Definition Poem

It can fly,
Can go by you in the blink of an eye,
Many different sizes,
Sometimes comes as a surprise,
Comes in more than one colour,
Some colours are much more duller,
Glides threw the grass,
Has a low mass,
Feel it threw your feet,
To get it you must compete.
 
What is it?

____ is:

____is eating ice cream on a winters day,

And the howling wind that blows your hat away

___is the feel of snow held in bare hands,

Or the feeling one wants after a burning tan

___is the tip of your nose during a fever,

And the cool  ice pack for your head from the freezer 

___is your bones shivering out of place,

Or the wind rushing by you during a chase

___is when all of a pond turns to ice,

And why the ducks fly away, without thinking twice

___is the chill ice cubes trying to cool your water,

Or the warmth of an animal that is gone after slaughter

___is to drink a slushie on a summer day with ease,

And receiving in turn a stinging brain freeze 

___is the frost on your window chilled into place,

Or the look given to an enemy that's frozen on your face

Definition Poem

A  ----

It can be inviting

Welcoming anyone who knocks

It can be loud

Often when not oiled well

It can be painful

When you get caught between

It can be isolating

When it locks you out from the world

It has locks

To keep unwanted visitors out

Definition Poem

It springs into life as soon as it is touched,
Vibrant with movements that shiver our ears.
As the keys snap open, the beauty is released,
Ranging from high and sharp to the low and deep.
The beauty itself can be quick and stabbing, tranquil and silent,
Or solitary and stately. The possibilities are infinite.
And as the workers are uncovered,
There is a machine inside, hard at work
Producing a new, unique product every time somebody else starts it.
What is made cannot be worked up by wandering words.
What is it?

Definition Poem

A ______

It is Greasy

It is Crunchy

It tastes like love

It tastes like life

Pigs flee at the thought of it

It is hated in some religions

You can eat it with almost anything

It tastes like 'merica

With eggs

or by itself

Its ______

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Student Vote Reflections

The Media Plays a Large Role in Determining The Outcome of an Election

 The media plays a huge part in student vote. For example, a lot of students listen to the radio or watch TV and on these Medias there are advertisements telling you about why you should vote for a certain party and not vote for the other parties. Being a student I would know that a lot of students believe what they hear on the radio or TV, so if they hear an advertisement saying vote for NDP because all of the other parties don’t follow through with their promises, a student would probably believe it. Also, some advertisements get their message across to the audience better than others so students might understand one ad more and just go with the simple vote because they understand it. Some advertisements for a parties campaign have a cool ad so some students might think, well that was sick! I am going to vote for that party!

 Media shouldn’t be allowed be used to put down other parties at all during elections because it really changes people’s opinions on whop there going to vote for. For example, if a student is watching TV and they see a very embarrassing ad about the NDP the student might not vote for the NDP because of that one ad. Even when the NDP could be the most beneficial vote for that student.  Media would be a perfectly fine as long as parties are not making inappropriate ads about other parties and there is an even amount of ads about each party. Also as long as the ads are not giving people false information saying they are going to do something when they aren’t going to do it. Some parties might lie about what they’re going to do just to get votes (which they will) then people will vote for them and they won’t do what they’re going to do.

Overall,  media would be perfectly fine to be used to advertise your party as long as the ads follow these rules. 1. You can’t give false information to the audience 2. Do not put down other parties in your advertisement 3. All parties should make the same amount of ads 4. When you say you’re going to do something for the economy, DO IT! If parties can not follow these very simple rules, then media is not good during elections. And seeing that parties don’t follow these rules, media is not a good thing during elections. Media gives false information, puts down other parties, say they’re going to do something when they aren’t and some parties have more advertising than others.

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Media has always played a role in our elections, Allot of people listen to the radio, go on facebook or watch TV! If you put ads on the media then you could reach hundreds of thousands of people and ask them to vote for your party, i believe that media brings in more votes than any other way of advertising has ever done or will do.

Media Shouldn't be used to put down other parties too much, if media is used to say, Vote for NDP, Liberals fail to help those in need! That is not too much of a put down so it isn't as bad as if you were to say:

Liberals are horrible! They are the reason BC is falling today! Vote for NDP! That is much worse than the first one and should not be allowed! As long as Parties put each other down too much in a really hurtful way, a little bit of Drama is never a bad thing!

Media is a great way to advertise your party as long as you do it in a way that doesn't turn people on other parties in a bad way and doesn't upset others, over advertising is never a good thing either, this can annoy people and make them not want to vote for you.

Using social media is also a great way that parties can get help by asking people on sites like twitter, or facebook to ask your followers what they think about the election and ask them what they would like to see in the future and what problems that parties would like to see resolved!

