This article is about the refugees from Syria and which countries are accepting them and how many they’re accepting. Countries should always accept refugees because if they didn’t then they wouldn’t have anywhere to go, and they would be stuck in a horrible situation and never be able to get out of it. But at the same time, it would be hard to keep up with the populations of these countries increasing so quickly. There should be a shelter or an island or something that the refugees can stay on while their information is being processed and they’re approved to go into their new country.
This whole article is about Donald Trump’s religious beliefs. I disagree with this entire article because I thought we agreed in a separation of the government and church. It doesn’t really matter if Trump is a Christian, Presbyterian or anything because that’s irrelevant to him running for president. No one should support Trump just because of his religious views, his job wouldn’t be spreading religion around the country, his job would be taking care of the country and our safety.
I agree with Alyssa entirely. His views may be controversial but you can’t blame him for believing whatever it is that he believes. Many people these days tend to discriminate against an entire religion or a group of people for one person’s actions that they disagree with. For example, some Muslims may be treated poorly because of the actions of Islamic terrorist groups like Isis. And in this case, Christians are being judged based on Donald Trump’s political statements. A single drop of water doesn’t define the whole ocean. The separation of church and state was made for this very reason and we need to get this back into our nation’s mentality.
I feel that Donald Trump is not taking this campaign professionally and therefore should not be President of the United States. This is just super inappropriate and is not necessary to be said aloud. I get that people are naturally going to judge other people but you have to keep that to yourself not for the whole world to know. And not to mention it also makes you look bad and disrespectful against not only your opponents and also women. Just in general i feel people need to also have a better filter of things that are necessary or ok to say aloud and things that should be kept to yourself. And I also believe that since Trump is so controversial on his topics it is dragging the publics eye off of the task at hand which is which person will make a better president not about Trump's childish insults to other candidates.
I agree with Curtiss. People tend to like Trump because they say "he speaks his mind." This, to me, is just saying they like him because he is brutally honestly. With that he comes off a bit racist, he never uses politically correct terms. I'm good with presidents joking every now and again, but a good president or candidate in general needs to learn what is okay to say and what not to say. Trump just to seems to be running because he is a rich old white guy, that's gained popularity through the tv shows he's been feature in and through his unprofessional comments.
I agree with Alexis and Curtiss. Donald Trump can't even handle being politically correct and finds it unnecessary despite the fact that president of the United States is a political job, but I guess no one told Trump that. Donald Trump's disrespect surfaces when a conversation or debate doesn't go his way. When a person calls him out on valid points he makes excuses and unnecessary disrespectful comments. He doesn't take this election or the people of the Unites States seriously enough.
As we all know, Donald Trump is running for the republican nominee for president. This article is focused on how many people believe that his policies are conservative enough for him to become this. One of the major complaints that every one has is that he is talking about raising taxes, something most republicans would never think of. But they have to realize that he is a business man, so therefore he should know something about money and how it works. Another major thing that us stated is that when people ridicule him, they do not hurt him in anyway, unlike most republican candidates. Instead it only makes him stronger.
I still do not get why this joke of a candidate is still consider to have an actual chance of running for president. What started as what i consider was a joke is gaining a lot of popularity and is really scary. Imagine what other countries would think that the United States that we let a clear racist of a man run for president. I just do not understand what the people who vote for him in popularity poles see in him. Sure he talks about issues that many candidates do not, but still he shows a clear bias towards those issues.
To me, whoever wrote this just seems like they hate republicans and their ideals. He says that the delay is “pointless” but in reality it is not. In order to make something good you have to put time and effort into it, and if you do not like something then you should try to convince people to take your side. This is what the republicans are doing, they are just waiting until the already agreed on deadline to try and get some of the democrats to change their minds. Even though it is very unlikely that they will, you still have to take that chance in order to change something.
I don't know much of the news of the pope so a majority of it is coming from this article. But wow, this article is really spinning the whole pope abortion forgiveness thing, making it seem like a underhanded scheme to "punish" women who get abortions. Now I see why this is a opinion article and my opinion based of what it has given me, is that I do not agree with what the article is saying about the pope in terms of not "helping" women. I mean, geez to me it seemed like the author of this article really has a thing against churches in general. I think that what the pope is doing is a good move, but I think the article is not getting the popes motive right. To me it seems like it is more focused on women who are abused/raped and giving forgiveness for them more so than the women who got it for other reasons,(I am not putting one reason above another just thinking that was the main one that was focused on) but the article is just putting it in a different, more aggressive way than what was intended.
I heard recently of the Syrian refugees and saw some of its effects in other countries, like video of such of others trying to help out. So I am glad that the U.S. is at least taking some pressure off of the other countries that are receiving huge amount of people on short notice, like say germany taking in what? like 3 million or some crazy number like that? Plus the article even said that most of the 10 thousand were going to be the people who need the most help, "Torture survivors, people with special medical needs, and women who head households. More than half are children" which is even is also great.
