PLN #3

      The presentation on warrant less tracking of suspects really changed my thinking. Before if I saw that and got asked if it would be right or wrong, I would said it would be right, but now I see otherwise. This topic kind of reminded my of the civil rights movement that we are learning about in history because one quote that was said back then was something like: Our nation, for all it's boasts, will never be truly great untill this issue is solved. This made me think about that and the question how can we call ourselves a great nation if we break our own rules? I now see that every citizen deserves their rights and we cannot take those rights from them no matter what.

PLN #2

As I continue my research, I find myself supporting the participants of these extreme sports. I think this because first of all, I participate in some of the activities like snowboarding and windsurfing, and enjoy them. Second, I feel like if someone wanted to do something, as long as its an acceptable thing to do, they should be allowed to do it and no one should stop them. There is a high injury rate for some of these sports such as snowboarding, with an average of about 5 injuries per 1000 participants (http://www.ski-injury.com/specific-sports/snowboard-injuries), or BASE jumping with 39 injuries in 9914 which is very high(http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/121-1277/3134/). I got injured snowboarding once, that was mainly because I did something stupid, so I still support this second reason. Third, they are part of our society,especially with skiing and snowboarding here in Colorado, and you can't just make people stop. All the people with equipment for their sport would have wasted money, employees would be out of work, and the manufacturers would also be out of work. these are some of the reasons why people should be involved with extreme spots or any other activities they want.

PLN#1

My issue was whether or not extreme sports are too dangerous for people to participate in. There are good arguments for both sides. There is no clear definition of extreme sports. Road cycling has the highest rate of injury, but it is not an extreme sport. Many of us in Colorado do snowboarding, rockclimbing, BMX, and extreme skiing, all of which are extreme sports, and although there are injury risks with both, if you play them safe it is unlikley you will get hurt. No one really complains about them, but where the controversy begins is where fatatities occur because of duing these sports like skydiving, or BASE Jumping (Bulidings, Antennae, Spans, Earth). These two are alot alike, but BASE jumping is not done for a plane, but from BASE. BASE jumping is one of the world's most dangerous activities, and although its not illegal, you must have permission to jump from other people's properties. There have been 157 deaths related to this, or 1 in 60 jumps.  If you participate, them your argument would be that it is your decision, but if you are against it than that means you probably want to protect people from unnecessary harm. the ultimate question is because of the dangerous nature of these sports, is it okay to forbid people to do them?

PLN 4

Fallen Angels is a fictional Vietnam war story, although the author was a soldier in Vietnam. Because of this, you can get a good look on what it's really like to be a soldier. Even though I like to read these kinds of stories, I don't think I would ever join the army, unless, like the main character Perry. He was forced into the army because he lived in a poor family, and fighting the war would let him make some money. I have not finished the book yet, so I don't know what becomes of him after he gets back to the World, as they call real life in the book. Perry is a made up character, but I think he is how the author saw himself during the war. As a matter of fact, I think all the characters were based off real people. Over all, this is interesting book, and I am enjoying reading it.

PLN #2

Why do good people do bad things? Mabey it was a mistake, mabey they had good intentions in mind when they did it.In the book I'm reading the main character almost kills her best friend just so he wouldn't get killed by the bad guys. At the same time, why do bad people do good things? Did they do it to pretend they are good? Or mabey just had a change of heart. There could be many reasons. You just weren't thinking, you did it for the greater good. But the answer to this question is because we're human. We can't be prefect, we all make mistakes. But we can also bounce back from the bad things, and make things right.

My reading

I just finished reading the second book of the Hunger Games Trilogy called Catching Fire. At first when I read the book, I thought Catching Fire was like catching a ball. Then after I read the book, I figured out that it actually meant catching fire like a house would catch fire. This book was very unpredictable and somtimes, you wouldnt know the meaning of somthing untill later. You may look at something with one perspective, but in ten years, you could have a whole diffrent thought about it. The book was realsitc to a certain extent, with all the emotions people had. It was like something you would expect to see in real life. Everyone thinks the main character is some sort of super hero but really she just wants to live her life.

9:10 8-19-10