Summary: Around 1am Sunday morning in the Cameo Night Club in Cincinnati many were wounded and a life was lost. Before entering the club, everyone is checked for any weapons with an electric wand. However, multiple were able to sneak in weapons. Some believe this shooting was the cause of an earlier dispute, yet the motive is still unclear. Many witnesses are being interviewed but no suspects are in custody.
Analysis: This is really sad to hear about. People go to the extremes over such small things. What amazes me is how these people were able to sneak guns into the club, especially with four police officers serving as security. I want to relate this to when everyone used to carry guns all the time and it was acceptable. People were used to seeing guns all the time and I can only imagine all the terrible accidents and or violence that happened since they were so easily accessible. Now, its not as likely to see guns everywhere and usually people are wary when they see people carrying them openly which is expected. I hope that somehow we can prevent these violent acts from happening again.
Source:http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/26/us/ohio-nightclub-shooting/index.html
Sunday, March 26, 2017
kiana sanderson
summery:TROY, Ill. Anti-gun hysteria hit a disturbing new low this week in one Illinois town, when 4-year-old Hunter Jackson was suspended from preschool for bringing a harmless object an empty shell casing to school.The boy had put it in his pocket without his mother knowing.Hunter was suspended from A Place to Grow Preschool for seven days because he brought a spent .22 caliber bullet casing to school. The preschool had previously given Jackson a letter saying her son would be disciplined for pretending he was shooting things on the playground. The preschool also called the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS).
synthesis:On April 20, 1999, two teens went on a shooting spree at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, killing 13 people and wounding more than 20 others before turning their guns on themselves and committing suicide. The crime was the worst high school shooting in U.S. history and prompted a national debate on gun control and school safety. Because of this, something so small such as a bullet casing can really put up a red flag when a child this young has access to something that could be potentially dangerous
Madilyn Weems - A Rise of Feminism
In this article is discusses how a woman named Julia Busato breaks the stereotype of women by capturing photos of all body figures with a mannequin of a “perfect” female body. This movement is designed to give the bird to all women and men who believe in the old, house wife, women days where no women can be their own hero or have a figure that isn’t a tall, thin stick. I love this because it recaptures the feminist waves of women fighting for their rights in society, and telling men to “F- Off!”
Skyler Tepedino - Canadians Adopted Refugee Families for a Year...Then came Month 13
Summary:
Canada has embraced and adopted the Syrian refugees like no other country, they were in for a nice run, but it would be hard at the end of that year. Some Canadians have adopted thousands of Syrian families giving them a new chance and helping them get on their feet again. They are only allowed to stay with them for one year and then they have to be let go and find their new path. As 2016 comes to an end and 2017 begins, the yearlong commitments begin to die, the new question now is "Month 13, when the Syrians would try to stand on their own." That was the common question the Canadians had when that time came. Liz Stark, a retired teacher, she adopted this family of four and took care of them and basically treated them as family. Even referred to them as grandparents, parents, and children. But this family's deadline was comping up soon and in two weeks the sponsorship agreement would sadly come to an end for them. They would no longer manage the newcomers' bank account and budget. Liz Stark got them an apartment and is now removing her name for the lease so now it is just theirs. S step closer into living on their own. One of her most crucial tasks was to make the Syrian family understand how the US bank system works and teaching them how to handle the American system. The Syrian family eventually settled in, but they did have thoughts of going back and not going through with the Canadian lifestyle.
Analysis:
Overall reading this article it made my heart sad. The Syrian family almost went back to the horrid place they just came from because some people aren't open to something new which made them afraid. But when I meet Canadians and after spending a week with them, really showed me how nice and welcoming they were to my family and I. Maybe the people they met or the area that they were in wasn't very nice and open to the fact that they are going to start living here. This can be tied back to when immigrants would escape from Iran or Iraq. The immigrants would have to stay with someone after they escaped or started running. They all needed a place to hide, and those people who let them into their homes are very giving people. That probably impacted and helped their lives out so much, and that is what the Canadians are doing. This story had so many emotions happy and sad ones. But in the end the Syrian family turned out well and they are off to a new start and a new life.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/25/world/canada/syrian-refugees.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fworld&action=click&contentCollection=world®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0
Canada has embraced and adopted the Syrian refugees like no other country, they were in for a nice run, but it would be hard at the end of that year. Some Canadians have adopted thousands of Syrian families giving them a new chance and helping them get on their feet again. They are only allowed to stay with them for one year and then they have to be let go and find their new path. As 2016 comes to an end and 2017 begins, the yearlong commitments begin to die, the new question now is "Month 13, when the Syrians would try to stand on their own." That was the common question the Canadians had when that time came. Liz Stark, a retired teacher, she adopted this family of four and took care of them and basically treated them as family. Even referred to them as grandparents, parents, and children. But this family's deadline was comping up soon and in two weeks the sponsorship agreement would sadly come to an end for them. They would no longer manage the newcomers' bank account and budget. Liz Stark got them an apartment and is now removing her name for the lease so now it is just theirs. S step closer into living on their own. One of her most crucial tasks was to make the Syrian family understand how the US bank system works and teaching them how to handle the American system. The Syrian family eventually settled in, but they did have thoughts of going back and not going through with the Canadian lifestyle.