I do not believe that a student's standardized test scores represent how well their teacher is at teaching. One problem with this is that some students are very smart and have been taught everything they need to know, but have testing anxiety. I know for me, anytime I had a test in front of me I automatically forgot almost everything I had learned about the information. Also, some students don't do their part when it comes to learning. There is no way for a teacher to make her students pay attention in class, take notes, or do their homework. If students are doing what they need to do to learn what they need need to know, then the teachers are not to blame.
I agree with Taylor on this. Some students can be really smart but tests don't reflect their intelligence. Fortunately, some colleges have realized this and now don't have a GPA requirement or an ACT or SAT score requirement because of this. Some students can b.s their way through the tests but those who can't have that skill or art, struggle with tests.
I agree with the writer. If New York had more comprehensive reforms towards the patients' knowledge then New York would not be a huge state for malpractice suits. New York should just reform like all other states succeeding financially in malpractice suits. It would become less of an issue. It's just a silly excuse when doctors blame the state of New York for being too hectic to practice medicine in.
I don't believe that Pope Francis's message was meant to come off as condescending. Although I don't believe abortion is something that requires forgiveness, I don't think the Roman Catholic church is going to completely change it's views so the Pope's message should be seen as a step in the right direction. The comment where the Pope says he is "well aware of the pressure that has led them to this decision" he's not trying to be condescending. The choice of abortion isn't easy and he's saying he understands that and he understands when a women resorts to it. I think the Pope's forgiveness is good especially for the women that have a strong faith and do seek to be forgiven for their "sin".
I agree with Raquel. I don't believe that the Pope is trying to be condescending to women who have had abortions either. When he says he is "well aware of the pressure that has led them to this decision", I think he is trying to say that he understands as much as he can, because he is not a woman, and will never fully understands how difficult of a choice it is. Personally, I love how the Pope is so understanding and forgiving, and started to veer away from some of the ideas and practices of less forgiving Christians. Christianity is all about love, and the Pope is taking a giant step to more love, and telling people it's okay.
This article discusses the high rate of suicides by firearms. A report shows that of 30,000 suicides, two-thirds of those are caused by guns. More research demonstrates that 82% of teen suicides result from firearms being unsupervised by family members. Some states make it easier to own guns than others only increasing gun deaths. In my opinion, I believe that if families are going to own guns then they should not tell their kids where they keep it or make sure it is properly put away. This is also another example of why gun control is important.
I agree with Katie, gun control has become a huge problem is this country as of late with teen suicides. I personally feel that if these parents are going to own their own guns the should tell their kids. to keep them aware that there is a weapon in the house. Now Im not saying let the kids know exactly where it is but at least let them know so they can be safe. It is truly a shame that this problem is occurring in our society but I do feel that if owners of guns were the only ones who knew where the guns were it would ultimately stop this problem.
I do believe that parents should do their best to keep their weapons safely put away, but that does not mean that it will stop the teenagers or even someone suicidal from getting them. If someone is really suicidal, they will go to extreme lengths to get any weapon they can. It doesn't have to be one in the house. I do not believe that we should have gun control, it should really be people control--the guns do not pull the trigger themselves.
While it may not stop all teenagers from suicide by gunshot, it would certainly reduce it if guns were more secure in the household. The argument that "people are the problem, not guns" is one that gun rights activists have tired out. While gun violence would not be completely eliminated if there were more regulation, in time it would reduce it. This effect can be seen in Australia where strict gun laws were set in place after a 1996 mass shooting. Firearm suicide rates have been reduced by 65% since then shown in a study by Andrew Leigh of Australian National University and Christine Neill of Wilfrid Laurier University.
This article informs you that starting in December, women can be forgiven for having an abortion by catholic priests. This makes women feel like they should feel guilty for their decision to abort. The pope says he understands women’s decisions but does he really? Women should not have to ask for forgiveness as I’m sure they had legitimate reasons. Women that feel guilty do not need to feel any more guilty with other’s opinions of their decision. Even if a woman does not feel guilty, that is not an invitation for you to make her feel bad.
I disagree with Katie because I believe that the Pope is actually trying to help them so when these women die they would have already be forgiven for their sin. To me this actually shouldn't make women feel guilty because I believe that priests are supposed to help you so that your sin of abortion could be forgiven by god. Of course their decision of having an abortion is their decision and they shouldn't feel guilty because it was their decision. The Tenth Commandment says that " Thou Shall Not Kill" and its considered a sin or a disobedience to God when you break any of the Commandments.Their not trying to make them feel bad all their saying is that there is a way that God can forgive them for what they've done. So the fact that the Pope and the Priests are trying to help clear these women of these sins is actually a great thing because their just doing what God sent them to do and that was to continue his practices so that you can one day go to heaven and be right with our Heavenly Father and his great Son.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/10/opinion/the-quieter-gun-death-toll.html?ref=opinion&_r=0 Articles like this just want me to want at least a yearly mental check for gun owners. If we can remove guns from mentally unstable people from having easy access to weapons that do have a higher fatality rate. Sure maybe the people who commit suicide are not the ones that own the guns. But then again it falls into the owners hand to maybe keep the weapon in a better place so the one that are mentally unstable do not have easy access to them.Still i do not think that guns are the real problem here but instead it is the mentality of the people in this generation.
