Enovi+Molina

My 1 Paragraph News: 9/15/10

Just recently I read The U.S. at a glance on New 9 and I am shocked to notice that in Gainesville, Florida they attempted to burn the Koran. Fortunately, General David Petraeus, from the U.S. military in Afghanistan went against this ceremony. He threatened saying that if the small church in Florida procceded with this outragous act to "mark the anniversary of 9/11", then it could very well endanger more American soldiers. David Petraeus explained that if the Taliban was still around (government overthrown in late 2001 in Afghanistan) they would be the most likely to use this type of method. He goes on to say that it could cause problems not only in Afghanistan, but possibly around the world as well. Although the warning was stated, Terry Jones, the pastor of the evangelical Dove Outreach Center, proclaimed that he has no intention of canceling this event (International Burn a Koran Day) He believes that people should send a message to Islam and anything related to it.

My 2nd Paragraph: 9/22/10

Let me ask, since when is it ever ok to put your child in trashbag in an airplane? It's never ok but I think a desperate young women probably thought it was the best idea she could come up with. Reading the article on "Baby in airplane trash" in Manila upset me deeply. This poor young women, probably a child herself, stooped so low as to throw her child away and literally in the garbage. Then again, she may have been put through many tough situations that might have pushed her or motivated her to do such a harmful act to her own baby. Although I don't agree much with the action she choose to proceed with, maybe she thought she didn't have much/or no choices at all and this was her only hope. I sympathise with the women in the Philippines because everyday must be rough for them. Between being underpaid and having to work extreme hours in terrible conditions. And above all that let's just include being raped on top of all this. If it wasn't enough that these women have problems working and supporting families and their kids, they have to get raped while they are at it? These poor women have been put through so much damage emotionally and physically, I highly doubt that they understand or can figure out right from wrong anymore. They probably have little to no feelings and don't have much hope for anything any more. And honestly, I would have to say if I was put in their position at this moment in time, i'm pretty sure I probably be depressed or not thinking too well. Since these women work most likely at a young age they probably never went to school nor were they taught to distinguish problems and resolving them. They probably were told they weren't going to be anything more in life then what they are currently doing at the moment. I understand these women are having a very difficult time, but I still don't think it's quite right what she did to her kid. Although maybe all the stress and problems this lady is having; maybe she just couldn't take it anymore which drove her to do a crazy act. While I write this I am thinking about my cousins in Cuba and El Salvador. They are going through some similar problems like these women go through EVERYDAY. And let me tell you, after speaking with my cousins a bit and having them visit me; I could tell they lost all their feelings/emotions towards happiness, love, and trust. Imagine what these women in the Philippines are feeling right now and thinking about right now. They push these women around so much that the ladies lose it and commit acts that they would never have done if not influenced by their unnecessary issues. I mean really, is it that neccessary that the men workers just HAVE to rape women? And is it really neccessary to have women working long hours for little money to bring home to their families? I do applaud the Social Welfare Department for having adopted George Francis because although they didn't have to do such a generous thing, they did anyways :)

My 3rd Paragraph 10/07/10
 * P= You have a good editorial type voice in your writing that is easy to read**
 * C= You have too many thoughts for one paragraph. It is good to have that many ideas, but better to pick one or two and then expand upon them than to put everything you think in one paragraph.**

You never really know someone until they decide to whip out a AK-47 and shoot around a church. I guess looks can be very deceiving, as well as personalities. What everyone believed to be a "brilliant," "meticulous," and "respectful," student turned out to be a false interpretation all together. Although no one was hurt or shot at, many were still in shock. No one really understood why Colton Tooley did what he did, but in the end it didn't turn out so well for him. He commited suicide from shooting himself with a gun. I find this a bit disturbing because its almost impossible to tell who the person is inside and how they feel. A person may be smiling and pleasent on the outside, but on the inside they are furious, upset, and in pain. I guess in a way doing this may have relieved the child of the stress he was feeling or he may have done it on purpose to end his misery. He had no specific targets or didn't shoot at anyone, so its a strong chance that Tooley did it on purpose. Look at the person sitting next to you who probably laughs all the time and is extremely nice. But deep inside he/she could be plotting something harmful because he/she is tired and is unable to hold the pain bottled up inside. So in conclusion i'd have to say, take extreme caution and never judge a person off the start because they could very well be someone you would never think they were.

My 4th Paragraph 11/1/10 I understand why The Washington Post would say that this document was nothing but "reckless and politically motivated" because it wasn't much of a surprise nor was it much of news because its possible that maybe everyone already knew that but decided to mind their own buisness. Its quite possible that we and everyone else knew that this was occuring. We may have known that Iraqui forrces abused prisoners and contractors hired by the U.S. violated rules of engagement in firing on Iraqi civilians. And that the U.S. soldiers sometimes killed Iraqui civilians at checkpoints. In all honesty, I think just because a bunch of people write and say things that people supposedly do doesn't mean that it has be true. Maybe if they revealed some pictures, then it could possibly be true but even then it's still in question of its accuracy. And i'm pretty sure that if any of this is accurate, that people were going around killing others, it would not be documented. It's very easy to go ahead and critize others when many of these people aren't even doing much but American soldiers are going out there and working for the better. They are the ones getting shot at.
 * I liked your opening. Very clever. You need to give more of a summary about what happened before you give your reaction. That way, I am not lost from the beginning. It also makes your opinions resonate with me a little more when I know what they are connecting to.**