New York City, no sweats?

So here I am in New York City, one of the busiest places on earth. There are the benefits and there are the costs of living in this place. I love the fact that I can walk around and not see one person with the same ethnicity of the next person. That represents the American Dream, people coming from different countries to establish a better life. The American dream is not about becoming rich all the time, but making a new and better life. New York represents America in some ways. I love the fact that you can find different types of food and drink here more then anywhere else. New York is the melting pot of America. You even see Americans from other states flocking to New York City to live there, establish a new life in a city. You can meet all sorts of people here in this city.

However, I also see the costs and there are plenty of them for me. Now you readers are probably going to have different opinions and the way you want to live and that is fine. My preference for living is in Arizona, I love Arizona. Phoenix is wonderful and great and I love it more then New York City. I like the facts that the streets are not packed with tons of people. Although you have to drive everywhere I still love it. New York has the benefit of cheaper subway and you can walk anywhere. However, I love the openness of Arizona, I love being able to have fresh air, see mountains in the distance, drive by farmland. I love the facts that I can see the stars at night.

Also another thing is that people look at you differently if you wear sweats into a store. The workers there will pay no mind to you and they think that you are poor. I like the fact that I can go into a store in sweats and slippers and no one looks at you differently. You actually have to dress decently so that people will not look at you like you are poor.

New York is not for me and I know it and I can feel it. The city life is not the best place for me and everyone is different.

America's Disappearing Constitution

Have you ever looked back into American history and ask yourself what is the difference between then and now? Well I have and I think that America is very different from what it used to be and what it is now. In the book A Conflict of Visions written by Thomas Sowell, he talks about the difference between the Constrained and Unconstrained visions. He begins with a definition of each of the visions. The Unconstrained Vision focuses on the results of decisions that have been made and the Constrained Vision focuses on the processes rather then the results.

During the French Revolution they were focused on the results of the revolution. They wanted to have everyone at the same and equal status of each other. In the end, there was much blood spilled because they were too focused on the results. The ends justify the means, that is what it sounds like to me. On the other hand, the American Revolution focused on the processes rather then the results. They made sure that everyone got equal rights, but how they used their rights depends on themselves. However, now we Americans are focusing too much on the results not the processes. We are beginning to desire to have everyone end the same, but that is not how the American Dream works or American Exceptionalism. What the American Dream is getting offered the same rights and opportunities and it is up to the individual to decide how they want to use it and if they use it. And if they do not have the money or are limited in opportunities to find alternatives. It is our responsibility to get to where we want to be not the governments. We should not blame other people that use the opportunities and it end up rich or living good.

Another way that America has changed since the beginning is that we depend on the government too much and play the blaming game. We blame the government, the institutions, and our families for the way that we are and how we act. This is another part of the unconstrained view, we focus too much on how we want to end up rather then on the process. Also we are not taking responsibility for our actions. The Unconstrained View does not allow the individual to take responsibility for their actions instead they blame it on the environment or the people surrounding the situation.

However, back in the day basically any man worked for himself and in the end it helped the society. Man is far from achieving perfection because of the limitations and that is another part of the Constrained View. Everyone had responsibilities to take care of their families, make sure they spent their money correctly, make sure that they went to work on time, make sure to go to college, make sure to get your job in the honest way. What happened to that? Well what happened is that people are driving away from the Constitution and wanting to become a Welfare State. They know if that happens then they do not need to take responsibility for their actions, they can just blame institutions and the government. People are going away from the Constitution because it requires too much responsibility.

The government and the people of America need to take responsibility for their lack of following the Constitution. Requiring the state to care for them when we are suppose to work for what we want. The government needs to be reeled in and the people need to begin to work for what they want. Both sides need to take responsibility for their actions and get it together.

The Constitution is relevant today, whether you like to believe it or not. IT is completely relevant. It made a tad vague for reason so that when the times changed it could apply to the present situations. The people need to realize that PROGRESS IS NOT ALWAYS GOOD, need to realize that the TRADITIONAL IS NOT ALWAYS BAD.


Wake up America!! The more you ask from the government, the more of your RIGHTS they shall take!! If we do not fight to go back to the Constitution then sometime the government and the people will fight each other in a civil war again. People are either going to be fighting to get rid of the Constitution in favor of a Welfare State like the European Union or fight for the PRESERVATION OF THE THE CONSTITUTION!!