I can safely say that as of now, Hillary just can't seem to shake the demon on the back of her campaign, and that is her recent email scandal. Even after apologizing for how she's addressed it, it still keeps coming back to haunt her and her campaign. It's all the media really tends to focus on with her,and she can't seem to direct the attention elsewhere, like on her policies. As a result, her numbers continue to fall, and in a Quinnipiac University poll that asked What the first words that came to mind when it came to Hillary, the top responses were "liar","dishonest", and "untrustworthy".Lets just hope that she can reboot her campaign, and put this scandal behind her, as hard as that may be.
In further news, when it comes to the democratic primary, Hillary has herself some competition, and that competition is none other than senator of Vermont Bernie Sanders. In a recent poll, Sanders is beating Clinton 41% to 40%, a close race, but back in July, where Sanders was trailing her by twenty-one points, and it seemed as if it would stay that way, until recently. Now Clinton just might be starting to "Feel the Bern".
I think most of the debaters in this discussion have very good points. I agree with a mix of the views. The two-party system feels like an American tradition and it definitely helps separate the opposite sides of the spectrum for clarity in the populous mind. At the same time, though, there is a spectrum with in each extreme and a voter doesn’t have to be strictly republican or strictly democrat in all of their views. In my opinion, the framers intended for anyone to become an elected official; however, with the strict, two-party policy, it makes this difficult. Also, if a voter really likes an independent’s views and wants to vote for them, they feel pressured and obligated to vote republican or democrat. In another example, voters feel like they are taking votes away from whichever party they prefer, so they fear the opposing party getting office. Overall, I think independents should be recognized more so that people aren’t afraid to vote for whoever’s views they support.
This article is about how most people believe that the reason for mass shootings is mental illness. This is not the case; nearly 40 million people in this world suffer from a mental illness, a majority of them are not even violent. It makes it seem like people with mental illnesses will lash out with a random attack on innocent people. Even if there were physiological on the people that have guns, what makes their mental illness any worse than the next persons? There is no way to really tell with mental illnesses. If that person was to be planning to kill many, they definitely would not convey it on these check ups.
I agree with you Brittney. I think the media has made it seem as if mental illnesses are the only reason that mass shootings and others major crimes occur. A lot of people with mental illnesses are not violent at all! I do however think that the majority of major crimes are committed by people with mental illnesses, such as narcissism and psychopathy. Just because someone has a mental illness does not mean they are violent.
I agree with Brittney. Mental illness is not the sole cause of mass shootings. There are many people who have mental illnesses who aren't violent, and would never commit a crime or something like this. When people commit horrible crimes, they are usually found as having a mental illness but what if they don't? Would it be possible for a normal person to commit a crime, and not be accused of some kind of mental illness? Although I do believe that that information is not completely true, I also believe that as Taylor said a majority of crimes are committed by people with mental illnesses such as Eric Harris in the Columbine shooting, who after the attack fitted the description of a psychopath to a T
This article is about the catholic church and marriage. Since Catholicism is parent to Jesus who is a Jew, and Judaism involves reform people have different view on marriage equality. It's kind of weird but totally understandable that after gay marriage was legalized people still won`t accept the idea because it's their personal belief that it's wrong. I personally don't mind people's perspective but I think that one thing that is essential is to learn from history and history has shown that as a community we must settle our differences to live in a state of peace. I like the idea of reform because it means change as the world/society changes around through time.
This article is about a company that makes chirps. chirps are cricket chips; a product that started with some students and has earned funding to become the next big thing. At first it might seem that in no way this has to do anything with politics but it does. First crickets are animals and even though they are small animal activist will have strong opinions. Second of all crickets are seen as food in many other countries but commercialization of them in States will lead to people questioning the safety and the FDA will probably be involved. Overall I think it's a pretty good idea because I once read an article that if the population rate increases at the rate is increasing in the long run in might to shortness of food, that thought is scary but eating cricket chips is also pretty disturbing.
This kind of hateful rhetoric against a minority, in this case Muslims, is dangerous. These conservative, hard-line politicians who refuse to believe that terrorism is the mindset of only a few Muslims are only pandering to their WASP constituents. It makes sense now why Madison and other founders of the Constitution were wary of too much democracy. If the United States were somehow a direct democracy, one of these bigoted politicians could be elected, endangering the Muslim minority. It happened during WWII when Japanese citizens were forced into internment camps. The tyrannical majority is very real.
