Great Professors

If somebody would like to put a price in what I learned this semester, I think that there would not be enough money in the world to pay for it. I really appreciate the time that I spend on this class. Before this semester I did not know how well I could write. I actually could see everything I could do and that make me feel better. I thought at some point in mi life that writing was not for me, but when you get some pressure and a good teacher you start believing again. Writing is an important part of life, you need it to survive, you need to be able to communicate if you want to grow in the corporate world; I mean, you need writing for everything.
I have been to FIU for about two years and I’ve met many professors in different subjects, but professors that actually changed your life, only a few. When I register for this class I was afraid, no lie. But as the time pass, I could that what people were saying about her was just because the mediocrity that fill their life. We had to do a lot work, buts that how you learn. At this point of my life I can say that I have learned a lot, and thanks Natasha for what you did. I really think that you are a great professor and I thank god for your life. although sometimes I was really annoying in class, you always had patience upon me. Thank you a lot, and hope to see you soon.

What is happening to the society?

In the last couple of decades the values in the society have get really bad. What is used to be bad for us now is normal. With the separation of church from the state, things have change dramatically. I have to accept that there is a bunch of great things that have been accomplished, but keeping the family together and when I say together I mean “the right way” should be the main priority; and we are not doing it. In the last elections our values were tested, the amendment 2 was put into the fire test and thank God we passed the test. This amendment protects marriage as the legal union of only one man and one woman as husband and wife and provides that no other legal union that is treated as marriage shall be valid or recognized. This is how it should be and people confirm it. I have nothing against the homosexual and bisexual community but when it come to put in their hands the lives of the next generation – our kids- it is not acceptable. That is the other side of the coin, if they are accepted as a legal union they will be able to adopt, therefore they will be in charge of taking care of kids. Imagine all the problems that kids will have thinking that they have two fathers or two mothers. Imagine all the issues that these kids will actually have in their behavior. Nature was created in a certain way and we should respect it. Once again I have nothing against them but it is what they do that I don’t like. I read in a book that History should become our guidance to live better. History has proved us that the family should be kept it as it was created, wife and husband. Remember our ancestors, they use to live more, better and happier. But the society now has created the homosexuality as a normal thing which at the end I believe is going to hurt us.

No child Left Behind: Effective or Useless?

The NCLB was a great program instituted by our president George W Bush in order to increase the education standards among the nation. This act looked like a great tool to improve the quality of the students, but years have proved that this program was not the best idea. The CNLB has a lot of weak points, holes in the system, and the actual focus is not the right one. The No Child left behind program was supposed to puts emphasis on determining which educational programs and practices have been proven effective through rigorous scientific research, Right! This program using a test system in which students are supposed to meet a standard; this results, will tell the teachers were the students will be located the next year. It is not a bad system, but the problem is that in the schools the only thing that principals and teachers are focusing is in making the students to pass this exam. They are not focusing in teach the students, they don’t want them to learn. What they want is to meet certain standards to get government funds. And this is why I think they are not correctly center; they are treating schools like a corporation. They are treating the Principals like CEO, in which whoever got the highest performance is the one that is going to get the highest bonus. A school is not a corporation, but a place to learn and to find what do you like. In addition, they want all the students to achieve academic proficiency at the same level, but they are not forcing some private high schools and home-schools to meet these criteria. These are some things that are not completely right with the system, I believe that this system should be revised, not everything is bad about it. The funds that they have for education are great as the flexibility that they have for parents to choose which school you want for your kid. Instead of removing they should see what is not working correctly and try to improve it in order to America get a better education.

The Key for Success

The 2008 presidential elections have been quite interesting and unexpected. These elections brought new and brilliant candidates, contenders with fresh and new proposals for the American citizens. Hillary Clinton, John McCain and Rudolph Giuliani were great candidates but not enough to surpass Barack Obama. A person that in my opinion is one of most brilliant candidates we have ever had. This guy that came from a middle income family and still got accepted to Columbia University, a person that became the first African American in be the president of the Harvard law review. This man left his professional career to help the one who need the most and after that becomes a senator. That’s the candidate I want to be the president.
As a student that believes that capitalism and free market is the best way to have a powerful nation the thing that worries me the most and that I completely agree with Barack Obama is in the economic issues. The wages for the middle income population in the United States have remained flat while the cost of living has increased a lot. Healthcare cost for example has increased four times faster than wages. In the other hand the taxes for the wealthiest have decrease a lot while the middle class is struggling to make payments and to save money. For this reason I believe that Barack Obama’s platform is the best for our country, to start he is proposing $50 billion to jumpstart the economy, tax rebate and a tax cut for the working class which as a result will increase the consumption. For all that does not work how the American economy works, as we consume more the economy is going to grow more. He knows what he is doing; he wants to increase the consumption rate so the economy gets out of this crisis. In addition, he is planning to create a fund with the sole purpose of identify and invest in better manufacturing techniques in order to increase the marginal utility for our companies. In the other side Obama knows that oil prices is killing us and that we need to create alternatives energies, for that reason he is planning to invest 150$ billion over ten years in biofuels, hybrid technologies, low emission coal plants and wind energy that as for as a fact we have the greatest source of wind energy in the world. These are just a few topics of his economic policies. I believe this is what America needs; I believe this is the key to keep being the most powerful nation in the world.

