Welfare?

Eduardo Porter of the New York Times wrote an opinionated article about our welfare system in the States. In his article, he lists his opinions and beliefs about it. He believes that there's a lot of stereotypes about welfare. Some of the things included:

• Welfare encourages bad behavior
• Poor people only buy things like alcohol & drugs
• Reduces work
• Single mom are one group that are on it (Welfare Queens)
• The recipients are lazy 
• It only teaches that money can be handed to them easily
• It's not really effective
• It's easily taken advantage of

Reagan was against poor people using welfare programs to escape their poverty. He believed that they abused the programs and were just waiting for their check in the mail but never went out to try to find a source of income. Two presidents later Bill Clinton would go on to propose an act known as PRWORA (Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act) in 1996. This was a component added to the welfare legislation so it would encourage welfare recipients to go out and seek employment. Clinton said this was, "the end to welfare as we know it." Obviously, both these guys, even though they share many different views, tried to come up with solutions that would prevent many of the needy to stop using welfare as relief.


I agree with the views these men have on welfare. I can see where welfare could possibly be a victim of abuse. If people are only use welfare money just so they can go buy a pack of cigarettes or some alcohol, then they are not using it the way it was intended to be used. I agree that people who are applying for government assistance need to go through background checks or drug tests so we can find out if the recipient will actually use it for help or just to help it's habit for drugs or alcohol. I can also see where people will sign up for it just because they might be a little "lazy" to actually go find another job, but that could be a small portion of recipients. Some people actually do need the help in order to feed their kids or put clothes on their back, so the idea of assistance shouldn't be eliminated from society just because a small group of receivers of welfare take advantage of the system. We all need help and the people that really need help should get some!

Civilized or Savage?

Monsters do exist. There not the big, hairy creatures that hide under your kids' bed or maybe camps out in the closet and watches you slumber. The monsters that exist are the humans that are all around us and who we interact with everyday. Humans can be scarier and even more mean than any stereotypical monster. Every human being all have qualities that might scare other. Each human has differences that may make someone uncomfortable. It's kind of like going back to norms and stereotypes and how each stereotype group together because they are most comfortable with those qualities in a person. We can be mean to people who are different and only accept the ones who bring comfort. We are monsters. The monsters live within ourselves.

If we can't separate our civilized self from our savage self, which one will take over? As human beings, we have the conscious mind to decide how we act. We can act well-mannered and what society accepts or you can act as a complete beast and follow your darkest desires that lie deep inside of you. We all want to do what we desire, but sometimes our desires are not acceptable. It all depends on what type of person you are. If you got desires within yourself that are more savage, then your savage side will most likely be more apparent. Hopefully there isn't feeling you have that would turn you into a beast, but sometimes people are not what they seem.

We can all be a savage at times. Bullying can be looked upon as an act of savagery. We don't rip our bullied apart physically but we rip them apart mentally, leaving them scarred emotionally. Like I said earlier, we as humans are all monsters. It's just a matter of time where civilization will be all types of screwed.  
        

28th Amendment

I, Sam Sanderson, would like to propose an amendment to our Constitution. This issue is argued all the time and is a huge issue in our society. This issue I am talking about is abortion. I believe that abortion is completely wrong no matter the circumstances. As an American citizen, I believe everybody deserves a chance to live even if you haven't been born yet. It's sad to think that unborn will never be able to breathe life due to abortion being legal. Abortion is murder! It's killing an innocent life form without it even knowing what a life is. If I stabbed somebody with a syringe of poison and stabbed someone with it, killing them, I would probably be labeled a murderer. That is what an abortion is.


Abortions effects the carrier physically and emotionally. Women tend to feel sick afterwards when they get an abortion. Symptoms include stomach pains, vomiting, nausea and bleeding. Women also tend to find their menstruation cycles inconsistent and not in a pattern like it should. It also tends to disappear on occasions for 4-6 weeks. Cervical and back pain is also felt. Not only does it affect the person who got the abortion physically but it also affects them emotionally and also the people around her. Many feel guilty and some suffer from PAS (Post-Abortion Syndrome). Studies show that some women get depressed and tend to starting drinking and doing drugs to get away from their guilt. Trauma, sleep problems, and eating disorders are also common. What is the point for all of this?


Abortion just isn't worth it. I know people can argue the case that people who have been victims of rape should get a pass, but I believe that even though rape is unfortunate, it should not give anyone the excuse to destroy the life of an unborn. The 14th amendment actually states that the woman has the right if she wants to bear a child or not, but the only choice that should made is life. This amendment should read as follows, " Abortion is murder and shall be considered illegal. The 14th Amendment statement that states that women have the choice is no longer valid. Abortion will be treated as murder and all abortions will be treated like murder at the court of law."


"Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations." -Jeremiah 1:5