one paragraph.
     
     Racism will always be an issue. There's no way to avoid it, to a certain degree everybody is a little racist. I believe that racism is only such a big deal today is because it gets glorified. You always hear about racism through lectures in school, public speakers, even on national news. The only way racism will become less of a problem, it won't go away completely, is to just quit talking about. Let those who hate, hate. Leave them alone. No matter what you say or do to that individual because of his racist beliefs, nothing will change his mind. He believes the way he believes based upon his own manifestations. The only way he will no longer be racist is if that individual makes some kind of spontaneous decision that the world, and the people in it, are different than formally believed. Bottom line, leave everyone be. We have more important things to worry about. The "minorities" are well taken care of, in fact you will often hear people proclaim that the white man is the minority in today's society. In a way, I sort of agree.

BR 3/27/14

The American people should decide our justices. If we leave the decisions to a select people, tyranny becomes a conflict in which we must face. In other words the Supreme Court Justices should not serve for life, by no means. The supreme court justices should be tossed out the door at the same time the president is.

supreme court stuff

This case is was supposed to be heard yesterday. Religious freedom means that each individual has the right to exercise their own beliefs and the right not to have others’ beliefs forced upon them. We believe no employer has the right to deny the women who work for them basic health care. Individuals must have the right to accept or reject the principles of their own faith without legal restrictions. People feel religion is being forced upon them and that they do not have the freedom to express their own religion.



Arizona’s controversial immigration law, SB1070, reviewed by the court in Arizona v. U.S. to determine whether states have any authority to enforce immigration matters or whether only the federal government has such authority. Arizona doesn't like illegal immigrants and would like to take matters into their own hands.






Abbeville 

County School Dist. v. State, 335 S.C. 58, 68, 515 S.E.2d 535 require a "minimally adequate education," which includes " the ability 
to read, write, and speak the English language, and knowledge of mathematics and 
physical science some people feel this is outrageous. 

notes 3/20

677 judges which handle 350,000 cases per year.
12 judicial districts in the United States which are broken down by population.
multi-judge courts mean more than one judge will view a case.
District courts do not hear cases within original jurisdiction of the supreme court.
A civil case usually deals with money, a criminal case deals with felonies or misdemeanors.
Court of appeals was created by congress. has 6-28 judges.

Bell ringer for 3/20/2014

¨Judicial restraint- believe that judges should decide cases on the basis of (1) original intent of the Framers or those who enacted the statue(s) involved in a case, and (2) precedent- a judicial decision that serves as a guide for settling later cases of a similar nature.

The   The constitution explains what the powers of this branch are. They should be limited to the powers given to them by the constitution only, it should not be "Constitution and in statue law should be interpreted and applied in the light of ongoing changes" the standards are already in black and white.they should not be further "interpreted." That just creates situations for people to find a slight loophole to gain more power.

president report card.

Presidential Report Card

Name of President: _________Thomas  Jefferson_____________________

Number of Presidency:__________3^rd  President__________________

Years in Office: ____________8 years______________________

In the following ten categories, grade your president from an A to an F. (You may “acknowledge” border-line grades with a – or a +).  You will need to give a 50 word justification as to why your candidate scored as they did. 

Category	Grade	Comments
Ability to handle and deal with a crisis	A	He was well suitable for this position, at this period in time they had just came out of the revolutionary war not long before his presidency. In times of crisis these men weren't very forgiving.
Ability to work with Congress and Cabinet
Character and Integrity
Education
Empathy
Foreign Policy	A	There was no foreign policy. You immigrate there, if you caused any trouble you were probably shot or hung. Doesn't sound top bad to me.
Relates to the common man	A	Jefferson was pretty well a common man. He lived a life like everyone else. Had to maintain self-sufficiency on his farm to survive. Which was the way of life during his time.
Persuasiveness
Political Experience
Public speaking & Communication	A	Jefferson was a very educated, smart man. He was very persuasive in his speeches and communications.

bell ringer for March 18, 2014

1.  explain the situation dealing with Ukraine and Crimea. Russia wants Crimea, Ukraine wants to keep Crimea. It's causing a controversy 

2.  Do you think the US should be involved in the situation? It doesn't matter to me, my individual opinion won't make a difference.

campaign ads

1. (Education, Mccain 2008) This Ad targets religious and moral viewers.
2. This sends a negative message to Mr. Obama
3. It is very effective in delivering a message to the intended religious audience.
4. This would still be portrayed in the same manner.
5. Yes, it would be. "Teaching kids about sex before teaching them how to read."

