Just put him in jail already...its starting to get ridiculous.
Exhibit A
Monday Night Football. Cincinatti Bengals vs. Atlanta Falcons.
Like every other MNF viewer anxiously anticipating week one, I tuned into the game expecting to see some quality NFL action as two potential playoff teams squared off in a preseason matchup. Boy, was I wrong.....I watched from about 10 o'clock to 11:30, and in that time span I probably saw 10 plays. 10 plays! Instead of football, I was watching "The Michael Vick Show".
Exihibit B
Sportscenter
I can not get through a full running of sportscenter without the mention of Michael Vick and/or his criminal trial. Its sickening...Vick has clogged the sport reporting airwaves.
For those of you who are unaware, Michael Vick, a top NFL quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons is being charged on numerous accounts of dogfighting and animal cruelty. Vick, a millionaire (over and over and over again) has knowingly allowed/coordinated dogfighting on his estate in the south. Once again, for those who do not know, Dogfighting is a horrific "sport" (if one even has the nerve to call it a sport) I'll give a quick overview....
Dogs are trained to be mean, often bloodthirsty, in preparation for events
They are often starved, electrocuted, and half-drowned in order to "toughen" up for a fight
Now that we are clear...
Two words. Jail. Immediately.
The evidence is overwhelming. Justice will be served!................ or will it?
I have seen it over and over again. Celebrities...and their knack for weaseling there way out of trouble. All I have to say is it better not happen this time. It is absoutely embarrasing that our justice system allows people (who are no different than you and me) to bend the rules.
Our founding fathers would be rolling over in their graves if they knew..."all men created equally" yea right...
Martha Stewart...did anyone catch a look at the jail ( o wait...excuse me, detention facility) she served in? Looked more like a Holiday Inn Express to me.
The Vick case is still pending...legal experts say it may take up to a year to sentence him. My question is, why a year? I'm almost positive if I had committed acts of animal cruelty, PETA would have had me thrown in jail the next day! Not Micheal Vick, NFL superstar.
It is about time the American legal system gets back on track. The media coverage has been overwhelming. It is incredible to me how much of a deal is being made out of a relatively insignificant offense when compared to other atrocities happening around the globe. The only thing we can hope for is that through all this coverage, enough people will stand up and put Michael Vick in his correct place...
In jail, not the football field.
((Alan))
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Problems...
1. Abuse of Human Rights
2. Loss of Opportunity of an Education
3. Child Labor
4. Inaccurate Media Coverage (Bias)
5. The Loss of a Childhood
6. Diamond Exportation
7. Bureaucratization of War
8. Physical Damage of War on Humans
9. Corrupt Politics
10. Psychological Modification (Conditioning)
11. Ecological Effects of War
12. Ignorance
13. Separation of Families
14. Breakdown of Communal Values (Mistrust)
15. Economic Effect of War on the Standard of Living
16. Decline of the Credibility of a Country
17. Illegal/Underground Trafficking
18. Exponential Growth of Refugees
19. Cost of Poverty
20. Conflict Oil
The above list is a compilation of problems that author Ismael Beah presents in his memoir A Long Way Gone. I have roughly listed the problems in order from "most pressing" to "least pressing". The second half of the assignment for this week called for me to write a short response where i would pick one of these issues and discuss possible solutions. I reviewed my list and Ignorance stuck out the most to me. However, when i went to discuss possible solutions to this problem, I found myself having a very difficult time. After a good deal of thought (and about a half hour) I have concluded that not all problems have a definite solution. I believe we need to realize that some people are in fact ignorant, and unfortunately, always will be. There is nothing we (as a society) can do to change this. It is simply just the way things are. Don't get me wrong, the whole idea of "changing one life at a time" or other slogans similar are great, but I must confess, unrealistic. I feel the best that can be done to combat ignorance is to raise awareness. The true story must be told. The problem is, we can't force people to listen.
