Last Senior Year Blog

The most important thing that I have learned in this class this year,is Economics. The reason for this is that Economics has taught me so much about real life and how to use my money, plus it shows how businesses work and the things you have to go through in order to start your own business. All these economic skills that I have learned will help me tremendously in the future because I plan on going on and becoming a Pediatrician and starting up my own Practice and by going through economic class this year now I am aware of the criteria for starting my own business. Another reason why economics has been the most important thing I have learned, is that now I know how stock and owning stock works, and plus I can finally understand the news when they give the stock market report, these skills that I have learned have helped me tremendously because I have always wanted to invest in stocks, and own shares of certain businesses, but I did not know how do to this, but after going through economics class, I know how to buy and sell stocks. The last thing I would like to say is thank you to my economics teacher he has been such a great influence in my life and has taught me many lessons, and as I move on to college I will miss him, but I will always remember the valuable information he has taught me, so again I would like to say thank you.

Where I will be six years from now

Six years from now I plan on being a premed student at the USC medical school, studying so that I will be able to be a Pediatrician. The reason I have chose this path is that I love working with kids and I love Biology and want to be able to help sick kids, and the way to do this is by becoming a Pediatrician. Another reason that I want to become a Pediatrician, is my Pediatrician, has inspired me to want to work with kids and to help them, his name is E. Allen Alejandro, M.D., F.A.A.P., he is a grate doctor and I hope that I can follow his example and be a great Pediatrician. My long term goals are to graduate from the USC Medical School and to finish my internship and then open up my own practice and really become a Pediatrician. How this is leading me toward my goals, is that this is the process that i must go through in order to become a Pediatrician, so by going to school for so long, I will learn so much and be able to help many people with the information and techniques I have learned

Blog Critiques

My first blog critique is Michael on AVC...expanding an already successful product.... I like how Michael went right to the point, and how he backed up his claims with some pretty good links that gave statistics, that clearly showed that AVC is a great school. I also like the ideas he presented for advertising the school, I think they would do the trick in getting AVC more spot light so to say, and it would make the public more aware of the outstanding students AVC is producing.

My next blog is on Kristin on Attracting More Students??. I thought Kristin's blog was pretty good, especially when she explained advertisement and its importance, but I wish she would have thrown out some ideas on ways to advertise the school besides the students telling others. Also I think she should have had at least one link to support her ideas, perhaps she should look at Michael's blog. Other then these little details I thought Kristin did a good job and had some good insights.

The third blog I will critique is by Tim on The Rise of Christianity in Rome. I thought Tim did a fantastic job, he clearly put a lot of time and effort in researching and writing his blog, overall I think he deserves a 100% for this blog. The reason I say this is that he had good web pages to support his claims, good book references and he presented his topic clearly.

The fourth blog I will critique is by Katey on Saladin. I thought Katey did a great job, she explained not only who Saladin was but what he did and why she considered him to be a different kind of leader. Katey had some good links and some very good opinions with links to back up her claims, so overall I would say she did some great research and she wrote her opinion and information in a clear manner, so I would give her a 100%.

The last blog is by Caleb on Christianity and the rule of Constantine. I must say Caleb utterly stunned me with his writing ability and word usage, he writes way beyond his years. I always new he was a smart kid but to think he writes this good and makes some good arguments and develops great opinions this early on is amazing, I can only imagine where he will be at with his writing skills in 3 years. Back to the content though, I thought he made some great points, and this blog clearly shows that he spent many hours or minutes depending on how fast he types, researching and putting this blog together. I think everyone should see how he put this together and how he used his links, because this is a great example of what a superior blog is like, this is a 120% in my book.

Reply to Tensions of Two Worldviews

"How do you include nations in the global economy, when forces with communities are willing to utilize violence to defeat such efforts?" To this question about the current "War on Terror" there is no easy answer unless you take the extreme of each side, either you nuke these people wipe them out problem solved you don't have to deal with them anymore, or you could pull all the soldiers back, give up and come back and then not only do we look like cowards but then the terrorist will bring this war to American soil, also by pulling out it would make the deaths of all the soldiers that have passed away be in vain, because the job they where trying to accomplish was never completed.

So then what is the solution to this problem? Well I am no military expert or great philosopher, so I will not even pretend to try to say that I know the answer however I do have some suggestions. First of all lets look at this idea from an example, for instance think of if you where in a discussion with some one for instance if you where and evolutionist and I was a creationist where would we start to try to disprove each others theories, the answer is at the foundation of each theory which in this case is origins. So I believe the answer to this problem would lay in the foundations of the communities, a.k.a. Eastern thought versus Western thought.Because Islam was not accepted as Western thought until the mid 20th century, so most extremist hold on to their roots and backgrounds, and despise Western thought. So I do not think this battle can be won with just weapons, this is a war between cultures and philosophies too, and i think the only hope to stop these jihadist would be for the Islamic community to step up and condemn these extremist and their violence, because most Islamic people do not agree with their teachings, so if I where able to deal with this problem i would encourage the Islamic community to speak out against the jihadist, and speak out against those who support them.

