http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/04/opinion/why-are-asian-americans-such-loyal-democrats.html?ref=opinion&_r=0 This article seems to be a little too opinionated. As we have talked about in class Asian-Americans tend to vote republican. The article even quoted " The Asian-Americans, though thought to have more conservative qualities, have began to vote more democrat." The article never really gives specific examples on to why the Asian-Americans have switched or realigned their views. The article only states how the Cold War and World War 2 affected the Asian-Americans. In conclusion, this article seems to opinated to be legitiment towards Asian-Americans switching political views.
I agree with you Lexi that article is too opinionated. I think that there is no doubt that different ethnic or race groups tend to vote or support one party of the other. For example how most African Americans tend to favor the Democratic Party, or earlier Asian Americans tended to favor the Republicans. However this article does give us some interesting facts as to why so many Asians are leaving the Republicans to join the Democrats. Reasons like the collapse of the Soviet Union after the Cold War. This is great news for the Democrats because the Asian American population is growing fast at upwards of 17.2 million. This support is exactly what one party needs to try and win more elections. Sorry Republicans.
This is an article saying the current standings of the Republican primaries so far. This is saying that Trump and Carson are neck and neck at the race. Trump has 24% and compared to September I feel that his numbers haven't changed that much. Carson with 23% on the other hand has jumped 6% since September and I feel that he isn't going to stop there. Ben Carson in my opinion is the better President because he is the more ready. We are always hearing stories about Trump and his disrespect to women or his racist comments. I feel if he is elected, it will doom the country. Another big surprise is that Jeb Bush who in September was riding 3rd place is now at the bottom with 4%. I really don't know why Bush is al of a sudden doing so poorly. He definitely has more presidential qualities that Trump.
I definitely agree with you that Bush has many more presidential qualities than Trump. We do often hear all of the stories of Donald Trump and what he says and does to the people. It is also nice how you included September in this as well. It definitely shows the change in people's opinions as time goes by in the campaign.
This article is about a police officer in Illinois who committed a "carefully staged suicide". The officer, Charles Gliniewicz, was caught after years of stealing money from a local youth group he ran. He betrayed everyone, whether that be his fellow officers, his family, or even the public people that he served. He stole quite a bit of money over the years, coming out to around $300,000. Many believe that this suicide was staged and it was actually a murder. This brings up the controversial topic of police officers being killed more and more often as time goes on.
This was a rare occurrence. You can't tell who around you is a psychopath. This man created an elaborate plan to trick everyone into thinking he was murdered, which he was not. Furthermore, it does not fit the narrative of cops being killed. He took advantage of this issue. Moreover, dedicating so much coverage to this story only encourages others like him to do heinous things.
I definitely agree with you Curtiss. Carson definitely does have better qualities. Whereas i do like Trump's Bluntness, there are times that he needs to reserve his opinions for only himself. Carson just seems to be more of a proper fit. He supports America but does it without making the rest of the world/ethnicities mad at him as well. We need bluntness with a side of respect, not just a person who decides to make as many people mad as possible with a side of the i dont care attitude.
The plane took off from a very poorly protected airport and it is more then likely that Isis planted a bomb. A Lot of people say Isis shoot it down but this is very untrue the Russian airliner took off with a bomb on board. Russia as well as the us has many issues with the terrorist group and at one point we will have to come together to deal with this group or the world will continue to split into a very diverse plant.
I agree with you both Carson has much better traits then trump and I do not plan to vote for trump if he is nominated. It is a trust thing and I don't have trust in him running this country. Carson thinks before he acts and is not running off the moment. Trump talks smack and fires at someone if they come at him. He reacts quick with no thought. We cant have quick shots in the white house or we always be at war.
This article is all about how the FCC has changed the rules for all phone calls coming from within prison walls. Previously, charges could be as much as $14 dollars per minute. Now the rule is that they maximum for any phone call from a prison is only 11 cents. I believe that the FCC has the right to do this, considering they are the "Federal Communications Commission". However, I think that the inmates shouldn't even be allowed to call people while they are serving their term. I think that the only form of interaction that inmates should get from the outside world is when they get visits from their families. Prison is supposed to be a punishment.
Whereas I do agree with you in the sense that the FCC has the right to change charges for phone calls for inmates, I don't agree with you in saying they shouldn't be allowed to call people. At least not for all inmates. I believe that prisoners should be allowed to have phone calls depending on what they are incarcerated for and the severity of said crime. However, I don't believe they should be allowed phone calls longer than 10 or 15 minutes daily if not weekly.
I agree with you Taylor, prison is supposed to be a punishment and should be treated as so. Inmates shouldn’t be able to talk to their families except for on visiting days, unless there’s a family emergency of some sort. You’re supposed to be learning from your mistakes and changing while you’re in prison, and that can’t happen if you’re able to do whatever you want.
