Did you become a soldier by choice or were you drafted? Did you know you would be in the war when you heard about the draft? What was your reaction?
“I did not expect to be a war. I was drafted to go to Fork Polk Luisiana in 1967. I can say I was scared because when things like war are put in front of you, the first thing you are thinking about is getting ready to leave, there is no time to react because I was so overwhelmed and shocked.” Continue reading
“The red, welcoming sun rises over the mountains, birds flocking over the scenic view.” What emotions do you feel when you picture this? Would you rather watch this happen or take a picture of it to keep, even if that meant not getting to feel all of the same emotions you would feel without the picture? Continue reading
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent to the things that matter.” Take a second to think about what this means to you. Could it be a trick question? Nah. To Martin Luther King Jr. this quote meant that he would stand up for his race and his freedom no matter what, and that only giving up on what is important to you is death. Martin Luther King was, and still is, a leader and a role-model to many Americans, as a civil rights leader not too long ago.
Title: UGGs and Their ‘UGGly’ Reputation
Date/Author: November 13, 2013 by Zac Johnson
Who doesn’t love the comfortable, stylish UGG Boots? Definitely not the sheep they use to make the trendy boots. After reading Zac Johnson’s article on what UGG is actually doing to their sheep, I can honestly say that I lost a lot of respect for many companies using animal products.
Innocent, helpless, harmless, sheep. When you think of UGG boots, I’m sure that what comes to mind is not skinning the poor animals alive until they bleed out. We think of cute comfortable boots that use only the wool, no harm done. Sadly enough it is the gruesome truth that the animals used for the extremely cute pair of boots are maltreated and severely abused. Many actors/actresses have now seen the awakening truth and are trying to spread the word as quickly as possible. UGG, unfortunately, could care less about reputation. The brand only cares about the money that steadily comes in from their sales.
When asking my mama what she thought of this article her and I both agreed that this devastating news needs to spread quickly so that others will be aware and stop buying! We know that we will never own another pair of UGG’s again. Johnson made this article very biased in order to aware us of all of the bad things happening to these innocent animals. http://joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page/madelinel/?attachment_id=953
This first cartoon is of the Truman Doctrine where America is sending aid to Turkey and Greece in order to keep their government strong and not go under communist power. Continue reading
This first propaganda poster is in the point of view of communists. It is showing the U.S.S.R. taking over America with communism. To many communists this would be a hopeful and empowering poster that would reassure them that they could not be defeated. Continue reading
Can you imagine, a tax on an everyday necessity in life such a faucet water? In its history, India becomes enraged when Great Britain increases the tax on one an everyday necessity; salt. Because of this ridiculous tax, Mahatma Gandhi leads a march in order to repeal the tax on their salt to its former state.
During the time of Great Britain’s colonization and monopolization, India, along with many other countries was under their complete power. Because of this major control the British had against India, their government decided to make the Indians buy the salt that was on their own land, making it illegal for India’s population to buy or sell the salt, therefore causing the Salt March. Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of the Salt Mach, studied in his earlier years as a Lawyer in Britain, so when he went to India he knew exactly what he had to do in order to make this a peaceful protest.
Website: CNN News (Health)
Title: Copper may be a trigger of Alzheimer’s disease
Author: Rachel Auerbach
Date: 10/10/13
Copper, the trigger to Alzheimer’s disease. After reading an article on cnn.com about how copper may be linked to Alzheimer’s disease I decided that maybe there were a few thing I needed to change in my diet. According to CNN copper can be found in many of the items we eat/drink daily such as faucet water, red meats, shellfish, nuts, and many fruits. After time, scientists have discovered that, according to Dr. Deane, “… copper impairs the systems in which amyloid beta is removed from the brain.” Which can be translated to, the copper gets to your brain causing permanent memory loss.
Even though there is a down side to consuming copper there are also some benefits. Copper can actually help strengthen bones. We also learn that copper, unless consumed at great amounts at a time daily, should not affect any one person too majorly. In the end the author did not really have a bias on this article but it was very informative. After asking Christina Perez on her opinion she stared at me quite blankly and replied, “I gotta change my diet! It seems there’s no way around the copper!”
Website: CNN News (Health)
Title: Oreos as ‘addictive’ as cocaine in lab rat study
Author: Jacque Wilson
Date: 10/15/13
Could Oreo’s and other junk foods be just as addicting as drugs? Scientists have been researching for a long time now whether or not animals/ humans brains react in the same when eating or seeing junk food as it does when consuming illegal drugs. After experimenting a bit first on lab rats, then on humans, scientists have discovered that when you show an Oreo to any person who is on some sort of drug, a certain part of their brain reacts and lights up on the screen. Later if you show the same person a picture of the drug they are addicted to, the same part of the brain reacts in the same manner as the Oreo test.
After multiple tests and research it is now a proven fact that junk food and illegal drugs both activate the same part of the brain causing addiction. Ever wondered why it was so hard to not eat that second Oreo, or slice of bacon, or French fry? It all goes back to the food (or other substance) that triggers the brain, to want more, in which causes addictions. It states on the second paragraph of the article, “… if we don’t fulfill the brain’s request, the body could produce a physical response similar to withdrawal symptoms.”
After finishing this article my mom and I both agree that it is really good to know and understand these concepts and also to learn from them. Throughout the paper there seemed to be more of a bias towards the addiction similarities which I thought was a good focus for this specific article.