My Little Pony

This specific case is difficult... The child is very young, so naturally he wants to express himself. When I look at the big picture I see a person who is getting bullied because of race, gender, weight etc... The My Little Pony backpack is just another reason for the bullies to bully. Just because it can be prevented by not taking it to school doesn't give the right for the school to change it. The boy should have every right, as every other student to express himself in the way he wants. The school should not be worrying about the backpack as much as ignoring the bullies. Bullying is something that should not be tolerated. Instead of expelling the backpack the school board should be expelling the bullies. This article makes me very upset, because it is happening everywhere and I have heard countless cases just as this. Stricter punishments should be enforced to the bullies not the victims.

The Mosquito Effect

Blockbuster movie, Jurassic Park is full of amazing believable dinosaurs and frightening scenes. But, the joy of this movie is the story line. Dr. Allan Grant, a palaeontologist embarks on a mission with his companion to visit this new amusement park off the coast of Costa Rica, where dinosaurs roam in locked pens and everything seems safely secure. Until Denis- the computer programmer turns off the power and shuts down some of the dinosaur fences while the tour is taking place. Dinosaurs are on the loose while Dr. Grant is trying to save as many people as possible. Many friends are lost, bullets fired, dinosaurs full. And in the end, Dr. Allan Grant is a changed person, full of fear, and anxiety for the underestimated adventure he took part in. But if we back up -----through the bullets, blood and death----- through the centuries---- back to around 200 million years ago. We are fixed on the sole reason any of this was possible a mosquito, a tiny blood sucking bug that happened to be feeding that particular day and happened to land on a specific branch that was covered in sap, preserving it inside for millions of years for John Ryan's team to dig and find it- so they could extract dino' DNA and create dinosaurs. But what would happen if that mosquito didn't land on that branch and the team never found the fossil? Well the timeline shows that John Ryan would never have become famous, many people wouldn't have died by getting eaten by dinosaurs, those same people would have had generations of children who would grow up and also have children, etc. And the overall outcome would have resulted in the extinction of the 2nd and 3rd Jurassic Park movies, which would have been the worst possible outcome. So next time you go camping, watch what bugs you slap because in the long run it could change history forever. This is the mosquito effect.

Debate for Data

Riker: Data is not a human and no where close to it for that matter, It is a machine that was built using advanced tools to appear human to the naked eye. If we changed the appearance of it, lets say to the form of an furry dog- would you argue the same points Picard? You would be called a fool to the enterprise if you argued that Data "Rex" was a human. This MACHINE can be dissembled to our liking, and used at our disposal. It has the strength that no human could imagine, or attempt for that matter. Its thoughts were programmed and its abilities are manufactured. Simply put Picard, you have an over attachment to a toy that eventually you will loose interest of. ___________ Picard: I for one am appalled at your blindness to Datas humanity Riker. He has his own feelings, and attachments to personal belongings. He has evolved from the simple programming you put into his brain to become who he is today. He has friends, relationships and self-awareness for pity sake. Data is a remarkable being and the fact that you think its right that he is property to you because you made him is poppycock. Did your mother and father not also make you? Would they call you their property, and tear you apart? Data should be treated as your son Riker, not a machine. You have created the next generation of human and with that comes great responsibility that you clearly do not have.

My Butterfly Effect

This question is hard, simply put because the other outcome is unknown. I'm positive there has been many chances and opportunities in my life that I couldn't possibly see in the future just because I spilt coffee, or waited for the next elevator. But, that is the joy and wonder of the butterfly effect, living life to the unknown possibilities. An event that triggers me right off the bat was a simple answer to a simple question form a boy that I have had a crush on for years. Answering No, instead of Yes to this specific question automatically risked my chances of being with him. And from that simple answer triggered a ripple of future events that might have happened if the alternative answer was said. If we look further into this, I could examine certain aspects in my life that gave me low-self esteem, and lowered my self- confidence. Such as, when my mother left to work for a year, or my brother bullying me. I'm positive that these events in my past prevented me from having the confidence needed to say Yes, to that specific question- that effected my future life.