White Hat

I dont know anything about this topic yet.

According to wikipedia, " The term "white hat" in Internet slang refers to an ethical computer hacker, or a computer security expert, who specializes in penetration testing and in other testing methodologies to ensure the security of an organization's information systems.^[1] Ethical hacking is a term coined by IBM meant to imply a broader category than just penetration testing.^[2] White-hat hackers are also called "sneakers",^[3] red teams, or tiger teams.<sup>[4]"

In other words, White Hat hackers are people whose passion is "code" and help organizations make their security systems more reliable and better. 

WHAT I WANT TO KNOW:</sup>

What is White Hat?
http://www.yourwindow.to/information-security/gl_whitehatblackhathackers.htm
According to this webpage, and parlty to wikipedia, White Hat hackers are people whose passion is "code" and help organizations make their security systems more reliable and better. Most of this people do this for a living

How does it work?  http://www.yourwindow.to/information-security/gl_whitehatblackhathackers.htm

These hackers are payed by big corporations to make their software's better (to test their software's security and make it relevant), though they may also work for evil purposes for bad people or for their own benefit.  


Is there any other types of hackers?

http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/black-hat

Another name for hackers that break into a computer for malicious purposes are known as Black Hat. Unlike the White Hat hackers, these people might steel or corrupt files in the computer, as well as damage the software. This way the computer is opened to anyone, and many times the owners of the computer dont know that it is open. This makes it very easy for people to steel information. 



MORE INFO AND WHAT I HAVE LEARNED: 

• "The term comes from old Western movies, where heros often wore white hats and the "bad guys" wore black hats" (http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/black-hat)
• In this blog, white hackes express to the public ceveral facts and comments they have about how people see them and what their real purpose is.http://tdarkcabal.blogspot.com/
• https://www.whitehatsec.com/abt/contact.html here you can directly contact white hat and see where their office is
• White Hat corporation can be found in many places http://www.whitehat.com.au/contact.asp
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCmSzMhsFps   this is a great explenation about what the types of hackers there are

HOW THIS TOPIC CONNECTS TO MY LIFE:

This topic relates to my life because I can become aware about the hacking world and what people's knowledge can take them to cause or do. By knowing how hacking works, then I can understand computers and technology better, making it more interesting to work with them. I am impressed at how much I have liked this project until now and I am excited to continue working with it next class. 

QUESTION I HAVE:

How much time or process does it take for a person to become adequate for doing this type of job?

Legalization or Marijuana

PROS:

Logos:
-Marihuana has not killed anybody
THIS DOES NOT MEAN THT IT CAN LEAD TO FURTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS: BRAIN DAMAGE, LUNG PROBLEMS ETC
Pathos:
-Helps people with depression and chronic pain
THIS PEOPLE ARE REQUIRED TO USE IT, NOT PEOPLE WHO DONT NEED IT

Ethos:
-cigarettes have killed more people THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT MARIJUANA SHOULD BE LEGAL
-It is legal even though it is more dangerous and addictive
IF IT IS MORE DANGEROUS AND ADDICTIVE, WHY LEGALIZE IT



CONS: INFO HERE
Logos:

-Marijuana may cause physical damages to some users, such as lung damage.
-Marijuana may cause physical damages to nonusers through secondhand smoke.

Pathos:
-Marihuana is not morally right

Some consider use of the drug as morally wrong. Many religions and moral codes prohibit the use of intoxicating substances. Marijuana is generally considered to fit into this category.

Ethos:

-More people will be affected by this, since young citizens could obtain it fast

-lack of accepted safety for use. After decades of study the FDA continues to reaffirm that there is no medical benefit provided by the use of smoked marijuana and that, in fact, considerable harm can be caused by such use.

-affirm the 2006 FDA finding and vast scientific evidence that marijuana causes harm. 
-Studies show that marijuana use often progresses to the use of harder drugs. In other words, people experiment with what is often thought of as a "harmless" drug. Then, after using it for a while, a bigger "high" is sought; thus, users then turn to the harder stuff like heroin, LSD, cocaine, etc. This is particularly a problem since most people will not directly start abusing the harder drugs that are generally understood to be harmful. = maybe they will just experiment with it at first but they have the risk of trying new and harmful drugs in the future

-Legalization would increase the chances of the drug falling into the hands of kids. Even unhealthy legal items such as cigarettes and alcohol are prohibited from being sold to kids. This is because kids generally don't exhibit the same reasoning, responsibility, and judgment of an adult. And their bodies aren't as equipped to handle the intake of these substances. The problem is even worse for marijuana use. Developing brains and bodies can be dealt serious blows by the use of marijuana. Any time you make something legal, you increase the accessibility to children. All too often kids and teenagers get their hands on alcohol or cigarettes. We shouldn't let the same thing happen with marijuana.

