Saturday, September 20, 2014

Week 4 posts!

Loving what I'm seeing in these posts- keep it up, guys :)

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  1. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/20/opinion/gail-collins-exercising-the-right-to-rant.html?ref=opinion&_r=0

    For America to just continue to believe that we can spend whatever we want and it is going to have no back lash on the nation is unbelievable. Look at the countries who were so desperate to have the Olympic games held in their country. They used up all their money and more, increasing the taxes on the people to be able to pay for it and look at how they wound up. Their economy has failed and they are almost completely bankrupted. Do we want America to be like that ?

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  2. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/20/opinion/report-on-g-20-labor-markets-finds-too-few-jobs-worldwide.html?rref=opinion&module=Ribbon&version=context&region=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Opinion&pgtype=article

    This article was all about the shortage of jobs that are open worldwide and how that is effecting the economy's. So what exactly is there to do to resolve this issue? How do we create more jobs in such a poor economy and how do we get jobs for the people that need them? The answer is still truly unknown but we do need to figure out a way to accomplish this. All nations are suffering from job shortages and we need to figure out a way to fix it.

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    1. A way that we could help this problem is by letting high school students that there are more than 5 jobs in the world. Most people that are unhappy with their job could've went in a field that they enjoy and that is more in demand and usually needs people. I think that tech programs and things like that are helping because you don't need to be in debt for almost your whole life to complete them. Not everyone can afford a 4 year college education and different areas of the work field that many people don't know about should have more light shined on them.

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  3. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/22/opinion/why-poor-students-struggle.html?rref=opinion&module=ArrowsNav&contentCollection=Opinion&action=keypress&region=FixedLeft&pgtype=article

    This article is about students in the lower class going to nice colleges. The writer is a high school teacher who says he had a goat in his yard just so that his family reduced the amount of garbage they would have to pay for at the county dump. He talks about the transition to college and why its so hard for some students to finish a 4 year program. Teachers who can understand any kind of student and give help to anyone are the best teachers. I think that colleges need to try and create more of a diversity and give more help to students that need it. Help that can't be taken away if a parents income slightly raises.

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    1. i find the paper to be pretty spot on the mark. only 5% of the lower "social class" were attending one of the 193 top selective colleges. although hard work does pay off in the end, and the workload, and college life may not be the problem. financial aid and just surviving is. the mind set a kid from of low incoming house going to these high colleges is to go to college, get a degree, and make money. live a better life than they previously had. but its not all about the money while in college. college society; the need to blend in with your surroundings. like camouflage.

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    2. I definitely agree that most college students don't complain about the amount of work they are assigned, but how hard it is to live on their own. However, while some families get help from financial aid because of the lack of income, other families with more money could have say five children attending college at the same time. Which is where I start to disagree with the help for low income students. I believe it should be based on more than just numbers of how much money a home brings in. In other words yes, we should help those with lower incomes, but we should also grant the same priveleges to the families that have multiple members of the family attending college. If not, then the state starts to treat the less fortunate better than those that work their butts off to get to where they are.

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  4. http://op-talk.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/22/should-we-continue-to-prosecute-nazi-war-criminals/?_php=true&_type=blogs&ref=opinion&_r=0
    In this article, the author writes that an elderly german man involved at the Auschwitz concentration camp is being charged for accessory to the murder of over 300,000 people. This issue is very controversial, with one side claiming justice for long lost relatives, and the other side saying that the criminals are too far removed from their injustices. In my opinion, justice should continue to be sought for the deaths of those killed at the hands of the nazis. This being said, I also believe each individual’s role in the Holocaust should be examined on a per-person basis, as some may have simply been following orders, not acting on their own will.

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  5. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/23/opinion/backsliding-on-nuclear-promises.html?ref=opinion&gwh=F1E420B47AC91FD9F1A24420BD51C3D3&gwt=pay&assetType=opinion&_r=0
    In this article, the author writes that President Obama has recently made it a point to modernize the United States’ nuclear weapons arsenal. This initiative takes place after Obama has called for the world to improve nuclear security, eliminating many stockpiles of these weapons. The author writes that while the President is promoting international nuclear security, domestically he is cutting funding to nuclear security nearly 21%. I agree with the author’s perspective that this is a bad idea. Working towards a world free of nuclear weapons is definitely a good idea, but with constant threats overseas, we should not be cutting this much money.

