Haiku

Haiku is a type of poetry from the Japanese culture that combines, form, content and language in a important and solid way. Haiku are frequently stated to have 17 syllables or sequence of speech sounds differently from the “moras” that determines syllable weight.
This kind of poetry don´t consist in the rhyme, but it must mostly paint I the minds of the readers a new meaning image in just three lines of poetry.
Old pond . . .
A frog leaps in
Water’s sound

By Bashō's "old pond"
Haiku poems go forward than original poems, because it tries to show the poetry and their significance throw a new and simple way to get to people. It shows that poetry doesn’t need to rhyme or to have a lot of words and lines, but show the real meaning throw a few words.

My Haiku…

1. Memories
Flying off today
Memories of yesterday
You´ll be back tomorrow.
2. Sleep Now
Dreams are only ours
A perfect world waits for us
I want to sleep now.

Fast job, fast food, what are you waiting for?

Today in the USA, as it has been for a long time in many countries, most teenagers and some adults resort to finding a temporary job that does not require too much experience or specialty for a variety of reasons. These can range from being a school dropout to the difficulty of finding a job in these bad economic times. For those people, getting a Job in the places that we call: McDonalds, Wendy´s, Burger king, Dunkin Donuts and other fast food restaurants, is an opportunity.

People may think, “This may be a great opportunity for me”. For those who want to start from the beginning but don’t know how or don´t have any other way, jobs in fast food restaurants are the answer for them. They earn money fast because “fast food” is available for anyone; it´s cheap, fast and convenient for a rush moment or a quick stop for a bite. But why is it that it´s so easy for anyone to working these places?

In places like McDonald´s, the food is already done, thanks to the advanced machines of today. They can do anything for you, even have most part of your lunch done, so the only thing that you have to do is pack them to go.

But when it comes to this kind of situation, even though it gives the chance for anyone to have a job, it can also lead to many types of negative consequences. For example, some teenagers who drop out of their studies to do this type of “unskilled” work, but there is no way to grow without getting a better education. Some skill must be necessary especially when it comes to other people´s food. Also on the other side, just because the work is very accessible it does not mean that all “unskilled workers” can successfully do this type of work.

So the question is: Should we forbid the chance to get jobs easily in fast food restaurants for the good of other people´s food and lay off those people who really needs the money and opportunities like this? Or, keep with the open jobs in fast food restaurants for anyone without caring of the possible consequences in the future?

In my opinion, there should be a kind of balance about this issue. Not give out the jobs in fast food restaurant so easily but neither deny them to those people who want and needs the job. Perhaps fast food places will need better rules for hiring new people than the ones that are being implemented right now. Will that be enough?

Today in Diane's class, she told us to give her a hand on her decision for the government elections today, and so we are all doing research to find out which is the better choice to make and I found a very interesting article about Patrick vs Baker…

Still, Patrick has racked up a number of environmental accomplishments in the past four years, backing and signing climate and "green communities" bills and forming a Clean Energy Center that provides financing and counsel to the state's fast-growing cleantech sector. Massachusetts' cleantech venture funding has risen more than 12-fold in a decade, higher than any state but California, according to a Pew Charitable Trusts report.

 This fall, Patrick is defending this record against two challengers from the right who say economic recovery hasn't come quickly or efficiently enough, and one from the left who says he hasn't made enough environmental progress. Republican Charlie Baker, a former health-care executive and state finance secretary, presents the biggest threat, running within four points of Patrick in recent polls. Independent Tim Cahill, who's polling at 10 percent, could end up helping Patrick by splitting the anti-incumbent vote. But Green-Rainbow candidate Jill Stein, polling at 4 percent, could cut into Patrick's support from progressives.

About the envestment...

Patrick remains committed to the system, but Baker gave a noncommittal assessment last week: "I'm willing to participate as long as it doesn't cost Massachusetts jobs and money ... I don't know if I'm against it or not. I view that as something that needs to be reviewed." Earlier this year, Baker said he didn't know whether climate change was human-caused. He later said that it was human-caused but added that he opposes cap-and-trade (it wasn't clear whether he meant a national system or RGGI).
http://www.grist.org/article/2010-massachusetts-governors-race

His Words:
“I’m willing to participate as long as it doesn’t cost Massachusetts jobs and money,” Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles Baker said during a morning appearance on WRKO. “I don’t know if I’m against it or not. I view that as something that needs to be reviewed.”

http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x1350692386/Baker-Cahill-would-review-greenhouse-gas-pact

Charlie Baker

Charlie BakerPhoto: John GilloolyBaker's political experience comes from his time as secretary of administration and finance under former Govs. William Weld and Paul Cellucci, where he helped design the financing plan for Boston's Big Dig tunnel project. His chief business experience comes from 10 years as CEO of the nonprofit Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.

http://www.grist.org/article/2010-massachusetts-governors-race