week 10 blog

1. Do you feel that our social security tax is a good tax to impose one everyone or do you think it would be better to drop the tax completely?
I think this is a good question to ask someone because there is a lot of money being put into social security each year and many people realize it won’t be there when they are going to retire and feel that they could make better use of that money if it was theirs to invest.
2. How do you think the government should resolve its problems with social security?
Many people think that the government should drop social security all together. Others feel that maybe it would be better to raise the tax, or just change it.
3. Do you think it would be safe to rely on your social security for retirement or do you think a separate retirement fund is needed?
Most people today do not even think of social security when planning for retirement because most people realize it probably won’t be around a whole lot longer and if it is, still around by the time they wish to retire, they probably will not get enough money back to live off of.
1. Do you feel the government is better at managing your money than you are?
Many people have a knack for not being able to manage money, while others feel the government has a knack for blowing money like it is nothing. I like this question because there are people who can relate to both sides.
2. Do you think it would be difficult for you to receive anything greater than a -1% return on your own retirement plan?
This question is pretty self explanatory, if you were to take the same amount of money the government deducts from your check, put it in a coffee can and bury in your back yard, you would get a better return on it than you would if you give that money to the government.
3. Will you rely on social security for your retirement?
Many senior citizens are relying on social security right now, unfortunately the money they are getting is barely enough to live off of anymore. Most people now do not plan on relying on their social security for retirement but I still thought it would be a good question to get people thinking.
4. Do you think that people should have an option of whether or not they want social security?
Some people believe it would be a good idea to revise the social security tax and give people the option of whether or not they want to be on it.
5. What percent of your income do you think social security takes out?
Most people believe that somewhere around 13% of your income is put into social security, you pay half and your employer pays half, however, when it’s an employer’s market like it always has been the tax is actually divided up unevenly and almost ¾ of the tax is paid by the employee… even though it looks like it’s getting divided evenly.

week 9 blog

I think that King used a series of logos, ethos, and pathos throughout his letter. When asked why he is in Birmingham, King stated that he was there because he was asked to be there, and because injustice was there. This statement I think really draws upon logos, due to the fact that it clearly states why he is there and what he is fighting for. He later states how he does not think it would be right of him to stay in Atlanta and to not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. I really feel that this statement is very strong and really shows what kind of a man MLK really was. I think that statement is one of the key points of where he established ethos, as one could deduct that he does not find it morally acceptable of himself to turn a blind eye towards the corruption in Birmingham. I personally do not believe that his conditions would affect his ethos in any way, I think most of the time a person’s morals cannot be altered easily just because of outside happenings. He appeals to the emotions of the audience throughout the entire letter, it seems, he really does a good job at letting the audience feel just how the blacks were treated in Birmingham and what he is fighting for. I believe the intended audience for this letter is everyone in America, I’m pretty sure he was wanting everyone to know about what he was fighting for and the injustice that exists still.

week 8 blog

Simons, Janet, Donald Irwin, and Beverly Drinnien. "Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs." 1987. West
Publishing Company, Web. 14 Oct 2009. w.htm>.

This is a website that I found using google. I liked it because I thought it was constructed very professionally. I also like the fact that it had it had three different authors. the page was laid out in an easy to read format, the authors also had each one of Maslow's needs highlighted with a good description of what it meant. I would like to work this source into the part of my paper where I am talking about Obama promising to give free food, housing, clothing, and healcare to everyone, and how all of those fall under ones physiological needs. gjhgkjhk

Wagner, Kendra. "Color Psychology." How Colors Impact Moods, Feelings, and Behaviors. Web.
14 Oct 2009. http://psychology.about.com/od/sensationandperception/a/colorpsych.htm.

I also found this websit off of google. I tried the online library search but i was unable to find what i was looking for. I liked this website because i thought it did a nice job of telling what different colors made people feel or think. I plan on fitting this into my paper when i talk about how the cartoon is visually constructed. I will tell how perhaps the reason there is a red banner beneith obama is because he is trying to get the people to relax and trust him.

I've only worked in one place and it is a collision repair shop owned by my parents. It really wasn't exactly a bad job, I enjoyed it for the most part. Many times I would get annoyed by the manager, because he would talk to me like I was his supervisor rather than the other way around. I would also get annoyed by some of the comments the other employees would say to me, many times they would act as if I were able to change everything that they didn't like about there jobs. In reality I was one of the lowest people on the totem poll, so to speak, and that's how i wasn't people to treat me, but they always ended up treating me like I was "the boss".

week 7 blog

In the “Careers and Marriage” article it seemed that the two authors had opposing viewpoints. The first article written by Noer seemed to me to be a more credible article due to the fact that he actually did have outside sources and he did have several other opinions supporting what he was saying. The second article written by Corcorn, I felt, was also a very well thought out and constructed article, however she really did not use any other sources than herself and her husband. I think she did have some very persuasive points that did make a lot of sense, but it would have been better if she had some sources to back her up. In “The New Girl Order” the author talks about how she thinks that the reason people are getting married at later ages now is due to popular television shows, higher education, and better jobs. The last article “The Future of Marriage” spends a lot of time discussing the history or marriage and then talks about what marriage has turned into. It also discusses how the average age of marriage is rising which decreases the chance for divorce and increases the number of single adults. I found the “Careers and Marriage” article to be the most compelling because I liked how it had opposing viewpoints, and it was slightly humorous. I think the main reason for marriage’s success is individuals finding a person that they love and even though it is becoming easier for someone to make it on their own, they decide to fight for what they have and stay married. On the contrary, I believe the reason most marriages fail is because the spark goes out and both individuals can find a new spark in someone else.