Nicole "Snookie" Polizzi, Another Paris Hilton or Lindsey Lohan?

If I could choose one person to "vote off the island", I would choose Snookie from the MTV show Jersey Shore. Nicole "Snookie" Polizzi has the potential to be another Paris Hilton or Lindsey Lohan. Just another loose woman who demonstrates through her behavior that using foul language, having no brains, binge drinking, and being overly sexual is a good thing and, of coarse, the media loves it and her. In the past, Snookie has been involved in the death of a fellow teen from binge drinking. She knew this guy had been drinking too much and did not try to stop him, which resulted in his death. Is this the kind of woman that we want girls to think they should be like? Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan have already done their damage, but if I could prevent more damage I would vote Snookie off the island.

If Snookie was eliminated from the public eye, I think it would be one step closer to girls realizing that they don't have to surrender to the pressure of the media to be "the life of the party", to wear revealing clothes, to have big breasts, to be this sex goddess that all men will want. The media putting women like Snookie in the spotlight of tabloids instead of women like Sandra Bullock, which she is these days and only because of her cheating husband and not her accomplishments, is telling young girls and teen girls that they aren't anybody if they aren't like Snookie or Paris Hilton or Lindsey Lohan. With her and those like her gone, that would eliminate a lot of pressure for girls, thus leading to higher self-esteem and pride in who they are and what they have in themselves.

The real reason, though, why I chose to "vote Snookie off the island" is because I am so tired of the media choosing unnoteworthy women to gossip and talk about. What has Snookie accomplished besides becoming a "tabloid whore" just like Paris and Lindsey? Absolutely nothing. So why should she get to be chosen as a role model by the media instead of women like Sandra Bullock, whom I've always admired as an actress? I am tired of the media sending the message to young men that "This is the type of woman you should find attractive" and to young women that "This is the type of woman you should be". It's sickening and very very sad that the media picks a role model based on how much she flashes her breasts and how hard she parties.

My Possible Research Topics

1. Sex education in schools: I am interested in this topic because it is important for teens to be educated about sex, whether they get the education from their parents and/or get it from a class in school. It is also interesting to debate whether it should be the parents' responsiblity or if it should be passed on to the teachers.
2. Bilingual education: This topic is interesting to me because of the fact that we have so many Latino/a immigrants living here in Frederick County that don't speak English and are sending their non-English speaking children to the public schools. It is a topic very relevant to Frederick County Public Schools.
3. Plastic surgey: This topic interests me because of the fact that it is something that is being done often here in the USA. Also because its intresting because there is so much debate as to whether or not it's "fake" or acceptable because apperances matter so much in the US.
4. Making marijuana legal- Making marijuana legal is a very hot topic in the political world. It's a very interesting topic to me because of the fact that so many people have a problem with marijuana becoming legal when there is many benefits to it becoming legal.

Basically, all these topics intrest me a lot. If you could just post which topic you think I should choose and what direction you advise me to take it in that would be most appreciated :)

Jury For Sale: Bought and Paid for by Gun Company

First of all, I think that the verdict will fall in the gun company's favor because of Fitch's abundant resources accomplishing things in an illegal manner, such as handpicking the jury members based on their background checks and instructing the landlords on who to pick through hidden microphones. It is obvious that Rankin Fitch & team don't have any moral qualms about breaking the law to achieve their goals. Also, money talks. Fitch and the gun company have an abundant amount of money to work with. When Marlee approaches Fitch and Rohr to make a deal about swaying the jury in each of these mens' favor, Fitch tries to arrange things in his favor, but not because he doesn't have the funds to pay. Fitch wants to have his cake and eat it too.

The second reason why I think that the verdict will fall in the gun company's favor is because, it seems to me, that Nick and Marlee don't even care which way the verdict swings. They are just in it for the money. Nick and Marlee are both very intelligent, clever, and persuasive people. They can have any kind of outcome that they want. I think that they are trying to aim for is getting BOTH men to pay for the verdict and then they are just going to let things progress the way they do without trying to influence the other jurors votes.