Question of the week #6: Halfway there!!

At the halfway point of my senior year I think a lot has changed in my life and I see many more changes to come as I move forward with this year. I have began to figure out what my likes and dislikes are in terms of programs of study for College. I hope that by graduation I will have a better sense of what I want to do in College. I have also basically figured out which College I want to go to and have finished the application and all of the necessary components that go along with it way before the due date.

I am beginning to figure out methods of studying that help me, but still wish to improve my study habits for big tests (such as midterms or finals) before graduation. I also hope to become better at time management before the end of the school year.

So far I think this has been my strongest year of high school not only grades wise but also learning wise, I have learned more this half of a year than I have in a full year of my other grades. I believe this is a combination of finally being able to take classes I am truly interested, and finally figuring out what methods of learning work best for me. I hope this continues to stay the same or get better throughout the rest of this school year.

Political Cartoon #6

This political cartoon was done by Randall Enos for the Cagle Post on January 13, 2012. This cartoon is showing a banner saying “Marine Corps announces new addition to combat uniform”, and an arrow pointing at a marine in uniform wearing a diaper.

The artist is using satire and ridicule to portray the disgusting event that happened this week where a marine urinated on a dead “enemies” body. This was not approved by the public in any way and many apologies have been made by the marines superiors in the corps. This artist also seems to share this sense of disgust that the public, and probably people around the world who heard this story, feel. He chose to send his message by almost making fun of the marine corps., saying there men are so poorly behaved and unable to control themselves, they should be forced to wear “diapers” so that this disgusting act will not happen again.

Question of the week #5: Republican Candidate Prediction

After the Iowa Caucus, Romney is still looking like a probable candidate for the GOP. Santorum appears to have come out of no where to almost tie the caucus with Romney. However, like all of the other candidates who have fallen next to Romney, he has some problems.

Santorum appears to be incredibly conservative, more so than even some Republican voters are willing to swallow. As through the past several months, Romney is the moderate candidate with no scandal being known, unlike Newt Gingrich who has dropped considerably in the polls due to his scandals and policy ideas. Although Republican voters seem to be hoping and waiting for a better candidate to come out then Romney and his moderate ideas, so far there doesn’t seem to be anyone who can enter the race and stay in the it long enough to gain full advantage over Romney.

Political Cartoon #5

This political cartoon was written by Dana Summers for the Sentinel on January 03, 2012. This cartoon is showing an average American walking down the streets thinking that with the New Year there will be a fresh start. Little does he know, around the corner are waiting some nasty looking thugs wearing shirts called “Same ol’ Politics”, “Economics” and “Terror”. “Terror” specifically looks like an Arab holding a bomb.

The artist is using caricature to portray the three things many Americans thought would change with the start of the New Year. This is very sarcastic and not looking very hopeful for the politics of the New Year. Many Americans were hoping with the unsuccessful last Congress meeting before the holiday break that when the New Year came things would change and be different. This artist believes that none of this will happen and the poor unsuspecting Americans will not see any of it coming but the same old failures of last year will be present this year as well.