1. (Ballot, Carter 1980) This video targets the general public.
2. Sends a positive message to the people ho vote for carter.
3. It is fairly effective, he relates to the individuals of the public.
4. It still would be effective, people want to feel as if they a person of a higher role understand them.

Bell Ringer for 3/11/14

1.  Should pharmaceutical companies put people ahead of profits? No. They are running a business. The Idea behind business ownership is making profits.

2.  Should government be able to compel pharmaceutical companies to provide life saving medicines? They should not, provide would, in a sense, mean free.

Bell Ringer for 3/10/14

1.  Summarize what you believe to be important in the budget. It should be important to the people, the federal government is continuing to spend more money than they are bringing in.

2.  Who benefits the most from the proposed budget? The government benefits most, it just ruins the middle man.

Notes for 3/6/2014

Slides:

1. Electors are chosen in each state by the manner of the states choosing.
2. Election of 1800, had a tie for president between Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson.
3. Separated the elections of president and vice president

Bell ringer 2-28

does this violate our freedom of speech?

should we allow our schools to have this much power over dress?
If it comes to the point that students aren't allowed to wear an AMERICAN Flag shirt then something is seriously wrong with patriotism characteristics of the country! Time for a civil war/revolution? 
Does the attempt to prevent violence change your stance? nope.

Bell Ringer for 5/26

Are college athletes employees of the university? They are not, sports is a privilege.

should they be paid why or why not? No, if they should be then I should get paid for my attendance to Philip Barbour.

State data sheet

Senator ________Jesse Moats__________________  State___Connecticut_____________  Party _________Democratic________

State Data Sheet

Every new Senator makes an introductory speech to the Senate.  In order to speak effectively and identify the state-focused issue on which you will concentrate, you will need to collect some data about your state.  The more you know, the more effective you should be in addressing the real needs of your state.  The information you gather should also help you to create your campaign poster and organize your introductory speech to the Senate.

Consider the following list of items to be “basic.”  The list is NOT intended to be all-inclusive.  Any other pertinent information you find should be included at the end of the list.  Note that “RANK” (see below) means national rank, i.e., out of the 50 states.  Use almanacs, encyclopedias (NOT Wikipedia), the Internet, etc. to find this information.  See the back for suggested sources. 

1. Governor of your state: _______Dannel Malloy_____________________________________________

2. The real United States Senators:         a. _______Chris Murphy_________________________________

b. ______Richard Blumenthal__________________________________

3. The state’s number of Representatives in the House of Representatives: _______5_______

4. The state’s number of Electoral Votes: ________7________________________________

5. State Nickname(s): ___The nutmeg state, The land of steady habits, The constitution state, The provisions state_____________________________________________________

6. State’s population: _______3,574,097______________________________           Rank: 29____________

7. Area in square miles: ______5,543.33_____________________________              Rank: 48____________

8. Population density (People per square miles): ______738.1__________      Rank: 5 ____________

9. Urban Population: ______22%____________________ / _________%      Rank: ____________

10. Rural Population: __________88%________________ / __________%      Rank: ____________

11. Racial makeup:

	Total Number	Percentage	Rank
White	2,780,355	82%
Black	309,843	11.2%
Hispanic	186,234	14.2%
Asian	19,172	4.2%
Other	24,488	0.6%

12. Number of cities with population of over 100,000: _____5_______ Rank: ____________

13. Average annual pay: $ ______67,165____________________________    Rank: ____________

14. Per capita income: $ _______36,775_____________________________    Rank: 3____________

15. Amount of Federal Aid received: _________________________    Rank: ____________

16. Federal tax burden: ___________6.7_________________________           Rank: ____18________

17. Unemployment rate: _____________7.4_____________________%          Rank: ___7_________

18. Average number of school years completed: _______10_________ Rank: ____________

19. % of population who are high school grads: _______68_________%          Rank: _______24_____

    College grads: _______70____________%           Rank: _____6_______

20. % of population below the poverty line: __________0.1_________%         Rank: _______14_____

21. Major products and industries in the state:

Textile services, education, biomedical, and communications.

22. List notable things about your state (attractions, natural beauty, historical sites, etc.)

Connecticut shoreline, Connecticut science center, Foxwoods resort casino, Lake Compounce, Connecticut Winetrial

23. Other pertinent information that would help you serve your state:

Strict laws already in places.

2-11 Bellringer

Give a rough outline of your bill. What are the provisions and how are they going to be paid for? then get to work writing it because its due tomorrow!!!!

Bell ringer 2-10

Give three facts and the state name you are representing in our mock congress. Most gun related crimes could have been avoided if a citizen had been armed, Arms restrictions are violation to our second amendment rights, Firearms are not a public hazard. I represent Connecticut.

