Archive for August, 2007
August 31, 2007 at 9:02 pm
· Filed under Society
I made my myspace page because my cousin had one so i got one. Social networking is a new way for us to keep in contact with one another; and we don’t have to worry about wasting minutes or long distance charges on the house phone. I don’t really need myspace but it’s nice to have one. I have other social networking pages also, but i prefer myspace. When I’m on Facebook it seems the same but it’s more of a college site. Then there’s this page that’s more of a dating site, but i don’t need to be on a site for dating yet. At first my mom didn’t want me on these sites. She was watching tv and there was a program on there about online predators she didn’t want me to become a victim like those kids. But after about a month or so, she warmed up to it. Now she wants a myspace, i think I’ll help her design her page. Unfortunately I won’t have her on my top friends list. That’s only reserved for friends. These social networking sites are good to talk to friends as well as finding new people. I’m currently looking for family members i haven’t met yet, and the ones I haven’t seen in ages.Overall these sites are great tools to use everyday. You just have to be careful of how you use it.For youth radio I’m Brandin Watson. You can hear this commentary and more on the web at www.youthradio.org.
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August 31, 2007 at 9:02 pm
· Filed under Animal Rights, Society
Lately the media has been all over Michael Vick for allegations about him illegally dog fighting on his own property. This raises an important question: should dogs fighting be illegal when you are the person that owns the dog or should he just be allowed to walk away with killing gods creatures? I have mixed feeling about how it should be handled. I believe that he should get a big fine instead of jail time. Animal cruelty is accepted when you’re fishing and putting a hook through an animals jaw is considered sport. Why should one animal cruelty be accepted just because it’s a simple vertebrae and one is mans best friend. In my opinion one is not better than the other. On one hand they’re both harmful to the animals. I believe that if Michael Vick is going behind bars so should the fishermen in America. Can you imagine how many fish have died in the process of fishing compared to the numbers of people killing dogs? I bet that for every dog killed threes like 10,000 fish killed. The numbers are far apart. The only defenses they’ll say is that majority of the fish are killed in sport. Still what makes fish any worst off then dogs?Though I believe both are wrong this is my feelings toward the cruelty. For youth radio my name is Brandon robins you can hear this commentary and more at www.youthradio.org
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August 31, 2007 at 9:01 pm
· Filed under Education, Science
There are many diseases that we are supposed to be tested for every year so that if we have them we can catch them before it gets worse. This is comforting to those who go to the doctor REGULARLY; because they can know their likelihood of living for a long period of time is higher. but there are also some diseases and virus’s that are hard to know about in advance. even if it is possible you must take a bunch of tests. for example blood tests, catscans, mri’s, or ekg’s. these procedures can be expensive and some people do not have the money to pay for these tests. some are also scared of getting tested and by knowing that your doctor only needs a swab of spit instead of needing you to go inside a huge machine, might make people feel more comfortable about it. the processing of the tests usually TAKES a few days so you will not know the results for a week or two. luckily scientists have found a way to tell if you have cancer, gum disease, or fatigue just from your spit. the school of dentistry found a way to test if you have oral cancer just from spit. the test is 82% accurate and only takes 24 hours to get the results. you’re probably thinking that oral cancer is not a cancer oftenly found in people but 30,000 people this year will be diagnosed with the disease. you could be one of the 30,000. dentists have only found out how to test for oral cancer, but most-likely in a few years type-2 diabetes, ovarion cancer, breast cancer, alzheimers, and rheumatoid arthritis will also be able to Bedetected by spit test
For youth radio kali thomas. you can here this and more at www.youthradio.org.
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August 31, 2007 at 9:01 pm
· Filed under Education, Relationships, Society
Why is myspace so addicting. Why is myspace blocked from every computer in a public school? Why does everyone have a myspace page? Since 2004 the whole nation has been buzzing about myspace. Now I’m not going to sit here and lie, I used to have a myspace, I use to be online until three in the morning, but then it got boring. I just saw no point in doing the myspace thing. Now I’m just sitting here wondering why I was so addicted. I think it was because I was meeting so many females or maybe it was because I just like upgrading my profile to make mines look the best, whatever it was it got me. Myspace got me so bad that I was online 24-7 I found my grades slipping in school because I had no time to do my homework or study. When schools started blocking the myspace from the computers I was one of the first one to find out how to get around the block. Myspace was my drug. If it wasn’t for my computer breaking I probably would still be addicted. I wrote this commentary to tell people my story to help prevent another addiction.
For youth radio I’m Marcus Jagers. You can hear this commentary and more on the web at www.youthradio.org
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August 22, 2007 at 10:01 pm
· Filed under Education
What is the real concept of grades? Just because you get low grades in school doesn’t mean you didn’t learn anything. For instance, my brother got straight d’s his last semester of school just because he didn’t turn in his class work and homework. He was one of the smartest kids in his class but he had some of the lowest grades. The reason why he made d’s instead of f’s was because he aced every test that the teacher put in front of him. That just goes to show that just because you don’t do your work in school doesn’t mean you’re a dummy. That makes me wonder, why do teachers make homework and class work more of a percentage than test scores? I mean isn’t the whole point of grades to critique what we learn instead of our work ethic? That is why some people get c’s and d’s instead of a’s and b’s just because of the simple fact that they’re lazy. If it were up to me, I would just give grades on the students’ tests instead of their class and homework. But, hey, that’s just me.
