Black Mail

2009-11-18T08:32:00.001-08:00

Blackmail is the crime of threatening to reveal substantially true information about a person to the public, a family member, or associates unless a demand made upon the victim is met. This information is usually of an embarrassing and/or socially damaging nature. As the information is substantially true, the act of revealing the information may not be criminal in its own right nor amount to a civil law defamation; the crime is making demands in exchange for withholding it. English Law creates a much broader definition of blackmail, covering any unwarranted demands with menaces, whether involving revealing information or not.

Blackmail is similar to extortion. The difference is that extortion involves an underlying, independent criminal act, while blackmail does not.

In American slang, "blackmail" can refer to any kind of pressure that is perceived as unfair by the person who is on the receiving end. For instance, a worker seeking higher pay who threatens to quit his company at a critical moment might be accused by his employer of "blackmail," but such action would not be secret or illegal

This is the definition of Black mail. Black mail is something people do everyday. You know I never ever thought about it when I was Black mailing other people but I sure do realize it when people do it to me. I have no doubt in my mind that Black mail is a sin. But my Question is why do we do it. We know it may hurt people. I had an instance this morning when someone tried to black mail me. I don't know if I was scared or somewhere in side knew what the right thing to do was but I told that person what I did to get it off my back. I told her the that if I have a brain somewhere inside my head I won't. The point is Black mail is wrong and I don't know why I do it. I ask My self daily is what I am doing wrong and how am going to make it better for myself and God. With God I feel like a bad person. I hang around people at school that say and do things that I know is wrong but I just sit there and sometimes follow. Most Of the time when I think of God I feel ashamed. I can't accually put myself in the pisstion to say I am going to be better an not do these things. I feel like a bad person but I say to myself everyday I have my whiole life to know and learn and be better with God but as I am thinking that my mom's words pop through my head " what if god comes tommorow? What if you die in the next few days? What would you do?" I have an idea of what she is saying but I have only known Jesus for about 3 years. It seems so pressuring to get to now him and be this Godly person in a matter of a month. I like to sit in a service and hear what God had done and what he expects of me. I pray, I read the Bible when ever I can, but is that enough. I what I am now not enough to get into heaven if comes to get his people today? S9o many Questions and not enough answers. I have allways said to myself I am going to be a better person, but when that time comes I never can follow through. Is that a lie to god
I have always wondered when it's time for god to evaluate my life will I set up to the standards? I have no idea but these questions still race through my mind adn probably will for a long time untill they are answered!

Alethea Dee Lena Braun

School Part 1

2009-11-17T13:24:00.001-08:00

Now what can I say about school. I want this week to end and the weekend to begin. This week (Even if It's only Tuesday) had been tough. First Mostly every week I have things to do. I am involved in so many program at school that I really don't know How I have spare time. On Monday and Friday I am either in the art room with my friends working on projects to do with sculpture or working in he metal shop doing math. Every Tuesday I do a free lunch program at KSS. I am the student manager for the program. We make Veggie sandwiches and hand them out at KSS. It's a way to get kids to eat lunch then and be healthy at the same time. Also sometimes on Tuesday I have a scholarship Prep program. Scholarship Prep is a class that gives you fulll credits that run after school hours. I can either go To a meeting After school Tuesday, or at lunch on wenesday and thursday. The program gives me the chance to get ahead of everyone and get to know the scholarships that are offered to me. I still have a list over 60 schlorships to go through. I usually go with my friend Erica Holland After school on tueday. Then Wenesday I have have a day off of all my busy projects. Thursday I am doing my best buddies program. The best buddies program is a chance for the mentally disabled kids going to KSS to have a chance to get to knoe people and feel free to talk and have fun. The of course Friday I am in the art room or Doing math. I have a busy life and I will write more about it soon. Right now I have to go help someone with there math. Bye

Alethea Dee Lena Braun

The Life and Times of Alethea Braun

Black Mail

School Part 1