This article is about Obama's plan to allow Central American children to apply for refugee status and come into the United States legally. This plan went into action last December, yet not a single child has went through the program. The hold up is that the American bureaucracy is so slow-moving throughout their process. It is very sad to think of all of the kids who are stranded within their unsafe home countries who cannot yet come to safety because of a slow process.
This article is about the topic of marijuana and reasons as to why it was not legalized in Ohio. To me it's simple, legalizing it would not have the affect people think it would. What kind of action would that mean to minors? What kind of message is that sending? I think it's great using it as a medical treatment or purpose, but minors may use this as an ability to abuse it. We don't know what kind of other stronger portents are out there. And think about what issues would arise for the law if it was legalize. More and more drug dealers dealing to our youth and even in our very schools and neighborhoods. It would be a huge gamble, with problems to face.
I agree the the youth of our country would get the wrong message if weed was legalized. We would have a lot of problems controlling it too, an example would be how it would always be sold on the black market and legalizing it would make a big difference anyway.
In order to survive, the Republican party needs to win over more minorities. It's not that implausible because many minorities share the same morals and values as Republicans. However, the Republican party is just too white. Nominating someone like Ben Carson might have chip away at that reputation. I don't think it is the conservatives' white guilt that is creating such support for Carson. I don't think conservatives even feel white guilt, rightfully so. Furthermore, while Carson's story being used by white conservatives as an example of a good, obedient black person is grating, it should be understood that just like whites, black people have diverse views. Hopefully, the Republican party does gain more diversity in its leaders so it is more representative of the country.
This article is about marijuana and how it's growing in popularity. The support for marijuana is increasing not just here in the U.S but also around the world. Earlier this week the Mexican Supreme Court opened the door to legalizing the drug by giving four plaintiffs the right to grow cannabis for personal use. And in Canada the new prime minister Justin Trudeau has said he intends for marijuana to be legal for recreational use since medical is already legal. Here in the states Sanders introduced a bill that would let states decide if they want to make marijuana legal without worrying about violating federal law. I think that the support for legalizing marijuana is obvious and in the near future it will be legalized because of the strong support. Here in Ohio Marijuana wasn't going to be legalized because the monopoly control in issue 3 and then issue 2 would have blocked it as well.
This article is about Guantanamo and the releasing of prisoners. On Friday a Britain resident, Shaker Aamer was released. His release is a big thing because it's a sign that Obama's administration is taking steps to shut down the prison. Aamers detention was a source of tensions between the U.S and Britain because official have been asking for his release for a long time. Aamer had been cleared for release since 2007, and he is just now being released. Wanders release was right after the release of Ahmed ould abdel Aziz. They are 2 of the many detainees who have been freed in the recent weeks . I think that if Aamer was cleared for release then he should have been let go. But I can also see why the u.S wasn't easily letting go. Aamer did something to put himself in Guantanamo and whatever he did obviously was something the U.S viewed as a threat. The article says that ." As of Friday afternoon, there were 52 inmates cleared for release. There were also 60 who are either facing charges in military tribunals, or have been deemed too dangerous to free."
The article linked above talks the legalization of marijuana in Ohio. As many of you know, the legalization of marijuana was not instilled into Ohioan law. As a liberal, I am very upset by this. I understand that it would create a monopoly, but if people want to use marijuana, they should have that right. We, as a society, should not tell people what they can or can't do if it does not affect others. How does someone smoking marijuana in their home affect you in any way? It doesn't. The legalization of marijuana would create jobs and help boost the economy. Hopefully the legalization of marijuana will, eventually, become part of national law.
I do not think that the national government should get involved with this issue. I think that this is a issue that the states should deal with because it is something that is so close to the people. It may have had enough people on board to get it to become a ballot initiative, but clearly the people do not want this to become legalized. If i had my way I would get rid of all forms of drugs, including cigarettes and other such things, but, like with prohibition of alcohol, more people will be ticked off if we get rid of those because they are already legal.
I do think that weed should be legalized but not like the way Ohio was going to do it. If we would have let weed be in the hand of a monopoly then it would have been a tragic day for the actual citizens. By giving sole control of the product to a small amount of people would have forced the consumer to oblige to whatever the companies decide on the price and how it is made. Also i feel the US government should remove its restrictions on weed so it does not have to be bought with cash which is very dangerous for obvious reasons.
As a fellow Liberal myself, I completely agree with the points that you have made here. I was shocked and disappointed that the legalization of marijuana was turned down in this state, even if there may have been some justified reasons for not doing so. Still, even though this issue wasn't passed, i still have hope for the future, maybe we can learn from this experience and support a new initiative, one that addresses the concerns that people had with issue 3. And with a growing support for the legalization of marijuana, we can't give up the fight just yet. We could have a second chance after all, we just have to believe in it.
