School

I have 5 days of high school left. I'm am super excited about this. But I am also very stressed at the same time. I've got a business plan that I need to write for my Intro to Biz class and those can be anywhere from 15-20 pages. That's due Monday. I've got an English project where I compare a book to the movie, then I have to write 7 essays on it. Plus a project that's a bit past due (it's almost done). Then I have a final in American Gov (the easiest class ever).

I'm so glad I took some really easy classes this semester. I'm also looking forward to next fall. I will be one of the first people to go through the video production program at Central Lakes College Staples Campus. I got registered today and got to meet the instructors and I'm looking forward to it.

I'm also excited for staff training and the summer.

Really I'm just excited for everything.

The Great Controversy Of America - The Growth of the Presidential Powers

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This was a paper I wrote for American Government. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out for the amount of time I put into it (less then 10 minutes).

Throughout our years as a nation, we have had a couple constants. The Constitution, a Congress, and a President. The Constitution never changes, but how people view it does. So with that comes changes in the congress, the judicial branch, and the Presidency. One of the biggest inconstant constant is the Presidency.
The Presidency has no doubt changed over the years of America being a country. At times, it was a very powerful position, and at others, a position of power, but with a lot of checks and balances. The shift of the Presidential powers from strong to weak beg the question of "What were the framer's intent for the power of the President?" Some believe it was their intent to create a powerful head so it can act quickly in times of need. Others believe that it was the intent to create a semi-powerful leader where it was checked and balanced, but could still perform swiftly in times of need. And others believe it the intent to create a leader as only another check in the system of checks and balances.

Why is there such a great controversy over the Presidential power? If the President becomes too powerful, it could become a dictator. If the President is too weak, it can't act quickly in times of need. But what is the right balance of power and balance? That's what people are trying to figure out.
If you have a group of people, there will no doubt be differing views. And that's why the Presidential power is so controversial. Some people think it should be strong, some people think it should be weak, and some people think it should be strong in times of need. Finding a point where everyone is happy will never happen. That's why it's a controversy from the beginning of our nation, and that's why it will be so until the end.

False Advertisement and the Truth About Apple Care

I bought an iPhone 3G a while back. I have a history of being rough on phones, so I bought an "indestructible" case and Apple Care for it. It cost me more then I paid for the phone, but I planned on having this phone for two years, so I thought it was worth it.

A couple weeks later I decided I wanted to upgrade to the 3Gs, so I sold my sister my old phone and got a 3Gs. I didn't buy Apple Care for it because I didn't have the money at the time. My plan was to buy it later.

My sister's iPhone had an issue where it would not go into silent mode, so we sent it to Apple and got it fixed. Then no less then 24 hours of having the phone she drops it and the screen cracks (picture). So she called Apple and external or water damage is not covered by Apple Care.

I would be fine with that, (pause) if that's what I was told. But that's not what I was told by the salesperson at AT&T when I bought the phone.

I asked what Apple Care covered. She said if it gets broken. "Like the screen gets cracked, you can send it back to Apple and they will repair it or send you a new one." I then specifically asked if it covers water damage (because I have a history of losing electronics to the lake). She said yes. The only thing she said it didn't cover was lost or stolen.

Then my sister calls Apple and they say they only repair internal problems. Not external ones, and not water damage. So I'm pretty ticked right now. If I would have known that, I wouldn't have bought Apple Care, and I'm sure not going to buy it for my phone now.

Tomorrow I'm going to the AT&T store and talk to her about it. They better replace it, because they lied to me about Apple Care.