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If I were leader of the free world, the first issue I would address would be the environment. We are in the midst of a crisis which could lead to the end of life as we know it. If we do not join together and work on global solutions to our environmental issues, we may see the final destruction of the world we live in. If we work together as nations, we may be able to turn the tides so that our children and our children's children will inherit a sustainable future. The three main issues I would address would be Resource Depletion, **Environmental degradation**, and Waste. I chose these three areas because there are tangible things we can do today which could make a difference tomorrow.

**Environmental degradation** involves the deterioration of the environment through the over-use of resources such as air, water and soil. Such behavior can lead to the destruction of ecosystem and the extinction of wildlife. Changes such as these have far reaching consequences as living things depend on one-another for survival.


 * This is/was my father’s/ mother’s job.

= __Loren Electric__ =

My father was an electrical engineer. He had his own company which was started by my mother's father, my dear Grandfather, Max. The company was called Loren Electric, named for my older brother before I was even born. My grandfather and my father put the lighting in many buildings. My father went to school to learn his trade but I am sure he learned the most from my grandfather who, by the way, put the electrical lighting in the statue of liberty! My dad worked a lot. Sometimes on weekends he would take us with him in his truck. He worked hard for his family.

= __Reasons Why People Lie__ =

People lie for a number reasons. I think that the the main reason for lying is cowardice. Often people choose this route because they are afraid of the consequence they will face if they tell the truth. I do think their are less cowardly reasons for lying. One of those would be lying to protect someone's feelings. Most of us remember a time when we pretended we liked something that we actually thought really ugly. I remember as far back as nursery school lying to a classmate who happened to have a dress that my four year old eyes thought was ugly. I told my mother that I had done so because I thought the ugly dresser might need the compliment more than the prettily dressed girls. I suppose lying does not always come from bad motives. Probably the meanest reason to tell a lie is when a person does so to hurt someone like spreading a false rumor just for spite. I think of this as a low act and I find no excuse for such behavior. I do believe some lies are told out of desperation, something someone might have to do to protect herself or a loved one. I guess that might be the best reason to lie. I don't like lying but I suppose I understand some of the reasons people do it.

Alice Paul

Why is she important? **Alice Stokes Paul** (January 11, 1885 – July 9, 1977) was an [|American] [|suffragette] and activist. Along with [|Lucy Burns] and others, she led a successful campaign for [|women's suffrage] that resulted in the passage of the [|Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution] in 1920.[|[1]]

Bibliography (secondary resource): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Paul