Fidel Castro is a world leader that I admire for many reasons. Firstly, he led a revolution against a corrupt government ruled by an evil dictator named Fulgencio Batista. Then he went on to lead the country of Cuba by ousting their existing political system in order to instill a socialist government throughout the country. That meant out with the rich and corrupt and in with a more fair and balanced environment for his people. Although he has not always been fair nor kind in how he governed, he is like the energizer bunny, he just keeps going and going and going…! And no matter how many times we try to assassinate him, he just doesn't die. Although it is more difficult for his country to succeed due to the embargo banning trade with Cuba, he and his people have persevered and shown the USA that we can kick him and fight him all the way, but he just won't fall down.

I don't know if we should change the world to something it's never been before, or try to change it back to what it was before we started messing it up with all the pollution. Environmental conditions are easy to complain about when they ruin your day, but not many people say anything while they ruin our planet. We currently have the opportunity and means to begin improving on these conditions with such things as hybrid vehicles and alternate fuels, nuclear need not apply! I hope that all the kids in our Nation will stand up for what we know is right, regardless of how hard change may be.

Although I love my neighborhood and think it has little that needs changing, it would be nice to have people pick up their dog's poop when they walk their dog in order to keep our town beautiful. I would also ban the use of chemical fertilizers that leach into our rivers and pollute our ponds allowing super-weeds to grow and choke the waters. I would also change the laws in my town to regulate fishing by enforcing a strict catch and release no-kill policy. I would also change the rules at fishing derbies that require fish to be weighed before being released so that a bring-a-bucket policy is installed. This would help keep the fish safe and alive at derbies.

Power is very difficult to handle. Power is like holding a cobra, one wrong move and it bites. However, if handled with care it can be a great asset and experience.

I believe that in some hands power is a good thing, but if power is put in the hands of the wrong people bad things happen. In my case, when I was given a certain amount of power during the show, I felt happy to enjoy certain privileges that others did not have. However, the toll of wielding this power was constant stress and pressure and often times caused people to be unhappy around me.

What I think makes a good leader is a person who can wield power without becoming corrupt. I also think that a good leader should have the right balance of courage and common sense. A good leader must be patient and able to deal with people in a manner that gets a good response. Instead of screaming in their faces and calling them incompetent he/she should see what he/she can do to help them succeed. A good leader does not need to be recognized through his or her actions and successes but only though the successes of those he or she leads. That is how he or she knows they have done well.

Washington, because without him I don't think our country would be as strong as it is now. He led the war for independence and by being the first president, helped to found and was first to be elected to, a rarely used (at that time) kind of political system.
Thomas Jefferson, because he was another person who played a key role in the founding of our nation. He wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence and helped to start the train of ending slavery moving by including a paragraph against slavery. "He has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of life & liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating & carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere, or to incur miserable death in their transportation thither." Unfortunately it was not included in the final draft and he himself owned many slaves.

One president I think was really bad is James Buchanan. He was pro-slavery and wanted to make Kansas a slave state. Luckily, the Free-Soil cause kept him from doing that. By the time he left office the civil war was bound to happen. George W. Bush is in my opinion one of the worst. No offence to Mr. Bush. Here are a couple reasons. One, he wants to start drilling for oil in Alaska. Why would he do that? Ummmmmm... we need oil? Well, that is true since we haven't done anything to change our dependence on it. What Mr. Bush could do to make oil not so much of a problem is to fund the development of alternative fuels such as solar, hydro and wind. However, I don't believe that we should use nuclear. It may be a fuel that doesn't contribute to global warming, but it has large problems of its own. Another thing, why are we in Iraq? Did they attack us? Maybe I've been watching the wrong news or reading the wrong websites but I don't think they attacked us. So why are we in Iraq? Some people say that it's because Saddam was an evil leader who bombed his own people. Well, if that is the reason why we are there then why don't we come to the rescue of those poor people in Sudan, more specifically Darfur. I could go on and on but I'll stop here.

Global warming because not that many people are actually doing anything about it. A lot of people are complaining about it, but complaining doesn't make problems go away. You have to act.

Well, I would like to change the president to one who actually cares about global warming and will do something about it instead of just putting it aside until later... I would also increase funds to save the few remaining wild places and wild life parks and reserves in the hopes of being an example for other countries.

If there were one law that I could put into place it would be for kids 9 and up to have the right to vote.

People are rich or poor depending on life circumstances. This includes where people come from, what types of opportunity surround them and what decisions they make in life. Some bad decisions can cause different levels of poverty and sadness. An example of a bad decision would be drinking irresponsibly and having unprotected relations which can lead to unwanted children that create financial burdens. An example of decisions that may lead to wealth might be to complete your education by receiving a degree that will allow you to become a wealthy businessman with a wife and two kids and a very stable job that you enjoy doing.

I believe it is a fact and If I were in charge I would cut emissions by slowly severing our ties to fossil fuels and exploring different sources of energy such as wind, hydro power, solar power, and last but not least definitely not nuclear power.

I would stop illegal immigrants from coming into the United States and slow down immigration as a whole. All the illegal immigrants who are already here would be allowed to stay but if they got involved in any illegal action, armed robbery... assault and battery, etc. they would be removed from the country and heavily fined.

Personally, I think it would be as important as math because I think you should foster the skill of computing numbers but also the skill of the imagination and artistic talents. You can say the exact specifications of a building in numbers such as, the building needs to be 500ft. X 400ft., but you can't specify the artistic value such as, it will have gargoyles up on the roof to guard against evil spirits or it will have marble pillars in the front like the Temple of Athena. In other words, I believe that artistic talent is just as important as mathematical talent.

Burrillville Fencing Club, Uxbridge Fife and Drum Core.

Probably Jim Carrey because I would like to feel what its like to be a successful movie star. I think he qualifies for the funniest actor in the world award.