For youth radio I’m Marcus Jagers. You can hear this commentary and more on the web at www.youthradio.org
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August 22, 2007 at 9:59 pm
· Filed under Science, Society
I’ve noticed that every time my family and i go out to dinner all my little sister ever wants is mcdonald’s. Recently the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine conducted a study on the effects of fast food branding on young children’s taste preferences. Children were asked to taste two of the same food – one wrapped in McDonalds brand wrapper and one with a plain wrapper. alMost all of the kids said the McDonalds food tasted better than the other even though they were the same. Its crazy, man, these fast food companies are brainwashing kids and making them think that their food is better than others. If the obesity rate in America isn’t bad enough already, imagine how much worse it will continue to get in the future. with mcdonald’s making everything so cheap with their dollar menu it’s no wonder PARENTS would rather take their KIDS to mickey d’s instead of making them a healthy meal at home. i hope moms and dads out there can CONVince their kids who LIKE MCDONALDS TO TRY the same food without the mcdonald’s brand.
for youth radio this carlos jimenez you can here this commentary and more at YouthRadio.org
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August 22, 2007 at 9:58 pm
· Filed under Science
When I was about 7, I had artificial tubes put into my Eustachian tubes, which are the tiny canals that link your ear to your throat. I had to get artificial tubes because the Eustachian tubes I was born with were too small and I used to get a lot of ear infections. I know these ear tubes are meant to help me, but after living with them for 7 years I wish I didn’t have them.
Having ear tubes is a lot of work. When I want to go swimming I have to wear ear plugs because the water messes with the pressure in my ears. Even when I haves ear plugs I can’t go that go that deep under water. It was very difficult for me to learn how to swim because of my ear tubes. My swim teacher would make us go under water and when I did my ears popped and really hurt and I just had to deal with the pain until the next day. Now I know how to swim and it is a whole lot better but not having ear tubes would have made everything easier.
With ear tubes it’s true that I don’t have as many ear infections, but the ear infections I do get are more serious and more painful than normal ear infections. I have to go to bed or put cotton in my ear and the next day I go to the doctor and get ear drops that help the pain go away. I know they were meant to help me but I think my ears were better with out them...
For youth radio, I’m Shmarie Pharr. You can hear this commentary and more on the web at www.youthradio.org
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August 22, 2007 at 9:55 pm
· Filed under Education, Society
After going through middle school i’m headed towards something a little different than high school. My mom wants me to go to an independent studies program called venture. Independent study is going to be a big change for me. i’m so used to typical school life with many teachers, different classes, seeing my friend’s everyday. Now, I only have to attend one hour of school a week. And on top of that I only have one teacher for each class, even for gym class I go to a public gym for my pe credits. This may sound like a fun way to go to school. But I don’t agree, even though the rest of the week I don’t have to go to school, I still have days of homework. Every hour I would have spent in school. I am going to spend doing homework and going to the gym. Since this is a big change for me. I’ve wondered which one is better. I still don’t know. I mean people think the rest of the week I’d be having fun but I’m going to be stuck in my house doing homework. This is something I just have to get used to.
For youth radio, I’m Brandin Watson. You can hear this commentary and more at www.youthradio.org.
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August 13, 2007 at 10:53 pm
· Filed under Society
I’ve noticed that in our society, the image of females is supposed to be weaker than that of a man. I’ve even seen TV shows where women are supposed to be housewives and when the wife goes out into the city her husband reminds her the only thing she may be good for, “home economics” to quote him exactly. I feel that when the crowd laughs they don’t know what they are laughing at. I think although it is only a script and the show is a comedy, it is still a powerful negative statement. I was wondering, “am I the only person who sees something wrong here?” this attitude plays a key role in America.
Notice that there has never been a female president. Sure, you can argue that it’s our fault but if we never heard that women are supposed to be inferior to men would we have ever been so disrespectful to women? How are we supposed to know anything else than what we were taught at a young age?
Notice that everywhere we look we see how women are supposed to be in a weaker position than us men, like in sports, in the workplace, and all types of television networks. I feel that we are really drawing a wedge between the sexes and abandoning our queens. For youth radio, I’m Brandon robins. You can hear this commentary and more on the web at www.youthradio.org.
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August 13, 2007 at 10:51 pm
· Filed under Relationships
A lot of people I know have boyfriends or girlfriends but for the wrong reasons. They think that having a boyfriend or a girlfriend is the cool thing to do and that they need one to make themselves feel less lonely or wanted. Having someone to talk to and care about you is great, but these kinds of relationships usually last for a short period of time. There isn’t a point to them and it means that one or both of the individuals are being used. I had a friend who dated a guy for three days. She had a good reason for it because she knew he was the kind of guy to cheat on her but I think that she should have thought about this issue before she decided to go out with him.
Dating someone and then dumping them right away can ruin a relationship which can be avoided by just not taking it to another level. I have another friend who always has a boyfriend, but she only has them for the sake of having them. She doesn’t even like her boyfriends very much most of the time. Her boyfriends are usually much older which can be dangerous but she doesn’t care because they don’t mean much to her.
Sometimes people have relationships for pleasure and she is definitely one of those people but if someone has different intentions for the relationship feelings can get hurt. I think that people should try to make good choices about who they are involved with. You don’t have to have been going out with someone to feel wanted. If you have close family and friends that care about you that should be enough.
I personally do not feel the need to have a boyfriend. I am content with the fact that I don’t and when I find someone I care about I will be happy to be in a meaningful relationship. For youth radio, I’m Kali Thomas. You can hear this commentary and more on the web at www.youthradio.org.
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