I vote in favor of the Constitution

I love my PC

There are many debates on whether a PC or MAC is better. I have just read a series of articles on the matter, but I have found that they do not answer the question very well. I guess it is good to hear from my experiences on PC and MACs.
I remember when my friend got her first laptop and it was a MAC. I thought the computer was very interesting, but not enough for me to want to buy it. I just was not interested at all, I thought that it was cool because the keys would light up, but that was it.
Then I decided to buy a laptop and it was a Toshiba, I loved my Toshiba. It had a nice big screen and the numerical pad, perfect for gaming. I also loved that I can control certain things. Like I was able to set up when I want to update my computer and what anti-virus program was best for me. I was also able to fix my computer very easily and I was definitely not careless with it. For instance, I did not download Limewire or any of that illegal stuff. HINT things that you should not have on your computer can be very bad. I found out that the music files that get transferred could have a trojan horse or malware in the file. Trust me I had to help a couple people fix their computers because of it.
Later on, after about two years my computer got stolen, so I had to buy a new one and it was a Gateway. At first I did not like the Gateway because while I was playing the game, suddenly the game would turn off or freeze. I thought that it was a computer issue, but no it was the fact that the game was not compatible with Windows Vista. So when I downloaded the newer game Sims 3, then it worked just fine. I also found that Microsoft offers a free anti-virus and malware protection service called Microsoft Security Essentials and it works very well. I have never had a virus with this computer and there has not been any problems with Vista. The only problems that I had was the CD drive, but that is a Gateway issue not a Microsoft Windows issue.


I think that the solution is to this debate is to look at the PC users, are they taking care of the computer. Some people do not take care of the computers and as a result the computer crashes or gets a virus. I have had this computer for three years and I have taken great care of this computer and it works just fine. It may get a little rough at sometimes, but then I just restart it and put it in safemode to find the problem before running to Bestbuy.

I have no problems with MACs, they are nice computers. However, I much prefer the PC over the MAC. I just like them and I have played around with MACs they are just not as appealing and I do not wish to pay over one thousand dollars for a computer.

Singing

Today while singing at church, I kept thinking about singing. How is it that so many of the people have a singing voice?
I think that the reason that so many people can sing is because God. God wants us to praise him through singing and worshiping him. He gave many of us with a blessed voice, I do not think that I have a very nice voice, but I do not care because I am praising the Lord. I love praising God and having a great time with people that believe in him too!!

Creation of Eve and Extraction of a Rib from Adam

Adam was the first man created by God, we all know that right? God did not want Adam to be alone so he created a woman to be his helper on this earth that God just created.
There is a controversy in the creation of woman. Did he really create her using one of Adam's ribs or not? Well "Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man..."(Genesis 2:22). There can be a lot of possibilities towards this creation of woman.
The first option is that man may have had 25 ribs and when God took out the rib it became 24 ribs. As a result, both man and woman have the same amount ribs. It would have probably been a little weird to have 25 ribs with one side being unequal or not. I do not have a missing rib so I would not be able to tell you how it feels.
The second option is that he took a part of Adam that we have no idea about. In my study Bible the definition of a rib could mean from Adam's side, did not necessarily mean the rib, it could have been short for the side.
I still believe in the existence of God, there are so many possibilities. I find Genesis 1 and 2 sometimes very vague at times. There are so many possibilities on what certain words can mean.

I just thought that it was very odd that an apple represents evil and good things. The evil thing that the apple represents is the fall of man. When the serpent entices Eve to eat from the forbidden tree. So she does, then she tells Adam to eat the apple. As a result, they see that they are naked and try to hide from God. They have become fallen and humans are now fallen. Now we have to experience the things that are good and evil instead of just being able to know what is good.

Another symbol that the apple represents is for teachers. They used to be given apples from students and now administrations give apple trophies to teachers fro being an excellent teacher. I remember one of my teachers getting an interview from a news station and one of the rewards was a trophy of an apple.

Does it not seem kind of weird how in some way they both represent some kind of knowledge being taught by someone and being learned from a student? The forbidden fruit came off a tree that was knowledge of good and evil. Now teachers are given trophy apples for being amazing teachers. I think that it is rather ironic how this came to be. Maybe they did it on purpose, maybe when the first schools came to being they saw it going it away from traditions and labeled it evil. Why couldn't the forbidden fruit be a mango or a pear? Why did artists use an apple to represent the fall of man? Was it the color? Why could they not use a plum? Does the name have something to do with the choosing of the apple? Why does the apple represent education? I am curious about why this is? Maybe I will try to find the answer. The apple seems to represent knowledge in both cases, but why does it have to the apple.

Another place that the apple is used was in Snow White to put her to sleep