Broadcasting a World of Whiteness

The article Broadcasting a World of Whiteness was written by Jon Caramanica. This article was published in The New York Times. The article is about people and their opinions on if there is to many white actors in the entertainment industry. The talks abut how there are not many races on some television shows. One of the shows that the article talks about is Girls. Many people thinks that the show should have a lot more diverse cast but others think that the show is very good show that has a lot of hits. I think if the director of a show does not want to hire a person they don't have to. If they are not hiring people because of their race then there will be a problem. If the director wants to go where the money was going to be at and where he will get the most views he has the power to do so.

Gun Fashion

In our journalism class Mr. Petro gave us an article about clothes stores making clothes to conceal guns or other weapons. I think that it is a good and bad idea that they are doing that. It is a good idea because people will less likely get robbed because they robber will not know if they are carrying a weapon or not.If  the robber does not know that the person has a weapon they will put themselves in a higher risk of getting injured. Another reason it is a good idea is because a person will always have self defense at all times and they will help decrease the crime rate. It is a bad idea when more and more people figure out that there are clothes that hide you guns it will influence them to buy a gun just because they can have one without being caught. In the U.S. there are about 30 states that allow people to conceal there weapons with a permit. That is a big change because in the 1980s only eight states allowed people to conceal there weapon with a permit. I think many clothing manufacturers will be creating clothes for guns because they might think that a lot of people will buy their cloths if they can hide their guns. I think that all Americans should be allowed to carry gun for self defense. If Americans did not carry guns then more crimes will start up because the people that carry guns illegally will keep attacking others without guns and they will not be able to do anything.

Shayira Farmer senior project

On April 12 senior Shayira Farmer came to our Journalism class and presented her senior project on abortion. For the presentation she needed a powerpoint and a ten page research paper. Her Thesis was Abortion is murder and demeons the value of life. She said she picked the topic abortion because she wants to let people know that there are different things you can do if you do not want your child. These things were birth control, condoms, and adoption. Some of the facts she said was the U.S. has 1.2 million abortions each year. Shayira stated that in 1973 the U.S. legalized abortion. She worked with the youth empower program and stated that millions of women get abortions every day. She said that 50% of the women that got abortions did not think of any other way to not get an abortion. She also told us that abortion is the most common surgical procedure in the U.S. More Teenagers get abortions than older women in the U.S. Some of the reasons people got abortions is because they could not afford to have a child at a young age or because they have to focus on school and might have to take care of the child slack n their work. Shayira thinks that abortion should not be legal but if she was in a situation to have a child at the age she is at she would get an abortion.

Trayvon Martin

     17-year-Old Tryavon Martin was killed walking home from the store buying a drink and skittles. He was killed because he had on a hoodie, which made him look ‘suspicious’. Organization all over the country and walks was held making a statement about racial profiling. Chuck Williams stated that, “A white boy wearing a hoodie he’s a college student, a black boy wearing a hoodie is a professional thug”. This shows that black males wearing hoodies are being judged automatically as criminals or suspicious. On Friday when I went downtown there were so many people down there. At Love Park they had protesting against hoodies being a sign. There were people wearing hoodies that said on it “Do I look suspicious?” and having skittle wrappers taped on it. I think its unfair that they didn’t arrest the man who shot and killed Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman. It is a sign of racism because people always think black males in hoodies look suspicious but white males don’t. You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. It was good and nice that they held protest all over the country for Trayvon wearing a hoodie when he was killed saying he looked suspicious but people and children get killed everyday and it isn’t even paid attention to. 

2011-2012 NBA MVP Race

In the 2011-2012 NBA season there has been two main players that have been the talk around the league for the MVP trophy. Those people are Lebron James and Kevin Durant. For most of the season Lebron has been leading the league in the MVP running but Durant has always been on his heels. On March 25 the two squared off in what was called a finals preview. Kevin Durant had an outstanding game, he went for 29 points 9 rebounds 8 assists two steals and one block. Lebron on the other hand did not do so well he only had 17 points 7 assists 4 turnovers and 3 rebounds which is well under his season total. Another person that is slowly rising in the ranks of the MVP voting is Tony Parker. In his last 5 games Tony Parker had 20.4 points 8.8 assists and 2.2 rebounds per game. Kobe Bryant is also trying hard to win MVP. He currently sits at the number three spot and is working harder and harder to get to the number one spot. He just recently experienced a trade that might benefit their team now but it might hurt them in the long run. They traded point guard Derrick Fisher away to the Houston Rockets and they got Ramon Sessions from the Cleveland Cavaliers.With Sessions in the lineup Kobe has scored 25.5 points per game and has shot almost 40% from behind the arc. The player I think should win the MVP title is Kevin Durant because he has  been a monster throughout the entire season and he deserves to win the title. He should also win because he is the biggest all-around threat in the NBA this season and his stats prove that.