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    1. I would agree with you, and the author. I think for international nuclear security, we shouldn't cut our funding unless the whole world cuts their funding too. Because as I see it, that would put us then, at a nuclear disadvantage. I'm not saying we should increase it either. I think between our alliances and our enemies too, we should all develop a sort of trust, as in "I won't go there, and neither should you," so we can all gradually rely less and less on nuclear weapons, until the problem is gone, or at least stable.

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  6. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/09/23/federal-prison-population-drops-for-first-time-in-decades/
    the article is showing how the population of federal prison has decreased greatly. the number has dropped by a massive number of about 4800 inmates. the justice department decided that in order to cut down on the budget was to "transform" these super tough sentences on minimum crimes. they have basically cut down by 1/3. just alone with reduction in sentences with drugs crimes have dropped thousands of inmates. not always the best idea. because we are releasing those criminals back on the streets.

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  7. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/24/opinion/on-syria-no-convincing-plan.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
    This whole time America has been pointing there finger at Barack Obama expecting a stop on ISIS and Khorasan, and when he tries, the country is mad he didn't get the appropriate approval from Congress. I think with a lot at stake, and the amount of money at risk, that the country deserves an explanation of details on what Obama will do next in this battle. Although, at the same time, with a lot at stake it would also be the right thing to keep it personal. He has to take extreme measures, such as sending airstrikes, and if America doesn't agree, oh well. Otherwise, if Barack Obama stands by waiting for Congress to decide it could be too late.

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    1. I completely agree. If we wait for congress we might not be able to get what we need done. I think Obama is doing the right thing by stepping up and going on with-out congress. Obama understands that something needs to be done in this situation. Even though there is a lot at stake, Obama has to make the decision for our country. Even if some of us don't approve.

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  8. http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/24/treating-homeless-people-like-criminals/?ref=opinion

    In this article it states that the only inexpensive way to take care of the homless on the streets would be to put them in jail. I completely disagree for two reasons, the first being that our parents pay taxes that pay for criminals to be incarcerated. If we were to incarcerate the homeless people on our streets, the taxes to pay officers and to run the institutions would go up. Secondly, some of the homeless have a legal right to stand against this, because if they haven't done anything to break the law, such as have illegal drugs etc. then they cannot have their constitutional rightst taken away.

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    1. I would have to disagree with this as well because of two reasons. One, homeless people are human just like we are, they can't just be thrown in jail becasue they have no place to live. Two, there are still criminals in the world and while people are worried about the homeless and what to do with them, they aren't paying attention to the real problem. Adding to that point, they cant just put homeless people in jail when more crimals need to be put in there instead of the homeless. Consequently, the homeless will take up to much room in such a short amount of time for any of the real crimals to come in. With that being said, if it comes to be a problem with no room for the crimals to come in, they can't just kill them off because their is no room in the prison. So I think that the world needs to work on building a place where homeless people can live their life with going into a jail sell for who knows how long.

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    2. Yes, homelessness is a major issue that the US has to deal with. However, this is simply just not the way to go about it. These people have struggled far too much just to end up in a jail cell that they probably didn't even deserve. And what's to say what'll happen to them if they are ever released. If the sentence is put onto their permanent record, they may as well go back to living on the streets. Not many hiring places with hire a ex convict.

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    3. Yeah that does sound super expensive. It's already expensive enough for all the inmates now. I have heard of some times where homeless people do crimes so they can have food and shelter. Homelessness is an issue but the government has bigger issues. I think encouraging more volunteers and donors could help these people. And it would be wrong to arrest them if they didn't do anything.

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    4. I agree with everyone. I really don't think that locking people up that can't make a living for themselves is going to solve any problems without adding to the big one. Homeless numbers are going up and locking them up will add to our problems in this country. It will cost tons of money and the focus of catching people doing actual harm will disappear if it continues. The forming of groups and organizations raising money for these people will help to build shelters for them. No one should be locked up for being on the streets

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  9. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/president-obama-embraces-democracy-promotion-once-again/2014/09/24/88e84d8c-4403-11e4-b47c-f5889e061e5f_story.html
    Promoting Democracy in this state of America as of right now is really important to the federal government. To remind our country what we stand for, and to allow citizens to understand even though the ISIS trouble has corrupted a lot, that the US will not change constitutionally. Many people may fear with such dictating behavior for Syria, that it may lead representatives to take hasty measures. Obama reminding the country that things will not change, and that this Democratic country should influence others is a relief to America, and a slap in the face to Syria, and Iraq, as well as the partners coming in and out of America to plot.