If social media is used in a safe and responsible way for the election then it is a great idea, not only does it get the election "out there" it also gives the parties a chance to communicate with the people willing to vote for the party and also allowing them to find "dirt" on the other parties, an example of this would be when christy clark ran a red light, if there never was media than the other parties could not have used that against her to try and help their own party.

Social media should never be looked upon as a bad thing for elections, it should be looked at as a great thing helping the community and increasing the communication between everybody!

Election Reflection:The media plays a large role in determining the outcome of an election.

                   For the past two weeks in our humanities class, we have been focusing on current events, mainly the election. We have been keeping tabs on the progress of the election and gathering information about all the parties. As projects around the election, we were divided into groups to create a mock debate, but also election videos for each party. So creating media advertisements for each party. These projects made me realize how big of an impact the media truly has on these elections. It's an even bigger impact then I had first thought.This is why I have chosen to share my opinion on why the media plays a large roll in the election. 

We turn to social media for everything, weather, upcoming events, current events, politics, even just to find out who won the last hockey game. The fact is that social media plays a very big part of our lives, and its role in politics is, in my opinion, almost as important as the information given by the parties running. If one doesn't have the time to watch an entire debate, then all they have to do, is watch a clip of the morning/evening news,  or grab the paper on their way to work. The majority  of people won't bother to watch an entire election or if they do then they most won't pay enough attention to fully understand the opinions and main points of those running. The brief and to the point reviews and opinions given by social media are the main source of information during political debates and elections.

Social media has been more efficient to promote the main points of parties running then the   extremely long taped live debates, that are also confusing to most. The role played by social media is so huge as it can completely change a voters opinion of a party from positive to negative. From the infomercials to the personal opinions of news presenters each point and opinion slowly changes a persons mind of who to vote for.  As people rely on opinions of others to add to their own, of who to vote for, social media can alter what they first may have believed to be a decision set in stone. All the positive and negative feedback viewers hear about the parties can change what they believe, in fact they can relate these opinions more seeing as they are done by people who are voting themselves. 

Although the parties running are the ones to establish the points and issues they stand for, social media moulds this into an understandable concept for viewers. They are the ones to establish what was worth listening to from the parties according to what they believe the viewers need to know most. It's the news or the paper that decides what the public should be most focused on during the elections from what they decide to publish, and because of that, they play a huge role in the decisions the public makes in the elections.  Depending on the facts put out by the media, it creates the conclusion the public will come to about who they wish to vote for.

In conclusion, social media can make a huge impact on elections not only because they have the public tuning in and listening to what they say but also because what they say creates a base for the thoughts the voters will have about parties. The information they put out is what morphs the opinions of (in our case) the British Colombians and inspires people who to vote for and for what reasons. They have the power to try and control the views of everyone watching. Branching off of that they have to watch what they say with the huge role that they play in not only the elections, but also our everyday lives.

 

    

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Student Vote Reflections

The Media Plays a Large Role in Determining The Outcome of an Election

In my opinion the media plays a huge part in student vote. For example, a lot of students listen to the radio or watch TV and on these Medias there are advertisements telling you about why you should vote for a certain party and not vote for the other parties. Being a student I would know that a lot of students believe what they hear on the radio or TV, so if they hear an advertisement saying vote for NDP because all of the other parties don’t follow through with their promises, a student would probably believe it. Also, some advertisements get their message across to the audience better than others so students might understand one ad more and just go with the simple vote because they understand it. Some advertisements for a parties campaign have a cool ad so some students might think, well that was sick! I am going to vote for that party!

In my opinion media shouldn’t be allowed be used to put down other parties at all during elections because it really changes people’s opinions on whop there going to vote for. For example, if a student is watching TV and they see a very embarrassing ad about the NDP the student might not vote for the NDP because of that one ad. Even when the NDP could be the most beneficial vote for that student. I think that media would be a perfectly fine as long as parties are not making inappropriate ads about other parties and there is an even amount of ads about each party. Also as long as the ads are not giving people false information saying they are going to do something when they aren’t going to do it. Some parties might lie about what they’re going to do just to get votes (which they will) then people will vote for them and they won’t do what they’re going to do.

Overall I think that media would be perfectly fine to be used to advertise your party as long as the ads follow these rules. 1. You can’t give false information to the audience 2. Do not put down other parties in your advertisement 3. All parties should make the same amount of ads 4. When you say you’re going to do something for the economy, DO IT! If parties can not follow these very simple rules I think that media is not good during elections. And seeing that parties don’t follow these rules I think that media is not a good thing during elections. Media gives false information, puts down other parties, say they’re going to do something when they aren’t and some parties have more advertising than others.

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3. Voting in Canada should be required by law (meaning punishable by fines).

Voting has been a Canadian citizen’s right for several years, and will be one for several more years. It’s a fair and simple way to decide different political affairs where everyone is given the chance to share their opinion. However, based on research, the amount of voters has decreased by about 50%. This is a negative impacted because the less amount of votes there are, the more unfair the election would be; every vote counts. So if this keeps on happening, should voting be required by the law?

