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(Dewey, and 1-87)

Swinburne, Richard. Faith and Reason. 2. 1. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1981. 1-278. eBook. <http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=CcQTaF1mx5AC&oi=fnd&pg=PR7&dq=what is faith&ots=FDjCvvemT_&sig=R2cGkkZz3H-ZGGFaU2cbPm3cafc

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( Swinburne 1-278)

Ariticles

Helm, Paul. "Faith with Reason." Oxford University Press. 1.1 (2001): 1-2. Web. 31 Oct. 2011. <http://www.arsdisputandi.org/publish/articles/000024/article.pdf>.

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(Helm 1-2)

Pieper, Josef. Faith, Hope, Love. 1. 1. San Francisco: Library of Congress, 1997. 9-61. eBook. <http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=t1GZcEJ-3JoC&oi=fnd&pg=PA9&dq=what is faith&ots=tOWsBJbNP&xsig=ioHmfVZ3KfgBad-2v77mzZbgwlM

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( Pieper 9-61)

Eng 102 Response # 7 Protest Passion

Protest Passion

This month long protest has been led by thousands of activist who seek change. Change in an economic land slide. They so far have done a great job at keeping the protest civil and on point. They march in unity, something the United States economy can’t do, which makes them strong. It’s like the saying goes, if you want something done, go do it yourself, the only issue for Wall Street is that hundreds of thousands believe that it’s time for change and they all want to be part of it. It’s been a struggle for the people in New York though. There have been police brutality, wrong doings, and ignorant people who want to cause destruction and harm, and a lack of resources.

                The movement has reached all around the world, to the farthest countries such as Japan, Whether the act of protesting works or not, which many of us have our doubts, something has been shown the past month, the lack of change will come with consequence to those in charge, people will do their best to create change, and a time for revision is now. We, the 99% have thought about the same things they people are trying to do for us. All it took was one person to stand up out a group and take charge, with many to follow. I applaud all who are there fighting for my rights to live just as elegant as any.      

                Elegance though for those who have been protesting is the contrary. Remember, there are thousands of people “living” in the parks and streets of New York, meaning there needs to be facilities to use, foods, clothing, and sleeping arrangements for all who are there. Thankfully this protest is a big issue not only in America but across the world, and many donations have been given as well as financial advice and physically assistance. This protest has managed to deliver over $435,000 in donations which will help prolong the demonstration. With that money they can rest, and eat for a while, seeing as they only use about 2000 dollars a day to eat. Money has been spent on media to help show the world about their success and defeats, and sleeping bags for all that have been staying there. (Dobnik 1)

                There have been breakouts of police brutality on a few occasions, and many that have not hit the news, but it’s happening, showing that police, though doing their jobs, care more about protecting their jobs then doing what they truly want done as well. Swim wear has been order for those forced to take on pepper spray, medicine and aid has been delivered to any harmed in any violent acts. As long as they keep receiving the money that they receive on a daily basis, don’t count on the protest and riots being over any time soon, America, this may be the turning point, we may have finally stood up to the big man, and may have prevailed. United we stand, divided we fall; we soon will have the Wall Street villains Marching in sync with us. Congrats.

Citation Page

Dobnik, Verena. "Wall St. protesters have money problem: Too much of it." USATODAY|Money. 1.1 (2011): 1. Web. 19 Oct. 2011. <http://www.usatoday.com/money/markets/story/2011-10-19/wall-street-protest-finances/50827028/1>.

In text (Dobnik 1)

first full paper response #6 The NuCLEAR Future

The Nuclear Future

By: Jonathan D Livers

Eng 102: Michael D Benton

Roughly ninety-two percent of Kentucky is powered by coal energy; the other eight percent is a combination of natural gas and hydro power sources. Kentucky is one of the 19 states out of 50 that don’t have nuclear power. Of those 31 states that do have nuclear power, they are home to 104 power plants. One of these nuclear power plants could eliminate at least 3 of the 20 coal power plants in the state of Kentucky, so why haven’t we chosen the smaller route? What at the dangers of nuclear power plants? Would the benefits outweigh the cons? These are all question that should be asked; answered.

I’m all for nuclear power, but people take glimpse of our past encounters with this outrageous energy source and think that it’s a disaster. No one takes in consideration the development of resources which the human mind has come up with in the past couple decades. Such key event as Three Mile Island and Chernobyl were small flaws that put the last few twist to lock on the cabinet of nuclear power. 

In the time that nuclear power was put on hold, petroleum consumption increased exponentially, almost doubling the use. During the early 90’s “new energy source” was all the rage, but fell off shortly due to the lack to resources, but nearly two decades later, here we are again, the same question in mind, how can we save our planet?

Almost every way we make electricity today, except for the emerging renewables and nuclear, puts out CO2. And so, what we're going to have to do at a global scale, is create a new system. And so, we need energy miracles.

