The Golden Gate Bridge

In October of 2008, a suicide barrier was finally approved for the Golden Gate Bridge. We have all seen the beauty of this bridge, and seen wonderful pictures of it with the bay fog on an early morning in San Francisco. But this beautifully crafted bridge has a dark side: it is the most common place in the country to commit suicide. Now this fact would seem to get the attention of someone; one would think after decades of people calling for some sort of a barrier, some sort of protection, something would have been done by now.Well, not exactly. More then probably thousands of deaths (we will never know how many people have died since some were not witnessed or their bodies were never found) and 70 years after it was finished, the bridge is finally going to have a suicide barrier. But wait, there's more! The district does not have enough funds to pay for the net, and it will probably take at least two MORE years for the proper studies, funding, and permits to be completed. That is about 60 more people who will jump added to the already too long list. It is very sad to see that precautions were not taken sooner; it should not have taken this long to even consider something that allows someone to so easily toss their life away. Even with other rules in place to lower the number of people who jump (no pedestrians at night, phones that lead to a crisis line, etc.), they can still jump. This issue should not have taken so long to come up and the government needs to step in soon so that more important lives are not lost in such a quick and fatal decision.

Personality Tests

Jung Typology Test: I am an ESFJ. I am slightly expressed extravert(22%), moderately expressed sensing personality(25%), distinctively expressed feeling personality(62%), and moderately expressed judging personality(44%). This seems to sound about right for me, but some of the questions could have been both or neither for me. Overall, it feels accurate though.

My Life Goals: I tend to prioritize intrinsic goals over extrinsic goals more than the typical study participant. That means that I put more into relationships and experience positive growth rather than hear how beautiful I am from other people. This is also fairly right, since I do care somewhat about how beautiful or rich I am, but not as much as I am concerned with the people I most care about.

Well-Being Test: It said that I was mostly more than statisfied with life, and that I had a good self-esteem. For the most part this is true, but I felt that the test was not as accuarate as it could have been. I felt like the questions were loaded.

Religion Test: My average was a 5.83 out of 7. This makes sense because my faith means a lot to me. It also seemed to be accurate due to the results of other religions.

Hogwarts House: I am mostly a Hufflepuff (80%). Hufflepuff students are friendly, fair-minded, modest, and hard-working. That sounds like me. I felt like it was mostly accurate, since it asked a lot of questions and enough different numbers.

Dear Caroline

Dear Caroline,
I hope all is well with you and I hope you are adjusting to college life. I don't know about you, but I've found it quite difficult. On all the homework I've had to ask for help, and even though I ask a lot of people, no one ever wants to study with me. I call my parents about 3 times a day and they tell me how much they miss me. I hate being in a different city than Mark, because we are too far apart! We text each other about 150 times a day. I just can't seem to stop thinking about him. I also HATE when my roommate isn't there, especially at night. I normally go across the hall when the happens and talk to Maggie, who is always there for me when I need her. It is nice. We talk a lot too. So how are things going for you?
Amanda