What We Need in a President

   I believe what we need in a president is someone who isn't just looking for power over people, but honestly wants to help the country.  We need someone who will step down from office if he/she is incompetent.  A president who has strong morals, and is a good leader should be our leader.  Someone with those traits would try their hardest to never hurt the country.
   The president needs to be strong, not weak-willed.  A president represents our country.  Do we want to be thought of as weak?  He/she needs to be honest as well.  If you hide things from the public then how are we to know whether you're a good president.  In fact, people distrust a leader who hides things from them.
   One of the most important things we need in a president (and all leaders) is for them to keep their personal lives and their work lives separate.  I don't need to hear gossip about the leader of my country.  It's his business what he does with his life, not mine.
   I'm not really sure if we'll ever find a president that amazing, although some have come very close.  I guess I can only hope that some day a man (or woman) that has these traits will be elected into office.
      

Good vs. Evil

   Since the dawn of time good and evil have supposedly worked against each other.  I don't believe, however, that a human can be completely good or evil.  Most people in fact are in the gray area.  Everyone does things that are considered evil, but that doesn't mean that they're bad people.
   You also have to think from the point of view of the person committing the good deed or the bad deed.  If someone murders your parents, is it evil to kill them?  What about if they kill everyone you care about?  Putting them in jail isn't going to bring the loved ones back, but neither is killing to one responsible.  Questions like these are what causes me to believe that no one is completely bad or good.
   If you got rid of evil there wouldn't really be good anymore.  It's the same thing if you switch it around.  If there was none of evil then everyone would be perfectly behaved.  Not only would that be kind of boring; it would also undermine the value of being a good person.  If there was no good evil would be normal, and chaos would reign supreme.  I think we need both to live in balance.

Persuasive

   Persuasive pieces are really important.  They're a way to get someone to think your way, to change their minds, or get them on your side.  You just have to remember how to write a good one.
   A persuasive piece needs quite a few things.  It needs to stay on topic, and it has to be interesting enough that the person who is reading doesn't fall asleep.  You should put details in it, so people don't think you're just demanding them to listen and think like you.
   As with any piece of writing a persuasive piece needs a beginning, middle, and end.  It has to be organized.  You should know your audience, so that you don't say inappropriate things.
   Because of how important persuasive it's important to know how to write a good one.  Remembering how to write them will help you later in life.

Worthy of Detail?

   How exactly can you tell whether an event is worthy for detailed covering?  I believe that the only way you can really tell is if it affects a large area, is absolutely awful, or absolutely wonderful.  That may be a little vague, but it kind of depends on the event.

   If the end of the world is coming, then I'd say you should go into detail, because that's what people want.    

If a cat was saved from having to eat bad quality food that shouldn't be reported, let alone covered with details.  I can't think of one person who would like to read a saga on a cat being rescued.

   An article topic that truly deserves to be covered in detail needs to have informing the public as its purpose.  Anything that falls under entertainment doesn't need to be covered as thoroughly.  Entertainment is for fun, informing people is what's important.
  

Car of the Future

Note: This is fiction.
   In Wilmington, Delaware, something amazing has just happened.  Jackie "Gear" Slisinski, a female mechanic,  has invented a new kind of car.  She calls it the Gear Head Mobile in reference to her nickname, and the fact it can turn into a giant robot if necessary.
   The GHM has so many new features.  The seats are basically massage chairs with butt warmers.  It has a sleek, stylish design that comes in red, silver, and black.  It has amazing safety, and its ability to transform is something no other vehicle has.
   Jackie "Gear" Slisinski is a seventeen-year old that graduated college at the age of fifteen.  She's considered a mechanical prodigy, and has a doctor's degree in engineering.  Now that her Gear Head Mobile is finished she's moving on to build a microwave that cooks food in six seconds or less.  Jackie certainly is an amazing girl.

The President Project

    A few years ago my social studies teacher decided to make all of the students do a project on their favorite president.  I decided to do one that barely anyone would do, Theodore Roosevelt.  Most people chose George Washington or Abraham Lincoln, and while I do respect them everyone chooses them as their favorite president.
   So, I researched.  I found out that what Theodore Roosevelt had done was amazing.  He caused the finishing of the Panama Canal, solved a dispute between two countries, set up most of our national parks, and curbed the power of big companies.
   What he did was so inspiring to me.  I love nature, and I understand the importance of preserving it, and I found out that he thought that as well.  The Panama Canal has helped with trading since he set it up.  Theodore always stood up for what he believed in, and I admire him for that.

The Occupy Movement: Buy Nothing Day

   You may have heard of the Occupy Movement, which is basically centered around economical inequality and social inequality as well.  They hate the high unemployment, greed, and corruption.
   This is why they support  Buy Nothing Day, which is a holiday against consumerism.  Usually it takes place during November 25th and 26th.  In 1997 it was put on the Friday after Thanksgiving.
   The entire holiday clashes with Black Friday, which is the admittedly more popular way to spend your Friday after Thanksgiving.  While Black Friday encourages spending lots of money on random items, Buy Nothing Day does the opposite.
   One of the activities you can participate in on Buy Nothing Day is the zombie walk, where you walk around like a zombie, and when someone asks you about it you tell them about Buy Nothing Day.  Another is the free non-commercial street party.  There are actually many other interesting things you can do for this holiday.  So happy No Buy Day!