Photoshopped or not

The blog post Photoshopped or not was published in the New York Times. The arthur of the article is Steve Lohr. The article is about if it is good or bad to modify a celebrities picture so it can make them look better or so they can get more famous. The article stated that Dr. Farid is developing a software tool so they can se on a scale from one to five on how much the picture has been modified. I think that it is good that they alter the pictures of supermodels and famous people because it will help them not get criticized by people and it will make their publicity get higher. If they don't modify the picture then the person that is in the picture will not get as many views on that specific picture. If they modify one and forget to do the other one the person that sees the picture will know that they modify the picture and wont believe anything that they see in the magazine ever again.

For under 30, most births outside of marriage

The article For women under 30 , Most births occur outside of marriage was written by Jason DePARLE and Sabrina Tavernise. The article was published in the New York Times. It talks about how women under 30 are having mot of the children in the United states. They also say that many of the children being born are from mothers outside of marriage. I think that a child being born outside of marriage will develop the same as a child born in marriage. I think this because they will get the right teaching from their parents and they can still know both of their parents if they don't live with each other. I think that a man and women do not need to be married to have a child because they might think they can have a good relationship without being married. The only reason they might not get the right teaching is if the parents are constantly arguing or if they do not get the proper support and nourishment. If a child is born in marriage they won't have nothing that a child born outside of marriage has. The only thing they might have is more experience with both of their parents and they wont have to wait for anything that they need. The article states that about 92% of the college-educated women are married when they give birth. Many of the births that have not been inside of marriages are by couples that lived together. Another reason that births occur out of marriages is because women say that they do not need men to support them.

Joseph Kony

Joseph Kony is a man in Uganda that kidnaps children and force them to kill other people. He use the children as pack mules and sex slaves. If a child acts crazy their ears mouth and nose will be cut off and they are made to eat their own flesh. He captured over 35,000 children or more. He has been torturing four countries in Africa for at least 20 years. He used the children to fight off the Ughandin army so he would not be captured and so he could continue capturing children. I think that it is wrong for Joseph Kony to be capturing these children. He should not be able take children away from their parents and force them to kill them so they wont have no where to call home. I also think that the children can try to overthrow Kony and his men so they can get away to get help or give away his location. If the Children gave away his location then it will be easier to for the armies in different countries to get them to safety and stop Kony's from terrorizing the countries in central Africa. That is what i think about Joseph Kony.

I Pad Good and Bad

The article "In China, Human Costs Are Built Into and i pad" is written by Charles Duhigg and David Barboza. It was published in the New york Times. The article is about. Apple and hundreds of other companies have found a system that allows devices to be made almost as quickly as they can be thought of – but not without a cost.The New York Times is reporting that Apple has become one of the richest companies on the Earth because it has mastered global manufacturing, and has achieved a pace of innovation unmatched in American history.But, the workers who put together i Pads, iPods and Apple computers work under extremely harsh conditions, according to worker advocates, the nations involved and Apple’s own documents.They work long hours, seven days a week, and some say they stand so long their legs swell and they can no longer walk. Underage workers are used, and hazardous materials are improperly disposed of.The article explains that Apple is a tough negotiator with its Asian suppliers, forcing them to compete and allowing the slimmest of profits: “So suppliers often try to cut corners.” One Apple executive concludes that, for now, Apple’s customers care more about low prices and trendy products than work conditions in overseas factories.

Facebook Is Using U

The article Facebook is using you is about facebook and other social sites using different ways to get you to buy items so that they can make more money. They see what people online likes to do and what they buy. When they see that they put ads on your accounts so you will be tempted to buy things. After you buy them they get paid a profit for advertising their product. They also think see the things you put on your account and the information you post to see what you like too. I dont really worry about the things I post online because i do not put personal things online. Or I don't let everyone see the things that i put. If you think you put to much information online then you should not have put up there in the first place. After i read the article i felt the same way as i did before. I felt the same because I do not go to any of the ads on the side of my page because it could be a virus. I also don't click on them because i do not shop online as much as i do at the mall or at stores. If i did shop online I would not have anyway to use them without my mothers credit card.

