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Is the United States ready for it’s first Female President? Are we ready for a female in this country? Are men ready? In viewing the different media online and the social media sites, I question the choices of reporting and non reporting. This reporting does not favor Hillary. Could the media be shaping the election so that a female is not elected. Is a picture being painted that say no, not that woman, Hillary. Is just not a woman? Other countries have had women leaders for a while. Women are the majority in the United States. I wonder if women are ready for a woman to be President.

The movie American Sniper is #1 at the box office once again. It aims to portray the effect war has on individuals and families. The reviews and audience reaction are good. What is not good is the debate over where the main character is a patriot or a psychotic killer. Some in Hollywood have express the dislike for the film, like Michael Moore and Seth Rogen, saying that Chris Kyle was just a coward and a murderer. Others have countered this argument with Kyle begin a war hero, Sarah Palin and all at Fox News. The director, Clint Eastwood, says he wanted to present how war is difficult it is for soldiers and families. The film is based on a true story, the film does not aim to be a true story of Chris Kyle. If that was the case, Chris Kyle’s book tour and his encounter with former Minnesota Governor, Jesse Ventura would have been presented. Actually, that encounter was redacted from the book because it did not happen. In all of debate, the movie studio continues to make money ...

Today I was helping a colleague understand the results of the last class she gave her class of upper division college students. She kept telling me that she was not teaching well, she felt she did not do enough to prepare the class for the exam. We looked at the results of the exam and compared them to the scores on the first exam of the semester. The scores are supposed to drop off from the first exam, because of the difficulty of the course. It is a research methods course that students need to complete to graduate with their Bachelor’s degree. Through the magic of blackboard, we did item analysis, statistics that give the percentage of correct answers and the percentage of each of the wrong answers. This was a multiple choice exam. The statistics essentially say that the student did not student enough. Some would get the correct answer, but many would choose all of the other wrong answers. Some of the questions were designed to be easy, but still they would get the wrong answer...

I went shopping at Wal-Mart and another grocery store. They have decorated for Christmas and show very little trace if any of Thanksgiving. I remember when this was an important holiday to give thanks, an important part of the History of the United States. Now it feels like it is the day to get ready to go shopping on Black Friday. Some stores are now opening on Thursday evening. Thanksgiving has been hi-jacked by corporate America. I have no issue with people make money, just not on this day. Of course, it would be good if United States Citizens would honor this day as it was so long ago. So much for the Great American Holiday, I just hope I can get a good deal on a television.

In the last month many things have come up. The most important for the from last week for about a month are graduations. This is the time of year that young people and sometimes not so young people begin a new chapter in their lives. They have reached a new educational milestone be it a High School Diploma, an Associates Degree, a Certification for a vocation, a Bachelor's Degree, a Master's Degree or a Doctoral Degree. Many individuals are meeting family educational standards and some are creating new family educational standards. Years ago I read somewhere that children usually exceed one level above their parents. For me, my parents each completed high school and did not go further. All I needed was an Associates Degree. I finish my Bachelor's Degree in the 80s. Completed my Master's in 2000. and finally, my PhD in 2008. I far exceeded the family educational standards. This time of year families are celebrating these educational achievements. In the celebration,...