Starting in 2017, high school graduates in one Colorado county will be able to turn to a college scholarship funded by marijuana tax.With the rest of the money they will help out with community needs such as builds parks and playgrounds. I think marijuana is nothing but good, it does nothing but help people with illnesses, also when used for recreational use (most) people don't do the crazy things other people do on "drugs"
I thought this letter to the editor was very appropriate since it ties government with the genetics conference that many students went to today. The author of this letter has a very good point that when the executive branch commits to something, it is usually done. They make reference to Kennedy's goal of landing men on the moon and Obama's goal of ridding our country of terrorism. While the latter of these might not be completed, it is certainly something that has rallied the American people together, much like the moon landing. Basically, when our president cares about something deeply, we feel that it is very "American" to care about that too. Suddenly the organizations begin to receive more donations and the goal is accomplished. I learned today at the genetics conference how close America is to curing common diseases like diabetes and cancer so this goal is not too far off. It would be even closer if the executive branch could rally more people behind it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/05/opinion/from-army-of-one-to-band-of-tweeters.html?_r=0 This article talk about how soldiers bond have been weakened because of the rise of social media and other tech. Because of the rise of Facebook and twitter soldiers have been communicating less and less with each other and spend more time on the computers. I can see that some people would say that is a bad thing thing because they need to be able to trust each pother and communicate, but i feel that social media helps them connect with their love ones back home. It helps the soldiers cope with the risk taking and dangerous life they choose to live and helps them see that the whole world is not like the world they see.
This is something that interests me a lot. Personally, I would never think that there would be a connection between soldiers bonding and social media. I see the obvious down side to having access to social media, and the outside world would be the fact that just like in day to day life in America, soldiers wouldn't have to talk to each other. But one positive aspect to having access to social media is that the soldiers feel less isolate from the world, which may help ease the severity of certain war diseases like PTSD. In a way, it may help make the war feel not real, just as media here makes the war seem as though it doesn't exist-which can be to severe positives and negatives at the same time.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/06/world/el-chapo-search-argentina-joaquin-guzman/index.html i think that if they want el chapo caught than american police have to get involved because in other countries they have no way to control him as seen with his "escapes". He buys off the police from other countries and they take it because the poverty everyone lives in there the money he pays people off to keep him making illegal money saves the people trying to catch him lives. So if the U.S. wants him caught go get him we found the biggest terrorist in the world how hard is it to find a drug dealer.
You're totally right. I used to be okay with the death penalty because it never really effected me and I never gave it much thought. Then, last year in Mr. Weddendorf's English class, he was playing devil's advocate (like always) and said something that changed my entire view. Someone in the class had said that only murderers and very serious offenses should suffer the death penalty. He replied, "But isn't the person who kills them, who injects the lethal drug, also a murderer?" This is so true. Who are we to decide if someone has the right to live any longer?
This article is about the legalization of marijuana in Mexico. Recently, Mexico has legalized the recreational use of marijuana and this article supports the legalization and says that it's a good thing. I don't have a very strong opinion on marijuana but the article makes a good point that the laws are too harsh and these laws have been the cause of high spending on the imprisonment of people who violate these harsh laws. Despite that I think not enough research has been made to study the long term effects of marijuana.
This article is about the legalization of marijuana. Medical marijuana is already legal in Canada and Mexico recently granted four plaintiffs permission to grow marijuana. Twenty-three states in the U.S. have legalized marijuana in some form. I think medical marijuana should be legal in all states. There are way more harmful substances that are legal in the U.S. If marijuana is used for medical purposes only, then there shouldn’t be a problem since it can have many benefits.
I agree with you Brandon. So many people suffer from mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety. We need to educate people and make sure everyone gets the help they need. Mental illnesses to be treated appropriately because they can become severe and lead to suicide or homicide. Everyone needs to pay more attention to mental illnesses and they need to be taken seriously.
This article is about how health care costs have gone down in the past few years. Since 2010 the cost has increased by 1.6%, which is the lowest rate ever for this kind of period. It has continued to decrease to 1.1% this past year. In 2020, it is expected that the cost of health care will be $175 billion less than the prediction made in October of 2010. There is controversy on this because many people believe that it is only temporary, but others believe that it will stay like this for a long time.
This article is about President Obama rejecting the Keystone XL oil pipeline. If he had said yes, a pipeline would have been built that would transport 800,000 barrels of oil a day from Canada to the Gulf Coast. Scientists have said that if we want to avoid major consequences of global warming then we need to leave remaining fossil fuels in the ground. Mr. Obama agrees with this. He also said that the U.S. does not need the oil. Canadians and other American companies continue to extract the oil which have already showed consequences. I think that Mr. Obama made the right decision because global warming is a serious problem and we should do everything we can to slow it down or stop it.
