This article is a follow up about the two Texas football players charged with assault during a Friday night Football game. Victor Rojas and Michael Moreno were caught on video during their season opener brutally attacking the referee (Robert Watts). The two players say that their Assistant coach Mack Breed pulled them aside during the game and told them that Watts needed to pay for cheating them. They claim that the reef was not calling the game fairly and Rojas and Moreno claim that Watts was using racial slurs against the players. They said that during the game they told Hispanic players to Speak English because that is America. They also claim that Watts called African-American players the n-word. This regardless of the outcome will be a horrible thing for Rojas and Moreno, Watts, or Breed. Because if Watts was using racial slurs against players he will most likely loose his job. If Breed did tell the players to attack Watts he will most likely loose his job. And if Rojas and Moreno are lying and making all these details up they will potentially be expelled from school and thrown in jail for their actions.
This won't just be a problem for these people for the reasons that Curtiss mentioned. Rojas and Moreno will probably be expelled regardless of the ruling because people will not care if Watts was using racial slurs because of "freedom of speech." Watts and Breed will most likely loose their jobs because their employers may believe that they could never trust them again or they do not want to be apart of the scandal.
I also think that the players and the coach will be charged with because of their aggression. I have played sports for a pretty good part of my life and I have had refs make bad calls but I just don't know know what those kids were thinking. Like even if the refs were using racial slurs and other things it does not give any one to commit what they did. Plus unless one of the other players can confirm that the ref did use those words it will likely be disregarded. In other interviews the kids have mentioned that they were sorry but it is a little bit to late for the apology.
This article is talking about how the Phoenix Police arrested Leslie Allen Merritt Jr. for having connections with 4 of the 11 shootings that happened on Interstate 10 in Downtown Phoenix. Merritt was arrested while shopping at a local Wall-Mart. During the trial all Merritt could do was shake his head while they set the bail price at $1 Million. Merritt claims that he is the wrong person. He claims that his gun was in a pawn shop for the last 2 months and he had no access to any kind of weapon. But still local Phoenix residents have some form of relief after the arrest. Despite the excited Tweet from Phoenix's Governor Ducey saying 'We got Him". Police still say their investigating further. This is very similar to what we had here in Columbus with the I-270 shooter. In 2003 we experienced a shooter on our local freeway that killed one women. The shooter was Charles A. McCoy, Jr. A Grove City Graduate who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 1996. South-Western in fact closed school for two day because of two bullet holes found in buses.
America’s fear of Muslims is utterly bizarre to me given that, as the article states, Muslims make up less than 2% of the population, yet remain a constant topic on the news. It is fear mongering by the right who claim that Sharia Law, which translates to “law law”- great going- , threatens the United States. I was raised in a religious Muslim household, and the first time I heard anything about Sharia was on Fox News. And Sharia is incredibly misunderstood by the masses. It encompasses regular laws like divorce, inheritance, etc. Furthermore, Sharia varies greatly country to country. For instance, in Somalia, women were given equal inheritance rights before the collapse of the government; meanwhile, Saudi Arabia just gave women the right to vote and even those voting rights are restricted. How presidential candidates like Ben Carson are allowed to tell blatant lies about Islam confounds me. They sound like YouTube comments in real life. This reminds me of the Red Scare where politicians made fools of themselves and let Joseph McCarthy wreak havoc. In a few decades, people will look back and realize how idiotic America’s fear of Muslims was.
This article really shows what it means to be a refugee, especially even now. I knew it was a horrible experience to start with but when it comes from a person telling what happened to themselves it really paints the picture on how they struggle day to day. What really hurts to see is the fact that a decent amount of countries are seeing these people, as just another mouth to feed and not a living breathing person. I mean, even the author states that at that point, after narrowly escaping death itself, that they need someone to help them. To give them somewhere to live, to be safe. Which, I know is easier said than done, I just hope it can be achieved.
I agree with you. If you’ve never experienced it, you have no idea how hard it would be. I’m sure escaping death would be a horrible thing to have to go through, and then going to another country and not having anyone to help you would make it even worse. These are people we’re dealing with, human beings that are in need of help. Viewing them as just another problem to deal with is horrible, they’re people with lives, families, and feelings and something needs to be done to make sure they get the help they need and deserve.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/09/24/donald-trumps-slide-in-the-polls-is-beginning-to-look-real/ (When did this whole "three free articles only" thing happen? It is really restricting me on what to look at)
I really do not get how Donald Trump is doing so well. I know it is not decided yet, and that it could change in the near future. However it just baffles me on how a person like Donald Trump, that in the last GOP, was very inconsiderate of when they talked and in general talked like a child ranting. Plus the fact that he really likes to brag about himself and how "good at business he is" and "he's not for sale". It seems like he's just getting voted for the fact that he stands out, which in a big group of people to vote for is sadly good even if it's for the wrong reasons. Like say, mass change in immigration or other things he wants to do. I hope that there will other candidates that will "stand out" but for good reason(s).
I share your confusion, Chris. In my opinion, Donald Trump has been able to use his outspokenly offensive views as propaganda in order to obtain the votes of several uneducated conservatives. He is a bully and a racist, and it would be a shame if he is chosen to represent our country. However, I do not think this will happen for several reasons. Firstly, he has stated that he may run as a third-party candidate. If you look back in history, third-party candidates do not have a good track record. Second, he has made his extremely racist and offensive views public. This will definitely hurt his chances at winning because those minorities groups and everyone else he has offended will refuse to vote for him. According to a United States census done in 2014, 17.4% of America is Latino. That is an extremely large minority group that will continue to grow up until the election, and it's very likely that none of them will vote for him. Donald Trump is hurting the Republican Party. He is taking away all of the attention from the other candidates and putting it on to himself, which will likely not help him to overcome his obstacles. It's true that he is the front-runner of the Republican Party as of now, but, again most of his support likely comes from uneducated conservatives who soak up every ounce of his propaganda and look to him as the next George Washington.
Saudi Arabia has constantly violated human rights, yet still has a close relationship with the United States. Women have just started to vote for the first time in the country and only in local elections. The country is sending a person to death for a "crime" committed when they were 17. If our leaders are so interested in spreading democracy, why are they making an exception for this monarchy? Is oil really so valuable that our leaders are willing to turn a blind eye to the horrific acts of Saudi Arabia?
I do not believe this girl should have been shot. I also really hope the girl gets justice for what has happened to her. The story is about a young girl from Palestine who was shot for supposedly trying to stab an Israeli soldier. The soldiers had also killed a young man as well. Witnesses state that the girl who was killed was surrounded by soldiers, not attacking one of them. The girls body was carried down the streets around where they lived in hopes of receiving justice. At this moment no hope for justice is being matched with any actions. I believe this is wrong because this shows that the soldiers shot her just out of pure desire to kill someone.
