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Constitutional question:

The constitutional question here is determining or not if the Federal meat Inspection Act, which basically allows slaughterhouses to keep animals that can’t walk for observation, for evidence of disease, does this prevent a state law that determines animals like that to be immediately killed.

“Whether the Federal Meat Inspection Act which requires slaughterhouses to hold animals that become unable to walk for observation for evidence of disease preempts a state law that requires such animals to be immediately killed.”

“Is a California law requiring slaughterhouses to "immediately euthanize" any nonambulatory animal on its premises preempted by the Federal Meat Inspection Act?”

Facts of the case:

·      The Federal meat Inspection Act is basically an act that is concerned about animals that are going to become meat.

·      Slaughterhouses in California.

·      California made there own rules which is basically allowing them to handle or take care of or observe animals that cannot walk.

·      The right to purchase animals like any type of receipts was also banned in California.

·      Can’t sell meat if the animal was originally with the swine that didn’t allow it to walk.

·      The animals that can’t walk are caused by transportation.

·      220,000 swine die during transportation

·      440,000 become unable to walk during transportation.

·      Are animals suitable to turn into meat?

·      Inspections?

·      Humane treatment to animals that can’t walk. Do whatever they want to the animal.

Summary of the Arguments before the SCOTUS:

The argument before SCOTUS appears argues and states the overall points of the case. Mr. Wells, on behalf of the petitioner, states the rules that the California slaughterhouses have given themselves, which is basically handling animals that cannot walk. The case here is argued among Steven J. Wells, Justice Scalia, Justice Kagan, Justice Sotomayor and Justice Alito. One main thing that has come to their attention is the point in which California has banned all receipts for animals. Therefore not allowing any evidence of a purchase from an animal. The situation ended up leading to another case, which involved meat sales, receipts of purchase and such. Meat sales happens to be one of the main steps involved in the process of the slaughterhouse argues one person. Human treatment and food safety are other points made here. How is it that people could sit and sell food yet not knowing much about the health of the animal, this here can lead to health issues among people who buy the meat. The main focus now is the fact as to, why animals are unable to walk, which could be from transportation to the slaughterhouses and could be from the swine disease in, which the animals carry. There were multiple points brought up but the main one had to do with the process in, which animals become unable to walk.

Predictions on the outcome:

I am not sure what to thin actually I mean I completely disagree with the slaughterhouses in California and their rules. I believe they are the ones who will lose the case because of cruelty. Well not exactly cruelty to animals but the point as to, where they are handling and dealing with animals that can’t walk in the way they want to handle them. 

In this unit a lot about what really goes on with food processing. From the videos I watched in class to the articles I've read, there are a lot of things that hidden from the public. I think that one of the bigger problems with our food system has to do with people of course, because honestly there isn't any other cause then the people. It's not like the things we eat can cause problems itself, it's the people that makes it, the people that is in charge of the food processing. Not only is it the people who are a part of the food making process, its those who eat the food that aren't speaking out about what's wrong with it. If no one cares about what they are intaking than, what they are eating isn't going to be changed. It also goes under laziness, because some people don't feel like actually preparing a healthy meal, so they rather eat fast food because it is convenient. There are a few changes I could make with some of my eating habits, and some of those things could be instead of eating as much candy as I do I could minimize the sizes. I also have a habit of drinking a lot of teas, so if i could maybe add a few more bottles of water to my diet it would make a difference. There wouldn't be that much sugar in my daily intake, I am more then willing to make the changes. However the only problem would be minimizing the amount of teas I drink, so like I said already I would just add water. 

