Last week was a tough one for our country, this week is sure to be better... in that spirit I post the Free Hugs video, if you haven't seen it or it has been a while, it is worth checking out:
More information about the Free Hugs Campaign can be found at http://www.freehugs.org or, of course, Wikipedia.
Showing posts with label society. Show all posts
Showing posts with label society. Show all posts
Monday, April 23, 2007
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Pop Quiz, hot shot!
Name the five guarantees provided by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
I know what you are thinking... "Whoa, since when do I take orders from Trevor's blog, or from any blog, for that matter?" But recently I have become a little concerned about rights erosion in the United States and it scares me that some people don't know what our rights are. Anyway, I thought rather than whining about it, I could at least do my part to remind everyone of their high school civics classes.
OK, without further ado, the text of the First Amendment:
I know what you are thinking... "Whoa, since when do I take orders from Trevor's blog, or from any blog, for that matter?" But recently I have become a little concerned about rights erosion in the United States and it scares me that some people don't know what our rights are. Anyway, I thought rather than whining about it, I could at least do my part to remind everyone of their high school civics classes.
OK, without further ado, the text of the First Amendment:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.So, what are the five (maybe six, depending on how you count, but a group of five is easier to keep track of, so we will go with that):
- Freedom of religion
- Freedom of speech
- Freedom of the press
- Freedom to assemble
- Freedom to petition the government
Monday, October 16, 2006
300,000,000
Sometime tomorrow morning a milestone will occur - the population of the United States will reach three hundred million. This is calculated using the US Census Bureau's PopClock which estimates the current population using the following data: a birth every 7 seconds, a death every 13 seconds, and a immigrant (net) every 31 seconds.
Thoughts on 300,000,000:
The United States is the 172nd most dense country in the world (out of 230) with approximately 50 people per square mile. That works out to 12 acres for every man, woman, and child - yep, even the undocumented ones. I am not making any claims about the environmental impacts or social consequences of population growth. However, when China (a slightly smaller land mass than the US) has 1.3 billion people, I hardly think the gentleman driving on I-8 today with "The United States is full" pasted on the rear window of his pickup was an authority on the matter.
Demographers say that the three hundred millionth person in the United States will most likely be a baby born to Caucasian parents in the suburban South or Latino parents in the suburban West. The baby will likely live to around 85 or 90 and has a slightly better chance of being a male. One thing is for sure, however, the three hundred millionth person in the United States will be born on a great day.
Thoughts on 300,000,000:
The United States is the 172nd most dense country in the world (out of 230) with approximately 50 people per square mile. That works out to 12 acres for every man, woman, and child - yep, even the undocumented ones. I am not making any claims about the environmental impacts or social consequences of population growth. However, when China (a slightly smaller land mass than the US) has 1.3 billion people, I hardly think the gentleman driving on I-8 today with "The United States is full" pasted on the rear window of his pickup was an authority on the matter.
Demographers say that the three hundred millionth person in the United States will most likely be a baby born to Caucasian parents in the suburban South or Latino parents in the suburban West. The baby will likely live to around 85 or 90 and has a slightly better chance of being a male. One thing is for sure, however, the three hundred millionth person in the United States will be born on a great day.
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