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The Pain of Love

admin — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:31:35 +0000

By Ashley Ornelas and An NguyenWhat is the reality of an abusive relationship? We interviewed Leslie from the National Domestic Violence Hotline who defined an abusive relationship as the following: “ It can be a physical relationship, it of course can be physical abuse which is anything that can leave a mark such as hitting or slapping. There is also emotional abuse which is anything bad in a relationship that doesn’t leave a mark. Manipulation is also involved control as well it can be calling names, controlling who your friends are, and who you talk to.”Why are we talking about this subject? The reason is that abuse has been more frequent in teens and even adult relationships. Statistics show that 1 out of 3 teenagers have been in violent relationships.That shows how serious this problem has become. There are many reasons that a person may stay in an abusive relationship: Leslie stated, “Well first of all it’s important to know that it isn’t the victims fault when they are in an abusive relationship. It’s very hard for them to understand why that the person they love is treating them this way and then again it has something to do with manipulation. Sometimes it can be very difficult and the most dangerous times are when you’re leaving the relationship.”A student here at LPS, who wishes to remain anonymous, spoke to us about the verbal abuse her father gives to his partner. “I believe the reason that my father does this is because he had a hard childhood. His mom left him at the age of 6 or 7, leaving 9 children and came back when he was about 20 years old. He doesn’t show affection or love to others because he never received it as a child.”There is another side to this story. Why does the victim of the relationship stay with their abuser? There are many reasons women and men stick with their abusive partner. Another student in LPS believes that the reason that they stay with their partner, is because they have hope that the person can change and they can have a stable relationship. The student whose father abuses his partner said, “The reason my mom stays with my father is because she understands him and wants to help him overcome it.”A senior we interviewed here at LPS has been in an abusive relationship. She gave us her explanation on why she stayed for so long in this abusive relationship. “The reason I stayed with him because, I put all my time and effort in the relationship, and we were together for a year and a half going on two. I brought him to my family and friends, I went to all his family events, I dedicated my life to him.” Just as Leslie said it is hard for the victim realize that the person they love is hurting them just as with her situation.There are many signs that your partner may eventually become abusive. Leslie, our expert, stated, “There can be many signs of an abusive relationship of course there is a physical abuse you’ll see bruises signs of punches and cuts signs of emotional abuse can be they don’t do the same things as they use to, stop hanging out with friends and they may only be with their partner all the time. They can be constantly calling that person or getting lots of text messages there can be harassments on face book or my space.”The anonymous student explained to us how her boyfriend took advantage of her. Many of the signs stated by Leslie are in her statement. “I was isolated in my house, couldn’t hang with my friends, couldn’t get mail or take out the garbage. I was stalked in the same apartment complex with the person I ‘loved’.”A male student here at LPS has personal experience with abusive relationships because of his parents. He says, “My mom would fight my dad and my dad would hit back and everything would blow up. I think that it is my mom’s fault because my mom would provoke and verbally abuse my dad, and my dad would get angry. Things would get out of hand.”In his opinion Mexicans have an abusive relationship more than the other races. However, Leslie says, “It’s pretty spread out across racist barriers, abusive relations and every ethnicity, race, religion, creed, gender etc. Nobody is immune to having an abusive relationship.” The student mentioned above was in an abusive relationship and described a horrific experience that scarred her for life. “Last year, December 2006, after Christmas, he was living in Waverly and King. We were watching a movie and guys were calling me. He got jealous, and we got into a big ol’ argument. He took the phone away from me and broke it. He physically slapped me more than 5 times. He continually pushed me against the wall then he took his belt of and started to whip me and I sat quietly and cried.”She did not get help; she stayed with him even though he attacked her. “I didn’t get help because I knew before that one day I will wake up and realize that my life isn’t depended or planned on to love this guy forever. I know that now I become a stronger person, emotionally and mentally, and I knew I deserved way much better than anyone who would beat me up. I was scared to leave him; I was scared everywhere I went.”You don’t have to take the abuse that this student did. There are options, resources, and online chat available to you so you don’t have to stay in the relationships. There is also a website called: http://loveisrespect.org which is twenty-four hour help site and there is a National Domestic Violence Hotline (www.ndvh.org) is where we found Leslie, who gave us great information.Steps to come out of an abusive relationship vary on what the person decides to do. Leslie has these recommendations, “I would really suggest that they talk to somebody about it and especially get their talk together it can be very confusing to the person who is in an abuse relationship. And as far as what they want to do so I suggest they talk to somebody like a family member or a counselor at school or if they need to call us or chat with us we can help give them options and give them some education on their situation.” If you want to get out of an abusive relationship there are so many possibilities as Leslie stated you do not have do deal with such abuse.Most of the students we interviewed agree that verbal abuse is just as bad as physical abuse. A broken arm heals in about 6 weeks, but an emotional scar takes a long time to heal. Leslie says, “Definitely, verbal abuse is just as bad as physical abuse. It may not leave physical marks but it hurts just as much, and it is just as serious.”But just because there is verbal abuse in a relationship that does not mean it will not lead to physical abuse. Leslie also stated, “It doesn’t always, but it can sometimes. It’s a sign that physical abuse can become things that get worse but it doesn’t always end up that way.” But would you take the risk of having both a physical and verbal abuse?At LPS, there are people in abusive relationships. One student knows of at least 4 couples in which a partner is being abused. The student we spoke to wanted to give advice to those people who are still in an abusive relationship. “Even though you love, hate, or scared of someone you’re in a relationship with, nobody deserves to be physically, mentally, and emotionally abused. You should never let anybody do anything abusive to you, because that is not love.”So, if you know anybody in an abusive relationship or you’re in one, do not go at it alone. Take the steps to getting out so you can start running your own life.Here is a list of numbers and sites where you can find help:Love is Respect: http://loveisrespect.orgNational Teen Dating Abuse Helpline: 1-866-331-9474The National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFEhttp://www.ndvh.orgNext Door: Solutions to Domestic Violence234 E. Gish Road, Suite 200San Jose, CA 9511224 Hour Hotline: 408-279-2962