I have to agree with this article. It claims that as Americans we do not understand how to write properly. It explains that " In 2011, a nationwide test found that only 24 percent of students in eighth and 12th grades were proficient in writing, and just 3 percent were advanced." That tells me that were not even taking advantage of one of our freedoms as Americans. We worked hard to make sure that everyone was able to get an education and for what? Those stats prove we need to change our curriculum or make standards lower. That's where common core comes in. This standard requires students to write about what they're learning in class. It is expected to make students learn how to write more than just a basic sentence. It is also supposed to help teach students things like punctuation, grammar, proper capitalization, ect. I believe this will help us greatly in our education system. "You have to learn to add before you can do calculus. Similarly, before students can write a coherent five-paragraph essay, they need to learn to write a decent sentence — no matter what grade they’re in."
I have to disagree with you on this. Although it's a problem that Americans "don't know how to write", we cannot completely blame the school system. Yes they have some fault, like "dumbing it down" so students can pass and students not really learning; students have to learn to work hard and not expect to be handed everything in life. This article is also very biased and probably does not have correct data to present.
I have to agree with Kayla on what she is saying. I agree with this because its not only the schools and the way they teach its also based on that student. How is a student supposed to learn how to do something if they dont even try their best to learn it. People may have not been fortunate enough to have teachers like you did who actually taught you something. So the fact that you said that we are not taking advantage of our freedoms is wrong because its based on if they wanna learn not about how many opportunities we have.
I agree with Hannah. A lot of people don’t realize how important writing actually is. We will use writing skills for the rest of our lives, even when we speak. For example, you don’t want to walk into a job interview and be repeating “like” and “um.” In order to avoid this, we need to have a thorough knowledge of formulating sentences. Also, I would say that most of the people who are taking AP Government want to go to college. Writing an essay or even multiple essays is a major part of almost every college application. We don’t want to sound ridiculous and dumb if we’re applying to college. The lack of understanding of writing is another reason why nobody got Advanced on the Writing OGT last year and only two people scored that high the year before.
The arriving of the Pope was an exciting thing for not just the thousands of New Yorkers that came to hear him speak, but there was excitement throughout the whole country. During his speech, the Pope really tackled recent debates going on in America right now. “I can only reiterate the importance and, above all, the richness and the beauty of family life," This quote is essential and very important because of the recent legalization of gay marriage. Since the law is so recent, there is still heat and debate going on about this topic. The Pope made sure to address the matter and basically said to treat everyone equally and let everyone find love and experience family life, even if that meant sharing that with a partner of the same sex. “A good political leader is one who, with the interest of all in mind, seizes the moment in a spirit of openness and pragmatism.” This is another important quote because it relates to what is going on right now with the presidential election emerging. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/25/opinion/pope-francis-challenge-to-america.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
John Boehner, republican speaker of the house, has decided to resign from congress. He rose to this position about five years ago, but many of the people who helped him get there are now ridiculing him for how he ran things. The article states, "Though he is deeply conservative himself, he has been tormented ever since by right-wing malcontents who have condemned any hint of the sort of political accommodation needed for legislation." Does any one know who the ''right wing" is? That's the main reason i chose this. Who is this right wing and how do they have the power to make someone quit being speaker of the house?
To answer your question Ethan, the "right wing" this article refers to are radical conservatives, and they've apparently taken quite a toll on Mr. Boehner. With their unwillingness to compromise on issues, Something the speaker has had to do regularly with the president, its not hard to see how their influence could push him out of his position.
China continues to be a mystery for people around the world. In this article the government of China saus the welcome foreign business but in the other hand they want to protect their own business at any cost. It just seem that China wants says one thing but wants the totally opposite thing to happen. This isn't the only thing that China has done to mislead the world on how it is doing. China also has kinda lied to world about how great their economy is with the building of all their ghost cities. I've always wondered out of all the communist nations what makes China so special that the US likes them
When I first heard the news that John Boehner was stepping down as speaker of the house, I was honestly surprised. I thought to myself, why is he resigning? What could make him think that enough is enough? Well, after reading this article, I think I've found my answer. John Boehner himself said, " prolonged leadership turmoil would do irreparable damage to the institution".One might think of left wing representatives, or even the president, when it comes to political disagreements due to Boehner's conservative view on issues on things like the Iran deal. However, as this article points out, the discont might mainly come from those of his fellow conservative colleagues. In particular, radical right wing conservatives, more radical than Boehner, and Boehner is by no means moderate. These conservatives are not wiling to compromise on any of the issues, something that one usually would have to do given that we have a democratic president in office. Boehner understood this, and as a result, accepted democratic support, and even tried to work with the president on a budget compromise. But those of radical conservative ideology won't have that, and lashed out at him for it. Even now with trying to shut down the government over Planned Parenthood just shows how unreasonable they are, and justifies Boehner leaving if even he can't stand them.
In this article, the author points out the use of offensive language used by some of the Republican Party candidates towards several minority groups, particularly Muslims. One of these candidates, Ben Carson, made an offensive comment towards Muslims on a "Meet the Press" interview. He said that Muslims are unfit to run for president because a president’s faith should be “consistent with the Constitution". These types of comments are not rare in the Republican Party. In fact, the leading Republican candidate, Donald Trump, has said several offensive comments about other races such as Hispanics, referring to the majority of them as rapists and drug users. What does this say about the Republican Party as a whole? It is true that the party generally consists of right-wing conservatives, and many of these people are the ones participating in anti-minority activities. Because they are often composed of conservative Christians, they often elect their leaders as if they're electing a preacher instead of a president. The right-wings as a whole are generally bigoted, and this is shown in the comments that they have publicly made. In my opinion, you should not be able to be elected to a high position of power if your actions are based on bigoted beliefs. Doesn't that defeat the whole purpose of "America the Free"? It is 2015, and we need to stop looking down on others due to their ethnicity, sexuality, or gender. We are all humans, we are all Americans. Arguing that Muslims are unconstitutional is completely absurd; the first amendment provides the protection needed for total freedom of religion. Did the Republican candidates forget about this, or did they think it only applied to white Christians? The author goes on to report how Donald Trump is accusing President Obama of being Muslim. Even if this was true, what does that have anything to do with his presidency? He met every requirement for becoming the president, and he, unlike most Republicans, has actually pushed for progressive reforms, which have helped the lives of millions of people. Professional business and religion do not mix together well, and they should be kept apart like oil and water. Ever since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, American opinion of Muslims has been almost entirely negative, which is completely unfair. Very few Muslims, compared to their entirety, were involved in the attacks, and should therefore not be forced into a realm of social and now political discrimination because of bigotry.
I agree with Brandon. If someone who is running for president makes discriminatory comments about anyone then I don't think that are the right kind of person for presidency. Times are changing and people need to learn how to adjust. Also, I don't think it's right that Muslims are being discriminated against because of a terrorist attack that involved Muslims. Every race has criminals but you don’t just limit them to what other people have done. You have to look past that.
