Sydney Ewing- Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer is "Homophobic, Bigoted and Problematic"

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a holiday classic. Now viewers are starting to notice and comment on the issues they have with the film. Some of these comments include that the film is problematic and features sexism, bullying and bigoted behavior.

Upon watching the video provided for the article, I'll give them sexism and I’ll also acknowledge the fact that there is bullying and bigoted behavior present, but the whole point of the film is the bullying and bigoted behavior. Homophobia? I'm not sure about that. The viewers (children) are supposed to feel sympathy for Rudolph and question why appearance should constitute bullying… hence the bullying. The purpose of the film, from my perspective, is essentially to embed anti-racism themes in children so it is necessary for bigoted behavior to take place. It is kind of the whole point. However, there is one point the article had that I do agree with. It is the point that Rudolph was only accepted when it turned out that he could be exploited. That one I agree with. I think as time progresses, people find more and more things to have problems with. Some of these things are productive changes, but others, such as this, are not really that important. It is a children's holiday movie that was made in the 60s. It doesn't really compare to say the post-civil war women's rights movements or current issues on immigration. On the other hand, the progressivism of the current day is reflected in finding different issues with the ways of the past. This is the same during the time when people decided that slavery wasn't morally sound, for example, and then slowly eradicated as much racist popular culture and slang as possible. Maybe this is just the natural social progression of humans… but there are still better things to focus on than Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/liberal-outlet-mocked-for-saying-classic-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-is-sexist-and-bigoted.amp

Lily Philips- Beto O'Rourke is a Possible Presidential Candidate?

Recently, Beto O'Rourke told the people of El Paso that running in the next Presidential election was a possibility, and he was not going to "rule anything out." In past interviews, he has repeatedly mentioned that he was not interested in running for president, but now, things have changed. This is certainly not a definite answer, and he still has to see what's to come with his life in the future. He wants to be able to spend more time with his family now that the senate race is over and has to talk it over with his wife, Amy, when the time comes.

This article was published by The New York Times and was written by Manny Fernandez who mainly reports on Texas and Oklahoma. This article was published yesterday, Sunday, November, 26,2018, so it is pretty recent and written the day he told El Paso this information. The audience of this would be the people of the United States. Although he was originally running for Texas Senate, he could possible be running for the whole country to see. Instead of just our state knowing him, the entire country would know him and his beliefs.  Beto can be connected to Senator Kamala D. Harris of California who is also "not ruling out" the 2020 Presidential Election. This information is relevant to all of the citizens of the United States to inform them about the future and what we can expect to see later on.

Trump on climate change- Paige Aleman

   After being asked about the findings about the effect of global warming that would wreak havoc on the US economy, he said: "I don't believe it." In october he said that he believed that humans didn't cause the rising temperatures, but it was the work of scientists with a "political agenda."

Now, Trump claims that he no longer thinks that climate change is a hoax but his refusal to believe the research about how global warming will effect the economy may just cost us hundred of billions of dollars annually. Trump believes that we shouldn't have to cut back on our emissions if other countries like China and Japan don't do so as well. I believe that we should start cutting back our emissions, whether or not other countries do so as well, because every little bit can matter in slowing the rise of global warming.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46351940

Jordan Gillette- Trump believes that neglected climate change and the economy have no connection

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46351940

Summary: On November 23rd, 2018, the second volume of The Fourth National Climate Assessment, which was created with help from several US agencies and governments, was published, stating that reducing the amount of greenhouse gas emissions and agreeing to adapt to the changes that will happen may change the projections of future climate-change-related catastrophes to change for the better. Trump stated that he read some of the report and is arguing that this only applies to the United States, and that this is more of an international issue than something that is only happening in America, and believes that every country should strive to cut their emissions, especially countries in Asia like China and Japan. When he was asked whether he felt that climate change could cause a devastating hit in the economy, he said, "I don't believe it". Hillary Clinton and other democrats responded to this by explaining how the government was trying to hide this report by releasing it on Black Friday and letting it slip past the eyes of the American people because of the hair-raising facts that were presented within the report like how warming temperatures may hinder the ability to grow major crops like maize, wheat, and rice. Considering how the Trump Administration is constantly pushing and encouraging a pro-fossil fuel agenda, this could lead to hefty consequences sometime in the 21st century.

Analysis: I definitely believe that global warming is real and is something we need to stop denying and start putting in place more working solutions that we have discovered. I do agree with Trump that this is something the entire global community should be contributing to, but I also believe that the Untied States shouldn't step to the side and watch climate change with a smug smile on its face. Though we may be cleaner than we ever were, we should use the technology that we've developed to bring us to that position and distribute it to other parts of the world where there is a desperate need for clean air, like in say China or Japan. Before reading this article I remember Trump calling climate change a "hoax" in his campaign, and that wasn't exactly what anyone needed to hear regarding climate change, considering the neglected critical effects that could be brought upon Millennial and Gen. Z's children and grandchildren if no action is taken. This article was written by the writing staff at BBC (the names weren't listed), and this article was written to once again expose the real, menacing power of climate change to the people of the global community, and that there is no need to hide from it anymore, and there is an increasingly desperate cry to take action as time inches forward. Trump denying climate change can be related to every other time he has denied the existence of climate change and the dire consequences that will come into effect sooner than later if we press on as is.

Kloe Rhoden- Climate change

As most of you know our climate is going through a rough patch.... well more of a rough storm that has been happening for about 30 years. Anyways new research shows that the poor or lower class are the ones who will have to pay for the profits of the upperclass. The upper class people whom own oil rigs and big factories polluting and draining our earth of its beloved natural resources. The lower income communities who are at a higher risk of health conditions due to the exposure to hazardous materials will pay for the unconcerned upper class. According to the assessment, which was created by a team of over 300 experts from the government and the private sector to analyze the impact of climate change on the country, they will be the first to die when it gets out of hand. Our president Donald Trump has yet to make any movements to fix this. He believes it doesn't exist. Polar ice caps are melting in Antarctica, the North Pole is shift down and a fast pace and this man believes it does not exist. I believe action needs to be taken to better take care of our planet. Since we arrived we destroyed this planet and its time to make a change. My article if you haven't guessed already was. about the climate change we are going through and the impact of not doing anything to fix it is. This relates back to history when climate change first began and people ignored it, our days our numbered and nobody wants to realize how short that number is. This has been kloe rhoden thank you for reading.

Barr’s heart attack chiamaka

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/roseanne-barr-says-victim-prank-didnt-suffer-heart-attack-144804363.html
She was a victim of a death hoax prank- from a heart attack. And she responded on Thanksgiving of a   Full body picture on twitter saying she is okay. Most repsonded back about her comical body shirt of a female body in a risqué corset .

Freedom of speech
Okay so speech freedom has been around since the D. O. I and BOY did we hve things to say about people. Even now , we ca lie and get things from other people; like attention. Also freedom kf speech is what we are using today for some raw drawn out ideas to thick layered philosophy about the history of bibliophiles. We can write about anything and not have someone knocking on our doors to take away your precious laptop. Our favorite memes to favorite songs are examples of how we use our right of free speech.

