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My name is Ben Crittenden and I like Music, pretty much heavy metal and Rock. Steve Miller Band, Led Zeppelin, Blink 182, and SOAD are my favorite bands. I like video games, and long walks on the beach. Computer Science, History, and English are my favorite subjects in school. I hate annything remotley related to Algebra with an undieing passion that words cannot begin to properly decribe. I am a Senior at Craig High School, and hope to enjoy my last year. It is hard to belive that this is the end of the line, and after this is college. The rest of my page says more about me than a paragraph can, as do my blogs.

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My current Senior class lineup:

Semester 1


Science Fiction Literature
Mrs. Hilbelink's Aid
Psychology
Study Hall
Sociology
AP Computer Science AB JAVA
AP US Government and Politics

Semester 2


Public Speaking
Mrs. Hilbelink's Aid
Novel Study
Study Hall
Introduction to Law
AP Computer Science AB JAVA
AP US Government and Politics
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My online PC games:
Counter Strike Source
Day of Defeat Source
Half Life 2: Deathmatch
Battlefield 2
Goldeneye:007 Half Life 2 Mod
My username for all of them is bmc112889. I also have an XFire account with that name.

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Cool Quotes from Cool People


"Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever has been and ever will be pursued until it be obtained, or until liberty be lost in the pursuit." - James Madison (Talking about the pursuit of the American ideology of Liberty, and the balance of Justice and Liberty.)
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Ernesto Guevara (Talking of living under an oppressive regime, and the fact that he would rather die than submit to one.)
"Hatred is an element of struggle; relentless hatred of the enemy that impels us over and beyond the natural limitations of man and transforms us into effective, violent, selective, and cold killing machines. Our soldiers must be thus; a people without hatred cannot vanquish a brutal enemy." - Ernesto Guevara (Talking of the need for an army of soldiers to hate the enemy in order to successfully defeat it.)
"Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. And the war came." - Abraham Lincoln (Talking about the Civil Wat. The Confederates fit into the first mentioned, and the Union into the second mentioned.)
"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." - Albert Einstein (Talking of the destructive nature of mankind.)
"If you would persuade, you must appeal to interest rather than intellect." - Benjamin Franklin (Talking of successful persuasion. To appeal to their need rather than their reason.)
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin (Speaking of the value of Liberty. This is the main argument against the Patriot Act.)
"What's another word for Thesaurus?" - Steven Wright (A funny joke.)
"Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect." - Steven Wright (Another joke.)
"The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it." - Karl Marx (Talking about changing the world. Even though I don't agree with the changes he wanted to make, I still like the quote.)
"The great thing about a computer notebook is that no matter how much you stuff into it, it doesn't get bigger or heavier." - Bill Gates (Talking about the greatness of the Notebook PC and what it has done for buisness as well as personal life.)
"The only place where democracy comes before work is in the dictionary." - Ralph Nader (Talking of the need work in order to achieve and maintain democracy.)

You Are 50% Weird
Normal enough to know that you're weird...
But too damn weird to do anything about it! How Weird Are You?
SW- You would feel most at home in the Southwest region
You advocate a large degree of personal freedom
and a large degree of government control over the economy.
Your neighbors include such folks as Jesse Jackson,
Ralph Nader, Hillary Clinton, and Zack de la Rocha
of Rage Against the Machine, and may refer to themselves as
"liberals," "left-wing liberals," "civil libertarians,"
"democratic socialists," "egalitarians," or "anarcho-socialists."
Take the political test here.
You Are Homer Simpson
You're just an ordinary, all-American working Joe...
With a special fondness for pork rinds and donuts.
You will be remembered for: your little "isms" and philosophies on life
Your life philosophy: "Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals ... except the weasel." The Simpsons Personality Test

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My Interests

Music, Video Games, Computers, Writing, Politics, Friends, Stand Up Comedy, Philosophy, Socioeconomics.

