So I'm watching as the candidates are furious that their passports have been reviewed. They feel that their privacy has been invaded and their trust betrayed.
Have you not been paying attention the last eight years?
How is this different from anyone else who falls into the void of the Patriot Act? Thousands of innocent Americans have been under watch their lives invaded, most of the time without them even knowing. Besides that fact, do these people believe that just because they're candidates for president that they can receive special treatment? If anything they should be under special scrutiny, something that might have benefited us years ago.
If we knew what was going to happen to our rights and freedoms because of the paranoia of the few, some people might have voted differently. Maybe this time we will.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Everyone's Looking
The State Department Fires Employees For Snooping Through Candidates Passports.
By David Cowan
Knowledge Beat
COAST MESA, CALIF (March 21, 2008)--What began with the investigation of two unnamed state department employees reportedly snooping through presidential hopeful Barack Obama's passport has revealed that the passports of candidates Hillary Clinton and John McCain have also been reviewed.
Whether the purpose of this was political or other is not yet known at this time according to an Associated Press story this morning.
With the candidates every move being watched closely as we draw toward the November election, new pieces of information will be coming out against all the candidates. The knowledge of where they have been should not be as important as where they plan to go, both in the world and with the country.
Whether the information of where the candidates have been spending their time will be influential to the election is yet to be seen. However this does beg the question, what would a candidate be trying to hide from us about where they have been?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080321/ap_on_el_pr/obama_passport
By David Cowan
Knowledge Beat
COAST MESA, CALIF (March 21, 2008)--What began with the investigation of two unnamed state department employees reportedly snooping through presidential hopeful Barack Obama's passport has revealed that the passports of candidates Hillary Clinton and John McCain have also been reviewed.
Whether the purpose of this was political or other is not yet known at this time according to an Associated Press story this morning.
With the candidates every move being watched closely as we draw toward the November election, new pieces of information will be coming out against all the candidates. The knowledge of where they have been should not be as important as where they plan to go, both in the world and with the country.
Whether the information of where the candidates have been spending their time will be influential to the election is yet to be seen. However this does beg the question, what would a candidate be trying to hide from us about where they have been?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080321/ap_on_el_pr/obama_passport
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Future Knowledge
The Future of Knowledge in America
By David Cowan
Knowledge Beat
COSTA MESA, Calif. (March, 8, 2008)-The United States is in trouble when it comes to students at all levels getting the knowledge and resources they need to be of value in the new world.
With the elections raging we look to our candidates to shape a way for which the students of the future can receive quality and easily accessed knowledge.
An article several months ago in the Los Angeles Times responded well to Sen. Barack Obama’s plan to make advanced classes more common and available. This has the benefit of giving more students the opportunity to participate in more challenging classes.
This is a good idea because students would now have a chance to improve their standing in life through greater access to knowledge. That’s what this country use to pride itself on. Now, as William Kirwan puts it, education has moved into a state of "private benefit."
Knowledge should never be denied, lease of all to students. The students in school today are training to fill the roles of people tomorrow. And if they can’t get the knowledge they need, tomorrow doesn’t too to bright.
Editorial. (2007, Dec. 28) American Values and the Next President: ‘The general welfare.’ The Los Angeles Times. Part A. Pg. 30. Retrieved from LexisNexis on March 5, 2008. http://www.lexisnexis.com.mcc1.library.csulb.edu/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?risb=21_T3231407443&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T3231407446&cisb=22_T3231407445&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=306910&docNo=2
Kirwan, William E. (Mar/Apr 2007) How the University System of Maryland Responded. Change magazine. Vol. 39 Iss. 2 Pg. 21-25. Retrieved from Proquest March 5, 2008.
http://proquest.umi.com.mcc1.library.csulb.edu/pqdweb?did=1241830501&sid=2&Fmt=3&clientId=14436&RQT=309&VName=PQD
David Cowan
dcagent1@yahoo.com
By David Cowan
Knowledge Beat
COSTA MESA, Calif. (March, 8, 2008)-The United States is in trouble when it comes to students at all levels getting the knowledge and resources they need to be of value in the new world.
With the elections raging we look to our candidates to shape a way for which the students of the future can receive quality and easily accessed knowledge.
An article several months ago in the Los Angeles Times responded well to Sen. Barack Obama’s plan to make advanced classes more common and available. This has the benefit of giving more students the opportunity to participate in more challenging classes.
This is a good idea because students would now have a chance to improve their standing in life through greater access to knowledge. That’s what this country use to pride itself on. Now, as William Kirwan puts it, education has moved into a state of "private benefit."
Knowledge should never be denied, lease of all to students. The students in school today are training to fill the roles of people tomorrow. And if they can’t get the knowledge they need, tomorrow doesn’t too to bright.
Editorial. (2007, Dec. 28) American Values and the Next President: ‘The general welfare.’ The Los Angeles Times. Part A. Pg. 30. Retrieved from LexisNexis on March 5, 2008. http://www.lexisnexis.com.mcc1.library.csulb.edu/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?risb=21_T3231407443&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T3231407446&cisb=22_T3231407445&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=306910&docNo=2
Kirwan, William E. (Mar/Apr 2007) How the University System of Maryland Responded. Change magazine. Vol. 39 Iss. 2 Pg. 21-25. Retrieved from Proquest March 5, 2008.
http://proquest.umi.com.mcc1.library.csulb.edu/pqdweb?did=1241830501&sid=2&Fmt=3&clientId=14436&RQT=309&VName=PQD
David Cowan
dcagent1@yahoo.com
A Bit of Knowldge About Another Person
By David Cowan
Knowledge Beat
LONG BEACH, Calif. (Feb. 27, 2008)-The man sitting across from me is tall and obviously an athlete. He seems to smile not with his mouth so much as with his eyes that shine out against his dark skin.
