Why English Class is Not a Bore

This is very hard to explain, but I will try my hardest. What I want to say is that often my friends say that English class is a bore, it is not something that they look forward to during the day. In a time where math and science rule the world, it is really hard to blame them for that. There is a lot of pressure to go into math or science as a profession and that is fine but it really bothers me when people say that English is useless. Granted, the time of the philosopher may be gone, but I think that there is still hope for literature, if the correct precautions are taken. Personally, I have had two great English teachers throughout high school, and they have literally changed my life. Every time I enter English class I get excited, its like I am entering another world. However when I enter math class I become slow, groggy and I just don't want to be there. The importance is really in the importance of the teacher. If you have a great teacher, you are most likely going to enjoy your class much more than with an average teacher. We really, really, really desperately need teachers who can challenge the minds of the youth. We are so smart here and we need more teachers like the ones that I have had who can push us to the very brink of our potential. Math and science may be taking over, but happiness is not based on money. I see a happy man every day, and he studies English with his life, so I cannot ever argue that English class is a bore.

Abortion Confusion

When it comes to the topic of abortion, I am very conflicted. When we first started talking about it in class I was sure I was pro-choice. I mean, how can you tell a woman what to do with her body? it should be her choice no matter what. But as we watch this movie many ideas have been brought to my head that are starting to help me understand the argument of the pro-lifers. of course there is the, "what if you abort the next president of the U.S.? or a boy who will eventually cure cancer?" Well that is quite an idea but the quote that popped out to me most was, "why should we punish the child for the crimes of his father?" This holds very true to me. The child that is being killed has done nothing wrong, in fact it is being wronged by being killed. Then again, it is only the crimes of the father if the baby was conceived as a result of wrongful rape. So the more I think about this quote the more specific it becomes. I am still pro-choice and will stick by that. For me, as a man, it is hard to tell a woman what she can and cant do with her body. I just don't feel that I have that right and I certainly don't have that responsibility.