5 Arrested for Forcing High School Girls To Be Prostitutes

          Today I read an article called "5 Arrested, Accused of Forcing High School Girls To be Prostitutes" at CNN News. In this article it said that in Northern Virginia On Thursday police arrested a violent gang's ringleader and four others on charges of forcing high school girls to be prostitutes. The ringleader was identified in court documents as Justin Strom, 26, of Lorton, Virginia a suburb of Washington. It also said that Strom and his associates recruited high schools girls to work for them as prostitutes and vowed violence if they tried to leave. After investigating authorities identified that at least 10 high school girls between 16 and 18 year old were recruited.

       I think that these guys need to stay in jail for a long time because what they are doing is not a good thing and they are hurting these young teenage girls by doing this to them. The other reason why I think they should stay in jail is because if they were set free they would go back and do the same thing over again and instead of recruiting 10 they would have a lot more high schools girls. And staying in jail can also help them realize what they had done wrong and change.

Women Under 30 Having Children Outside Marriage

          Today i read an article called "For Women Under 30, Most Births Occur Outside Marriage." The main idea of this article is that the average of women under 30 are having children outside marriage. In the article it said "more than half of births to American women under 30 occur outside marriage. It also said "researchers found out that children born outside of marriage face elevated risks of falling into poverty, falling in school or suffering emotional andy most r behavioral problems." According to the article now figure is that 41 percent- and 53 percent for children born to women under 30, says the Child tends, which analyzed 2009 data from National Center for Health Statistics.

        I believe that the reason why most woman under 30 are having children outside marriage is because some of them are not ready to commit to a real and long-lasting relationship yet. I also believe that many men are not ready to propose to any one yet. I think that having a child before getting married is not a problem because women can take care of their kids along without their father's help.

Preschoolers with Mouthful of Cavities

          Today I read an article called "Preschoolers in Surgery for a Mouthful of Cavities" by Catherine Saint Lou. In this article she started by telling us a story about Devon Koester a 2 1/2 year old boy, getting anesthesia at Seattle Children’s Hospital for Surgery because 11 of his 20 baby teeth had cavities. The main idea of this article is that a lot of Preschoolers are having a lot of cavities because parents usually don't enforce brushing their kids’ teeth, which is not a good thing to do. Catherine Saint Lou said that "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted an increase, the first in 40 years, in the number of preschoolers with cavities in a study five years ago." She also said that, “Dentists nationwide say they are seeing more preschoolers at all income levels with 6 to 10 cavities or more.”

        I believe that brushing Preschoolers teeth is just as important as brushing our own teeth, because Devon’s mother, Melody Koester said “I had a lot on my mind, and brushing his teeth was an extra thing I didn’t think about at night.” This is why I also believe that parents should also enforce that their children brush their teeth because it is a very serious situation.

Facebook Is Using You

        The week I read an article called "Facebook Is Using You" written by Lori Andrews. The main point of Lori Andrew's article is to tell us that for websites like Facebook, Google, Gmail etc. can take our information and use it against us in the future like for people battling for child custody or defending themselves in criminal cases."In the article is said, "The amount of online information Facebook has available about each of us for targeted marketing is stunning." It also goes on to say that, "Hundreds of other companies have also used people's online data by depositing software called"cookies" or other tracking mechanisms on people's computers and in their browsers.

        After reading this article I worry about what it might do to us in the future because it can affect what will happen. For example in the future we might want to apply for a job and those messages might be used against us. I am also concerned about the personal things i might want to write online because it will affect me badly in the future.

Marines Killed In Crash

         Today I read an article called "Midair helicopter collision kills 7 Marines" by Barbara Starr an CNN Pentagon Correspondent. This article was about Seven U.S. Marines who were killed in the midair collision of two U.S. military helicopters along the Arizona-California border. The crash occurred during routine training operations Wednesday night around 10:30 p.m. According to the article the Marines on board were preparing for deployment to Afghanistan. Six of the Marines that died in the crash were based at Camp Pendleton, California, and the other one was from Yuma, Arizona. The article also mention that Gunnery Sgt. Dustin Dunk, a spokesperson for Air Station Yuma, said that two other helicopters were in the immediate area of the collision, so the authorities were investigating but they still have not figured out what happened.

        I think that this accident is very sad. I also think that we shouldn't take our men and women in uniform granted, not only abroad, but on our own soil. They sacrifice and service to the United States of America. It also reminds me that, whether in combat or training, no military mission is ever routine. We must always remember them for the great work they have done and are still doing.

I'm a criminal and so are you

            In today's class i read an article called "I'm a Criminal and so are you," by Michelle Alexander a law professor and once clerked for a U.S Supreme Court Justice. In the article Michelle was talking about how we unfairly take away criminals citizenship because they have committed a crime. She also mentioned that every one has committed a crime and it is not fair. In the article she said, "If everyone were forced to acknowledge their own criminality, maybe we, as a nation, would second-guess our apparent zeal for denying full citizenship to those branded felons."

           I think that Michelle Alexander is right. i agree with the fact that if someone has committed a crime they should not lose their citizenship. The reason why i think that is because it is not fair for someone who have did their time in jail and have changed should lose their citizenship.

Photoshopped Or Not

           In this article it talks about how photographers change the way celebrities and models in fashion, advertisement, and magazines look to make them look thinner, color brighting, stray hair put in place, a pimple healed and a lot more changes than when they first took the picture. According to the article Dr. Farid and Eric Kee, PhD students in computer science at Dartmouth, are proposing a software tool for measuring how much fashion and beauty photos have been altered, from a scale of 1-to-5 that distinguishes the very little from the fantastic. People in the article disagree with the fact that photographers are really editing the way celebrities look. For example Ms. Seymour said, "Readers aren't fooled if you really sculpt the images," she also added, "If you give someone a face-lift you're a fool."

          I think that this is a very interesting article but i do not agree with photographers editing celebrities photos to make them look different. The reason why i do not like it is because that does not really show the person for who they really are.