Careers - Firefighter

Ken North came in to talk to our class about being a firefighter. Although he was very informative and well spoken, I do not think that being a firefighter is the job for me. It is a very hounorable job, and they have a lot of respect from a lot of people. I just don't believe that it would be a good fit for me. Have to be that physically fit would be a real challenge for me and it would not be enjoyable for me. The risk is also something that comes into play and how it would affect my family. Also firefighters have to be great leadership qualities and although I am not a horrible leader I will admit it is not my strongest skill. All in all it seemed to be a very interesting job and he did a great job at explaining what he does, but it does not look like at this time it will be in my future.

The Manatee

This animal is one of the cutest animals I have ever set my eyes on. The manatee is often refereed to as the "sea cow". There are 3 different species of manatee two which live in the fresh waters of Africa, and one that inhabits the shallow, marshy coastal areas and rivers of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. These sea cows show understanding of discrimination tasks, and show signs of complex learning and long term memory, their intelligence level is similar to dolphins. The manatees diet consists of over 60 different plant species that grow in the warm waters. The manatee has very few natural predators, other than man. Manatee's are often hit by speedboats, that are zipping through their shallow marsh homes. Slow moving, and curious nature along with desnly developed coastal region is a big factor in this. This happens so often that scientists and other people identify different manatees from the scars along their backs. For this reason and more, the 3 species of manatee is listed in the World Conservation Union as Vulnerable to go extinct. There are many different organizations working with the manatees to bring their population to a more stable place. Boats are now being built that are souly propelled by water jets to protect the animals from harm. Steps have been taken to help these animals, and there are many more that need help. Do your research and see what you can do.

Personally, I don't really understand Vegetarians. I find this funny.

No offense intended. 

Mandatory French in school.

I think learning french in school is a very useful thing. It opens children up to learning about a different culture and lets them explore another language. Some children are very interested in learning french or other languages and may not have the change to discover this if french was not mandatory in school. It is a great idea and helps with a lot of things throughout life.

Carrie Snyder - Guest Speaker

I guess it was two fridays ago. Carrie Snyder writer came in to talk about what she does as a professional writer. Recently I have given being a writer a serious thought. I love writing, and I believe I am fairly good at writing fiction stories. It is also something I enjoy and I think I would enjoy for the rest of my life. The thing is, and this is what Carrie Snyder pointed out is that is a hard go. You do not make a lot of money when you first start or if you are not successful. Only successful writers make a lot of money. So this brought be to being a columnist or writing for a news paper. What I am going to do when I'm older is still in the air completely and will probably change, but thanks to Carrie Snyder I have started thinking more and more about what I want to do, and hey maybe I will stick with it and achieve what I am planning.

Kony 2012

Alright. Why should it matter if Joseph Kony is not powerful anymore? Why does it matter that his army is not nearly as big as it use to be? In my opinion, him having ONE child in his hands is to many and he needs to be brought to justice for ONE of those children. I should not matter that he isn't doing it anymore, he should be punished for what he DID. He ruined thousands of peoples lives through out his rain and THAT is what he should be brought to justice for. Many people died because of him, and they will die for nothing if he does not pay. Yes there are some issues with the invisible children company. But, some of these people have to spend 24/7 on this campaign and they also need an income. So if not 100% of the money goes directly to the cause, I may not be happy about it, but I agree and understand why it is happening.

Transgender Beauty Queen Asks for Change in Rules.

FIRST READ ARTICLE: http://www.theprovince.com/news/Transgender+beauty+queen+Jenna+Talackova+calls+Miss+Universe+change+rules/6405413/story.html

Now that you have read that. I can begin. I usually do not follow beauty pageant news what so ever, but I did see this on the news today and it struck me. So I did more research.

Yes, she has been allowed to compete in the Miss Universe Canada Competition, but the issue is not about the outcome. It is about why this happened at all. From 1985 - 1998 transgender people accounted for 20% of all murders and they face a huge amount of discrimination from getting a job to finding an apartment. This should simply not be the case. Why should it matter what gender you were born as? Who are they to say she is not allowed to compete? Her passport, drivers licence, health card, they all say she is a female. She has all the female parts. What more evidence do you need? She is a female and she has every right as any other female would. 

"Provided she meets the legal gender recognition requirements of Canada" Why does this even exist? You should be able to be whatever gender you want. If you say you're a woman.. you're a woman. Say you're a man? You're a man. That is all there should be to it. I understand for somethings it is need to be known your true gender, but other than medical records, and possibly birth certificate, it should be no one else's business whether you are a boy, girl, both, whatever. 

But that is just my opinion.