"I’m trying to get a music deal with a major record company, and deciding if I want to go back to playing basketball," said Kael Ramsey-Ackerson a 22-year-old Journalism major from Sacramento. "Maybe go over seas and (I’m) deciding if I want to pursue this career in journalism."
Ramsey-Ackerson, a server at Olive Garden and dedicated fraternity brother has a lot to talk about when it comes to getting where he is now including a great deal of loss.
"My grandmother passed away almost two years ago...she was the one who taught me to be who I am," said Ramsey-Ackerson. "I’ve been on my own ever since, struggling to get ahead, struggled in school, and [struggling] in life."
As hard as life has been, he lost his father at age 12, Ramsey-Ackerson retains a positive outlook on life and tries to think about others more than himself, he said.
His body is prominently adorned with different types of tattoos, each with a special memory and meaning.
"The first (tattoo) I got because of my dad," said Ramsey-Ackerson. "I wanted something to remember him, so I got this tattoo on my arm."
Various other design cover his body. A set of aces cards, reminiscent of his days as a semi-professional poker player. The last names of his mother and father and two friend s who died in car crashes within weeks of each other.
"(There’s) one on my chest, it’s prayer hands letting go of a dove which in the Christian religion signifies the holy spirit," said Ramsey-Ackerson. "It’s for two of my best friend that passed away in car accidents a month after each other, and I have their names."
In the end Ramsey-Ackerson sums up his life simply.
"I think through life you find, through dark you find light and I found a lot of light in my life."
Interviewer:
David Cowan
dcagent1@yahoo.com
Interviewee:
Kael Ramsey-Ackerson
playboypinky@tmail.com
Knowledge Beat
LONG BEACH, Calif. (Feb. 27, 2008)-The man sitting across from me is tall and obviously an athlete. He seems to smile not with his mouth so much as with his eyes that shine out against his dark skin.
"I’m trying to get a music deal with a major record company, and deciding if I want to go back to playing basketball," said Kael Ramsey-Ackerson a 22-year-old Journalism major from Sacramento. "Maybe go over seas and (I’m) deciding if I want to pursue this career in journalism."
Ramsey-Ackerson, a server at Olive Garden and dedicated fraternity brother has a lot to talk about when it comes to getting where he is now including a great deal of loss.
"My grandmother passed away almost two years ago...she was the one who taught me to be who I am," said Ramsey-Ackerson. "I’ve been on my own ever since, struggling to get ahead, struggled in school, and [struggling] in life."
As hard as life has been, he lost his father at age 12, Ramsey-Ackerson retains a positive outlook on life and tries to think about others more than himself, he said.
His body is prominently adorned with different types of tattoos, each with a special memory and meaning.
"The first (tattoo) I got because of my dad," said Ramsey-Ackerson. "I wanted something to remember him, so I got this tattoo on my arm."
Various other design cover his body. A set of aces cards, reminiscent of his days as a semi-professional poker player. The last names of his mother and father and two friend s who died in car crashes within weeks of each other.
"(There’s) one on my chest, it’s prayer hands letting go of a dove which in the Christian religion signifies the holy spirit," said Ramsey-Ackerson. "It’s for two of my best friend that passed away in car accidents a month after each other, and I have their names."
In the end Ramsey-Ackerson sums up his life simply.
"I think through life you find, through dark you find light and I found a lot of light in my life."
Interviewer:
David Cowan
dcagent1@yahoo.com
Interviewee:
Kael Ramsey-Ackerson
playboypinky@tmail.com
Monday, March 3, 2008
Love of Knowledge
Having knowledge is a lot like being in love, you feel safe with it, you are happier with it, you miss it when it's not there and you are sad when you loose it.
Everyday we are losing knowledge. We're not asking the right questions or worse we're not asking any questions. Most people I would imagine don't even have any questions to ask. Life simply rolls along, they go to work, they pay their taxes and they assume that someone smarter than them is taking care of things. Have you ever asked where your taxes go? Is the first time you even look at a bond measure or tax is in the voting booth?
These are the problems we face, a majority of the people who are not quite sure what's going on. The ability to get the knowledge that would allow them to make informed decisions is out there among the mud and double-speak. It takes time and effort to get to and that's where I think many people fall short.
Motivation.
What drives you to get out in the world and figure things out? I have a natural sense of curiosity. I like to know why, and if I don't find the answer acceptable or worse I find it incomplete I dig deeper. Maybe you should too.
Everyday we are losing knowledge. We're not asking the right questions or worse we're not asking any questions. Most people I would imagine don't even have any questions to ask. Life simply rolls along, they go to work, they pay their taxes and they assume that someone smarter than them is taking care of things. Have you ever asked where your taxes go? Is the first time you even look at a bond measure or tax is in the voting booth?
These are the problems we face, a majority of the people who are not quite sure what's going on. The ability to get the knowledge that would allow them to make informed decisions is out there among the mud and double-speak. It takes time and effort to get to and that's where I think many people fall short.
Motivation.
What drives you to get out in the world and figure things out? I have a natural sense of curiosity. I like to know why, and if I don't find the answer acceptable or worse I find it incomplete I dig deeper. Maybe you should too.
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