National Anthem Remix

Mateus Siqueira 10/16/14 National Anthem Remix





ORIGINAL





Praise the Pow'r that hath made and preserv'd us a nation!


Then conquer we must, when our cause is just,


And this be our motto: "In God is our trust"


And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave


O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!





REMIX





Keep us coming into greatness!


We will fight’ith when we need to


And “In God is our trust” shall be our goo


And the star-spangled banner shall be our kingdom come

Over the land of the free we should establish chum

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Lewis and Clark blog post

Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery set out to explore the Missouri river and to become friends (if possible) with the natives. Part of the mission was also to discover new plants and animals, that were not known to humans before.

                                         Lewis and Clark route

THE JOURNALS OF LEWIS AND CLARK

[Clark, July 28, 1804]

Today was Saturday, We were out hunting and found an Indian fellow. He wasn't alone, he had with him a group of about 20 or some men, and he wasn’t a threat. We then got hungry and went fishing, we caught three fat catfish, those fish are good to eat, and plenty of meat on them suckers. Finally last to be noted Willard lost his gun, that wasn’t very responsible of him.

                                                                    A Catfish in its hole

Temperatures we faced

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Great Journey Through Lowell

      


       My journey through Lowell

MONDAY 10/6/14

Today was Monday, I woke up and grabbed the closest pair of boxers I found. Then I proceeded to stumble my way into my shower, got out and threw some clothes on. By this point I was somewhat in a clearer state of mind, I rushed outside because by this point it was 7:00 and my bus leaves at 7:02. As I sprinted to the bus stop I saw the bus calmly chugging away while my friend sat inside laughing at me with this look of pity and pure feral greed of the extra seat he now possessed. Might as well get on with it, as I began the walk to school I noticed it was starting to get chilly around 60 degrees Fahrenheit. 20 minutes later I was at the steps of my future, I’m not going to forget to mention that I was borderline late so I rush to Mr.Murphys room and edge my way into the turquoise seat that was now inevitably mine.
                 My High School (Lowell High School)

Tuesday 10/7/14

Overall today was a pretty boring day. After I left 2^nd period I met up with my girlfriend in the hallway, we made some small talk about how late I’m going to be and I was on my way. As I walked into room 622 the feeling crept in again like it does every day, dozens of eyes digging their gaze into my pace, if it was fast or slow, trying to evaluate my mood? I sat down, glanced over at my friends tossed them a hello and then set my sight on the behemoth Lowell High calls a TV. The program on today was about how one would appropriately leave the school in case there was to be a fire. In my honest opinion all that stuff would go out the window once I saw some flames launching themselves at my sight. When advisory finished I left the room and went down into the gym, walked into the locker room and got that ever so welcoming smell of musky tootsie-rolls, it’s the only way I can describe it. Gym was great, coach Donohue came back, I really enjoyed his presence. For some odd reason people like him that put others in their place really shines a light into my heart, kind of reminds me it’s still there.
                     The Merrimack river walk

FRIDAY 10/10/14

Friday was good, Friday was very good. I woke up right on time, took a great shower, and arrived just in time for the bus. I talked to my friend about the NASDAQ and how penny stocks are for fools. When I arrived at school, went up to Mr. Murphy’s as usual, we drew a map of our route to school, thank god it was still fresh in my cranium. After 1^st and 2^nd period I say my girlfriend in the tunnel we talked a bit and I went over to my advisory to get a library pass, we went to the library and I finished up some French homework. Biology wasn’t fun we had another sub and she was really strict, so I didn’t get much out of that. I went to lunch and saw the nachos, oh the envy, perfectly room temperature. After lunch I did my usual schedule and ended up going on the bus after school ended, no hanging out with my girlfriend today. I got home saw the two pizzas on the table and quietly threw a fit with the voices in my head. I decided to take a nap, and the rest is a blur.

                       The Lowell skyline

Question #1- It would be really hard to keep a journal for a long time, mainly because of how bored I would get writing about the stuff I wrote. Unless I was doing fun stuff, I would be totally happy writing about fun things.

Question #2- I would probably enjoy it, if and only if I was doing something I liked.

Question #3- I would because, writing about stuff I like is easy and I get carried into the topic, and I love getting lost into a subject I love.

                            Link to my map

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Constitutional Issues - Boston Marathon Bombing

1. Miranda warnings

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev taken into custody

          
           

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the name that we are all talking about in this case. The issue at hand is that Mr.Tsarnaev was not read his Miranda rights before he was questioned, the main issue is that before a suspect is questioned he has to be read his rights. The excuse that the police are using is that they were not required to read him his Constitutional rights because of something called the public safety exemption. Investigators could circumvent reading Mr.Tsarnaev his rights because he was a terrorist and it was a serious issue of national security at the time. Keep in mind that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was interrogated for sixteen hours, without being told not even once the rights that he had.

2. Death Penalty

                                        What was leftover of the backpack used in the bombing  
     

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is in serious trouble, federal prosecutors will probably want to give him the death penalty. The only issue with this is that in Massachusetts the death penalty is nonexistent, but Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will be prosecuted in federal court so federal laws apply, like the death penalty. This really hits a key on the piano of rights, we can see that if he committed the crime in Massachusetts then why would he be convicted in Federal court? What is probably happening is the prosecutors want to circumvent Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s rights and give him the death penalty.

3. Unregistered Guns
              The brothers taking aim and firing on the officers

It was made aware on Monday that Tsarnaev and his brother, Tamerlan, were using guns that hadn’t been registered into the gun database. The two brothers had an absurd amount of ammo for these unregistered guns, and use this ammo against police officers. The issue of concern here is that the brothers resided in Massachusetts and the state has some of the strongest gun laws in all the nation. So how did the brothers get these guns? When they live in one of the most anti-gun states in the nation.

4. Immigration

                    Boston Marathon bombers were coming to New York to party after massacre

The Tsarnaev brother’s immigration status has crossed into the headlights of the prosecutors. Dzhokhar Tsaraev became a U.S. citizen last year. But Tamerlan Tsaraev his brother had the process delayed because of Russia wanting to speak to him. They real issue here is how this will effect immigration in the United States, and how massive problems like this related to immigration will be prevented in the future.

5. Privacy
                                           Aerial Images Show Boston Bombing Suspect In Boat

            Tamerlan (front) and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as seen on security camera footage just prior to the bombing

The issue of privacy has now navigated itself into the playing field. The evidence that investigators used to capture the two brother, was acquired from private cameras. The issue is that some of the videos that the police took were using thermal imaging, and that is a big no no to the Fourth amendment. It was brought up in the Supreme Court once and the court found that it was a violation of the Fourth Amendment to look inside homes without a warrant.

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