Some may say yes to this; to make voting a law. By doing so, elections will receive a larger amount of votes and each party will each be given a fair chance of winning. However, this also means that if this law is not followed, people will be punished by being fined. Fining people may also be a good thing because it enforces people to vote. People not voting have been a major problem without a solution for quite a while. Making voting a law is an easy fix compared to just relying on others to vote.

Others will say no to this idea; being forced to vote and fined if not done. Some people just don’t vote in the election because they forgot to. Or they don’t support any of the parties that are running. It’s an understandable reason though, why would you want to be forced into voting for something you don’t believe in?  And being fined for it may start some more disagreements. Taking the option to vote or not away can be considered too drastic. Next thing you’ll see are rioters demanding to give back their freedom to vote or not back. Many people don’t vote, not only because they forget, but because they choose not to.

My opinion on this topic is kind of between the two. Yes, I agree that people should vote because it’s the best way to support what you think needs to be changed in your community. If you don’t vote, then you have absolutely no reason to complain about what’s going on in your country. However I disagree with making it mandatory to vote with the consequence of being fined. I find this a harsh way to get more people to vote in elections. In conclusion, voting should not be made a law.       

  

Student Vote Reflection

                As we all grow up to the age of 18, the right to vote will become available to us. Even before that, we could vote in Student Vote at our schools. We should all exercise this right because it will decide what our future will be like, but who should we vote for? There are many parties out there with contrasting policies, so based on this you might think that the party you support the most should be the one to vote for. However, there are usually two or three parties who are likely to win, and others that have almost no chance of forming a government. Therefore the party that you should vote for, in my opinion, depends on the specific election that is currently happening.

                Obviously, the party that you vote for should be beneficial to you. This would depend on your income, your job/industry, and the area you live in, as well as the time of the vote. The easiest way to do this is to choose a party platform that supports your situation (or at least doesn’t go against it) and vote for it. This could be any party in the election, ranging from a major party such as the Liberals/NDP or a more minor party such as the Green Party. You may be more supportive of the Conservative or Liberal Party if you live in a middle- to high-income household, or are hired by a corporation or large company. If you are more worried about education, poverty, etc. then you might want to support the NDP. When it comes to voting, the riding that you live in also matters. In some places in BC the Liberals are more popular, while in others more people vote for NDP. This could affect who you vote for, and change the impact of your vote on the riding. If there is a candidate that you know or are familiar with, you might want to vote for them. If they don’t live in the riding they are representing, they may not be as familiar with it. In conclusion, I think that you should vote for the party you like if it is reasonable to do so.

                Let’s say that there is a party platform perfect for you, but you know they have no chance of winning. On the other hand, there is another party that is a major opposition to a party similar to the one you are supporting. This is the case for the 2013 BC Election. A Conservative or Green Party supporter may vote for the Liberal Party or NDP instead, because the Liberals and the NDP are the only parties with a chance of winning the election. The Liberals and the Conservatives are similar enough that Conservative supporters would vote for the Liberals. To vote for the Conservatives would be like voting for the NDP, because you would be taking away a Liberal vote (and therefore giving NDP a bigger chance of winning) and giving the vote to a party that has a tiny chance of forming government. Instead, if they voted for the Liberals, they would help stop the NDP from winning, because the Liberals could win instead. In my opinion voting against a party is a good voting strategy if your party has no chance of winning the election.

                Sometimes people will intentionally spoil a ballot for a protest or for other reasons. They might spoil or destroy someone else’s ballot (which is supporting another party) or interfere with the counting process of votes. This could lead to increasing the voting share of the candidate the person is in favor of, or decreasing the share of a rival. I wouldn’t recommend spoiling ballots because it is technically illegal and does not reflect the country/province/city’s actual opinion of the parties. People also vote for minor parties in the hopes that they will form a minority government or vary the representation in the Legislature. Depending on the situation, I also think that this strategy may not be a good idea. If there is a minority party that you strongly support and a majority party that you strongly oppose, you should vote for a majority party that is similar to your party (unless there isn’t one). If the chances of each party winning are more equal, voting for your party might actually be a better idea, because if they win you will be benefited even more than with voting against a certain party. This could also raise the party’s potential to win in future elections and also draw others’ attention to it for next time.

               For a conclusion, there are many voting strategies that one could use in an election. If you are in favor of a big party, you should vote for them because they reflect your needs. The same goes for if you are supporting a more minor party, but they might have a chance at winning (that is, if all parties have a more equal chance of winning). However, if you are supporting a minority party and there is a majority party that you oppose, you should vote for another majority party that you support. You shouldn’t spoil ballots, because if you are caught doing it, it is illegal and counts as a crime. The next time you vote, choose your voting strategy wisely and always think before you choose.