People all over the world say that the number one cause of mass shootings are caused by people who have a mental issue but is that really true though. I personally believe that it doesn't always have to do with an illness. It could possibly be that the person had a bad experience wherever they choose to shoot at, or that they just couldn't agree on whatever that company/school was doing. The fact that Americans blame people who have mental illnesses is unbelievable. Stop picking on those who are cant help how they are!
I believe that this should not be an option. Millions of people suffer throughout depression for months, or even years of their life. Some go throughout their whole lives with depression, but if they gave up the fight how would they know that it would never get better? I do understand that it wouldn't be another person's choice, and that they should make their own decision but why should this be allowed anyway? A lot of people who suffer through depression also find that it really does get better over time, or with medicine it can be treated and instead of having suicidal impulses these impulses are now gone, but if this becomes an option, who is to say that they never would have known the positive outcome? I believe that depression should be treated by a doctor or physician with an understanding of the patient, and that if it can't be treated it can at least be managed or manageable. I don't believe that death is the solution
You're right, Ashley, many people who commit suicide may find that their lives will get better with time. But what about the select few whose lives would have gotten worse? You have to remember that we did not ask to be on this earth. Whether you believe in a God or not, no one chose to born to this world. Even if we did, we did not have a say in which life we would have. Some people are born with defects, disadvantages, and dysfunctional lives. People who do not want to live should have the option to take away their own life. Many will say that it is selfish, but at the end of the day they are only hurting themselves. Assisted suicide is something that should be allowed with the signed consent of the victim. If you had terminal cancer that was painful, and you knew that you would die eventually, you would not want to endure it. Death may not be the solution, but, for some people, there may not be any solution. Assisted suicide should be allowed.
The author believes that the Iranian deal is not something that will help America. I agree with the author's point of view. While there will be a neutralization of weapons in Iran, this will not prevent terrorist organizations from mobilizing. When the nuclear deal's limitations expire in fifteen years, Iran could easily become a nuclear threat to America once again. Furthermore, the deal will allow Tehran access to modern weapons and technology by opening up the international market. The removal of economic sanctions and the arms embargo could actually help Iran. They would be able to acquire weapons from abroad and manufacture new technologies that could pose a threat to us. In conclusion, the Iranian nuclear deal is not a good plan to help America.
This article is an update on the Clinton email situation. Personally, like millions of other Americans, I believe Clinton's choice to share private government information on her own personal email was a poor and irresponsible. Clinton herself even says it 'clearly wasn't the best choice.' This situation has been going on for a while now, but of course is exploding right before primaries. While using her private email was not explicitly 'against the rules', it was still a bad decision. One of the most important skills required to be a successful President is good decision making. Clinton is showing America that she doesn't possess good decision making skills, and is irresponsible and untrustworthy. She should've apologized and turned her emails over months ago. If I were able to vote for the upcoming Presidential election, Clinton would surely not have my vote. She isn’t proving that she has necessary leadership skills.
I think that it is an great thing that the House of Representatives, are debating bills to defund planned parenthood. Why would you want to sell abortion fetus? It really sounds sick once you think about the whole entire situation. I don't believe in abortions, So why would i want to hear about Planned Parenthood discussing to sell baby fetus's. In this type of situation, I would not support, nor ever think that Planned Parenthood would be discussing a situation like this. Also, i feel that the House of Representatives should draw their attention to defunding Planned Parenthood, and i would not ever think to change my mind.
His resign came to a shock to everyone and it seemed like he couldn't handle the pressure of this job. Even though he is a Republican, he believed that he could only do his job the best he could by having support from the Democratic leaders and the party. My question is, who will be the new speaker of the house? and how will Congress change with this surprising news.
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ReplyDeleteThis article is about the refugees from Syria and which countries are accepting them and how many they’re accepting. Countries should always accept refugees because if they didn’t then they wouldn’t have anywhere to go, and they would be stuck in a horrible situation and never be able to get out of it. But at the same time, it would be hard to keep up with the populations of these countries increasing so quickly. There should be a shelter or an island or something that the refugees can stay on while their information is being processed and they’re approved to go into their new country.
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ReplyDeleteThis whole article is about Donald Trump’s religious beliefs. I disagree with this entire article because I thought we agreed in a separation of the government and church. It doesn’t really matter if Trump is a Christian, Presbyterian or anything because that’s irrelevant to him running for president. No one should support Trump just because of his religious views, his job wouldn’t be spreading religion around the country, his job would be taking care of the country and our safety.
