Wednesday, March 17, 2010

What if the Civil War did not happen?

What if the civil war didn't happen? What if we still had slaves? This puts a different toll on everyone's life. In the south mainly, the confederacy would still exist. The south would not be part of the United States of America. Instead we would be called the Confederate States of America. Things would run the way they should have kept running until the Civil War happened. Slaves and plantations would still be the main focus of the South. I think that the South would be a lot different, and we could go back to being the "True South." Where dirt roads, farms, animals, tractors, and big trucks ruled. Life was as simple as piece of pie. Also, taxes would be a lot different. Since the Civil War was mainly over taxes and slavery was a side note, we would be affected differently with our money. Maybe, our country would not be in so much debt. Maybe people with rude attitudes would not be walking around thinking that the world owes them something. Maybe our social class system that we have would be structured differently. We would have two totally different sets of our class system; we would have the white class system and the colored class system. We would have separated schools. Along with schools being separated the bathrooms and public places would also be separated. All public offices would be completely segregated. Diversity would not exist in the South. However, I do believe the equal but separate clause would still be in effect. Though the South did not completely obey the equal but separate clause, I still believe that some kind of clause would exist in today's "Confederate States of America." If the Confederacy wanted cooperation from all races, something still would have had to change. However and ultimately, President Barack Obama would not be president, at least in the Confederate States of America.

What if flying cars existed?

What if flying cars existed and what would it be like to see all of the cars in the sky instead of on the ground? I have always dreamed of flying cars, actually I have always dreamed of being able to fly, and how cool it would be to be able to fly above the earth to go wherever you want in a short period of time. I also wonder what they would look like. Would they or would they not have wings? Would they look more like planes than cars? I personally think that it would be awesome to have flying cars, but how would the test for getting the license be. Would you have to take a written and an actual flying test or not. Would the airspace be crowded and the ground be free. I think that if flying cars really did exist I would probably stay on the ground because of the fact that the traffic in the air could be bad and what not. Also traveling on the ground could become faster because of this air traffic. It kind of makes you wonder what would happen if there really were flying cars and whether and how long it would take for this form of transportation to become affordable. Would the people flying these cars be called pilots or would they still be called drivers? It is the little things that make you wonder the most. Like who would be eligible to drive or fly these machines. Looking to the future I do not know how the whole idea of flying cars would be achieved. It kind of scares me to think of this because the all the crazy people in the world. I think that this would make it easier for people to get away with things as well.

What if flying cars existed?

What if flying cars existed and what would it be like to see all of the cars in the sky instead of on the ground? I have always dreamed of flying cars, actually I have always dreamed of being able to fly, and how cool it would be to be able to fly above the earth to go wherever you want in a short period of time. I also wonder what they would look like. Would they or would they not have wings? Would they look more like planes than cars? I personally think that it would be awesome to have flying cars, but how would the test for getting the license be. Would you have to take a written and an actual flying test or not. Would the airspace be crowded and the ground be free. I think that if flying cars really did exist I would probably stay on the ground because of the fact that the traffic in the air could be bad and what not. Also traveling on the ground could become faster because of this air traffic. It kind of makes you wonder what would happen if there really were flying cars and whether and how long it would take for this form of transportation to become affordable. Would the people flying these cars be called pilots or would they still be called drivers? It is the little things that make you wonder the most. Like who would be eligible to drive or fly these machines. Looking to the future I do not know how the whole idea of flying cars would be achieved. It kind of scares me to think of this because the all the crazy people in the world. I think that this would make it easier for people to get away with things as well.

What if flying cars existed?

What if flying cars existed and what would it be like to see all of the cars in the sky instead of on the ground? I have always dreamed of flying cars, actually I have always dreamed of being able to fly, and how cool it would be to be able to fly above the earth to go wherever you want in a short period of time. I also wonder what they would look like. Would they or would they not have wings? Would they look more like planes than cars? I personally think that it would be awesome to have flying cars, but how would the test for getting the license be. Would you have to take a written and an actual flying test or not. Would the airspace be crowded and the ground be free. I think that if flying cars really did exist I would probably stay on the ground because of the fact that the traffic in the air could be bad and what not. Also traveling on the ground could become faster because of this air traffic. It kind of makes you wonder what would happen if there really were flying cars and whether and how long it would take for this form of transportation to become affordable. Would the people flying these cars be called pilots or would they still be called drivers? It is the little things that make you wonder the most. Like who would be eligible to drive or fly these machines. Looking to the future I do not know how the whole idea of flying cars would be achieved. It kind of scares me to think of this because the all the crazy people in the world. I think that this would make it easier for people to get away with things as well.

What if flying cars existed?

What if flying cars existed and what would it be like to see all of the cars in the sky instead of on the ground? I have always dreamed of flying cars, actually I have always dreamed of being able to fly, and how cool it would be to be able to fly above the earth to go wherever you want in a short period of time. I also wonder what they would look like. Would they or would they not have wings? Would they look more like planes than cars? I personally think that it would be awesome to have flying cars, but how would the test for getting the license be. Would you have to take a written and an actual flying test or not. Would the airspace be crowded and the ground be free. I think that if flying cars really did exist I would probably stay on the ground because of the fact that the traffic in the air could be bad and what not. Also traveling on the ground could become faster because of this air traffic. It kind of makes you wonder what would happen if there really were flying cars and whether and how long it would take for this form of transportation to become affordable. Would the people flying these cars be called pilots or would they still be called drivers? It is the little things that make you wonder the most. Like who would be eligible to drive or fly these machines. Looking to the future I do not know how the whole idea of flying cars would be achieved. It kind of scares me to think of this because the all the crazy people in the world. I think that this would make it easier for people to get away with things as well.