Behind the Helmet: A revealing interview with Master Chief

admin — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:45:17 +0000

By Alex FonsecaIt was a Sunday morning. The sun was shining and there was a breeze in the air. The Master Chief and I had decided on meeting at a local Black Angus. While we had planned to meet at nine it was about a quarter to eleven. I was sitting patiently at my table awaiting his arrival, I ordered some coffee and prayed I had specified which Black Angus to meet yet I could not shake the feeling I had been stood up. As I was about to stand up and pull out my chair

“… killing alien zealots bent on mass suicide is my thing, ya know, It’s my therapy…”

I saw him. As he came in the restraint light flickered off of his green titanium armor. His heavy footsteps seemed to buckle the floor. There were bullet holes across his chest plate and many scratches from close encounter fights or a “Beat-Down”, the battle hardened chief wore all of his scars on the outside. He commanded respect with his sheer magnitude of his presence.As he approached the table I quaked with fear, my mouth hung open and as he came toward me the thought of running off scared had briefly crossed my mind. But even before he spoke, despite my fear I was also joyful being in the presence of such a hero. I knew that whatever the first words he would say to me would be influential words, words that I would remember on my death bed. What he said was “This is Spartan 117… can I take a seat?” As the master chief sat down the wooden chair under him could not support the sheer weight of his half ton armor. A loud thud erupted inside the Black Angus and a small crater appeared where his chair once was. “Oh jezz” the Master Chief said with complete sincerity, “I’ll pay for that later.”As I began to start up the conversation, the Chief said “I’m sorry I was late, I left my condo around nine but got stuck in traffic”. “That’s odd” I said “I didn’t think there was any traffic on a Sunday?” “Well first off a scorpion tank takes up at least two lanes”. “Why didn’t you take a warthog then?” I pondered allowed to the Chief. “It’s in the shop, me and Cortana got in a spat the other day and she cut my brake lines”. My facial expression was of visible concern. “Oh don’t worry, I only died twice”. Master Chief then stood up straight, by this time the staff of Black Angus, not wanting to turn away any business because of a chair buckling under a half a ton man had melded every booster seat in the restaurant together to form what somewhat resembled an armchair. “Excuse Me” the chief then turned his head slightly and I thought I heard what seemed to be a woman… inside of his helmet. “Yes I know I deserved it… you’re right, I could not have possibly made it through all three of the games without you.” The chief then made a slightly odd motion with his helmet; I assumed this was the Master Chiefs version of a ‘wink’. “How is your relationship with Cortana, Chief?” There was a long pause, Master Chief reached for the back of his helmet and pulled out a thin diskette that he placed in the middle of the table. “We have a complex relationship, she is like my guide and my critic, still, I know she cares for me more than she lets on.”

