http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/10/opinion/david-brooks-the-cost-of-relativism.html?ref=opinon The gap between kids who had parents who went to college and those who didnt is growing and this scientist wants a response. Its a tricky topic to go about because of how people could perseve it . They could see it at someone that didnt go to college as less able and lazy which could really upset the public. Along with the people who did go to college you could be de-valuing their work and the money they put into college.
The gap is getting bigger and i find it sad. Some kids should want to not follow in there parents footsteps if there parents didn't go to college. Some people have horrible lives because they didn't go.. wouldn't you want better for yourself and your family? I think everyone should go to college, everyone has an equal opportunity too
oh good old Hillary . After killing people in the Bengazi incident she seems to of had some change of heart in now trying to help those middle age people she sentenced to death. Now isnt that so sweet of her? Someone give this lady a award or something. Its truly just so great of her to hop off her high horse and talk to us good ol middle class folk.
15 miles off the Belgian port of Ostend in the North Sea authorities found a ton of cocaine. Maritime police used a tugboat with a crane to collect the drugs and bring it to shore. The drugs were from a pilot boat, when personnel noticed the drugs in several duffel bags and threw it off the boat. The drugs were confiscated and valued at 50 million euros at least. To avoid customs and charges drug smugglers tend to abandon the drugs. With 2650 pounds of cocaine the authorities definitely scored this time.
Every year nearly 40,000 Americans kill themselves, most are men, and most are done with guns. In fact more than half of American firearm deaths are from suicide. Suicide is difficult to predict and often many experts believe if you are intent on dying no matter what you'll find a way. What advocates against suicide are trying to do is suicide proof the world, which is quite hard. No matter how many fences there is. But one thing advocates are working towards is stricter gun laws, to make mentally ill people unable to own a gun. Which to me infringes on our constitutional rights. What they mean to do is find a way to keep guns and suicidal people away. But underlying mental illness isn't quite easy. Due to the symptoms of depression being subtle, which almost everyone experiences in their lifetimes.
I agree if someone wants to kill themselves there is not much that we could do to stop them. People kill themselves when they feel trapped and can't see a way out. R akin f away people's liberties to "protect" them is just dumb. If anything your making the problem worse. Instead of stricter laws let's give people support when they have there low points. People who are on edge can be very creative. Don't make people be creative just help them get some control back in there life. Then the decision is there and we could lower the number of deaths.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/12/opinion/charles-m-blow-university-of-oklahoma-fraternity-chant-rigidity-of-racism.html?ref=opinion&_r=0 Its a disappointing story of guys degrading themselves, but the article states the likelihood of these men going into the workforce and spreading the same energy around is very likely. Racism is still alive and in full force, hopefully this situation opened the eyes of many politicians and representatives so they understand what the next task in society should be.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/12/opinion/when-liberals-blew-it.html?ref=opinion Just because poverty is a tough subject doesn't mean it should be put aside as Lyndon Johnson expressed. Liberals made the mistake of not acknowledging the issue and taking it in full force, otherwise maybe both houses would take up mostly republicans.
There is speculation that one of Illinois' Congressman, Aaron Schock, has been spending taxpayer's money on his own lavishes. He has refused to comment on such accusations until an internal review is completed. I'm not sure, but wasn't there some speculation of that with President Obama? Honestly, I don't understand why government officials would even think to use money given from taxpayers. They are going to be put into the spotlight, and attention is going to gravitate towards them. However, Zalcman raises a good point. He says "He seems to be more interested in raising a lot of money and traveling to Saudi Arabia. This is a farming area and people here would rather see a more down to earth person". Based on the knowledge we're given, would you agree with Zalcman?
According the article, a handful of Republican senators sent Iran Prime Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, a letter in an attempt to scare and ward off the Iranians from making a deal. Among these Senators, John McCain played a part in sending this letter. Can you imagine? A former presidential nominee decided to send a letter to the Iraninan Prime Minister that could have severe consequences? Luckily, the Prime Minister assumed that it was simple propaganda.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/12/opinion/republican-idiocy-on-iran.html?ref=opinion In this article, the author writes about a threatening letter signed by 47 Senators to Iran, demanding they not make a deal with the U.S. regarding their nuclear arms. The author goes on to write about how potentially dangerous this move was, as the Senators who did this, (most of whom are Republican), overstepped their authority. I agree with the author. The nuclear crisis in Iran is a hot button issue, and I tend to agree with the Republicans that striking a deal with Iran is a bad idea. This letter was certainly not the way to go about staking this position however, and reflects poorly on the entire U.S. government.