A U.S. Missionary is Killed By a Tribe On an Remote Island- Gabriel Allen

Indian authorities struggle to retrieve US missionary feared killed on remote island
By Nicole Chavez, CNN

Earlier this week a U.S. missionary, John Chau, left for a forbidden North Sentinel Island in the Bay of Bengal to try to convert the island's residents to Christianity. It is illegal to travel to the island because the tribe living there, the Sentinelese, are so isolated that they could be killed from outside disease. The Sentinelese are also known to be very aggressive to outsiders and have killed people coming onto the island. Sadly, that is exactly what happened to Chau. But the problem now is that his body needs to be recovered from the island to protect the tribe from disease and to give Chau a proper burial. As time has gone on his family has been releasing diary entries about his time at the island and moments before he died. Everyone that knew him all said the same thing; he was a nice man with good intentions and just wanted to spread the word the word of God. 

This article is so crazy to me because I had never heard of this island before and I didn't realize that there was an aggressive tribe living there. It is really sad to hear about John Chau's death and I wish the best for his family. I also hope that they can get ahold of his body and bring it back to America. One thing that I find fascinating the fact that he knew that traveling to the island was illegal but he did it anyway because he truly believed he could teach them about Christianity.  

This reminds me a lot of how Europeans came over to America and brought disease with them. That's why the island is protected because they don't want anything like that to happen again, even on a smaller scale.

Migrant caravan: Mexico deports group that stormed US border - Lily McCollum

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46339085

Thousands of immigrants tried to push past the US-Mexico border and were meet with tear gas. The migrants (mainly from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador) traveling in large groups called caravans to try to make a better life for their families. There is very little progress being made to allow the entry of these people, so many resorted to attempting to force their way through. The US has continued their anti immigrant policies. The conditions and mood in these shelters are worsening and and both the US and Mexico do not seem to have much sympathy.

It is very interesting to see this issue from another perspective. In Texas, this issue is very close to home, and we have heard many opinions on the topic. This article remains very impartial and just gives the information. This topic is a very important problem at the moment, and I wish that the government was taking more positive action to helping these families.

America has been cold to immigrants, despite the creation of the nation being based on stolen land. The Irish and German were greatly discriminated against when they fled their home countries due to famine or political issues.

Trump denies tear gas was used on child migrants despite pictures, video Zaria Johnson

Trump denies tear gas was used on child migrants despite pictures, video  -Zaria Johnson

Trump states that border agents had to use force because the were being rushed by some "tough people" (Mexicans) but then later on states that no tear gas forced was used even though there are videos and pictures as proof.
H- 8:09 PM ET, Mon November 26, 2018  This time and date shows that this happened recently, as recent as today. This article  relates to how slaves were punished  harshly when trying to escape slavery.

A- This article is for the adults and depending on the person if they support the migrants it may cause a negative effect and if the person doesn't support migrants they may find it as a positive effect.

P- This article was written by Maegan Vazquez and Geneva Sands and they are writers from CNN. Their point of view is 3rd person omniscient.

P- This article was written to show America what's going on at the border and how things are getting worst it started with separation from families and now the tear gas.The point that the article is trying to convey is that our president is a habitual liar even when there's proof.

Y- The article is important because it lets us know how the people at the border are getting treated. I can conclude that our President cannot be trusted due to the fact that he says one thing and denies it but there's proof that what he denied is true. This article is relevant to our lives today because this is what's going on right  now in another country that is a big deal no matter if they are apart of America or not.

Dozens of Migrants Arrested After Crossing US-Mexican Border- adriana chavez

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/26/us/san-ysidro-port-of-entry-migrant-arrests/index.html

Summary:
Over 6,000 migrants spent weeks on foot trekking through Mexico in an attempt to reach the United States. On Sunday, about 500 migrants reached Tijuana in order to cross into California and hopefully into San Diego. However, things took a turn for the worst. 69 were arrested for illegally crossing the border and Tijuana police arrested 39 on the Mexican side. However, as they were rushing to cross, authorities on the US side used tear gas to force them to retreat, with many of them being families with small children. Trump then claimed that many of the migrants were "stone cold criminals," with no evidence to support that, and threatened to close the border permanently if needed.

Analysis:
This article was published by CNN on Sunday afternoon and was updated this afternoon with new information on the event. I had some prior knowledge about this, such as the hundreds of thousands of migrants marching from all over Central America, such as the Honduras, Guatemala, etc. This article can connect to the many immigration issues the United States had to undergo in the past century. The subject of immigration in the nation has gotten more and more controversial, and much worse as time went by. The fact that they used tear gas to drive them away is unthinkable and horrible to do. Authorities stated that it was used for the safety of the American agents against the migrants, but no major threats were given from their side. Most migrants were families consisting of small children, who all fled in fear that they were going to die due to the toxic gas that they had inhaled.

Haley Bogdon - Jon Hamm Will Host a Hurricane Sandy Benefit on Dec. 10th

This article is an informative article letting readers know that celebrities will be coming together to host a benefit for the victims of Hurricane Sandy.  Jon Hamm will be the Master of Ceremonies and will lead a comedy session where proceeds will go to the Sandy victims.  This will be held at Club Nokia at L.A. Live.  He will also have other celebrities participate, such as Will Ferrell, Sarah Silverman and  Other performers.  Beck will be performing as well and all proceeds will go to the relief organization AmeriCares.

I think this is a great example of how people can turn something negative into something positive and show that we can all work together to help those in need.  This benefit is a great way to turn the negative news in this country to something positive and uplifting and it is great that celebrities are the ones driving this.

https://deadline.com/2012/11/jon-hamm-to-host-hurricane-sandy-benefit-in-los-angeles-on-december-10-378084/























https://deadline.com/2012/11/jon-hamm-to-host-hurricane-sandy-benefit-in-los-angeles-on-december-10-378084/

Eryn Fayson- E.coli found in romaine lettuce by: Cody Ronnfeldt

ERYN FAYSON

E.coli found in Romaine Lettuce

The E.coli outbreak has been confirmed in 11 states. It includes whole heads of romaine lettuce, hearts of romaine, chopped romaine, organic romaine, and salads mixed with romaine. The outbreak has caused many stores to remove it from their shelves quickly as possible. 

The Health Director Gina Uhing says there are signs to look out for if you have E.coli. The symptoms would be stomach cramps, diarrhea, and vomiting. If you are having these issues you need to go to a health provider immediately. 

Analysis: I think that this is awful that this is happening.I love romaine lettuce and its so sad that this has become a issue. I think the writer, Cody Ronnfeldt wrote this piece to warn people that are consuming the Romaine lettuce. This article was written November 23, 2018. This article relates to history with infections/diseases. For example, in earlier times Native Americans suffered form small pox and other diseases that hurt there population. It is good now that we have the news to warn us, before anybody else can get this infectious E.coli and hurt our population.

