Molly+Solomon

Molly Solomon Period 5/6 US History II

The US at a glance...

September 15, 2010 New York City: Miracle Landing

After reading this article about Thomas Magill, age 22 jumping off a building, I thought it was very lucky for him to have survived even though he did not intend on surviving. From surviving a 40-story fall he was extremely fortunate that he did not die, although he did not want to live. I think that since he didn't die he should get some help so he does not do anything that can be harmful to him again. In summary, Thomas Magill was once again exceptionally lucky for not getting killed. Maybe if he gets some help, he could learn to forget the past and focus on the good things that will come in the future.

The US at a glance...

September 24, 2010 Bedfordshire, U.K.

After reading this article about Luke, I thought that what he did was terrible. He should have thought about what he was doing before he wrote the email. Since he said that he was "drunk and high" that probably got him into more trouble. If he had such strong feelings after watching 9/11 the movie he should have just spoke about it with his family or friends. He should have thought about the consequences that would have come with writing the email to the president. If he thought about that he would not have been banned from the U.S. forever.


 * P= You did a nice job of incorporating details from the article.**
 * C= Instead of saying what he should or should not have done tell me what you think about it and what the implications of his letter might be. Always take a strong stance... it makes the writing more interesting to read.**

The U.S. at a glance... October 7, 2010 Austin

After reading this article, I think that it was a very sad story. I felt really bad for all of the people at the University of Texas that were put in that position. Although I have no idea how the students must have felt, I would assume that they felt fear and confused that someone who seemed sane and normal would do that. Most people expect an insane person who is troubled to do something like that, but apparently from what his parents said he was not. Having something happen like that would teach people that they never really know someone until they know what is going on inside of them.


 * Your opinions are a little vague. Words like "sad" and "bad" don't tell us a whole lot. Try giving some background about what happened and then go in depth about how you might feel and why you might feel that way.**

The main stories... November 2, 2010 The Iraq war, as revealed by WikiLeaks

After reading this article about the WikiLeaks I thought what Investor's Business Daily said was more interesting from what all of the other sources said. Investor's Business Daily said that President Bush should be owed an apology. Many people have been blaming President Bush for the Iraq war and Investor's Business Daily thinks that it should not be blamed on him. This different opinion made me think more about this topic. I think that this article was filled with a lot of important information. It made me think about how it got leaked or if somehow it was leaked out intentionally. All of the different sources have different perspectives on this topic and issue. Once again, I think that what Investor's Business Daily said was so different from what I have always been hearing. It makes me think maybe Bush was not as bad a President as everyone said, but I guess no one will ever know.