Bellringer 2-7

If you could make a law about anything what would you write a law about? I would bring back hanging in the city streets. It would set a public example and people would learn their are serious consequences for unlawful acts. When somebody goes to jail for life, the event is over and everybody forgets what took place. Put a hanging on national television, set the example and set people straight. 

2-5 Bellringer

does the government have a right to restrict what people on food stamps are buying? why or why not? If they don't, they should. People on food stamps obviously can't support themselves, they should be forced to the government aid on essentials only. Not non-essentials. That is a form of abusing the system.

Bell ringer 02/04/14

does this story show a breach in first amendment rights? As long as the review posted on "Yelp" is not slanderous it should be protected under the First Amendment

what can your congressmen do about this? He can review the law suit and establish whether it is in violation to the Bill of Rights.

Bellringer 1/31

peoples pie

Bell ringer 1/30

would 2 inches do that here? Two inches wouldn't effect most drivers around here, we are smart enough to buy vehicles with 4-wheel drive capabilities, but we also have those few drivers who are afraid to drive regardless of the weather.

can you imagine living in a place where nobody is used to the snow? I wouldn't care, if they aren't use to snow that means they normally have warm winters. Fine with me.

do you find these stories funny, appalling, sad? I find them humorous because I am use to the snow.

3 description of a congressman

Has money, has political background, and and meets congressional requirements to run for the position.

1-17 bellringer

is the coach justified in suing the player? if not where do we draw the line with lawsuits? We live in a society that thinks about nothing but law suits, in today's time this is justifiable. Back in the "Golden Days" people would've just cussed a little bit and moved on.

Senate outline

The Senate- 100 members, 2 per state.
The Upper House of Congress
Intended to not be bound totally by popular opinion
Represent            entire state                          
A continuous body:                   there is never a time in which all seats are up for election at once                                                           
Term Length:              6 years            
Term Limit:                    none                 

Originally elected by                       state legislatures                     

17 Amendment changed procedures to election by voters.

Before this amendment the Senate was nicknamed the            Millionaires club                         due too the purchasing of seats.

Only one senator for each state is elected at any given election

Exceptions           death or retirement                             

Formal

1.  30 years of age
2.   lived in the US for 9 years
3. inhabitant of the state in which you are running

Informal

1. party, name familiarity, gender, race, political experience, and fundraising ability

Other Senators can exclude a member with a majority vote

This has been done on   3       occasions

Senators  have the power to punish their colleagues for disorderly conduct

With a        2/3 majority             vote the senate can expel one of its members

This has been done           15   times

14 of which were during the             Civil War                          

1/16/2013

Does this study surprise you why or why not? It doesn't surprise me, we all know the risks of sexual activity so if you go out and get pregnant, it's your problem.

Have you seen the same effects within Barbour County as the study claims is happening throughout the nation. No, your always gonna have teens with snot noses running around.

4 things I learned today

1. Clipboards become a nuisance.
2. Collin is a good helper.
3.How to fix Mrs. Mcnaboe's desk.
4. Mrs. Mcnaboe doesn't have any tools in her room.

Bellringer 1/14/14

Who are the senators of West Virginia? Joe Manchin III and Jay Rockefeller

Who is Barbour County's representative to the House of Representatives? mary poling

1-13 bellringer

are you ok with this representation of west Virginia? if not how would you like West Virginia represented? I don't see anything wrong with our representation, accidents happen. Sometimes the accidents can be detrimental, such as this one, but as far as the representation of our state within the article I do not see anything wrong. Most of what I have read in the comments section has been a main source of people unhappy with the government reign over "safety" and "tyranny" by making everything a government issue. Truth is, this isn't a government issue. The people in the comments about having too much government are correct. The government is becoming overpowering, to involved in business that is none of their concern. Let the people handle their corporations, handle their jobs (regardless of any risks). Government, stay out of our jobs and do your own. This country has more important things to worry about than who might get hurt coal mining.  

Bell Ringer for 1-10

1. Do you think Russian security forces will be able to help keep the fans and athletes safe in the Sochi Olympics? Nope, if somebody so desired as to cause harm to other, they could.
2. In light of the recent bombings and terrorist threats would you go to Sochi given the chance? I wouldn't. you are safer staying in your own country rather than traveling to another.

bell ringer for January 9, 2014

1.  Who has the right to decide if the 13 yr old has the tube or not? The parent/guardians of the child.

2.  How would you handle the situation? pull the plug, it's too much cost to keep him and he is just suffering. No hope of him coming back.