With the recent election here in Ohio, everyone in the state, and even across the country, was waiting to see how we would vote when it came to issue three, which would legalize marijuana for recreational and medical use in the state. When the results finally surfaced, many were shocked by what they saw, we voted against it, overwhelmingly.Maybe it was the monopoly that it was said to grant to investors, the low voter turnout, or some other factor that did it in, but the point still stands, we voted against it. Now many of you might be wondering, where do we go from here? If issue 3 failed so overwhelmingly, what makes us think that anything else could work? Well, don't lose hope just yet, because the push for legal marijuana is growing, not just in this state, but all throughout the country.It's been legalized in Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and the District of Colombia have already fully legalized the drug, Activists in California plan to put legalization initiatives on the ballot for 2016 in order to legalize recreational use, to expand upon the fact that the state legalized medical use of the plant in 1996. Also, Senator form Vermont and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders proposed a bill that would let states choose to legalize marijuana without having to worry without federal law. And that's just in the U.S.A, In Canada, newly Sworn in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that he would change the law so that recreational use of marijuana would be legal along with medicinal use. Also, In Mexico, while marijuana prohibition laws still exist there, their Supreme court allowed for four plaintiffs seeking the right to grow the paint, to do just that. This seems to have shown a chink in prohibition's armor, and more cases like this could spring up in the future. So, those who stand for the legalization of marijuana, do not lose hope yet, because this isn't the end for this cause, in fact, it's only the beginning.
I feel like the push for legal use of marijuana isn't going to stop any time soon for obvious reason. People who get the chance to vote to change this law in different states have different reason for either voting for it or voting against it. You have people with family members that depend of marijuana legalization for medical purposes and then you have people that just want to have some legal fun with marijuana. This I why I believe that it should only be legalized for medicinal purposes. There should be strict regulations and screening on who is eligible for medical marijuana so that people don't try and cheat the system.
In this article, the way some politician, especially Sarah Palin and Donald Trump say “speak American” is further analyzed and dissected. Basically, this article says that when people use the phrase “speak American” they are singling out the Spanish language and no other language. This article points out that language is much easier to learn while in early teens and that while it’s tougher to learn later, for the most part it’s learnable. It also points out that while right now some are worried that the Spanish language is taking over the world, in Ben Franklin’s time, he feared the takeover of the German language. My opinion on this issue is this: America has no national language. So to speak “American” means to speak English, or Spanish, or Mandarin, or Swahili or dozens of other languages that people who live here-and are Americans-speak. America is a country built on differences, and that’s what makes us strong. It is very un-American to discriminate.
In this article is about Rand Paul accusing Hillary Clinton of being a "neoconservative." Rand says that Hilary is too willing to get involved with Middle Eastern conflicts. Rand believes that Hilary's intervention in Libya made us less safe which in fact it did. Hilary also supported the Iraq war. Hilary is too eager to get in a war with Middle Eastern countries so this is a sign of being a bad commander and chief. I agree with Rand we need a well rounded individual who wont hurt to country but make it better, and i believe Hilary wouldn't do the job.
It is said in this article that a terrorist bomb brought down a jet that was flying over Egypt. The U.S. officials say that they are 99.9% sure that it was a terrorist attack and that a plane would just come apart like this one did. This happened the 31st if October and 224 people died. It is said to be ISIS but the terrorist group usually videos its attack for propaganda issues, but i still believe that it was done by ISIS. Also it is said the British have something to do with this happening but that is still under investigation.
As an Ohio resident, I am happy that issue 3 did not pass. When we did our in class "election" I voted against issue 3 for obvious reasons. I feel that this issue came about a little too soon. There are so many unknowns about the affects of marijuana. We have enough of deaths caused by driving under the influence and drug over doses. Marijuana is one less thing that we should have to worry about. I feel like if we do legalize marijuana it should be for medicinal purposes and not recreational use.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/04/opinion/why-are-asian-americans-such-loyal-democrats.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
ReplyDeleteThis article seems to be a little too opinionated. As we have talked about in class Asian-Americans tend to vote republican. The article even quoted " The Asian-Americans, though thought to have more conservative qualities, have began to vote more democrat." The article never really gives specific examples on to why the Asian-Americans have switched or realigned their views. The article only states how the Cold War and World War 2 affected the Asian-Americans. In conclusion, this article seems to opinated to be legitiment towards Asian-Americans switching political views.
I agree with you Lexi that article is too opinionated. I think that there is no doubt that different ethnic or race groups tend to vote or support one party of the other. For example how most African Americans tend to favor the Democratic Party, or earlier Asian Americans tended to favor the Republicans. However this article does give us some interesting facts as to why so many Asians are leaving the Republicans to join the Democrats. Reasons like the collapse of the Soviet Union after the Cold War. This is great news for the Democrats because the Asian American population is growing fast at upwards of 17.2 million. This support is exactly what one party needs to try and win more elections. Sorry Republicans.