Ingredients 

red potatoes

spinach leaves 

mozzarella cheese

salt

pepper

onion powder

olive oil 

butter

Directions 

1. Boil potatoes until soft enough (20-30min)

2. Take potatoes out let them cool

3. Put olive oil in a  sauce pan (let it heat) 

4. Rinse spinach with water

5. Put the spinach in pan, after about 3min add cheese

6. Add salt, pepper and onion powder (when the cheese is completely melted it is done)

7. Cut a slit in the potatoes big enough to stuff them, and add butter inside so they won't get dry

8. Place potatoes on a baking sheet, and put them in the oven for 5-8min

9. When the potatoes are done, put the spinach in the inside.

10. That's it!

Analysis 

The dish I made is more of a side but it can also be a meal if you were to add other ingredients to it. In my dish there aren't that many processed foods. The foods that were processed were the cheese and butter. This dish has a total of about 360 calories, which isn't that bad. However if I was too eat this everyday I would most likely gain a lot of weight, mostly because of the potatoes. Most of the ingredients in this dish are mostly from the U.S, but not all are grown locally. This dish was mostly commercial, but could have been organic. Depending on where the items are being bought, the total of everything should be no more than about 25 dollars at the most. This meal does cost more than fast food, but it still beats eating fast foods everyday. At the end of the day a dish like this a better selection.  

• At the very beginning of the project, we collaborated and took a poll about what the project would be about. After that, we chose mail in voting and worked accordingly.
  
• As an individual, we can state our ideas to others. This can influence them to also do the right thing.
  
• At the beginning of this project, I didn't think that a solution to getting more people to vote could occur. However, after digging deeper into the options, I noticed that America still has hope. However, it seems unlikely that citizens will actually perform these options.
  
• We decided to make the campaign simple, but not powerful and stern. This will allow the reviewer to feel comfortable, but be very focused on the topic at the same time.
  

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  Reflection:  (PDF Attached below)
  
  Explain your decision making for choosing the bill.
  
  
  At first I was just trying to find a bill just to get the benchmark done, but when i saw the bill I found, I was really interested in looking into it. I used to ask my mom and some of my teachers how come some people buy and bribe the voters with money, and how come no one's doing anything to stop it, and I always got the same answer: The laws around that only restrict some of the money being brought in. So when I saw the bill, and started researching, I not only was happy I found my answer to a question I've been thinking about, I also was able to actually be engaged in it and produce a benchmark that I felt was original, creative, and interesting.
  
  
• Why did you choose the particular presentation format?
  
  When I was little I used to do nothing but draw in my spare time, but as i grew up I kind of put it to the side, but I've always been interested in animations and cartoons. When Ms. Laufenberg said "don't make it boring" I thought at first, "how can i make it so people would actually be engaged in what i've made", and my first thought was "let's draw some cartoons". So what I did was I wrote each event at the bottom of the page, and on the top illustrated it as best I could, and I tried hard to make it pop out to the reader. I made it so even a kid could pay attention to it, but it could also be presented to adults
  
  
• What challenges did you overcome in completing the project?
  
  I didnt find my bill till a week and a half before the project was due. I had so much trouble finding a law, I was gonna just give up, and BS some random bill and call it a day. but when I found the one I liked, it was easy to stick with it and execute a plan for it's completion. The second problem I encountered was getting it scanned. When I was doing the project, I completely forgot it had to be electronically published, and I had hand drawn all my illustrations..
  
  
• How would you do the project differently if you had to do it over again?
  
  I probably wouldve done it electronically, or established a plan to actually, draw and get the pictures scanned before the due date. I feel as if that was my fault for forgetting that.
  
  
• What did the research and investigation tell you about the creation process... from idea to bill to law?
  
  It told me basically the history of the actually "why" the bill was presented. It showed me that there was a problem going on in Politics, and people not only saw the problem, but moved to fix it. i feel like when people in government positions realize there is a problem that needs attention, they start coming up with ideas to better the law system so they can be in control of each and every problem that has arose over the years
  
  
• Was the process easier or harder than you imagined based on your particular bill/law research?

1. Constitutional Question
   -  Was there jurisdiction to issue a certificate of appealability under 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c) and to adjudicate Gonzalez's appeal?