This move was very dangerous and as a citizen its scary to think about what this decision could do to our country. The senators didnt need to stick their toes in water that they arent able to dive in. 47 Senators is a significant number which makes it a bigger deal that they all supported this letter to Iran. I hope that a second action is made by the Government because I agree that this reflects poorly on the US and it was a very careless and selfish move, in my opinion. It will be interesting yet scary to see what happens next on Irans behalf because I dont think they will just ignore us demanding them what decisions to make.
Anyone can write a letter. We did the same thing to great Britain when we wanted our freedom. If these senators feel this is wrong let them air there opinions for the world to hear it. 47 is almost half the Senate so any attempt would likely die in the Senate. However there so worried that they went so to issue a statement. R his also distances them from the fallout if this goes bad. Obama should take them seriously. He can't afford 47 enemies is his last term. This could stop anything from being done for the next 2 years.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/12/opinion/gail-collins-hillary-comes-back.html?ref=opinion In this article, the author reflects on the Hillary Clinton email scandal, taking a stance somewhere in the middle of the two extreme positions that have cemented themselves around this issue. She writes that this scandal certainly reflects poorly on Clinton and possibly damages her campaign, but that after she officially announces that she is running for President in the next few months, most people will forget about it. I believe that Clinton’s actions were ignorant, but do not necessarily think they would have hurt her campaign had she reacted with complete transparency. The jumbled, chaotic way with which she has responded to critics regarding her email scandal should scare the leaders of the Democratic party, as it gives plenty of ammunition possible Republican challengers come campaign season.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/13/opinion/the-problem-is-bigger-than-ferguson.html?ref=opinion&_r=0 This Opinion Editorial discusses the 2 police officers who were killed recently in Ferguson, MO. This event is very scary in my opinion because I felt as if the previous events were already out of hand and now there may be riots on both sides which is absolute chaos. The author believes that this is going to cause craziness not only in Ferguson but in towns around it that also have discrimatory problems. Also he thinks that the people have lost all of their trust in the police department in the area of Ferguson and around it.
I think everyone in ferguson lost their trust in the police a long time ago. I think these recent events involving police brutality has caused a lot of people to hate the police. I agree that this is getting way out of hand. Something needs to happen.
From my understanding, it's barely even a community anymore. All the riots and killings are scary. To everyone. It's a problem everywhere and the scariest part? Racism will never go away. It'll always be a part of society. Judging, discrimination. It's not going anywhere. We should al learn to just ignore it. We don't have to like each other. We have to tolerate each other
I agree that this is definitely a problem that will never go away. I'm just trying to think of a way to calm all the violence in the area. Is there some higher authority that can come and intervene? But at the same time, isn't that what the police tried to do in the first place? That obviously didn't work very well. I feel sorry for those that are being put in danger in the area that are still trying to go about their lives as if it were normal.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/14/us/dzhokhar-tsarnaev-boston-marathon-bombing-defense-strategy.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news This article talks about how the Boston bomber is finally in court. And how the lawyer is trying to make sure her client doesn't get the death penalty. I don't think the death penalty is the answer in any situation. I believe he should get life in prison.
I thought this article was pretty cool. This is a list of potential 2016 presidential candidates. Some of the top names were Hillary Clinton and Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin. For the Democratic party I see Clinton as a strong candidate but her recent scandal may hurt her. Governor Walker might be a good Republican candidate. This election will interesting. Due to the recent Republican take over I think voters may sway in favor of a Republican candidate.
I wonder if the people will be persuaded by the republicans. After all they did pick them. But I don't know because in class we said that people tend to stay with the same president because they know who they are and are comfortable with them. So maybe it'll be a similar case this time around with the democrats. Maybe they'll be picked again because the people know what they'll do. Hillary Clinton does sound like a strong candidate.
Technology has obviously reached a high point in civilization where we must think about and be prepared for attacks regarding higher forms of technology. ISIS is still expanding and an attack could happen at any moment. It's hard to say whether we're waiting around for it, but the threats seem to be taken a little less serious than they should be taken. We're already swimming in tons of debt, everyone knows we don't need more.
