The Greatest Hamiltonian?

Who's entitled The Greatest Hamiltonian?

Hmm, well that's easy to answer....ME!

haha, of course I am only kidding. But really, what entitles someone to be awarded the "Greatest Hamiltonian" Award?

A good Hamiltonian, in my opinion, is someone who should hold characteristics such as these:

Caring, honesty, fairness, courage, patriotism, respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, and finally, assertion.

In caring, I mean one who's actually concerened about others and their opinions and feelings. He/she must also be honest and live up to anything they've done wrong. In addition to that, fairness plays a major role when it comes to a good Hamiltonian! Because we live in such a discriminating and racial society, one must be fair and treat everyone equally! Equality is key to having a better society.

Courage and assertion are somewhat related to each other... You must have the courage to stand up for yourself and others; therefore, your voice must be heard.

Patriotism means being proud of your country and defending it. Responsibility is quite significant when it comes to a great Hamiltonian. He/she must be responsible in taking care of work. They have duties in which they need to fulfill.

A good Hamiltonian must be respectful to others and oneself. This is what others call "the Golden Rule". You treat others exactly the same way you want to be treated!

Now, looking at The Greatest Hamiltonian, there are 50 nominees that are awaiting to be crowned the Greatest Hamiltonian, but who deserves the title? Well, I have already researched and carefully selected who my votes go to. But just to make it a little more interesting, let's play the guess who game!

This candidate:
-was born in 1910
-Is a leader and a visionary
-Died at the age of 95
-Shalom Village patron and board member
**Havent' guessed yet? Well, here's what's gonna give it away . . .
-A Holocaust survivor who came to Canada from Hungary with only a suitcase
-Built the Effort Trust Company
-Provided employment and quality housing for thousands of Hamiltonians.
-Ontario's largest landlord outside Toronto.

All these candidates have contributed to our society in endless ways, and whether they win this title or not, they are true Hamiltonians in the heart. However, personally, I believe that Arthur Weisz would be the candidate to win the "Greatest Hamitonian" title, because he came into Canada without having anything and built his way through into becoming Ontario's largest landlord outside Toronto. He built the Effort Trust Company and

sheltered countless Hamiltonians. In addition to that, he was a true survivor of the Holocaust.

In my eyes, Arthur Weisz, a true leader and visionary should be crowned "The Greatest Hamiltonian" !!

Work Cited:

http://www.hamiltonspectator.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=hamilton/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1143499813048&call_pageid=1135681909040&col=1140521646278

http://www.mcmaster.ca/ua/opr/nms/newsreleases/2004/convocation.html

http://www.fritziinc.com/tree/pafn752.htm

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A04E2DA103AF934A1575AC0A9669C8B63

http://www.shalomvillage.on.ca/gv_2006_06.pdf

http://www.canadiancrc.com/images/newspaper_logos/Hamilton_Spectator.gif

http://www.hamiltonspectator.com/images/hs/hs1399771_2.jpg

Should Your Daughters Get the HPV Vaccine?!

So you're sitting at the dinner table and your 10 year old daughter starts telling you how her and her friends are getting the HPV vaccine at school tomorrow... What's your first reaction to that?! Hmm, I am guessing 10 million thoughts would go through your mind; HPV vaccine? My TEN year old will be sexually active soon?!

Here's the big question though: Are these girls too young to get this shot?
Based on the article, Should Your Daughters Get the HPV Vaccine?, several parents believe that this age is too young to even know where the cervix is, let alone what HPV really is.
For anyone who doesn't know what the HPV vaccine is; here's a quick summary ; it's a drug that helps prevent a sexually transmitted virus that could lead to cancer. I was really anxious to know why girls need to be at that extremely young age to get this needle, so I did a little research and here's what I got...
The vaccine covers four HPV types and girls who have not been infected with any of those four types will get the full benefits of the vaccine. Therefore, the younger you are, the less sexually active you will be, which means you will less likely be infected with an HPV type.

Would I want my daughter to get the vaccine? It took me a while to come up with an answer because I was worried about what side effects this might have; however, I searched to find these side effects and I couldn't find any severe ones that might be harmful. This helped answer my question; although allowing girls to get this needle might encourage sexual intercourse, I would take that risk to protect my daughter from getting cancer. And yes, there's no actual guarantee of this vaccine working, but if I have the option of somewhat preventing cancer, then I definitely will allow it.

Some parents hesitate in allowing their daughters to get the vaccine because of the public eye. Yet, they never take into consideration what's in the best interest for their daughters. As discussed in class, empathy is the ability to see something through the eyes of someone else; therefore, in this case, the parents should be empathetic and experience the situation from their daughter's point of view rather than the perspective of the public. At the end of the day, it's your daughter that will be affected by this decision, not the public!

Looking back at the article, I believe that although society looks for the safety of young girls/women, it should still be the parents' decision for their daughters. I also believe that forcing the parents by having their daughters get the vaccine at school for free is not fair. If the society's main concern is the safety of young girls then this vaccine should be given for free rather than letting them pay over $400 for three doses over six months.

I just thought that this video is a great example as it outlines the views of the government, the parents and a 4th grader on this issue!

(From American Morning News-CNN)


Work Cited:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070914.whpv15/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home
http://www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV-vaccine.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9zcwW4mTP8

http://publicaffairs.uth.tmc.edu/hleader/gfx/2006art/hpv.jpg

http://images.parenthood.com/hpv-vaccine.jpg

Alder, B. Ronald, George Rodman ,and Alexandre Sévigny. Understanding Human Communication. Canadian Edition. Don Mills: Oxford, 2008.

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