Sol's Blog

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

2006-11-06T21:16:00.000-08:00

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

Capital Punishment is a legal infliction o death for violating criminal law. Throughout history people have been put to death using different methods of execution. The method that the US Government has been using is the lethal injection. This is the administration of a fatal amount of a fast action drug that paralyzes the person’s heart. It is a sterilized and impersonalized method of execution that does not eliminate the brutality of the penalty. This can be compared with the euthanasia in animals, which is putting them to sleep because they are sick or too old. But in this case, it is not an animal. How can the law or society “put to sleep” a human being? The death penalty is degrading the humanity of the person punished. Here is definitely a human right issue involving the proper limit of Government power. When the DNA testing was developed in 1973, more than 100 people sentenced to death have been exonerated. How many other innocent people remain on death row? How many innocent people have been executed? Somehow those people were wrongfully imprisoned and sentenced to death; therefore, some mistakes have been made. It can be an inadequate legal representation, police and prosecutorial misconduct, false testimony, or racial prejudice. In my opinion capital punishment should be banned from criminal law. Other alternatives can be used to control crime instead of the death penalty. The worst punishment should be a true life sentence, which is, imprisoning with no possibility of release. This kind of sentence could effectively isolate criminals from a community.

SOL M. RYAN

ARE YOU CAT OR DOG PERSON?

2006-10-08T20:06:00.000-07:00

When you want a pet, if you don't know what to choose betwen cat or dog, there are a few things that you can possibly think about. A dog can be a home pet, great companion, and a very loyal guardian. A cat also is a home pet and sweet companion, but very much independent and I don't belive it can be a guardian. Probably, you can easily teach some tricks to a dog; however, it is not going to be that easy with a cat. I remember my dad used to say that to a dog you are the boss; on the contrary, a cat is always your boss. There are cat people and dog people. Do you know what you are?

TALKING ABOUT MOVIES

2006-10-01T19:19:00.000-07:00

I like to watch movies, but for me it is not a good experience to go to the movie theater. First of all, if it is a good movie, you know that there is going to be a long line and a long wait. If you are lucky and get a ticket, you probably get into the theater when the movie is starting. Now, it is OK when you get in without any problem, and early, so you can have a good seat. But is not always like that, usually the chair are loose and the seat's back is too short. That means you have to watch the movie in a very uncomfortable position. Additionally, can you imagine watching the whole movie with somebody's feet in your back? It is very annoying specially if the person, for some reason, start shaking it. It feels like it is an earthquake. That happened to me once. I just turned around and complained to that person. He stopped, but my pleasure of being at the movie was already ruined. However, I found the solution to this. I now rent the movie that I wanted to watch and I take it home. I sit down in a very comfortable chair and enjoy the movie eating my favorite snacks.

LEARNING HOW TO DANCE

2006-09-24T16:53:00.000-07:00

Do you want to dance? Follow me. First, you should listen carefully to the music that you want to learn how to dance. This way, you will be familiar with the kind of music before you really get into it. Next, you should go to a disco or ball-room where you will observe people dancing, their movements and rhythm. Then, practice and practice in front of a mirror, with the music of course, trying to copy the dancers. Find a good friend who knows how to dance; this person can help you by watching and telling you if you're dancing right. This is the way I learned how to dance, I remember that. It was embarrassing for me to dance in front of other people. If you follow these directions, I promise you will succeed and turn in to the best dancer ever.

Working at McDonald's

2006-09-19T19:07:00.000-07:00

WORKING AT MCDONALD’S

Working at McDonald’s an ideal part time job for students. Think about it, you don’t have much of a problem with your classes. They can’t give you a flexible schedule, so it does interfere with studying or you free time. Additionally, you earn some money; do the math, $6.75 per hour for 20 hours amounts to $135 per week. It can help you pay for rent, food, books, or utilities. You can use it for anything you want. At the same time you get working experience, this is very important for the future. When you finish school, you would have already been working. This means that you would have the experience of working with other people and communicating with them. This gives you an advantage over other students. In conclusion, Working for McDonald’s is a good idea for students.

SOL

My Cats

2006-09-17T18:57:00.000-07:00

MY CATS

It was a spring morning when the cats were born, so tiny and so cute. My son immediately picked one of them; it was a yellow tabby which we named Tiger. He looked like a little tiny tiger. I picked another one; it was a black and white with long hair. He looked so funny because he had a black patch on his right eye, and black spots all over his body including his tail. He also had the right rear leg black and the other one white. We named him Blackie but sometimes I call him Pinkie Nose. So, we have two feline boys, they are all adult now. Tiger is a big smart cat and the boss, while Blackie is shy and sweet.

SOL

MY WORST TEACHER

2006-09-16T14:47:00.000-07:00

MY WORST TEACHER

I was nervous on my first day at the new school. At all my previous schools, it was just girls and nuns, but now I had to go to school with boys too. I was so shy. Then my Physics’ teacher arrive at the classroom, he started yelling at everybody. I duck so he would not see me, but that didn’t last long. After he finished talking about the lesson, he stated questioning. All of a sudden he pick me, I was frightened. “Mendoza”, he said, “answer the question”, but I just couldn’t do it. Then, he made a scene out of it. He yelled at me “What’s wrong with you silly girl? Did you pay any attention at what I explained?” Then he asked me what I was doing there and what school I did come from. He insulted me and humiliated me in front of the entire class because I studied in a Catholic school. He made cry and even called me a drama queen. He had made me feel horrible. Anyway, that was happened to me many years ago. Thank God I forgot that teacher’s name, but I still remember him today for what he made me go through.Do you think this is a good teacher? I don’t think so.

Sol
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