The West Test. What it is it for?

WESTEST stands for WV Eduication Standards Test. The WESTEST is used to determine a students ability on various subject matters. The test rates the students knowledge of a subject and places him/her in one of 5 cattigories: distinguished, above mastery, mastery, below mastery, and novice. Test scores are used to determine whether or not a student will advance to the next grade level and the classes a student should be placed into.

NCLB - No Child Left Behind

Election Results

US House of Representatives - A representative serves in the lower house and helps to pass bills and laws. Mike Oliverio won the election
Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals - They decide whether or not a case may be tried before the Supreme Court. Thomas E McHugh won the election.
State Senator- They work in the upper house to either pass or deny bills and laws. Orphy Klempa won the election.I onced delived an appliance to Orphy Klempa nice man paid his bill on time.
I am not qualified for any of these jobs, but If I had to chose I would like to be a senator.The job is more prestegiou, and requiers more experience. Im not sure wether I could handle the job but it would try my best. Im very openiated and good at presuading people to see things my way.

Elections

US House of Representatives - Must be of at least 25 years of and must have been a US citizen for the last seven years. A representative serves in the lower house and helps to pass bills and laws.
Candidates:
• Alan B Mollohan
• Mike Oliverio
Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals - must be an attorney with a practice or a judge in West Virginia. They decide whether or not a case may be tried before the Supreme Court.
Candidates:
• Thomas E McHugh
State Senator- A senator must be at least 30 years old and a resident of the stat he wishes to represent. They work in the upper house to either pass or deny bills and laws.
Candidates
• Dan Greathouse
• Orphy Klempa
I am not qualified for any of these jobs but If I had to chose I would like to be a senator. They seem more important than a representative. They have to be older and must be citizens longer. There are fewer of them and the work in the upper house instead of the lower house. I think I could handle the job. I either vote yes or no depending on whether or not I like the bill. When A bill come through that I feel strongly about I try to convince people to let it pass. It sounds like fun.

Media and Goverment

The three branches of goverment are Exective Legislative and Judicial
The often joked about fourth branch is the media. Here are some news sites.
www.wvgazette.com
www.thedailyshow.com
www.colbertnation.com
www.nationalenquirer.com
www.wikipedia.org
www.foxnews.com
www.cnn.com
www.msnbc.msn.com
espn.go.com
twitter.com
www.myspace.com
www.facebook.com
www.wtov9.com

ReMake

Confidentiality: the state of being secret
Sealed: established irrevocably
Probable Cause: evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure
Adult: a fully developed person from maturity onward
Rule 20, the transfer from a juvenile court to an adult court, states that in order for a juvenile to be tried as an adult they must be between 14 and 17 years old, and will have had to commit one or more of these 7 crimes: murder, sexually assault, armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, treason, arson, kidnapping, and the manufacturing and distribution of narcotics. I would only consider this for especially violent crimes or for repeat offenders.
Rule 49, the confidentially of juvenile records, states that all juvenile proceedings are not open to the public. Your records are sealed from public view and media coverage is not permitted. Furthermore rule 50, states that juvenile records are erased one year after a person turns 18. This is done to allow a fresh start for young adult who have made mistakes in their youth. The records are sealed and can only be reopened by court order. They are kept at the at the circuit court in a manner that prevents anyone from discover the name of the offender.

Sealing Records

Confidentiality defined as the state of being secret.
Sealed is defined as established irrevocably.
Normally juvenile records are sealed upon reaching adult hood (18). This is done to prevent the mistakes of our youth from coming back to bite us as adults. However in some cases the crime that was committed is too severe to be erased from record. In these cases the record will follow you throughout your life. Once the documents are sealed by the state they cannot be legally reopened for any reason. Thus providing confidentiality.

Criminal Procedings

What dose probable cause mean?
• evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure
What dose adult mean?
• one who has attained maturity or legal age
Truth be told Mr. G I really didn’t understand the rule all that much but I think this is what it means. A juvenile can be tried as an adult in a criminal hearing when being tried for a violent crime. The Juvenile must be at least 15 years of age. I would only consider this if the charges are murder, rape, or an extremely violent crime.

Mining Disaster

To all the families who lost loved one in the upper big branch mining disaster you have my condolenceas. “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. “ My prayers go out to you all. Kwow that god was with them. They went with out fear and hesitation to a better place. We will not soon forget them.

