What happened in Ferguson?

If you are like me, you don't really know the whole story as to what happened and is happening in Ferguson, Mo. So here is the story... On August 9, Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, was shot and killed by officer Darren Wilson. Michael Brown and his friend were walking in the street when Darren Wilson stopped them from his car and asked them to move to the sidewalk. While doing so, officer Wilson noticed that Michael Brown fit the description from a burglary at a local drug store from earlier that evening, and in turn calling a dispatcher about the two men. There was then an altercation between the two men and officer Wilson then shot Brown multiple times and in turn killing him. Last night the grand jury decided to not indicting Wilson of any crime. The major problems here were that the grand jury was made up of 9 white men and 3 black men in a black majority neighborhood. There has also been a history of problems between the police department, made of mostly white men, and this same black majority neighborhood. I feel that this case was properly handled. The way our system is made is to have the prosecuting attorney chooses the jury. This also caused controversy because the defense attorney was not present in choosing the jury. However, I believe that justice was served best to how the system is made.

Black Thursday?

This year a numerous amount of stores will be opening on Thanksgiving. With this, do you think that stores should be allowed to do this? I believe it is wrong to open on Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful for what you have already. Not to go out and try to get the best deal on a TV. I mean I love a good deal, but I'm not going to leave the family table on Thanksgiving to go get a deal. Being an avid Black Friday shopper, I love to go out at 4 in the morning, but now I feel that I would have to leave Thanksgiving evening when my family is still eating to go get the best deals. Also, they are giving more deals on different days, so is it even worth going out and shopping on Black Friday or even Black Thursday?

Nolan Burch

Nolan Burch was a student at University at West Virginia who passed away from an overdose of alcohol. He was put under pressure to do this by his fellow classmates at one of the frat houses. As a student about to enter college, I feel like the Nolan Burch situation could have been avoided. If you don't join a fraternity and just focus on your work in college, you won't be pressured into doing things that can kill you, like Nolan did. I would tell my friends not to drink or follow peer pressure. Even if you are put in a situation, you have the right to say no and leave. Don't ruin or even end your life because of some stupid mistake you could've avoided yourself. I can't imagine his parents in this situation. I have a family member who lost her son to an unfortunate mistake he made that could've been avoided. When I went to the funeral, the look on her face was devastating. I wouldn't want to wish that on any parent in the world. I believe the college should frown upon this type of activity. If I was the president of the college I would be doing anything I could to suspend these types of activities. I wouldn't want this to make my college and the students to look bad.

More "Mannys"

More and more guys are babysitting according to the following article and the Flocabulary video for this week. The following article's title is "More Boys Getting Into The Babysitting Business". The writer supports his argument by going out and interviewing a boy babysitter and also interviewing a mom that hires a "manny." This article has influenced me because I have just picked up a babysitting job for a family at my church. It's a great way to make some extra cash and not have a set schedule. If I'm unavailable for a night, they will find someone else. It's also fun watching the children because they are great kids, so I'm getting paid for having fun. Also, I'm currently going to be going to school to be a teacher, so it will give me an extra chance at learning how to work with children. It's like a dream job. The article makes me wonder how most people feel about male babysitters. The author could've taken a poll and seen if the majority of the public agree with male babysitters or if they should just stick with females. The author also could've asked some of the kids how they feel about having a male babysitter instead of a female one. It would be neat to see their perspective. Other than that, I think it's great to show that males can take up female roles.


http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/10/24/3-on-your-side-more-boys-working-as-babysitters/

Republicans seize the Senate

After all of the voting yesterday, the Republicans are now in control of the Senate. What does this mean now? Well, since our President is democrat and the Senate is all Republicans, it will be harder for Obama to get things done because of the opposition between the two parties. Also, if there is a vacancy for the Supreme Court (which is very likely with how old Ruth Bader Ginsburg is getting), it will be very hard for President Obama to choose a candidate since he has to have senate approval on all nominees. The Senate will also most likely be trying to appeal Obamacare. However, it will be difficult because the Obama won't sign anything they will put in front of him. Let's see how the next two years will go from here!

2014 Mid Term Elections

With the midterm election coming up tomorrow, I was wondering how many states are going to vote in a republican for the senate. So far the states of Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska,Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, West Virginia, Maine, and South Carolina are almost assured to vote in a Republican. The states of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Kentucky are likely to vote in a Republican. The states of Colorado, Alaska, Iowa, and Georgia have Republicans ahead in the poll, but not by much. Will these statistics stand? Or will the democrats somehow make a comeback in these states. Well, we'll find out tomorrow night!