“… say what you want about (gears of war), at least they don’t jump around like idiots …”

“I see, it sounds like you to have something very… unique”. “(laughs) I guess we do, she is very controlling, always telling me things like which vehicle to use, or how I should kill the enemy, you know the little things.” “So Chief now I am going to tell you a series of words and I want you to tell me the first thing that comes to your mind.” The Chief nodded his head. “Alright then let’s get started.”“Warthog”, “double kill”“Scorpion Tank”, “running riot”“Blue”, Cortana“The Rolling Stones”, “magazine or the band?”“Both”, “awful magazine, too busy to listen to music”“Marcus Fenix”, “Idiot”“Master Chief” , “Awesome”“Grunt”, “Dead”“Elite”, “Dead”“Brute”, “Dead”“Flood”, “Scary, then dead”We both shared a good laugh as I read of Master Chief’s answers aloud. “Oh, I was just kidding about that pot shot toward Marcus Fenix”. I saw an opening to ask one of my personal questions to Master Chief and I took it. “Speaking of which there are rumors going around about a rivalry concerning you two is there any truth to that?” “Let me set everyone straight and say that, me and Marcus are not enemies.” I raised my eyebrows doubting the sincerity of this statement. “We are rivals, but were also share a lot of interests and common ground”. “If there was anything you could change the game you star in what would it be?”. Without hesitation the Master Chief responded “jumping”. “Jumping?” “Yes jumping, there many other things I would change; like personally killing every twelve- year old that plays Halo online, or finding the guy who took out the assault rifle from Halo 1 and didn’t move it over to Halo 2, but what really gets me furious is the jumping ability, say what you want about (gears of war), at least they don’t jump around like idiots to kill people, you know that’s fine if you’re playing Mario or some kiddy game like that but don’t put that mess in a game where realism is key”. I gave Master Chief a minute to cool off because at this point he was shouting.Very carefully and cautiously I followed up with “Chief you do realize that jumping is a major component in the game? Also it seems that realism is not that big of concern, after all you do realize that most of the enemies you kill are eight feet tall aliens, one looks like a cross between a squid, a lizard and a human while the other main enemy looks basically like Chewbacca from the star wars films”. The Master Chief abruptly got up from his seat made of melded booster seats and left. He proceeded to make his way to restroom, obviously fuming from the questions I had raised.“You’ll have to forgive him he gets emotional often” Who was that woman? I thought to myself, needless to say I was a little startled hearing a voice from seemingly nowhere. “Don’t look so shocked. Now look down” I did “Now look to the right. No my right” I still could not figure out where this voice was coming from and I picked up on the slight annoyance in her voice. I felt like a fool it was then I had realized that the Master Chief, either deliberately or subconsciously did not put Cortana back inside of his helmet, and she was now speaking to me.

