My Second 20% Project!

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Palm oil is an oil used in a lot of stuff. It is cheap, a little goes a long way, and it kills orangutans. Well, you need to cut down the trees where orangutans live in order to produce palm oil. In my project, I want to research the effects of palm oil on the rainforest, sustainable palm oil sources, alternatives, and simaler products. I also want to make a list of "safe" products that I will publish. I also want to look for ways to help the cause. I have been palm oil free for a while, but I want to see what else I can do. I can talk to people at the zoo, or my sister, who knows a lot about this topic.

The Terri Schiavo Case

         On March 18, 2005 Terri Schiavo's feeding tube was removed and she was to sentenced to starve to death. This was a horrible and wrong decision. Terri was responding the entire time, and had a general sense of what was going on around her. Her husband had no right to just kill her like that. Terri was human.

        In 1990, Terri Schiavo collapsed, and ended up in a vegetative state. Doctors have determined that she collapsed because she was bulimic, which she seems to have suffered from due to pressures from her husband. This is not the only atrocity her husband has committed. It truly appears as though her husband was trying to kill her, and in the end he did.

       Terri was still alive, and not just "technically" alive, really alive. She was aware of her surroundings, and not only was she responding to her environment, she would even cry when someone said they were leaving, proving that Terri also had emotions, which I believe are what make a person truly alive.

         Terri is still a person. I previously established that she had emotions, and emotions show a personality. A personality is the basic unit of individuality that separates us from animals. You could get into the values and other things that make up your personality, but when you think about it, all your personality is is how you react to a situation, and all you need fr that is emotions.

         Terri is not, however, the same person she was before. The incident limited her cognitive processing, so she does not have the same logic she had before. She also has new challenges she has to face, altering her  views. Terri has basically become a person with reactions based only on emotion, ad the basic knowledge she has of her condition.

         I personally believe that anyone has the right to live or die, as long as they themselves give consent for it. There should have been no qualms about keeping her alive, unless there was definite proof that she wanted to die.

      We can't really know what was in Terri Schiavo's best interests because she was incapable of actually speaking after her accident, and had left no previous record of what she wanted. Personally, I believe that ever right is worth living, including hers, but we can't be 100% sure that Terri felt the same way about her life.

     I believe that happiness is what makes life meaningful, and we know that Terri had the capability to be happy, but we can't really know if she actually was, or if that was her definition of a meaningful life. But, if I were in Terri's shoes, I would want to live.

     Normally, a spouse can tell what you want more accurately than your family can, but in Terri's case it was different because her husband was crazy. I think that everyone should be required to decide at a certain age what they would want to happen to them in a situation like this, because the only person who should be able to decide for you, is you, and the same is true for everyone.

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http://www.wnd.com/2005/03/29516/

http://www.nndb.com/people/435/000026357/


    
   

The DNA dilemma

        I just realized that the word dilemma is used a lot on this blog. Just an observation. So the DNA dilemma is a Time magazine article about......... A dilemma! The dilemma is, if you can find out what diseases a child will develope within a lifetime, do you tell the parents, and as a parent, if you find out, do you tell the child.
        If I was a doctor, or whomever gives the test, I would tell the parents. Unless knowing would have some sort of negative effect on the family. If i was a parent, If the child had a disease that would develope soon, I would tell them the second I found out. If the disease wasnt going to develope until they were much older I would wait until they were old enough to properly understand the situation. As the child, I would probably just accept it, and try to understand what was going on as best as I could.

       
     

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

2012 was a weird year for me. I lost friends because of one stupid jerk, but it made me closer to my real friends. I once and for all completely gave up singing, I don't have to waste time at lessons anymore . I started high school, and am enjoying it overall. I saw my Canadian cousins for the first time in a long time, even though Chris and Steve thought they were too cool to show up. Monica, my close family friend, passed away after being sick for a very long time. She felt well enough to be my confirmation sponser, and I am now a member of the church. So a mixed bag there.

I'm not really against New Year's resolutions or anything, but I can't think of any goal. I guess I could be more active, or eat healthier, or something of that nature. I think my resolution will just be to think of an epic resolution for next year.

Online Afterlife

It's morbid topic time! What happens to our online profiles when we die?  This question hasn't been thought about much in the past or present, but as Facebook becomes more prominent than a photo album people need to figure out what they want to do with their precious memories when they die. Your Internet self could technically live on forever, and this decision needs to be made by the person themselves.
   That could even become a new section in the will. Whether a facebook should be destroyed or memorialized may be a big decision soon. Another option is to have your family continue your social network. I think the deceased should have the decision and if they want to put thier family in control that is fine. Basically, there is no right way to deal with your online accounts after death, you just need to respect the deseased's wishes.

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http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/romney-vs-obama/2499196/?s=MqWd7V&ref=app

Google 20% 2.0

Yay! Another 20% project! Sadly, there will be no butterflies this year. But there will be animal ears! I present to you...............................complete with dots for effect...................................the best google 20% project since google released their version of sliced bread.............................................
THE ANIMAL EAR PROJECT
The animal ear project is a documentary. I am going to interview people on their views on individuality, then ask them to walk down the hallway wearing animal ears and see how that changes their view.  I will need my video camera and a small variety of animal ears. The only problem I foresee is the possibility that no one will feel comfortable wearing animal ears Around school. Since for some reason there is no individuality class I think I'll just talk to Ms. Mystrena if I need help because she's an individual too.