This is an article on the pope's recent visit to America. He focused widely on immigration, poverty, the environment, and world problems. He commented that the immigrants/ refugees should be viewed , " as persons ,seeing their faces and listening to their stories." The pope also said that their was a need to "protect and defend human life at every stage of it's developing " And global abolition of the death penalty. I don't really get religion so I don't know much about the pope however he did have some points I agreed on and I undestand the ones I don't really have an opinion on. For example the abolition of the death penalty , obviously as he is the pope he believe a life is a divine gift from god so he feels he should fight and do what's in his power to do the word of god
I think this article is very relevant to our school. I know that our district’s (or at least our school’s) pay-to-play fee is $100. I don’t know much about the other costs of sports but it is my assumption that the two highest are football and marching band. I’m sure that the football team has to pay for their jerseys, their helmets, their cleats, and probably a lot of other things. The band costs I know for sure. Let’s say that you are an incoming freshman percussionist into Westland High School Marching Band. The first fee of the season is a $100 “Show Deposit.” This pays for our music and drill to be written. Next is a $35 fee specific to percussionists because drum-heads may need replaced and they may need new mallets. Then, since you don’t have any Westland Band gear yet, you have to buy the entire summer uniform, which will add up to $76. Then you pay the $100 pay-to-play fee. Next is $200 for the reservation of band camp. Finally is a different uniform fee for our fall uniforms which is $50. This all totals to $561. This is an astounding amount of money and at least $485 must be paid for each year after. In my opinion, any pay-to-play fee over $150 should be decreased because $625 in New Albany is ridiculous and like the article said, it is clearly preventing certain kids from playing. Pay-to-play fees are definitely something to consider, but sadly I don’t think there is much avoiding the high cost of playing a sport.
I totally agree Kara! I know for a fact that cheerleading is also a very expensive sport here at Westland. For cheer, we have to buy everything for ourselves, including uniforms, shoes, etc. On top of that we have our pay-to-play fees, camp fees, and competition fees on years we go to competition. I think that if sports we less expensive, we could have a lot more kids getting involved with school sports and activities. I understand that there has to be some fees associated with sports, but the several hundred dollars every year is a lot for many families to afford.
This article is about what happening with the planned parenthood dilemma going on. A video that shows workers from planned parenthood discussing fetal tissue donation has recently caught the attention of many. Republicans are saying that planned parenthood illegally profits from selling aborted fetuses and should be stripped of federal money. I have a basic understanding of what's going on . The video said something about donation of fetal tissue , which is legal and essential for medical research but people are making a big deal because of money, even though the video said "donation". Sure the idea that fetuses tissue is being used, is definetly weirdly uncomforting but it's legally done. I don't know if it's good or bad but if the mother has made a decision and the fetus has potential for medical breakthroughs I agree they should be used. It's kind of like the concept of donors; when the family gets to choose to donate the organs (helping someone) or keep them(in a way wasting them ).
I agree with Miriam, but I do believe that it is wrong to profit from abortion unless there is written or verbal consent from the parents. But if it is truly "donated' I see no problem, besides the fact that the parents should be considered in the decision, just like organ donors. The donation of these fetuses would benefit society overall, and would allow for new medical research and advancing past and new studies which could possibly lead to cures for multiple diseases, and medical conditions
I also agree with Miriam. The fetuses are donated to stem cell research and if the person receiving the abortion has given their consent I don't see a problem. Planned Parenthood provides far more than just abortion. They do testing and treatment of STD's, cancer screenings and prevention, and contraception. Planned Parenthood is about women's healthcare and a women shouldn't lose access to these services just because some people think abortion is immoral.
This article is about Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orban and his campaign. It’s xenophobia-based and is aimed at keeping Europe Christian. Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Romania voted against taking in 120,000 Muslim asylum seekers even though the Hungarian minister said Hungary could take in 170,000 Ukrainians whose religion is predominantly Christian back in 2014. Voters are now switching to a neo-Nazi party because of how wrong Mr. Orban is. If I lived in Hungary, I sure wouldn’t vote for him.
This article is about what happening with the planned parenthood dilemma going on. A video that shows workers from planned parenthood discussing fetal tissue donation has recently caught the attention of many. Republicans are saying that planned parenthood illegally profits from selling aborted fetuses and should be stripped of federal money. I have a basic understanding of what's going on . The video said something about donation of fetal tissue , which is legal and essential for medical research but people are making a big deal because of money, even though the video said "donation". Sure the idea that fetuses tissue is being used, is definetly weirdly uncomforting but it's legally done. I don't know if it's good or bad but if the mother has made a decision and the fetus has potential for medical breakthroughs I agree they should be used. It's kind of like the concept of donors; when the family gets to choose to donate the organs (helping someone) or keep them(in a way wasting them ).
This is an article on the pope's recent visit to America. He focused widely on immigration, poverty, the environment, and world problems. He commented that the immigrants/ refugees should be viewed , " as persons ,seeing their faces and listening to their stories." The pope also said that their was a need to "protect and defend human life at every stage of it's developing " And global abolition of the death penalty. I don't really get religion so I don't know much about the pope however he did have some points I agreed on and I undestand the ones I don't really have an opinion on. For example the abolition of the death penalty , obviously as he is the pope he believe a life is a divine gift from god so he feels he should fight and do what's in his power to do the word of god
I agree with the writer of this article. Most children and teenagers feel as if they'll never grow old until it happens to them, and who can blame them? But because of this as the article says, many medical students and doctors pay little to no attention on the medicine of the care of older adults approaching old age. And because of this there is often little help to be found for those who need it. Many elderly people are placed in nursing homes, and some of the time it's because these families have no idea how to take care of their loved ones, and nowhere to look for help or other options. I believe that a bigger scope should be put on geriatrics, and it should be much more important than what it is because all of us get old, and more than likely all of us will either require help as we get older in our lives, or know someone who will or does, and it will ultimately benefit multiple generations in the future.
In this post it discusses the Pope's visit to the United States and the topics he discussed in his speeches. It is being said that his point of view was mostly liberal with his defense of immigration, discussion of climate change, and support of gun control. I appreciate the Pope reminding Americans of important issues and giving his point of view to these topics. I appreciated that he reminded the people of how most people came from immigrants as did he and it doesn't make them less of a person. He also speaks about how we have to take responsibility for the climate change and global warming by fixing the problem and I agree with him. Lastly, he talks about guns and how we allow the distribution of them because of our own greed and pride.
I belive we as people, parents and Friends dont understand one and another. Even if we did talk about it, its hard to understand one and another. You could sit around and talk to your depressed friend, but how much would you really know about him. Teenagers tend not to talk about their problems and that can lead to mental break downs or other issues. I encourge you to always watch your friends. Look for signs and try to understand them never know if you help or not.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/25/us/delaware-police-shoot-man-wheelchair/index.html This subject I am covering s about a man in a wheelchair that was shot for not putting his hands up. I don't see how this is unjust at all, the man had a gun n him and didn't comply with the officers after many warnings and also he tried to reach for it and then he was sot. Its simple if you are dangerous or a threat to anyone an you have a gun and the cops tell you to comply than comply and you wont get shot. I don't see how anyone could say this is unjust just because he was in a wheelchair this probably added to the situation by the man being depressed because he was handicap but the man was fully aware and had many chances before he was shot. Also I think that it is so stupid that if a black guy gets shot than its racist because its nt if you don't follow the cops orders and act like you have a dangerous weapon on you or do have a dangerous weapon on you no matter the color you will be killed or seriously injured. I'm sick of people pulling the race card on these situations it is clear that the man was a threat has a gun on him and didn't comply therefore he got what anyone else would get under these circumstances.
