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UPDATE. Bill tracking.

H.R. 184 Clean Vehicles For Cleaner Air Act of 2009.

This bill is still being introduced. Its main sponsor is representative José Serrano.

 

City Bill 090606

This bill is talking about the bike lane pilot program on Spruce and Pine Streets in Center City. This bill has still not moved and is still in committee. 

 

House Resolution 423

This bill is still being referred to Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness.

 

 

So right now the Health Care BIll is going through a lot in the Senate. This past saturday [11.21] 60 of our senators voted yes for the health care bill. However, a lot of them have said that in the ongoing election they wont vote yes unless some parts of the bill are changed. 

Election Day

On the front lawn of the apartment buildings they had a bunch of the candidates signs. As you walked up the path there were more signs, however they were all the same. No sign was really bigger then the other or trying to promote someone more then the other. There really wasnt anyone at the voting place. It was in the middle of the afternoon when I went with my mom. There were like 3 people there so it was calm. Back in 2008 the polls were all swamped. People were standing outside the door waiting to put in their vote. This voting process was a lot more calm.The reasons for it being a lot calmer was people were voting for judges mostly. This kind of campaign is obviously not as big as the one for president. 

Tracking... Bills.

House Bill:

H.R. 184 - This bill is still being introduced and hasn't moved any further yet.

 State Bill:

This resolution is still in committee.

City Bill:

It's still being referred to Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness.  

bills bills

So far my House Bill is still being introduced. Both my State and city bill are in committee being looked at and haven't moved at all either yet. 

 

If i had to pick one bill that could start moving forward it would be my city bill. My city bill focuses on the bike lanes in center city. This issue is bigger than it might seem. Bike safety is a big concern for a lot of people in Philadelphia. A lot more people are starting to ride their bikes around the city, and being assured that their safe is important. Knowing that the bike lanes are working for their safety is important to know because then it means we are putting an effective method out there that will keep them safe.  

More Bill Tracking

House Bill:

Nothing has changed with this bill it is still being introduced.

State Bill:

House Resolution 423

This resolution is urging congress to enact HR 422.

It's been referred to the veterans affairs and emergency preparedness.

City Bill:

Still in committee.  

 

 

It seems that city bills are getting passed or adopted faster then any of the other bills. I lost one of my bills and it too ka while to find one that hadn't just been adopted. It looks like more of the attention is on city issues, not a lot of them are too big and they are easy to pass. Where as, state and house bills are more of a bigger deal and it takes a lot more people to agree and see the issues to be fit for them to pass and be adopted.  

BILLS!.

Nothing has happened with any of my bills in the last week. They all are still being introduced. It doesnt seem like there is anything that they all have in common. Besides the fact that they are all laws or resolutions trying to get passed there isnt anything that ties them together specifically. 

 

However, i lost my city bill so here is a new one...

 

Bill Tracking - update

House Bill:

 So far the congress house bill that I chose has only been introduced. There hasn't been any action with it since it was introduced.

 

State Bill:

 The state bill has remained the same, nothing has changed with it either.

 

City Bill:

 

Non of my bills have moved anywhere. I dont think that them being on different levels really effects them, I think it has to do more with how important they are and what the government seems to care more about.  

House & State Bills & City Bill

H.R. 184 Clean Vehicles for Cleaner Air Act of 2009

 

   The Clean Vehicles for Cleaner Air Act is trying to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. This allows certain businesses to have a general business tax credit. The reason for this is if the businesses are in designated areas of nonattainment. 

citizenship homework.

This is my citizenship homework. I worked in my church nursery. I work there every week and play with the younger kids. We give them snack and do an activity with them. 

Q4 History BM. Gwagenveld

This is gracie's fourth quarter benchmark.

Science in the news!.

   There is a controversy over if race has to deal with why people are faster than others. For instance in a lot of people who win the worlds fastest runner or relays are usually black. Does this mean that black people somehow are faster then everyone else? NO, here's why. A man by the name of William Saletan wrote an article on a test thats being marketed in the U.S. The test was made to see if you can tell whether a child is meant to play sports and if so maybe even what kind. The test looks at a specific gene ATCN3. Some people were arguing that it didnt have to do with the gene but the race of the athlete instead.

gwagenveld statement

Art to me is the creation of something that when first looked might just be a glimpse. What i mean is art is turning something you might look at to something you see. Basically everything you see is art. It might not always be art in the eye of someone else, but it might be to you. Turning how i feel and my thoughts into art is my expression of showing what i see in my life. Not only is the process part of that but it's also the final product. Starting a piece isn't always easy but when it's finished and you can look at it and be like, wow i can see, feel and know what that piece means, means you created a masterpiece. 