Sexual Abuse (story at bottom of page fictonal)

What rights do crime victoms have?
• Fairness
• Dignity
• Respect
What can the congressman do to help?
Congressman can pass laws requiring teachers and heal h care professionals to take class or receive special traing to help them recognise the signs of physical and sexual abuse.
What can I do?
I can take an active role in setting up support groups and particapate in local charity events.

Dear Congressman Mollohan,
I am writing because I have had a family member, my aunt, who was sexuall assulted. Following the trial she was unwilling to show her face in public do the the attention that had been brought on her from the media coverage. This is a problem that many other crime victoms face. I think you should implement a law that prevents the media from giving out information without concent of the victom. This would ease the burdon that many sexually asuly victoms face. Thank you for listening. I hope you take action to help resolve this problem.
Sincerely
JacobC

Big Branch Mining Desaster

Dear Senator,
Faulty ventilation in the upper Big Branch Mine caused a buildup of methane which in turn caused an explosion, an explosion that took the lives of 29 West Virginia coal miners. Experts have been unable to determine weather or not the explosion could have been prevented, but I think it is clear that extra precautions should be taken to prevent future accidents. Perhaps more frequent mining inspections and modern up to date equipment may remedy the problem. In the meantime the coal companies should be held responsible for these people deaths. While I am unsure if legal action will be taken now, I am sure it will be in the future.
Sincerely
Jacob Chapline

Obesity

Obesity is a major problem in America. It causes a number of different health problems. Like high blood pressure, cholesterol, clogged arteries, and diabetes. Diabetes is a lifelong disease that can cost up to 700 dollars a year to treat. It is important to watch what you eat and exercise

Judges

I think my grandmother would be a good judge. She is a fair person and a good listener. She thinks hard on every decision she makes, and always hears a people out. She may or may not abuse the death penalty.

I think Bill Cosby would be a good Supreme Court judge. He is educated and very opinioned. He speaks well in front of an audience and might be able to put some smiles of the faces of the other judges.

I think Judge Judy should be the next Supreme Court justice. She has handled many different cases and has tons of experience. She knows what’s right and won’t take any crap. She is in my opinion just what our country needs to settle some of the petit disputes that make it to the

Billionairs

Singry Brinof the united states is 36 years old, he dropped of of stanford and started google from his friends basement.He now has 17.5 billion dollars. Barabra Johnson made her 3 billion from and inharatance. Mario Polegato from Italy made 2.1 million by cutting holes in a pair of shoes.Chung Moon Joon of korea made over 1 billion in the shipping industry and Ioni terrik or Romaina made 1 billion in banking.Being a billionair takes patience skill and a lot of luck. Simple things can bring big buck if you know what to do with them.

Chili

Chili is a county located along the west coast of South America. On Feb. 27 an earthquake rating an 8.8 on the rictor scale shook the country of Chili. The quake also cased the countries costline to be bombarded with tsunaim waves, and after shocks rating up to a 6.6 are daily occurances. Recent events has left the country of Chili with out food, water, or shealter.

Today day in Chili the temperatures are in the higs seventies with 75% humidity. 14 mile winds are blowing in from the south. Visibility is good and and should stay that way for the rest of the week. It seems like good time to go surfing on the waves left over from the tsunaim.

There are chilies in Chili. But those are only a few of the unique plants that reside there. The county is home to both exotic and desart plant. They have evey thing from cactus to venious fla traps.

Chili is home to a number of different creatures. They have demesticated animalis like horses and sheep, but thet are also home to animals like coyoties and a number of other preditors like the puma a large animal that in may ways resembles a common house cat. The puma hovever is much more dangerous.

Social Studies CSOs

SS.O.9.5.19
analyze the causes and effects of political revolutions and determine their impact on the formation of governments and on the citizens of a society (e.g., French, Italian, German, Latin American).
SS.O.9.5.20
compare and contrast the American and French revolutions and their aftermaths.
SS.O.9.5.21
explain reasons for and consequences of the breakdown of order among nation states.
SS.O.9.5.22
examine the legal documents and systems which influenced western civilization and rank them in order of importance.
SS.O.9.5.23
compare and contrast absolute and constitutional monarchies and identify representative leaders of each.
SS.O.9.5.24
assess the impact of colonization on both the mother countries and the colonies.

civil war news letter

Civil War News Letter

bad bill

I believe that you tryuing to pass a bill on breeding restrictions on aggressive dogs only premotes your ignorance on the subject. There is no such thing as an aggressive dog breed.

