We've Got Issues by Meredith Bagby is a smart, no-nonsense guide to politics and politicians for an apolitical generation. Bagby grasps young readers by speaking our language. She is tuned into the frustration, confusion, and apathy Generation X feels toward Washington. Bagby tackles the political issues that should truly matter to young voters such as the future of Social Security, education reform, the environment, and federal debts. This book presents readers with an account of the issues using truthful facts and genuine statistics that matter to the youth of society and their futures. There are three chapters within this book that have much to do with one another: one titled "Public Baby-sitting" about the state of our education system; one titled "Ward and June Who?" about the disappearance of the middle class; and the last one titled "Trick or Treat, the Tooth Fairy, and a Tea Party" about lying politicians, the federal debt, and where our money really is going.
Within this country we have a major education problem; you can not be poor to get a good education and you need a good education not to be poor. High schools do not prepare us for life anymore as they once did. A high school diploma will not even get you a good job with your local auto mechanic. Some high schools know that they do not serve the function that they were put there to do, so they do continue to make the education efforts they should. High schools have become the big playground of American teenagers, where they are monitored from what they wear to what they eat. The education is useless and uninformative, and it does not address the important issues of adolescence. Teenagers do not ask questions, thus they do not learn by this method. They learn life skills, sex education, tolerance, as well as general education from their teachers and parents, when they speak about these issues. But most these issues are not taught properly in a educational environment.
Since the very first day, weve all learned to get along with one another and to follow rules. ... When it got difficult, I felt like giving up, but the sound of my classmates and teachers cheering me on kept me going. ... Weve been through thick and thin, and now were ready. ...
Weve played in some really big tournaments, said varsity coach Sandy Kelm, And so we have lost, but our losses have been to really big public schools; 6A, 5A public schools. ... Dominating district is definitely something were pushing towards, said Hannah, Weve gone through a lot of trails of how we can make ourselves better in our circumstances. ...
The Europeans were also asking questions on how they deal with the oil companies and the environment issues. ... As weve been talking in class the passed week or so we have seen that the outside influence on these indigenous people is inevitable. ... The only time I saw a hint up anger or being upset was when they were told they were going to get payed $10, but only got $5 from the Europeans. ...
I dont consider my view on terrorism to be unique. In fact, I believe my realistic, yet cynical sentiment to be shared with thousands of people in North America and millions overseas. I will share my basic feelings on the USA's reaction to 9/11 and how the media has fed our emotions. First off,...
Religion is actually an issue to me. ... It is an issue that is often overlooked a lot. ... Examples being the following: I got kicked out of my church for wearing jewelry. I also got labeled a drug dealer for smoking and I continually get cursed by certain people in my church and ridiculed for supposedly not respecting my parents. ... My problem is not nearly the biggest issue though. ...
When I was growing up, some of the Hispanic kids would call me "Chino Cochino " thinking I got a cool nickname but later I found out it meant dirty Chinese boy. ... As I got older, I started to learn about discrimination and didn't take it as a negative impact on my life. ... When I got to middle school, I only had all Korean friends because I felt comfortable being around my own ethnicity. ... The way the students treated me throughout high school helped me overcome this problem and look past the racial issue. ... We can all try to reduce this issue in society but one person can't...
Jeff Hearn, author of "The Swimsuit Issue and Sport: Hegemonic Masculinity in Sports Illustrated", discusses that the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue remains to be very successful and profitable for reasoning the basis of the issue on the ideal sexual appeal of a woman. ... The first time I ever opened the swimsuit issue of SI it was great. ... However, as I got older and wiser I found out there is more to it than models taking pictures on the beach. ... This helps the magazine to have a greater appeal to a broader audience of women, but one issue a year degrades women athletes by placing...
Determination, pride, and respect is what got me to where I am today. ... Regardless, I know i am in one way or the other helping a person with their issue and possibly brightening their day. ... I felt as if I were the student, I even got to answer a questioned and got it right! ...
Abstract In this report I will shortly present and introduce you to the case of S&T v BankSoft, software house, and also I will try to represent to you if there were some dilemmas or issues involved in this case. ... This ethical issue is taking us to the next issue involved between the companies, professional, because it is not professionally, not to tell someone anything, but to do thing. ... S&T had seen the contract and also the agreed on it, so the only legal issue here is lunching the virus from the software house in order to damage the software of S&T. ... I can say only that...