More E. coli cases linked to romaine lettuce; FDA traces outbreak to parts of California -Martina D’Orso

          Recently, romaine lettuce has been connected to an E. coli outbreak that has spread across multiple US states and even Canada. It has made 43 people in 12 states sick and has also gotten 22 people in Canada sick as well. The outbreak has been linked to mainly romaine lettuce from Mexico and California, but the FDA is tracing links back to “end of season” romaine grown in California, more specifically crental and northern California. The FDA is suggesting a “clean break” from all romaine and also saying that distributors offer a date of when the lettuce was grown for the future. Also, they will ne labeling where the lettuce came from, where it was cultivated, etc. This particular strand can be more harmful than other strands of E. coli, that is why it is so dangerous.

          This article was written on November 26, 2018, and I had known about thus topic before reading the article. I did not know the specifics of what had happened, nor what was going to happen as we progressed further throught the outbreak. We can relate this to the extremely impactful E. coli outbreak from Jack in the Box hamburgers where hundreds of people died and multiple were sick. With our fast growing food economy we have no ways to regulate each and every individual item to make sure it is in good condition, so things like this happen, it is smart and good of the FDA to make distributors and producers write the date and where the lettuce came from on the packaging because that will help cut down cases in the future.
         
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/26/health/romaine-lettuce-e-coli-fda-california/index.html

LILY MONDAY

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/25/opinion/medication-abortion-roe.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

This article was released on November 25th by The New York Times, It is concerning abortion rights.The main point in this article is how women can’t get access to pills, so they may return to the methods of using coat hangers. This is a travesty, because women deserve the right to their own bodies, with many expensive pills and illegal abortion pills women have been looking to the black market for a solution which results in many deaths. I think that it is taking a step back in our world if women must put their body in danger just to get rid of something they didn’t ask for, nor should they have to undergo. This connects to the suffrage movement when women were fighting for their own rights to education, and jobs. Now women are fighting for the rights to their own bodies, and there must be a change. Hundreds of years have gone by and were still facing the same issues.

Siobhan Crummey - Beto 2020?

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/26/politics/beto-orourke-2020-presidential-run/index.html

After Beto lost the Texas senate race to Ted Cruz, the Beto signs that remained up after the loss reminded us all of the impact that he caused. With such a tight race and Cruz just barely coming out on top, we are reminded that the blue wave will only grow from here and that there is hope. As for Beto himself, he has reportedly stated multiple times that he will not run for president, as he needs to spend more time with his wife, Amy, and his 3 kids that are 11, 10, and 7.

Although everyone would love to see Beto run, he has flatly denied it multiple time and he stated that he will finish his term in the house then spend time with his family. This article is about the question of "Is Beto going to run for the presidential candidate in 2020?" It was intended for the masses and it is important because even though he's not running then, he might run for something else soon.

Mexican officials question use of force at the border- Kadar Price

Reality check on border clash from on the ground in Tijuana

The Foreign Ministry of Mexico has advised the U.S. to look into incidents at the Tijuana-San Diego border zone on Sunday November 25, 2018, that ended up having U.S. Border Patrol agents throwing tear gas at immigrants trying to cross the border with their families. On Monday, the Ministry requested an "exhaustive investigation" inside the use of non-deadly weapons via the U.S. towards Mexico in a peaceful fashion. The ministry says that basically, Mexico is obligated to protect the rights of the immigrants and that it was completely necessary to micro manage them, so that they could deal with the situation efficiently. On the other hand,the U.S. is standing by with their policy that says, if attacked or threatened, they can respond with force to defend themselves. The Border agents are saying that the immigrants were throwing rocks at them, forcing them to defend with tear gas.

  Of course our commander in chief, Donald John Trump referred to the tear gas as "very safe", and he went on to insinuate that immigrants are "grabbing children" in order to increase their chances of coming to America. All of this talk involving the US of A and Mexico, reminds me of a time when U.S. president James K. Polk was fighting Mexico in order to obtain territory and expand the northwest.

Link to Article By Flora Charner and Emanuella Grinberg, CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/26/politics/mexican-officials-tear-gas-migrants/index.html

The Manafort Scandal Deepens

Camille Cole - The Manafort Scandal Deepens

Summary: The special counsel lead by Robert Mueller has come out with a new statement saying that Paul Manafort has violated his plea deal by lying to the investigation panel. Manafort has vehemently denied this saying that he believed everything that he said to them. This comes as a shock as this is one of the only substantial things that has been heard from the investigation. It also shows that the Mueller investigation had a way of fact checking the things that they were shown.

Analysis: This means a lot for current politics. It presents a setback that may show that we aren’t as close to a decision on the Russia probe, but it also shows that they are actively making progress. This means something as it shows that this investigation is so far more advanced than the investigations that have had to happen in the past with Nixon and Clinton as this is not a cut and dry case and is much more involved.

Link:

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/26/politics/paul-manafort-court-filing-russia-investigation/index.html

Sophie Knox- Romain Lettuce

Summary: Over the past year, there has been controversy with Romain lettuce carrying E. coli infecting people. The U.S Food and Drug Administration has confirmed that it has sickened around 43 people in the states including California, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Wisconsin. The FDA only now (in the past week) confirmed the outbreak even though it’s been going on for a while. They believe that, for the most part, the outbreak originated in California. The article then goes over on what E. coli is and it’s symptoms. It’s a bacterial disease that begins three-four days after consumption. The symptoms are diarrhea, cramps, fever, vomiting, and nausea and typically lasts five to seven days.


Analysis: This is not the first time Romain lettuce has sickened people. This past year my aunt has been bugging my mom to stop eating Romain lettuce (my mom has but she still jokes about eating it.)
This article appears unbiased and is an informative article who’s purpose is to warn people about the lettuce. The audience is for everyone in America and it’s historical context is the past year with this E. coli outbreak. The author is Ashley Strickland and her point of view is only fact based and has no opinions in the article, but she influences the reader into distrusting the lettuce. We can relate this story to past U.S history with past events like the E. Coli outbreaks in Jack and the Box (1993), baby spinach (2006), and Taco Bell (2006).


https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/26/health/romaine-lettuce-e-coli-fda-california/index.html

Parkland survivor stories-Zander Pryor

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jeffvespa/parkland-survivors-stories

It's hard to believe it's actually been almost a year since the parkland shooting that took the lives of seventeen people. As the anniversary approaches, survivors and family reflected on what has changed, both in the country at large and in their own personal lives. All have been devastated in the community, despite the passing of time. Many both noted the progress made by the March For Our Lives and the movement for stronger gun control laws while acknowledging the frequency it feels that shootings have been occurring as of late, feeling almost as if theres been at least one per week.

This era, in terms of gun violence, heavily reminds me of the time immediately after Sandy Hook. Both then and now felt like a tipping point, like if we were ever going to see improvement it would be now. Both reminded Americans that shootings in a free, first world country of this frequency is not normal. However, I fear that history is repeating itself and we are once again growing accustomed and numb to shooting even as they increase in their frequency. The movement has gained steam and traction, just like after sandy hook and has become a decisive factor in elections and campaigns. The question now is, will it be enough? Will change come or will this issue fade into the background once again?

Lettuce Sally North

Due to an e coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, your salad may now kill you. On November 19th, the FDA announced that e Coli had been linked to romaine lettuce farmed in central and northern California. They have stated that lettuce from outside these growing regions should be safe to eat. The solution the FDA came up with was to label the lettuce with where it was grown and its harvest date. Please do not buy or consume lettuce that lack these labels.