   - Did the application for a writ of habeas corpus run out of time under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1) due to the date on which the judgment became final by the conclusion of direct review?
2. Facts of the Case
   - Gonzalez was convicted of murder in Texas, June 14, 2005 in a 1995 shooting and was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
   - It actually took them six years to indict him on that murder rap.
   - He filed for an appeal in the Texas intermediate court of appeals which was the same court that confirmed his conviction July 12, 2006.
   - Only problem with that was that his lawyer did not file a petition for another review of his case with the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals within the 30-day time limit given by state law. 
   - Because that got messed up, on July 19th, 2007 Gonzalez filed in a Texas state court for the right to appeal. The courts denied his appeal on November 21, 2007.
   - So because of that, on January 24th, 2008, he filed another petition to appeal in the U.S District Court for the Northern DIstrict of Texas and now here he is trying to get his case heard for his right to appeal.
   
   
3. Summary of the Arguments before the SCOTUS
   
   - Basically Gonzalez argues that if the Supreme Courts sides with the state courts, the time for petitioners will be running out before they legally get the right to actually appeal which is unacceptable and unjust. Also he argued that the courts denied his petition for appeal but  it took them a year to actually finalized his conviction.  With being said there is no way he could have filed for an appeal if they hadn't even finalized his sentence.
   
   
4. Predictions on the outcome
   - I think that because they denied his claim based on a stupid technicality that he just might be granted the appeal on top of which the timing issue makes no sense the way it was handled so he's bound to get the appeal granted.
   
   Citations
   "Gonzalez v. Thaler | The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law." The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law | A Multimedia Archive of the Supreme Court of the United States. 03 Nov. 2011. Web. 11 Nov. 2011.
   
   Shay, Giovanna. "Argument Preview: Another Technical AEDPA Case Implicating State Postconviction and Counsel." SCOTUSblog. 26 Oct. 2011. Web. 17 Nov. 2011.
   
   Shay, Giovanna. "Gonzalez v. Thaler: Justices Focus on COA Issue." SCOTUSblog. 03 Nov. 2011. Web. 17 Nov. 2011. 

¿Como mantener tu identidad en entre tu transformación?

En mi libro la protagonista es un chica, se llama Shauna, que no recuerdes nada de los últimos seis semanas. Ella estaba en un coma, puede recordar todos de los acontecimientos recientes, pero ninguno de seis semanas atrás. Ahora en mi libro la ella esta transformando de una identidad al otra, usando la ayudar de su familia de que puede confiar.

¿Cuál es el tema central de la novela?  (por ejemplo: la realidad y la fantasía)

Es un libro de realidad, el tema central es superando todos de los pronósticos y perseverancia.

Hay un tema subyacente de amor y familia también, cual es importante muy pero no es tan importante que la otra mensaje o tema.

◦                               Concentrando en el tema, ¿hay una pregunta de investigación como una pregunta esencial que corresponde a la novela? (ejemplo: ¿Es posible encontrar un ideal en lo real?)

◦                               Para mi libro la pregunta de investigación es resistencia o teniendo la capacidad para adaptarse de una situación malo.  Y sí es posible encontrar mi ideal en realidad, no como la tipa de televisión.  Situaciones malos pasan a menudo en la vida para la mayoría de la gente, incluso los que parecen como están más rico o justo una situación mejor. Pero los que se van, irse muy fuerte.

¿Qué paso entre Shauna y su padre?

¿Qué paso al Rudy, su hermano?

¿Cómo va a sobrevivir cuando ella no sabe lo que pasó en la actualidad?

¿Qué son otros ejemplos que una buena persona se enmarcada y sin nadie a recurrir?

◦                               ¿Cuáles son tres ejemplos de la novela que corresponden a la pregunta de investigación?  Escribe las citas directas con los números de la página. 

◦                                

Ejemplo uno: En el principio hay una escena donde la protagonista, Shauna, esta hablando con un terapeuta sobre finalmente visitando su padre, Landon. Ella esta en una relación de amor odio retorcido que no puede separarse porque de su hermano, Rudy, que está en peligro.

“Era irónico que Shauna McAllister hubiera esquivado la muerte para acabar en coma.

-Fácilmente puedo llegar ahora hasta ella. Estará muerta en una hora.

-No. Cambio de planes. Nuestra manos están atadas. Te explicaré más tarde, pero por ahora es mejor que permanezca con vida./¿Y cuando vuelva en sí?

