oil spill

this whole oil spill has me upset. There are people working on 'cleaning up' the oil spill, and there are people working on 'stopping' the oil from spilling. I know that we are doing our best to fix the problem and there is no use crying over spilled 'oil', but think about all the damage that could have been prevented. There are regulations in place for a reason; things like this can not always be avoided but I am sure there were warning signs.
With all the unemployed people out there right now, there should be more people down at the beaches trying to help clean this mess up. Volunteer! Get out there and help our country in this time of need. Everyone wants to help for a fire or a flood, well this is just as bad, if not worse. This is going to affect animals of all kinds, sea animals, the birds that live off the sea animals, and humans.
Thank you to everyone that is working to fix this problem.
Well, there are my thoughts. They might not be right, but they are mine.
I have a thought on how to do a short time fix on this problem..... if there was a way to get a "C" clamp with sealing edges around the damaged area I think that would be a great short term fix until a real solution could be found. This could at least help stop more or as much oil from leaking while they look for a permanent solution.

school

I am taking classes on line and I am unhappy with my school at this time. It is all on the web, and there are mentors and not teachers for the class. There are no grades to work towards. I do not really mind the fact that there are no grades, but I worry about how this will affect my getting into a school, after I graduate from this one, for my masters. I am discouraged as of right now and it is only my first semester at this school. I know that I will do well because I want to finish school, but it is just disheartening for me.