Gun Regulations

In the article" Do we have courage to stop this?" by Nicholas d. Kristof, he argues the idea about regulating guns. The predominant reason kids are dying in massacres like the most recent one is not that they have lunatics or criminals- all countries have them- but we suffer from a political failure to regulate guns. The United States isn't going to ban guns , but they can take steps to reduce carnage.

There are better regulation for ladders , even toy guns require orange tips, but the law makers don't have courage to stand up to National rifle Association and regulate guns carefully. It wouldn't be easy to eliminate gun deaths, but reducing gun deaths by one- third, can save 1,000 lives annually.

 More Americans die in gun homicide and suicides in six months that have died in last 25 years in terrorist attack and the wars in Afganistan and Iraq combined. A starting point would be to limit guns to one a month. Make serial numbers more difficult to erase would help also. The murder rate in Australia, after passing the national fire arms agreement dropped by 40% and the suicide rate has drop by more then half. Treating guns seriously can save the life of many.

In States you have to be 18-21 to purchase a gun, but 21 to drink. Which is more dangerous? Even though guns can protect they can harm more. If they fall into the wrong hands they can do horrible things. People with cleans records kill also.

Are people taking this serious ? How may massacres do we need to have to regulate guns carefully? I know this isn't easy but we need a starting point and a ending point.

Marijuana

In the article " marijuana law just creates criminal" by Hakkem Jefferies, Cnn approach the topic about more than 5,ooo people in 2011 were arrested in New York city for possessing small amounts of marijuana. Majority of whom were African americans and Latinos. New York City spends $75 millon every year arresting people for marijuana possession.

The state decriminalized this offense more then 30 years ago.Private prossession of less then 25 grams of marijuana, a voliation punishableby $100 fine. With more then 400,000 arrest for small quanties of marijuana skyrocketed.

Often the police approach young people- majority of those who live in communities of color- stop them and frisk under the 'stop and frisk' poilicy. Thousands of prople are arrested, charged with a misdemanor, punshiable upto three months and jail. A fine of $300 fine.

This is fundamentally unfair. May view as a classic entrapment. Majority happens in neighborhoods were 55% of the people are black and latino. Yet the study constistently show that younger and fluent whites use marijuana in equal if not greater numbers.

Alot of people smoke marijauna and possess small amounts. So that means wasting countleess money on over half of america. Even ploiticians and police man did it when they were young so why not arrest them too. They are spending all this money on little amonuts of people when they are over stuffing jails with petty drug dealers. There are people out there killing, sexual saidts, rapists, and etc.

In the article " From Horror to Hope: Boy's miracle recovery froma brutal attack " by Saeefour Ahmed wrote a story about a little boy - who name is witheld- survives a brutal attack.

In Bangledesh, four men had surrounded the 7-year-old boy, bound his hands and feet and cracked open his head with a brick. They held him down and took a switchblade to his throat. They sliced his chest and belly in an upside down cross.

And in a final brutal act, they hacked him sideways, chopping off his penis and his right testicle.   "It's amazing that he lived," a doctor said after working on this 7 year old boy. "I'm really surprised he didn't bleed to death prior to getting to the hospital."

Okkhoy says he set off for home when a group of neighborhood men grabbed him and pulled him into an alley."They tied me up and told me they'd force me to beg," he says. "I told them, 'I know each and every one of you. And I'm going to tell my father.'"

That's when one of the men grabbed a brick and struck him across the head, he says.

The attackers left Okkhoy by the side of a warehouse, intending to come back later and dump him in the river.

Okkhoy's case would have gone unnoticed were it not for his father's chance meeting with a human rights lawyer, Alena Khan.

When Abed went to the police to report the attack, he was told a case was already in the books.Someone who identified himself as the boy's uncle had told police that Okkhoy was assaulted by two boys in a playground spat that turned ugly

."Two little boys are capable of such brutality? And you believe that?" the incredulous father asked.
"Yes, now let us do our job," he was told and dismissed.

This is horrible. When we think our country is bad others countries are doing far worst.

Why aren’t the cops taking it seriously and not doing a back ground check on the so called uncle. what would it take to make this more serious. Children are getting the bad end of the stick.

Should 16 year olds drive

In the article " Should 16-year-olds drive", by Ted Gregory , approached the question many people asked. Should 16 year olds drive ? Reseachers for the Insurane Institute for Highway Saftey say the answer is no.

The Institues 17 - page report collects reseach on the minium driving age from the United Sataes and countires that have higher liscensing ages and reseaching shows states making progress in reducing motor vehicles crashes.