I'd like to meet:

I would like to meet Ralph Nader, Russ Feingold, other people, Slipknot, SOAD, and whoever.



Music:

    I like Metal, Rock, and some Jazz. Here are some bands i listen to:ACDC Anthrax Atreyu Avenged SevenfoldDisturbed Dope Drowning Pool Guns N RosesHIM Iron Maiden Judas Priest KissKorn Lamb of God Megadeath Metallica Motley Crue Mudvayne Ozzy Osbourne PanteraRob Zombie Shadows Fall Slipknot Trivium Twisted Sister 3 Doors Down AerosmithBender Blink-182 Breaking Benjamin Breaking Point Cheap Trick CKYCrossfade Dark New Day Godsmack Green Day Iron Maiden Led ZeppelinLinkin Park Nickelback Nirvana Nonpoint Papa RoachPearl Jam Pink Floyd P.O.D. Rage Against the Machine Shinedown Steve Miller Band Staind Submersed Sum 41 Switchfoot Theory of a DeadmanThree Days Grace Turbonegro Sex Pistols AFI


Movies:

The Kingdom, Star Wars, The Jerk, Back to the Future, Indiana Jones, Road Trip, Old School, South Park Bigger Longer and Uncut, CKY, Jackass the Movie, The Breakfast Club, The Saw movies, The Lord of the rings, others I don't remember.

Television:

The Simpsons, South Park, The Family Guy, King of the Hill, Futurama, Seinfeld, American Dad, Viva la Bam, Jackass, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report.

Books:

"The Grapes of Wrath", "Dude Wheres My Country?", "Cannery Row", and any Bazooka Joe Comics are all good. I want to read some Al Franken books, like "Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations", and "Lies and the Lieing Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right." I also want to read "Stupid White Men" by Michael Moore. John Steinbeck is probably my favorite though.

Heroes:

My Friends because they are cool and always there, Ralph Nader because he does a lot for the environment and consumer rights/protection, Russ Feingold because he is the only Democrat that is actually doing his job, Ernesto Guevara and Fidel Castro because they did a lot to fight corporate imperialism and helped a ton of people improve their lives, Bill Gates for his philanthropy and for doing so much for the computer software and information technology markets.



My Blog

Short Story

10 WORDS Ben Crittenden                It was a cold winter night in Aurora, Illinois.  Mike's father was at the office, working late ag...
Posted by Ben on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:15:00 PST

Most Musical

I would like to take a break from political blogs to give a message to all Seniors at CHS.  When you are voting on the sheets we were given in advisory, you should all be sure to put "Donkey Punc...
Posted by Ben on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:40:00 PST

Individualism v.s. Collectivism II

The debate over individualism and collectivism, and the grey area in between, is definitely a tough one.  Individualism could be compared to narcissism, greed, and eventually the cause of governm...
Posted by Ben on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 05:39:00 PST

Individualism v.s. Collectivism

Watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-Dhv59JYpA   I will post a longer blog on my thoughts later, I just wanted to get this question out a little while before I answer it myself.&nbs...
Posted by Ben on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:07:00 PST

Third Gulf War. From 4th quarter of Junior year.

Averting the Third Gulf War Ben Crittenden With our current situation in Iraq, the last thing we need right now is an expansion of conflict in the region. Iran seems hell-bent on acquiring nuclear we...
Posted by Ben on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 08:24:00 PST

One of many bad things about Republicans. This was written 1st semester my Junior year.

Election Scandals Orchestrated by the Radical Right Republicans Ben Crittenden Since the 2000 Presidential election, election scandals orchestrated by Republicans has become very apparent. The Repu...
Posted by Ben on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:26:00 PST

Changes that need to be made in this country.

What I Would Do If I Was President of the United States of America Ben Crittenden       The Free Information Access Act I would make Internet Access, Telephone Network Access, and Tel...
Posted by Ben on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:23:00 PST