Star Wars

Luke and Anakin Skywalker go through almost the same steps during their lifetime. Anakin starts off as an innocent young boy and is later seen to be the savior. Luke goes through these exact steps except he isn't tempted by the darkside. Over time Anakin was broken down by the darkside and eventually turned evil. He gave into his anger. Luke was also presented with this problem and he too almost gave in. He didn't though. They were both also thrusted into the Jedi world and were presented with many problems.

These two characters are nearly mirror images, the only difference being that Anakin gave into the dark side. He did make up for it though in the last movie by killing the Dark Lord.

Community Service

Community service, there are many things that can could be done. I chose to help out Corbin Brooks of Mt. Shasta, a football player who ended up breaking his neck during a football practice. The West Valley varsity baseball team who has until this year never played on a real baseball field during their home games. Children in the US who’s parents don’t have the funds to have an enjoyable Christmas through the program Operation Christmas Child. Throughout these experiences I learned many things about myself and other people.
I chose to help out Corbin Brooks for many reasons. He was somebody who really needed the money and he got injured playing a sport that I also play. It was really sad to me because I know how much work there is not only during the football season, but in the off season, and for that to be taken away from him, its’ heartbreaking to anyone. I had already played two years on the West Valley varsity baseball field, and it is possibly the worst field around. The ground was so choppy and there weren’t even any basepaths. So I took the opportunity to fix up the baseball field before I left WV. Operation Christmas Child is probably one of the coolest things ever. I thought it was really cool that I could help out little kids who wouldn’t have been able to experience Christmas like I did.
We held a carwash for Corbin Brooks next to Dill’s Deli for approximately 10 hours. Throughout the day many people came through to donate to Corbin Brooks. It was so cool to see how many people responded to car wash. We were busy all day and there were always more cars to be washed. I did many different things from holding signs to drying off cars. We ended up earning making a lot of money and I’m sure it was much appreciated by the Brooks family. I felt good helping out someone in need, especially somebody who was injured playing a sport that I play. Like it was something that every football player risks and something that nobody wants to see. I was glad there was something I could do and his injury made me realize that I’m always a moment away from something life-changing.
Fixing up the West Valley baseball field was a project that took forever. I have worked for about 25 hours in all on the baseball field and it’s still a work in progress. There were just so many things wrong with the baseball field that it’s nearly impossible to fix, but we started by ripping out the base paths and putting in DG. It is the first actual infield at West Valley and it makes the field look much better. Beside that we cleaned up around the field. We put new dirt in around the bullpen and we put of a green screen on the outfield fence. I chose to do this because I love baseball and I think it’s a great thing to do for the teams of the future. I know I would’ve loved to have an infield.
The Operation Christmas Child was fun and easy. I took a shoe box and filled it with little toys that any kid would want and just wrapped it and sent it in. I felt good about myself and I know that some little kid was really going to enjoy my present. All of my community service taught me to give and I felt good about doing it. Like it was something that was going to help other people and I really enjoyed doing it.

Luke Skywalker

Luke Skywalker is the hero of Star Wars. He has many helpers along the way such as, Han-Solo, R2-D2, C-3PO, and princess Leia. Luke's threshold guardian is Obi-Wan Kenobi. Throughout the movie Luke is forced through many hardships and he begins to learn about what is actually happening in the world, and he becomes something bigger.

Luke starts off as a farmer on some little planet. He is shown as being this curious boy who wants some adventure in his life. Well trouble finds him and the Empire ends up destroying his family. Luke proceeds to join the Rebellion and search for the princess. Once he finds the princess Luke proves helpful in the escape and once they get to Yavin V Luke becomes a hero by destroying the ultimate threat of the Death Star.

Han-Solo helps Luke in the end by killing the fighters that were shooting at him. R2-D2 adn C-3PO help Luke by telling him information and fixing various problems for him. Leia is the princess and comes up with lots of ideas.

Today's Economic Problems

I believe people are responding perfectly. Everyone is coming together and in most instances everyone has someone to lean on. There aren't too many people who have nowhere to go and most people have things figured out. My family is perfectly fine. Both of my parents make quite a bit of money, my dad being an engineer and my mom a registered nurse. My parents are kind fo the ones that hold up the rest of my family.
Since my immediate family isn't in any economic trouble we have been able to help alot of my relatives. My uncle who has always been in construction is now out of a job because of the recession. He has had a tough time getting another job and he is actually planning to go to the Virgin Islands with my other aunt and uncle to do construction there. So for now we are supporting him and letting him stay in our house in hope that he can make some money to get over the the Virgin Islands where construction is still booming. My aunt and uncle who are also in a bad financial situation are also trying to get to the Virgin Islands to make some money. They might also have to move in if they can't continue to pay the rent on their house. These situations have an effect on my family, but it's really no big deal.

"intellectual Property"

I wouldn't be affected too much. I never download stuff illegaly anyways. I usually get my music from other people and i guess that they sometiems get it from Limewire. I know people that get alot of music from sites that allow u to download songs without paying. For them they would be forced to spend alot of money on songs that they wouldnt be able to get anymore. I think the music industry would just take a big hit. I mean sure some people would start to buy stuff, but most people would either find another way or just forget about it. Alot of stuff that is downloaded is expendable and unimportant.

Intellectual property is very important. People need to be paid for the work that they do. It's they work and their ideas. Nobody would like to spend alot of time on something that people can just take for free. Ideas belong to people and everyone should be paid for their work. That's just how it is. People should be compenstaed for their work.

Foreign Policy

We are in a position to try and please everyone. I'ts like we don't have a choice. If we don't help out one country or treat them the same they hold it against us. We are force to take care of everyone of countries resent us. It's really hard to please everyone, every country wants their own thing and it's just hard to help everyone. "It includes a Washington establishment that has gotten comfortable with the exercise of American hegemony and treats compromise as treason and negotiations as appeasement." We as a nation don't feel like we have to follow other people's demands and we have tried to just push people around, but people are tired of that, and compromises must be made. Yes he should change it a little, but he can't just give into everything and say sorry for everything the last president did. He needs to stand up for what we have done, protect those who need it, and go after those who represent evil.

Stem-Cell Reseach

I don't think it really matters. Let states do what they want. There are other places to research stem-cells, but that being said if there are reseach facilities on federal land then they should be used for whatever the federal government wants them to be used for. The power of the federal government should be more than any one state's, and decisions should be made accordingly. It isn't the states money being spent anyways. I understand that they want to stop the killing of embryos but its for the good of everyone else, and once stem-cells are fully understood im sure they could find a way to replicate them. This is something that could overtime save millions, and i believe that it's worth it.
Obama has made the decision to open up hundreds of reseach centers. This is our president and we are the ones who voted for him. This will also help states who were already spending money on stem-cell rearch, they won't have to spend near as much because of the money they will get from the federal government. The United States should make their decisions together and there is just only so much states can do because other states will just recieve more funding.