Among the state's 17-year-olds, the percent in fatal crashes dropped 33 percentage since New Jersy lowed driver's licensed at the age of 17. " we're still losing alot of teens on the road each year", said Lund. Motor vehicles crashes kill more then 5,000 teens every year. A combination of factors contribute to make teenagers poor drivers.

Their young minds , social and entertainment wise seek relatively immature and varaciously seeks sensual arousal, novelty, and risk. The teen brian is particuraly vulnerable to distraction and peer pressure.

Brent johnson a driving teacher at Hinsdale Centralsaid, " The teen driving issues are not about age and maturity as mush as they are about good decisions and demonstrating expetional behavior."

Teens shouldnt be permitted to drive until they are older but it also boils down to responsibily.Teens need more experience then justb on test and on test drive. They need more rivision on the road .

Evry teen is trying to drive to feel more older and with the new technology it becomes harder for them to focus.

In the article "African ivory worth $1.4 million seized in Hong Kong" by Jethro Mullen , Authories in Hong Kong found 1.4 million dolars worth of tusks shipped in to Africa in a box labaled Seeds . It contained 1,330 kilograms on illegal ivory in a container which was shiped from Tanzania .

The 569 tusks, worth 10.56 million Hong Kong dollars (about $1.4 million U.S.), were in the back of the container, buried under hundreds of bags of the seeds.Several people was areested for the involement of this case. Hong kong is viewd as the transit for trading illegal ivory tusks

The seizure follows the roughly $3.4 million worth in ivory found last month and one of the largest ever seized in Hong Kong.The agency seized 1,209 pieces of ivory tusks and 3 pounds of ivory ornaments from the two containers, discovered over a period of two days.

The economy is bad not just in America but other countries to . Its bad enough that they have to kill endangerered species just to get the money. They would of eventually gotten caught .

This is horrible . If the economy is then somone needs to do something. If it isnt the enconomy then they are sadist who light to cut things apart for fun. They need to be put in jail for a long time for that .

What took Authorities so long to discover this? How long has it been going on? Was it in investigation or suspicion? Will they get the time in jail people expect or a bargain?

Philadelphia Daily News presents a article containing comments from Philadelphians about Obama`s Re - elections , some are wary , some ecstatic , some not to happy.  There are people who support Obama’s re -election and are glad he is in for another term .

There are people who do not support Obama re - election and was devestated he was re - elected . There are those who could care less about the campaign and are just glad it's over .

Marty Brenna a 49 year old boil marker from Laurel Springs said " I'm a little disappointed . I wasn't really happy with either candidate . " She is one of people who really could care less about either candidate .

 

" I would never have voted for Romney on women’s issue’s alone " said Barbra , 61 , a Chilwwod flight attendant who supports Obama's re-election.

 

Chuck Riel , a 51 year old who do not support Obama ' s re - election commented " Im not happy . I didn’t have a job in over a year "

 

Obama re - election was a great thing . He is a good president and could improve America . He has his faults also . His good side is with women’s rights and foreign affairs . As his bad sides are with jobs and laws.

Obama healthcare has been slacking as well . Obama needs to help filling these empty schools and stop building bridges for unnecessary reasons

Will Climate change Get Some RespectNow ?

In the article Will Climate Change Get Some Respect Now , President Obama and Mitt Romney  in this seemed determined not to discuss climate change in this change campaign . But many scientists beleieve that rising carbon emissions could make extrememe weather - like Sandy - more likely . Isnt it time to talk not only about weather , but also climate .

 

Govenor Andrew Cunomo of Newyork told President Obama " have 100 - year flood every two years now ." The NY times  has reported that three of thr 10 biggest floods in Lower Manhatten since 1900 have occure in the last three years.

 Demorats have been ansent , change Republicans have even more stubborn .This is odd because areas of national security Repulicans pride themsleves on their preparedness . Computers models suggest that hurricanes won`t necessarily become more frequent , but they may become stronger .

 

This matter is important because everybody needs to know about the climate.  If computers say hurricanes will become stronger then The President And Govenor need to dicuss how will they provide safety fo us .

 

For the past 4 years the climate weather have been unexpected for a least half of the states in Amercica . The President and Govenor talk about everything from foreign affairs to natural resoures but , when it comes to inform America about the climate and how to prepare for it they act completly oblivious. The safety of America depends on guidence .
How do we prepare for the nexy hurricane ? Why is the President And Govenor acting ignorant to this ?

 Mr . Anderson a prediatician for many families with low - income is giving powerful medician called Adderral to help them focus in school. It`s not nesseccarily for A.d.h.d which Dr . Anderson said is " an excuse " for unfocused children , but to help children  improve thier acedmic preformance . " we`ve decided as soceity that it`s expensive to change the kids enironment . So we have to change the kid . " said  Dr . Micheal Anderson .

