Tuesday, November 18, 2008

#7: Stuffed Animal Day

One time, there was a young girl who nearly died in a car accident, and she was actually saved by the stuffed animals her mother had bought her that day. The state of Minnesota was so stunned by these little lifesavers, they decided to create a holiday dedicated to the plushies- June 4th, National Plush Day, in which the whole day is dedicated to plush animals of every kind. It doesn’t really matter what kind of stuffed toys they are, they just need to have some sort of cotton or beans inside them. People around the nation can celebrate by decorating their house with large various animals and other fluffy items, such as pillows and blankets. You may also get out streamers of blue and white and decorate the house with those. On National Plushie Day, you are able to give gifts and provide many other people with happiness and good cheer. There are various parades on this occasion, and it usually falls on the last day of school. The kids usually take this day and make it a sort of party day at school, and many a time, the teachers join in as well. On this day, there are also quite a couple of specials on the TV. After the incident with the child, many teachers decided to dedicate the school day to teaching children about the safety of driving and being in the right seat in the car at times. Not only is National Plush Day one of gift giving and happiness, but it’s a day to learn about car safety issues. I think that seems fair enough to be a holiday.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

#6: Law of Photography

I wish to put in a law about photography in general. I really would love to have every person in the US to snap some sort of picture of a beautiful sunset, sunrise, or just something about nature in general. Being a huge fan of photographs of nature and peaceful moments, I'd want to see a great deal of books about taking pictures and photos in general. I would want there to be a camera in every household in the USA. If there wasn't, then we would make one available to every person, sort of like the No Child Left Behind agreement that our old president came up with. And if you decided to break the rules, I'd possibly go easy on you- or not. I'd force that person to write a ten thousand word essay on why they chose to not take pictures for the world to see. It's a lot of words, but like they say, "a picture is worth a thousand words." That, or you could go and choose to take five hundred different pictures of places you have seen or go and see in the near future. There's also the issue of copy writing- if someone stole a picture from another and claimed it as their own, not only wold they have to apologize publicly, but they would also have to pay a fine of $250.00. It might seem like a lot of money for a simple photo, but in a sense, it's like stealing art. You just don't do it. The pictures wouldn't have to be of anything very special, either- it could be just a tree swaying in the backyard or a natural disaster aftermath. It's all about capturing the moment, and there are many moments this world has to offer. We catch too few of them, and so many people don't want to get them in the moment. I want that changed.