“…(Cortana and I) have a complex relationship, (Cortana) is like my guide and my critic, still, I know she cares for me more than she lets on…”

“John is a sensitive guy”. “John?” “Yes John, didn’t you do your research? That’s his name.” ‘John’ came back from the bathroom, I apologized. “Let’s just get on with a new topic”, “Alright then,” I said. The Chief placed Cortana back inside of his helmet and again turned his head slightly “I’m fine…. No really, I’m ok now…. You’re right, as usual….I love you too.” He turned his head to me once again and I asked him “One last Question Master Chief, you have without a doubt one of the most stressful jobs in the world, how do you relax?” The Master Chief laughed “Do you know why I chose to do what I do? It’s because killing alien zealots bent on mass suicide is my thing, ya know, it’s my therapy” I nodded “I think that I make a difference in the world, one I have saved everyone’s life on earth at least three different times, secondly, I like to think I help the covenant convert to a different religion…Death…and I do that with a gun.” The Chief got up from his seat and asked me I f I could get the check, and since neither of us had eaten anything during the course of the conversation the check would be formulated out of the many damages made by the Chief. “Sorry I have to cut this short, my Warthog is out of the shop, and Cortana says I have to pick it up right now”.I think this conversation was worth the price of any check, right? All in all I was very satisfied with the interview, and as I saw him walk away I thought to myself…. I can’t believe he stuck me the bill.

Abortions: Don’t Send Angels Back to Heaven

admin — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:37:54 +0000

By Robert TruongWhat’s more precious than life itself? Everyday in the United States people come to a decision to either have an abortion or to not have an abortion. Each year around 1,300,000 people have abortions that seem so cruel. If we didn’t have 1,300,000 abortions per year, can you even think of what our civilization would be like? In that many numbers, there is bound to be someone who either changes the world or invent something to make life better. There are plenty of people that believe women have the right to have abortions by their own choice. I, however, believe that the idea of accepting the choice to terminate a fetus’ life is inhumane and done out of fear.On the other hand, there are some cases where kids get pregnant at the ages from 10 to 17 years old. The question to this situation is: Should youth have an abortion if they are too young? Amandalina Guitierrez says “WATCH YOUR KIDS PEOPLE,” saying that the parents are at fault here. Although it could be true that parents are to blame, some kids don’t have parents to watch over them. But, they must have someone because no one is all alone.Right now the law states that if kids don’t have enough intelligence and are under 18, the parents or guardian will decide whether the baby lives or dies. The choice of abortion now depends on the situation. If the pregnant female can go through with having the baby, then let the baby be. And, if the child isn’t wanted, then give the baby up for adoption.One student suggests that in the future the girl might be longing for her baby and say things such as “Where’s my baby?” Why is it that she wants the baby now when she didn’t want him/her before? I asked this question around, and the answer that I have received from most people and students was that you need to make one choice. This choice is either to keep the baby or to give him/her away. Besides that, if the female is unable to go through with the pregnancy due to things such as medical complications, then the only thing that you can do is have an abortion.Many people might ask: “Would you have an abortion if your wife was raped by a man, and the child wasn’t yours?” For this, an abortion is performed all of the time, but is it really necessary? Does it all of a sudden occur to people that if their wife was raped that abortion is the only option? In these kinds of cases, abortions are performed out of love, anger, or plenty of other reasons. Yet, if you love your partner and they love you back, then can’t you both live with having a baby even though it isn’t yours? In