I Read the article China's workers strike back by Duncan Hewitt in Newsweek. It talked about recent protests in China from the workforce. They demanded a payraise after, hearing that profits from companies like Honda were at a hi. It has led to some suicide and (not kept) promises of Double wages. What has made things worse, for these big companies, is China's One child policy which has eliminated a big youth workforce. It is crazy, they make on $135 a month which is the same as what I would make babysitting after three 5 hour days. I chose this article, because it seemed interesting. I think that it is ridiculous that the workers in China get payed that little, but at the same time, it makes me wonder what exactly their standard of living is. Is it actually possible to live in China on $135 a month?
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The article Blowback by Mark Hosenball and Evan Thomas in Newsweek talked about the increase in Homegrown terror. "Since the beginning of 2009 25 American Citizens have been arrested on charges related to Islamist extremism. The authors of the article fear that there will be a demand for severe laws, and that Obama will be accused of going "soft" on terrorism. It also stinks for the Muslim Americans who will be and are probably already stereotyped as terrorists, when in reality most have no intrest in extremism. Obama's administration along with the CIA have however, participated in more than double the amount of drone attacks than bush.
This War on Terrorism is very hard, because we the United States, are not simply fighting another country, these groups are usually not in contact with eachother and are spread throughout the Middle East. And now, here in America, there is a rise of self-terrorist (I don't knnow if that is the right term, but basically people who work on their own, and are not connected to Al-Queda).
I chose this article, becuase it seemed very interesting to me, it is well written, and terrorism is something that very real, and that we are dealing with. I know it will be hard, but I hope that we will be able to overcome it.
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I cannot believe the year is basically over. This is our last week of schooling with Fairfax county Public Schools. Which is just unbelievable to me, after being in the system for 12 years. At the same time I am uber excited.
I know you hate soccer, but it is World Cup season, so I'm going to blog about it. So, we all know how much the US team sucks, so I came into this World Cup with high hopes for Nigeria, my parents country of origin. Unfourtunately, they lost yesterday morning to Argentina 1-0, the same people they lost to in the semi-finals of the 1994 World Cup games, so my family was pretty upset yesterday, to make matters worse, American and England tied. After class on Friday, I noticed the "flopping" of the feminine soccer players, it made me laugh so hard, to see how right you were. They fall down to the ground and lay there with so much agony and pain until finally they get up, and it is as if nothing ever happen. 9 days till the sen10rs graduate! WOOT! WOOT!
Senioritis! I never believed until recently that Senioritis was real.
I always thought the Seniors before us were so lazy, and of course they fed us the lies of how senior year was so easy! Well, I found out quickly as school started in September that they were wrong, college applications along with homework, was incredibly hard. This year was so much harder than last year, after college applications there were scholarships to apply for, and then AP exams to study for, and now, that everthing is done, we have so much freedom, which creates senioritis.
I wish that school would have cut a lot shorter for us seniors, especially since we were basically done after our AP exams, and we do not take any SOLS. This past week was horrible with the 2 hour classes, especially when you are in the mood for slacking and we can't since we have so many projects. So here's my plan for the future, SOL week should be a reading week for seniors, so they can study for their finals and then the next week final week, and then they are done.
Oh well, it doesn't make sense complaining now, we have SEVEN full days left!
CE # 2 Will Arizona's Tough immigration law fuel Hispanic turnout for Democrats?
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The Article, Will Arizona's Tough Immigration Law Fuel Hispanic Turnout for Democrats, was written by Arian Campo-Flores of Newsweek. The article is about the recent immigration law in Arizona and how it will affect the midterm elections in November. Campo- Flores feels that the law will create a "boom to the Democrats." He also feels that it will not be effective, unless the Democrats learn how to 'control the power.' If they do, this boom will be equivalent to that of 2006 with the proposal of the "Sensenbrenner bill" in 2005 which made the California of Reagan and Nixon very democratic. The article also shows, that there could be potentially no difference at all, recent polls have shown that Hispanic political participation is at a all time low.
I chose this article because I am really interested to see how this issue will play out. I am very VERY against illegal immigration, and amnesty. I understand that there is too many of them, and financially we cannot afford to deport them all, but under no means should we reward them, by giving them citizen status, that is a slap in the face to every immigrant who spent years filling out papers to get here legally. It is easier to get here legally from Mexico than it is from any country in Africa or Asia, so why don't they take the time to get here legally, they will be able to sleep at night knowing that no one is after them. I am also against racial profiling, and I understand that we do need to catch them, but there are other ways to do it. I think that if someone is caught for another offense, like speeding, a police officer is allowed to ask for his or her papers. Or at a 7-11, where most day laborers in Herndon hangout, I think that police are allowed to ask those people for their papers, they are after all looking for work. I think that it is a shame that Herndon closed the day laborer building, I think that it would have been an effective way of catching illegal immigrants here.
I'm very interested to see where this goes, both in Arizona, and nationally, with the midterm elections.
Besides my friends, Choir, has been my one constant in high school. Music in general has been constant for me, No matter how much anger, or sadness, or stress I have, Music calms me down. This past Tuesday we had our POPS concert, where we sing popular songs instead of our usual classical repitoire. It is May and the concert made June 22nd feel closer than it has ever been. I realized as we sang final song, "I will Remember you" that it was the last time I would sing on the stage, with my fellow classmates and that it was the last time Mrs. Vanslyke would conduct me. It was soooooo sad. I am so happy that I was able to be a part of the Herndon High School Choir program.
