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In December 2001, actress Winona Ryder was caught shoplifting from Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills. Security guards say that Ryder was carrying $5,000 dollars worth of Jewelry and clothing. Allegedly, Ryder was also carrying prescription pain killers, without a prescription. Ryder’s attorney, Mark Geragos, says Ryder was simply carrying items between store departments and has receipts for the items in her possession. “It’s a misunderstanding on the part of the store,” he said

Pedophile in charge of housing missing and exploited children?

That man shown above is Mark Foley. Mark Foley was chairman of the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children This man admits, that he is an alcoholic. He admits that he is gay (even though he had previously said that accusations of the sort were “revolting and unforgivable.”) . New accusations say that he is attracted to minors, and now he says that he is “absolutely not a pedophile”.

Information dating back to 1995 shows that something was wrong with Foley. Kurt Wolfe, a journalist, met an ex-page who confirmed that Foley had “many inappropriate sexual communications from Foley while a minor.” Surely, somebody should of known about this and taken Foley off his job right? Wrong! There was people who did indeed know what was going on, but no action was ever taken.

In October 2000, a former page came forward to Jim Kolbe, and showed him messages that were sexually explicit and made him feel uncomfortable. Kolbe’s secretary said that unspecified corrective action was taken. Yeah, Right. Over the years pages were warned to watch out for Foley,  according to Mark Beck-Heyman “….It was no secret that Foley had a special interest in male pages.” Mark said this in the mid-nineties, but nobody ever did anything to stop Foley. A page said something in 2001 to the same effect that Mark Beck-Heyman said in the mid-nineties.

In 2002 or 2003, newsweek reported that Foley actually showed up to a boys dormitory after curfew, intoxicated trying to get in to see a page. In 2006, previous e-mails made between Foley and various pages were made public. Many board members claimed that this was the first time they had seen such things, but it was not true. At least thirteen republican congressman, or congretianol staffers knew of them before they were made public in 2006.

This kind of behaviour is pathetic. Not only Foley, but everyone involved with it that turned their back to what was happening. People that said corrective action was taking place when it really wasn’t. If Foley was innocent, why would he resign from Congress. If all these people did not have prior knowledge to e-mails and instant messages, why would THEY resign as well? Clearly, someone here isn’t telling the truth, and I don’t think its the pages that are lying.

Spiderman’s Top 5 Strengths:

-Love of Learning-

I think one of Peter’s top 5 strengths  is Love of Learning. All throughout the movie, people say how smart he is. Norman Osborn even acknowledged that Peter knew a lot about science. Then when Peter is turned into Spiderman, he learned how to use his powers.

-Self Regulation-

Another one of Peter’s top strengths is self control. His Uncle Ben said to him, “With great power, comes great responsibility.” and Peter kept that with him the whole movie. He knew that he couldn’t show off to his friends with his new powers, and he knew he had to help those who needed it with his new powers. He kept his two lives seperate and didn’t abuse his powers.

-Kindness-

Peter often saved complete strangers. He stopped robberies, and muggings and he didn’t have to. He wasn’t rewarded. He was in-fact ridiculed, but he still did it because he knew it was the right thing to do.

-Love-

There was nothing more important to Peter than his family and friends, and he showed it. When the Green Goblin attacked his aunt, he was very concerned. He loved M.J so much that he risked a bus full of people just so he could save her as well.

Liberal

Based on your answers to the questionnaire, you most closely resemble survey respondents within the Liberal typology group. This does not mean that you necessarily fit every group characteristic or agree with the group on all issues.

Liberals represent 17 percent of the American public, and 19 percent of registered voters.

Basic Description
This group has nearly doubled in proportion since 1999, Liberals now comprise the largest share of Democrats and is the single largest of the nine Typology groups. They are the most opposed to an assertive foreign policy, the most secular, and take the most liberal views on social issues such as homosexuality, abortion, and censorship. They differ from other Democratic groups in that they are strongly pro-environment and pro-immigration, issues which are more controversial among Conservative and Disadvantaged Democrats.

Defining Values
Strongest preference for diplomacy over use of military force. Pro-choice, supportive of gay marriage and strongly favor environmental protection. Low participation in religious activities. Most sympathetic of any group to immigrants as well as labor unions, and most opposed to the anti-terrorism Patriot Act.

Who They Are
Most (62%) identify themselves as liberal. Predominantly white (83%), most highly educated group (49% have a college degree or more), and youngest group after Bystanders. Least religious group in typology: 43% report they seldom or never attend religious services; nearly a quarter (22%) are seculars. More than one-third never married (36%). Largest group residing in urban areas (42%) and in the western half the country (34%). Wealthiest Democratic group (41% earn at least $75,000).

Lifestyle Notes
Largest group to have been born (or whose parents were born) outside of the U.S. or Canada (20%). Least likely to report having a gun at home (23%) or attending bible study or prayer group meetings (13%).

2004 Election
Bush 2%, Kerry 81%

Party ID
59% Democrat; 40% Independent/No Preference, 1% Republican (92% Dem/Lean Dem)

Media Use
Liberals are second only to Enterprisers in following news about government and public affairs most of the time (60%). Liberals’ use of the internet to get news is the highest among all groups (37%).

I think this is 100% accurate for me. I agree with the majority on pretty much all topics. One of them I really agree with is the ten commandments being displayed in government buildings. While its not the most important issue, I think it shows the hypocrisy of America. America was formed because people disagreed with the religious beliefs in England. America was formed because people had different beliefs, yet it seems that the government assumes everyone is a christian these days.

