:. School Uniforms

Many people feel unsafe and worried about violence at their schools because of concealed weapons and other things relating to what a person has with or on them. School uniforms would help prevent violence, help discipline, and students would not have to worry about who has the best or nicest clothes. Many people associate groups by what other people wear and by having everyone wear the same thing would eliminate associating one to another by what one wears.

:. Banning iPods

Schools across America are banning media players in hopes to prevent cheating. Mountain View employed that band after officials realized formulas were being downloaded on to Ipods by students. Banning of items to prevent cheating is not foreign territory for schools but as technology advances, it has become increasingly harder for achaic officials to keep up. This artical calls into question major dilemma in the molding of young minds: whether rules and restrictions guide teens away from bad choices or if simply teaching them integrity gives them the tools needed to make good ones.

My opinion about this ban of iPods is that they should just be used during school at the appropriate times. During test or while a teacher is talking a student should not be using the media device. If a student is doing his or her homework or a project during class or if nothing is going on at that time, the student should be allowed to listen to his or her iPod. Therefore, iPods should only be in use during school in moderation, not completely banned.

The Duel

The Movie starts out filming from the front of the car then films the man driving through the desert where he then passes a big truck then the truck suddenly passes him. The man then proceeds to pass the truck again and the truck honks. He pulls up to a gas station, and the truck also comes to the same gas station. The man gets gas and the other man gets impatiant and honks while the service man fills the mans car and gives the man change for the phone. The man calls home to check on his family and apologizes to his wife for not standing up for her at a party when another man is all over Then the truck disapears for a few minutes then charges after the man. The truck stays close behind going fast and the man goes faster losing some control. The truck rams the car repeatedly. The car runs off road and hits a fence but the man is ok and the truck kept going. He goes to the bathroom and thinks everythings going to be alright now then he sees the truck outside. He sits and thinks which person at the bar would be the one that drove the truck as the waitress takes his order. The man starts to accuse one of the men at the diner of trying to kill him and it was not the man. He gets beat up. He sees the truck drive off and runs after it then stops and goes back to his car. He comes apon a school bus thats stuck and tries to help but also gets stuck. Then the truck approches the man. The man and bus driver get his car unstuck then the truck helps the school bus. The man stops for railroad tracks then the truck gets behind the car and tries to push him into the train. Train passes then man runs off road and truck driver speeds off. The man starts to drive again and a van passes him. He gets behind the truck again. He turns at a gas station and the truck stops to wait on him. David Mann ( the man) tries to call police from telephone booth when the truck runs it over with David bearly escaping. The truck proceeds to destroy everything at the gas station. Then David leaves quickly. Then runs off the road to hide down a hill from the truck. The truck passes. The man falls asleep in his car. A train passes after a while and he wakes up in shock and drives off after gaining composure again. The man sees the truck and stops and anotther car passes him. He starts going and the truck pulls onto road so he can not pass so he goes the other direction and stops gets out and walks towards the truck. The truck drives forward then stops as the man stops running. Another car approches, David tries to ask for help but the truck runs the other car off. Then the truck waves David past and he floors it and the truck follows. They then go onto a closed road. After driving up a mountain his radiator hose breaks and his car overheats but continues to keep going. He gets to top of hill and puts car in neutral on the way down.

:. World Disasters.

Earthquake- In Chile, killed more than 700 people. Troops and police cracking down on looters, arrested dozens of people for violating a curfew. Coastal towns were almost completely destroyed because of earthquake with soon after tsunami.

Global Warming- It is hard to convince people that global warming is an issue with all the snow lately. Short term climate changes such as the snow storms in the eastern U.S this winter are not the same thing as Long term climate changes.

European Storm- France hit hardest. Storm killed at least 62 people across coast of western Europe. Left one million homes without electricity. Storm also battered Belgium, Portugal, Spain, and parts of Germany and stalled train and air travel throughout the continent.

All of these storys are about the world's problems. Disasters effect world trade and other business and global warming is always something that effects everyone and everyone should try to do things to help prevent it.

I think that the most important of all of these stories is global warming. Because even though you can not drastically see the effects now, later on in life other people will and might effect them harmfully. People should take it into much more consideration than they do right now.