-Bill Gates

It’s about time for us to come of the conclusion that we have been too dependent on oil and coal for energy, both which are harmful to our environment. Not saying that nuclear is the safest alternative, but it’s a worthy competitor, and it has the potential to being the future of our power sources. Just a few ounces of uranium (the main material in nuclear power) can replace tons of coal emissions. Waste will not be a problem compared to how much we save by stopping coal consumption. Prices of energy cost would diminish, CO2 emissions would slow down, and we would be one step closer to finding a substitute fuel. Of course I feel that petroleum is a very important part of the United States’ industrial world, but at least we can try, try to find the power source in which doesn’t include the US having to purchases billions of dollars of fuel each year from across seas. Maybe we could start saving money and worrying about the problem we have on our own soil, one being our national debt, stop stripping the land of so many of its resources, and give America something to look forward to beside all the bad news we always hear about. Nuclear power can be a start to solving our problems, it may not be the complete answer, but it’s a start.

Citation Page

Huber, Peter W. "Why the U.S. Needs More Nuclear Power." City Journal. Winter 2005: 1. Print. <http://www.city-journal.org/html/15_1_nuclear_power.html>.

in text: (Huber 1)

Exner, Rich. "104 nuclear power reactors in 31 states: Sunday's numbers." Cleveland.com. March 20, 2011: 1. Print. <http://www.cleveland.com/datacentral/index.ssf/2011/03/104_nuclear_power_reactors_in.html>.

In text: (Exner 1)

Paper’s Sources

Huber, Peter W. "Why the U.S. Needs More Nuclear Power." City Journal. Winter 2005: 1. Print. <http://www.city-journal.org/html/15_1_nuclear_power.html>.

Freind, Chris. "America Needs More Nuclear Power." NewsMax: NewsMax. 2011. 1. Print. <http://www.newsmax.com/Freind/nuclear-power-threemileisland-chernobyl/2011/03/15/id/389541>.

books

Herbst, Allan M. Nuclear Energy Now. 1. 1. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2007. 1-199. Print. <http://books.google.com/books?id=XR9b-4PiT4sC&printsec=frontcover&dq=us+needs+more+nuclear+power&hl=en&ei=MNJwTuG1OsTj0QGWsqHqCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CEAQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=us%20needs%20more%20nuclear%20power&f=false>.

Shapiro, Irving S. We need more nuclear power. 1. 1. Dupont: Dupont, Public Affairs Department, 1980, 1980. 1-16. Print. <http://books.google.com/books?id=xCoFPwAACAAJ&dq=need+more+nuclear+power&hl=en&ei=p9JwToOPBcnv0gGr3bWFBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&sqi=2&ved=0CEsQ6AEwBg>.

Response # 5 Corporate Heavy Weights Forcing Education on the Little Man

Corporate Heavy Weights Forcing Education on the Little Man

By: Jonathan Livers

English 102: Michael D. Benton

The education system has developed over the years to accommodate the newer century, just as it always has. But is there to a point where we need to stop moving forward with progress and stop? During the industrial revolution, when companies were becoming empires of business, they took reins of the education system to better suit their needs for employees. Soon after came the cooperate era, which sought after bright intellectuals to take over their companies; later requiring all employment with a prerequisite of education, which would make them even more profit. But this nation can only learn so much before we have to ask our self’s, do I need a college education to run an assembly line? Workers in their positions retain within their own ranks the knowledge of how the work is done, and therefore exercised a considerable degree of control over the labor process. Therefore, control of the labor process by owners and managers was often more formal than real. (Foster)

                How much do we learn in school about a factory job? Basically nothing, a little of addition and multiplication may come into play with a machines diagnostics, but nothing of a large magnitude of intensity. Now we take the comparison of what we’ve been taught in high school and compare it to college learning. I’ve had a similar class, Algebra, 4 years out of the last 6 I’ve been in school. First being taught in high school teachers drilled into my head that I darn forgot this information, for it will hold the key to the future of my learning, and as I progressed through the years, taking it in college now, I’ve been told countless times that the systems of equations I’ve been learning will rarely ever been using unless I’m a specific field of study. Giving us the notion which we need to view the sustainability of education needs to be viewed in multiple perspectives, not by just wanting the most intelligent country. (Wheeler 1) Sustaining the education we have now is nearly killing the students which try to accomplish something many of them can’t, a higher education.  Forcing them to move back home, work factory jobs part time, pay back their student loans, and hope every night that they get hired on full time the next day.

                How does this system of education come from our economy and work force? Mainly because our structure of education is based widely on a capitalistic course set mainly due to Cooperate heavy weights. A huge tree which passes down information based on knowledge and rank, Just as the Department of Education would tell a state who would determine the core content, which would be passed down to board of education, which henceforth be giving to teachers which would carry out the lessons teaching the children which would perform the prompted work. How does the government come to the conclusion of what the students need to learn, they have no idea how that specific community works. I compare my home town, an Alcohol producing community, to Pikeville, KY, a coal mining village, to New York City, New York, a Cooperate slaughterhouse of businessmen. Do we truly need to be all taught the same advanced information?