Statue of Liberty

My painting of the statue of liberty.

artists statement

1. It’s a translation of what I am feeling. There’s most likely astory within the piece of art. I feel understood when a piece is done well.

2.finished.

Understood.

Relieved.

Meaning.

Sufficient.

Stressfree.

 

Voting interviews. Grace Wagenveld

This interview is with Marcellous. He is one of my friends who is a first time voter. 

We talked about how he felt about the election and about his opinions on certain issues.

 

 

This is an interview with Kari, she is a student at PENN. This year she got to vote for the first time.

I interviewed her on her experience and we talked about different issues with the election. 

what makes a good podcast

There are several things that make a good podcast. If you have good flowing conversation that has good questions that keep not only the interviewer interested but also the person being interviewed. The topic should also be interesting so that the conversation can just keep going on. If music is put in the podacast it shouldn't blur the other voices out. Also it be better if the music didn't have words in it because it could distract the people who are listening. If you decide to put music on there it should kind of blend in with the mood.  

Othello [#2]

Work/Learning

Rght now we are reading Othello in english. We are specifically talking about Iago turning on his so called best friend and doing this all through the jelousy of Othello's beautiful wife Desdemona. What I have learned so far is how to look at things and try and figure out what is going on and what might happen. Yesterday we made a map of the characters, events, and what happened. Our class has also been having deep conversations about everything and about what we think and what are predictions to what may happen further on in the book may be.

Reflective Post [3]

Domestic Violence [5]

Domestic violence is a worldwide problem. It isn't just known in the U.S. or in Latin American countries. One country that has suffered terribly from it is Pakistan. In the past year of 2007 there was a reported 7,870 cases of violence against women. In 2006 the numbers were shorter. There was a reported 7,564 cases. In the article that states these facts it also shows a closer look into the statistics of what kind of abuse the women received. “out of the 7,870 cases, 1,306 were of murder, 104 of murder after rape, 487 of rape, 272 of gang rape, 1,745 of physical abuse, 810 of Karo Kari, 199 of burn cases, 1,321 of kidnap for ransom, 182 of human trafficking and 1,041 cases of suicide were reported. Moreover, 193 women were subjected to torture by the police and 210 cases were of the Hudood Ordinance.”  It’s clear that domestic violence should be viewed at more then just a simple problem. It’s a horrible huge problem that more people should be looking at. These numbers could be down dramatically if someone took the time to care and help protect women from violence such as this.

Domestic VIolence [Reflection 2]

Domestic Violence [3]

Domestic violence appears in several situations. One big situation that is horribly true and occurs too much is within a marriage. Some husbands tend to think that they own their wife and that they have power over their wife. The way they control this power is by abuse.
The war has cause a lot of issues everywhere. One of those many issues is domestic violence . With many people being off in the war or involved with something related to that all they see and observe is violence. Then when they go home the only way they know how to solve a problem is violence. Some people end up taking their anger out with abuse to people close to them. This isn’t always the case though. One example of this problem involves a Sergeant.
    Sgt. William Edwards were having some problems within their marriage. It was shortly after he got back from Iraq and was staying at an army base in Texas. He beat his wife Sgt. Erin Edwards mercilessly. Lucky for Mrs. Edwards she knew how to work the system so she could protect herself from the violence committed against her. She sent her kids away to be with her mom and arranged for a transfer to a base in New York. She pressed charges against him too.
    Despite all the efforts of protecting her and making sure her husband was secured and away from where he could harm her he was able to escape and drove to her house in Texas. He then proceeded to wait until she came out and after a short tough struggle he shot her straight in the head. He then turned the gun to himself.
    This is a horrible sad truth. Many wives and children have to suffer from things such as these. One way you can help people out with issues such as these is support them and make sure they know you are there and try and get them help.

Women Abuse [ Reflection ]

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