these cases, does loving your partner open the gateway to abortion? I’ll let you think about that.In an interview on Bloomberg.com, a person named Rick Warner interviewed Tony Kaye who made the movie called Lake of Fire. The movie took an amazing 16 years to produce because of the topic that is so widely discussed in the US and caused him to use 6 million dollars of his own money. Lake of Fire was a movie showing the experiences of people who go through abortions. The documentary shows graphic scenes with footage of discarded legs, arms, and even heads. Warner asks “Was it really necessary to show such footage?” and Kaye replied saying “Since the film is about abortion, I felt I had to show what an abortion was. It would have been fraudulent of me not to have included that in the film.” Warner was curious about why Tony Kaye would talk about such a broad topic, and Kaye said that he approached the topic because he feels that people don’t know what they are doing and he wants to address how other people debate about whether abortion is murder or not. If you haven’t seen Lake of Fire, it would be a very good movie for you to watch. It will be a little graphic, but it is what comes with having an abortion.Another online article told the story of a woman named Ziii who had five abortions in a five year range (which is an abortion per year). She was young and didn’t know her choices. “It’s not like I enjoy having abortions,” Ziii claims “it’s just that I thought I had no other choice.” I’m not saying Ziii was a bad person for having five abortions, but she did it because she thought she didn’t have a choice. How can you think that you don’t have a choice when it comes to a life? This is probably a way of the past, of how it used to be. We used to think that we didn’t have a choice because we didn’t know much. But now it’s different. We know that we can continue with the pregnancy and have the baby be adopted. Ignorance was a thing of the past; let’s keep it that way.Nowadays, having an abortion usually isn’t the result of the problem that comes with the baby or of a problem the baby has. The problem is people’s fear. They may not seem to look like they are scared, but it’s as the old saying goes, “looks can be deceiving”. Some people are scared of the put-downs from others. Others are afraid of having their family find out that he/she has had pre-marital sex. Not to forget that some people can’t take the fact that their kid will have mental retardation (MR) and become a burden to them and their family. Once again, the potential responses of others to giving birth to a poor child with MR is a sign of fear. For example, “Poor John and Susie they have a MR child”. In effect, people will feel sorry for them, which is what John and Susie don’t want. This is called unsolicited sympathy and can also be fear-related.Take for example a family that has three children who are all in school and with both parents that are working hard to support their family. They might have an abortion because they fear the extra burden a new born baby would place on their family financially. One of the parents might have to stay home to raise the baby instead of working. Another fear-based example would be the young adult who is single and has no support from her boyfriend. She might be working on a career, but her plans would have to be halted in order to care for a newborn, which is obviously a new burden. Again, these are fear-based decisions.These fear-based decisions are based on reality and aren’t unfounded due to the fact that unplanned pregnancies lead to unplanned burdens. While there are burdens in life, people need to learn how to live with burdens. Completing schoolwork, educating yourself, starting a career, paying a house mortgage, making a car payment, and having a baby are burdens that many people go through. But having a baby should be good and should perhaps not even be deserving of being called a “burden”. And yet, abortions are still happening everyday? If these burdens aren’t faced, then how would we get along in life?An abortion isn’t only done purely out of fear, but a lot of the reasons are based in fear (even though we think it isn’t). It just seems to me that terminating an unplanned pregnancy is an easy way to relieve a burden that we are afraid to face.