I totally agree with the race shootings people need to stop pulling the race card but this is another story. The officers were there because the shot himself and that's why they were expecting him to have a gun. Pretty sure if you just shot yourself handicapped or not you would not be fully coherent. This is shown by how he barely moves but is still conscience when the police arrive. In response to all the police yelling at him he went for his waist, it could have been a gun or he could have been showing the cops where he was shot. my question is who would ask a handicapped man who just shot himself to"raise your hands", he literally just shot himself.
I totally agree with the race shootings people need to stop pulling the race card but this is another story. The officers were there because the shot himself and that's why they were expecting him to have a gun. Pretty sure if you just shot yourself handicapped or not you would not be fully coherent. This is shown by how he barely moves but is still conscience when the police arrive. In response to all the police yelling at him he went for his waist, it could have been a gun or he could have been showing the cops where he was shot. my question is who would ask a handicapped man who just shot himself to"raise your hands", he literally just shot himself.
http://www.unhcr.org/560523f26.html Im this article id discusses the current situation with 4 million Syrian refugees leaving war behind them to find a new home. When I think about 4 million people with have no home, because there leader chose to oppress his people and plunge his own country into war, it sickens me. Tyrants never think about their own people, only filling the needs of their own gains and needs. After reading this article, I learned about deepening poverty, no opportunities and no money for these people. It's as if they have given hope, and it's a true shame. And who's to blame? A tyrant who chose to oppress his own people and violate their human rights.
I think that vaccines are not necessarily to blame for the rise in autism rates among children, but I definitely think that they are not helping. For young kids, they have to get a lot of vaccines within a short period of time, which can really mess with their immune systems. While there may not be any proof showing that vaccines and autism are directly related, there are studies that have shown reactions such as seizures and brain damage can occur as a result of vaccinations. Vaccines contain many toxic ingredients, such as formaldehyde, aluminum and acetone. If more parents actually took the time to research the ingredients and possible side effects of the vaccines they are giving their children, I think they would change their view on vaccines.
I don't think that vaccines are necessarily connected to autism either. But I don't think that parents should refuse to let their children be vaccinated, because they are putting our entire population at risk. We are all lucky to live in a country where medical resources like vaccinations are so heavily available to keep us healthy. I don't think its fair to not get you and your children vaccinated, and put others in your country at risk to deadly diseases we can prevent. However I do agree that parents need to research what they are putting in their childrens body more.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/22/us/los-angeles-homelessness/index.html this has to deal with California's attack on homelessness pln. They are asking for $100 million to operate shelters and safe parking programs witch I don't understand how it would help there growing population f homelessness. that wouldn't help them get back on there feet that will just solve the solution to where they go every night instead of asking or money for sheltering them maybe they should ask for money to get new job opportunities or finding why everyone's going homeless than fixing it.
I completely agree with you! Giving people a place to live and something to eat is always nice, but if you aren't helping them tun around their life then what are you really doing to make an impact on their life? They should focus on helping the homeless get jobs and get back onto their feet, not just have a place to live for the rest of their life. Getting them a job will help them more in the long run.
This article is a piece mostly about the past of Carly Fiorina working in the private sector, and how her extremely unsuccessful tenure as CEO of HP show she isn't cut out to be President. I agree with all points given in the article, that Fiorina would not be a successful President, and the evidence from her tenure at HP is the main example why. Her highly successful debate skills have been used for good effect in climbing the polls for the nomination, but any evidence of her being at all successful in the highest endeavor she ever achieved are not there. The main talking points about her past and anti-Planned Parenthood sentiment (some points of which are untrue or misleading) could easily be called out at a debate with some fact checking, and lead to disastrous results that I am unsure why have not already happened.
This article is a piece about a nature writer who owned one of the Volkswagen cars that lied about emissions. Being the seeming nature lover that he is, the author did not take very kindly to being lied to by the people at Volkswagen about the emissions of the car. These lies could have extreme effects on the ozone and people that could be harmed by hazardous emissions in cities. He also sends a little bit of the blame to the consumers for letting Volkswagen make the claims they did without being under any kind of speculation about the very, very good numbers it was posting. Although, he still puts the majority of the blame on the people at Volkswagen who deceived the consumers, and is in support and hopes to see jail time for those responsible or knew about it. I agree with him on the punishment that these people should receive, as I believe manipulating consumers to be a massive problem in a capitalistic system, and the only way to prevent others from doing it is to punish those that are caught. Putting the lives of others and the welfare of the environment behind the lust for some awards and money is a huge problem that needs correction with jail time.
In this article, Mark Shrime and John Meara discuss how surgery can fight global poverty. They argue that one of the biggest issues in today’s world is the millions of people who die of a disease that could have been cured with surgery. What prevents so many from getting the help they desperately need is money. I do agree that we need to help those in the world who need it, but the problem is how we go about it. Who should be the organization that steps up? Where would they get the money from? As I read this article, I couldn’t help but to think about all the different positives and negatives of federalism, and apply them to how the United States can aid in the help of countries in poverty getting the help they need. Also, while I read this article, I was a little surprised that the writers think disease and lack of surgery was the one of the world’s biggest problem, not hunger.
In this article, they discuss the personality of "reality-star" Donald Trump. Seth Grossman has directed many reality television shows, and says that Donald is exactly what they would look for in someone for their shows. He talks about how reality television is full of "terrible people behaving badly", a perfect example of what Donald Trump is. I believe that Grossman is right when talking about his personality, Trump just looks forward to making a scene. You can turn off the reality television show. But sadly, once the people of America decide to make Trump our president, there's no taking it back. I think people need to really look into Donald's personality before they decide to elect him as the leader of the United States.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/18/us/high-school-players-hitting-texas-football-official/index.html
ReplyDeleteThis article is a follow up about the two Texas football players charged with assault during a Friday night Football game. Victor Rojas and Michael Moreno were caught on video during their season opener brutally attacking the referee (Robert Watts). The two players say that their Assistant coach Mack Breed pulled them aside during the game and told them that Watts needed to pay for cheating them. They claim that the reef was not calling the game fairly and Rojas and Moreno claim that Watts was using racial slurs against the players. They said that during the game they told Hispanic players to Speak English because that is America. They also claim that Watts called African-American players the n-word. This regardless of the outcome will be a horrible thing for Rojas and Moreno, Watts, or Breed. Because if Watts was using racial slurs against players he will most likely loose his job. If Breed did tell the players to attack Watts he will most likely loose his job. And if Rojas and Moreno are lying and making all these details up they will potentially be expelled from school and thrown in jail for their actions.
