January Star Gazing at Robinson's Preserve
December Andersonville Civil War Prison
December Plains, GA
December Juliette, GA
January Stelliferous Live
Teen Acting
Battle of Gettysburg Presentation
Nina and Pinta Ships
Philly Trip
August 25, 2013 - South Florida Museum "Ultimate Universe"
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Monday, June 10, 2013
outline
Utilitarian Theory
a) We do what is best for the rest of society.
Retributive Theory
a) Just Desserts
b) Debt repaid in proportion to the crime.
Indictment
A charging document
Mens Rea
a) The mental state
b)and moral culpability
c) of the defendant
Actus Rea
The act
which becomes the criminal activity.
a) We do what is best for the rest of society.
Retributive Theory
a) Just Desserts
b) Debt repaid in proportion to the crime.
Indictment
A charging document
Mens Rea
a) The mental state
b)and moral culpability
c) of the defendant
Actus Rea
The act
which becomes the criminal activity.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Words For a Judge
I agree, but I also disagree with this judge. The problem with this sentiment is that it puts all of the responsibility in the kids' hands and none in the adults. How is a teen going to build a raft without some help and guidance? How is a teen to get to and from a job without someone to drive them? Teens are still kids and they still need us in many ways. Now, some teens will be great cooks or great mechanics. But that is probably because they had someone guiding them. The judge says "grow up." But then our society dumbs these teens down always reminding them that they're aren't grown up. We need to start treating teens with more respect if we want them to grow up. This judge was not respectful in any way, but very condescending. He could have chosen his words differently so as to encourage and empower these kids. He could have showed them all that they could accomplish and praised them to success, but he CHOSE not to do that. No wonder so many teens feel so lost. It seems that they just can't do anything right. And your Honor, they are NOT adults. They still need us and this is still their youth/childhood. And yes, they owe us their best and they should study, learn a skill, volunteer, etc., but we still owe them our best.
Monday, January 7, 2013
Happy Three Kings' Day!
This was my first year ever of celebrating 3 Kings Day. (Unless you count the time I was on a peace walk in Beit Sahour, Palestine on the feast of the epiphany.)
The older kids and I had been building it up Seneca in the time right after Christmas. Then, on January 5, my back problems returned and I was confined to bed for most of the day. I was afraid that there would be no 3 Kings Day on January 6th for us. I contemplated moving it back a few days. Since no one else in the family would be celebrating it, I figured Seneca wouldn't even notice. The good news is that I recovered quickly and was able to get the few gifts under the Christmas tree. The presents weren't wrapped but simply put into a small box which had recently arrived with my school books in them. I gave each of the older kids their gifts, again small trinket gifts, nothing fancy.
Telling a 6 year old that the 3 Kings visited in the night got her up and out of bed in no time. She got her gifts and then mama went to make cinnamon rolls. Mama cheated big time on this one. I bought the ready made dough, so that all I had to do was put the dough on the cookie sheet and bake. Even with that simplicity, I still managed to burn the bottoms. DOH! Oh well, icing topped with red and green sugar - as well as scraping bottom of rolls - cured that little mini-disaster. Just to clarify, they weren't burnt to a crisp on the bottom, but rather just a little more done than needed to be.
Seneca and I drew the 3 Kings on our chalkboard along with the Star of Bethlehem and a couple of camels. We watched Dora Celebrates 3 Kings Day. A couple of days before, I read the book The Fourth Wiseman to her. Seni and I also spent two hours at the park. Going to the park had nothing to do with 3 Kings' Day.
As you can tell, our celebration was small. We had no fancy crafts, but I am sure we can expand things in the future. Again, we were the only ones in our family celebrating, so it was bound to be a small event. To be honest, small is fine with me.
The older kids and I had been building it up Seneca in the time right after Christmas. Then, on January 5, my back problems returned and I was confined to bed for most of the day. I was afraid that there would be no 3 Kings Day on January 6th for us. I contemplated moving it back a few days. Since no one else in the family would be celebrating it, I figured Seneca wouldn't even notice. The good news is that I recovered quickly and was able to get the few gifts under the Christmas tree. The presents weren't wrapped but simply put into a small box which had recently arrived with my school books in them. I gave each of the older kids their gifts, again small trinket gifts, nothing fancy.
Telling a 6 year old that the 3 Kings visited in the night got her up and out of bed in no time. She got her gifts and then mama went to make cinnamon rolls. Mama cheated big time on this one. I bought the ready made dough, so that all I had to do was put the dough on the cookie sheet and bake. Even with that simplicity, I still managed to burn the bottoms. DOH! Oh well, icing topped with red and green sugar - as well as scraping bottom of rolls - cured that little mini-disaster. Just to clarify, they weren't burnt to a crisp on the bottom, but rather just a little more done than needed to be.
Seneca and I drew the 3 Kings on our chalkboard along with the Star of Bethlehem and a couple of camels. We watched Dora Celebrates 3 Kings Day. A couple of days before, I read the book The Fourth Wiseman to her. Seni and I also spent two hours at the park. Going to the park had nothing to do with 3 Kings' Day.
As you can tell, our celebration was small. We had no fancy crafts, but I am sure we can expand things in the future. Again, we were the only ones in our family celebrating, so it was bound to be a small event. To be honest, small is fine with me.
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