Thursday, May 31, 2012

New Fashion Wrinkle: Stylishly hiding the Gun

      This weeks article is about 182-year-old designer company, Woolrich, which has found a stylishy way to hide a gun or any other type of weapon a person may be fond of. This style is found in vests, jackets, or other kinds of garments. This company has added on extra pockets to garments and suits for these crazy people with theses crazy minds to carry weapons. I find that very unacceptable, and uncalled for, many people may take advantage of this this new outer where and use it, not for the right thing.
        This company has competition, other companies out there are following Woolrish's new design, when finding out that they are alowed to make extra pockets for clothing so that people can carry around guns and other deadly weapons the clothing companies took advantage. I believe that theses companies are getting carried away with this new design.
         I find this new design uncomfortable, because now your not sure if someone might just pull out a deadly weapon and kill you. I believe that this new design in clothing can make this world a very chaotic enviroment if this wear is not used wisely.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Three children found abandoned in Portland

        Three kids ages three and under were found abandoned with no parents around, found with a group of homeless people. The investigation began by a call from a man who heard infant voices in the back of his house. CNN said, "The youngest among them is described by police as a 15-pound infant who is between the age of 8 and 15 months old. She has short black hair, brown eyes and two front, lower teeth showing. The next oldest child found is another girl. Weighing 28 pounds, she has long black hair and brown eyes and is about 2 years old, police estimate. The third child is a boy, approximately 3 years old. He also weighs 28 pounds and has brown eyes, as well as short black hair."   
        The homeless people said that their was a woman, supposedly the children's mother, who left them there the night before. The police are now trying to find out the children's identity at this moment. 
        I don't find this right why would a mother do that to her own kids if the lady was their mother. It might have been the fact that she wasn't able to take care of the kid's on her own, but if she couldn't manage the kid's on her own then why would she have them and just abandon them like that. It hurts me to hear that almost everyday there are kids out there that are still being abandoned in life. I have a few friends who are abandoned by their parents. I hurts them more than it hurts me because they don't have someone that loves them, or steps out of their way to see that their child has a better life and as for me I have two parents who love me, want the best for me, and is there for me every step of the way, and I still don't appreciate what they do for me.  


Thursday, May 24, 2012

This I believe "The Juice Box Mom"

        Candance Gordon is the juice box mom she is called this name since she is always the one who signs up for  carrying or sending juice to any of her children's special occasions. Gordon says," I don't want to compete with the Alpha Moms who seemingly accomplish every parenting obligation to perfection." She added, "I believes I can contribute to my children’s lives in ways that are not as glamorous but just as important."
        In her radio essay she said that she has tried many times to be like an Alpha Mom, meaning while she'd be cooking she would be doing other things at the same time like for instants, wash the dishes clean the bathroom little things like that. 
        She feels as though she is letting her children down dew to the fact that she does not spend as much time with her kids like other moms around her are doing. After many years of trying to be like an Alpha Mom and noticing that this is not working for her she decide's to be the Juice Box Mom. This allows her to not feel as bad as she did at first still allow her to spend time with her children.
        It actually payed off, after one of her kids class parties the teacher went up to Candance and thanked her for bringing enough juice and more for the children in the class to drink. Walking out happily Candance realize's that she is a very good parent after all, for her kids and other kids around her.    
I like the idea that she has to be juice box mom it sounds pretty nice to me. It's not all the time you find a mom committed to bringing a lot of juice for class parties, and other class occasions.       

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Afgan Girls, Scarred by Acid, Defy Terror, Embracing School

       This article is base on the Afganistan girls who are trying to make a difference in their country by going to school as much as they can, but one day two girls while walking to school a guy drove up on his motorcycle and asked, "Are you going to school?" and with out an answer and no warning he sprayed acid in both of their faces causing scars and  boils to come over their face. Shamsia and her sister was the two girls that got sprayed with this acid, Shamsia's eyelids and most of her left cheek. Now her vision goes in and out, which makes it hard for her to read.
       It was not only her and her sister but 14 other students and teachers who faces are scarred by the acid, they believe that they only do this in order to keep these young girls and teachers from going to school, and thinking that education is the wrong thing but these students and teachers are still attending school no matter what. In NY Times Shamsia said, “My parents told me to keep coming to school even if I am killed.” She added, “The people who did this to me don’t want women to be educated. They want us to be stupid things.”
       I believe that this is one of the most dangerous thing that has happened for this past year, and also the most highly tragic thing you could do to someone who is trying to get their education and become more of a better person in life. I also think that something must be done with the people who go around and commit such a evil task to young women like these girls. 