This is not the first time e coli has been linked to food products, and articles like these are important because they warn us about dangers present in foods we eat. An outbreak occurred with many of Chipotle's items in 2017 that also featured e coli.  Again, please check for the labels the FDA mandated before you buy your lettuce.

https://amp-cnn-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/11/26/health/romaine-lettuce-e-coli-fda-california/index.html?amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQECAFYAQ%3D%3D#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F11%2F26%2Fhealth%2Fromaine-lettuce-e-coli-fda-california%2Findex.html

Valery Tinajero- Rod Impales Migrant Woman who Tries Climbing over US Border Fence

Website Link: 

https://www.foxnews.com/us/rod-impales-migrant-woman-who-tries-climbing-over-us-border-fence

Rob Impales Migrant Woman who Tries Climbing over US Border Fence

By Paulina Dedaj

Summary: Guatemalan mother tried climbing the US border fence to the United States, she goes through a part of the fence that has been under construction and gets impaled in the side of her body. This causes her to get taken away by paramedics and her children to be treated for trauma and then back to Border Patrol. 

Analysis: This article really rubbed me off the wrong way when they commented on what the officer on duty said saying that entering the country illegally was dangerous and foolish. This made me think on how the mother was trying to past that fence to seek a better life for her 2 kids. The fact the officer called it foolish really angered me. Throughout history we are shown people escaping to other places because they want to experience something better. However they cannot without some type of risk (underground railroad, seeking religious freedom, etc)

Sydney Ewing-Australian Prime Minister Bashes Walkouts for Clinate Change

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has criticized children who participated in the School Strike 4 Climate Action walkouts against the lack of political action to prevent climate change. Morrison stated that “we want more learning in schools and less activism in schools” during the question time at Parliament. His argument is that children should be in school instead of walking out to participate in the strikes that can be “dealt with outside of school.” Morrison did state some of the ways that the Australian government is tackling climate change before he states his opinion on the walkouts. The goal of the strikes is to cancel the proposed coal mine in Queensland and any future coal or gas projects and a shift to 100% renewable energy by 2030.

I usually don't use quotes for these blog posts but I couldn't resist telling you guys verbatim what the Prime Minister said. At first I was shocked by his initial statement, but after reading a little more of his argument I sort of understood where he was coming from. One student responded to his position on Twitter stating that they sacrificed a bit of education because the government hadn’t been dealing with the problem. Personally, I do think Morrison's response was a bit aggressive, and responding to the walkouts in any way isn't the best choice considering it is something so trivial and it could cause some extra animosities and criticisms to arise. When I say “trivial,” I am referring to the amount of time that the walkouts are actually taking. If Australian schools are anything like American public schools then they should have plenty of time to spare for a walkout. But then again I've met many American students who were opposed to walk outside because they believed they were a waste of time… so I suppose the PM's views aren't completely irregular. I'm not sure what rights Australians have,  but things like this are included in the Bill of Rights for American citizens. The Bill of Rights was intended to protect rights such as these and give Americans the freedom to pursue them. So maybe that's why American politicians don't really concern themselves with walkouts and other protests. Why bother aggressively opposing something that is protected in the Constitution?

Here's the article:
https://www-m.cnn.com/2018/11/26/australia/australia-pm-climate-protest-scli-intl/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Fworld

Beto O’Rourke changes his mind: He’s not ruling out 2020 anymore

     Beto O'Rourke, who ran a governmental campaign in Texas that almost won, despite Texas' strongly republican voting tendencies, and received nationwide attention and publicity, recently said in an interview that he isn't "ruling out" running for president in 2020. He revoked his previous statement in which he claimed that he wouldn't run for president no matter what the outcome of his governmental race with Ted Cruz was. And while he hasn't yet confirmed or denied anything and this is all just speculation, a Beto O'Rourke presidential campaign could be monumental.
     As he has amassed massive popularity not only in Texas, but across the nation, if Beto were to run for president, the odds of him winning are exceptionally high. In addition to many adoring him, as shown by his impressive turnouts in Texas elections, he would be running against Trump, who has amassed a large hatred not only from democrats, but his own party as well, showing how weak of a candidate he is. If Beto were to run, which is now entirely possible, he would have an immense shot at winning.



https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/26/beto-orourke-2020-election-1015830

Johanna Hernandez- Trump denies use of tear gas on immigrants despite videos of it

Trump is denying using tear gas on child migrants and adults even though there are pictures and video of them screaming and running away from a cloud of tear gas. He denied this when asked in an interview if it was OK to tear gas children where he only said that they did not. It’s said that they begun with a peaceful march which later evolved into them breaking through the borders on Sunday. Border Commissioner McAleenan said they were assaulting them and that they felt it was necessary to use “less lethal devices” which would be the tear gas and “other projectiles” which he didn’t mention were rubber bullets. He also said four agents were hit with rocks, but because of their gear they weren’t seriously injured.

I think Trump’s making a mistake of denying using tear gas on the child migrants if there’s evidence against that statement. I can understand both perspectives of this situation, but I think that tear gassing the family and children was unnecessary force as well as shooting them with rubber bullets because according to other articles and sources I’ve read, the children were choking and suffering because of it.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/11/26/politics/customs-border-protection-tear-gas-san-diego-tijuana-san-ysidro/index.html

Fiona Graybill- Mars: Nasa lands InSight robot to study the planet's interior

Just today, the women and men at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory celebrated when the InSight robot safely landed on our neighboring planet. The steps taken to perfect the arrival of the robot on Mars were just as impactful on the world of space exploration as the physical probe and its gatherings. The data capturing technologies used to send signals back to planet Earth hitched a ride on the probe and were successful in supplying scientists with the information regarding the landing of the probe. The article mentions that with this successful use of these technologies, they will be more frequently used. The goal of the InSight probe is to examine the interior of Mars through a technology that measures tremors on Mars to help scientists determine what the rocky layers are composed of, a large thermometer, and a technology that uses radio transmissions to determine the core of the planet based on its wobbling on its axis. This study of composition will be the first of its kind on another planet, an incredible accomplishment for those who put in so much effort on the development of the probe.

Similar to the Luna 11, a Soviet probe sent to the moon in August of 1966 to study the composition of the Moon, the InSight robot will further the understanding of our neighbor in the sky. The progress being made with the probe to intensely study the planet is an enormous step for the field and is unbelievably fascinating. To think that, as I type this analysis, observations are being made that have never been made before is mind boggling and I am eager to see how the probe will change our understanding of our solar system.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46351114

$100s instead of $10s - Maria Golici

In the Houston area an ATM has been shut down and guarded because it was despening $100 bill instead of $10s. How often does this ever happen a to an ATM?!? Word of the glitch of course did get around quickly through all of social media available but before things could get out of hand Bank of America shut it down. They released a statement saying that a vendor had misloaded the $100 bills instead of $10s. The lucky winners of $100 bills get to keep their. Bank of America has not say how much cash was accidentally dispensed. 