This won't just be a problem for these people for the reasons that Curtiss mentioned. Rojas and Moreno will probably be expelled regardless of the ruling because people will not care if Watts was using racial slurs because of "freedom of speech." Watts and Breed will most likely loose their jobs because their employers may believe that they could never trust them again or they do not want to be apart of the scandal.
DeleteI also think that the players and the coach will be charged with because of their aggression. I have played sports for a pretty good part of my life and I have had refs make bad calls but I just don't know know what those kids were thinking. Like even if the refs were using racial slurs and other things it does not give any one to commit what they did. Plus unless one of the other players can confirm that the ref did use those words it will likely be disregarded. In other interviews the kids have mentioned that they were sorry but it is a little bit to late for the apology.
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ReplyDeleteThis article is talking about how the Phoenix Police arrested Leslie Allen Merritt Jr. for having connections with 4 of the 11 shootings that happened on Interstate 10 in Downtown Phoenix. Merritt was arrested while shopping at a local Wall-Mart. During the trial all Merritt could do was shake his head while they set the bail price at $1 Million. Merritt claims that he is the wrong person. He claims that his gun was in a pawn shop for the last 2 months and he had no access to any kind of weapon. But still local Phoenix residents have some form of relief after the arrest. Despite the excited Tweet from Phoenix's Governor Ducey saying 'We got Him". Police still say their investigating further. This is very similar to what we had here in Columbus with the I-270 shooter. In 2003 we experienced a shooter on our local freeway that killed one women. The shooter was Charles A. McCoy, Jr. A Grove City Graduate who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 1996. South-Western in fact closed school for two day because of two bullet holes found in buses.
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ReplyDeleteAmerica’s fear of Muslims is utterly bizarre to me given that, as the article states, Muslims make up less than 2% of the population, yet remain a constant topic on the news. It is fear mongering by the right who claim that Sharia Law, which translates to “law law”- great going- , threatens the United States. I was raised in a religious Muslim household, and the first time I heard anything about Sharia was on Fox News. And Sharia is incredibly misunderstood by the masses. It encompasses regular laws like divorce, inheritance, etc. Furthermore, Sharia varies greatly country to country. For instance, in Somalia, women were given equal inheritance rights before the collapse of the government; meanwhile, Saudi Arabia just gave women the right to vote and even those voting rights are restricted. How presidential candidates like Ben Carson are allowed to tell blatant lies about Islam confounds me. They sound like YouTube comments in real life. This reminds me of the Red Scare where politicians made fools of themselves and let Joseph McCarthy wreak havoc. In a few decades, people will look back and realize how idiotic America’s fear of Muslims was.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/09/18/like-the-syrians-i-fled-my-country-heres-what-you-dont-understand-about-refugees/
ReplyDeleteThis article really shows what it means to be a refugee, especially even now. I knew it was a horrible experience to start with but when it comes from a person telling what happened to themselves it really paints the picture on how they struggle day to day. What really hurts to see is the fact that a decent amount of countries are seeing these people, as just another mouth to feed and not a living breathing person. I mean, even the author states that at that point, after narrowly escaping death itself, that they need someone to help them. To give them somewhere to live, to be safe. Which, I know is easier said than done, I just hope it can be achieved.
I agree with you. If you’ve never experienced it, you have no idea how hard it would be. I’m sure escaping death would be a horrible thing to have to go through, and then going to another country and not having anyone to help you would make it even worse. These are people we’re dealing with, human beings that are in need of help. Viewing them as just another problem to deal with is horrible, they’re people with lives, families, and feelings and something needs to be done to make sure they get the help they need and deserve.
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ReplyDelete(When did this whole "three free articles only" thing happen? It is really restricting me on what to look at)
I really do not get how Donald Trump is doing so well. I know it is not decided yet, and that it could change in the near future. However it just baffles me on how a person like Donald Trump, that in the last GOP, was very inconsiderate of when they talked and in general talked like a child ranting. Plus the fact that he really likes to brag about himself and how "good at business he is" and "he's not for sale". It seems like he's just getting voted for the fact that he stands out, which in a big group of people to vote for is sadly good even if it's for the wrong reasons. Like say, mass change in immigration or other things he wants to do. I hope that there will other candidates that will "stand out" but for good reason(s).
I share your confusion, Chris. In my opinion, Donald Trump has been able to use his outspokenly offensive views as propaganda in order to obtain the votes of several uneducated conservatives. He is a bully and a racist, and it would be a shame if he is chosen to represent our country. However, I do not think this will happen for several reasons. Firstly, he has stated that he may run as a third-party candidate. If you look back in history, third-party candidates do not have a good track record. Second, he has made his extremely racist and offensive views public. This will definitely hurt his chances at winning because those minorities groups and everyone else he has offended will refuse to vote for him. According to a United States census done in 2014, 17.4% of America is Latino. That is an extremely large minority group that will continue to grow up until the election, and it's very likely that none of them will vote for him. Donald Trump is hurting the Republican Party. He is taking away all of the attention from the other candidates and putting it on to himself, which will likely not help him to overcome his obstacles. It's true that he is the front-runner of the Republican Party as of now, but, again most of his support likely comes from uneducated conservatives who soak up every ounce of his propaganda and look to him as the next George Washington.
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ReplyDeleteSaudi Arabia has constantly violated human rights, yet still has a close relationship with the United States. Women have just started to vote for the first time in the country and only in local elections. The country is sending a person to death for a "crime" committed when they were 17. If our leaders are so interested in spreading democracy, why are they making an exception for this monarchy? Is oil really so valuable that our leaders are willing to turn a blind eye to the horrific acts of Saudi Arabia?
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ReplyDeleteI do not believe this girl should have been shot. I also really hope the girl gets justice for what has happened to her. The story is about a young girl from Palestine who was shot for supposedly trying to stab an Israeli soldier. The soldiers had also killed a young man as well. Witnesses state that the girl who was killed was surrounded by soldiers, not attacking one of them. The girls body was carried down the streets around where they lived in hopes of receiving justice. At this moment no hope for justice is being matched with any actions. I believe this is wrong because this shows that the soldiers shot her just out of pure desire to kill someone.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-americans-cant-write/2015/09/24/6e7f420a-6088-11e5-9757-e49273f05f65_story.html
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with this article. It claims that as Americans we do not understand how to write properly. It explains that " In 2011, a nationwide test found that only 24 percent of students in eighth and 12th grades were proficient in writing, and just 3 percent were advanced." That tells me that were not even taking advantage of one of our freedoms as Americans. We worked hard to make sure that everyone was able to get an education and for what? Those stats prove we need to change our curriculum or make standards lower. That's where common core comes in. This standard requires students to write about what they're learning in class. It is expected to make students learn how to write more than just a basic sentence. It is also supposed to help teach students things like punctuation, grammar, proper capitalization, ect. I believe this will help us greatly in our education system. "You have to learn to add before you can do calculus. Similarly, before students can write a coherent five-paragraph essay, they need to learn to write a decent sentence — no matter what grade they’re in."
