Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Dear Mr....

Dear Mr.Thomas Freyer

                     I know there has been great fuss lately about the whole issue on wiki leaks. Not only here in the United States but also all around the world. People have mixed opinions about the topic, and while there is many people who are against it, there is also many others that are for it. In my case i think i am neutral about the whole situation.
I have done some research about the whole topic and while there is things that i agree with, there is also things that i disagree with. I am not for the whole thing of actually going in so deep to find such documents. If governments have them hidden from their people then i guess it should be respected. There must be a reason why they do so. And for the people who help find and leak such documents, those who work for wiki leaks, i think that's their job and i mean i don't really see what they get from it, except angry people, and off course a really big check. I mean that's their job, and while many people might not see it as a good job because of it being somewhat “illegal we can say, it is what keeps the food on their table.
    Very controversial? yes it is. It by far is one of the most talked about topics this year, specially now at the end of it. Many people , like me, never knew of such crisis. It wasn't until a day in my history class that my teacher introduced me to it. I remember him showing us a video of soldiers at “war” who killed innocent people from the airplane in which they were at duty that day. That was so shocking to me and the things they said only made me even more angrier. Such things i believe are worth of being leaked. Aren't we supposed to be over there to help? well how come they don't tell us the truth and show us what really happens? Well for that case we have wiki leaks and that is the point at which i am in agreement with.
    Something that has always had me intrigued is, what made Julian have this idea? Because when you come to see the technical side of things, this guy is pretty darn smart! And he must have very smart people working for him. I have heard of people get in trouble for helping him or working hand in hand with him, but i think that they were proud of what they did!
    Wiki leaks by far has stormed out of the dark and it is becoming more of a controversies with the passing of the days.  People all have different points of views and well you just read mine. But that is just my opinion and what i think of the whole situation, i am sure you have your own sayings about the situation itself and i would love to hear maybe someday. thank you so much for your time and may you have a wonderful day.

                            Sincerely,
                            Valenitna Piedrahita


Sources: http://cdn.venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/wikileaks.jpg http://www.nytimes.com/ref/membercenter/help/lettertoeditor.html
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/14/wikileaks-founders-statement-from-prison/

IED's

A. My best bet would be to try and torture them with ways that will eventually make them speak up. Threaten their families and tell them that both their lifs and their families at are risk and that they better speak up or they will forsure die!

B. Well if you mistreat them too much then they migth die and you wont get your objective.  But you have to tortutre them enough so that they can give up the information that they have.

Wordles!

Tone of the US declaration of war : 

                                   Athoritative. Impreialistic. Ready.
     Controling. Mad. Grand. Hurried. In charge
                have to do so .Ready.Poweristic.All that
              Controlive. Bigger. Better. Unsubmissive

German response to the US:

                                         Peaceful. unity. Lawful. Tranquil.
                  Joinfull. Friendly. Realistic. Handy.
                                                                 Developmental. looking forward.
                                                    Positive                                         

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Bam Bam!

Video games play a big part in our society. Many teens and kids of all ages relate to them in many ways. Most of their days are spent either at school or at home playing such games. But are some video games good for kids and teens? Like for example war games? Well there is big controversy about them and weather they should be allowed or not. Or if they produce more violence or aggressive behavior. Well I believe that they should be allowed to exist to a certain extent. Lets see a list of argumentative for its and not according to some people :
For it
  1. well if they are doing it through video games, it is what it is. It isn’t the real thing so why not let them do it?
  2. Its just a game!
  3. If this is the only way they have fun then let them do it!
  4. They aren’t harming anybody!

Against it

  1. Off course it brings out a violent side!
  2. Such games shouldn’t be allowed, they can give kids ideas and might even lead them to such behavior in the future.
  3. Is this really what we want our kids to be playing?
  4. There is better ways for our teens and kids to pass time than be playing such wasteful and tasteless games.
  5. Not good!