The medication are bring used on low - income elementry children with faltering grades and parents eager to succeed them . Families can rarely afford tutoring and family conseling , medication becomes the most reliable and effective way . Dr . Rapport who accliam the stimulants as ror A.d .h.d - fear that doctors are exposing children unneccessary ricks, such as growth increased blood pressure, and in rare casses psychotic episodes.

Most of america has low - income schools and families also children who have lack of focus but that dosen`t mean give them pills.

Every Parent does want their kid to succeed but giving pills that can severe hurt them will not be a right solution . Children every day in my class use lack of focus , I am one but taking a pill may harm me for life .

The doctors that think it`s right to give students pills for lack of focus is wrong . They are only worried about the short term effect not the long term effect . Lots of kids have trouble in school. There are other alternatives , like school counseling or trying to get teachers more involed

Chineese Invasion in Tech world .

In the Wall street Journal , It was said that Chinese telecommunications giant that has been attempting to expand in the U.S. poses a national-security threat . This pose as a threat U .S becauase their equiment could be used to spy on America . American military and intelligence officials have long been warning privately that China poses a  threat to U.S. defense systems and companies.

The two Chineese firms said that they would never let the chineese government use equipment for surveillance, saying it wouldn’t be in their business interests to do so .“ZTE equipment is safe.” said David Dai Shu, the company’s director of global public affairs . ZTE says that their publicly traded company has ensured that it is transparent

The Chineese has more advance eqiutment then the U . S and if they really wanted to they could of access america`s system . We get majority of our technology from China , so we really have little to no chance of stopping them .

I have read that 76% of American things are deported from other countries . America has been in wars with almost half of the countries aroung the world. Chinees probably wants something america has .

What does Chinnese want ? It is that important that they have to sleal it ? Is what they want harmful to people ? What length will China go through to get what they are looking for ? Will it go as far as another war between countries?

Unlimted texting Effecting Teenagers ?

 The article " Texting May Be Taking A Toll " by Katie Hafner indicates that unlimited texting in companies such as At&T Mobility and Version Wireless have a great effect on adolescents.
Physicians and psychologists say its leading to anxiety , distraction in school , falling grades , repetitive injuries , and sleep deprivation.

 American teenagers send and receive an average of 2,272 text messages per month and almost 80 messages a day . " That`s one every few minutes " said Dr .  Martin Joffee , a pediatrician in Greenbae , California . " Then you hear that theses kids are responding to texts late at night . That's going to cause sleep issues in a age group that's already plagued with sleep issues . "

Sherry Turkle , a psychologists who has studied texting among teenagers in Boston in three years said " If your being flooded by constant communication , the pressure to answer immediately is quite high " , and she added " if something is vibrating next to you every couple of minutes it makes it hard to be in a state of mind . "


I don't have a phone but my friends text 24/7 . This distracts them from any kind of thought or responsibility.

This article could have supported with more facts to show the world the real consequences from texting other then the regular such as grades and sleep . I realize that parents are also apart of this texting effects on teenagers because they need to set boundaries . Everything always starts at your house.

I think that teenagers with phones should have more stricter phone access . Parents should take time off to get kids involved with doing chores , homework and bedtime . This will help teenagers with responsibility , grades and teenagers who do not text a night will feel better in the morning .

Students Cheating High Achievers No Eception ?

        Richard Perez researched that a large amount of students are cheating  more each year. Even some of the nations most competitive school such as Stuyvesant Highschool and Harvard have reports of cheating.The cheaters are not just the low-achievers but the high achievers as well .

 

" I dont think there`s any question students have become more competitve under pressure , as a result students tend to excuse more from themselves " said Donald L. Mc.cabe, a studetn Proffesor and lead reasearcher on student cheating.

Studies show that the internet plays a big part in studewnts cheating. It has made cheating easier and the internet is acessable. Proffesers say that when they assign an assightment students are most likely to go online and copy the work of other`s.

The article doesnt just blame the students , it blames the school, teachers and parents for not setting the line striaaght about cheating.

I think that students do cheat alot and no matter if you are a straight A student or a striaght F student they have one thing on there mind and that is to secced no mater what. Parents do put alot of pressure on there children to secced. Schools do that as well. some People think A little cheating will not hurt as long as you dont get caught .
This atricle shows that society tellls people you have to succeed no matter the conseques nor the after math . Does it really matter if students cheast ? Is america really protraying succeeding at any cost ?