Assignment 10

If you could ban anything in the world, what would it be? You don't need to give the stereotypical responses like world hunger, war, poverty, etc., although you may if those are issues about which you feel a genuine passion. Or, if you're having a particularly bad day, you may choose to ban things like spouses, parents, children, bad drivers, miserable weather, etc.



Many cell users drive badly, but not all. Some drivers also drive badly, using the radio tuner, eating, looking at passenger while talking, etc. Will the governments prohibit these things too? It is not the use of cell phone that is the problem. It is the driver itself. They should be less tolerant with bad drivers, no matter what is the cause of it, may it be cell phone or radio tunning. And let the ones that use a cell phone correctly alone.

Assignement 9

Take a look at the list, read one of the stories (they are all linked on the website), and post your response to it. Why do you think the story you chose was largely ignored by the mainstream media?

http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/020607LB.shtml

Workers, Not Guests By David Bacon.

If this story was in the media it would cause controversy over undocumented worker's rights to work permanently not temporary. A labor movement can be caused by the firing of Luz Dominguez and 20 other housekeepers because their Social Security number did not matched up, and labor unions would be organized to protect immigrants' rights. When Congress passed and the President signed into law the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the result was the first major revision of America's immigration laws in decades. The law seeks to preserve jobs for those who are legally entitled to them as American citizens and aliens who are authorized to work in the United States. Most importantly, failure to verify a new employee's identity and employment eligibility will result in the termination of employment for that affected employee. Guestworker programs simply do not work, and they need security of a job and not threats of deportation. Immigrants should be allowed to have a green card and have the right to gain citizenship.

Assignment 8

Blog survey

1.Are you into anyone?
yes

2. Do you put your subject on before you type the bulletin or after?
before

3. Who was the last friend in your house?
Alma

4. Have you ever had chicken pox?
yes

5. How are you doing?
I'm doing okay.

6. Are you looking forward to today?
No, its my long day.

7. What shirt were you wearing when your last kiss took place?
a black t-shirt

8. Song playing right now?
nothing

9. What are you doing tomorrow?
go to school and work

10. Do you like anyone and do they know?
yes

11. What's annoying you right now?
my homework

12. What are you thinking about right now?
random things

13. What were you doing an hour ago?
I was in class.

14. Are you tired?
yes

15. Who did you hang out with yesterday?
nobody

16. What color is the shirt you are wearing?
red

17. Where were you last night?
at home

18. Where were you at noon yesterday?
shopping for gifts

19. Are you married?
no

20. Are you pregnant?
no

21. Do you wish at 11:11?
no

22. Next vacation you're going on?
Las Vegas

23. What's something you really want right now, be honest?
food

24. What color is your hair?
brown

25. What do you hear?
people talking and typing

26. What are you excited for?
nothing

27. Would you rather have a relationship or friend with benefits?
relationship

29. How have you felt today?
sick

30. What time did you wake up today?
7am

31. Do you drool/snore/etc. in your sleep?
no

32. Have you ever liked someone who all your friends hate?
yes

33. Confused about anything?
yes

34. Do you prefer to call or talk to someone in person?
talk

35. Would you hug the last person you hugged?
my boyfriend, Darren

Assignment 7

Just a friendly reminder that this week's blog post was covered in class last Wednesday. You need to write about heroes who were considered disobedient and the impact that they have had on the world as a result of that disobedience.

Vicki and her husband were fundamentalist Christians and did not tolerate religious views on the basis of accepting other religions as equal to our own and imignation. Vicki examined her daughter's textbook closely and raised the textbook problem with several neighbors and with her minister, all of whom agreed to join her in a meeting with the school board. At the meeting, the parents aired their concerns and demanded that new textbooks be chosen for their children. The board announced that it could not afford to purchase new textbooks, and that the parents' objections would be considered in future years. Vicki Frost and several other parents began to come into the school at the appointed hour for reading classes. The parents then removed their children from school entirely, and the local prosecutors office filed charges against the parents in state court. The parents obtained legal counsel and filed a suit in federal court against the school board.

Malcolm X was initially known for his controversial stance of racial separatism, but while he still advocated Black Nationalism, he also accepted a more orthodox Islam view of the "true brotherhood" of man. He came to believe that there was a potential for cross-racial alliance. Malcolm was a charismatic speaker, and soon was able to use newspaper columns, television, and radio to spread the Nation of Islam’s message. Membership to the Nation of Islam increased dramatically because of Malcolm's speeches. However, while many blacks were embracing his message, civil rights leaders rejected him. Malcolm also became a concern of the government.