People have argued that the death penalty is wrong, and that it wastes thousands of tax dollars a year.  The state of Texas is a firm believer in the death penalty.  I believe that if you are going to sentence someone to life in prison, then you should just execute them.  It is a waste of money to hold a criminal in there for life rather then just to execute them, so that you can put other criminals in their places.  You must think about how you would feel if your son or daughter was raped, or killed, and the criminal gets a life sentence.  If it was me I would want that person to die, and I think that the criminal would rather die then to die in prison confined.  I agree with the fact that the death penalty is a waste of money, but aren't we wasting money by holding a criminal in prison until they die?  There is no right and wrong when it comes to the death penalty, because everyone will have their opinion about it.  Executing someone to prove that murder is wrong is rather ironic, but depending on the severity of the crime, the punishment should fit it.  Maybe the rapist should get raped, maybe the theif should get their property stolen, maybe the arsenist should get burned to death. But if we did those things would they be moral and just or maybe even humane? If we just execute criminals, we wouldn't have to worry about them getting out and commiting the same crime again, and then we could move on and take care of the other criminals in the world. 

Former President Carter had a point in what he was saying.  He stated "a beliefe among many white people, that african americans are not qualified to lead this country". It feels that way because everytime President Obama wants to make a speech or say something that a white person doesn't approve, he gets persecuted.  People need to learn how to accept what is being given to them.  When President Bush declared war, I don't recall such an uproar about the situation.  I do not believe that Kanye Wests' outburst is questioning his first amendment right.  What he did was rude but it was not outside his rights as an american citizen.  He was simply expressing his opinion.  The media is doing nothing but making the situation worse between Kanye and Taylor Swift.  The only way that the media is portraying the story, is that Kanye ruined Taylor Swifts first MVA (music video award) acceptance speech.  All Kanye was doing was expressing his feelings and those of many other americans, that were all at home trying to figure out how Beyonce had gotten beaten by Taylor Swift.  Kanye was just bold enough to get on stage and say what was on his mind.

On September 9th 2009, President Barack Obama gave a Speech on Education to be showed in schools. President Obama's goal was to say even with the most supportive teachers, and the most supportive parents, you will not succeed unless you take on that responsibility.  I believe that his goal was reached only to those students who were able to view the video,  Every student in school is struggling in order to be a success in life.  I don't believe it was a monumental moment.  Every president has a given a speech on education.  The only difference between Barack and them, is that he is the first African American president. The speech didn't really make a difference to me, because Barack spoke on the same subject that i hear in school all the time.  The speech may have brought some students to the realization that they will be on their own one day, and its not the teachers, or their parents responsibility to make them successful, but their own.

By definition a contract is an exchange of promises between two parties.  John Locke wrote that in a Social Contract, the people give up some of their rights to the government in order to maintain order.  He never say that the government gives up anything. Therefore the government did not exchange anything with the people, for them  having to create compromise.  A 'Social Contract' as used by John Locke can not be applied to the definition of contract, because it is not one.

The constition is useful in that it sets the guidelines to make our nation able to run in full capacity and effectively. The constitution lets the people know why the government is here, and how it is used. Without the constitution the government would be making decisions and the citizens would not know why.