tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58225462011-07-14T16:30:43.053-05:00This, being a classroom blog, will represent the myriad thoughts of 22 young, bright, and highly motivated students on such subjects as the intricacies of argument, the wonders of grammar, and the accuracy and reporting of the New York Times.Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15840214518725365784noreply@blogger.comBlogger2231100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1112885003274014432005-04-07T09:43:00.000-05:002005-04-07T09:43:23.273-05:00

This is a test

Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15840214518725365784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1070690963902288002003-12-06T00:09:00.000-06:002003-12-06T00:10:05.106-06:00

I don’t know how many of you have been paying attention to the recent news about congressmen Bill Janklow but he was the man that hit a Minnesota motorcyclist while driving in South Dakota and has been charged with second degree manslaughter. In Tuesday’s paper, his lawyers are claiming that because he is diabetic that he was probably distorted at the time from not eating all day when he blew

Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110463056530075868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1070659192271100692003-12-05T15:19:00.000-06:002003-12-05T15:20:32.966-06:00

Jonathan Luna, a federal prosecutor in Baltimore was found dead with multiple stab wounds on the side of a highway. He was a very successful prosecutor who was respected by many. He was working on a very violent drug crime at the time and had failed to show up for a court appearance. They later connected the body to him. The police say they are investigating to see if the murder is related to

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03885744435375831861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1070658417971816732003-12-05T15:06:00.000-06:002003-12-05T15:07:38.840-06:00

In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, two American's were brutally killed in their bedroom on December 2. There are no clues as to who or why they were killed. The gate to enter their house can only be opened from within the property and there were no signs of a break in. No valuables were stolen and the couple was discovered by one of their four children, a ten-year-old boy. Their three-year old child

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03885744435375831861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1070689681203957692003-12-05T14:19:00.000-06:002003-12-05T23:51:05.670-06:00

In Tuesdays Science Times there was an article about genetically modified Glofish. The fish are injected with genes that make them appear red in light and glow fluorescent under an ultraviolet light. They are going on sale in January but what this article was saying that human might not be too far off from the same technology. It mocks parents looking for their children in the dark but in reality

Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110463056530075868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1070552614414080172003-12-04T09:43:00.000-06:002003-12-04T09:44:13.590-06:00

Over the past few days there has been large articles in the New York Times about how many if not most of the counties in the great plains states have been loosing people for years. They said that in the past four or five decades some of these counties have seen a one third reduction in population. They say the main cause of the loss of people is the lack of jobs in many of the small towns. All

charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11042131731606532608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1070373673630543792003-12-02T08:01:00.000-06:002003-12-02T08:01:51.340-06:00

"Same Book, New Look" By Erwin V. Cohen (12.2.03 NYTimes). This article states that a study was conducted showing that the average New York college freshman spends more than $900 a year on textbooks alone. Everyone knows that textbooks are expensive, but part of the blame is on the producers of the textbooks. Every few years the release new editions of the most successful textbooks. The new

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015595595407430866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1070346835063553292003-12-02T00:33:00.000-06:002003-12-02T00:34:32.000-06:00

Until this year, I have always heard "free trade" and assumed that that was a good thing. I always assumed the same about NAFTA (north american free trade association), which lowered economic boundaries between the united states, canada and mexico. Through my global studies class, I have learned that this can be disastrous, decreasing the value of american labor, and screwing over the

nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07668009018528802389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1070325419809263202003-12-01T18:36:00.000-06:002003-12-01T18:37:36.466-06:00

The housing tenants of Baltimore have filed what is seen as the most important housing cases in over twenty years. The tenants say that the people most in need are being placed in the most distressed neighborhoods. If the tenants win the case the judge could specify changes in housing policy. A result could be judicial oversight of housing decisions that could last for years. The tenants have

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03885744435375831861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1070324091039728502003-12-01T18:14:00.000-06:002003-12-01T18:15:27.996-06:00

Have you ever seen the little red kettle that most stores have infront of their doors for the holiday season. What a wonderful thing that a group can do to help insure that everyone can have such wonderful season. It may not be a celebration in which some of may have. But at least they know that caring people are out their and are willing to help make them feal special. Isn't that what the

Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537445434189192158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1070258269228210782003-11-30T23:57:00.000-06:002003-11-30T23:58:25.670-06:00

I have seen American History X several times, and I think it is a great movie. Every time I have watched it, I have come away with the strong anti-racist message which the movie attempted to give. When I think about it harder though, there is a strong argument that the movie portrayed blacks badly. Think about it: The only blacks we have contact with are criminals or involved in derek's murder

nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07668009018528802389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1070181320564497742003-11-30T02:35:00.000-06:002003-11-30T02:35:55.623-06:00

as i am sure you all know, now is the time most americans go out to all the malls to see the big "sales" and to buy most of their christmas presents. i have never been one to go out and shop till you drop for these sales (much less go out and shop during this time). the malls can just become crazy! the day after thanksgiving is one of the busiest shopping days in the year, and lots of people go

Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842430493565402841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1070159741410394602003-11-29T20:35:00.000-06:002003-11-29T20:36:16.360-06:00

Turkey, stuffing, mashed potaters, green beans and PIE. I don't know about the rest of you, but the last few days have been heaven. NO ONE can beat a good home cooked meal. (unless that person is your 90 year old grandmother who uses "her own good judgement" for measuring ingredients) Alright I'm just kidding. But on the serious side. This holiday marks the beginning of one of the fattiest times

Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458509938631779746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1070152930618609002003-11-29T18:42:00.000-06:002003-11-29T18:42:45.233-06:00

In the November 28 Op-Ed "Why we need gays in the Military," author Nathaniel Frank discusses how President Clinton's "don't ask, don't tell" policy is more harmful than helpful. Frank notes, that this policy has resulted in approximately 10,000 discharges to date. In a time of war for this country is this really a good idea? This policy was originally introduces to promote unity in the armed

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06191209441051747099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1070152151277741722003-11-29T18:29:00.000-06:002003-11-29T18:30:08.920-06:00

I hope everyone enjoyed his or her thanksgiving feast on Thursday. After we ate we watched the news, and surprisingly we saw that President Bush made a trip to Iraq. President Bush made a secret mission arriving in Iraq before sunrise and leaving after sunset. In the time there he met with US troops surprising them, he also served them dinner. Do you think President Bush’s trip to Iraq was

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371318508888555772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1069969179149768642003-11-27T12:17:00.000-06:002003-11-27T15:40:11.716-06:00

Isn't it hard during the holidays to hear what other families have to do to get food to feed their families. It is sad and if you have a heart it goes out to them. Today in the Startribune on Thanksgiving day they were talking about how the Food shelves are over packed with people and it has risen by 55% in some cities. It is unbelievable that so many people have to go and get food for their

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664930416902965901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1069942361434137442003-11-27T08:12:00.000-06:002003-11-27T08:13:14.060-06:00

Riddle me this: President Bush is spending millions if not billions (not sure of exact figure) to fight aids in Africa with education and the distribution of millions of condoms. Meanwhile, in the United States he has more or less bribed school systems (25 million) to adopt abstinence only programs. What does this mean? Does it show that he knows that education works? Are the people of Africa

nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07668009018528802389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1069872870501939932003-11-26T12:54:00.000-06:002003-11-26T12:55:02.530-06:00

There was an editorial in today's New York Times about the controversy of giving illegal immigrants a driver's license. On one side, people argue that it makes no sense for the government to be issuing documents that are regularly used as identification cards to immigrants who are illegally in the country. Right now in the U.S., it is estimated that seven million people are illegal

Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03009294775737004748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1069870434553764492003-11-26T12:13:00.000-06:002003-11-26T12:14:26.326-06:00

In today's paper, there was an article on cheating in school. A student from Staples High School in Westport, Connecticut made a cheat sheet for a chemistry test as a label for a water bottle. This i thought was very interesting because of the number of people here at the U who take waterbottles along to class. What are they going to do not allow students to drink anything in class. Its

Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14146827859559654619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1069750037622168962003-11-25T02:47:00.000-06:002003-11-25T02:47:47.530-06:00

I was watching the news tonight and was shocked at one of the reports. They did a special on business' that provide care for adults and elderly people that need someone to do basic things like wash dishes, vacume and so one for them. The reason for doing this was that one company in specific was found to be licensed falsly, and employed many ex-cons. The lady in charge had bought her diploma off

Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842430493565402841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1069733468008834722003-11-24T22:11:00.000-06:002003-11-24T22:11:38.233-06:00

I read an interesting article about the production of Turkeys "About a Bird" By Patrick Martins 11.24.03. Martins explained how the turkeys are kept unnaturally. Their beaks are chopped, and their toenails are removed. They clip the beaks so that they are unable to be pick eaters as they naturally are. Rather, the clipped beaks forces them to eat the fattening feed that they give them. With

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015595595407430866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1069710988795969342003-11-24T15:25:00.000-06:002003-11-24T16:16:06.046-06:00

So I had an interesting conversation with someone yesterday about pornography. I dislike alot of pornography because it largely supports the social assumptions about sexuality in men and women, asians, blacks, whites, queers and straight. I have nothing against pornography as pornography: viewing and displaying sex is fine, if it's consentual and all this other stuff that I won't get into

sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13170173991578489492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1069649437913719102003-11-23T22:50:00.000-06:002003-11-23T22:51:06.590-06:00

In the New York Times in the 11/17/03 was an article by Lydia Polgreen explaining a Hepatitis A outbreak from the food chain Chi-Chi's. Hepatitis A is potentially fatal virus and can lead to liver failure while the symptons can take up to a month to develope. This outbreak of hepatitis was in Beaver County 20 miles north of Pittsburgh where three people have died and more then 500 have gotten

gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11960206362080644818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1069620179817395502003-11-23T14:42:00.000-06:002003-11-23T14:43:28.280-06:00

In the New York Times on 11.21.03 there was an interesting article by Thomas Mallon discussing the assassination of JFK. He posed questions such as how would America be different today, had he not been assassinated, and what would have come of Lee Harvey Oswald? This information combined with that of an ABC special on Thursday night really makes me wonder. Did Oswald really just want to kill

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015595595407430866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1069561997002095302003-11-22T22:33:00.000-06:002003-11-22T22:33:44.903-06:00

There was an interesting editorial posted in the New York Times about President Bush and his re-election. The author stated that if Mr. Bush would like to be re-elected for presidency, he needs to stop acting like a politician and start acting like a president. The author stated that Bush seems to promise much but do little. Instead of leading this country like a leader should, he dilly dallies

Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458509938631779746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1069560989377646232003-11-22T22:16:00.000-06:002003-11-22T22:16:57.513-06:00

THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN posted an interesting article in Friday’s edition of the New York Times. Friedman commented on how terrorists have gotten into the heads of many Americans, including the government. Because of continuous threats from terrorist cells, many Americans have cautioned themselves in their daily lives. Its a sad fact that Al Quaida has gotten the better of our country. Even when they

Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458509938631779746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1069475113490870182003-11-21T22:25:00.000-06:002003-11-21T22:26:50.640-06:00

Michael Jackson what is everyone's big fascination with what he is doing with his own life? The thing about knowing everyone's business that is famous just says one thing. It says that you are nosy. What is the big deal about Michael Jackson doing what he did that is even if he did molest that child. I am not saying that what he did is right. By all means it isn't. I think what he did is

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664930416902965901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1069458203836866372003-11-21T17:43:00.000-06:002003-11-21T17:46:22.590-06:00

Everyone knows Michael Jackson: sensational singer, filthy rich, and extremely odd. He has had plastic surgery so much that it looks like his nose is going to break off if it is touched. But that isn't important. What is important is that this multimillionaire singer and idol has been charged with sexual conduct with children under the age of 14. They are the children who stay at his fairy

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03885744435375831861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1069372166897497792003-11-20T17:49:00.000-06:002003-11-20T17:49:52.420-06:00

AS most of you know if you have been paying any attention to the news, an arrest warrent was issued for him for child molestation. Bail was set for $3 million for his surrender. With that surrender, he cannot flee the country if he gets out on bail. Isn't there a little coinsidence here being that Michael was just in an ordeal about trying to get a better life with all of his plastic surgeries?

Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14146827859559654619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1069346465580798302003-11-20T10:41:00.000-06:002003-11-20T10:41:30.903-06:00

An article in today's New York Times entitled "Thar She Blows! Researchers Say A New Species of Whale Is Found," says Japanese scientists have discovered a new whale that they call Balaenoptera omurai. The scientists say that the whales differ from other species in jaw-bone structure, DNA, and baleen (used to filter plankton and other small organisms from seawater). Other scientists are not

Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03009294775737004748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1069341702050664802003-11-20T09:15:00.001-06:002003-11-20T09:31:08.826-06:00

What is the deal with ninjas. I was just looking at this web page about ninjas that was made, i believe, by some kids. It is by far the craziest thing i have seen or read but they must really think nijas are cool and all they think ninjas do is flip out and kill people with no feeling or thought. They also believe that ninjas would kill them selves if there were no people around to kill and if

gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11960206362080644818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1069342028633935142003-11-20T09:15:00.000-06:002003-11-20T09:27:34.140-06:00

What is the deal with cats? They aren't like dogs. they always seem so pretensous and un interested. The only time they really care is when they get fed. It is almost like they don't even care about you. they aren't like dogs that will run to you as soon as you walk through the door. They are so exited just to see you. Those dumb cats just lie around an wait for you to come a pet them and

charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11042131731606532608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1069306193823453212003-11-19T23:29:00.000-06:002003-11-19T23:30:18.873-06:00

as i am sure many of you know that just a few weeks ago was the one year reunion of paul wellstones horrible death. the strange crash that still has not been figured out yet. there are many curious cercumstances that arose from this and i am still very confused about it all. right now the federal agency that came in to inspect (which they weren't supposed to in the first place, the MN government

Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842430493565402841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1069306073837343762003-11-19T23:27:00.000-06:002003-11-19T23:28:19.013-06:00

I read this story in the New York Times on Monday about how sexual offenders are forced to stay in jail past their terms. I think that it is hard to let anyone out on the streets again after they committed a crime and I am not even sure if it is a bad thing that they are forced to stay longer sentences. When someone commits a crime like a sexual offense, the victim is forced to live with that

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03885744435375831861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1069305817895457952003-11-19T23:23:00.000-06:002003-11-19T23:24:03.030-06:00

in the tuesday's new york times there was an article regarding the trial against john muhammad. he was found guilty of the sniper killings that terrorized washington for nearly a month last fall. he was convicted of shooting and killing a man at a gas station and linked to 16 other shootings. people were chosen at random including a 13 year old boy and a 72 year old man. there is so much evidence

Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842430493565402841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1069184167276344932003-11-18T13:36:00.000-06:002003-11-18T13:36:30.873-06:00

Today in class John and Adam discussed the rebuilding process in Irag. Well I found , as many of you have also, a very helpful chart on what is really happening in Irqa. In the NYT from november 14, there is a very helpful chart that shows numbers on things such as the number of US troops in Iraq, the number of US killed in iraq, their oil production, unemployment rate, and the electricity

Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06009536505489044873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1069173262317339872003-11-18T10:34:00.000-06:002003-11-18T10:34:45.780-06:00

How many of you have eaten at Chi-Chi’s lately. Beware of the green onions because they have been linked to the death of three men after they ate them and contracted Hepatitis A. Usually this disease is not fatal but recently the outbreak of the virus has been deadly. 500 people have become infected and more might arise because the incubation period for the virus is about a month. So far the

Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110463056530075868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1069173218571492222003-11-18T10:33:00.000-06:002003-11-18T10:34:02.046-06:00