Income Tax

In America, Americans have to pay income tax, but what exactly is income tax? How did the income tax originate? Who created the income tax? and why was it necessary to have an income tax? Income tax is a tax on the income of the people, businesses, and various other firms. Income tax on individual people are called Individual income taxes, while taxes on businesses are called corporate income taxes, both of these taxes are collected differently. For instance individual taxes are the individual tax on the total income of the individual, while corporate taxes tax the net income of the business.

Now that we know what Income tax is, how did it originate? The first proposal of income tax was during the War of 1812, this was the time when America was waging a very expensive war against Britain, to try to ease the national debt, the government put into action the first sales tax, this tax was put on gold, jewelry and other various objects. After the war, the taxes on these various goods was taken out.

It was not until 1861, during the time of the Civil War that not just the proposal, but the first personal income tax was put into action in order to help pay for the war, this took place on August 5, 1861, this tax was part of the Revenue Act of 1861. The tax started out at 3% on all net income above $600 a year, but by 1864, the income tax had increased to 5%, 7.5% and 10%, plus a penalty of 10%was put into place for those who did not file a tax return. From here on income tax would be thrown out and then reestablished again, it was not until 1895 that the income tax became a solid tax, never again to disappear although the type of tax did very from President to President and so on, but once the sixteenth amendment was ratified,and the Underwood Tariff Act of 1913 was put into action, the income tax was here to stay.

Now that we know what an income tax is, how it originated, why it originated and when it took affect, who is really responsible for development of the Income tax? Well since the idea of the income tax was shot down in 1812 and the real income tax was not put into action until 1861 during the time of the Civil war, the person who can be given credit for this tax is Abraham Lincoln although it was not just Abraham's idea, it was also his cabinet and other congressmen who joined in the passing of this tax, but Lincoln did give the final signature that made this tax effective.

In Conclusion income tax is a tax on the income of the people, businesses, and various other firms. Income tax on individual people are called Individual income taxes, while taxes on businesses are called corporate income taxes, both of these taxes are collected differently. The proposal for income tax first came about in 1812, but it was defeated, it was not until 1861 during the time of the Civil War that the first personal income tax was put into action in order to help pay for the war, this tax was part of the Revenue Act of 1861. The tax started out at 3% on all net income above $600 a year, but by 1864, the income tax had increased to 5%, 7.5% and 10%, plus a penalty of 10%was put into place for those who did not file a tax return. From here on income tax would be thrown out and then reestablished again, it was not until 1895 that the income tax became a solid tax, never again to disappear although the type of tax did very from President to President and so on, but once the sixteenth amendment was ratified,and the Underwood Tariff Act of 1913 was put into action, the income tax was here to stay.

Europe Blog 2

When I got to Europe, what I was looking forward too is mainly seeing all the different historical battlefields and seeing other places of historical background. Also one thing that I was really looking forward too was seeing the Eiffel Tower in person, I remember as we where walking to the Eiffel Tower right after dinner, it was more spectacular than I had thought it would be. The monument was so tall, but one of the best memories I have from this trip is climbing the stairs of the Eiffel tower, at least the ones they let you, because once you get to the middle you have to take the elevator the rest of the way up, still climbing over 700 stairs was an accomplishment, at least to me. Other structures that I enjoyed seeing where the Tower of London, the Ann Frank House in Amsterdam, and the forest where the Battle of the Bulge took place. Other places that I enjoyed going to where Germany and Rouen, because these places where rich with historical background, and there was so much to just take in and so much to make us see how blessed we truly are that we did not have to go through some of the stuff that the people of these countries had to, for instances we did not have to go through concentration camps in Germany. Also i liked these places because they had some of the best food, especially Germany, I love German food it is the best especially the sausage hot dogs with the German mustard, it was heavenly I loved the German food so much i brought some home with me, which caused me some extra time going through customs, but i think it was worth it. So ultimately I was very excited to go to Europe, and these are some of the places that we visited and where some of my personal favorite places to visit, I would highly recommend going to Europe, for anyone who wants to know, it was so much fun, so in the end I had a great time.

Europe Blog

When I go to Europe, what I am looking forward too is mainly seeing all the different historical battlefields and seeing other places of historical background. Also one thing that I am really looking forward too is seeing the Eiffel Tower in person, just thinking of how I will personally be able to see one of the most popular monuments, just makes me even more excited about going to Europe. Other structures that I hope to see while we are in Europe, or to be more specific in London, are the Tower of London and the Houses of Parliament, I know we probably will not be able to see them close up but I would just like to see them from a distance, because these are two important buildings in London, the Houses of Parliament is where the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom meet to conduct business, and the Tower of London is where the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom are, so ultimately i would be satisfied if we just saw these two structures from a distance, because these are two important places in London.Other places that I am looking forward to going are Germany and Rouen, because these places are rich with historical background, and there is so much to just take in and so much to make us see how blessed we truly are that we did not have to go through some of the stuff that the people of these countries had to, for instances we did not have to go through concentration camps in Germany. So ultimately I am very excited to go to Europe, and these are some of the places that I am excited to visit.