I chose this article because, when I was little I loved monopoly, and unlike the author, I loved the themed versions, like the Pedagree version, the barbie version, and the Bibleopoly, which I played in Sunday School. The article was well written, but it was kind of funny to me that it would be featured in Newsweek, because it wasn't a review of either the movie or the game... It was just kind of there.
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This year has been amazing, I can't even belive that it is almost over, it seems like just yesterday we were all nervous freshmen walking into Herndon for the first time, and soon we will be leaving and starting anew somewhere else. I'm going to William and Mary this fall, and I am sooooo excited, it just makes me thankful that all my hardwork over the years has paid off.
Last night was Prom and it was sooo much fun! My group consisted of roughly thirthy people who all took pictures together and then 13 of us for dinner. We had a BBQ at Callie's which I found much more fun than going to a restaurant. The Dance was good too, apparently Bates has some swag, he was dressed very classy last night. My group ended the night at Ihop for a late night/ early morning snack. We all thought of you Stroud, when we saw the paper with the pancake cheesecake stackers.
Here is everyone in our group that has/had you as a teacher
The editorial also takes a look at what NO Child Left behind's overall impact has been, and federal data shows that schools with a majority of minority children are still disproportionally taught by inexperienced teachers. I think that Obama's plan could work, as long as children are not shortchanged and the proper schools are rewarded.
Here's the link!
This editorial focused on the current suing of Mcdonalds. Apparently Frank Sutton sued Mcdonalds, and the local franchise saying that "he had suffered $2 million dollars in medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering." due to the fried chicken sandwhich he bit into, which in turn splattered his face with "scalding grease" , resulting in blistered lips. As hilarious as this seems, the case is very serious, he has been in and out of work due to these injuries, for awhile. Also, late last month the suit was reinstated at the United States Court of Appeals for the fourth circuit in Richmond, Va.The overarching theme is that, "companies that sell food to the public have the big responsibility to ensure that their products are safe to eat" which I definatly agree. Already they are not using real/ 100% chicken, the least they can do is allow one to eat their fake chicken without getting injured.
Good luck Mr. Sutton!
Here's the link
This editorial was on the recent parliamentary elections in Iraq. Just like in the past the results of the election have yet to be determined, and there were still bombings and acts of protest all around Iraq. Only three dozen people died, which is relatively small compared to the amount of people who have died in years past. It is also important to note that during this election, less people voted due to the stricter voting regulations. The editorial points out a major deal in the situation, for the first time the Sunnis (the minority) voted in large masses, instead of causing havoc on the streets. It will be interesting to see the results of the election, and how it will carry out in the future. I know that there will be many weeks of violence and unrest; and like the editorial points out, American combat troops will be pulling out of Iraq in August. I agree with the editorial's point of view, in that the political leaders of Iraq will have to step it up in the next weeks, to create their new government.
I agree, the unemployed need help, and Obama is going in the right direction. We just need to find the right way to help them. I think that working with the banks, along with providing the unemployed with jobs will be the perfect solution to this problem. I guess time will tell....
Here's the link!
I definatly agree with the editorial in that al-Mabhouh had to go. Wheras many people do not think that lack of a leader will make a change in a terrorist group, I believe it will. Just like a gang, many of the terrorists in this group, rely on their leader as they would their fathers. Terrorism will not be a eliminated completly, but there will be a slight decrease on the Hamas spectrum.
Here's the article
1. This cartoon was drawn by Jeff Stahler.
2. It was published in The Columbus dispatch on January 15, 2010.
3. The issue/ event the cartoon deals with is Sarah Palin and her new job on Fox News as a political corispondant.
4. The overall message the cartoon displays is that this event is very comical. "I can see all the red states from here" the quote in the cartoon is similar to the the "I can see Rusians from my backyard" comment during the election. Basically that it was a bad idea for Fox to hire her.
5. I agree with Stahler. Palin is either someone you love or you hate, and I do not think that there are many who love her enough for this event to help fox news. In the cartoon, Stahler makes out Palin to be kind of ditsy and as someone who doesn't really know how politics works. As Stroud mentioned in class, this is posssibly Palin's attempt to stay in the media, so we will not forget who she is come the 2012 election. But as someone who leans more on the conservative side, I think Palin hurt McCain's campaign, and that she will hurt Republicans in general, if chosen to be the Republican nominee.
I'm not gonna lie, I have no clue where the government could go this year. So here are my hopes and wishes for the United States Government for the year 2010.
I think that we will get far with the Health Care Reform bill. I am suprised in how far it came in 2009, I did not think it would pass in the Senate. I 'm hoping that Congress will get to an agreement that both parties can agree on this year. I am also hoping that maybe the bill will get passed this year. All we need is some bipartisanship. Another thing I think will improve is the status of our economy. I am hoping that it will turn for the better, and that less people will be unemployed in 2010.
1. This cartoon was drawn by Bruce Plante
2. It is titled "Baby New Year" and was published in Tulsa World. It was published on December 31, 2009
3. The issue/ event the cartoon deals with is the New Year.
4. The overall message the cartoon displays is that this new Year of 2010 is starting off with a lot of issues. Baby New Year is usually displayed as happy in most advertisements but here is weary about what is to come. Basically we should be scared of what is to come.
5. I sort of agree with the cartoon. We are starting this year off with a lot. Health Care is a big project on its own. But there is also Afghanistan and the rest of the Middle East, and most importantly the economic recession. It will be interesting to see how this New Year brings about new changes and reforms to policies, and overall government.
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