A jury found John A. Muhammad guilty for the murder of one man and the shooting of 16 people in the 23-day shooting spree he was involved in last fall around Washington DC area and surrounding subherbs. What comes next is the penalty phase where the jurors decide whether Muhammad should receive the death penalty by lethal injection or a life sentence in prison without parole. Family members of

Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110463056530075868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1069132435489463342003-11-17T23:13:00.000-06:002003-11-17T23:14:18.780-06:00

In Thursday's New York Times page A28 a story about Kevin Dougherty,15 a high schooler that wore a dress to school as a Halloween costume and was sent home for refusing to change out of the outfit. The Connecticut Civil Liberties Union has looked into this case and has stated that Kevin was, "squarely within the protection of the First Amendment." Was it really necessary for the school to get

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06191209441051747099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1068779692717976542003-11-13T21:14:00.000-06:002003-11-13T21:15:12.060-06:00

Today in the national breifing, there was two very striking articles. The first was about a couple in Arkansas who's home burnt down apparently accidentally. The two as well as two of their children evacuated the home safely. However, the third child was chained to the bed and burned to death with the home. The court gave no statement whether the couple had anything to do with their daughter

Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14146827859559654619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1068773990098334832003-11-13T19:39:00.000-06:002003-11-13T19:40:09.030-06:00

In the New York Times a while back they had an article on how the government is going to sue the state of California and the state of Michigan for being heavy polluters. They claim the reason for their heavy polluting is because of all the automobiles that are located in the state, and if the pollution doesn’t get cut back there are going to have to be emission laws on exhaust from cars for

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664930416902965901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1068746752959175802003-11-13T12:05:00.000-06:002003-11-13T12:06:12.043-06:00

A shocking article in today's New York Times (November 13) describes the substantial trade in children that has established itself in Albania, Europe's most impoverished and most isolated country. The government estimates that 6000 children have been sent to other countries such as Greece and Italy for use in begging and prostitution, and in some cases even sold to Western couples for

Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03009294775737004748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1068701336342543372003-11-12T23:28:00.000-06:002003-11-12T23:28:53.483-06:00

"An apple a day keeps the doctor away." We have all heard this witty cliche far too many times, but in today's world, where genetics and pesticides help grow our apples everyday, does it matter what kind of apple you eat? Dan Barber, a Manhattan restaurants owner, says yes. There is a big controversy over two different kinds of apples, the Granny Smith (a favorite of mine) and the Winesap.

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03885744435375831861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1068696594064406572003-11-12T22:09:00.000-06:002003-11-12T22:09:51.480-06:00

I read an article about parents upset over conflicts with their child’s team sports. Growing numbers of year-round club teams are interfering with high school teams. They are telling children they need to specialize in one sport and forget about playing other. The parents are upset because they want their children to play in season sports as well as the club teams but the two are conflicting

Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110463056530075868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1068688382075589742003-11-12T19:53:00.000-06:002003-11-12T19:52:58.913-06:00

I read an article recently which talked about the developement of Hydrogen as afuel source especially in cars. Hydrogen can be stored in fuel cells and then converted into energy. The proccess would be emissions free and therefore pollution free. The article said however that the probable source of the hydrogen would be coal or some other fossil fuel. Right mow most of the hydrogen used comes

charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11042131731606532608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1068598579094983512003-11-11T18:56:00.000-06:002003-11-11T18:56:16.846-06:00

Robert A. Durst, a real estate millionaire, was found not guilty to the charges of murdering his neighbor. He admitted to chopping up his best friend and putting his body parts into various garbage bags and throwing them into the river, but the death was in self-defense and then he panicked. Now, this man seems a little shady for me. The police were suspicious of him after his wife

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03885744435375831861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1068590834977251752003-11-11T16:47:00.000-06:002003-11-11T16:47:12.226-06:00

How many of you out there ride the city bus at least once a week? How about take a taxi? Well, in New York City taxi cabs are actually cheaper then taking the bus. That is of course because at $2.30 per every fifth of a mile there is no extra charge for more passengers. Taking a taxi in New York is actually a great deal and is one of the cheapest rates in the United States. That is really

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03885744435375831861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1068577724846687972003-11-11T13:08:00.000-06:002003-11-11T13:08:42.470-06:00

In honor of Veterans Day, an editorial from the New York Times was posted containing letters from soldiers who have perished in the war on terrorism. This article brings to light that this holiday shouldn't be overlooked. Everyday men and women just like us go out there and risk everything they have so we can live in a free and safe nation. We owe our deepest respect not only to these men and

Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458509938631779746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1068519018055517022003-11-10T20:50:00.000-06:002003-11-10T20:50:15.990-06:00

Living on Borrowed Money, Bob Herbert NYTimes (11.10.03). This article discusses the increasing difficulty in becoming a middle class citizen today. In October there was a high amount of job increases. Even though incomes have been increasing, families are unable to save money. One generation ago the average family was able to save 11% of the income, today the average family saves 0%. Many

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015595595407430866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1068517397470433262003-11-10T20:23:00.000-06:002003-11-10T20:23:15.073-06:00

On the front page of the New York Times (11.10.03), there was an article about prison sentences being reassessed in order to lower costs. Various states in the United States have changed their strict punishments for drug offenders. Some new laws have shortened sentences, while others have given criminals a three strike advantage. One example is a new law in Colorado, this law gives an

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015595595407430866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1068485890614692832003-11-10T11:38:00.000-06:002003-11-10T11:38:07.976-06:00