                I’m all for a change in the paradigm of education, but we need to take time to research the right steps into which we need to take action. Not just making the amount of standardized testing more, or raising educational standards. We need to take into consideration in which this economy needs to get back onto its feet.

Citation Page

Foster, John Bellamy. "Education and the Structural Crisis of Capital ." The U.S. Case . The Monthly Review, July-August 2011. Web. 7 Sep. 2011. <http://monthlyreview.org/2011/07/01/education-and-the-structural-crisis-of-capital>.

Wheeler, Keith A. Education for a sustainable future: a paradigm of hope for the 21st century. 1st. 1. New York City: Kluwer Acedemic/Plenum, 2000. 1. Print. <http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=_Po4f9HCioUC&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=changing+education+paradigm&ots=Kai4cl_47k&sig=0tgj-4aYl_D9DjrQaUz1i-aMkdc#v=onepage&q&f=false>.

UK's season opener tonight vs. WKU at LP field.

5 years in a row we've made it to bowl games, 46 returning players, 11 being top defensive, and names like LaRod King, Morgan Newton, and Danny Trevathan are sure to put the fear in the the TOPS tonight in the season opener. It doesn't look as it's going to be a sold out stadium on LP field in Nashville, but i exspect to see a lot of blue in TN tonight. Good luck CATS, let's compete with that 6-7 record from last year. OHHHH C-A-T-S CATS CATS CATS!

Season's about open! Sept. 4 Get your strings waxed up!

http://fw.ky.gov/pdf/1011huntingseasons.pdf

The season is among us, the night air is starting to get a bit more crisp, and the mornings are beginning to dew. Only means one thing, deer hunting season. Get your feeders ready, I've been doing mine for about a month now, and i know there are a few big ones up there. The best of luck to you all!

Response # 4 Children Mature on their own through Media

Children Mature On Their Own Through Media

By: Jonathan D. Livers

Eng. 102 Michael D. Benton

A new upraise in the foundation of education is media interaction. It’s been on a course in the past decade to revolutionizing the way we learn, interact, and find our individual images.  Media can be used to face talk with someone on the go, learn a new language, and even create a whole new world. Some people on the other hand feel that media is a distraction from the “real” learning which monotone teachers provide; these people feel that the media is corrupting the minds of our youth. In fact, it’s progressing the knowledge of their surrounds, teaching them how to interact with one another, behave, and manors.

                Media that we as the youth all know and love, the television, the dreaded devise our parents warned us about that if you sit too close to it, your eyes will pop out of your head. Well, not so much. Many of the classes I’ve taken have involved visual media, such as documentaries, and movies.  Imagine the movies you watched at a young age, what did you learn from them? A favorite of mine was the Ninja turtle series, KOWABUNGA! What is there to learn from a bunch of pizza eating ninja fighting turtles? I learned the difference between right and wrong, the value of teammates, and that pepperoni is the best type of pizza. I was a kid! Of course after I got done I would act out all the flip kicks, and I even made my own nun chucks out of two pieces of wood and  an old pair of Nike shoe strings. Did me being an interactive kid mean the movie made me an animal, no, I was maturing on my own pace.

                Other media tools such as computers, tablets, and Smartphone’s are another reason that learning has evolved. Computers run our whole security network now, they run most of our factories, and it’s the most used tool in the education field by far. Tablets do everything a computer can, but much more portable, and Smartphone’s are progressing to take over the tablet world, all in a matter of 10 years. A computer that can fit in your pocket, who would have seen that coming 20 years ago? The world has changed, and our system of operation should as well. Business have already reformed, now it’s time for the education department.

                I’m from a small country town, growing up I never had all the amenities of a game system, I didn’t get my first computer until I was a junior in high school, and a Smartphone, didn’t even know what that was. I’ve done good to teach myself these things, but it’s important that we introduce media to our youth as soon as possible. My old high school just used government funded money to purchase all iPods and Ipads for the library instead of new books. Many of the people thought the school was taking away from their Childs education, but ironically children started loving to go to school on library day. None of the iPods or Ipads has any games, most of the downloaded content is books and other educational tools, but it’s a different way of learning for them. It’s not three 15LB books they have to lug around and cramp in their lockers.

The point being, media is a great new way for you to learn. Don’t allow your parents to undermine the use of technology in your life. It’s a great way to experience life, because I feel that media is the face of a whole new generation of learning which will be passed down for generations, or until they can find how to zap the information into our heads.

Citation Page

"Changing Paradigms."http://sirkenrobinson.com/skr/watch. Web. 31 Aug 2011. <

Williamson, Ben. "On Parenting, Media, Education and Phobias ." DMLcentral (2011): 1. Web. 31 Aug 2011. <http://dmlcentral.net/blog/ben-williamson/parenting-media-education-and-phobias>.