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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

The End Of Suburbia


Consider one or two social institutions and write about how they will be affected by the crises depicted in the video and the essays. Again, include 250 words and personalize it. In other words, I want to know how this will likely affect you and people close to you.


'The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and The Collapse of The American Dream' , how sad it is to hear that, the collapse of the American Dream because it is something everyone wants to achieve from all around the world. We all want to live perfect, luxurious and convenient lives. The institutions of media and family will most likely be affected by the crises that were shown in the video and essays. The media would not have vehicles or the new technology to advertise and families would not be able to go for the dream of having a good life for their children because we have to reduce our usage on the energy we are using. Global warming and peak oil are huge issues that we do not realize is affecting our world and possibly end our lives, if we do not act upon it now as a whole. It worries me that we will not be able to enjoy international goods and live from the food that is being distributed locally because I would love for my children to know about different cultures by the means of production. Everyone would have to live with a limit on things, in small portions, like we would not be able to do much things because it will eventually kill us. Do we want to die? Of course we wil someday, but not this way and having our world end. The American Dream is something we all want: an enormous house, expensive beautiful cars, a load of money, getaway trips, having a great career and just reaching the ultimate happiness, but what we did not realize is the consequences of that dream that we long for. More energy, oil, and technology is being used, more than ever before, we do not do this intentionally, we did not think that living our dream would affect our world with this great impact. Imagine having no oil for cars or having to wait for oil to come, how are we going to travel from one point to another? What are we going to do, walk, fly like in second life, ride a horse, jog, what? What we would do if everything runs out? What are we going to do? We are not prepared for a major crisis, I am not prepared. I have never thought about any of the things we take for granted run out. Nothing lasts forever. This is affecting our generation and the many more generations to come. It's affecting my life and the lives of my close ones, it really does worry me because we can't do as much as we would like, it's as if we have no choice because energy, food, oil, and technology are things we need to live. Global warming is the result of our dream, wow, it is unfortunate to hear that, who would of known? But now that we do know the effects of 'our dream', we must help reduce sea glaciers, peak oil, and conserve energy because limited living, gas prices and food prices are going to rise to the point that we really are going to come to an end. Lets go green, we still have time.

Related Articles/Essays:
'If We Want To Survive The Climate Crisis'
'Is There A Plan For Life After Peak Oil'

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Human Individuals: Lack of Morality & Values

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Human Individuals Nowadays Are Ridiculous, I Tell Ya. Society Is Different, Nobody Is Honest, What Happened To It? Am I One Of The Few People Left With Morals And Values? Isn't Venting Great? It Sure As Hell Is. It Is A Shame That People These Days Are The Complete Opposite Of Who I Thought They Were And The Complete Opposite Of Who They Claim To Be. There Is Just So Much Damn Hypocrisy And Contradictions Going Around, It Makes Me Sick To My Stomach. It Brings Much Sadness. Some People Are Afraid To Show Who They Really Are And "Be" Who They Believe They Should Be, Why? My Admiration And Respect Is Completely Diminished. The Truth Always Comes To Light, Like The Saying Goes, "The Truth Shall Set You Free", One Of My Favorite Quotes In The History Of History. What Happened To Morals? And Values? Is There Any Good Left In This Cruel World? People Have Issues. How Can People Have The Nerve To Claim And Preach Something They Are Not? How? I Do Not Understand How People Lie All The Damn Time, Do They Have A Conscience? Conscience Eats People Alive. Think You Have Control Of Your "Secrets" And "False Appearances" And "Lies"? You Truly Do Not. Take A Good Hard Look In The Mirror, Who Are You? Because I Do Not Know Anymore, I Don't Think I Ever Did. How Dare Thee? "Keep Your Friends Close, But Your Enemies Closer", Isn't That A Beautiful Saying? I Am So Amused. The Definition Of Morals And Values, In Case You Did Not Know, Is:  Mo-ral: of, pertaining to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical Value: relative worth, merit, or importance MEMORIZE THIS INTO YOUR HEAD!!
Friday, September 14, 2007

GOD, When Are You Going To Give Me A Break?

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I Feel So Blah Right Now, Like This Big Disgust In My Gut, It's Disturbing And It's Aggravating Me. I Don't Know What It Is, I Guess It's All These Disappointments And Frustrations Are Finally Catching Up To Me,aYou Know Since I Tend To Bottle Everything Up, The Only Thing I Express Myself To Is, Guess What? MY JOURNAL. That Is The Only Person, You Call It, That I Express My Innermost Feelings To. Ever Since I Was A Kid, I've Had A Problem With Expressing Myself To Other People Because I Have A Hard Time Trusting People And Opening Myself Up & Letting Them In. Why? I Guess Because I Don't Like To Get My Feelings Hurt, I've Always Been Afraid of That. As The Years Went By, I Knew I Couldn't Be That Quiet Little "Tall" Girl All My Life, I Realized, In This Life You Have To Take Risks And Those Risks Include Feelings, I Knew I Was Meant To Be Something Big In Life.

I Used To Always Be That Tall Girl With The Big Feet,Curly Hair & Big Lips- I Used To Get Teased For It And Yeah It Made Me Feel Very Unpretty And Unwanted, I Guess Because I Dealt With It, I Didn't Stand Up For Myself. It Came To A Point Where I Just Wouldn't Tolerate It Anymore, It Affected My Self-Esteem And So I Just Didn't Care About Anyone's Feelings, But Mines And This Is When My True Self Began To Finally Show.