Deletehttp://www.cnn.com/2015/11/04/politics/donald-trump-ben-carson-tied-quinnipiac-poll/index.html
ReplyDeleteThis is an article saying the current standings of the Republican primaries so far. This is saying that Trump and Carson are neck and neck at the race. Trump has 24% and compared to September I feel that his numbers haven't changed that much. Carson with 23% on the other hand has jumped 6% since September and I feel that he isn't going to stop there. Ben Carson in my opinion is the better President because he is the more ready. We are always hearing stories about Trump and his disrespect to women or his racist comments. I feel if he is elected, it will doom the country. Another big surprise is that Jeb Bush who in September was riding 3rd place is now at the bottom with 4%. I really don't know why Bush is al of a sudden doing so poorly. He definitely has more presidential qualities that Trump.
I definitely agree with you that Bush has many more presidential qualities than Trump. We do often hear all of the stories of Donald Trump and what he says and does to the people. It is also nice how you included September in this as well. It definitely shows the change in people's opinions as time goes by in the campaign.
Deletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/05/opinion/suicide-of-a-dishonest-officer.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
ReplyDeleteThis article is about a police officer in Illinois who committed a "carefully staged suicide". The officer, Charles Gliniewicz, was caught after years of stealing money from a local youth group he ran. He betrayed everyone, whether that be his fellow officers, his family, or even the public people that he served. He stole quite a bit of money over the years, coming out to around $300,000. Many believe that this suicide was staged and it was actually a murder. This brings up the controversial topic of police officers being killed more and more often as time goes on.
This was a rare occurrence. You can't tell who around you is a psychopath. This man created an elaborate plan to trick everyone into thinking he was murdered, which he was not. Furthermore, it does not fit the narrative of cops being killed. He took advantage of this issue. Moreover, dedicating so much coverage to this story only encourages others like him to do heinous things.
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ReplyDeleteThis is in reply to Curtiss Shore's post.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with you Curtiss. Carson definitely does have better qualities. Whereas i do like Trump's Bluntness, there are times that he needs to reserve his opinions for only himself. Carson just seems to be more of a proper fit. He supports America but does it without making the rest of the world/ethnicities mad at him as well. We need bluntness with a side of respect, not just a person who decides to make as many people mad as possible with a side of the i dont care attitude.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/05/middleeast/russian-plane-crash-egypt-sinai/index.html
ReplyDeleteThe plane took off from a very poorly protected airport and it is more then likely that Isis planted a bomb. A Lot of people say Isis shoot it down but this is very untrue the Russian airliner took off with a bomb on board. Russia as well as the us has many issues with the terrorist group and at one point we will have to come together to deal with this group or the world will continue to split into a very diverse plant.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with you both Carson has much better traits then trump and I do not plan to vote for trump if he is nominated. It is a trust thing and I don't have trust in him running this country. Carson thinks before he acts and is not running off the moment. Trump talks smack and fires at someone if they come at him. He reacts quick with no thought. We cant have quick shots in the white house or we always be at war.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/26/opinion/fcc-makes-telephone-calls-for-inmates-cheaper.html
ReplyDeleteThis article is all about how the FCC has changed the rules for all phone calls coming from within prison walls. Previously, charges could be as much as $14 dollars per minute. Now the rule is that they maximum for any phone call from a prison is only 11 cents. I believe that the FCC has the right to do this, considering they are the "Federal Communications Commission". However, I think that the inmates shouldn't even be allowed to call people while they are serving their term. I think that the only form of interaction that inmates should get from the outside world is when they get visits from their families. Prison is supposed to be a punishment.
Whereas I do agree with you in the sense that the FCC has the right to change charges for phone calls for inmates, I don't agree with you in saying they shouldn't be allowed to call people. At least not for all inmates. I believe that prisoners should be allowed to have phone calls depending on what they are incarcerated for and the severity of said crime. However, I don't believe they should be allowed phone calls longer than 10 or 15 minutes daily if not weekly.
DeleteI agree with you Taylor, prison is supposed to be a punishment and should be treated as so. Inmates shouldn’t be able to talk to their families except for on visiting days, unless there’s a family emergency of some sort. You’re supposed to be learning from your mistakes and changing while you’re in prison, and that can’t happen if you’re able to do whatever you want.
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ReplyDeleteThis article is about Obama's plan to allow Central American children to apply for refugee status and come into the United States legally. This plan went into action last December, yet not a single child has went through the program. The hold up is that the American bureaucracy is so slow-moving throughout their process. It is very sad to think of all of the kids who are stranded within their unsafe home countries who cannot yet come to safety because of a slow process.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/11/04/6-reasons-ohio-marijuana-legalization-failed/75143764/
ReplyDeleteThis article is about the topic of marijuana and reasons as to why it was not legalized in Ohio. To me it's simple, legalizing it would not have the affect people think it would. What kind of action would that mean to minors? What kind of message is that sending? I think it's great using it as a medical treatment or purpose, but minors may use this as an ability to abuse it. We don't know what kind of other stronger portents are out there. And think about what issues would arise for the law if it was legalize. More and more drug dealers dealing to our youth and even in our very schools and neighborhoods. It would be a huge gamble, with problems to face.