I wrote this based on why people have abortions and to speak for those who do not have a voice. Those who do not have the voice to speak up for themselves are the babies themselves. As you should know, babies can’t speak for themselves to argue for their lives. So, we need to write for them, speak for them, stand for them, and fight for them. If you are AFRAID of these burdens, DON’T do things to run away from them. Just let someone take it from your hands with a smile. There are plenty of people who would accept a baby; you don’t have to keep the baby just because it was born by you. We have choices now, we don’t have to murder someone. We can just let someone else take care of them.

Art Supplies Theft

admin — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:03:15 +0000

By: Yara HidalgoMany of us, in our early childhood were taught that stealing is WRONG and that you should never keep something without the owner giving it to you. According to www.dictionary.com the exact definition of stealing is “to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, esp. secretly or by force.”There has been an issue that has both caught my attention and impacts the entire school because it sets a tone and mood. Over the course of the year, students have been stealing many things from her classroom. It’s sad to know that we have students who don’t have a moral conscience who only think about themselves and don’t take into consideration the effects that they cause. By writing this article, hopefully I will get to touch the hearts of those students who have sneaked into their pockets something that isn’t theirs.I confronted Ms. Kimble on Thursday to ask how she felt about the issue.Q: When did you start noticing that your materials were missing?A: “About the second week of class.”Q: What things have been missing? (specify)A: “Erasers 30, pencils+, blending tools (stubs), props for drawing, 2 clear and glitter balls which were taken from the top of my desk also taken from my desk, 2 erasers shaped like dollar bills, one like a skull and bones, a small sealed red envelope with money in it, drawing pencils, pens, markers, scissors, taken from the drawer of my desk almost an entire box of black markers, one larger ball black with white buttons all over it , taken from my drawing pencil box at least 15 markers that are double sided that cost about $4 each, 3 small model cars, 3 entire sets of markers, plus other assorted markers, a lizard that was a prop which a teacher later returned to me, 7 small pumpkins, 9 small dried corn, bugs (plastic ones), 6 turtles.”Q: How do you feel about this?A: “I am extremely disappointed and sad that my student’s would steal from our class and continue to do so after I have talked to them. There seems to be a general acceptance of the fact that individuals steal and it seems to be ok.”Q: What have you done to prevent it from happening again?A: “I have rearranged the room and do not allow students in certain areas.”Q: Has it worked?A: “Not very well.”Q: Has this ever happened to you at other schools you’ve taught?A: “Yes, occasionally but never to this extent.”Q: How does this affect the rest of the students?A: “I don’t know how much longer I can continue to provide interesting objects, (props) to draw, I spend my own time to purchase items for class. I spend my own money and then I have to wait to get reimbursed which takes quite awhile. So that takes money out of my personal budget. It means that all of my classes will suffer and be without because of a few selfish individuals who have no personal or social conscience…….”Q: What’s the message you want to send to the students who took your materials?A: “First that it is wrong to steal which I am sure they know, and second why would you steal from yourself and from people who are trying to help you and who care about you it’s like stealing from your family from your social and school family.”Q: Why, do you think students stole your materials?A: “Fist for selfish reasons, only caring about what they want. Because maybe they do not have certain things so they feel entitled to take from others and because of ignorance to the idea that they are hurting themselves and others who care about them. And because we all have to learn that we should develop a social conscience which means for the greater good, to care about yourself as part of a larger community of friends, associates, school mates and people just like you who make up your community that you live in your family and friends, your school, your city ,your state , your country your planet.”Q: What other alternatives have you worked out?A: “I am in the process now. Hopefully this article will help.”Ms. Kimble feels very disappointed because she no longer has the trust she use to have with her students. Students who stole, please stop killing it for everyone, PLEASE STOP stealing. It is not fun, and it is not good because it’s preventing all of us from using good materials. After experiences like this, Ms. Kimble won’t like to buy materials that are worth it. What would she spend her time and energy for if students are going to steal them again? Do it for your own self conscience. Do what’s right, not what’s wrong! Remember that what goes around comes around, KARMA!!!