NBA All Star Weekend

The 2012 NBA All Star will be taking place on February 24 at 9 pm. The East and West All Stars will face off and the starters for the east are Derrick Rose at point guard Dwayne Wade at shooting guard Carmelo Anthony at small forward Lebron James at power forward and Dwight Howard at center. The starters for the west are Chris Paul at point guard Kobe Bryant at shooting guard Kevin Durant at small forward Blake Griffin at power forward and Andrew Bynum at center .The dunk contest will consist of Paul George, Derrick Williams, Jeremy Evans, and Chase Budinger. They will also have a Sprint Celebrity game and a rising stars game. The rising stars game will have Blake Griffin from the Clippers Jeremy Lin, Ricky Rubio, Markleff Morris, Kemba Walker, Landry Fields, Norris Cole, Brandon Knight, Tristan Thompson, and Greg Monroe on Team Shaq. Team Chuck had Kyrie Irving, Demarcus Cousins, Derrick Williams, Paul George, Marshon Brooks, John Wall, Tiago Splitter, Evan Turner, Gordon Hayward, Kawhi Leonard, and Derrick Favors. The three point contest will have Kevin Durant, Kevin Love, James Jones, Mario Chalmers, Ryan Anderson, and Anthony Morrow. They will also have a skills challenge with Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook, John Wall, Kyrie Irving, Tony Parker, Rajon Rondo, and Deron Williams. I think that the people that they picked to play in the all star game was good. They picked all good players and they picked ones that were capable of playing in the all star game. The only thing is they should have started russel westbrook instead of chris paul. In the rising stars game they forgot to put James harden and Lou Williams. They forgot them because they both are having an outstanding season. They are coming off the bench helping their team win games. That is why they need to be in rising stars game. In the skills challenge they should have chosen steve nash because he has some of the best handles in the NBA. They picked the best players for the job in ever other event that will be going on.

Im a criminal and so are you

In this article the Arthur talks about how everyone in America is a criminal. Michelle Alexander says that every on is a criminal but they just haven't been caught. She also said that if you have been in jail you will be treated different than other people. If you go to jail and get out you will not be able to go to college or get a job. She thinks that if every one is a criminal why should only the ones that was in jail be treated as less than a citizen. I think that they are treated like that because the people that got locked had a more severe crime than the person  that didn't. She also states that America is spending to much money on locking people up and not enough on education and health care. The article said that President Obama does not look at himself as a criminal even though he admitted to using illegal drugs during college years.Some consequences of getting sent to prison is being denied the right to vote and you will be discriminated against housing.  The article also says that if you go to  jail you will not get the same rights as a person that was not in jail. They can't get a good job because of their criminal record.

Cracking Teenagers online code

Dr. Danah Boyd is a 34 year old woman that acts like a teenage girl. She is a senior researcher at microsoft. She is also an assistant professor at New York University. Dr. Boyd is researching that teenagers are posting to much information on their online pages. She thinks that parents are worried about the wrong things. The article says that parents are worried about their child getting bullied and they also think that unsavory marketers lurk. Dr. Boyd thinks that the childs ability to roam has been destroyed . She also thinks that parents think that the world is getting badder every year but Dr. Boyd thinks otherwise. She stated "Letting your child out to bike around the neighborhood is seen as terrifying now, even though by all measures life is safer for kids today." She also said that children need freedom to explore and experience the things online that might help them. The article states that parents are worried about their child getting bullied online but Dr. Boyd said that children get bullied more at school than online. The article also says that parents are scared that their child might molested but Dr. Boyd said that it is a 9 out of 10 chance a child get raped online. She also said that most of child molestations happen by people that the child already knows.

Wiz Khalifa rises to the top

Wiz Khalifa was born Cameron Thomaz on September 8, 1987.  Wiz Khalifa has been moving up in the charts of the rap game. He began his career in 2005 and dropped his first album Show and Prove which sold 10,000 copies in 2006. He got signed to Warner Bro's Records in 2007. In 2008 he dropped his second album Deal or No Deal which sold 5900 in the first week and sold 55,000 copies all together. After that he dropped a mix tape called Kush and Orange Juice as a free download in April 2010. This mix tape was the number 1 search and trending topic on Twitter and Google.  Wiz is also known for his hit single Black and Yellow which was number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. His latest album rolling papers was released on March 29 2011. It sold 275000 records in just 1 week of release. He also made an album with Snoop Dogg called High School. That album went platinum. He also has a movie coming out called high school starring him and Snoop Dogg. He appeared on the cover of XXL magazine for the top 10 freshman rappers. In 2010 Khalifa signed with Atlantic Records. He was also named MTV's hottest breakthrough MC in 2010. On November he was arrested for possession of trafficking of marijuana. He then created his own record label called Taylor Gang records which was named after his love for Chuck Taylor All stars. In the 2011 BET awards he was named the best new artist.

2012 Super bowl Giants V.S. Patriots rematch

In the 2012 super bowl the New York Giants will be facing the New England Patriots in a rematch of the 2008 super bowl with the Giants coming out on top 17-14. This year the same teams are going to be matched up against each other. The Giants had to get through the Dallas Cowboys the GreenBay Packers and the SanFransico 49ers to make to back to the super bowl. The Patriots had to go through the Denver Broncos and the Baltimore Ravens to get back to the superbowl. The Patriots ended the season with a 13 and 3 record and the Giants ended the season with a record of 9 and 7. Both of these teams have star quarterbacks that have been in the same situation before. They both know how much this game means to them and what is at stake. The Giants average 24.6 points a game and 385.1 yards and 295.9 pass yards and 89.2 rush yards per game. On the other hand the Patriots average 32.1 points per game and 428 yards per game with 317.8 pass yards and 110.2 rushing yards a game. Tom Brady has only thrown 4 picks, he has 39 touchdowns and a completion percentage of 65.6 in the regular season. Eli Manning has 16 picks, he has 29 touchdowns and a completion percentage of 61 in the regular season.

