False Alarm

Last night at around 2:45 A.M., I was abruptly woken up to the flash of strobe lights and the sounding of a shrill alarm. I jolted awake and leaped out of bed. The fire alarm. I was disoriented, confused, and didn’t know what to do. I grabbed my key and followed the girls in my hall down the fire escape. We met our R.A.’s outside who said this was NOT a drill. We were scared and had to move locations to the front of McElvaney where we were met with several fire trucks and the police. What was happening? Was my dorm burning down? I was scared as I stood there in the darkness with my friends.
After talking to the fire chief, I was reassured that there was no fire. Instead, somebody had broken the glass on the fire extinguisher and had sprayed it everyone on one of the floors. Why was I woken up in the middle of the night because someone thought it would be funny to pull an immature prank? I was furious. I was exhausted from a long day at the TCU football game and all I wanted to do is sleep. I did not think this was funny at all. The person who did this obviously did not think about the consequences of their actions and how they would effect a dorm full of kids, not to mention the various firemen and police officers that had to come. What was going through their head when they committed this act?

Busted

Finally OJ gets what he deserves- arrested. OJ Simpson burst into a Las Vegas hotel room and snatched sports memorabilia that documented his career. After years of scandals, Simpson is finally being charged with six counts of robbery, assault, burglary, and conspiracy.
It is about time that Simpson is arrested. Ever since the scandal in 1995 with the murder of his ex-wife and her friend, Simpson has been a shady character. Their trial was named “The Trial of the Century”, and was nationally publicized and one of the most watched events in TV history. Simpson’s personality comes off as deceitful and fraudulent. I still do not understand how he was let off trial when it was so obvious that he was the one who committed the murder.
This example proves the point that what you do does in fact catch up with you. Simpson did get off at first, but now he has been caught and will end up in jail. It doesn’t matter how good of a lawyer you have, your acts will in fact catch up with you. I am a strong believer in karma; if you commit wrongdoings you will pay the price in the end. Although it may seem as if you can escape them, in reality, you cannot.

Global Warming

Over the past couple decades, Americans have become more and more aware of a very serious environmental problem. Scientists and environmentalists have noticed an increase in the world’s average temperature of the air and our oceans as a result of various greenhouse gases. This problem, global warming, is a problem for our health, our economy, and our precious ecosystems.
How have Americans contributed to this problem? We use massive amounts of energy, drive gas guzzling SUV’s, and are out for ourselves. If we do not take care of the resources we’re provided with, we soon will have no more of them left.
I became of this problem several years ago, but at that time it did not effect me. I couldn’t drive and didn’t pay the energy bills. What could I do to help? My impact seemed trivial at the time. But, this summer when I watched the “Live Earth” concert on TV, I suddenly realized what a problem this really is. We are not taking care of our precious mother earth like it takes care of us.
I tried to think of ways I could help. I have tried to change my daily routine by using energy more resourcefully. I don’t keep the air conditioning too high or too low; I try to carpool and drive more efficiently. I also try to unplug some electronics and appliances when not in use and turn my lights off. I know these may seem like small things, but they do effect the larger scale if everyone contributes.
I think everyone should go out of their way to try and help this increasing problem. It is our responsibility and we must do what we can to help.