I agree the the youth of our country would get the wrong message if weed was legalized. We would have a lot of problems controlling it too, an example would be how it would always be sold on the black market and legalizing it would make a big difference anyway.
Deletehttp://www.cnn.com/2015/11/05/opinions/wilson-ben-carson-conservative-white-guilt/index.html
ReplyDeleteIn order to survive, the Republican party needs to win over more minorities. It's not that implausible because many minorities share the same morals and values as Republicans. However, the Republican party is just too white. Nominating someone like Ben Carson might have chip away at that reputation. I don't think it is the conservatives' white guilt that is creating such support for Carson. I don't think conservatives even feel white guilt, rightfully so. Furthermore, while Carson's story being used by white conservatives as an example of a good, obedient black person is grating, it should be understood that just like whites, black people have diverse views. Hopefully, the Republican party does gain more diversity in its leaders so it is more representative of the country.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/06/opinion/the-push-for-legal-marijuana-spreads.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
ReplyDeleteThis article is about marijuana and how it's growing in popularity. The support for marijuana is increasing not just here in the U.S but also around the world. Earlier this week the Mexican Supreme Court opened the door to legalizing the drug by giving four plaintiffs the right to grow cannabis for personal use. And in Canada the new prime minister Justin Trudeau has said he intends for marijuana to be legal for recreational use since medical is already legal. Here in the states Sanders introduced a bill that would let states decide if they want to make marijuana legal without worrying about violating federal law. I think that the support for legalizing marijuana is obvious and in the near future it will be legalized because of the strong support. Here in Ohio Marijuana wasn't going to be legalized because the monopoly control in issue 3 and then issue 2 would have blocked it as well.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/31/world/shaker-aamer-released-guantanamo-bay-cuba.html
ReplyDeleteThis article is about Guantanamo and the releasing of prisoners. On Friday a Britain resident, Shaker Aamer was released. His release is a big thing because it's a sign that Obama's administration is taking steps to shut down the prison. Aamers detention was a source of tensions between the U.S and Britain because official have been asking for his release for a long time. Aamer had been cleared for release since 2007, and he is just now being released. Wanders release was right after the release of Ahmed ould abdel Aziz. They are 2 of the many detainees who have been freed in the recent weeks . I think that if Aamer was cleared for release then he should have been let go. But I can also see why the u.S wasn't easily letting go. Aamer did something to put himself in Guantanamo and whatever he did obviously was something the U.S viewed as a threat. The article says that ." As of Friday afternoon, there were 52 inmates cleared for release. There were also 60 who are either facing charges in military tribunals, or have been deemed too dangerous to free."
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-ohio-voters-could-legalize-pot-and-the-first-marijuana-cartel-20151102-story.html
ReplyDeleteThe article linked above talks the legalization of marijuana in Ohio. As many of you know, the legalization of marijuana was not instilled into Ohioan law. As a liberal, I am very upset by this. I understand that it would create a monopoly, but if people want to use marijuana, they should have that right. We, as a society, should not tell people what they can or can't do if it does not affect others. How does someone smoking marijuana in their home affect you in any way? It doesn't. The legalization of marijuana would create jobs and help boost the economy. Hopefully the legalization of marijuana will, eventually, become part of national law.
I do not think that the national government should get involved with this issue. I think that this is a issue that the states should deal with because it is something that is so close to the people. It may have had enough people on board to get it to become a ballot initiative, but clearly the people do not want this to become legalized. If i had my way I would get rid of all forms of drugs, including cigarettes and other such things, but, like with prohibition of alcohol, more people will be ticked off if we get rid of those because they are already legal.
DeleteI do think that weed should be legalized but not like the way Ohio was going to do it. If we would have let weed be in the hand of a monopoly then it would have been a tragic day for the actual citizens. By giving sole control of the product to a small amount of people would have forced the consumer to oblige to whatever the companies decide on the price and how it is made. Also i feel the US government should remove its restrictions on weed so it does not have to be bought with cash which is very dangerous for obvious reasons.
DeleteAs a fellow Liberal myself, I completely agree with the points that you have made here. I was shocked and disappointed that the legalization of marijuana was turned down in this state, even if there may have been some justified reasons for not doing so. Still, even though this issue wasn't passed, i still have hope for the future, maybe we can learn from this experience and support a new initiative, one that addresses the concerns that people had with issue 3. And with a growing support for the legalization of marijuana, we can't give up the fight just yet. We could have a second chance after all, we just have to believe in it.