OKC Thunder Rise to the top

The Oklahoma City Thunder are one of the most dominant teams in the Western Conference. They are 10-2 sitting at the top of the west. Their star small forward, Kevin Durant leads their team in scoring and led the league in scoring 2 years in a row. He has 3 double doubles on the year. They also have a dominant point guard named Rusell Westbrook. He averages 18 points a game and 5 assists per game. They average 100 points per game and their opponents average 95 points per game. They are in the Northwest Division of the western Conference. Their home court is at Chesapeake   Energy Arena. The thunder are the only team in Oklahoma in the big 4 North American sports league. The Oklahoma city Thunder was originally called the seattle supersonics until they were sold to a group of Oklahoma city investors. Their coach Scott Brooks has led them to only 2 loses this NBA season. The loses came from the Dallas Mavericks and the Portland Trailblazers. Their forward Kevin Durant led the NBA in 40 point games with 5 and had 30 or more points in 29 games. Their guard off the bench James Harden scored 10 points in the last 27 out of 29 games last season. Russell Westbrook is one of 5 people in NBA history to have 4000 points 1500 assists and 1000 rebounds in his first three seasons in the NBA . He had three triple doubles and 31 double doubles last season.

Facebook break ups

In the article "Teaching Kids how to break up Nicely," Benoit Denizet-Lewis talks about childre dating on facebook. The article includes quotes from teenagers talking about the consequences of them changing their status. It also talks about how the reaction of them. They want to help a teenager break up without breaking the hearts of their partners. They also don't want to get hurt by their old partner. some people say that when they are done with a relationship they hesitate sometimes to update their statuses because they are scared of the reaction that the might get. They talk about some of the most common break up methods. They also say some people don't have the bravery to comfront their partner of face to face break ups. They say it is always awkward when people log onto facebook and see a friend that changed their relationship status from in a relationship to single. I think teaching a child how to break up safer online is useless. I think this because if the person is having a problem in their relationship they should have the courage to go to their boyfriend or girlfriend and tell them they want to break up. Some people think it is easier to break up on facebook or but it will be more painful to the person getting dumped. After a whole day of discussing and confessing to their boyfriend or girlfriend that many of them do not even break up. That is what I think of facebook break ups.

Plan B

The plan b pill is a pill that stops a women pregnancy within 72 hours. You have to be 18 or older to buy the pill over the counter and if you are 17 and under you will need a prescription to get it. 7 out of 8 women that could have gotten pregnant are not because the plan b pill stopped their pregnancy. They say the pill is safe effective and FDA approved. The pill has levonogestrel which is the same ingredient that is in a birth control pill. The difference in the pills is that it only takes one plan b pill but it uses more of the levonogestrel. Unlike all the other birth control pills plan b does not contain the ingredients estrogen and progestin. The plan b pill does not work if you are already pregnant. It also wont affect a pregnancy that exists. The plan b is an effective backup plan. The only thing is that it isn't regular birth control and that pill should not be used as that. the pill is not as effective as other methods of birth control pills. If you are using plan b pills it is important to have another source of birth control that will be best for you. The pill will not protect you from HIVs or any other STDs. The plan b pill is safe and effective and should be approved for non prescription use for all females. On july 2009 the pill was approved for use without prescription for teenagers 18 and older.

Biggest story of 2011

On May 2nd 2011 President Obama announced that the worlds most wanted man Osama Bin Laden was dead. He the man in charge of the most devastating attack in American history. Bin Laden located in Abbottabad, Pakistan. That place was monitored until the time was right to attack. On the day of attack President Obama sent in a small of American to carry out the mission. After they killed Bin Laden they took custody of the body. The mission was carried out by Joint Special Command forces that works with the CIA. The death of Osama was a momentous achievement that will mark a victory for America. The death of Bin Laden ends all the fear in hearts around the world. Osama Bin Laden created the al Qaeda terror network. This group was responsible for the attack on America on September 11. Bin laden has been a man on the run ever since the U.S. led an invasion of Afghanistan. They overthrew the ruler of the Taliban regime, that harbored Osama Bin Laden. His body was buried in the sea. Bin Laden's death marked a psychological victory in a long struggle that began on September 11 2001. The yemen branch of al Qaeda almost took down a U.S. bound airline on the Christmas of 2009. They nearly detonated explosives aboard two U.S. cargo planes