Essay Question 2.

In fiction and film, stepparebts and stepchildren usually have bad, and occasionally abusive relationships, like my old family saying "I'll beat you like a redheaded stephild." They usually have some form of conflict, be it direct contact and quarrel, or giving the lead a reason to leave and better theselves.

I have had personal knowledge of being a stepchild, because my mom did remarry, and i did have a stepfather. My brithers and I did not get along with him well, and he was not well in his mind, so he did not really treat us well. As for barriers to overcome, we never did because of the tension, however it did bring my older brother and I closer.

However I believe that in the average Step-relationship, there would first have to be a bonding stage to get comfortable, a "warm-up" if you will. Then the parent, if they had children of their own, would have get over the fact that "it not THEIR kid" and accept them as thir child. The child would also have to accept them as their parent. It's all just a matter of if they can get along together or not.

I never personally had any positive aspects in my step-relationship. I did not get along with my step-parent, and that person wasn't able to handle having step kids. He did not have a very good job, and spent more than he brought in, making money very tight. He was also constantly fighting with my mom and brother, and that made hose life very miserable.

In the average step-relationship, I could see many advantages to having a step-parent. They would be able to do things that your other parent may not be able to do, or teach you different things. They would help to create the image of the "model home" and make you feel more at home. It could make for a more positive upbringing and happier child.

Essay question 1.

When King Claudius says "Madness in great ones must not unwatched go" he states a truth that meets with any society in all ages. Is is true in today's age with all of the power hungry politicians that will do anything to keep their power, and possibly increase it. Our society has their own way of dealing with these types of people.

First and formost in our defence against the madness, we have the people themselves. Since we have a government set up where the people choose who is in charge, we can keep them from ever getting their power in the first place. However, this isn't the best tactic, because the ploiticians lie, and will say anything to get your support. There are also ways to make them behave in whatever position they hold.

The limitations on every job in government keep them in their boundaries, and from abusing their positions. They also have other people that they have to report to, and usually get the okay from. This limits what they can do, and makes it very difficult for them to use thir power for personal gain. However there are persistant people who are very clever, and manage to get around the red tape. So we can also remove them from their posts.

If the people find that their political choice is not doing what he should be and doing alot of what he shouldn't, then they can be removed. Clinton and Nixon also abused their positions are were removed from office, showing that even the big dog president isn't safe from replacement. Another tactic that societies use to keep their "great ones" in check is fear.

Fear is a tactic that almost every society in every age has used to keep people in check, and it's no different for people in power. With the idea of being punished, be it prison or simply fearing for their lives, one way of another people will do their best to stay in line. Add all of these together, and it makes it very difficult in this day and age to not stay in line and get away with it.

Parents Spying

I believe that it is not necessicary to spy on your kids unless thay give you a reason to spy on them. If yuo have a good child that you feel is trustworthy, then you should give them their space. However if they give you reason not to trust them, then you would be a bad parent if you didnt try to keep them out of trouble.
They should not abuse this because it makes the kid feel like they have to sneak around, which is the opposite effect they should be desired. It makes them feel like they arent trusted, and that is also has a bad reversing effect.

Act I scene 3

There is alot of valuable advice is this section. I have used alot of it. Like when Polonius gives the advice to be honest so that others will not doubt you and they will trust you...I try my best to be as honest as i can, and i think i do a good job because alot of my friends will confide in me when they need someone to talk to. That also goes into him saying to keep his friends close. My close friends and i know that we can always depend on each other if needed.
When he says give each man thy censure, but reserve thy judgement, i believe that i do that as well. I have trouble judging people at all, and i wont until i get the full story. Getting back to my friends,i do not fight with them unless it's something serious, and i can usually talk it through with them.
My friends have confided in me with secrets, and i keep them. I am there for my friends if they need help, or money (if i can), or even someone to talk to if thats all they need. If my friends are telling rumors, i don't believe them until i know for sure, and if they're wrong, i dont judge them for spreading the rumors.

revenge

i do believe that beople still take revenge when they've been wronged. Wasnt the whole Iraq war revenge for the terrorist attack on 9/11? I'm pretty sure that was a big one. They bombed the twin towers and killed thousands of Americans and then we brought it back to them
Also, the entire football team has taken revengo on one of the "coaches" for waking us up at a rediculous hour at an already miserable camp. We gave him a rediculous amount od crap all year, and he'll probably get it next year as well from the seniors.

The Big Three

I agree that we should make them merge because ending the competition would help the companies strive for excellence. They'd be able to maintain a higher quality and keep the prices down as well. The economy can't afford and also doesn't need 3 major automakers, so 1 major automaker would help us substantially.
The only few downfalls i can think of are that the single automaker could easily abuse
its role in our economy. It would be able to drive prices up as high as it would like,
and there would be no competition to keep them level. Theres a part of this
that destroys the idea of American muscle cars.