Should schools have a vocational track?
I believe in both college preparatory and vocational track. It is just what ever you are aiming for and planning to exceed in. Vocational should be an option in school because some people may not want to go to college and just want to work as soon as they get out of high-school. If this is the reason, then preparing them for college is pointless on the teacher and student's behalf. The good thing about vocational track is that it focuses on the student's career plan.
College preparatory is also a good choice because you will always have your education to fall back on if your career does not work out. Students will not be able to get into college if their career path changes. Vocational track is the best option for those who are confident in what their career path is. College preparatory is the best option for those who do not know what to do with their career path yet. These are all the reasons why I don't believe that one is inherently better than the other.
College preparatory is also a good choice because you will always have your education to fall back on if your career does not work out. Students will not be able to get into college if their career path changes. Vocational track is the best option for those who are confident in what their career path is. College preparatory is the best option for those who do not know what to do with their career path yet. These are all the reasons why I don't believe that one is inherently better than the other.
If you were a parent, would you buy a doll that misrepresented your values?
I believe that the company is fine, but people who are trying to undergo surgery for implications to look like a doll is just crazy. People who do this may deny any mental illness, but i think that they are lying. Even though that is your role model, does it empower you that much to spend thousands of dollars too look like them? I would buy my daughter a Barbie doll because its just a toy. She will have good genes, so she will not need to worry about getting surgery. Everybody is beautiful in their own way. Its not whats on the outside, but whats on the inside that matter.
Should guns be illegal?
I believe that handguns should not be illegal. Every American have their own rights to own one. I believe that handguns are meant for self defense unless it gets into the wrong hands. Cho had a scheme and planned to kill people subsequently. He could have used any other weapon, but used a gun since it was a dominant weapon for killing. Even if owning a handgun was illegal you can get it through imports. Once you own a hand gun the commission is to either use it for self defense or commit crimes.
Nike Victim
The event that caused the picture are people who are becoming fashion victims. The people and object in this picture is a man with a Nike sign stitched on his face. Artistic techniques used in this picture are exaggeration and symbolism. The Nike logo symbolizes fashion. He used exaggeration when he stitched the logo instead of getting a tattoo. Three things I can infer from the picture is that he is crazy, Nike has corrupted the man to stitch the Nike logo on his face, and he most likely buys everything that Nike comes out with. The message of the picture is that people are too devoted to fashion and they will go as far as stitching the brand on their face. Nike would agree with this because it shows that their clothing is popular. Other brand would disagree and argue that their brand would never make someone do such a thing. The artist point of view is against it since the title is "Nike Victim." This picture is persuasive and it shows me that I would never go that far even if that was my favorite brand.