personal opinion

In a lot of small towns, life can be smooth…slow…easy…calm…all the above. Ever heard of Throckmorton, Texas? What about Brighton, Florida?

In a lot of small towns, life can be smooth…slow…easy…calm…all the above. Ever heard of Throckmorton, Texas? What about Brighton, Florida?

People have different drives that impel them to do what they do. It’s like gasoline to a car. More often than not, people prefer to do things that bring gratification to them in some way.

Right now, I’m sitting at a computer in school with a silence armband (made of blue duct tape) on my arm to signify my support of gay rights. With my vow of verbal abstinence, my silence is supposed to say in a loud, clear voice, “I oppose opposition.” I wonder how effective it really is. Am I helping make an impact on society?

Abortions

Okay, I am going to Costa Rica in a few weeks so there have been a few things to figure out lately. However, one that I had not thought of was vaccinations. While Pennsylvania (my home state) requires no vaccinations, the health department strongly suggests it.

What are your personal feelings on prostitution? Are you a patron of illegal prostitution in the U.S.? Are you passionately fighting against it? Where do you draw the line of prostitution? Do you believe that it is simply selling ones body or is it giving people in the strip clubs a show?

Recently I heard a friend make a comment that was somewhat sarcastic and somewhat meant to be a joke but it made me wonder. The comment was if we yell at smokers for smoking and tell them to stop why then should we refrain from yelling at obese people and tell them to stop eating. Now this is a hard topic to cover because there are so many outside factors that this does not even consider.