I have to disagree with you on this. Although it's a problem that Americans "don't know how to write", we cannot completely blame the school system. Yes they have some fault, like "dumbing it down" so students can pass and students not really learning; students have to learn to work hard and not expect to be handed everything in life. This article is also very biased and probably does not have correct data to present.
DeleteI have to agree with Kayla on what she is saying. I agree with this because its not only the schools and the way they teach its also based on that student. How is a student supposed to learn how to do something if they dont even try their best to learn it. People may have not been fortunate enough to have teachers like you did who actually taught you something. So the fact that you said that we are not taking advantage of our freedoms is wrong because its based on if they wanna learn not about how many opportunities we have.
DeleteI agree with Hannah. A lot of people don’t realize how important writing actually is. We will use writing skills for the rest of our lives, even when we speak. For example, you don’t want to walk into a job interview and be repeating “like” and “um.” In order to avoid this, we need to have a thorough knowledge of formulating sentences. Also, I would say that most of the people who are taking AP Government want to go to college. Writing an essay or even multiple essays is a major part of almost every college application. We don’t want to sound ridiculous and dumb if we’re applying to college. The lack of understanding of writing is another reason why nobody got Advanced on the Writing OGT last year and only two people scored that high the year before.
DeleteThe arriving of the Pope was an exciting thing for not just the thousands of New Yorkers that came to hear him speak, but there was excitement throughout the whole country. During his speech, the Pope really tackled recent debates going on in America right now. “I can only reiterate the importance and, above all, the richness and the beauty of family life," This quote is essential and very important because of the recent legalization of gay marriage. Since the law is so recent, there is still heat and debate going on about this topic. The Pope made sure to address the matter and basically said to treat everyone equally and let everyone find love and experience family life, even if that meant sharing that with a partner of the same sex. “A good political leader is one who, with the interest of all in mind, seizes the moment in a spirit of openness and pragmatism.” This is another important quote because it relates to what is going on right now with the presidential election emerging.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/26/opinion/speaker-john-boehner-quits-the-arena.html?ref=opinion
ReplyDeleteJohn Boehner, republican speaker of the house, has decided to resign from congress. He rose to this position about five years ago, but many of the people who helped him get there are now ridiculing him for how he ran things. The article states, "Though he is deeply conservative himself, he has been tormented ever since by right-wing malcontents who have condemned any hint of the sort of political accommodation needed for legislation." Does any one know who the ''right wing" is? That's the main reason i chose this. Who is this right wing and how do they have the power to make someone quit being speaker of the house?
To answer your question Ethan, the "right wing" this article refers to are radical conservatives, and they've apparently taken quite a toll on Mr. Boehner. With their unwillingness to compromise on issues, Something the speaker has had to do regularly with the president, its not hard to see how their influence could push him out of his position.
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ReplyDeleteChina continues to be a mystery for people around the world. In this article the government of China saus the welcome foreign business but in the other hand they want to protect their own business at any cost. It just seem that China wants says one thing but wants the totally opposite thing to happen. This isn't the only thing that China has done to mislead the world on how it is doing. China also has kinda lied to world about how great their economy is with the building of all their ghost cities. I've always wondered out of all the communist nations what makes China so special that the US likes them
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ReplyDeleteWhen I first heard the news that John Boehner was stepping down as speaker of the house, I was honestly surprised. I thought to myself, why is he resigning? What could make him think that enough is enough? Well, after reading this article, I think I've found my answer. John Boehner himself said, " prolonged leadership turmoil would do irreparable damage to the institution".One might think of left wing representatives, or even the president, when it comes to political disagreements due to Boehner's conservative view on issues on things like the Iran deal. However, as this article points out, the discont might mainly come from those of his fellow conservative colleagues. In particular, radical right wing conservatives, more radical than Boehner, and Boehner is by no means moderate. These conservatives are not wiling to compromise on any of the issues, something that one usually would have to do given that we have a democratic president in office. Boehner understood this, and as a result, accepted democratic support, and even tried to work with the president on a budget compromise. But those of radical conservative ideology won't have that, and lashed out at him for it. Even now with trying to shut down the government over Planned Parenthood just shows how unreasonable they are, and justifies Boehner leaving if even he can't stand them.
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ReplyDeleteIn this article, the author points out the use of offensive language used by some of the Republican Party candidates towards several minority groups, particularly Muslims. One of these candidates, Ben Carson, made an offensive comment towards Muslims on a "Meet the Press" interview. He said that Muslims are unfit to run for president because a president’s faith should be “consistent with the Constitution". These types of comments are not rare in the Republican Party. In fact, the leading Republican candidate, Donald Trump, has said several offensive comments about other races such as Hispanics, referring to the majority of them as rapists and drug users. What does this say about the Republican Party as a whole? It is true that the party generally consists of right-wing conservatives, and many of these people are the ones participating in anti-minority activities. Because they are often composed of conservative Christians, they often elect their leaders as if they're electing a preacher instead of a president. The right-wings as a whole are generally bigoted, and this is shown in the comments that they have publicly made. In my opinion, you should not be able to be elected to a high position of power if your actions are based on bigoted beliefs. Doesn't that defeat the whole purpose of "America the Free"? It is 2015, and we need to stop looking down on others due to their ethnicity, sexuality, or gender. We are all humans, we are all Americans. Arguing that Muslims are unconstitutional is completely absurd; the first amendment provides the protection needed for total freedom of religion. Did the Republican candidates forget about this, or did they think it only applied to white Christians? The author goes on to report how Donald Trump is accusing President Obama of being Muslim. Even if this was true, what does that have anything to do with his presidency? He met every requirement for becoming the president, and he, unlike most Republicans, has actually pushed for progressive reforms, which have helped the lives of millions of people. Professional business and religion do not mix together well, and they should be kept apart like oil and water. Ever since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, American opinion of Muslims has been almost entirely negative, which is completely unfair. Very few Muslims, compared to their entirety, were involved in the attacks, and should therefore not be forced into a realm of social and now political discrimination because of bigotry.
I agree with Brandon. If someone who is running for president makes discriminatory comments about anyone then I don't think that are the right kind of person for presidency. Times are changing and people need to learn how to adjust. Also, I don't think it's right that Muslims are being discriminated against because of a terrorist attack that involved Muslims. Every race has criminals but you don’t just limit them to what other people have done. You have to look past that.