FFA used to stand for Future Farmers of America. Today it is know as the National FFA Organization on account of the fact that there is so much other than farming involved with it. I think that a lot of peopl see the FFA as just a group of no good hillbillies and farmers. Many people just simply don't understand it. they are not sure what it is or what it's members do. Frankly I think that

charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11042131731606532608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1068484891845426582003-11-10T11:21:00.000-06:002003-11-10T11:21:29.440-06:00

In the past two years there has been a lot of talk about cronic wasting disease or CWD in the deer populations of Wisconcin and Minnesota. It is like it has gotten every one scared that it will spread to the human population. Personally I think that the percentage of deer that have CWD isn't really any higher than in other years. It is just that there are more deer per sqare mile today than

charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11042131731606532608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1068413729400895192003-11-09T15:35:00.000-06:002003-11-09T15:35:26.913-06:00

In Tuesday's (November 4) New York Times, there was an op-ed article about Sudan. This country, the largest in Africa, has been at war for 36 of its 47 years. Two million people have died in the last 20 years. Today, however, there is finally hope for peace as the government in the north (largely Muslim), and the major guerrilla group in the south (largely Christian) are on the brink of

Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03009294775737004748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1068342094576625022003-11-08T19:41:00.000-06:002003-11-08T19:41:32.300-06:00

Pennsylvania State has struck a deal with Napster to allow its students to download music for "free." The school will pay Napster, and students will be able to download all the songs they want on up to three computers each. Napster uses copy protection software so students can't actually burn songs onto cds without paying 99 cents per song. Penn State thinks that most universities will

Angela http://www.blogger.com/profile/14883103992764862670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1068341308863145052003-11-08T19:28:00.000-06:002003-11-08T19:28:26.590-06:00

Internet love? Is it possible? In a column by David Brooks entitled love, internet style, the author goes over the idea that internet dating may actually put courtship back in relationships. Brooks stated the fact that relationships today are based mainly off of sex. Two people meet and soon after they have sex. That’s the sad reality of today's dating scene. But with the Internet, couples

Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458509938631779746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1068337973340863532003-11-08T18:32:00.000-06:002003-11-08T18:32:51.150-06:00

On Thurs there was this big long article about how Iraq tried to make a deal with the U.S. at the last minute early this year before we invaded. It said that some Iraqi officials were acting desperate and offered to let the U.S. look for weapons of mass destruction and make some deal regarding oil. Then Friday, there was an editorial that smashed Bush for not telling the public about "an offer

Angela http://www.blogger.com/profile/14883103992764862670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1068259313183891702003-11-07T20:41:00.000-06:002003-11-07T20:41:50.843-06:00

For all of those Matrix enthusiasts out there; what did you all think of the new movie that was just released as of Wednesday of this last week, “Matrix the Revolution”? I believe so far the Matrix trilogy was put together very well, and I personally wouldn’t mind seeing a fourth movie of the Matrix. Although I have talked with people about this particular topic and they all believe that the

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664930416902965901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1068258858859805442003-11-07T20:34:00.000-06:002003-11-07T20:34:16.630-06:00

It’s that time a year again; you all know what I am talking about. Its deer hunting season time, and the hunters are out in thick swarms. Well at least that is how it has always been in the past. Personally I think that deer hunting is kind of mean, but at the same token if people didn’t do it then the deer populations would just get way out of control. Then we would have more cars hitting

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664930416902965901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1068173092088546422003-11-06T20:44:00.000-06:002003-11-06T20:44:50.026-06:00

In the NYTimes today (11.6.03) "Heavy Reading" by Ian R. Williams discusses the newest book in the Harry Potter series. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". Parents have two complaints, first, it is 870 pages long and weighs three pounds. Second, in this story, Harry Potter, gets a headache everytime he is close to the evil Lord Voldermort. Normally, these two things may not seem like

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015595595407430866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1068169272056980332003-11-06T19:41:00.000-06:002003-11-06T19:41:09.903-06:00

Yea I know I just wrote about a cloning issue but this one might be even better for all of you to relate to. The U.N is considering two proposals on banning some or all forms of cloning human embryos. This is a only a controversy because of the two very different uses of human cloning. The first is for reproductive reasons. People just want to clone themselves to relive their past which really

Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14146827859559654619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1068168522033070972003-11-06T19:28:00.000-06:002003-11-06T19:28:40.040-06:00

Recently in the new there have been a few articles in meat and milk from cloned animals had been proven safe. Earlier, farmers volunterily dumped the milk and meat and did not send the products to market. The FDA had said that the products were proven safe. A couple days later an article came out that said the scientists of the FDA found possible areas where contamination could be present. This

Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14146827859559654619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1068134101196658202003-11-06T09:39:00.000-06:002003-11-06T09:54:58.883-06:00

This past weekend I went to Madison for the satrday night after Haloween. It was crazy to see the participation that so many people displayed towards haloween. At first the night started out with no trouble, but later on when I was walking down Sate St. (the main street for haloween gatherers) at about 2 AM, people started to get crazy. I think that the media lew this situation way out of

Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06009536505489044873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1068133148346032662003-11-06T09:26:00.000-06:002003-11-06T09:39:06.256-06:00

When I was in high school we were required to fulfill a certain numder of grad standards in order to be eligable for graduation. These grad standards were different for every class. many times they were big complicated projects that often had little to do with the course material. they were almost always hugely complicated and worth an ungodly number of points. They are intented to provide

charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11042131731606532608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1068098555064706992003-11-06T00:02:00.000-06:002003-11-06T00:02:33.526-06:00

