Friday, November 25, 2011

Black Friday

http://news.yahoo.com/thanksgiving-kicks-off-fight-holiday-sales-035303142.html

There are two topics within the day of Black Friday in which I will be addressing. Is black Friday overpowering Thanksgiving? Also, is Black Friday going to be the same this year? The reasin I bring the idea of Black Friday and Thanksgiving clashing is because I have heard many people say that people are now just takling about the shopping and not caring about the celebration with their families. You see many people waiting Wednesday nights and all day Thursday in order to buy a TV or some other item, and now those people are missing out on the true Holiday of Thanksgiving. The other idea I was to address was the concept of whether or not the big "black Friday" would be remotley the same this year. I bring this idea up because of the economic recession that is taking place in our country today. Knowing that many people have lost their jobs and are now on that very popular tight budget, stores were wondering of their customers would be out shopping till morning like a usual Black Friday.

I think that Black Friday and Thanksgiving are not clashing as bad as many other think. Yes, many people are more concerened on that crtain TV they want, but it is tradition now, because Black Friday will always remain on the same date. I am a Black Friday shopper this year, This was my first year! It was a fun time with friends and I saw huge crowds from 8pm til i left the mall at 9am. I was up and shopping all night and morning and recieved many great deals! Businesses are not suffering that much from the recession this year becasue the sales tempt the customers to a degree where they must come!

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Why not keep Manning?

http://blogs.indystar.com/coltsinsider/2011/11/15/more-peyton-manning-andrew-luck-talk-and-is-curtis-painter-who-everyone-thought-he-was/

The brief article above details what "experts" think the Indianapolis Colts need to do for their next upcoming season. Many of the so called "experts" are talking about getting rid of Manning. The popular and most talked about idea for awhile is to draft Luck form Stnaford, pay Manning his 28 Million dollar signing bonus, and then let him walk as a free agent in order for the Colts to get more picks in the upcoming draft. The other popular idea by others is to draft Luck and let the two dominant quarterbacks work together until Manning feels like it is time to retire from the Colts. Luck has given many signs to the press that he will be coming out to the NFL after this year, so he has been being viewed a lot harsher than the norman quarterback lately. If Manning and Luck were to work together, as some experts think they should, they could be creating dominance for years to come.

Does it really make any sense to get rid of Manning, the greatest Colts player of all time, as well as one of the greatest Quarterbacks of all time? Yes, drafting Luck is a superb idea, but throwing Peyton to the curb, that is just rediculous! Manning most likely still has atleast two more years of complete NFL dominance at the Quarterback position, yet "experts" and die hard fans want to trade him for more picks? When Manning does play, we Colts fans expect to go undefeated, or atleast to make the playoffs with ease, and yet without the prestigious quarterback, we can not even win one game. Their have been many rookie busts in the NFL, NBA, and any other professional sports, so why not have the two quarterbacks work together nd eventually let one take over the pthers spotlight. With Mannings hard work to prepare Luck for however many years, Luck will have a better chance to be a NFL great! Throwing Manning to the curb right now, what a dumb idea! If anything, he could be the NFL's MVP this year if you think about it. He obviously is the most important player the Colts have to their franchise, otherwise we may be 1-9.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

13 and 14 year old parents....whose got the say?

http://www.indystar.com/article/20111113/LOCAL18/111130370/Ages-13-14-when-son-born-parents-want-different-path-him?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|IndyStar.com

 Mother and father Mellissa and Jason Brewster are speaking about how they managed tean-age pregnancy. When Melissa was in seventh grade, and Jason eigth, Melissa knew she was pregnant. With the fact that Melissa was a more mature girl than most other girls, she quickly became more woman-like to have the child. She and Jason were very young, and still "dating" during the pregnancy. They wanted to keep their child, yet their parents were all for adoption. After having Jason jr., Melissa stayed home taking care of him, and child protective services came to this situation. They took Jason, and later gave him back to his grandparents to live his life with them. Jason jr's. mother and father are together now and raising him.

This article really caught my eye because of the age issue. I was wondering, what age is old enough to decide on your own whether or not to have and keep your baby? Melissa and Jason were all for raising their son, yet their parents were not. Their parents ended up taking care of Jason jr. for awhile, and now the family is a happy one! I think the parents did the right thing in taking care of Jason jr. so that there kids can raise their son when they get older.

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Birth Control Money Savings in Indiana

http://www.indystar.com/article/20111106/LOCAL/111060354/Did-Indiana-miss-7-million-opportunity-?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|News


      Did Indiana miss a 7 million dollar oppurtunity? This is the popular question that many health professionals are asking around the state. Indiana watched and looked at the statistics of 20 other states that applied a healthcare law to their state. All 20 of those states seemed to profit from this healthcare law. The law is that for the poorer wome, especially those of on medicare, should be taking birth control or atleast have the option. This would lower birth defects and the birth rate overall, leading to less babies going to adoption agencies. Indiana noticed after 5 months that no profit was being made after the law was passed, so we eventually realized that this was because the women were not being asked whether or not they wanted it. Since it was a law, many agencies thought that the question would have to just appear automtically on personal fill-out sheets, yet the agencies did not know they had to ask it themselves.


     I feel as if this article is very important to know about, especially since it may impact the society in which i live in. I think that the idea of  providing the pill to the women is a brilliant plan! Providing it to the less fortunate who still have the right to have sexual relations will definitley save our state a good ammount of money. The defected birth rate would go down derastically and also the adoption agencies would not be over-whelmed with so many children at once. One of the biggest things that would decrease would be the abortion rate! Overall, this law if very beneficial and the medicare agencies need to quickly pertain the question as part of a question and  answer session between the individual and the agencies.