Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Ann Coulter- Free speech.

Ann Coulter, is an American conservative social and political commentator, an author, and a syndicated columnist. She writes novels, writes a column for the paper and speaks to different crowds around the U.S.A and now just recently in Canada. Ann is the type of person that is not afraid to say what she is thinking.
However her way of speaking to people has got her in some trouble recently. Last Tuesday she spoke at the University of Western Ontario. During her speech she made a comment about how Muslim people should not be allowed to fly on planes due to the 9 11 incident. A Muslim girl then came up to the microphone and asked Ann Coulter how she should travel without a plane. Ann replied by telling the girl to take her "magic carpet" or take her "camel". All she was doing was stating her opinion and meant nothing towards anybody. This comment, along with other comments towards gay people and the Liberals, became a huge problem with the Canadian Freedom of Speech law. Every body's opinion to what should happen to Ann is different. Some say she should be put in prison for these rude and uncalled for statements. Others say that she should just be left alone and nothing should be done. However, Ann Coulter is an American citizen and the American Laws about Freedom of Speech are different than the Canadian Laws. The United States Bill of Rights states that people are able to say what they want and not have people disagree and go against her like they have been doing with this University incident. So since she is an American citizen and not a Canadian citizen, she should be treated like every other American citizen would be treated in this type of situation.

Monday, March 22, 2010

Discriptive writing

The guns were drawn. This was going to be a shoot off like never before. On one side stood a tall tanned man. His face was rugged and covered in a thick layer of dust, in need of a wash. The top half of his face was covered by a shadow from the brim of his top hat. The mans top hat needed to be thrown into the trash in result of the holes from the constant gravel marking it had put on it over the years of wearing it. His face was buried underneath a thick layer of his scruffy facial hair like a lost toy waiting to be found underneath a bush. The glare of his face scowled at his opponent like a cougar waiting to pounce on its prey. The man looked tough as nails, but inside he was really a very sensitive man. On the other side stood a man completely opposite to the tall tanned man. They both drew their weapons. However, both of them missed and neither of them were killed.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Going into the past

The date was January 15th, 2007. It was finally the day that the 2 Skaha Lake Middle School boys teams would face off in a basketball game in front of the whole school. My head was pounding with the sound of my heart beat. It was so nerve wracking. Both teams wanted so badly to win in front of their home school. I was on the starting line up, along with four of my teammates. Both teams were almost equal in talent. The points were so close throughout the entire game. It was now the fourth quarter with thirty seconds left in the quarter. The whole crowd roared with excitement. They all wanted their friends to win. The score was 30-32 for the other team. Brandyn Olfert from the other team got the rebound and bolted down the court. I quickly ran after him in fear that he would score making it a definite win for their team. He went up for a lay up and i smacked the ball away from him, causing a foul. Both teams lined up around the key while Brandyn mad his shots. I grabbed the rebound and threw it down the court with seconds left in the game. SWOOSH! 33-32 for my team. We won the game infront of the whole school!