This article was written Novmber 26, 2018 at 5:02 PM. It toke many tries to perfect the ATM. The first one commercially successful ATM was invented in 1967. As the years went on so did the ernovations of the ATM. Now there are over 2 million ATMs around the world serving as a part of our adavanced technology world. Eventhough it is possible that an ATM is broken or malfunctioning i sure wish i was the lucky winner of a $100 bill.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bank-of-america-atm-mistakenly-dispenses-100-bills-instead-of-10s/

Romaine Lettuce- Maya Friedmann

On Monday, November 19 the FDA announced that they found an E Coli outbreak in romaine lettuce tracing back to growing regions in central and Northern California. They stated that it is safe to eat romaine lettuce harvested outside of the central coast growing regions of northern and central California. The FDAs solution to this recent outbreak is to label the region where company’s romaine lettuce was grown and label the harvest date. They want consumers not to eat or use lettuce that doesn’t have either of these labels on it.
Articles like this are important because it helps to keep people conscious about what they are consuming. Without articles like this one less people would know about outbreaks like this one and there would be more people getting sick and possibly dying.
Source: https://apple.news/A_XjC5KpnT323SYdYDOG-dw

Vaping is as Dangerous as Smoking- Kennedy Hannible

E-cigarettes known as vapes are as dangerous as smoking. Users have become more susceptible to unique health problems. Recent studies have shown that vapers show high levels of protein which can lead to Cystic Fibrosis, lupus,  and psoriasis. Students in high schools and middle schools around the world have joined in on this epidemic that can ruin their lives. Many smokers and non-smokers have turned to e-cigarettes because they think it is healthier and more efficient. But when you compare vapes and cigarettes it is like comparing apples to oranges. Vaping has known been banned from public places and people who vape while driving could face persecution.
Vaping relates to history because when people see something new and more efficient they automatically think it is healthier or better for them especially if it is electronic. People are attracted to things that are new like in the industrial revolution when machinery became the thing and everyone started to use machines to make their life "better", but affected many peoples lives majorly.
vaping

Rachel DuBard- What Students Are Saying About: Housing the Homeless, Pimple Positivity and a Giant Machine

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/15/learning/what-students-are-saying-about-housing-the-homeless-pimple-positivity-and-a-giant-machine.html?rref=collection%2Fspotlightcollection%2Flearning-current-events&action=click&contentCollection=learning&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=4&pgtype=collection

In this article, students of my generation basically submitted their opinions, comments, and concerns about relative topics today. First, these students described how they felt about letting homeless people live in their backyard. With the large homelessness population in the US, I found these comments very heart-warming as people of my generation decided they would let a homeless person live in their yard because people deserve second chances and if they are able to help anyone in need, they will. What i found the most interesting was that even the people who said they wouldn't let homeless people live in their yard due to safety and privacy reasons, which is completely understandable, they were still able to stay open minded in saying that maybe they feel this way because of the way they grew up always having shelter and not witnessing a lot of homelessness in the environments they are in. Next, students described the new attitudes about acne. I found this interesting because it's more relevant to me and my classmates being teens with acne. Currently, celebrities have been posting their bare skin showing that acne isn't a bad thing and is just a normal thing that almost everyone has dealt with at some point. They described this as the "Pimple Positivity Movement" which is mostly influenced my social media. Then students were asked to describe what they believed this photos true meaning was. Some described it as the government and some resembled it to the media influencing and ruling citizens. In all, I really enjoyed reading this article because its more relative to me in my generation and I was able to understand the mind set of more people my age from all around the country.

Zoe Williams: Human Genetic Alterations

Rice University has opened up an investigation on one of its professors on the bases of his involvements on embryo genetic alteration of a set of twins.  The alteration was intended to alter the children in such a way that they would be immune to HIV.  While the alteration was done in China and it is only illegal in the US, the investigation is due to the moral implications and infractions of the code within the scientific community.  The research has not yet been published n the general fashion and the scientist being investigated did not reply to the news source for any questioning.

The audience of this article is most prominently people interested in science and the purpose is to warn about what advancements might be present in that field whether you agree with them or not.  Personally, it is an interesting idea to think about because there are so many things that could be fixed before they were even a problem.  At the same time, altering something that happened naturally usually has its consequences.  The argument can be made that if it didn't occur naturally then it wasn't supposed to happen.  Then again if you use that argument it can be said that people shouldn't be able to physically alter their gender to who they identify as mentally if it didn't happen naturally/originally.  And that's just the beginning of the discussion.  It also gives us as humans so many choices that we didn't already have.  It would hinder our ability to cope with less than satisfactory things, our excitement from surprise, and our ability to be flexible or to be thankful for what we are given instead of yearning for what we wish we had.  One last negative side effect that I see is the possibility that it could create an even bigger divide between the social classes.  For example the wealthier class has the ability to possibly create a "stronger" (disease resistant) population making it even harder for the lower income people, who tend to have more medical issues due to the fact that they may not be able to seek the medical attention that they deserve and therefore may need the alterations more, to climb to a place where it is economically feasible to acquire this kind of service.

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/american-scientist-investigation-ties-alleged-genetic-editing-chinese/story?id=59425807

Leslie Vasquez- The Current State of the Caravan Situation

This past Sunday, the U.S. had closed off the busiest port entry along the U.S.-Mexican border due to an influx of the migrant caravan trying to get past the border. At first, it was supposed to be a peaceful walk-through; however, tension increased drastically. In response to some violence against border patrol, CBP fired tear gas at the caravan. This action alone has caused major outcry in the country. Once a photo of a woman and her children running away from the tear gas became viral, many people have stood with the caravan, saying that they should not have to fear the life of their children and themselves just for seeking asylum. 

Tear gas is rarely used due to the deadly consequences it could have. In WWI, the U.S. had to account for American deaths by the tear gas that they used. This shows that the fact that officers at the border seemed inclined to use tear gas would gain the controversy that is has now. I feel that if a major group of people are seeking asylum away from countries in very violent and deadly conditions, the government should at least give them a chance to find a way to change their status in one way or another. It's already hard enough for immigrants who have been trying to change their status that have been living in the U.S for decades now. It could be 10 times harder in their native country. There should be some sort of compromise involved in this situation.

(Used two sources)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2018/11/26/why-tear-gas-lobbed-migrants-southern-border-is-banned-warfare/?utm_term=.b8dae6973bd6

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/us-closes-major-crossing-as-caravan-migrants-mass-at-border-in-mexico/2018/11/25/f94aabe0-f0ea-11e8-99c2-cfca6fcf610c_story.html?utm_term=.86490fa55305

Is it safe to eat Romaine Lettuce?

Kristen Ramirez

For a couple of years now food investigators have been doing more research on Romaine Lettuce due to its on and off again outbreaks. As of right now, it is not safe to eat the lettuce in New York and 10 other states, investigators are also detecting what might be the reasoning to contamination as soon as possible. They are also relieved that they caught the outbreak early in order to prevent further illnesses. With this being said, no more lettuce for now until investigators are able to solve the problem and figure out crop situations.