I agree with Alyssa entirely. His views may be controversial but you can’t blame him for believing whatever it is that he believes. Many people these days tend to discriminate against an entire religion or a group of people for one person’s actions that they disagree with. For example, some Muslims may be treated poorly because of the actions of Islamic terrorist groups like Isis. And in this case, Christians are being judged based on Donald Trump’s political statements. A single drop of water doesn’t define the whole ocean. The separation of church and state was made for this very reason and we need to get this back into our nation’s mentality.
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ReplyDeleteI feel that Donald Trump is not taking this campaign professionally and therefore should not be President of the United States. This is just super inappropriate and is not necessary to be said aloud. I get that people are naturally going to judge other people but you have to keep that to yourself not for the whole world to know. And not to mention it also makes you look bad and disrespectful against not only your opponents and also women. Just in general i feel people need to also have a better filter of things that are necessary or ok to say aloud and things that should be kept to yourself. And I also believe that since Trump is so controversial on his topics it is dragging the publics eye off of the task at hand which is which person will make a better president not about Trump's childish insults to other candidates.
I agree with Curtiss. People tend to like Trump because they say "he speaks his mind." This, to me, is just saying they like him because he is brutally honestly. With that he comes off a bit racist, he never uses politically correct terms. I'm good with presidents joking every now and again, but a good president or candidate in general needs to learn what is okay to say and what not to say. Trump just to seems to be running because he is a rich old white guy, that's gained popularity through the tv shows he's been feature in and through his unprofessional comments.
DeleteI agree with Alexis and Curtiss. Donald Trump can't even handle being politically correct and finds it unnecessary despite the fact that president of the United States is a political job, but I guess no one told Trump that. Donald Trump's disrespect surfaces when a conversation or debate doesn't go his way. When a person calls him out on valid points he makes excuses and unnecessary disrespectful comments. He doesn't take this election or the people of the Unites States seriously enough.
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ReplyDeleteAs we all know, Donald Trump is running for the republican nominee for president. This article is focused on how many people believe that his policies are conservative enough for him to become this. One of the major complaints that every one has is that he is talking about raising taxes, something most republicans would never think of. But they have to realize that he is a business man, so therefore he should know something about money and how it works. Another major thing that us stated is that when people ridicule him, they do not hurt him in anyway, unlike most republican candidates. Instead it only makes him stronger.
I still do not get why this joke of a candidate is still consider to have an actual chance of running for president. What started as what i consider was a joke is gaining a lot of popularity and is really scary. Imagine what other countries would think that the United States that we let a clear racist of a man run for president. I just do not understand what the people who vote for him in popularity poles see in him. Sure he talks about issues that many candidates do not, but still he shows a clear bias towards those issues.
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ReplyDeleteTo me, whoever wrote this just seems like they hate republicans and their ideals. He says that the delay is “pointless” but in reality it is not. In order to make something good you have to put time and effort into it, and if you do not like something then you should try to convince people to take your side. This is what the republicans are doing, they are just waiting until the already agreed on deadline to try and get some of the democrats to change their minds. Even though it is very unlikely that they will, you still have to take that chance in order to change something.
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ReplyDeleteI don't know much of the news of the pope so a majority of it is coming from this article. But wow, this article is really spinning the whole pope abortion forgiveness thing, making it seem like a underhanded scheme to "punish" women who get abortions. Now I see why this is a opinion article and my opinion based of what it has given me, is that I do not agree with what the article is saying about the pope in terms of not "helping" women. I mean, geez to me it seemed like the author of this article really has a thing against churches in general. I think that what the pope is doing is a good move, but I think the article is not getting the popes motive right. To me it seems like it is more focused on women who are abused/raped and giving forgiveness for them more so than the women who got it for other reasons,(I am not putting one reason above another just thinking that was the main one that was focused on) but the article is just putting it in a different, more aggressive way than what was intended.
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ReplyDeleteI heard recently of the Syrian refugees and saw some of its effects in other countries, like video of such of others trying to help out. So I am glad that the U.S. is at least taking some pressure off of the other countries that are receiving huge amount of people on short notice, like say germany taking in what? like 3 million or some crazy number like that? Plus the article even said that most of the 10 thousand were going to be the people who need the most help, "Torture survivors, people with special medical needs, and women who head households. More than half are children" which is even is also great.
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ReplyDeleteI do not believe that a student's standardized test scores represent how well their teacher is at teaching. One problem with this is that some students are very smart and have been taught everything they need to know, but have testing anxiety. I know for me, anytime I had a test in front of me I automatically forgot almost everything I had learned about the information. Also, some students don't do their part when it comes to learning. There is no way for a teacher to make her students pay attention in class, take notes, or do their homework. If students are doing what they need to do to learn what they need need to know, then the teachers are not to blame.