DeleteStarting in 2017, high school graduates in one Colorado county will be able to turn to a college scholarship funded by marijuana tax.With the rest of the money they will help out with community needs such as builds parks and playgrounds. I think marijuana is nothing but good, it does nothing but help people with illnesses, also when used for recreational use (most) people don't do the crazy things other people do on "drugs"
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/2015/11/06/us/colorado-marijuana-college-scholarship/index.html
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/07/opinion/finding-a-cancer-cure.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
ReplyDeleteI thought this letter to the editor was very appropriate since it ties government with the genetics conference that many students went to today. The author of this letter has a very good point that when the executive branch commits to something, it is usually done. They make reference to Kennedy's goal of landing men on the moon and Obama's goal of ridding our country of terrorism. While the latter of these might not be completed, it is certainly something that has rallied the American people together, much like the moon landing. Basically, when our president cares about something deeply, we feel that it is very "American" to care about that too. Suddenly the organizations begin to receive more donations and the goal is accomplished. I learned today at the genetics conference how close America is to curing common diseases like diabetes and cancer so this goal is not too far off. It would be even closer if the executive branch could rally more people behind it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/05/opinion/from-army-of-one-to-band-of-tweeters.html?_r=0
ReplyDeleteThis article talk about how soldiers bond have been weakened because of the rise of social media and other tech. Because of the rise of Facebook and twitter soldiers have been communicating less and less with each other and spend more time on the computers. I can see that some people would say that is a bad thing thing because they need to be able to trust each pother and communicate, but i feel that social media helps them connect with their love ones back home. It helps the soldiers cope with the risk taking and dangerous life they choose to live and helps them see that the whole world is not like the world they see.
This is something that interests me a lot. Personally, I would never think that there would be a connection between soldiers bonding and social media. I see the obvious down side to having access to social media, and the outside world would be the fact that just like in day to day life in America, soldiers wouldn't have to talk to each other. But one positive aspect to having access to social media is that the soldiers feel less isolate from the world, which may help ease the severity of certain war diseases like PTSD. In a way, it may help make the war feel not real, just as media here makes the war seem as though it doesn't exist-which can be to severe positives and negatives at the same time.
Deletehttp://www.cnn.com/2015/11/06/world/el-chapo-search-argentina-joaquin-guzman/index.html i think that if they want el chapo caught than american police have to get involved because in other countries they have no way to control him as seen with his "escapes". He buys off the police from other countries and they take it because the poverty everyone lives in there the money he pays people off to keep him making illegal money saves the people trying to catch him lives. So if the U.S. wants him caught go get him we found the biggest terrorist in the world how hard is it to find a drug dealer.
ReplyDeleteYou're totally right. I used to be okay with the death penalty because it never really effected me and I never gave it much thought. Then, last year in Mr. Weddendorf's English class, he was playing devil's advocate (like always) and said something that changed my entire view. Someone in the class had said that only murderers and very serious offenses should suffer the death penalty. He replied, "But isn't the person who kills them, who injects the lethal drug, also a murderer?" This is so true. Who are we to decide if someone has the right to live any longer?
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http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/11/06/opinion/the-push-for-legal-marijuana-spreads.html
ReplyDeleteThis article is about the legalization of marijuana in Mexico. Recently, Mexico has legalized the recreational use of marijuana and this article supports the legalization and says that it's a good thing. I don't have a very strong opinion on marijuana but the article makes a good point that the laws are too harsh and these laws have been the cause of high spending on the imprisonment of people who violate these harsh laws. Despite that I think not enough research has been made to study the long term effects of marijuana.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/06/opinion/the-push-for-legal-marijuana-spreads.html?&moduleDetail=section-news-0&action=click&contentCollection=Opinion®ion=Footer&module=MoreInSection&version=WhatsNext&contentID=WhatsNext&pgtype=article
ReplyDeleteThis article is about the legalization of marijuana. Medical marijuana is already legal in Canada and Mexico recently granted four plaintiffs permission to grow marijuana. Twenty-three states in the U.S. have legalized marijuana in some form. I think medical marijuana should be legal in all states. There are way more harmful substances that are legal in the U.S. If marijuana is used for medical purposes only, then there shouldn’t be a problem since it can have many benefits.
