Rules and regulations?

I just returned from Disneyland, the happiest place on earth. On every single ride they tell you things like, "Keep your hands, arms, feet, inside the ride at all times.", "secure belongings", etc., but what was on EVERY ride even when either one of those weren't, was "Watch your children."
I'm assuming that they tell you these precautions so if anyone disobeys them and gets hurt, they can't sue for injuries because they did tell you not to do it. So, if they tell you to watch your children, and the child does anything that hurts them, can Disney say that they aren't responsible because someone was supposed to be watching them?
So that covers all the supervised children, but what about all the other people who aren't supervised? Are they expected to use common sense and listen to the rules? I've heard the story about the guy on the Matterhorn and when I went on that ride they were very meticulous about checking seatbelts and that they were secured.
So what does happen when someone gets hurt on a Disney ride anyways?

Peer pressure

I know this has always been like this, but I really was thinking about it right now when I was trying to put off my homework.

The amount of peer pressure in schools these days is horrible. I am happy with myself for the most part and whenever I get insecure I think that I am relativly healthy; no major illnesses, no diseases, no infections, I keep up with my shots. Also, I am within the right weight (amount? zone? Whatever the word is) for my age group. That is one of the biggest problems faced by high school girls; weight.

I don't really know how cliques were started but it seems like some people are put into a clique by their weight and that is so wrong.

(By the way, I have no idea where I'm going with this, it's just on my mind right now)

I really hate to think if people who select people for dance team or even the muscial think of weight as a deciding factor.

Also, another thing that there is a lot of peer pressure on is acne. I've always had acne, and I've decided that I most likely will for a while so I've given up worrying about it and all I'm doing is trying to not let it get worse. I have always had acne just right down the center of my face and it is such a pain to deal with. I have powder and creams to try and cover it up, but, personally, I think it just makes it looks worse sometimes. I certainly know they don't do anything to help it, all that oil in it. Yuck.

I have also convinced myself mentally with proof that it doesn't matter. I have so many friends, I have a boyfriend, I love having my picture taken, and I don't give acne all my attention anymore. I step back and look at all of me. I have people close to me that don't care about my looks. If I was in a clique that based everything on looks, I would want nothing to do with it.

Now, I sound like a confidant person right? Well, I still feel tons of peer pressure in everything I say, do, go, and especially wear. Beyond weight, acne, and overall looks, what one wears is what separates them into a sterotype. So far, it's been hard to find a way around that. Sometimes if I want to wear something, I think I'll look like a geek based on the world around me (school environment). And it's so bad for girls. Guys have it easy. Guys could wear a white t-shirt and jeans everyday and it's nothing. Like I said, I am getting better though. I think to myself that people will be like, "Didn't you wear that four days ago?", but then I think, "Do I ever pay attention to what they wear? Not really." So why would they judge me. I really am my worst critic, but now I know that I am one of my only critics and that makes me feel better.

So now I thank you for allowing me to give myself a pep talk.
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Question to ponder

"The philosophy of Jesus and the philosophy of capitalism have always been two opposing philosophies. I have always wondered, 'If Jesus really came back saying everyone should be equal financially and socially and that the rich should give up all their riches and live on the same level with the poor and follow Him, would he be embraced by our capitalistic society or would we put him back on the cross like the Romans did?'"

I gave in quite easily to getting a blog.
This could actaully be good for me since a blog should contain "external interests", and I need to rack my brain a bit more and talk about some stuff that requires more thought than "What should I wear tomorrow" or, "What should I say to him?" and such.
Right now, english class comes to mind... (don't know why)...

At my high school we have six different types of english classes to take as a Junior; A&C advanced and regular, Junior english advanced and regular, AP english Literature, and AP english writing.
English is a required class every year so, why are all these other types needed?
AP english is a little obvious; college credit and what-not. A&C stands for Arts and Communications. Students in that class know that they want to be in the arts field.
So I guess what I'm really talking about is just the difference between A&C and just Junior english.

In Oregon you have to read certain books every year of high school (i.e. Romeo and Juliet freshman year, To Kill A Mocking Bird sophmore year) so there's one thing that each english has to do. Students should be taught writing skills every year no matter if they are advanced or regular. Everyone has to do a couple CIM papers, and write a paper in a certain writing style each semester.
Is the school wasting money on this? They have to have more teachers for more classes. Did they actually stray from their stuff-the-classes-till-they-pop idea and instead they created a whole separate class to teach?
I'm not complaining. I actually am in "A&C advanced Junior english as an independant study" (how do they fit that onto my schedual?), but I love english and I am happy where ever they put me. I started out this year in just regular plain old english because, ironically, the AP classes that I was taking prevented me from taking any of the advanced english classes because they overlapped. I messed up my schedual just so I could take the one I am in now.
So far, some of the stuff I have discussed in my english has also been covered in regular english. Sure, they go at a slower rate, but do they really learn less than anyone else? To me, the only real difference between advanced and regular, A&C and normal english is the amount of books you read. Hope fully, almost any english student who has made it to Junior english can read. No learning there.

Yes, there can be great benifits to separating kids into "you're here because you have to be" english, and "you really like the arts" english, but only if the teachers can utilize them right.
If there are required books to read every year anyways, is this new class a waste?

What is the most benificial difference?