I agree with Taylor on this. Some students can be really smart but tests don't reflect their intelligence. Fortunately, some colleges have realized this and now don't have a GPA requirement or an ACT or SAT score requirement because of this. Some students can b.s their way through the tests but those who can't have that skill or art, struggle with tests.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with the writer. If New York had more comprehensive reforms towards the patients' knowledge then New York would not be a huge state for malpractice suits. New York should just reform like all other states succeeding financially in malpractice suits. It would become less of an issue. It's just a silly excuse when doctors blame the state of New York for being too hectic to practice medicine in.
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ReplyDeleteI don't believe that Pope Francis's message was meant to come off as condescending. Although I don't believe abortion is something that requires forgiveness, I don't think the Roman Catholic church is going to completely change it's views so the Pope's message should be seen as a step in the right direction. The comment where the Pope says he is "well aware of the pressure that has led them to this decision" he's not trying to be condescending. The choice of abortion isn't easy and he's saying he understands that and he understands when a women resorts to it. I think the Pope's forgiveness is good especially for the women that have a strong faith and do seek to be forgiven for their "sin".
I agree with Raquel. I don't believe that the Pope is trying to be condescending to women who have had abortions either. When he says he is "well aware of the pressure that has led them to this decision", I think he is trying to say that he understands as much as he can, because he is not a woman, and will never fully understands how difficult of a choice it is. Personally, I love how the Pope is so understanding and forgiving, and started to veer away from some of the ideas and practices of less forgiving Christians. Christianity is all about love, and the Pope is taking a giant step to more love, and telling people it's okay.
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ReplyDeleteThis article discusses the high rate of suicides by firearms. A report shows that of 30,000 suicides, two-thirds of those are caused by guns. More research demonstrates that 82% of teen suicides result from firearms being unsupervised by family members. Some states make it easier to own guns than others only increasing gun deaths. In my opinion, I believe that if families are going to own guns then they should not tell their kids where they keep it or make sure it is properly put away. This is also another example of why gun control is important.
I agree with Katie, gun control has become a huge problem is this country as of late with teen suicides. I personally feel that if these parents are going to own their own guns the should tell their kids. to keep them aware that there is a weapon in the house. Now Im not saying let the kids know exactly where it is but at least let them know so they can be safe. It is truly a shame that this problem is occurring in our society but I do feel that if owners of guns were the only ones who knew where the guns were it would ultimately stop this problem.
DeleteI do believe that parents should do their best to keep their weapons safely put away, but that does not mean that it will stop the teenagers or even someone suicidal from getting them. If someone is really suicidal, they will go to extreme lengths to get any weapon they can. It doesn't have to be one in the house. I do not believe that we should have gun control, it should really be people control--the guns do not pull the trigger themselves.
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DeleteWhile it may not stop all teenagers from suicide by gunshot, it would certainly reduce it if guns were more secure in the household. The argument that "people are the problem, not guns" is one that gun rights activists have tired out. While gun violence would not be completely eliminated if there were more regulation, in time it would reduce it. This effect can be seen in Australia where strict gun laws were set in place after a 1996 mass shooting. Firearm suicide rates have been reduced by 65% since then shown in a study by Andrew Leigh of Australian National University and Christine Neill of Wilfrid Laurier University.
Deletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/11/opinion/the-popes-unforgiving-message-of-forgiveness-on-abortion.html?ref=opinion
ReplyDeleteThis article informs you that starting in December, women can be forgiven for having an abortion by catholic priests. This makes women feel like they should feel guilty for their decision to abort. The pope says he understands women’s decisions but does he really? Women should not have to ask for forgiveness as I’m sure they had legitimate reasons. Women that feel guilty do not need to feel any more guilty with other’s opinions of their decision. Even if a woman does not feel guilty, that is not an invitation for you to make her feel bad.
I disagree with Katie because I believe that the Pope is actually trying to help them so when these women die they would have already be forgiven for their sin. To me this actually shouldn't make women feel guilty because I believe that priests are supposed to help you so that your sin of abortion could be forgiven by god. Of course their decision of having an abortion is their decision and they shouldn't feel guilty because it was their decision. The Tenth Commandment says that " Thou Shall Not Kill" and its considered a sin or a disobedience to God when you break any of the Commandments.Their not trying to make them feel bad all their saying is that there is a way that God can forgive them for what they've done. So the fact that the Pope and the Priests are trying to help clear these women of these sins is actually a great thing because their just doing what God sent them to do and that was to continue his practices so that you can one day go to heaven and be right with our Heavenly Father and his great Son.
Deletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/10/opinion/the-quieter-gun-death-toll.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
ReplyDeleteArticles like this just want me to want at least a yearly mental check for gun owners. If we can remove guns from mentally unstable people from having easy access to weapons that do have a higher fatality rate. Sure maybe the people who commit suicide are not the ones that own the guns. But then again it falls into the owners hand to maybe keep the weapon in a better place so the one that are mentally unstable do not have easy access to them.Still i do not think that guns are the real problem here but instead it is the mentality of the people in this generation.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/10/opinion/hillary-is-hobbling-for-now.html?ref=opinion
ReplyDeleteI can safely say that as of now, Hillary just can't seem to shake the demon on the back of her campaign, and that is her recent email scandal. Even after apologizing for how she's addressed it, it still keeps coming back to haunt her and her campaign. It's all the media really tends to focus on with her,and she can't seem to direct the attention elsewhere, like on her policies. As a result, her numbers continue to fall, and in a Quinnipiac University poll that asked What the first words that came to mind when it came to Hillary, the top responses were "liar","dishonest", and "untrustworthy".Lets just hope that she can reboot her campaign, and put this scandal behind her, as hard as that may be.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/10/politics/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-iowa-poll/index.html
ReplyDeleteIn further news, when it comes to the democratic primary, Hillary has herself some competition, and that competition is none other than senator of Vermont Bernie Sanders. In a recent poll, Sanders is beating Clinton 41% to 40%, a close race, but back in July, where Sanders was trailing her by twenty-one points, and it seemed as if it would stay that way, until recently. Now Clinton just might be starting to "Feel the Bern".
I think most of the debaters in this discussion have very good points. I agree with a mix of the views. The two-party system feels like an American tradition and it definitely helps separate the opposite sides of the spectrum for clarity in the populous mind. At the same time, though, there is a spectrum with in each extreme and a voter doesn’t have to be strictly republican or strictly democrat in all of their views. In my opinion, the framers intended for anyone to become an elected official; however, with the strict, two-party policy, it makes this difficult. Also, if a voter really likes an independent’s views and wants to vote for them, they feel pressured and obligated to vote republican or democrat. In another example, voters feel like they are taking votes away from whichever party they prefer, so they fear the opposing party getting office. Overall, I think independents should be recognized more so that people aren’t afraid to vote for whoever’s views they support.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0910-goldenberg-guns-mental-health-20150910-story.html
ReplyDeleteThis article is about how most people believe that the reason for mass shootings is mental illness. This is not the case; nearly 40 million people in this world suffer from a mental illness, a majority of them are not even violent. It makes it seem like people with mental illnesses will lash out with a random attack on innocent people. Even if there were physiological on the people that have guns, what makes their mental illness any worse than the next persons? There is no way to really tell with mental illnesses. If that person was to be planning to kill many, they definitely would not convey it on these check ups.
I agree with you Brittney. I think the media has made it seem as if mental illnesses are the only reason that mass shootings and others major crimes occur. A lot of people with mental illnesses are not violent at all! I do however think that the majority of major crimes are committed by people with mental illnesses, such as narcissism and psychopathy. Just because someone has a mental illness does not mean they are violent.
DeleteI agree with Brittney. Mental illness is not the sole cause of mass shootings. There are many people who have mental illnesses who aren't violent, and would never commit a crime or something like this. When people commit horrible crimes, they are usually found as having a mental illness but what if they don't? Would it be possible for a normal person to commit a crime, and not be accused of some kind of mental illness? Although I do believe that that information is not completely true, I also believe that as Taylor said a majority of crimes are committed by people with mental illnesses such as Eric Harris in the Columbine shooting, who after the attack fitted the description of a psychopath to a T
Deletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/11/opinion/the-catholic-church-and-marriage-annulments.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
ReplyDeleteThis article is about the catholic church and marriage. Since Catholicism is parent to Jesus who is a Jew, and Judaism involves reform people have different view on marriage equality. It's kind of weird but totally understandable that after gay marriage was legalized people still won`t accept the idea because it's their personal belief that it's wrong. I personally don't mind people's perspective but I think that one thing that is essential is to learn from history and history has shown that as a community we must settle our differences to live in a state of peace. I like the idea of reform because it means change as the world/society changes around through time.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/11/for-students-with-a-mission-a-little-capital-goes-a-long-way/?ref=opinion
ReplyDeleteThis article is about a company that makes chirps. chirps are cricket chips; a product that started with some students and has earned funding to become the next big thing. At first it might seem that in no way this has to do anything with politics but it does. First crickets are animals and even though they are small animal activist will have strong opinions. Second of all crickets are seen as food in many other countries but commercialization of them in States will lead to people questioning the safety and the FDA will probably be involved. Overall I think it's a pretty good idea because I once read an article that if the population rate increases at the rate is increasing in the long run in might to shortness of food, that thought is scary but eating cricket chips is also pretty disturbing.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/republicans-fringe-tone-on-islam-shows-a-sharp-turn-since-911/2015/09/10/5a1d6d80-57d9-11e5-8bb1-b488d231bba2_story.html
ReplyDeleteThis kind of hateful rhetoric against a minority, in this case Muslims, is dangerous. These conservative, hard-line politicians who refuse to believe that terrorism is the mindset of only a few Muslims are only pandering to their WASP constituents. It makes sense now why Madison and other founders of the Constitution were wary of too much democracy. If the United States were somehow a direct democracy, one of these bigoted politicians could be elected, endangering the Muslim minority. It happened during WWII when Japanese citizens were forced into internment camps. The tyrannical majority is very real.