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  10. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/26/opinion/indias-mars-shot.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&_r=0

    This editorial is about India and their latest achievement of launching a satellite out to Mars. They even did it with a much lower budget than the U.S., they had only $74 million, we had $671 million for our project. Although they obviously aren't the first to get there, it's very positive for them. This could inspire people there to do bigger things. India is the first Asian country to reach Mars. I like this editorial because, unlike most news, it's not negative or about a problem, so this was pretty cool.

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  11. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/26/upshot/romney-in-2016-never-say-never.html?ref=politics&_r=0&abt=0002&abg=1

    In this article, we learn that Mitt Romney may have a chance at being nominated for the Republican candidate in the 2016 presidential election. The author makes a fine point that nominees overexposed often do not run again. We learned this in Hardball with nominee, Michael Dukakis. Also in this article, we learn that the predicted chance for Hillary Clinton is a 2/3 chance. That's pretty massive.

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    1. If Mitt Romney got the nomination it would be a democrat landslide. when a candidate runs for office eventually a scandal comes up that makes him look bad. well his opponent would have dirt on the other candidate without having to do any research. The opponent can also study how he ran his campaign the first time. Could go after his major contributors from the last run and try to cut him off the air. mitt Romney lost the election and should not try to run again

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  12. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/if-a-federal-judge-has-committed-domestic-violence-congress-should-impeach-him/2014/09/22/3d66a354-4278-11e4-9a15-137aa0153527_story.html

    This article is about how a Supreme Court judge has been charged with domestic violence/ assault on his wife. Many members of congress would like for him to resign. Judges can serve for life unless resigning or impeached. He refuses to step down and now congress would like to impeach him. No Supreme Court justice has been removed from office for domestic violence. In the article it said it was unprecedented. I think he should step down, I'm sure many others do. What you all think?

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    1. I agree chris. If Adrian Peterson and Ray Rice can't play football because of their domestic violence disputes I don't think this guy should get to keep his job either. I think he should step down but if he doesn't I have faith in the system and believe he will be impeached.

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    2. I agree with what both of you are saying. Johnathan really made a good point in saying that if Ray Rice, a football player, was suspended indefinitely for the same thing, then this district court judge shouldn't be allowed to be a judge anymore. If a person can't play football because of domestic violence then a person who is charged with domestic violence definitely shouldn't be allowed to be a judge.

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  13. **This was in reference to a District Court Judge- NOT a Supreme Court Justice.

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  14. A Step Closer to Banning landmines
    http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/09/26/opinion/a-step-closer-to-banning-landmines.html?_r=0
    This article was very intersting. I knew that America was still using landmines but I did not realize that most countries actually stopped using them. I'm gonna have to agree with the Pentagon on this one in that the landmines are a very valuable weapon and the new technology makes them less of a lingering threat. I do not see any reason to stop using them.

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  15. http://mobile.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2014/09/25/finding-humane-care-at-the-end-of-life This article is about how many people in need of care are shoved into nursing homes with no consent and where they are being taken to. The article reported that many Americans who are taken to places as such are treated badly and abused/neglected. The article also reported that people that are taken care of at home are also neglected and drugged. Im not sure how anyone would go about taking care of this. Also, who assigns these people and hires them? If it's this big of a problem, why are they still shoving people in those places?

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  16. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/26/us/military-path-opened-for-young-immigrants.html?ref=politics&_r=0
    This article talks about giving immigrants without documentation in the United States a chance to serve in the military and gain a "fast-track pathway" to citizenship. I Feel like this would be a win win situation for everyone. The immigrants get their citizenship and the U.S. Military gets some recruits. The problem is very few of them will succeed in enlisting.

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  17. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/27/opinion/labor-rights-for-home-care-workers.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&_r=0

    I think home-care workers should have labor rights.I think that there has been enough time spent on the situation (over 15 months). States asking for longer delays is ridiculous. They should be payed more for what they do. The only problem is that there is no education needed to do this. These workers do a lot and are barley recognized for it. I hope the states realize what is going on , and that they have had more than enough time to make a decision.

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  18. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/27/opinion/how-israel-silences-dissent.html?ref=opinion&gwh=34EAD017003C8380094BC2FBD25DE767&gwt=pay&assetType=opinion&_r=0

    This is a firm reminder of why america is the best country in the world. Our constitution gives us the right to protest if we feel that something is unjust. Unfortunately not all are so lucky. Hames fired rocket on his own people to science the protestors. Extremist groups also went around beating the protestors and the police did nothing. How would you feel if the people that were supposed to protect you just sat there as you got beaten. Our world has some problems. These problems are every not just Iraq.

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