Abstinence Pledges?

Where ever people go today your most likely to hear about the topic of "sex". Nowadays its just a common conversation people bring up among themselves; but can you blame them? The idea of teen sex and abstinence is everywhere. Whether it's in music or movies teens seemed to be faced with this idea more and more each day. Some say that teenagers who pledge to remain virgins until they are married are most likely to have pre marital sex before marriage then the kids who don't pledge at all. I don't agree with this at all only because if kids are going to want to have pre marital sex; abstinence or not they're going to do it regardless. I don't believe a ring is going to change the mind if a kid of even increase reasons to have sex. Today's society is extremely messed up due to the fact that the government really spent more than 1.5 billion dollars on abstinence programs. Honestly i feel that is ridiculous and that money should go to things more worldly issues than teens putting a ring on their finger to make sure they don't have sex till they're married.  These programs generally do not work probably because they are absolutely absurd. What is even more crazy is that know musicians are promoting this fake idea such as the pop heartthrob group The Jonas Brothers. Recently the members have told the public that they wear their rings as abstinence of sex before they are married.  This just stirs of more controversy the world really does not need. WAKE UP world, we have bigger problems than these silver diamond rings and these programs. These programs are just religion being out on to the public in lieu of programs that actually do work.

Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo was a woman who went through many hardships in her life. She endured a life of a lot of pain caused by a bus accident she was in during her youth. Her strive, determination as well as the love of her life helps her overcome this and do what she was always born to do; become a painter. She wanted the world to know her work and have her recognized as a amazing woman painter. During the movie she meets the "love of her life" Rivera and unfortunately falls head over heels for him. Sadly, Rivera is not the right man for her because he constantly cheats. She falls too deep even knowing in the back of head he will never be faithful to her.  He soon almost takes away time from her painting so throughout the movie she ends up leaving him and pursuing her dream and what she cares about the most. Throughout this movie Frida is perceived as a strong, independent woman that does what's right by her towards the ending. Although, Frida knows he is not a good man she meets herself up for hurt throughout her life and runs back to a man she thinks she can not live without. This movie was not only based on her paintings but her strength even when everything falls and how even after so many breakups , she still comes back to her first true love.

Are computers a little much?

Over time the world and people start changing. This would mean that so does technology. Each year technology takes on the process of almost controlling our lives. They're basically one step away from feeding us and talking for us. By this day and age computers and technology control our lives and it isn't good.  People don't really realize how it's a problem but i believe it is. By technology controlling our every move people tend to get lazier and lazier which makes everything worse. Teens and kids are hardly playing outside anymore because they're either watching t.v or more common, on the computer. This usually doesn't sound like a problem because people think since kids aren't outside getting into trouble at least their home where it's safe.  This is true, but it leads to bigger problems such as obesity. This is also a growing epidemic because kids do not get the right amount of exercise they need a day. A survey in the NY times stated that over 2.231 people did a survey and that they spend an average of 10 hours a week on a computer. While the amount of time for computers went higher, television seemed to go down over the years.  It said about 35%  of people said they stopped watching t.v because of their computer habits. This doesn't only affect your health but also your way of living. People stop picking up books, reading magazines and such because they are so in tuned to computers. It's an addiction and I think it's starting to get a little out of hand. By the year 2015 people won't need to do anything with their lives because they'll have technology to depend on. People don't get anything don't get anything done because the internet provides them with everything and it's not good. I think people should start lessening their time in front of a computer screen and get active before it's to late.

The Metamorphosis

The book The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka is a very different yet interesting book. The author writes about a very awkward topic; not something you usually sit down and read. The story talks about a guy named Gregor who claims he has turned into a bug. Gregor lived a sad life only because he wasn't treated right and all his parents cared about was the money he brought home to them at the end of the day. When he turned into a "bug" they treated him poorly. His reaction was probably different than most of ours because he did not  show no emotion; therefore u thought he didn't care. I guess in a way it was a relief for Gregor because a lot of pressure was taken off of him. Everything seemed to go wrong after that. Whatever love his family had for Gregor was gone and it turned into disgust. His dad would hit him and wouldn't even try to speak to him anymore because they couldn't understand him. His mother wouldn't even go into the room he was in because she was disgusted to look at him; so disgusted that Gregor stayed in a room with a sheet over him for his mother's sake. His sister would bring him food every now and then but they would be leftovers or scraps; things that he wouldn't ever touch, bug or no bug. They treated him terrible as they kept him in a room while no one went in their. Days would pass & they would let him collect dusk and starve. The only person that paid any mind to him was his sister but by the time she was ready to he had already died. This book would definitely break your heart and although the plot seemed weird it reached more ideas than someone turning into a "bug". The author was very creative and different with writing this book but it was very interesting and i would recommend anyone to pick it up & read it. 

Friday The 13th. Hot Or not?

During this weekend, I spent some of my hours going to the movie theater. To be completely honest I hate scary movies but I  like the thrill of being scared and having chills up your spine. I went to go see another new version of the slasher thriller Friday The 13th directed by Marcus Nispel. If you seen the others of this movie you probably wouldn't be all that surprised about the plot. The film takes place in a wooded area called Camp Crystal Lake. As always, one person out of their friends always believes in the dreaded events that usually has happened hundreds of years back. As always, no one believes him and makes the mistake of smoking marijuana and having sex on the property of Camp Crystal Lake. This happens in the beginning of the movie with about 5 kids and instead of asking "how the hell do we get out of here", they ask where each of their friends are going, You think you have the story figured out and you wonder how only five kids are going to be in a 120 minute movie when all of them supposedly die. Well, after this happens the next scene shoots to another group of kids who spend their vacation in Crystal lake as well and meet this boy along the way who is looking for his sister. He tells them she's missing since she went camping with her friends and it seems none of the kids are interested except one of the girls. As in all horror movies the plot can be guessed right away when Freddy chases them all down in loss of his mother being beheaded years ago. I won't give away the ending but the whole movie was a complete bore. Personally, I hated the movie and not so much because it had a lot of slaughter and chilling images but because the plot was so predictable as in the rest of the past movies. It was ridiculous and although the movie did do it's part with being a horror, it didn't make it as being a "good" movie. The ending was "forced" and they elaborated more on sexual scenes than actual killings. I wouldn't recommend this movie at all.