Monday, March 26, 2012

U.N. investigates abuse claims against Haiti peacekeepers

       In Port-Au-Prince, Haiti several U.N. (United Nations) peacekeepers were sentence to one year in prison after being guilty of sexual abuse and exploitation. According to CNN "U.N spokes woman Sylvia Van Den Wildenberg said the several Pakistani police officers were convicted by Pakistani military court and were discharged. Pakistan also withdrew its 150 members of the U.N peacekeeping mission on Friday."
       CNN says, "The officers were serving with two different units in different cities -- an undisclosed number in Port-Au-Prince and one in the northern city of Gonaives, U.N." spokesman Martin Nesirky told reporters. "The officers have been removed from their duties to reduce any contact with the local population while the investigation is under way."   
      I believe that because of what these two Pakistan officers that maybe no other Pakistan officer would be trusted to go to Haiti and do peacekeeping because of these two officers. This is what causes people to lose their trust in officers in these times, due to the fact that these  unworthy officers take advantage of the privilege that they have to help the world. Instead of them trying to stop crime they end up making it worse for people, especially the people that believe in them, it's not only officers but also the other criminal specialists that people look up to.  

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Santorum Sweep's the South

      Santorum swept the south by winning Republican Presidential Primaries on Tuesday in Alabama and Mississippi. He had 35% of the votes in Alabama, way a head of Gingrich and Romney who both had 29% of the votes. In Mississippi, Santorum won 33% of the votes that Gingrich 31% and Romney 30% both had.
      Santorum says,“We did it again.” He added “The time is now for conservatives to pull together.” Mr.Gingrich says,“The elite media’s efforts to convince the nation that Mitt Romney is inevitable just collapsed.” He added,“If you’re the front-runner and you keep coming in third, you’re not much of a front-runner.” 
      NY Times says,"A week after Super Tuesday cemented the status of Mr. Romney and Mr. Santorum as the leading Republican candidates, the outcome of the Alabama and Mississippi primaries strengthened Mr. Santorum’s argument that he should emerge as the final competitor to Mr. Romney. But Mr. Gingrich, who finished a close second in both states, noted that he earned about as many delegates as his rivals. He pledged to take his candidacy to the Republican convention in August."
      I believe that if Santorum keeps getting more votes like that and even more he will be able to win this campaign, as for Romney and Gingrich they should step their game up a little bit more if they that interested in winning this campaign. Many voters are looking for a candidate that can win because of their idea's and good train of thought.

For Women Under 30, Most Birth's Occur Outside Marrige

      This article "For Women Under 30, Most Birth's Occur Outside Marriage" is about how most women are having kids under the age of 30, it's not the fact that they have kids at a young age but out of wedlock. This for some people is a very normal. It can be hard on the soon to be parents of that child, the young parents might not be ready to take such a big step in life. This can cause stress to the parents because they might be very young like around 17-18 and is getting ready to finish high school but now that hey might have a baby on the way they might have to find a job and might have to drop college out of the picture. Most time if things don't go as planned the father of that child end's up leaving the mother to look after the child and might not come back, or sometimes the mother of that child leave's the child with the father which is very rear. 
       Reporters from CNN said, "Among mothers of all ages, a majority — 59 percent in 2009 — are married when they have children. But the surge of births outside marriage among younger women — nearly two-thirds of children in the United States are born to mothers under 30 — is both a symbol of the transforming family and a hint of coming generational change."
        Even younger kids like 13-16 yr old's are getting pregnant now. I have a friend who is 15-16 and is pregnant right now, she said that she's happy about this and think that things are going to change, make things better for her, but I feel sorry for her because since she's young she doesn't understand that this can affect her, especially how she just started high school and is basically nowhere in life yet, no experience.