I've Always Been Myself, It Just Takes A Little Push To Come Out Of Your Shell. Why Am I Saying This? Ehh Because I Feel Like It. Isn't It Great To Just Say What You Feel? Well, Right Now I Just Feel Blah, Like If The Things, The Things I Want In Life Aren't Setting At This Point. It's Frustrating When Things Don't Come As Fast As You Would Like Them To Come, I Wish, But Don't We All? Everything Takes Time, I Guess, But Patience Isn't One Of My Best Qualities, But Throughout My Past Experiences, I've Learned To Become More Patient And Trust Me, It Feels Hella Good. I've Grown To Learn That Some Things You Can't Reach For, They Just Come To You, It's More Beautiful That Way. I'm Waiting For A Lot Of Things, But When Is God Going To Give Me A Break, When!? Every Time Something Goes Nice And Smooth,  It's Gone In A Blink Of An Eye.

In General, With My Family, With Friends, With Love, With Everything. It Just Sucks Sometimes, But Hey Everything Happens For A Reason And Hope Is Something I Still Hold Onto Me. Don't Get Me Wrong, I've Met Many Wonderful People Whom I Truly Love & Care For, New Ones & Old Ones, They're Just Great, I Hold Onto Them Like Music On An Ipod, Haha, What Kind Of Analogy Is That? Yeahh, But You Get The Point, Right? Sometimes, You Just Gotta Go With The Flow And Allow Things To Come Your Way, Let Destiny Run Its Course.

God Has My Back, He Knows What He's Doing And I Trust That He's Going To Send Me Beautiful Things In Life, I Can't Wait To See What They Are. In The Meanwhile, I'm Living In The Present, No Looking In The Past, Living For The Future.I Treat Myself With Dignity And Respect,I'm A Bit Traditional When It Comes To Certain Things. Life Is Way Too Short, As Clique As It Sounds, The Saying Is True, But I Live My Life Wisely.There's No Time To Hold Onto Grudges, There's No Time To Be Arguing And Fighting With The People Whom You Love, There's No Time For None Of Those Things Because In The Long Run These Things Make You An Unhappy Person, Leaving No Room For Happiness.

Happiness Is What We All Aim For, Don't You Think? Even Though 19 Years Is A Long Time, In A Sense It's Not That Long, But Experiences Make You Seem Older Because You're Wiser, That's What I Am. I've Been Through Many Many Things, Things That People Wouldn't Or Couldn't Imagine. It's Not Like I'm Going To Flaunt Them And Put On Youtube Or Myspace, But I Hold Onto Everything That Has Occurred In My Life Dearly In Becoming A Better Person. I Live My Life The Way I Am And I'm Happy To Be Who I Am, Sweet And Goofy Amongst Other Qualities :D

I Can't Wait To See What The Future Has In Stores For Me, May It Be Wonderful In Life In General, With My Loved Ones & Having My Dream Vacation In My Paradise Mexico Relaxing With My Books, Etc.. 

You've Gonna See Me Guys, On Tv, On Magazine Covers, Writing Books, In Movies, And All That Good Stuff. God Is Going To Give Me That Break, I See It.

-Rafaelina
Monday, June 4, 2007

His Sensous Mystery

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Something I Wrote Last Week... His Sensous Mystery His Beauty Within Beholds Great Mystery, It Hids. Something About Him, That Kiss. Something About His Touch,The Chemistry, Can't Resist. It's Magical, That Adrenaline Rush That's Felt, Something Everyone Loves And Consists Of. I Ponder And Ponder, This Masterpiece, I Can't Get Sick. It Makes Me Smile And Move Along, It's Wonderful, I Must Admit. I Wonder, How He's Doing? Oh, What I Miss. Something Beyond My Power Began This Beautiful Feeling. Something We Both Loved And Still Love, Oh Babe, I'm Still Dealing With This. Young And Fresh, It Was Ahhh, Young And Sensous. He's The One, I Was Falling in Love With.
Friday, January 19, 2007

And Why Did You Go?

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I never thought I'd see this day, I never thought I'd feel this way, You...a stranger to me now. I'm left with emptiness... I wish I knew how it could be, That we were once so open and free. You were like my brother..yet so much more. I wish I would have seen what I see now before. For, I did not and it's too late... My friend , my lover once , is now unknown And what hurts the most is I now know. What I lost...and I'm alone. To face a challenge life has sent, And not a moment with you I've spent. I hope one day i can forgive you, my friend... I miss you... Why did you go?

Reality

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According to Wikipedia's entry, reality is "the state of things as they actually exist".
Something I Wrote Long Ago...
Reality is that slap in the face When you think you have the world by the tail And life seems to be moving at your own pace When you feel like there is no way you can fail. Reality is there to open your eyes When you find you were walking with them closed And it shows you a sight that can surely make you cry Because with reality, it shows you what you already know. Reality breaks a person's heart and soul And destroys dreams and hopes that a person feels The truth and only truth is reality's only goal And it doesn't care whose world that it might kill. Reality keeps me in a state of mind That I know it has complete control But sometimes my dreams overtake reality I find And love lives for a while in my heart and soul. Reality is not fair. Reality does not care.
Tuesday, December 19, 2006

The Bridgemaker

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"Writing,This Is What Came Out....Feel Free To Read....Thanks. <3 ~Lina. The Bridge Maker When I'm lost Somewhere in my thoughts, Deep within my lonliness, Or deep within confusion, You take my hand  Draw me forth, And cast away illusion. You gather the pieces of this heart And mend them back together. You bring me joy, And disperse my fears, But, now it's my turn, to dry your tears. So let me build the bridges Across the valleys to come, Then let me help you cross them, And continue when we're done. I want to be the bridgemaker The one who's always there, The one that always lifts you up, The one you know will care.