You don't have to go to a restaurant and bring your dog home food any longer. Why don't you just cook it for him at home. That is what the cookbook "Throw me a Bone: 50 healthy canine tested recipes for snacks, meals and treats." by Cooper Gillespie says. Cooper is a dog by the way. So the woman that actually wrote the book said that it is good for her dog to eat homecooked meals. It keeps him

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046109675122853909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1068094333750437772003-11-05T22:52:00.000-06:002003-11-05T22:52:11.520-06:00

The death of one of my favorite actors, John Ritter, came as a complete shock to me as well as the nation. His show "Eight Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter" was witty and sarcastic, just the way I love a sitcom. Now, with one less crucial actor in this series I'm not sure how good the show will be. In a New York Times article they said that ABC plans on continuing with the show and

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03885744435375831861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1068094226228722292003-11-05T22:50:00.000-06:002003-11-05T22:50:24.050-06:00

I read an editorial in today’s paper on adoption. It was quite an interesting piece because it wasn't in support of adoption but against it for various issues. The author of this piece stated that because the government has placed such a heavy emphasis on adoption, families that could have possibly salvaged their relationships have given up and turned to adoption. The author stated that maybe if

Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458509938631779746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1068090432774313102003-11-05T21:47:00.000-06:002003-11-05T21:47:10.803-06:00

In a front page article in the New York Times I read about how the Wal-Mart company is bringing in illegal immigrants to clean and do other late night janitorial work. They would pay them less then they would American workers and they also would not give them any days off with the exception of Christmas. But, on the plus side, they would be paid in cash. There was no workman compensation and

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03885744435375831861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1068061240968336272003-11-05T13:40:00.000-06:002003-11-05T13:40:38.973-06:00

There was an interesting letter to the editor in today's (November 5) New York Times about the issue of standardized achievement tests in Head Start. I agree with the author of the letter, Vincent Brevetti, who is the principal of a public high school in New York, in that, at such a young age, these tests do much more harm than good. He gives examples of how nervous four year olds who were

Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03009294775737004748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1067995304601981302003-11-04T19:21:00.000-06:002003-11-04T19:21:42.960-06:00

"I Web and TV, Allies Defend Parents Accused of Starving 4 Children" (Iver Peterson, NYTimes, 11/4/03). The New Jersey couple that was arrested in late October were released on bail this weekend. The bail was $200,000 and one tenth of it was paid by their church. At first I thought it was strange that the church would help pay their bail, considering that they were in jail for neglecting their

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015595595407430866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1067991258980605512003-11-04T18:14:00.000-06:002003-11-04T18:14:17.493-06:00

What do you guys think about the lady that smashed her car into a side of the civic center where President Bush was speaking? Her family and her claim she wasn’t there to hurt anyone, she was just having a bad day and needed help from her mother-in-law who happened to being inside the building at the political rally. Officials are calling it a coincidence of life. Ms. Mixon was under tremendous

Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110463056530075868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1067978951691996472003-11-04T14:49:00.000-06:002003-11-04T14:49:09.713-06:00

"California Says Fires Are Finally Contained" (John M. Broder). This article in 11/4/03 edition of the New York Times says that California officials declared that the wildfires have been contained. Preliminary estimates of the damage show that the fires killed 20 people, demolished 3,500 houses, and burned 743,621 acres. It is believed that the numbers will be much higher once a better

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015595595407430866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1067742116815199402003-11-01T21:01:00.000-06:002003-11-01T21:01:55.823-06:00

There was an article in Today's Times about mentally ill patients who are in prison. The editorial suggested that prisoners are not receiving the right treatment from these institutions which have been causing prisoners to commit suicide and become seriously disillusioned. The author stated that because these CRIMINALS spend most of their day in a small cell block, they have no interaction and it

Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458509938631779746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1067737356035913252003-11-01T19:42:00.000-06:002003-11-01T19:42:34.493-06:00

In Friday's (October 31) issue of the New York Times, there was an op-ed piece regarding the child abuse case in New Jersey. In this horrifying case, four adopted boys were being systematically starved to death while case workers showed up at the house 38 times in the past four years and no one ever said a word. One caseworker reported a "very supportive environment, " apparently believing the

Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03009294775737004748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1067736393121957912003-11-01T19:26:00.000-06:002003-11-01T19:26:31.803-06:00

There was an intersesting letter to the editor in Monday's (October 27) New York Times regarding the misunderstandings that American soldiers have with the people of Iraq and vice versa. Russel Zanca says that linguistic knowledge is one thing, but understanding the conventions, subleties, and nuances of a language and culture is something different. Zanca goes on to argue that the Pentagon has

Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03009294775737004748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1067721976972952992003-11-01T15:26:00.000-06:002003-11-01T15:27:16.673-06:00

Germany is busy constructing a memorial in Berlin for the Nazi's Holocaust victims. However, they ran into a roadblock when the company that was to provide anti-graffiti material for the memorial was found to be associated with another company that supplied Zyklon B poison gas to the Nazis during the Holocaust. The memorial directors eventually decided to give the contract to a different

Angela http://www.blogger.com/profile/14883103992764862670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1067719007004240182003-11-01T14:36:00.000-06:002003-11-01T14:36:45.556-06:00