What if flying cars existed?

What if flying cars existed and what would it be like to see all of the cars in the sky instead of on the ground? I have always dreamed of flying cars, actually I have always dreamed of being able to fly, and how cool it would be to be able to fly above the earth to go wherever you want in a short period of time. I also wonder what they would look like. Would they or would they not have wings? Would they look more like planes than cars? I personally think that it would be awesome to have flying cars, but how would the test for getting the license be. Would you have to take a written and an actual flying test or not. Would the airspace be crowded and the ground be free. I think that if flying cars really did exist I would probably stay on the ground because of the fact that the traffic in the air could be bad and what not. Also traveling on the ground could become faster because of this air traffic. It kind of makes you wonder what would happen if there really were flying cars and whether and how long it would take for this form of transportation to become affordable. Would the people flying these cars be called pilots or would they still be called drivers? It is the little things that make you wonder the most. Like who would be eligible to drive or fly these machines. Looking to the future I do not know how the whole idea of flying cars would be achieved. It kind of scares me to think of this because the all the crazy people in the world. I think that this would make it easier for people to get away with things as well.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Hot Zone reflection

The Hot Zone has opened my eyes up to a whole new world. A world that I did not even know existed. I never knew about the Ebola virus or understood it until I read the book. As I read the book it described several cases of the Ebola virus breaking out. These cases were described very well and to an extent that could frighten the reader. The book made me aware of the virus and the different strands of it. This virus is a level four biohazard, which means that the virus is very dangerous. It has to be handled with extreme care. The scientists that handle the virus have to wear space suits in order to do their research. This is to keep the scientist from contracting the virus and dying. If the person does catch the virus then they will more than likely die a horrific death. The virus starts off by giving the patient a headache. As the virus progresses to the next stage the person will bleed from the nose. Eventually the body pretty much decomposes while the person is living. The internal organs begin to fill with blood and start to turn to liquid. This would be a horrible way to die. It makes me think, what if the virus got out and started to spread in a major city? Could this virus thin the human population by a significant amount or could it wipe humans out all together if given the chance? It could be a possibility because it is so deadly. This virus is very deadly to primates and can even jump species so it does make me wonder all of these things. I think that the book really did open my eyes up to the virus because before I read the book I did not know what the Ebola virus was. I believe that this book could strike some fear into people and make them more cautious.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

What If Time Travel Were Real (1)

What if time travel were real? What would we do? Would mankind change history or would we just leave everything the way it is? Personally I think that time travel would be really cool but at the same time I think that it could be very bad for mankind as well. It is cool because we could actually go back in time and study the time era. It would make it easier for man to study certain time periods that we do not have that much information about. We could learn more about the Neanderthals and other humans that were prominent in that time. We could also confirm evolution theories by going back in time and tracking the specimen in order to see if and what they evolve into. All of these things would greatly enhance the knowledge of humans. Although time travel could possibly be good it could also be potentially bad. Going back in time could possibly change the future. The future could be changed for good or worse but it would be hard to tell. It would be bad to go back in time to change one thing and the result turned that the United States does not exist anymore. I think that changing one little thing could really thwart history. I say this because if something is changed and that event were significant to one person then that could affect their whole life, changing their thoughts and their life in general. I think that even if there were such thing as time travel that it would be best not to even go back in time even though we could learn a great deal about a lot of things. Time travel would interfere with the natural flow of life and I believe that this natural flow should not be interfered with.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

I am so glad to be finally getting done with everything. This last week or two is going to be very stressful to me. It is going to be stressful because I have to score really high on my chemistry final in order to pass the class with a c. I have the research paper that is due, an anthropology test on wednesday and an exam in lab. This week is definitely going to be a long week. I can't wait till break so I can relax and just get everything off of my chest. This semester has been pretty rough on me. I just have to push through these last two weeks.
The other day there was an outside event in Patterson. If you did not go to this event be glad that you didn't. This event started off ok. The first two readers were not bad; I thought they were good but the third person's paper on the other hand was a bit disturbing to me. I did not know what to think. I do know that I was every word that could possibly mean disturbed. I cannot express how disturbed I was. I wish that I would have had some type of warning so I would not have been caught off guard for sure, but I was definitely caught off guard. That event was probably the worst one that I have been to.

Outside event

I went to the outside event the other day at the coffee shop. When I got there everyone was just talking and getting ready to start. When the first person started I thought that the topic might be interesting but as it turned out it was not as interesting as I had thought. I really could not tell what the paper was really about. It jumped around everywhere: sculpture, pandora's box, pangea. The three topics could have been interesting but the fact that the paper jumped from one to the other was a little to much for me. I really could not tell what the paper was about. It seemed as though the paper had three topics and that she was unclear on what topic to pick, but then again its not my paper.