Physical damage would be done to users that abuse the drug. Although some studies have been disputed, marijuana abuse has been tied to brain damage, cancer, lung damage, depression, amotivational syndrome, and even death. The brain damage has been shown to cause memory loss and difficulty in problem solving. It is the governments duty to protect the public from such dangerous drugs. After all, that's why the FDA was created.

http://www.umsl.edu/~keelr/4380_ss08_wiki/ba0e099eb51f95fb9dfc0d6d2f268372.html

PEOPLE AGAINST MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION:

• message that smoking marijuana is harmless
  because it’s legal.
• Protecting them from the crimes related to growing and selling marijuana in
  your neighborhood.
• Protecting them from an increased number of drugged drivers
• Protecting our workplaces from workers using marijuana

1. Marijuana can be socially addictive. If a person got addicted on it, his life becomes dependent on it.
2. Some long-time users say that marijuana is addictive. Many of them show signs of dependence on marijuana because they develop withdrawal symptoms if they were not able to use the drug.
3. Marijuana’s medical uses are not yet globally accepted.
4. The evidences gathered showed that marijuana is a gateway drug.
5. The use of marijuana is often associated with laziness because users of this drug tend to be lazy and loser people.
6. Marijuana is not the only plant or drug that can be used as a pain reliever. Many plants or herbs exhibit a pain reliever property and many are yet to be discovered. 
7. Marijuana can possibly have negative long-term effects because marijuana smoke contains the same cancer-causing ingredients of tobacco.
8. If marijuana is legalized, it increases the possibilities of individual driving under the influence of the drug. It may cause the increase of the percentage of car accidents and death rate.
9. Marijuana would still be illegal for teenagers.
10. Marijuana can cause family problems which may lead to broken families.





ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR OF LEGALIZATION ARE WRONG:

A. LEGALIZATION WILL FINISH DRUG TRAFFICKING, AND ORGANIZE CRIME
- Since legalization will only cover apply to soft drugs, then drug trafficking will continue around hard drugs
-Hard drugs produce higher profits and thus the most powerful criminal will continue trafficking
-Since legalization will not allow minors to consume soft drugs, and illegal traffic will develop around minors. 

B. LEGALIZATION WILL DIMINISH CONSUMPTION 
- This has been proved wrong; in the US between 1890-1903, consumption increased 500% (multiplied by 5) 
- Recently in the Netherlands, it has been a change in policy, since coffee shops have lead to more consumption and even to a drug tourism

C. MARIJUANA HAS NOT KILLED ANYBODY
- Users of marijuana move to harder drugs that cause more damage
-Marijuana does produce further damage:
The active ingredient in marijuana, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, acts on cannabinoid receptors on nerve cells and influences the activity of those cells. Some brain areas have many cannabinoid receptors, but other areas of the brain have few or none at all. Many cannabinoid receptors are found in the parts of the brain that influence pleasure, memory, thought, concentration, sensory and time perception, and coordinated movement.

When high doses of marijuana are used, usually when eaten in food rather than smoked, users can experience the following symptoms:

• Hallucinations
• Delusions
• Impaired memory
• Disorientation

Effects on the Heart

Within a few minutes after smoking marijuana, the heart begins beating more rapidly and the blood pressure drops. Marijuana can cause the heart beat to increase by 20 to 50 beats per minute, and can increase even more if other drugs are used at the same time.

Because of the lower blood pressure and higher heart rate, researchers found that users' risk for a heart attack is four times higher within the first hour after smoking marijuana, compared to their general risk of heart attack when not smoking.

LUNGS: 

Although one study found that marijuana smokers were three times more likely to develop cancer of the head or neck than non-smokers, that study could not be confirmed by further analysis.

D. MARIJUANA HAS NOT BEEN PROVEN TO AFFECT HEALTH:

- There are studies that show that marijuana has negative effects on parts of your body (can lead to cancer); some studies have to be confirmed, but if there is a health risk the best is to avoid access to this risk (PRINCIPAL OF PRECAUTION) 

E. PEOPLE THAT ARE INNOCENT ARE GOING TO JAIL BECAUSE OF THE USE OF MARIJUANA:

- The criminalization of drug trafficking is not incompatible with social policies to help drug addicts and rehabilitation 

if people continue smoking, they will continue to buy more to the people who produce marijuana ( narcos- drug traffickers)

College Exploration on Naviance

Day 2:

Based on my results, Social Services(I got in the test), I will search colleges that offer this and one of my options of study, writing.

I have not find a university

College Exploration on Naviance

Day 1:

I was absent. I went to binationals.

Google Day 4

GOALS:

-Finish my Blog and put improvement in Photos I edit there
http://photoalteringblog.blogspot.com/

I altered some photos and put them on my blog so that people could see the difference in color.

-Find other easy webpages to alter colors on photos, or if not, stick to BeFunky
I decided to stick to be funky because the other webpages I found were to professional and hard to work on.

-Explain on my webpage how BeFunky makes the photo color be brighter or affected in some way

I used examples and pictures on my blog on how what the names of the effects were.