Who Are You Following???

Wow, I got to admit that those that those videos pretend to be great videos!!! I actually took the time to see them all and I try to analyze what they stand for. They are very well documented with a very extensive amount of research, and the way this Guy/Girl is promoting his point of view is really appealing to our emotions. He is really appealing to the same insecurities that the majority of the population have. I haven’t live here that many years, but I already notice that there are plenty of doubts inside the American populations if is the government is playing fair or if the economic policies are choose to help the one who the needs the most. Religion, Politics and Economic issues have been around for centuries and is not a new discovery that people have always been arguing whether or not they have been honest with the population. I have to say that the Federal Reserve and the 9/11 arguments are not far to be true; human greed has no limits and the love for money and power has reach unbelievable levels. As he say “war means more money in somebody else pockets". In the other hand I can see a guy that does not believe in anything, I see someone that is frustrated with his life for the simply reason that he has no one to put his confidence in and he has not accomplish too much. I know that the actual world is not the greatest paradise but what do you gain in worrying so much if you are not going to be able to change anything. And that is their biggest issue, THEY CANNOT CHANGE IT. Somebody once says "If you cannot fight against your enemy join them" I am not telling you to be greed and hurt other people; what I am telling you is to find a way to take advantage of what is happening and do it. The amount of wealth and power that this people have is unbelievable and it will be kind of hard for us to change what is happening. Instead of been wondering whether or not the Federal Reserve is helping the wealthiest society, try to see how those policies can help you. Start working and see how you can improve your life. There is a part in the video that impact me the most. There is one part when a guy start talking about how ignorant we are, about how many books do we read, and about how many hours of television do we see in a day. And that makes see that us as humans just follow what other say or what other believe, and there is nothing bad with it. But try to follow people that have been successful and have reached what they want. The bible says "And the truth will make you free", but not the truth of what is actually happening because we are already aware of that; but the truth of how everything works and how to apply it in your life to be free and happy.

Affront the Consequences.

2004 to 2006 were great years for the American economy. A lot of people were happy; the majority of the population was making a lot of money. Being a realtor, broker or hedge fund manager was the sexiest and most desired jobs in the nation. The real state bubble brought a lot of prosperity for people that were in the middle income bracket. The unemployment was really low and Mercedes and yachts were a common thing among cities like Miami and L.A but as my grandpa said “the easy money doesn’t stay forever”. This year has not been the best for our economy; the unemployment has risen to 6.1%. More than 14 banks have either declared chapter 11 or merge with a bigger company. The prices of energy and oil have rise to unbelievable prices. And know we may get into a depression if the government doesn’t approve the bailout plan. And you may ask why? Why is this happening? Wasn’t everything fine a year ago? I believe that the main reason for this problem is the greed of the big corporations. If you start digging in the way they were doing things you may find that it was not the best way. These companies were issuing loans to people that they know they couldn’t afford it. Changes of income and liabilities in loans applications were something common. Speculation was another thing that kills us. How is it possible that a house will double its value in one year, how it is possible that people were buying 4 and 5 houses when they were making a 45000 a year. Leveraging which is making a loan base on the cash that you have was something else that affect us. Fund managers were loaning 4 or 5 times the capital that they have to work in order to produce more profits. This is just some examples of the reasons of our economic downturn right now. There are a lot of thing to mention but it will take an encyclopedia to name them. Saving and being organized is the best thing to be successful in life. These people want to become rich in 6 months and look what It happens to them and to the country. This should be a lesson for the future generations. This cannot happen again if we want to keep being the most powerful nation on earth.

Is it PG13 Enough????

Have you watch a PG 13 movie lately? Don’t you think is kind of strong for a 13 year old? I was thinking about that. Our new generation of teenagers has been exposed to a lot of material that in my personal opinion I don’t consider suitable for them. This new ratings are too lenient when it comes to categorize a movie or a game. Movies like terminator 4 that I’m pretty sure are going to show a lot of violence ore live free or die hard are now rated PG 13. Cartoons, that were supposed to be appropriate for kids are now showing sex and violence, but in such a soft way that is almost noticeable. Even though I’m 21 I was watching spider man the other day. In this show they were introducing a new spider man girl friend. Her body parts were very distinctive, I would say pornographic. She was using a thigh uniform in which her breast was almost coming out and her butt was really attractive for a teenager. Other examples are the new video games that show a great amount of violence and sex. Heads blows, nudity and stealing is the common base of this new games. These games are creating the idea that killing and pornography are acceptable, and that it’s nothing wrong in doing it. The game becomes in a reality. I believe that this is just an example of how cartoons and movies have change, transforming this kid’s ideas mind into a not so childlike thoughts.