-Con un poco de suerte, lo habrá olvidado todo.

-Yo no hago negocios con la suerte.”

(Esta en Página 8)

Ejemplo dos: En capítulo uno hay un conversación entre Shauna, su tíos y dos doctores. Shauna justo Susana acaba de despertar de su coma. Los doctores van a través del protocolo normal, están hacerle preguntas acerca de lo que ella recuerda, se dan cuenta de algo muy extraño en su pérdida de memoria. Ella no recuerda un período de tiempo específico. También le pregunté por qué se podría haber encontrado rastros de éxtasis en su sangre. Prácticamente preguntando Shauna si ha cometido un crimen sin nadie a quien recurrir. Es como que atrapándola en una situación.

“-Quiero decir cuánto tiempo he estado aquí. Él dudo.

-Seis semanas.

-¿Seis semanas?/

- No recuerdo nada de eso.

-No es extraño. Él miro su reglo de pulsera.

-14 de octubre. Domingo. Viniste el 1 de septiembre.

-Septiembre.

-Trató de recordar agosto.

-Nada. Julio.

-Nada, Más lejos.

-Nada. /

Seis semanas desde…

¿Desde que?

Viajó a Guatemala. Eso Fue cuándo, ¿en marzo?

(Esta en páginas 12-14)

Ejemplo tres: En capítulo tres Shauna todavía esta en el hospital con su tía y tío y los doctores acaba de salir por eso los pueden decirle malas noticias. Les dicen que Shauna ha sido acusado de herir su hermano y posesión de drogas(éxtasis).

“Y el tío Trent, Trent Wilde, un amigo de la familia. No es realmente mi tío./ ¿En su casa? La acusación de Patrice de que había herido a Rudy intencionadamente aterrizó en la mente de Shauna. / Te acusando de posesión y conducta temeraria.”

(Esta en páginas 24-25)

 2. por qué elegiste este libro

Me elegí este libro después yo ya había elegido un otro libro pero fue demasiado difícil, por eso yo cambié a eso. Yo leí el primero página y el parte posterior de la cubierta, el libro parecía muy interesante porque se había amor y acción en el mismo libro. Pienso que es asombroso.

 3. de lo que ya has leído del libro, qué te gusta / no te gusta

Me gusta mucho del libro y del tema  pero no me gusta la traducción de Inglés al Español, es muy  enojoso para leer un libro con gramática más peor que la tuya y soy un estudiante que está aprendiendo español y muchas palabras y nombres que no son necesarias. Además de que, me gusta mi novela mucha.

 4. leer una novela de idioma español - ¿fácil?  ¿difícil?  ¿por qué?  ¿qué estrategias utilices?

Que depende de su nivel de comprensión y la cantidad de palabras que usted conoce o si usted tiene una comprensión básica de la lengua entonces muchos libros como esto serán fáciles. Pero, si usted no sabes muchas palabras trata entender la mensaje en conjunto después de leyendo la oración. Luego trata a armar la oración en Inglés, escribe las palabras y frases para usar luego y si llegar más tarde en su libro.

According to http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/lafler-v-cooper/ the case Lafler v. Cooper is about When a criminal defendant turns down a plea offer based on seriously deficient advice from his lawyer, and then receives a harsher sentence after being convicted by a jury after a fair trial, can the defendant later seek to overturn his sentence on the ground that his counsel was unconstitutionally deficient in advising him to reject the more generous plea offer? If so, what is the proper remedy for ineffective assistance of counsel in that situation?

According to http://www.americancriminallawreview.com/Drupal/blogs/blog-entry/lafler-v-cooper-attorney-mistakes-plea-bargaining-and-remedies-09-25-2011 the way this case came about is Among other charges, the respondent, Anthony Cooper, was charged with Assault with Intent to Murder for shooting Kali Mundy and inflicting life-threatening injuries. Although Cooper had aimed the gun at Mundy’s head, the bullets ended up hitting her in the buttocks and thighs. After the preliminary hearings, the prosecutor communicated an initial plea offer to Cooper’s attorney that allowed Cooper to plead guilty to assault with intent to murder and face a minimum sentence of 51 to 85 years imprisonment. 