Sadly Romaine Lettuce isn't an option to put on your Chipotle bowl or burrito but, its better to be safe than sorry. People may think getting sick from lettuce is silly but, In my opinion it seems pretty serious, there are people who are getting sick to the point where they have to go to hospital and in some cases dying. This relates to history because starting 1992 is when the first E Coli outbreak happened and it was linked to the fast food chain Jack In The Box, ever since it has been coming and going along with other foods and fast food branches.

https://www.lohud.com/story/news/health/2018/11/26/romaine-lettuce-e-coli-outbreak/2113465002/

8-year-old boy in his home wounded when gunfire comes through wall: 'Mom I was hit!'- Alma Alvarado-Cabrera

On Sunday night , an 8 year old child was shot in the face , inside his Philadelphia home, according to authorities. They seem to think that the gunman was targeting two teenage boys.  ages 15 and 16. The 16 year old was shot on the foot and the 15 year old was shot in the hip. The 8 year old was playing in the living room as shots came through the wall. The 8 year old wasn't a target to the shooter . The 16 and 8 year old were taken to children's hospital in stable condition while the 15 year old was hospitalized in critical condition. No arrests had been made and no weapons have been collected.



This article was published on November 26, by abcNews and written by , Emily Shapiro . I had no idea that this happened just yesterday in Philadelphia , and obviously gun issues are still not being solved. This is very tragic , even though the kids are doing well in the hospital , this shouldn't be happening . This article was written for the people that live in the neighborhood were this incident happened and for anyone to be aware of gun violence. The author seems very aware of this issue that she even contacted a police officer to make sure that the kids were okay. This article is important , for the public to be safe about this issue.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/year-shot-face-teens-wounded-potentially-targeted-attack/story?id=59416203

Avery Corley: Ivanka Trump's problematic emails about government issues.

In 2016 President Donald Trump made a huge case against Hillary Clinton about sending government related issues through her personal email account. This act Trump considered to be evil and unconstitutional, but within the last couple of weeks it has been released to the public that Ivanka Trump (Trump's daughter) has done just that. Trump for quite some time has been concerned with many government officials personal email accounts especially when relating to Barak Obama and Hillary Clinton.  With Ivanka Trump's story surfacing to the public I am personally excited to hear Trump's response about the matter.

This article was written on November 20th, by Aaron Blake. The article not only explains the situation but also gives other instances where President Trump has criticized other people for something he himself has also done. For instance, when Trump bashed Obama for not reading his intelligence briefings (which of course Obama made an effort to do), while Trump himself said that he didn't read all of his briefings and said "I will get it when I need it" and " I don't have to have to be told the same thing in the same words every single day".  For me personally if find this whole email situation to be amusing and Im excited to see what will follow. This instance reminds me of when President Andrew Jackson was in office. He ruled America like a king who thought he can say what ever he wanted, and do whatever he liked with no repercussions.

Source :
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/11/20/ivanka-trumps-emails-many-things-trump-attacked-obama-clinton-then-did/?utm_term=.b003cd22502f

Man dies after being shot 8 times when checking on a neighbor

Patrick smith,a guy who used to always lend a helping hand,so it wasnt out of the ordinary to go check on his neighbor when he heard noises.He was shot multiple times by a burglar who was running away from officers,he spent the next 8 days in the hospital and died on Thanksgiving day.
As the way things are now,we really cant trust the world.Who knows the crazy kinds of people out there,the world today is twisted to the extent that you really cant trust anyone

Ukrainian parliament votes to impose Martial Law after Russia allegedly seized country's ships- Yesenia Ramirez M.

On Monday morning  Ukraine's parliament voted to impose the martial law for 30 days.This occurred due to Russia firing at 3 Ukrainian military ships that were near Russia, but they had no reason nor proof to why attack them.The Russian then captured them and the Ukraine is demanding for a release  of their ships and crew men.This event led to a U.S. ambassador Nikki Haley to respond towards this event by saying," outrageous violation of sovereign Ukrainian territory " and she also mentioned that we will support the Ukraine;however, the Russian Minister said that the Ukraine provoked Russia by sending their military ships without permission.

This article was published by Nicole Darra on November the 26, 2018. The purpose of this article was to inform us of the current issue that is happening near the Kerch Strait and that the martial law will be imposed for 30 days starting on Wednesday. This also has to do with the U.S. because Nikki Haley mentioned that we will stand and help Ukraine which makes us get involved in this issue. Also this relates to U.S. History on when Abraham Lincoln imposed the martial law on September 15,1863 in order to suspend the act of which people with mental illness had to be trialed if committed an act unlawful all thought the U.S. 

https://www.foxnews.com/world/ukrainian-parliament-votes-to-impose-martial-law-after-russia-allegedly-seized-countrys-ships 

Alle' Holloway~ the death of a concerned neighbor

A California man was shot 8 times and died after checking on concerned neighbor's house

https://www-m.cnn.com/2018/11/26/us/good-samaritan-killed-california/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F

Summary: On November 14th police went to check out a call from neighbors' of the home being broken into. The police arrived and chased the suspects, a group of teenage boys, on foot but lost them. As they were continuing their search shots were fired were officers found Patrick Smith was found with eight shot wounds. Patrick Smith was a concerned neighbor who went to check on the house because he heard noises. He was then shot and left there until police found him passing away on thanksgiving.

Analysis: This article was uploaded November 26 by Amir Vera. I knew no prior knowledge of the event so there was an emphasis in shock when I discovered his passing on Thanksgiving. This particular scenario reminds of Ryen Aleman, Jacksonville shooting survivor,  because they both had a little extra time to live before they passed. Mr. Smith had eight more days with his wife and family to spend time with them and watch a game in his hospital bed before he passed. Mr. Aleman had a little extra time before he passed away in a car accident. The article was not just written in regards of his family but also to include everyone and send a message for people to enjoy the company of others and make the most out of a situation. This article is a literal testimony on bravery and genuine concern. People should be less selfish and be caring toward others hopefully not resulting in death.

Elle Grinnell-teen might be alive if authorities hadn't over looked evidence from 2016

 The killing and kidnapping of a 13 year old may have been able to be stopped if they had correctly handled DNA from a case before. They had evidence that linked the suspect to the case for at least a year but chose to do nothing about it. The teens body was taken from her driveway and found in water off of a rural road. They are now having an investigation which will Also be able to whether other cases were missed. 

This just really frustrates me because if they had actually looked at the past evidence someone would've still been able to be alive. This isn't the first time something like this has happened though because I remember hearing a few years ago that after a certain amount of time cases are closed. a lot of the time, there is still a good amount of evidence that could link to the suspect and the case. 

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/13/us/hania-aguilar-suspect-missed-evidence/

Isadora Lilly- Trump is censoring our society

On November 7, journalist Jim Acosta's "hard pass", a credential allowing journalists access into the White House and other presidential events, was revoked by the US Secret Service after a heated press conference with Trump. During this press conference, Acosta questioned a previous statement made by Trump during the midterms regarding Mexican migrant caravan headed towards the U.S., saying: "I challenge you on one of the statements that you made in the tail-end of the campaign in the midterms (...) that this caravan was an invasion. (…) As you know Mr. President, the caravan was not an invasion. They're hundreds of miles away though." With no reasoning to support his argument, Trump resorted to insults and attempted to silence Acosta: "Honestly, I think you should let me run the country, you run CNN. And if you did it well, your ratings would be much better." Following this Trump called for the next question, to which Acosta asked if he could pose another question, not giving up his microphone. A young female intern attempted to pull the microphone away as Acosta held his arm between her and the microphone. To this Trump responded: "I tell you what, CNN should be ashamed of itself having you working for them. You are a rude, terrible person. You shouldn't be working for CNN."  Following this event CNN has sued Trump and other White House officials over the conflict, and the White House has justified their actions, claiming he had "put his hands on a young woman".

