current event

My article was about the ten year old boy who was responsible for starting one of the fires in LA. The police department decided that the child would not be punished since he really intended no harm and there will be no future issues with him.

I think that this was the right choice. I mean right now this kid probably feels really bad, and the best thing to do would be to tell him things are okay and that he is not a bad person. Instead of putting him in juvenile hall. Right now there is no potential threat of this kid being any harm to society in the future, but if he were to be more punished then I think there would be.

Nihilism

Nihilism: anarchy, terrorism, or other revolutionary activity

When I saw anarchy in the definition of nihilism the first thing that came to my mind was the anarchy sign.

loquacious

loquacious: talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling

I chose to put up a picture of donkey from Shrek because his character in the movie was extremely talkative.

apathy

Apathy: lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting.

I thought this was a good visual representation of apathy. It is basically god just not caring about anything that is going wrong in the world.

quilt poem

my quilt tells a story
of the life of a skateboarder
very bright and flashy
with tweety birds
and pink and black polka dots
but it is so much more than that
so much not seen by the average person
they only see the outside of a skateboarder
they instantly think delinquent
as one would look at my quilt and think GAY
a skateboarder is not out to destroy things
he is not out to hurt anyone
he is expressing himself
he is living
he is doing a sport
he is doing what he loves to do
he is having fun
he isn't causing trouble
skating is a relief of stress
skating is a rush
a thrill
a sport
not a criminal act
why do so many people hate on skateboarders
do they wish they could live that lifestyle
do they envy the "fuck you" attitude of a skater
but how would that be so
when that attitude comes from the discrimination against them
what is it that drives a skater to skate
and what is it that blocks people from seeing the deeper meaning in things
I blame global warming