Second Meeting

Our second meeting started at four o'clock. We worked for about an hour and a half on our ideas.

Most of the time was spent on figuring out how to apply ethos, logos, and pathos to the audience we plan on targeting. Along those lines, we discussed how to present our graphics on the t-shirt. We also broke up the tasks to work on during thanksgiving break while we are not able to meet together.

We have another meeting planned for when we get back from Thanksgiving Break to go over the things we worked on separately.

Meeting #1!

We had our first meeting together at 4:00 PM today. Together we spent an hour going over different ideas for a layout of things we will be putting together.

While putting ideas together we made a choice between two different names. The first was M.C.A. which stands for Meat Consumption Awareness, and the second was E.L.M. which stands for Eat Less Meat. We chose to go with E.L.M.

The layout we worked on for was what would be placed on our T-shirts was another topic of discussion and collaboration. We decided to put a design on the front involving a cow, tree, and the planet earth. The back will have a website link was well as the question and comment "Want to go green?" "Eat Less Meat."

The last thing we worked together on was putting together a website layout that we will build upon in the future. We have another meeting scheduled on the 18th to build on the project.

We worked together for an hour to set these ideas.

Group Presentations....

Group Members in my group are.... Ashley Mooney, Shaira Shelton. We plan on presenting about cutting down on meat consumption due to its effects on our planet.

We are still in conference about the name we are going to call out organization but good things are in research and development right now.

We are planning on creating a multimedia website that will be informative for people. We will use a combination of video, textual support, survey/quiz, and some other exciting ideas we cannot unveil just yet. We plan on focusing on younger adults and teenagers who have the power to control their purchasing of food.

Sleeping/Procrastination

As I find my time harder and harder to manage with the many things i can find to do to procrastinate, I am also losing out on sleep. The other day I spent a few hours outside of one of my classes just sleeping on the ground because I became so exhausted over the previous weeks. The sad part about this situation is that it is not really a busy week for me. I think it may be due to the fact I have so much free time that I have no idea what to do with, so I do nothing. Then when I really need to get something done I decide to spend most of that time sleeping in strange places or just for the entire day. On that note, I have to share that the strangest place I have slept would be sitting outside the shower (while fully clothed for some reason) due to my exhaustion.

Craziness.

Some of these pictures will leave you questioning either modern physics or how some of these could manage to get their license. Great song too.

Position Paper Articles

Here is one article that I have been pondering for a while. I think it could contribute to my position on the legalization of marijuana....

Senate pot report leaves police fuming

Last Updated: Thursday, September 5, 2002 | 12:59 PM ET

CBC News

A Senate report that endorses the legalization of marijuana has sparked mixed reactions – the police are huffing, while pot smokers are hoping to see more people legally puffing.

"It is nothing more than a back to school gift for drug pushers," is how David Griffin, executive officer of the Canadian Police Association, reacted to the report released Wednesday.

Griffin said the CPA would fight any efforts to legalize or decriminalize pot or any other drug.

David Griffin

The report also drew criticism Thursday from Canadian Alliance Leader Stephen Harper.

The father of two small children said he doesn't buy arguments that alcohol is more harmful than smoking marijuana.

"As a parent, I would be more concerned about pot use than alcohol use by my children, even in moderation," said Harper, who suffers from asthma.

Pierre Claude Nolin

The report from the Senate's Special Committee on Illegal Drugs recommends that Canada regulate the sale of marijuana and wipe clean the slate of those convicted of pot possession. Traffickers and producers would still be prosecuted.

Decriminalization still an option

Federal Justice Minister Martin Cauchon, who has admitted to smoking pot, said Thursday that decriminalizing the drug might be a "first step" in reforming drug laws which seem out of date.

"The legislation in place is sort of disconnected with Canadian reality," he said The minister stopped short, however, of endorsing the Senate report.

Cauchon said before considering any changes to the law, he wants to see the results from a House of Commons committee report on illicit drugs, due for release on Nov. 30. He said he expects to have a new policy ready early next year.

Toronto lawyer Paul Burstein told CBC News the new rules would push pushers out of business.

The report said marijuana is less harmful than legal drugs like alcohol and should be governed accordingly.

"Scientific evidence overwhelmingly indicates that cannabis is substantially less harmful than alcohol and should be treated not as a criminal issue but as a social and public health issue," said Senator Pierre Claude Nolin, chair of the committee.

He said drug policy should focus on harm reduction, prevention and treatment.

Since the committee began working on the issue in March 2001, they have held 39 meetings across Canada and heard from 100 witnesses.

The report took into account Canada's international obligations and the approaches other countries take to drug policy.

Deja Vu

How often do you have those moments where you feel like you have lived through this before? All the time right? I feel like i should have just had one of those moments but it did not occur. Once I got over my shock of not having that moment I started to think of things that could trigger it because I really wanted that moment.

I just returned to my home and walked into my room to deposit my things and see what's up. (This is where the moment should kick in. It didn't.) Nothing was moved so it would feel like I never left home. I think my mom did this because she wants to pretend I am still there. She doesn't want to be alone in the house it would seem. This is where I wanted my deja vu but instead i only felt happy. First time I have ever been pissed while feeling happy. I don't understand it but I just thought I would share this rather interesting experience with whoever is concerned enough to read this whole post.