Unplanned Parenthood

I agree with my colleague’s "unplanned parenthood". Taking classes in high school have made a lot of people change there mind either positive or negative. I say negative because when you’re taking the sex aid class they talk about using protection and people think yeah we can use protection. My colleague made a good point when he/she said, “parents would have to sign a consent form allowing their child to take part in this informative course which means more paperwork and also may lead to fewer students attending the course.” They should pass this bill so there are fewer teen pregnancies.

No more plastic bags

Having no more plastic bags in Austin has become a problem. For example having no more plastic bag means that’s your trash at home is a mess, there’s trash in the kitchen and bathroom.  I say that because no one would pay one dollar or two dollars for a recycling bag and end up throwing it away so your trashcan is clean. As I was reading a article I read, “Americans use and dispose of at least 100 billion bags every year. Although the plastics industry points out that plastic grocery bags are made more from natural gas than petroleum, natural gas is not a renewable resource and contributes to global warming. And about only 5 percent of all plastic bags are recycled nationwide. The rest end up in the trash, hanging in trees or floating in water.” I wonder how many plastic bags you can find in water because when I go to lake Travis I don’t see plastic bags laying there. Having no more bag has became a problem when you go shopping because when you have more the 4 things you get you have to be so careful holding the items because you forgot you’re bag at home. Last thing about recycling bags when we bring recycling bags we put the bags on the cart at the store then we walk around get what we need and at the end we put everything in the bag we never think where the cart has been what’s been on the cart or anything, maybe someone sick was driving that now you got all the germs on you’re recycling bag and now your carrying the germs. I think they should just put plastic bag out again. 

Weapons of Mass Repercussions

In the article I was reading titled Weapons of Mass Repercussions.  I totally agree with the author why do teacher need to be trained to shoot at a man that is armed with guns. One I say that because if there is someone that has a gun and is walking around a school there should be a main switch to lock all classroom in a heartbeat so no children is in trouble then you have a local cop that is already trained to do so. I think the author’s audience is the parents of young children because parents are really concerned about their kids ever since the incident that happen in the elementary school. “Like a $9.3 million plan to train teachers for classroom gunfights being proposed in the Texas Legislature. Nine million dollars? They don’t even give that much money to keep public schools operational!” I think this is the author’s argument why is the legislature spending so much money. It makes perfect sense because why in the world would you spend that much money why not just higher more security you will save more money and parents will feel safe to send students to school. I also think have one entrance only during school hours and also use it for exit unless of fire. So the main office knows who’s coming and going.  The author’s doesn’t really talk about a logic but I think what the author is trying to say is don’t spend that much money just to teach teachers how to fire a gun it doesn’t make sense.

Support ban on texting while driving

On Wednesday, March 6, 2013 Statesman published an article Support ban on texting while driving. I agree with the author because texting while driving is not good for you nor is it good for other drivers. I think they should ban it because texting while driving is the same thing as driving intoxicated. I say that because when your drunk and you drive you not only you’re a danger to yourself but a danger to other drivers on the road. As texting and driving go hand in hand because when you hear your phone go on you forget that your driving a car and you quickly look down and see what does it say, as you try to reply its not easy because there’s no way you can watch the road and watch your phone at the same time. You will no matter what you will look away from the road for several second but you don’t understand in that several second you carry so much distance that anything can happen and you wont be able to make a judgment so fast and end up crashing. A study released in September 2010 by the Highway Loss Data Institute, which analyzes insurance loss statistics, compared insurance claims in four states before and after each had passed a texting-while-driving ban. The institute found a slight increase in collision claims after texting bans were passed. Why? The institute theorized that drivers were still texting but were doing so more stealthily to avoid being caught. By moving their phones low and out of sight they were taking their eyes off the road for a few seconds off the road. By passing this law they should make it to where if you’re caught texting while driving you can get fined and you have to pay! That’s the only way I think people will understand that texting while driving is not safe at all.