I agree with you Brandon. So many people suffer from mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety. We need to educate people and make sure everyone gets the help they need. Mental illnesses to be treated appropriately because they can become severe and lead to suicide or homicide. Everyone needs to pay more attention to mental illnesses and they need to be taken seriously.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/06/opinion/great-news-were-not-doomed-to-soaring-health-care-costs.html?ref=opinion
ReplyDeleteThis article is about how health care costs have gone down in the past few years. Since 2010 the cost has increased by 1.6%, which is the lowest rate ever for this kind of period. It has continued to decrease to 1.1% this past year. In 2020, it is expected that the cost of health care will be $175 billion less than the prediction made in October of 2010. There is controversy on this because many people believe that it is only temporary, but others believe that it will stay like this for a long time.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/07/opinion/no-to-keystone-yes-to-the-planet.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=opinion-c-col-left-region®ion=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region
ReplyDeleteThis article is about President Obama rejecting the Keystone XL oil pipeline. If he had said yes, a pipeline would have been built that would transport 800,000 barrels of oil a day from Canada to the Gulf Coast. Scientists have said that if we want to avoid major consequences of global warming then we need to leave remaining fossil fuels in the ground. Mr. Obama agrees with this. He also said that the U.S. does not need the oil. Canadians and other American companies continue to extract the oil which have already showed consequences. I think that Mr. Obama made the right decision because global warming is a serious problem and we should do everything we can to slow it down or stop it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/06/opinion/the-push-for-legal-marijuana-spreads.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
ReplyDeleteWith the recent election here in Ohio, everyone in the state, and even across the country, was waiting to see how we would vote when it came to issue three, which would legalize marijuana for recreational and medical use in the state. When the results finally surfaced, many were shocked by what they saw, we voted against it, overwhelmingly.Maybe it was the monopoly that it was said to grant to investors, the low voter turnout, or some other factor that did it in, but the point still stands, we voted against it. Now many of you might be wondering, where do we go from here? If issue 3 failed so overwhelmingly, what makes us think that anything else could work? Well, don't lose hope just yet, because the push for legal marijuana is growing, not just in this state, but all throughout the country.It's been legalized in Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and the District of Colombia have already fully legalized the drug, Activists in California plan to put legalization initiatives on the ballot for 2016 in order to legalize recreational use, to expand upon the fact that the state legalized medical use of the plant in 1996. Also, Senator form Vermont and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders proposed a bill that would let states choose to legalize marijuana without having to worry without federal law. And that's just in the U.S.A, In Canada, newly Sworn in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that he would change the law so that recreational use of marijuana would be legal along with medicinal use. Also, In Mexico, while marijuana prohibition laws still exist there, their Supreme court allowed for four plaintiffs seeking the right to grow the paint, to do just that. This seems to have shown a chink in prohibition's armor, and more cases like this could spring up in the future. So, those who stand for the legalization of marijuana, do not lose hope yet, because this isn't the end for this cause, in fact, it's only the beginning.
I feel like the push for legal use of marijuana isn't going to stop any time soon for obvious reason. People who get the chance to vote to change this law in different states have different reason for either voting for it or voting against it. You have people with family members that depend of marijuana legalization for medical purposes and then you have people that just want to have some legal fun with marijuana. This I why I believe that it should only be legalized for medicinal purposes. There should be strict regulations and screening on who is eligible for medical marijuana so that people don't try and cheat the system.
Deletehttp://www.cnn.com/2015/09/06/opinions/mcwhorter-palin-speak-american/index.html
ReplyDeleteIn this article, the way some politician, especially Sarah Palin and Donald Trump say “speak American” is further analyzed and dissected. Basically, this article says that when people use the phrase “speak American” they are singling out the Spanish language and no other language. This article points out that language is much easier to learn while in early teens and that while it’s tougher to learn later, for the most part it’s learnable. It also points out that while right now some are worried that the Spanish language is taking over the world, in Ben Franklin’s time, he feared the takeover of the German language. My opinion on this issue is this: America has no national language. So to speak “American” means to speak English, or Spanish, or Mandarin, or Swahili or dozens of other languages that people who live here-and are Americans-speak. America is a country built on differences, and that’s what makes us strong. It is very un-American to discriminate.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/08/politics/rand-paul-neoconservative-hillary-clinton-marco-rubio/index.html
ReplyDeleteIn this article is about Rand Paul accusing Hillary Clinton of being a "neoconservative." Rand says that Hilary is too willing to get involved with Middle Eastern conflicts. Rand believes that Hilary's intervention in Libya made us less safe which in fact it did. Hilary also supported the Iraq war. Hilary is too eager to get in a war with Middle Eastern countries so this is a sign of being a bad commander and chief. I agree with Rand we need a well rounded individual who wont hurt to country but make it better, and i believe Hilary wouldn't do the job.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/08/middleeast/russian-plane-crash-egypt-sinai/index.html
ReplyDeleteIt is said in this article that a terrorist bomb brought down a jet that was flying over Egypt. The U.S. officials say that they are 99.9% sure that it was a terrorist attack and that a plane would just come apart like this one did. This happened the 31st if October and 224 people died. It is said to be ISIS but the terrorist group usually videos its attack for propaganda issues, but i still believe that it was done by ISIS. Also it is said the British have something to do with this happening but that is still under investigation.
http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/04/a-flawed-marijuana-legalization-effort-fails-in-ohio/?ref=opinion&_r=1
ReplyDeleteAs an Ohio resident, I am happy that issue 3 did not pass. When we did our in class "election" I voted against issue 3 for obvious reasons. I feel that this issue came about a little too soon. There are so many unknowns about the affects of marijuana. We have enough of deaths caused by driving under the influence and drug over doses. Marijuana is one less thing that we should have to worry about. I feel like if we do legalize marijuana it should be for medicinal purposes and not recreational use.