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0910-goldenberg-guns-mental-health-20150910-story.html
ReplyDeletePeople all over the world say that the number one cause of mass shootings are caused by people who have a mental issue but is that really true though. I personally believe that it doesn't always have to do with an illness. It could possibly be that the person had a bad experience wherever they choose to shoot at, or that they just couldn't agree on whatever that company/school was doing. The fact that Americans blame people who have mental illnesses is unbelievable. Stop picking on those who are cant help how they are!
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2015/09/10/helping-a-suicide-when-the-end-isnt-near?ref=opinion
ReplyDeleteI believe that this should not be an option. Millions of people suffer throughout depression for months, or even years of their life. Some go throughout their whole lives with depression, but if they gave up the fight how would they know that it would never get better? I do understand that it wouldn't be another person's choice, and that they should make their own decision but why should this be allowed anyway? A lot of people who suffer through depression also find that it really does get better over time, or with medicine it can be treated and instead of having suicidal impulses these impulses are now gone, but if this becomes an option, who is to say that they never would have known the positive outcome? I believe that depression should be treated by a doctor or physician with an understanding of the patient, and that if it can't be treated it can at least be managed or manageable. I don't believe that death is the solution
You're right, Ashley, many people who commit suicide may find that their lives will get better with time. But what about the select few whose lives would have gotten worse? You have to remember that we did not ask to be on this earth. Whether you believe in a God or not, no one chose to born to this world. Even if we did, we did not have a say in which life we would have. Some people are born with defects, disadvantages, and dysfunctional lives. People who do not want to live should have the option to take away their own life. Many will say that it is selfish, but at the end of the day they are only hurting themselves. Assisted suicide is something that should be allowed with the signed consent of the victim. If you had terminal cancer that was painful, and you knew that you would die eventually, you would not want to endure it. Death may not be the solution, but, for some people, there may not be any solution. Assisted suicide should be allowed.
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http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/04/opinions/conway-wald-iran-nuclear-deal/index.html
ReplyDeleteThe author believes that the Iranian deal is not something that will help America. I agree with the author's point of view. While there will be a neutralization of weapons in Iran, this will not prevent terrorist organizations from mobilizing. When the nuclear deal's limitations expire in fifteen years, Iran could easily become a nuclear threat to America once again. Furthermore, the deal will allow Tehran access to modern weapons and technology by opening up the international market. The removal of economic sanctions and the arms embargo could actually help Iran. They would be able to acquire weapons from abroad and manufacture new technologies that could pose a threat to us. In conclusion, the Iranian nuclear deal is not a good plan to help America.
-Brandon Small
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/12/us/politics/hillary-clinton-email-secretary-of-state.html?ref=politics&_r=0
ReplyDeleteThis article is an update on the Clinton email situation. Personally, like millions of other Americans, I believe Clinton's choice to share private government information on her own personal email was a poor and irresponsible. Clinton herself even says it 'clearly wasn't the best choice.' This situation has been going on for a while now, but of course is exploding right before primaries. While using her private email was not explicitly 'against the rules', it was still a bad decision. One of the most important skills required to be a successful President is good decision making. Clinton is showing America that she doesn't possess good decision making skills, and is irresponsible and untrustworthy. She should've apologized and turned her emails over months ago. If I were able to vote for the upcoming Presidential election, Clinton would surely not have my vote. She isn’t proving that she has necessary leadership skills.
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ReplyDeletehttp://video.foxnews.com/v/4494510929001/house-lawmakers-move-to-defund-planned-parenthood-/?playlist_id2127351623001#sp=show-clips
ReplyDeleteI think that it is an great thing that the House of Representatives, are debating bills to defund planned parenthood. Why would you want to sell abortion fetus? It really sounds sick once you think about the whole entire situation. I don't believe in abortions, So why would i want to hear about Planned Parenthood discussing to sell baby fetus's. In this type of situation, I would not support, nor ever think that Planned Parenthood would be discussing a situation like this. Also, i feel that the House of Representatives should draw their attention to defunding Planned Parenthood, and i would not ever think to change my mind.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/26/opinion/speaker-john-boehner-quits-the-arena.html?ref=opinion
ReplyDeleteHis resign came to a shock to everyone and it seemed like he couldn't handle the pressure of this job. Even though he is a Republican, he believed that he could only do his job the best he could by having support from the Democratic leaders and the party. My question is, who will be the new speaker of the house? and how will Congress change with this surprising news.