This article is about stopping online harassment before it even starts, i think this is a wonderful idea and should be with every social media website. I believe people who create websites should address this issue before even making a website. Many children, teens, and even adults get harassed on a daily basis and no one tries to stop it until they start deleting social media or going to bigger professionals about the situation.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/13/opinion/congresss-duty-on-authorizing-force.html?ref=opinion&_r=0 In this article, the author talks about, the whole ISIS predicament, and how the president sent a new authorization proposal to Congress in February to set a three year time limit and have some restrictions on the use of ground forces in the fight against ISIS. The author claims that the Republicans in the Senate are too concerned with undermining the president in every way to authorize something that puts the necessary limits on American involvement in the fight. The Republicans don't want very many restrictions on war, and the Democrats think there could be more restrictions added to the president's proposal. The author completely blames the Republicans for this, sort of a, gridlock. Oddly enough, I think this is kind of unfair of the author. I think their should be some sort of compromise, no matter how long it takes. We need some restrictions so we don't fully mobilize the country, but at the same time, the authorization needs to be free enough to actually get something done. I think the Republicans' stubbornness is justified in this case.
http://www.christiantimes.com/article/obama.approval.ratings.latest.president.gets.53.percent.disapproval.42.percent.approval.rating.in.fox.news.poll/51391.htm This article talks about a pole done on fox. It gives results of some questions such as if Obama is doing a good job, if he know how to deal with foreign item , etc.Some and and most were very low. Such as if people thought that he was doing a good job at being president. It was very low. From what we learned this week in class the presidents approval ratings go down so that explains why some things are so low. Another factor may be the poll there are many factors to take in consideration when seeing the credibility of a pole. For instance who takes it and who made it. Those factors can all determine how it comes out. I think this article does prove how presidents approval ratings after the honey moon stage do go down.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/10/opinion/david-brooks-the-cost-of-relativism.html?ref=opinon
ReplyDeleteThe gap between kids who had parents who went to college and those who didnt is growing and this scientist wants a response. Its a tricky topic to go about because of how people could perseve it . They could see it at someone that didnt go to college as less able and lazy which could really upset the public. Along with the people who did go to college you could be de-valuing their work and the money they put into college.
The gap is getting bigger and i find it sad. Some kids should want to not follow in there parents footsteps if there parents didn't go to college. Some people have horrible lives because they didn't go.. wouldn't you want better for yourself and your family? I think everyone should go to college, everyone has an equal opportunity too
Deleteoh good old Hillary . After killing people in the Bengazi incident she seems to of had some change of heart in now trying to help those middle age people she sentenced to death. Now isnt that so sweet of her? Someone give this lady a award or something. Its truly just so great of her to hop off her high horse and talk to us good ol middle class folk.
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ReplyDelete15 miles off the Belgian port of Ostend in the North Sea authorities found a ton of cocaine. Maritime police used a tugboat with a crane to collect the drugs and bring it to shore. The drugs were from a pilot boat, when personnel noticed the drugs in several duffel bags and threw it off the boat. The drugs were confiscated and valued at 50 million euros at least. To avoid customs and charges drug smugglers tend to abandon the drugs. With 2650 pounds of cocaine the authorities definitely scored this time.
ReplyDeletehttps://news.vice.com/article/a-ton-of-cocaine-seen-floating-at-sea-collected-off-coast-of-belgium
Every year nearly 40,000 Americans kill themselves, most are men, and most are done with guns. In fact more than half of American firearm deaths are from suicide. Suicide is difficult to predict and often many experts believe if you are intent on dying no matter what you'll find a way. What advocates against suicide are trying to do is suicide proof the world, which is quite hard. No matter how many fences there is. But one thing advocates are working towards is stricter gun laws, to make mentally ill people unable to own a gun. Which to me infringes on our constitutional rights. What they mean to do is find a way to keep guns and suicidal people away. But underlying mental illness isn't quite easy. Due to the symptoms of depression being subtle, which almost everyone experiences in their lifetimes.
ReplyDeletehttp://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/03/10/health/blocking-the-paths-to-suicide.html?_r=0
I agree if someone wants to kill themselves there is not much that we could do to stop them. People kill themselves when they feel trapped and can't see a way out. R akin f away people's liberties to "protect" them is just dumb. If anything your making the problem worse. Instead of stricter laws let's give people support when they have there low points. People who are on edge can be very creative. Don't make people be creative just help them get some control back in there life. Then the decision is there and we could lower the number of deaths.
Deletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/12/opinion/charles-m-blow-university-of-oklahoma-fraternity-chant-rigidity-of-racism.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
ReplyDeleteIts a disappointing story of guys degrading themselves, but the article states the likelihood of these men going into the workforce and spreading the same energy around is very likely. Racism is still alive and in full force, hopefully this situation opened the eyes of many politicians and representatives so they understand what the next task in society should be.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/12/opinion/when-liberals-blew-it.html?ref=opinion
ReplyDeleteJust because poverty is a tough subject doesn't mean it should be put aside as Lyndon Johnson expressed. Liberals made the mistake of not acknowledging the issue and taking it in full force, otherwise maybe both houses would take up mostly republicans.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/11/politics/aaron-schock-ethics-top-chef/index.html
ReplyDeleteThere is speculation that one of Illinois' Congressman, Aaron Schock, has been spending taxpayer's money on his own lavishes. He has refused to comment on such accusations until an internal review is completed. I'm not sure, but wasn't there some speculation of that with President Obama? Honestly, I don't understand why government officials would even think to use money given from taxpayers. They are going to be put into the spotlight, and attention is going to gravitate towards them. However, Zalcman raises a good point. He says "He seems to be more interested in raising a lot of money and traveling to Saudi Arabia. This is a farming area and people here would rather see a more down to earth person". Based on the knowledge we're given, would you agree with Zalcman?
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/12/opinion/republican-idiocy-on-iran.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
ReplyDeleteAccording the article, a handful of Republican senators sent Iran Prime Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, a letter in an attempt to scare and ward off the Iranians from making a deal. Among these Senators, John McCain played a part in sending this letter. Can you imagine? A former presidential nominee decided to send a letter to the Iraninan Prime Minister that could have severe consequences? Luckily, the Prime Minister assumed that it was simple propaganda.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/12/opinion/republican-idiocy-on-iran.html?ref=opinion
In this article, the author writes about a threatening letter signed by 47 Senators to Iran, demanding they not make a deal with the U.S. regarding their nuclear arms. The author goes on to write about how potentially dangerous this move was, as the Senators who did this, (most of whom are Republican), overstepped their authority. I agree with the author. The nuclear crisis in Iran is a hot button issue, and I tend to agree with the Republicans that striking a deal with Iran is a bad idea. This letter was certainly not the way to go about staking this position however, and reflects poorly on the entire U.S. government.
This move was very dangerous and as a citizen its scary to think about what this decision could do to our country. The senators didnt need to stick their toes in water that they arent able to dive in. 47 Senators is a significant number which makes it a bigger deal that they all supported this letter to Iran. I hope that a second action is made by the Government because I agree that this reflects poorly on the US and it was a very careless and selfish move, in my opinion. It will be interesting yet scary to see what happens next on Irans behalf because I dont think they will just ignore us demanding them what decisions to make.
DeleteAnyone can write a letter. We did the same thing to great Britain when we wanted our freedom. If these senators feel this is wrong let them air there opinions for the world to hear it. 47 is almost half the Senate so any attempt would likely die in the Senate. However there so worried that they went so to issue a statement. R his also distances them from the fallout if this goes bad. Obama should take them seriously. He can't afford 47 enemies is his last term. This could stop anything from being done for the next 2 years.
Deletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/12/opinion/gail-collins-hillary-comes-back.html?ref=opinion
ReplyDeleteIn this article, the author reflects on the Hillary Clinton email scandal, taking a stance somewhere in the middle of the two extreme positions that have cemented themselves around this issue. She writes that this scandal certainly reflects poorly on Clinton and possibly damages her campaign, but that after she officially announces that she is running for President in the next few months, most people will forget about it. I believe that Clinton’s actions were ignorant, but do not necessarily think they would have hurt her campaign had she reacted with complete transparency. The jumbled, chaotic way with which she has responded to critics regarding her email scandal should scare the leaders of the Democratic party, as it gives plenty of ammunition possible Republican challengers come campaign season.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/13/opinion/the-problem-is-bigger-than-ferguson.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
ReplyDeleteThis Opinion Editorial discusses the 2 police officers who were killed recently in Ferguson, MO. This event is very scary in my opinion because I felt as if the previous events were already out of hand and now there may be riots on both sides which is absolute chaos. The author believes that this is going to cause craziness not only in Ferguson but in towns around it that also have discrimatory problems. Also he thinks that the people have lost all of their trust in the police department in the area of Ferguson and around it.