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ReplyDeleteThis is an article on the pope's recent visit to America. He focused widely on immigration, poverty, the environment, and world problems. He commented that the immigrants/ refugees should be viewed , " as persons ,seeing their faces and listening to their stories." The pope also said that their was a need to "protect and defend human life at every stage of it's developing " And global abolition of the death penalty. I don't really get religion so I don't know much about the pope however he did have some points I agreed on and I undestand the ones I don't really have an opinion on. For example the abolition of the death penalty , obviously as he is the pope he believe a life is a divine gift from god so he feels he should fight and do what's in his power to do the word of god
I think this article is very relevant to our school. I know that our district’s (or at least our school’s) pay-to-play fee is $100. I don’t know much about the other costs of sports but it is my assumption that the two highest are football and marching band. I’m sure that the football team has to pay for their jerseys, their helmets, their cleats, and probably a lot of other things. The band costs I know for sure. Let’s say that you are an incoming freshman percussionist into Westland High School Marching Band. The first fee of the season is a $100 “Show Deposit.” This pays for our music and drill to be written. Next is a $35 fee specific to percussionists because drum-heads may need replaced and they may need new mallets. Then, since you don’t have any Westland Band gear yet, you have to buy the entire summer uniform, which will add up to $76. Then you pay the $100 pay-to-play fee. Next is $200 for the reservation of band camp. Finally is a different uniform fee for our fall uniforms which is $50. This all totals to $561. This is an astounding amount of money and at least $485 must be paid for each year after. In my opinion, any pay-to-play fee over $150 should be decreased because $625 in New Albany is ridiculous and like the article said, it is clearly preventing certain kids from playing. Pay-to-play fees are definitely something to consider, but sadly I don’t think there is much avoiding the high cost of playing a sport.
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DeleteI totally agree Kara! I know for a fact that cheerleading is also a very expensive sport here at Westland. For cheer, we have to buy everything for ourselves, including uniforms, shoes, etc. On top of that we have our pay-to-play fees, camp fees, and competition fees on years we go to competition. I think that if sports we less expensive, we could have a lot more kids getting involved with school sports and activities. I understand that there has to be some fees associated with sports, but the several hundred dollars every year is a lot for many families to afford.
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ReplyDeleteThis article is about what happening with the planned parenthood dilemma going on. A video that shows workers from planned parenthood discussing fetal tissue donation has recently caught the attention of many. Republicans are saying that planned parenthood illegally profits from selling aborted fetuses and should be stripped of federal money.
I have a basic understanding of what's going on . The video said something about donation of fetal tissue , which is legal and essential for medical research but people are making a big deal because of money, even though the video said "donation". Sure the idea that fetuses tissue is being used, is definetly weirdly uncomforting but it's legally done. I don't know if it's good or bad but if the mother has made a decision and the fetus has potential for medical breakthroughs I agree they should be used. It's kind of like the concept of donors; when the family gets to choose to donate the organs (helping someone) or keep them(in a way wasting them ).
I agree with Miriam, but I do believe that it is wrong to profit from abortion unless there is written or verbal consent from the parents. But if it is truly "donated' I see no problem, besides the fact that the parents should be considered in the decision, just like organ donors. The donation of these fetuses would benefit society overall, and would allow for new medical research and advancing past and new studies which could possibly lead to cures for multiple diseases, and medical conditions
DeleteI also agree with Miriam. The fetuses are donated to stem cell research and if the person receiving the abortion has given their consent I don't see a problem. Planned Parenthood provides far more than just abortion. They do testing and treatment of STD's, cancer screenings and prevention, and contraception. Planned Parenthood is about women's healthcare and a women shouldn't lose access to these services just because some people think abortion is immoral.
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ReplyDeleteThis article is about Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orban and his campaign. It’s xenophobia-based and is aimed at keeping Europe Christian. Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Romania voted against taking in 120,000 Muslim asylum seekers even though the Hungarian minister said Hungary could take in 170,000 Ukrainians whose religion is predominantly Christian back in 2014. Voters are now switching to a neo-Nazi party because of how wrong Mr. Orban is. If I lived in Hungary, I sure wouldn’t vote for him.
http://nyti.ms/1R1Kq04
ReplyDeleteThis article is about what happening with the planned parenthood dilemma going on. A video that shows workers from planned parenthood discussing fetal tissue donation has recently caught the attention of many. Republicans are saying that planned parenthood illegally profits from selling aborted fetuses and should be stripped of federal money.
I have a basic understanding of what's going on . The video said something about donation of fetal tissue , which is legal and essential for medical research but people are making a big deal because of money, even though the video said "donation". Sure the idea that fetuses tissue is being used, is definetly weirdly uncomforting but it's legally done. I don't know if it's good or bad but if the mother has made a decision and the fetus has potential for medical breakthroughs I agree they should be used. It's kind of like the concept of donors; when the family gets to choose to donate the organs (helping someone) or keep them(in a way wasting them ).
http://nyti.ms/1KxLw1b
ReplyDeleteThis is an article on the pope's recent visit to America. He focused widely on immigration, poverty, the environment, and world problems. He commented that the immigrants/ refugees should be viewed , " as persons ,seeing their faces and listening to their stories." The pope also said that their was a need to "protect and defend human life at every stage of it's developing " And global abolition of the death penalty. I don't really get religion so I don't know much about the pope however he did have some points I agreed on and I undestand the ones I don't really have an opinion on. For example the abolition of the death penalty , obviously as he is the pope he believe a life is a divine gift from god so he feels he should fight and do what's in his power to do the word of god
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/23/opinion/an-aging-population-without-the-doctors-to-match.html
ReplyDeleteI agree with the writer of this article. Most children and teenagers feel as if they'll never grow old until it happens to them, and who can blame them? But because of this as the article says, many medical students and doctors pay little to no attention on the medicine of the care of older adults approaching old age. And because of this there is often little help to be found for those who need it. Many elderly people are placed in nursing homes, and some of the time it's because these families have no idea how to take care of their loved ones, and nowhere to look for help or other options. I believe that a bigger scope should be put on geriatrics, and it should be much more important than what it is because all of us get old, and more than likely all of us will either require help as we get older in our lives, or know someone who will or does, and it will ultimately benefit multiple generations in the future.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/26/opinion/the-messages-from-pope-francis-visit.html?ref=opinion&mtrref=www.nytimes.com&gwh=C9AC5ADBDFDC04DD74B4A5D0EB6BE11A&gwt=pay&assetType=opinion
ReplyDeleteIn this post it discusses the Pope's visit to the United States and the topics he discussed in his speeches. It is being said that his point of view was mostly liberal with his defense of immigration, discussion of climate change, and support of gun control. I appreciate the Pope reminding Americans of important issues and giving his point of view to these topics. I appreciated that he reminded the people of how most people came from immigrants as did he and it doesn't make them less of a person. He also speaks about how we have to take responsibility for the climate change and global warming by fixing the problem and I agree with him. Lastly, he talks about guns and how we allow the distribution of them because of our own greed and pride.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/opinionator/2015/09/22/dear-parent-your-child-has-had-a-psychotic-break/
ReplyDeleteI belive we as people, parents and Friends dont understand one and another. Even if we did talk about it, its hard to understand one and another. You could sit around and talk to your depressed friend, but how much would you really know about him. Teenagers tend not to talk about their problems and that can lead to mental break downs or other issues. I encourge you to always watch your friends. Look for signs and try to understand them never know if you help or not.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/25/us/delaware-police-shoot-man-wheelchair/index.html This subject I am covering s about a man in a wheelchair that was shot for not putting his hands up. I don't see how this is unjust at all, the man had a gun n him and didn't comply with the officers after many warnings and also he tried to reach for it and then he was sot. Its simple if you are dangerous or a threat to anyone an you have a gun and the cops tell you to comply than comply and you wont get shot. I don't see how anyone could say this is unjust just because he was in a wheelchair this probably added to the situation by the man being depressed because he was handicap but the man was fully aware and had many chances before he was shot. Also I think that it is so stupid that if a black guy gets shot than its racist because its nt if you don't follow the cops orders and act like you have a dangerous weapon on you or do have a dangerous weapon on you no matter the color you will be killed or seriously injured. I'm sick of people pulling the race card on these situations it is clear that the man was a threat has a gun on him and didn't comply therefore he got what anyone else would get under these circumstances.
