Life or death?

I believe that the death penalty is in fact morally wrong. In essence its really saying u kill and u get killed,but is this really right? Of course their crime comitted was harsh, immoral, and maybe without remorse, but does this make it right for man to determine their fate? If i were to answer these questions i would say no, a wrong and a wrong doesn't make a right. I also believe that life and death should lie in the hands of God and not that of man. However, there are other forms of punishment,such as life in prison, that could be just as effective without that level of cruelty involved.

Kanye said what...?

I too agree with what president carter said about racism and it still being evident today. Alot of negative things said about president obama has not been only because of political differences, but in some instances the racial differences. Even on this past week, Kanye expressed himself on the vma's. Im not saying he was completely wrong or right, but he simply used his first ammendment rights (the freedom of speech) to show how he felt about Taylor Swift winning award. Unfortunately, the media blew it way out of proportion and completely favored the side of taylor.

Obama's speech to students!

On today, President Obama delivered a speech directed to all students! His main purpose of this speech was to basically encourage students to stay in school, and stress the importance of education. What I personnally got from the speech was the fact that each student has their own responsibility. In otherwords, no matter how much the teachers/parents push, it is all useless unless the student holds up their end of the bargain. However, the time is still soon to determine if the speech changed students view on education, but the message was reached and many were indeed encouraged.

The Contract

Everyone is familiar with a ordinary contract, and within that contract, each party usually benefits if the document is signed and agreed upon. In this particular case, the principle of Locke's Social Contract, was the same. He simply wanted to benefit the people by way of proper government, political and moral methods. All that was left to determine the enforcement of this contract now was the agreement of the people.

Is the Constitution Really Useful?

I personally believe that the constitution today is still useful and also effective.

The Constitution when created ultimately set the platform for political institutions, rules for politics and even policymaking. It also put a limitation on government, incorporating systems such as "Checks and Balances," avoiding any one group to be left with too much power, and creating an equal voice throughout each branch. However, I do realize that the Constitution failed to mention the importance of many individual rights. Perhaps this failure was due to the many other Union issues at hand, such as economy, equality among states, and even slavery rather than the local issues. Nevertheless, the doucument produced by our founders or "framers," was not meant to be unchangeable. In fact, it was just the opposite. The government created by the Constitution was flexible, allowing the people of today to adapt it with their personal needs of this time. This in turn made it possible for the needed ratifications and ammendments to take place overtime as america and its people's needs did changed overtime.

In closing, the Constitution stood simply as a "framework" or "roadmap" for the foundation of America, instead of an unchangeable document.