Since then, rival Fox News has supported CNN's efforts to restore Acosta's press pass, and this past Friday, federal Judge Timothy K. Kelly ruled in favor of CNN and reporter Jim Acosta. Kelly explained his decision, saying that he agreed with the government's argument that there was no First Amendment right to come onto the White House grounds, although said that once the White House opened up the grounds to reporters, the First Amendment applied. Meanwhile, Trump continued to make excuses for himself, stating that he will walk out of future press conferences if reporters do not act with "decorum".

This can be compared to the Sedition Act passed in 1798 under the presidency of John Adams, which made it illegal to publish anything critical of the government due to growing concern regarding the French. Acosta's press pass has since been restored, and the conflict now seen as a test of press freedom in the Trump era, as Trump has big opinions, yet says little when supporting them.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46240975

Courtney McColley- Sexual harassment goes high tech with iPhone’s AirDrop

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/sexual-health/sexual-harassment-goes-high-tech-iphone-s-airdrop-n932326

   AirDrop is an iPhone feature that allows users to quickly share photos and files without exchanging their phone number or email addresses but recently it has been a tool for sexual harassment, especially on the crowded New York subways. Attackers are able to send threatening and disturbing images anonymously to  anyone within 30 feet. This makes identifying suspects extremely challenging, a main reason why this form of cyber flashing goes largely unreported. The article suggests changing the default settings and saving the images to provide police with evidence.

   This article addresses the growing issue of sexual harassment and how technology is unfortunately being used to put people in uncomfortable and, often times, dangerous situations. It was written on November 25 by Avichai Scher. This is a very serious issue and relates to the realization that technology is increasing cyberbullying in young kids as well. The bigger problem with this is that it can trigger emotional stress in survivors of sexual assault. Hopefully this form of assault will lessen and women are able to feel safe and comfortable in the near future.

Thank God, it's Contained. -Hadley McGhee

https://www.wsj.com/articles/deadliest-fire-in-california-history-deemed-contained-1543181854

The deadliest fire in Californian history has just been deemed contained by officials. 

Over the last few weeks 85 people have died and even more are unaccounted for. Thank God; however, that this fire was not as deadly as the Peshtigo fire in 1871. 

In Wisconsin in 1871, the Peshtigo fire killed between 1500 and 2500 people. Unlike the California fire, this one was caused by high winds and dry conditions, while the California fire was caused by an unattended camp fire. 

Now that I've technically addressed the connection to APUSH, I am going to use the rest of this post to talk about fires. 

Y'all know about Smokey the Bear and "Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires." If not, educate yourself. 

Please, for all that is good in this world, fully extinguish your campfires, cigarette butts, matches, and other flammable things. 

For information on how to properly put out

-Campfires

-Cigarettes/Cigars/Joints/etc.

-Matches

-Different Types of Fires

As always, if you start a fire, put it out. And it gets out of control, CALL 9-11. 

Go forth and be #woke.

Anniversary of Parkland Shooting -Paige McManaman

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jeffvespa/parkland-survivors-stories

It is just about a year since the crazy Parkland shooting that changed Americans lives and killed seventeen people. Many people have been reflecting and think about the seventeen victims of this shooting recently, but many protests and benefits have been putting together things for stronger gun control.

This shooting (Parkland shooting) and all of the shootings before it are way out of hand and should never have happened in the first place. Many times in the past shootings have been at malls, streets, parking lots, and even schools which blows my mind that a human being would even enter an area with children with a gun or any weapon in their hands with the thought in their minds to end kids lives who haven’t even truly lived yet. These events keep repeating and repeating and repeating to where there is shootings basically every week. In my opinion, stronger gun laws and things like that will only do a little change because that won’t change killer’s state of mind. Gun laws won’t stop that much except further background checks. They can’t control people’s actions.

Y'all, chemical warfare isn't OK -Hadley McGhee

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2018/11/26/why-tear-gas-lobbed-migrants-southern-border-is-banned-warfare/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.5970a2d13db1


Let me first state the obvious. This. Is. Not. O.K.

Also, I know we're not at war.

BUT, as per the Geneva Convention, gassing people seeking refuge is not OK.
The US signed the Geneva Convention in 1949 in response to the atrocities of the Holocaust and WWII. We signed that document to prevent chemical warfare. And now we're doing it.

Furthermore, these people are not criminals. US law states that immigrants seeking asylum- no matter what their legal status- may enter and stay (not in a prison) until their hearing, or until they attain legal status.

These are women and babies and families and human beings.
The US signed a document to protect refugees.
The tear gas used at the border this weekend was unconstitutional and immoral.

This needs to stop.

Keyanna Smith- "Family demands to know why policeman killed man at Alabama mall"

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/26/us/alabama-mall-shooting-emantic-bradford/index.html

A 21 year old African American man (Bradford) was killed by an officer at a mall in Alabama and the family demands answers from Hoover police. It was stated that Bradford branished a gun when the policeman killed him. Meaning that they are saying that he was holding the gun in a threatening way. The police that shot him identified Bradford as a gunman that shot a 12 year old and a 18 year old but then later changed his story saying that witnesses indicated that Bradford might have been involved in an altercation at the mall. Bradford's family keeps saying that he wasn't a killer and they just want some answers.

I personally don't see the point of shooting at him even if the policeman thought that was was a gunman or that he was holding the gun in a threatening way that doesn't give him that right to just kill him. This connects to how people are so quick to judge what someone is or assume something about them. This whole situation is crazy and i hope the family gets some answers.

Lesly Marquez- The most dangerous place for a woman is the home

Summary:

According to a new UN study woman are far more likely to die in the hands someone they know which is almost always  a family member.While the majority of intentional homicide victims are male and killed by strangers, woman are far more likely to die at hands of someone they know.People believe that woman still to this day continue to pay the biggest price as result of gender inequality,discrimination, and negative stereotypes.People have even begun a #AsEquals because they believe men and woman should have the same rights and live just as long.Globally Asia was the region with the highest number of woman killed by partners or family members,followed by Africa, America, Europe, and Oceania.

Analysis:

I kinda find this sad because you would think our family member are the ones that love us the most and want to protect us yet there are so many family members out there killing someone from their family which is the opposite of what a family should be like.This just comes to show that yes our family is our family and we have to love them and get a long but you can't always trust them just because their "family". This also shows that unexpected things happen all the time.

Link:

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/26/health/home-most-dangerous-place-for-women-un-report/index.html

Aysha Jackson - mass murderer confesses all his kills

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/26/us/samuel-little-serial-killer-murderer.html

Samuel Little ,78 , white haired in a wheel chair , who has diabetes and heart disease is confessin to over 90 murders. He has been ecorted under heavy guard in a texas jail since hes been there , even now. Day by day he started to recount more information about past murders. Face places ,even how he picked up women at bars , nightclubs , streets. Little revealed murders from about a century ago. Investigators think that he has killed in 14 different states and is now connected to 30 different murders. THey have no reason to doubt his confessions. They say by the time they finish the investigation he will be proclaimed to be the most prolific serial killers in American history.