Dogs behaviors come from there up bringing not their genetics. Many dog are labled as aggresive because of there apperance and the type of people who favor them. For example pitbulls are powerful dog who are often taken in by drug dealers and dog fighters, who starve and abuse them. Yorkies on the other hand are often bought by people who pamper their pets causing them to be happy little things. How wopuld they have turned out if they switched places? Would the pitbull still be fierce? would the yorkie be placid?

This law i s based of ignorance. The money would be better spent searching for animal abusers ir eduicating people on the propper waysd to care for their pets.

Civil War

Politics of the Civil War
The Civil War was the bloodiest conflict in American history claiming the lives of over 600,000 citizens and causing destruction, dismay and civic unrest. But how many people know the true cause of the war? What were the political arguments and mindsets that caused such a catastrophe?
Many people believe that slavery was the cause of the war. However that is not entirely true slavery was the cause of the succession but not the cause of the war. The wars itself was a matter of sovereignty or states’ rights one of which being whether or not states had the right to withdraw from the United States.
The north viewed the succession as an act of treason. The north’s argument was based on *article VI of the constitution. This states that the federal government holds power over the independent states. Furthermore *article I of the same constitution states that, states cannot enter in to treaties, coin money, raise armies, and perform a number of other tasks that the federal government has the freedom to do.

So what reasons would cause the south to go against the constitution and break off from the United States? Well, after the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 South Carolina and several other Deep South feared that Lincoln would remove their right to own slaves. So the southern states declared their secession on the grounds that:
- The northern states were uncooperative with the fugitive slave clause of the U.S. Constitution,
- The U.S. government had no right to restrict property rights (and, by that, the South meant slave-owner rights) in the new territories, and
- The growing power of the North in the U.S. government imperiled the interests of the South.
Whether or not there reasons where just is not for me to say.
In the end the north was victorious. After 4 years of fighting a battalion of union solders lead by General Grant captured southern general Lee forcing him to surrender on April 7 1865. By this time over 600,000 American had lost their lives and their homes. It was a tragedy of grand proportions.




* Article I The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; To borrow money on the credit of the United States; To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes; To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States; To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures; To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and current coin of the United States; to establish post offices and post roads; To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries; To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court; To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offenses against the law of nations; To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water; To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years; To provide and maintain a navy; To make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces; To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions; To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the United States, reserving to the states respectively, the appointment of the officers, and the authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress; To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular states, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of the government of the United States, and to exercise like authority over all places purchased by the consent of the legislature of the state in which the same shall be, for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dockyards, and other needful buildings;--And To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof.


* Article VI of the United States Constitution: This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.


Information from – Wikipedia

The war in Afghanistan has been going on for roughly 9 years now. As a response to 9/11 and a number of other terrorist acts that have been committed through out the years. After all this fighting things are still looking the same.

Support for the war is at an all time low. Recently commanders have been giving their troops peep talks in preparation for an offensive assault. U.S. troop will be being backed by the British and a number of other countries. Whether or not the ass ult will be a success is unknown.

Hope fully the new tactics that are about to be implemented will be exactly what is needed to turn this war in our favor. My only concern is how many troops will be need to maintain the upcoming assault. With little support and the moral low will we have enough to claim victory after all these years?

Game Topic

My game is designed to educate people about the civil war. The player will take the place of a sloder who is about to inlist. Shortly after the player will be marching in combat where he will take aim at the opposing army. After evey shot he will be asked a civil war related question question to determan wither or not he hit his target. By the time the game is over the player will have fought in and one some of the most important battles in the civil war.

Civil War Power Point With CSOs

The American Civil War Power Point

Haiti Help.

Every day people die in haiti. It is are responsibility as pople to do are part and help thiose how are less fortinuate. Donate money to the red cross, starbucks, your local church, and www.helphaitinow.org/. All of those groups are helping nd making an active effort to help in what ever ways they can.
Recnety an eath quacke struck haiti killing thousing and weaking ther already weak econamy. It more importan to help now than ever. Donate as much as you can spare and know that your money is going to a good cause.