Cooper testified that he wanted to plead guilty but that his attorney advised him not to take the deal. Cooper’s attorney informed him that because the victim was shot below the waist, the government could not prove an assault with intent to commit murder charge. The prosecutor later offered a second plea deal of a minimum sentence of 126 to 210 months but Cooper again rejected the plea based on his attorney’s advice. The case went to trial and the jury found Cooper guilty on all crimes charged. He was sentenced to 185 to 360 months of imprisonment.

Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution

"In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence."

This goes with is case because this amendment shows that a person on trial has the rite to have a say so in his or her case no matter what even if there is a error and has the rite to speak up. So because a attorney does not make the right decision he or she has the rite to speak up and say he or she objects. 

For my Home Style Chicken Soup the ingredients were: 

6 cups of chicken broth

1 1/2 pounds of boneless, skinless chicken breast, cubed

1 cup sliced mushrooms

1 red bell pepper, chopped

1 onion, chopped

3 teaspoons minced garlic

2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger 

1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper

Added salt and black pepper

-The meal that I made was more whole food than processed foods. Only the broth ingredient was brand name and the other was the packaged chicken breast which is pretty processed. 

-Over all the meal itself was not that high in calories. From eating my Home Style Soup I felt nutritiously filled and satisfied by the aroma of flavors and if I had to eat nothing but this soup I could stand it for about a week but other than that the ingredients would not have a substantial impact on your body because it's filled with proteins and organic vegetables. 

-Where my ingredients came from I have no clue but from a super market. My mother was nice enough to pick them up herself. I believe that there are no environmental issues with the meal. 

- Fast food versus the soup can not compare, the preparation time took 15 minutes, served up to 10-12 people when given in smaller portions, and the cooking time in a Crock-Pot was 3.5 hours. I believe that every corporation benefited from the purchase of my ingredients. 

• How did you group go about making a decision for what to focus on for the project?
  
  We had a lot of trouble coming to decisions. We argued a little until we got down to 2 ideas.  Once we were got down to 2 ideas we we decided to do a national holiday.
  
  
• 11th grade Essential ? - What is the role of the individual in creating and sustaining change? 
  
  My individual was to make the video ad. I enjoyed the part and it was really fun. 
• How has your understanding of the electoral process and whether or not the US is a democracy evolved during this unit?
  
  I understand that we were trying to get people to vote since we are a democracy. We decide on everything. If people don't vote then the resident is wanted by only a part of america then the whole as a nation. 
  
  
• How did you decide to best relay a message to a national audience with your marketing campaign?
  
  
  I decided to message the people about National election day the way I felt best represented what we were trying to do. I also wanted to add voice speeches in to attract more people and to get them angry. The pictures go with what ever someone was saying or what the screen said. The music background was suppose to provide something to keep the audience focus and not dozing off.
  
  
  
  Here is the link to my project just in case you missed
  
   it https://sites.google.com/a/scienceleadership.org/election-holiday/video

• 1 egg
• 2 cups of veggie/chicken broth
• 1 tbsp. butter
• 1 cup of Buckwheat/ Kasha
• Cumin
• Jane’s Krazy mixed-up Seasonings (original)

• Step 1: Get a large pot, pour broth and bring to a boil, mix in a tbsp. of butter.
• Step 2: Meanwhile, mix Kasha and egg together.
• Step 3: Put Kasha and egg mixture into the wok/ frying pan on medium heat.
• Step 4: Stir continuously (so that the kasha mixture will not stick to the pan or together), let the grains separate and looks dry but not brown.
• Step 5: When broth comes to a boil, pour into wok/frying pan.
• Step 6: Stir and cover on medium heat for 30 minutes (check every 5-10 minutes to stir), let the Kasha absorb the broth.
• Step 7: When the Kasha has absorbed all of the broth, season to taste with mixed seasoning salt and cumin. 
  
  

Personal Reflection