There was an alarming article on Friday regarding obesity problems. More and more Europeans are becoming obese as a result of adopting American eating habits. The statistics are disgusting--in America, 27% of men and 34% of women, in Europe, 21% of men and 23% of women are obese. It's happening to children too; 1/5 of Britain's 15-year-olds are obese, and over 1/3 of Spain's 9-yr-olds are

Angela http://www.blogger.com/profile/14883103992764862670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1067576263821199872003-10-30T22:57:00.000-06:002003-10-30T22:57:43.120-06:00

What is the big deal with home coming. Seriously!!! All of this rave and talk about how good home coming is going to be. Tell me how good is it going to be. What really sets home coming away from any other football game that the Gophers play. I mean it is just another football game right. Or is there some special undermeaning that I am not picking up on. I hear everyone talking about the

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664930416902965901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1067575922722100682003-10-30T22:52:00.000-06:002003-10-30T22:52:02.060-06:00

Do you ever find yourself studying day after day for that exam that you have to take. For the past few weeks now I have been studying day in and day out trying to learn the material that I need to know for my classes, but I don't find myself making any progress. It is such a never ending battle. Do you ever feel that no matter how much you study it feels like there is absolutly no progress

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664930416902965901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1067561978903991422003-10-30T18:59:00.000-06:002003-10-30T18:59:38.190-06:00

In Ofena, a small town in Italy, there is a big controversy about the cross. There are crosses everywhere in Ofena, on streets, on top buildings, on churches. But the big problem has to do with one cross in a particular school. A man named Adel Smith brought a case against it, saying it was discriminatory against his Muslim religion. The judge ruled that it should be taken down and the town

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03885744435375831861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1067482301477430322003-10-29T20:51:00.000-06:002003-10-29T20:51:37.696-06:00

There was an article in today's paper about a small town of 6 almost becoming a ghost town. There is a proposal that this area be returned to a natural buffalo grazing area to attract tourism. The area would thrive with all of the natural wildlife to create what will be called "Buffalo Commons". I think this is an awesome idea, People love the old west and at times want to relive it. With an area

Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14146827859559654619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1067481328728540172003-10-29T20:35:00.000-06:002003-10-29T20:35:25.160-06:00

A school in Manhatten had their head personal, Mr. John Dexter, arrested for coaxing underage girls to have sex with him over the internet.Mr Dexter straight out told girls that he was 60 years old. Mr. Dexter's lawyer held a conference with all of the other head of the builings at the school about the situation. The lawyer tried to help the staffs cope with the situation. Mr. Dester was the78th

Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14146827859559654619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1067480691792246732003-10-29T20:24:00.000-06:002003-10-29T20:24:48.373-06:00

They are now testing little four year olds before they head into kindergarten. These kids are part of the Head Start Prrogram were children are tyo be better prepared before they enter school. The test came about with the passing of the No Students Left Behind law. It emphasizes math and literacy and tests children in third grade to evaluate their academic achievement. However the test does not

Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14146827859559654619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1067441781081609892003-10-29T09:36:00.000-06:002003-10-29T09:36:20.200-06:00

In the Wednesday edition of the New York Times, there was an update to the article about the family that was mistreating their adopted and foster children. In today's article they say that one of the incentives for having children is to get money from the government. This particular family received $30,000 last year from the government. There is no regulation on how many children a family can

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015595595407430866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1067395301339195292003-10-28T20:41:00.000-06:002003-10-28T20:41:40.310-06:00

This article from the 10/27/03 edition of the New York Times, discusses the possible funding idea for senior citizens prescriptions. It suggests that of the first $2000 of their health care they would only pay $500 and the next $2000 would be the responsibility of the senior citizen. However, after the initial $4000 the citizen would pay only 5% of costs. There are however some glitches that

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015595595407430866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1067390442992685522003-10-28T19:20:00.000-06:002003-10-28T19:20:42.340-06:00

Doctors walk a fine line when it comes to talking about proscribing marijuana to relieve pain, nausea and other symptoms to patients with H.I..V, glaucoma, and cancer. The reason doctors are so perplexed is because the U.S. Supreme Court barred the federal government from punishing doctors who advise patients to use medical marijuana to relieve symptoms but it doesn’t keep physicians from being

Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110463056530075868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1067283913173207272003-10-27T13:45:00.000-06:002003-10-27T13:45:12.250-06:00

In an article today I read about a husband and wife who kept four of their foster children starving in the basement. The four boys weighed no more then 50 pounds and had resorted to eating wall plaster and digging through garbage's to stay alive. Being able to adopt in this country takes an extremely long time with extensive background checks. How was this family able to fool the adoption

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03885744435375831861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1067271885622965952003-10-27T10:24:00.000-06:002003-10-27T10:24:44.966-06:00

link In mondays op-ed there was a colum by David L. Kirp regarding higher educations battle trying to aquire the most renouned professors. NYU among one of the leading colleges in this battle have been trying to lure professors in by using mass ammounts of money, great places to live, huge ammounts for them to use for travel, nice labs and so on. They also said that many of the professors

Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842430493565402841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1067271137106075322003-10-27T10:12:00.000-06:002003-10-27T10:12:16.633-06:00

Link Lately in the news there have been numberous articles regarding New Jerseys activeness in watching over children in foster situations. There have been children dieing, startving, being repeatedly beaten and the caseworkers never saw it. The lastest one just was horrifying. The article reported that a family had adopted four boys (there were other children, but they were just fine) that had

Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842430493565402841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1067218042511146082003-10-26T19:27:00.000-06:002003-10-26T19:27:21.906-06:00

This one is for all you snowmobilers out there. Since I am choosing to do my research topic on snowmobiling in Yellowstone National Park, I decided to write a little blog on the issue. Currently there are few restrictions enforced on snowmobiles in YNP. The two-stroke machines have been outlawed. These machines are loud, dirty and fast. There have been new machines introduced that are

Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06009536505489044873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1067204069524534072003-10-26T15:34:00.000-06:002003-10-26T15:34:28.850-06:00

I read an article in the paper last week in the Trib talking about the missions to the International Space Station. The article talked about the mass of money needing to keep it running and how since the SPace flight cancellations at nasa it is getting hard to maintain the sapce station. Right now the Russions have been sending supplies up but they cant send up the mass like we could we the

Nathan http://www.blogger.com/profile/15129079598881393610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1067201342482071322003-10-26T14:49:00.000-06:002003-10-26T14:49:01.620-06:00

An article in Wednesday's (October 22) edition of the New York Times entitled, "Lessons in the Fine Art of College Admissions," describes how getting into college has changed drastically over the years. Stressed out highschoolers are worried about SAT and ACT scores and whether or not they are taking enough advanced courses. It's not just the seniors, either. The article points out that parents

Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03009294775737004748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1067128075781303382003-10-25T19:27:00.000-05:002003-10-25T19:27:55.416-05:00

Over the past few days with the people that are striking at the University I believe they have blown it way out of porportion. For the fact that teachers have moved there classes off the University and into other buildings. The thing is that do the strikers pose that big of a threat that you can not get through them to get to your classes. I don't think they do. If you just act normal and

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664930416902965901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1067125229437967242003-10-25T18:40:00.000-05:002003-10-25T18:40:28.940-05:00

They sasy that exposure to too moch violence in tv and video games will cause kids to be desencitized to it. The fact of the matter is that violence is not only present in thins that kids like. It is in almost every for of media especially movies. It seems like the movies with most violence and special effects sell the most tickets. Movies like Pearl Harbor and Triple X set records. Neither

charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11042131731606532608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1067124199636298552003-10-25T18:23:00.000-05:002003-10-25T18:23:19.310-05:00

In the past few years there has been a lot of talk about GMOs and genetic engineering. companies like Monsanto have been pushing hard to increase the use and production of genetically engineered food. Most of the noise in the debate however has come from the opposition. Groups like Greenpeace and other environmental groups hold highly publicised protests and demenstrations to get the word out

charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11042131731606532608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1067109406211605502003-10-25T14:16:00.000-05:002003-10-25T14:16:45.970-05:00

Don’t lie. At one point in the last few years all of us have checked one out. Reality TV. It’s become a craze in recent years and now is thriving more than ever. But can it get to the point where enough is enough.? Every major TV station holds one reality show in their line up. NBC, ABC, FOX, and CBS all air at least one reality show. From Survivor to the Bachelor, reality TV has taken this

Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458509938631779746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1067108233841654562003-10-25T13:57:00.000-05:002003-10-25T13:57:13.796-05:00

A controversial article in Friday’s edition of the New York Times entitled "gay at birth" by NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF, caught my attention. Kristoff suggested that recent studies may prove why individuals are born gay or lesbian. The study argued how Genetics help explain an individual’s sexual orientation. An example of their claim of genetics was shown through the following study: Differences in

Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458509938631779746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1067106611111532222003-10-25T13:30:00.000-05:002003-10-25T13:30:10.786-05:00

Its no surprise that most of us have been dishing out the cash as of late. Whether it be on tuition, textbooks, or even food. College is not just a ride in the park, its expensive and impossible for some. Of course they say college is affordable to everyone with loans, but its a sad fact to think that after you graduate you have thousands of dollars in loans to pay off before you can get a house

Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458509938631779746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1067031446777855412003-10-24T16:37:00.000-05:002003-10-24T16:37:25.266-05:00

I read a very disturbing article in the Times today (October 24) about 'gang-raping' becoming somewhat of a trend in Paris. The article, "A Crime of the Young Stalks France's Urban Wastelands," describes how young boys that are raised in closed, traditional families loosely organize themselves into gangs, prey on neighborhood girls, take them to basements of apartment buildings or other places

Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03009294775737004748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1067019378441318282003-10-24T13:16:00.000-05:002003-10-24T13:55:21.826-05:00

Yesterday there was an article on this Florida woman who has been a vegetable for 13 year, able to breathe on her own, but needing a feeding tube to eat. She is unresponsive--her mother insists that at times she appears to smile and grunt when being spoken to, but doctors say that these are normal involuntary actions for people in such conditions. Her husband has been fighting to have her

Angela http://www.blogger.com/profile/14883103992764862670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822546.post-1066968474828563972003-10-23T23:07:00.000-05:002003-10-23T23:07:54.866-05:00

On NBC tomorrow night (10/24/03) at 7pm there is an interview with Elizabeth Smart and her famiy about how the abduction has changed their lives. This interested me a lot because I was very interested in this case when it occurred, last year. I think there are so many aspects that one's life that will last forever. I think that many people were concerned at the time and had sympathy, but now

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