((Alan))
2. Loss of Opportunity of an Education
3. Child Labor
4. Inaccurate Media Coverage (Bias)
5. The Loss of a Childhood
6. Diamond Exportation
7. Bureaucratization of War
8. Physical Damage of War on Humans
9. Corrupt Politics
10. Psychological Modification (Conditioning)
11. Ecological Effects of War
12. Ignorance
13. Separation of Families
14. Breakdown of Communal Values (Mistrust)
15. Economic Effect of War on the Standard of Living
16. Decline of the Credibility of a Country
17. Illegal/Underground Trafficking
18. Exponential Growth of Refugees
19. Cost of Poverty
20. Conflict Oil
The above list is a compilation of problems that author Ismael Beah presents in his memoir A Long Way Gone. I have roughly listed the problems in order from "most pressing" to "least pressing". The second half of the assignment for this week called for me to write a short response where i would pick one of these issues and discuss possible solutions. I reviewed my list and Ignorance stuck out the most to me. However, when i went to discuss possible solutions to this problem, I found myself having a very difficult time. After a good deal of thought (and about a half hour) I have concluded that not all problems have a definite solution. I believe we need to realize that some people are in fact ignorant, and unfortunately, always will be. There is nothing we (as a society) can do to change this. It is simply just the way things are. Don't get me wrong, the whole idea of "changing one life at a time" or other slogans similar are great, but I must confess, unrealistic. I feel the best that can be done to combat ignorance is to raise awareness. The true story must be told. The problem is, we can't force people to listen.
((Alan))
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Intro
My name is Alan and I am a freshman in the college of engineering at Purdue University. Before packing up and moving into my new home at school, I lived in New Lenox, IL, a south suburb of Chicago. I'm one of two people my from highschool who ended up coming to school at Purdue...(most of them decided to go to Uof I) I would classify myself as the athletic type, having been involved in some type of sport ever since i began to walk. In highschool, I played for the baseball and golf team all four years. When I wasn't busy in school or at practice, I could usually be found outside with my friends doing something athletic...(football, soccer, basketball, frisbee..the list goes on and on)
If you can't tell already, i love to be outdoors. My hobbies are best expressed by whatever the season is. In the fall, I spend a lot of time out at my half-brother's house in northwest Indiana. He lives out in the country on a lake and that is where I learned to love to hunt and fish. We actually have an annual trip up to Canada every year where we go catch Walleye and Northern Pike. When winter comes around, snowmobiling is my activity of choice. As for the spring/summer, I'm usually caught up in baseball or football season. I am a diehard Cubs fan, and extremely excited that we are in 1st place right now...(its been awhile) Although I am from Chicago, I am NOT a Bears fan, my allegiance falls with the Green Bay Packers. Aside from athletics, I enjoy to read...(anything by Dan Brown or Michael Critchton) I have to admit, I do watch a fair amount of T.V., with my favorite shows being sportscenter, man vs. wild, boy meets world, as well as watching baseball and golf. I'm an easy-going, friendly, and an overall good guy looking to make some new friends in a new environment.
That pretty much sums it up.
((Alan))
If you can't tell already, i love to be outdoors. My hobbies are best expressed by whatever the season is. In the fall, I spend a lot of time out at my half-brother's house in northwest Indiana. He lives out in the country on a lake and that is where I learned to love to hunt and fish. We actually have an annual trip up to Canada every year where we go catch Walleye and Northern Pike. When winter comes around, snowmobiling is my activity of choice. As for the spring/summer, I'm usually caught up in baseball or football season. I am a diehard Cubs fan, and extremely excited that we are in 1st place right now...(its been awhile) Although I am from Chicago, I am NOT a Bears fan, my allegiance falls with the Green Bay Packers. Aside from athletics, I enjoy to read...(anything by Dan Brown or Michael Critchton) I have to admit, I do watch a fair amount of T.V., with my favorite shows being sportscenter, man vs. wild, boy meets world, as well as watching baseball and golf. I'm an easy-going, friendly, and an overall good guy looking to make some new friends in a new environment.
That pretty much sums it up.
((Alan))
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