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DeleteI totally agree with the race shootings people need to stop pulling the race card but this is another story. The officers were there because the shot himself and that's why they were expecting him to have a gun. Pretty sure if you just shot yourself handicapped or not you would not be fully coherent. This is shown by how he barely moves but is still conscience when the police arrive. In response to all the police yelling at him he went for his waist, it could have been a gun or he could have been showing the cops where he was shot. my question is who would ask a handicapped man who just shot himself to"raise your hands", he literally just shot himself.
DeleteI totally agree with the race shootings people need to stop pulling the race card but this is another story. The officers were there because the shot himself and that's why they were expecting him to have a gun. Pretty sure if you just shot yourself handicapped or not you would not be fully coherent. This is shown by how he barely moves but is still conscience when the police arrive. In response to all the police yelling at him he went for his waist, it could have been a gun or he could have been showing the cops where he was shot. my question is who would ask a handicapped man who just shot himself to"raise your hands", he literally just shot himself.
Deletehttp://www.unhcr.org/560523f26.html Im this article id discusses the current situation with 4 million Syrian refugees leaving war behind them to find a new home. When I think about 4 million people with have no home, because there leader chose to oppress his people and plunge his own country into war, it sickens me. Tyrants never think about their own people, only filling the needs of their own gains and needs. After reading this article, I learned about deepening poverty, no opportunities and no money for these people. It's as if they have given hope, and it's a true shame. And who's to blame? A tyrant who chose to oppress his own people and violate their human rights.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-vaccines-safety-republican-debate-20150921-story.html
ReplyDeleteI think that vaccines are not necessarily to blame for the rise in autism rates among children, but I definitely think that they are not helping. For young kids, they have to get a lot of vaccines within a short period of time, which can really mess with their immune systems. While there may not be any proof showing that vaccines and autism are directly related, there are studies that have shown reactions such as seizures and brain damage can occur as a result of vaccinations. Vaccines contain many toxic ingredients, such as formaldehyde, aluminum and acetone. If more parents actually took the time to research the ingredients and possible side effects of the vaccines they are giving their children, I think they would change their view on vaccines.
I don't think that vaccines are necessarily connected to autism either. But I don't think that parents should refuse to let their children be vaccinated, because they are putting our entire population at risk. We are all lucky to live in a country where medical resources like vaccinations are so heavily available to keep us healthy. I don't think its fair to not get you and your children vaccinated, and put others in your country at risk to deadly diseases we can prevent. However I do agree that parents need to research what they are putting in their childrens body more.
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ReplyDeletethis has to deal with California's attack on homelessness pln. They are asking for $100 million to operate shelters and safe parking programs witch I don't understand how it would help there growing population f homelessness. that wouldn't help them get back on there feet that will just solve the solution to where they go every night instead of asking or money for sheltering them maybe they should ask for money to get new job opportunities or finding why everyone's going homeless than fixing it.
I completely agree with you! Giving people a place to live and something to eat is always nice, but if you aren't helping them tun around their life then what are you really doing to make an impact on their life? They should focus on helping the homeless get jobs and get back onto their feet, not just have a place to live for the rest of their life. Getting them a job will help them more in the long run.
Deletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/opinion/carly-fiorina-really-was-that-bad.html?ref=opinion
ReplyDeleteThis article is a piece mostly about the past of Carly Fiorina working in the private sector, and how her extremely unsuccessful tenure as CEO of HP show she isn't cut out to be President. I agree with all points given in the article, that Fiorina would not be a successful President, and the evidence from her tenure at HP is the main example why. Her highly successful debate skills have been used for good effect in climbing the polls for the nomination, but any evidence of her being at all successful in the highest endeavor she ever achieved are not there. The main talking points about her past and anti-Planned Parenthood sentiment (some points of which are untrue or misleading) could easily be called out at a debate with some fact checking, and lead to disastrous results that I am unsure why have not already happened.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/opinion/sunday/me-and-my-jetta-how-vw-broke-my-heart.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
ReplyDeleteThis article is a piece about a nature writer who owned one of the Volkswagen cars that lied about emissions. Being the seeming nature lover that he is, the author did not take very kindly to being lied to by the people at Volkswagen about the emissions of the car. These lies could have extreme effects on the ozone and people that could be harmed by hazardous emissions in cities. He also sends a little bit of the blame to the consumers for letting Volkswagen make the claims they did without being under any kind of speculation about the very, very good numbers it was posting. Although, he still puts the majority of the blame on the people at Volkswagen who deceived the consumers, and is in support and hopes to see jail time for those responsible or knew about it. I agree with him on the punishment that these people should receive, as I believe manipulating consumers to be a massive problem in a capitalistic system, and the only way to prevent others from doing it is to punish those that are caught. Putting the lives of others and the welfare of the environment behind the lust for some awards and money is a huge problem that needs correction with jail time.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/26/opinion/how-surgery-can-fight-global-poverty.html?ref=opinion
ReplyDeleteIn this article, Mark Shrime and John Meara discuss how surgery can fight global poverty. They argue that one of the biggest issues in today’s world is the millions of people who die of a disease that could have been cured with surgery. What prevents so many from getting the help they desperately need is money. I do agree that we need to help those in the world who need it, but the problem is how we go about it. Who should be the organization that steps up? Where would they get the money from? As I read this article, I couldn’t help but to think about all the different positives and negatives of federalism, and apply them to how the United States can aid in the help of countries in poverty getting the help they need. Also, while I read this article, I was a little surprised that the writers think disease and lack of surgery was the one of the world’s biggest problem, not hunger.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/opinion/donald-trump-our-reality-tv-candidate.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
ReplyDeleteIn this article, they discuss the personality of "reality-star" Donald Trump. Seth Grossman has directed many reality television shows, and says that Donald is exactly what they would look for in someone for their shows. He talks about how reality television is full of "terrible people behaving badly", a perfect example of what Donald Trump is. I believe that Grossman is right when talking about his personality, Trump just looks forward to making a scene. You can turn off the reality television show. But sadly, once the people of America decide to make Trump our president, there's no taking it back. I think people need to really look into Donald's personality before they decide to elect him as the leader of the United States.