Tuesday, November 18, 2008

I Smell Tea!

If I could create a holiday my holiday would be Tea Day. This holiday would be held on December 16th of every year in honor of the Boston Tea Party.
For those of you who don’t know what the Boston Tea Party was an act of a protest by American Colonists against the British Government in which they destroyed many crates of tea belonging to the British East India Company on ships in the Boston Harbor. The incident, took place on Thursday, December 16, 1773. This event has been seen as the spark to the American Revolution. The whole reason why the Americans acted out was because the British wanted to tax the Tea and they weren’t having it.
On this day every restaurant and coffee place would hold a high tea ceremony through out the day. They would serve all types of tea for free throughout the day. But especially at 5 it would be served to the worker (miner, laborer or whatever) who comes in from work. The tea will also be served with a hot meal, such as sausage and chips, followed by bread, butter and jam, and cakes.
Everyone who chooses to participate in this holiday in a public place such as a restaurant or a cafĂ© place must dress up as American colonists of 1900’s. If you do not you will not get the benefit of free tea.
The whole purpose of this holiday is to bring the family together in a comfortable place. Sit around the table and drink tea. I believe it will give a sense of warmth and love and maybe a fresh start to prepare for the holiday of Christmas coming up. What’s not better to receive free tea and sit around with family dressed up as American Colonists!

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Eliminating Poverty


If I could make a law my law would to be take care of this country first and to have no poverty. Under this law many things would change not just one. I would make it so that minimum wage was actually changed into a living wage. So that people would not have to worry about struggling. I would make it so that everyone could live comfortably. I know there would still be differences in classes but at least there would be no lower income class. I would create more programs for children after school so that they wouldn’t have to come home to an empty house. I would also make car dealer ships have certain cars for sale for an affordable price. So people who live in areas were its hard to find transportation will have a reliable way of getting around. I would also create more affordable housing under this no poverty law. These homes would be nice and have expectations to keep them that way. The inner city schools would get more funding so the outcome of kids graduating and becoming more successful in life would be higher. I believe Americans deserve a chance at a nice life. By creating this law hopefully that goal would be accomplished.