Signature Strengths

Writing #1

There are many things that make people, “good” people in my eyes. I think honesty is one of the most important things that I look at. I am going to have a hard time getting along with someone that is constantly lying and making things up. Everyone should be honest to themselves, and the people around them. Being kind-hearted is important. Trying not to hurt other people, and doing what you think is right. It is important that people have their own original ideas about the world. Not everyone is going to agree about everything, and you as a person won’t truly agree with everything someone else believes. I think its important that people understand that and say what they really believe, instead of trying to conform with things they don’t really believe in.

Writing #2

I think that everyday that I say something to someone, or think about something that definitely is against the grain. For example, I don’t believe in a “higher power”, and a lot of times when someone asks me and I tell them I don’t, they’re suprised. I was raised as a Christian, we never went to church but I did pray daily and thank god. I don’t know exactly when I stopped believing, but I just thought about everything going on in the world, and if there was an all-loving being I couldn’t understand how he could let everything in the world happen the way it does. I just realized that I don’t have to believe in a god, and I could have my own beliefs. It made me think about a lot of things differently realizing that I didn’t have to agree with what everyone else thought.

Writing #3

Perspective (wisdom)
Although you may not think of yourself as wise, your friends hold this view of you. They value your perspective on matters and turn to you for advice. You have a way of looking at the world that makes sense to others and to yourself.

I think this really fits me. Whenever my friends have a problem with someone, or put into an awkward situation they ask me what they should do. My friends
often ask me how something works and a lot of the times I have the answer.

Modesty and humility
You do not seek the spotlight, preferring to let your accomplishments speak for themselves. You do not regard yourself as special, and others recognize and value your modesty.

This fits as well. While my friends do usually ask me for advice, I don’t think I come off as arrogant when I tell them what I would do. I just think about what happened, and why things happened the way they did, then tell them how I would handle the situation. I don’t tell them what to do if they don’t ask for advice.

Judgment, critical thinking, and open-mindedness
Thinking things through and examining them from all sides are important aspects of who you are. You do not jump to conclusions, and you rely only on solid evidence to make your decisions. You are able to change your mind.

Another one that is definitely true. If theres ever a problem between two people I know I usually try and get both sides of the story before I make up my mind about who was in the wrong. I don’t assume that the first person I talk to was completely right. Often when I read something in a history book or online in an article, I wonder about what the other country’s textbooks say. I also think its dumb that we read so much about the German Concentration camps, but we completely skim over the American Concentration camps that housed the Japanese.

Social intelligence
You are aware of the motives and feelings of other people. You know what to do to fit in to different social situations, and you know what to do to put others at ease.

I agree with this one as well. Whenever their are arguements I’m always the peacemaker. I can see why somebody might be mad over something, or why someone could take something the wrong way, but I also know that the majority of the time the statement was light-hearted and not meant as an insult. When someone talks to me about a problem I can understand why they’re angry, but I can always make them see that they are over-reacting over something.

Self-control and self-regulation
You self-consciously regulate what you feel and what you do. You are a disciplined person. You are in control of your appetites and your emotions, not vice versa.

I guess this one fits as well. I try not to let people effect me, I decide that my day is going to be good and I will decide if I let someone ruin it for me. As much as something can fustrate or annoy me, I don’t let it overwhelm me and I get over it.

The Crime of Flying While Muslim

Summarized from: veiled4allah

After the recent terror attacks many Muslims are facing prejudice. Many Muslim men have been wrongly arrested and removed from their flights just because of the color of their skin. Iraqi blogger Raed Jarrar was even forced to cover his T-shirt because of Arabic writing on it. Arabic is spoken by 200 million people, not just terrorists. This is just plain racism.

Clyde Tombaugh

Tombaugh was the astroomer who discovered the planet ex-planet Pluto. He was born i Streator, La Salle County, Illinois, however he grew up in Burdett, Kansas where he showed an intrest in astronomy. On August 24th 2006 the discovery that made Clyde famous, Pluto, was declared the second dwarf planet.

lebanonheartblogs.blogspot.com

This blog is written by many different people from Lebanon. I chose this blog because I do not know a whole lot about this conflict. The blog is updated daily with new articles to read. The blog has a few video clips and interviews to watch and listen to as well.

I learned a lot from this blog. Before this blog I only knew that there was some tension between Israel and Lebanon. Honestly, I didn’t even know that they had a war, I just remember hearing bits and pieces on the news. This blog was very informative, even now that their war is over they are still experiencing problems with Israeli colonists.

When I was younger, my family called me Little John. They called me that because we knew a lot of different Johns so we all had different prefixes. It always used to bug me that I was Little John, but now that I think about it, it’s funny to me. Even now a lot of my family refers to me as Little John.

“Nickname” is the correct spelling.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickname

Define: Blog

A blog or “Web Log” is an online journal. Blogs are updated frequently and are usually focused on one subject. Blogs allow people to publish their thoughts to the World Wide Web. Most blogs allow readers to leave comments to the original posts. Blogs also sort their posts in reverse chronological order, so you see the newest post first.

http://www.themovieblog.com

The Movie Blog dot com is a blog about movies (duh!). They post several articles a day about general movie news. This includes new trailers, movie reviews, upcoming movie news and much more. Their blog is easy to navigate which makes reading easier.