Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a huge problem right now in the news because it is effecting many things. The oil continues to leak through and into the ocean. The United State is started to take action to help clean this mess up. Currently right now engineers and scientists are trying to stop the flow of oil that is under ground by using the most advanced technology there is. Barriers are also being used right now to hold the oil back to keep the people and the Gulf Coast safe. The United States is saying that there are three companies that are at fault for this, British Petroleum, Transocean, and Halliburton. There have been disputes going on throughout these three companies because they are all trying to blame it on each other. British Petroleum currently is trying to use a chemical dispersant which will hopefully break down the oil before it gets to the surface of the water. Environmental conditions right now is a huge issue. Many animals lives are at risk or have already been taken from them. The Gulf Coast is their home and now it is being destroyed. If the oil spill is not contained this could carry on throughout other waters and endanger the animals and life that live in other areas. This is a big mess in our world right now and hopefully they can take control and contain the oil.

May Long

May long I think is a great couple day break that is needed for all people. Once May hits everyone seems to turn into summer mode, especially students, so it is nice to be able to go out to the lake for a few days and enjoy the sun. For this break this year I went to Calgary and Edmonton with my family for a shopping trip. We left at 4:00 a.m. on Friday morning to drive to Calgary. In Calgary we went to the new mall, Cross Iron Mills, but personally I didn't think it was that great of a mall. The next morning at around 7:30 a.m. we left to drive to Edmonton which only took about two and a half hours. In Edmonton we shopped at the West Edmonton Mall and met up with family friends. The next morning we went to Ikea and then went to a few of the stores around that area. I ended up spending quite a bit of money but I think it was worth it because I needed to buy summer clothing. These breaks are really nice to have because you can do little trips like this.

Facebook

Facebook has enlarged to being a huge Internet society that is used world wide every second. I am among those people who have a Facebook account. I think that people post way too much personal information on this site. I am careful about what I post or what others post about me because I know that I do not want everyone being able to see certain things. I have my account at a certain setting where only my friends can see my full profile page just because I know there are creepy people out there and I do not want everyone having access to view my page. I do think that Facebook is a great thing that has evolved because for me I think its a great way to keep in contact with certain people. Another reason is because I love how you can view and post pictures, and I am one who loves to see peoples pictures. I wish that Facebook didn't set up your profiles as public, I think that it should be our choice if we want it to be able to viewed in the public or not. This article just once again made me aware of how careful you have to be when you are using Facebook. I will probably go on my page later tonight and change a few settings just to be on the safe side but so far I think I have been pretty careful with that. Everything has an up and down side to it and Facebook is a clear example of that.

Track Day

I thought that yesterdays track day was a great success. Even though there were some students who didn't want to participate like always there were still tons of students who were happy to be at the track meet and compete. I competed in javelin, 100m, and long jump. I knew I wasn't going to win in these events but I didn't really care because I was having fun. It was great to see how we all came together as Winston Knoll and just had a great time. There were some students who dressed up which made it even more fun. It was really nice to just get out of the school and spend the day in the nice weather. I do really hope that they repeat this track meet again next year even though I will be too old for it but hopefully I can come help out. One thing that I think teachers should emphasize more next year is to bring sunscreen. We have had bad weather lately so nobody really thought it would get that warm outside but as a result lots of students got sun burnt. Overall, this was a great track meet and I am happy I competed in it.

Financial Education

Financial education is a part of my education that I know I am lacking. I do not know everything that I should I believe and that is why normally I just turn to my mom who explains or helps me with any financial questions. Even though I do not know everything I should I believe that I do make good choices when it comes to spending money. I do have a job so I do know how easy it is to throw money away. I would say that I am a saver because I normally do not spend lots of money on clothes or unnecessary things during the week. Most of my money is spent on gas or food if I have to eat out during the week. I try to save as much money as I can out of each pay cheque. After I quit my last job I had about $600 in a separate savings account, so I considered that pretty good for saving. If I am going to make a purchase I always ask myself if it will be worth it in a month or is it really necessary to purchase? I think that if there was a class, such as Personal Financial Education, in school it would actually help students out with managing their money. I think we all need to learn more about finances so that when we graduate high school and move out of our home we are not overwhelmed with issues. Teenagers are in need of financial education, but I think the rest of the world could to as well. There may not be as many financial problems throughout the world if more people were educated earlier on in their life.