http://surferchick23.edublogs.org word Tue, 08 May 2007 02:37:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Originally when we started blogging I wasn’t too fond of it.  I don’t really like using the internet all that much and it was confusing for me at first.  Over time, and writing a lot of blog entries I grew to appreciate it more.  It was a place for me ... http://surferchick23.edublogs.org/2007/05/07/blog-portfolio/ I was just watching a video about the killer and they gave a website to go on to see one of his writings... its crazy! Its a paper for a class and the things he says in it are rediculous.  I would never EVER think to write something like this... ... http://surferchick23.edublogs.org/2007/04/18/writings-of-the-shooter-a-must-read/ For my blog post for this week I would like to talk about the shooting at Virgina Tech.  First I would like to say that this is an absolutely horrible thing to have happen.  Innocent people died and we dont even know why.  Many people feel like the school failed ... http://surferchick23.edublogs.org/2007/04/18/virgina-tech-massacre/ I wanted to write a blog about the show Exposed on MTV.  Basically for those who haven't seen it there is one person who goes on a date with two people at the same time and has a friend in a truck listening to everything they are saying.  The people ... http://surferchick23.edublogs.org/2007/04/13/exposed/ Today I decided that I am going to write my blog entry about the recall on pet food.  Over 16 pets have died from being feed the many popular wet dog and cat foods.  This is a horrible thing to have happened because of how close people are with their ... http://surferchick23.edublogs.org/2007/04/12/pet-owners-panic/ Porn is a very hush hush topic but it seems to have a huge effect on our society.  While having a discussion with my friend on this issue a few very true and important things came up.  One thing being the fact that pressure is put on women.  Some men ... http://surferchick23.edublogs.org/2007/04/10/porn/ Are kids having sex younger and why?  Kids are definitely having sex younger.  We actually talked a little bit about this in class today.  Someone said that they heard of fifth graders getting caught having sex in the classroom while the substitute teacher left the room.  Also something I heard ... http://surferchick23.edublogs.org/2007/04/10/kids-sex-out-of-control/ Yesterday when I was coming back to school on the train I was reading 17 magazine.  In there they have articles about interesting topics and things that have happened to teens.  The one article that really caught my eye was about four boys who killed a homeless man.  In the ... http://surferchick23.edublogs.org/2007/04/10/4-kids-beat-homeless-man-to-death/ An interesting topic is definitely the growing violence in young kids today.  Kids as young as elementary age are becoming more and more violent.  What could be the cause of it?  Is it media? Is it the fact that kids are watching horrible TV shows and playing violent video games?  ... http://surferchick23.edublogs.org/2007/04/10/are-kids-becoming-more-violent/ Today in class we had a very interesting discussion about how our society has changed in that growing up isn’t the same as it used to be.  I never really gave this much thought but really it’s so true.  I remember when I was younger and could play in my ... http://surferchick23.edublogs.org/2007/04/10/kids-just-need-to-be-kids/