As we can see there are many people who have different opinions about these video games.

In my opinion games such as call of duty should be allowed but higher standards should be set for them. Like they shouldn’t be so violent and companies should have to follow some certain kind of rules to the making of these video games. I really don’t think that they necessarily bring out the violent side out of older kids. Same reason why I think that younger kids shouldn’t be playing these kinds of games. They obviously don’t show all the complete violence there is at violent wars and there should be a message in the games that talks about this. Many times kids and teens just view these games in an innocent way. They are just interested in playing them and winning them to be able to get to higher levels and get the thrill out of them. And well if this is what makes them happy, then why not? It is not likely that a teen playing this will turn out to be a serious killer or something like it. When it comes to the point we have to see that it is just a video game and that it will never be able to be compared to the real thing. Now parents might not feel the same way. Specially considering the high price of these video games.

Once again in my opinion I think that these games are OK to some extent. If they continue to get wilder and crazier and more expensive than what they already are, then I think I might then have a problem with them. But for now it is what our society uses to have fun so why not just cut it some slack and give people the right to have some fun with them, as long as they keep it safe!

sources:

Ahhhh!

Inside the brain of a pilot during an ai to air combat fight :

  • Ahhh i need to get him!
  • i cant crash i cant crash!!
  • if i turn this way i might get hit!
  • what if i die??
  • im doing this for my country!!
  • I LOVEE flying planes!
  • Yeahhh man!!
  • take that man!!
  • Oh no oh no i need to turn fast!
  • Everything is under control!
  • Ehaaaa!!

                    

Dear Molly,

Dear Molly,

Oh how i wish i could be with you right now, to be able to spend all the holidays together. It is so hard for me to be so far away from you at the moment. To not be able to hug you, kiss you and tell you all that i want to say. It is so frustrating to know that the only way i can communicate with you is by letters that take so long to arrive. Only if we were closer i would maybe even try smoke signals which might as well get to you faster. If letters would get to you in just a matter of seconds i would write you one every second of the day. If letters would come and go any faster we would be able to have great conversations just as if we were closer to each other. I think that i might start trying to figure out a way so that soldiers could communicate with heir loved ones faster than just letters that take so long. I promise i will do that effort for you. Now i must go back to work my dear molly, i love you oh so much.

lovingly,
Matti.

Matti Makkonen left war and then was the one to invent text messaging! (tis is not true !!, this is a fictional letter and story!)

Friday, November 19, 2010

Tweet Tweet .

On the days leading from Jan 14 to Jan 17 the queen of Hawaii had to give her throne away. broken hearted this is what her tweets would have been like :

Princess Ka'iulani <3
At the legislative session's closing ceremony. Trying to stay concentrated, but OMG i am so hungry!!
01/14/1892 10:05 AM

Princess Ka'iulani <3
New constitution= party timee! Oh and BTW this band playing at this event is amazingg :)
01/14/1892 1:30 PM

Princess Ka'iulani <3
Giving speeches is my favorite thing to do <3 But oh oh looks like i might have some enemies in the crowd :o
01/14/1892 2:45 PM

Princess Ka'iulani <3
I woke up to crises on the harbor! writing proclamation to try and fix things ASAP! Ughh sometimes i hate having to be in charge :/
01/15/1892 9:00 AM

Princess Ka'iulani <3
Ahh i feel so loved. So many people are gathered here at the place square to show their support. Thank you to all my natives, you guys are the reason why i stay strong <3
01/16/1892 12:00 PM

Princess Ka'iulani <3
Oh oh this isnt looking very pretty :o Troops have begun to arrive and are scaring eveyone and even me :/ what do they want ?
01/16/1892 5:00 PM

Princess Ka'iulani <3
I knew this day would come, im yielding my power. Im really sorry to all my people and troops. i feel as if i have betrayed you but know that i havent and that i love you very much.
01/17/1892 4:00 PM