Topic 12

I think that we should be held responsible for our actions. Though sometimes it leads to bad consequences, most of us know well enough what will happen when we do something. Perhaps it's not the exact thing, but it's something similar. Being ignorant depends. If a person is ignorant because they don't know any better (due to being a small child or something), then they should not be held responsible. In the case of the "legally insane", I have no idea. I guess it depends on the insanity level and type.


The lack of action depends, as well. If the reason is that you had no other choice, then no. If the reason was that you were just being lazy, then yes. How to determine the reason is beyond me. This stabbing, I believe that yes, they are indirectly responsible, due to the fact that they were either a) Too lazy, or b) Too busy. That's no excuse to let a man lie dying on the sidewalk. Obviously, the person who actually stabbed him was directly responsible. Society doesn't help, I can say that much. Perhaps I've been hearing false tales, but in Canada, almost all houses have at least one to two guns. But nobody ever hears about shootings! That's not to say they don't happen; it just means that they don't focus on the horrible things in the news. I don't blame the seller/previous owner of the knife (unless they were in cahoots with the stabber), because the likelihood is that they had no idea that the knife would be used for such nefarious purposes.

#11: Internet Privacy, #12: Christmas Traditions

Topic 11

The topic I've decided to do for my argument is somewhat controversial; the government would say one thing, while we, the people, would say another.

My topic is internet privacy.

Here's my argument:
I think that Internet Service Providers should not track our internet usage. It's an invasion of privacy and we have a right to privacy. Doing this also acts like keyloggers, viruses, or hacking, which are all illegal. It is also not the ISP's job to monitor internet for illegal usage; that is the job of the police and other law enforcement agencies. In saying this, the ISP is encroaching upon the job of law enforcements.

Ok, I was finally able to load this, so I completely forgot lots of stuff...


Topic 12

Christmas traditions? Well, one, I most always write a letter to Santa, until this year, I believe. Just for fun. And we always have ham, mashed potatoes, yams, and such for Christmas dinner. I get to open one present Christmas Eve. I always get at least one thing I want for Christmas, and we always hang the stockings over the fireplace on special stocking hangers my mom bought years ago. Sometimes I'll get up really early by accident, like around 7AM or 9AM, and my parents are still asleep. I wanna wake them desperately, and I most always do :P  I always get my parents a mushy Christmas card, too. Most of the presents under the tree are mine, because my parents never really want anything for Christmas and I have no siblings, so more presents for me! :P

Another tradition is that every year, I get a cat ornament! Turns out my mom bought me one this year, but forgot about it, so bought me another one! :D I get both!

I also always get $50 from my Grandpa for Chanukah and $25 from my Aunt Heidi for Christmas!