To be honest I have so many questions for this. Why does e now decide to reveal all of this information. After so many years the families are probably done grieving and he is just starting up a whole new wave of emotion for their families. I dont think its fair to the families.

I think this is going to be a large part of history in the years to come.He is replacing the current prolific serial killer John Wayne Gacy. Who has 33 proven victims.

climate change

Caden Dickinson

reports of drastic climate change effects have been produced by trumps own administration and 300 of the most highly qualified environmental scientists. however trump told them all that climate control is a myth and he has been known to say that climate control is a lie told to us by the Chinese government to make our manufacturing industry non-competitive. President Donald trump has never believed in climate change as there have been at least 20 major times in which trump publicly said that climate change is a myth.

Trump doesn't beleive in climate change

    President Trump on monday dissmised a study produced by his administration  about climate change scientists all because he says he doesn't beleive in it,saying that he had some reason for this.
Honestly trump is full of bs,and the fact that he doesn't think climate change is real or human fault is REALLY STUPID.why did we pick this guy for pres -_-.

Article: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/cotton-seeds-may-be-new-source-of-food-and-income/

Summary: after lots of research, there is a new biologically developed Cotton seed that is edible! Its possible this seed (tasting rather like hummus) will become a large cash crop again, but as a food product that can be made into a butter, a flour, or just eaten raw or toasted, salted, ect. basically, its a nut, but you know.. a seed. and its edible. cotton.

My thoughts: lets talk about something that isnt depressing, food; i dont think it will be very yummy but its neat for sure! its High protein and a good, healthy thing to eat. being kind of really into cooking, i think its very cool in concept, espeically if used as a flour. since it supposedly tastes a lot like hummus, i can image the amount of baked goods that can finally have that flavour profile as a solid ingredient- since squishy little chickpeas arent the best baking ingredient.

connection?: Well, honestly, what i think about is that cotton used to be a huge crop that was grown on plantations. cotton was huge, its still pretty huge, but if it were to be added to the produce market, cotton production would very likely jump up a lot. though i very highly doubt we will see a repeat of our past mistakes- i mean slavery- it may instead upon up a ton more job slots for Cotton growing. though, that makes it very possible for such a big industry to get bigger only to treat its new and former workers like trash, even with worker unions.

Xander Weld

Needles in Strawberries are back- Madison Malonson

                            "Strawberry needles scare strikes again in New Zealand "
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/26/asia/new-zealand-strawberry-needle-scli-intl/index.html

There has been another scare with needles in strawberry, in New Zealand. It is the second time this has happened in the country, and weeks ago there was an epidemic of needles in fruits in Australia. The police still do not know where and when the needles got involved. Awhile back, a woman was accused of putting needles in strawberries in Australia. The incidents have scared people and hurt the Australian fruit industry. 
    To me, this sounds really scary.  I would be totally freaked out if i took a bite out a strawberry (or any fruit for that matter) and was stuck by a needle. I hope the officials soon isolate the problem and fix it. This reminded me of the random bombings that were happening to politicians a couple of months back. Both of the incidents were random and the source was unclear and harmful.

Nooses Found At Mississippi Capitol- Maya Davis

2 nooses were found at the Mississippi state capitol with signs that read "We are hanging nooses to remind people that times have not changed." and "Tuesday Nov 27th thousands of Mississippians will vote for a senator. We need someone that will respect lynched victims."

Some background on this senate election is that it is between Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democratic former congressman Mike Espy. Recordings have surfaced of Hyde-Smith talking about going to a "public hanging" and suppressing votes of students in Mississippi. Hyde- Smith has also praised a Confederate soldier for "defending his homeland" and pushed a revisionist view of the civil war.

Though, this act of protest might be controversial and may seem offensive at surface level, it was actually a very smart way of highlighting what would become normalized if Cindy Hyde-Smith was elected.

This issue has parallels with the 4,743 lynchings that occured in 1882-1963 (3,446 of them being black people). Lynchings are something that are deeply personal and traumatizing to black people, and the fact that Hyde-Smith would throw that word around so frivolously is deeply concerning, and is normalizing a very dark part of American history.

Mississippi Capitol
History of Lynchings

The fight to end violence against women - Devion Camp

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/25/world/international-day-violence-against-women.html



  November 25th, 2018, a 16 day campaign begun in Madrid, to put a stop to violence towards women. Michelle Bachelet, the former president of Chile and United Nations' commissioner for human rights, said that she supports this campaign, it's cause, and how courageous the millions of women are for speaking out about their experiences with abuse and harassment. This campaign overall supports all of the women.

This is very important that more and more people are protesting against the unacceptable abuse. It's unacceptable that you have to fight, protest, or even beg for something you already have. This reminds me of during the great reform, when how women had to consistently fight for some of the most basic rights men are born with.

Alex Carrington- Ocasio-Cortez compares members of migrant caravan to Jews fleeing Nazi Germany

This article, written today, November 26,2018, draws attention to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s recent tweet. Ocasio-Cortez, who was elected to represent New York’s 14th Congressional District earlier this month, tweeted a comparison to migrant caravan members and Jewish families fleeing Nazi Germany as well other targets of genocide.

Over the weekend, hundreds of migrants from the Central American caravan rushed the border at the port of entry in San Ysidro, Calif, leading to a clash between those attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border and American border patrol. In response to these circumstances, Ocasio-Cortez tweeted:

“Asking to be considered a refugee & applying for status isn’t a crime.

It wasn’t for Jewish families fleeing Germany.

It wasn’t for targeted families fleeing Rwanda.

It wasn’t for communities fleeing war-torn Syria.

And it isn’t for those fleeing violence in Central America”

U.S. border agents shot several rounds of tear gas towards some migrants that attempted to perforate points along the border and threw rocks at the patrol.  The Mexican government described Sunday's events as "acts of provocation" that were "far from helpful" for the migrants' objectives. I believe this to be true, however, I do not believe that these peoples’ main objective was to provoke the American patrolers.

Trump has recently tweeted- “Mexico should move the flag waving Migrants, many of whom are stone cold criminals, back to their countries. Do it by plane, do it by bus, do it anyway you want, but they are NOT coming into the U.S.A. We will close the Border permanently if need be. Congress, fund the WALL!”  

After reading this article, I have come to the conclusion that these political tweets by American politicians have GOT TO STOP! I completely understand wanting to get your views on the world heard, but there are so many other ways to accomplish that. Tweeting your political opinions is problematic for many reasons, but the main issue is that fact that Twitter is not the place for that. With the amount of people on twitter, it is nearly impossible to target a specific audience that relates to your cause. This makes it so easy for people of different backgrounds to call you ignorant- similar to the situation with Ocasio-Cortez’s tweet as well as MANY of Trump’s tweets.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ocasio-cortez-compares-members-of-migrant-caravan-to-jews-fleeing-nazi-germany