I think everyone in ferguson lost their trust in the police a long time ago. I think these recent events involving police brutality has caused a lot of people to hate the police. I agree that this is getting way out of hand. Something needs to happen.
DeleteFrom my understanding, it's barely even a community anymore. All the riots and killings are scary. To everyone. It's a problem everywhere and the scariest part? Racism will never go away. It'll always be a part of society. Judging, discrimination. It's not going anywhere. We should al learn to just ignore it. We don't have to like each other. We have to tolerate each other
DeleteI agree that this is definitely a problem that will never go away. I'm just trying to think of a way to calm all the violence in the area. Is there some higher authority that can come and intervene? But at the same time, isn't that what the police tried to do in the first place? That obviously didn't work very well. I feel sorry for those that are being put in danger in the area that are still trying to go about their lives as if it were normal.
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ReplyDeleteThis article talks about how the Boston bomber is finally in court. And how the lawyer is trying to make sure her client doesn't get the death penalty. I don't think the death penalty is the answer in any situation. I believe he should get life in prison.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/31/politics/gallery/potential-2016-candidates/index.html
ReplyDeleteI thought this article was pretty cool. This is a list of potential 2016 presidential candidates. Some of the top names were Hillary Clinton and Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin. For the Democratic party I see Clinton as a strong candidate but her recent scandal may hurt her. Governor Walker might be a good Republican candidate. This election will interesting. Due to the recent Republican take over I think voters may sway in favor of a Republican candidate.
I wonder if the people will be persuaded by the republicans. After all they did pick them. But I don't know because in class we said that people tend to stay with the same president because they know who they are and are comfortable with them. So maybe it'll be a similar case this time around with the democrats. Maybe they'll be picked again because the people know what they'll do. Hillary Clinton does sound like a strong candidate.
Deletehttp://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/03/02/new-terrorism-how-to-fight-it-and-defeat-it/
ReplyDeleteTechnology has obviously reached a high point in civilization where we must think about and be prepared for attacks regarding higher forms of technology. ISIS is still expanding and an attack could happen at any moment. It's hard to say whether we're waiting around for it, but the threats seem to be taken a little less serious than they should be taken. We're already swimming in tons of debt, everyone knows we don't need more.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/13/opinion/yik-yak-stopping-online-harassment-before-it-starts.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
ReplyDeleteThis article is about stopping online harassment before it even starts, i think this is a wonderful idea and should be with every social media website. I believe people who create websites should address this issue before even making a website. Many children, teens, and even adults get harassed on a daily basis and no one tries to stop it until they start deleting social media or going to bigger professionals about the situation.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/13/opinion/congresss-duty-on-authorizing-force.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
ReplyDeleteIn this article, the author talks about, the whole ISIS predicament, and how the president sent a new authorization proposal to Congress in February to set a three year time limit and have some restrictions on the use of ground forces in the fight against ISIS. The author claims that the Republicans in the Senate are too concerned with undermining the president in every way to authorize something that puts the necessary limits on American involvement in the fight. The Republicans don't want very many restrictions on war, and the Democrats think there could be more restrictions added to the president's proposal. The author completely blames the Republicans for this, sort of a, gridlock. Oddly enough, I think this is kind of unfair of the author. I think their should be some sort of compromise, no matter how long it takes. We need some restrictions so we don't fully mobilize the country, but at the same time, the authorization needs to be free enough to actually get something done. I think the Republicans' stubbornness is justified in this case.
http://www.christiantimes.com/article/obama.approval.ratings.latest.president.gets.53.percent.disapproval.42.percent.approval.rating.in.fox.news.poll/51391.htm
ReplyDeleteThis article talks about a pole done on fox. It gives results of some questions such as if Obama is doing a good job, if he know how to deal with foreign item , etc.Some and and most were very low. Such as if people thought that he was doing a good job at being president. It was very low. From what we learned this week in class the presidents approval ratings go down so that explains why some things are so low. Another factor may be the poll there are many factors to take in consideration when seeing the credibility of a pole. For instance who takes it and who made it. Those factors can all determine how it comes out. I think this article does prove how presidents approval ratings after the honey moon stage do go down.