Analysis:
Overall reading this article it made my heart sad. The Syrian family almost went back to the horrid place they just came from because some people aren't open to something new which made them afraid. But when I meet Canadians and after spending a week with them, really showed me how nice and welcoming they were to my family and I. Maybe the people they met or the area that they were in wasn't very nice and open to the fact that they are going to start living here. This can be tied back to when immigrants would escape from Iran or Iraq. The immigrants would have to stay with someone after they escaped or started running. They all needed a place to hide, and those people who let them into their homes are very giving people. That probably impacted and helped their lives out so much, and that is what the Canadians are doing. This story had so many emotions happy and sad ones. But in the end the Syrian family turned out well and they are off to a new start and a new life.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/25/world/canada/syrian-refugees.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fworld&action=click&contentCollection=world®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0
Las Vegas Strip Closed- Abbey Winiger
SUMMARY- On Saturday evening there was a shooting on the Las Vegas Strip. The shooter was apprehended without struggle and brought to the attention of authorities immediately. The shooting occurred on a bus with one of the men only sustaining major injuries. The victims were on the bus for one hour while negotaiating terms were being worked out. They closed down a massive street area due to the shooting. The man sureendered and a SWAT vehicle showed up to see his handgun which he was possessing. At this time there is no information about the killer or the victims, although someone on the scene said it was not an act of terrorism.
ANALYSIS/SYNTHESIS- Before reading this article I had heard of the streets in Las Vegas closing but not the reason. This is so scary to think that maybe the shooter just choose to do this violent act randomly. Hopefully he will punished by the full extent of the law, and that the families and those affected are safe.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/25/us/las-vegas-shooting/index.html
Kyla Thomas- Risky surgery separates 10-month-old from parasitic twin
Summary: This article is about a small infant child, Dominique, who was born with a parasitic twin. Before the removal surgery, Dominique had her parasitic twin's waist, legs and feet growing out of her back. Dominique was also born with two spines that were closely connected. On a good note, there was a family who could help Dominique get the surgery that she needed to survive. The Swabb family gladly welcomed Dominique in their home and took her in as their own. "Baby Dominique is so affectionate and receives love so well, so we knew right away that she comes from a loving family," Swabb said. "She's bubbly, funny, spirited, full of smiles, and has the brightest, happy eyes." The surgery process was described as very complex and it required 5 surgeons and over 50 physicians to remove the excess limbs. In the end Dominque recovered well and she was even sitting up and sticking her tongue out the next day. The Swabb family said that they are really looking forward to Dominique seeing her blood family very soon.
Analysis: This story is very heart-warming. In the United States or in the world period, parasitic twins are not very common which makes this case so worthy of writing about. I am overjoyed that the child made it out alive and I am extremely happy that such a compassionate family, such as the Swabb family, were kind enough to care for a child that was not biologically their own. In relation to history, this story reminds me of the Zika virus outbreak, which was first identified in a Ugandan forest in 1947. These stories are similar in the fact that they both effected newborn babies. Although scientist are now discovering was that the Zika virus to be cured, there has not yet been a discovery of a cure for a birth defect such as a parasitic twin.
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/21/health/parasitic-twin-surgery-removes-extra-limbs/?iid=ob_homepage_deskrecommended_pool
Brittney Delpey: A Boy Had Child Services Called on Him for Finding A Bullet Casing and Bringing It to School
This was written by Daniel Jennings on "Off the Grid News". A boy in a small town in Illinois found a bullet casing and brought it to school, landing him a 7-say suspension and a warning that if his infatuation with guns continued he would be expelled. He had had previous demerits for having pretended he was shooting things on the playground, but his mother is furious at the accusation that she believed could have happened to any other student. The school has since alerted child services of his misbehavior and the mother is having to face the consequences. This shows a high point of anti-gun sentiments as more people are growing more and more afraid of guns as mass shootings are on the rise. With this much anti-gun I wouldn't be surprised if we saw more legislation that adds more regulations and restrictions when it comes to guns.
http://www.offthegridnews.com/current-events/boy-takes-bullet-casing-to-preschool-officials-suspend-him-and-call-child-services/
http://www.offthegridnews.com/current-events/boy-takes-bullet-casing-to-preschool-officials-suspend-him-and-call-child-services/
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