Stewie Griffin Vs Jimmy Neutron

admin — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:57:52 +0000

By Javier Chavez and Robert TruongWho’s better: Stewie Griffin or Jimmy Neutron? Both cartoons characters are highly popular for their respective age groups. Although they are both very popular, we’ve come across the question “who is the top dog?” by people and enthusiasts. Even though both cartoons are aimed at different age groups, plenty of kids 11 and under watch both shows. By examining how each character operates under different circumstances, we can come to see who is better overall. Since each of them is smart and young, we are going to settle the dispute! We have stated various facts about Stewie and Jimmy. There are six ways to see who’s better: appearance, morality, dancing skills, intelligence, sense of humor, and accomplishments. Who will come out on top?Appearance: Who looks better? Nine-haired Stewie, or Jimmy’s oversized, milk chocolate, whip cream style hair?Stewie’s hair helps him look good in almost any situation, but makes him look older than just a baby. Jimmy’s head will always be warm with his uniquely massive amount of hair. Not only that, but he can hide things in his hair, and it is capable of being transformed into about any hair style.They both wear cloths that suit them for their age and isn’t a bad influence for others. Stewie usually wears what every baby could wear, which is overalls. Jimmy wears clothes that are meant for summer, and there is an atom sign on his shirt showing his love of science. Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll.Morality: What type of character are they: evil or good?Jimmy doesn’t seem to be evil, but he does things that have caused stuff like another ice age to happen by “accident” because he was feeling too hot in the summer. Even though he causes problems, he always fixes them in the end. In addition, he saved the world one time from an alien invasion which most kids his age couldn’t do.Stewie on the other hand, never did anything to change the world as drastic as an ice age, but he does hate almost everyone besides himself. He hates his own mom so much that he wants to destroy her, which is a horrible inspiration for kids.Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll.Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll.Dancing Abilities: In both shows, Stewie and Jimmy get their groove on.Jimmy dances in only one episode which is when he turns himself into a mentally challenged kid and then dances. When Jimmy danced he looked sugar high, and if you haven’t seen a sugar high person dance, it’s pretty pathetic. Overall, Jimmy doesn’t dance much.On the other hand, Stewie has a massive amount of experience dancing. He can break dance, do the tango, act like a stripper, and not only that, he can do martial arts dancing! Stewie has danced with hookers, kids his age, and in dramatic productions. For example, Stewie did a play called “You Do” with a girl his age named Olivia. This was a good dance that gave Stewie and Olivia good money, until they stopped the play, that is. Once again Stewie is a bad inspiration to kids by running around with hookers and then dancing with them. Stewie is a baby and he is already like this? What will he be like when he is older? He probably might be a messed up adult.Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll.Intelligence: Battle of the wits!Jimmy has made a huge amount of inventions that are sometimes good, and sometimes bad. He has inventions that can save the world, give various hair styles in seconds, provide fast transportation, rewind time, and do plenty more! He even made himself a little brother and his own companion! Jimmy can do so many things with his inventions: he made a burger shack look like it was on a “Pimp my Fast Food Restaurant” show. That’s not the only thing, but everything he does has an invention somewhere in it.Stewie has made inventions that are good, but simply not good enough to beat Jimmy. Stewie has made inventions that make you able to go into someone’s body, go back in time, a machine that can obliterate you, a gun inside of a sandwich, hypnotizing ray, and many more devious devices. Although he has good inventions meant for destroying people, most of his inventions Jimmy has already made.Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll.Accomplishments: Now for the various things that Stewie and Jimmy have done!Stewie had his own talk show, was transformed into an octopus-like mutant, and even got drunk! The amazing thing is that he can do all this, and he is just a baby!As for Jimmy, he moved and looked like Neo in “The Matrix”, saved the world, and survived an encounter with a T-Rex! Since when does any kid have all these skills? Both are amazing as well as funny and cool at the same time.Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll.Sense of Humor: Who’s more entertaining?Of course both characters have moments that fill the audience full of laughter: but which character causes the audience to “overflow” with laughter?Stewie is an awesome person to go to for a fun time for almost any age around 14 and up. Even though he is a baby, Stewie seems like he is older and can make you laugh without even thinking “wow what’s wrong with this kid?” For example: Just go to this site and see for yourself at http://www.stewielive.com/ while you’re there try typing in words such as hang, laser, pig, eat, cry, fart, dance, kill, or anything that comes to mind.Jimmy does things that the ages of 6 and up would find funny, but is it really funny when you get past the age of 14? He can be funny in a few episodes, but when you hit the age when you should be more mature, it doesn’t seem as funny as before. Even though it won’t be as funny as before, it will still keep you laughing. You can check it out by going to this site and watching his trailer. http://www.nick.com/all_nick/movies/jimmy_neutron/Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll.It’s a hard decision on which is better between Jimmy and Stewie overall, but sadly, it seems that most likely it will depend on who you’re talking to. If you were talking to a parent that doesn’t want their child to be a troublemaking, hateful child, then Jimmy is better. On the other hand, if you want to just be entertained and have a good laugh, of course Stewie is better. Usually people would like Stewie because everyone wants to be entertained, but that doesn’t mean that nobody likes Jimmy. Jimmy is still a good inspiration to little kids all around. So, in the end it just depends on whose opinion of which of the two is better.Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll.