US Senators: Bayh, Evan (D); Lugar, Richard (R)
US Congressperson: Steve Buyer (R)
State Senator: Lawson, Connie (R)
State Congressperson: Thompson, Jeff (R); Steuerwald, Greg (R); Behning, Robert W. (R)
Governor Candidates: Daniels, Mitch (R); Thompson, Jill Long (D); Horning, Andy (L)
10.22.2008
Is it really that hard? Just get a shovel...
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In some cases, it is extremely difficult to help someone realize that he or she has been treating you unfairly. The first step in getting someone to this realization is figuring out how you are being treated unfairly. What things does this person do or not do to you that are unfair? The next thing to find out is why this person is doing what is perceived as unjust. Is the person deliberately being unjust, or does the person think he or she is doing the right thing? The final step is to assemble the information previously gathered in a way understandable to the person, and to present the information in a friendly and helpful way.
As with most things, the first step is always either the hardest or the easiest. In this case, it’s the easiest. There is not much difficulty, because it does not involve you talking to anyone else but yourself. You just need to asses the way you’re being treated and why it is unfair. Although this is the easiest step, it is also the most important. Without this step, one cannot move forward.
The second step is to ask why the person is doing it. Does the person think it’s fair? Some people have skewed ideas about what is and isn’t fair. Prejudices are usually installed into people from a very early age. They are installed like cable TV; it’s pretty hard to rip out. It could also be because of something that you did to him or her. Were you being fair? Was it revenge? This can sometimes be the most difficult step.
The final step is actually asking, or in some cases, confronting person about the problem. He or she most likely will not want to stop doing what he or she is doing; this could be because of many reasons. The person most likely is stupid. If he or she does not agree with you, the person should be put in jail.
In some cases, it is extremely difficult to help someone realize that he or she has been treating you unfairly. The first step in getting someone to this realization is figuring out how you are being treated unfairly. What things does this person do or not do to you that are unfair? The next thing to find out is why this person is doing what is perceived as unjust. Is the person deliberately being unjust, or does the person think he or she is doing the right thing? The final step is to assemble the information previously gathered in a way understandable to the person, and to present the information in a friendly and helpful way.
As with most things, the first step is always either the hardest or the easiest. In this case, it’s the easiest. There is not much difficulty, because it does not involve you talking to anyone else but yourself. You just need to asses the way you’re being treated and why it is unfair. Although this is the easiest step, it is also the most important. Without this step, one cannot move forward.
The second step is to ask why the person is doing it. Does the person think it’s fair? Some people have skewed ideas about what is and isn’t fair. Prejudices are usually installed into people from a very early age. They are installed like cable TV; it’s pretty hard to rip out. It could also be because of something that you did to him or her. Were you being fair? Was it revenge? This can sometimes be the most difficult step.
The final step is actually asking, or in some cases, confronting person about the problem. He or she most likely will not want to stop doing what he or she is doing; this could be because of many reasons. The person most likely is stupid. If he or she does not agree with you, the person should be put in jail.
10.21.2008
Life in the Fast Lane...
Kwame Newton
Mr. Priest (Great Books)
14 October 2008
Supersize…Me?
Supersize Me was a very interesting documentary. Before I started watching it, I didn’t know what to expect. I knew that the “guinea pig” would experience adverse side effects, but I did not expect them to be as bad as they were. I was also not expecting the film to address the issues of corporate responsibility and school lunch programs.
I’m not exactly sure what I thought would happen to Morgan Spurlock (the “guinea pig”), but I had a pretty good feeling that it would not be anything good. The massive (relatively speaking) amount of weight gain was expected, but what I did not expect were all of the other changes that occurred.
Spurlock, before the documentary, was a healthy person with a healthy weight and healthy vital signs. This did not surprise me; a diet like the one he ate would do that to anybody. The excessive amount of calories is not the only thing bad about McDonald’s’ food. The ingredients used are of low-grade quality and, in my opinion, are not fit for human consumption. An experiment was conducted, again by Spurlock, that tested something else. He put McDonald’s food and non-fast food in containers and left them to decay. Within one week all of the normal food had decayed. The McDonald’s food took at least two weeks, with the exception of the BigMac. The BigMac took 5 weeks to decay significantly! This could only mean that something, aside from the lipid and caloric content, is wrong with McDonald’s food. The food is generally disgusting and putrid. I hate it, just like I hate the devil.
Another experiment was produced, this time in Sweden. College students at Linköping University were subjected to a 6000 calorie a day diet; this is about 1000 calories more than Spurlock’s. The difference, however, was that they were not eating food from McDonald’s. They were given high-calorie shakes at bedtime if they did not eat enough during the day. At the end of the 30-day experiment, they gained 5-15% weight, and ALT levels were elevated. Their livers also showed some damage. The damage was never close to dangerous, as was Spurlock’s. This should definitely say something.
Mr. Priest (Great Books)
14 October 2008
Supersize…Me?
Supersize Me was a very interesting documentary. Before I started watching it, I didn’t know what to expect. I knew that the “guinea pig” would experience adverse side effects, but I did not expect them to be as bad as they were. I was also not expecting the film to address the issues of corporate responsibility and school lunch programs.
I’m not exactly sure what I thought would happen to Morgan Spurlock (the “guinea pig”), but I had a pretty good feeling that it would not be anything good. The massive (relatively speaking) amount of weight gain was expected, but what I did not expect were all of the other changes that occurred.
Spurlock, before the documentary, was a healthy person with a healthy weight and healthy vital signs. This did not surprise me; a diet like the one he ate would do that to anybody. The excessive amount of calories is not the only thing bad about McDonald’s’ food. The ingredients used are of low-grade quality and, in my opinion, are not fit for human consumption. An experiment was conducted, again by Spurlock, that tested something else. He put McDonald’s food and non-fast food in containers and left them to decay. Within one week all of the normal food had decayed. The McDonald’s food took at least two weeks, with the exception of the BigMac. The BigMac took 5 weeks to decay significantly! This could only mean that something, aside from the lipid and caloric content, is wrong with McDonald’s food. The food is generally disgusting and putrid. I hate it, just like I hate the devil.
Another experiment was produced, this time in Sweden. College students at Linköping University were subjected to a 6000 calorie a day diet; this is about 1000 calories more than Spurlock’s. The difference, however, was that they were not eating food from McDonald’s. They were given high-calorie shakes at bedtime if they did not eat enough during the day. At the end of the 30-day experiment, they gained 5-15% weight, and ALT levels were elevated. Their livers also showed some damage. The damage was never close to dangerous, as was Spurlock’s. This should definitely say something.
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