Open Minded Liberals?

The columnist this week had very good views politically, but apparently some people see the world differently than he does. The "they say" line I chose is this, "I then learned that somebody intentionally ruptured a levee in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina; that Bush simply serves as a puppet for others; and that they wish to destroy the little people in the middle class. Finally, I sighed and simply asked, 'How do you function day by day?' ". He uses this "they say" to make the guy feel stupid for what he said about Bush, because if you are a fan of Bush would you seriosly think that he would get the presidency just to make big, tragic events happen? Anyway the way the columnist describes it he's saying that liberals complete hate and disagree with Bush. The liberal seems to have the idea that Bush is the antichrist, and the world is coming to an end, if that person is a believer in Christ (not to be rude). The liberal basically set himself up when he said all those thing, and the columnist could have said a lot of horrible things to the liberal. It's a good thing that he didn't, because the disagreement could have gotten very ugly in that barbershop.

This cartoon talks about the different types of "wine". We know that there is wine that you drink, and we know about "whine", which is when there's something you don't want to do. The man in the cartoon owns the wine storr of course. The boy is whining about his math homework, and the cat just looks sick in the picture. You could take this cartton two ways. You could take this as a cartoon talking about how kids whine about certain things, because they are not happy about doing something. My mom would tell me when i whine " would you like some cheese with that wine". People whine about stuff. Everybody has at least whined once, but it's not a very good habit to have. This cartoon could be talking about how people are drinking at such a young age. It shows how much people can really care about this issue, or not care at all. The cat is a symbol of people who don't really care about the issue, and just keep drinking. The boy represents a person who has not been a part of this issue, but is willing to give it a try to see what it's like. I think this cartoon gives two very good messages, and both of these make think about things before we do them.

http://news.yahoo.com/comics/heathcliff;_ylt=Ao1VEtK8S876wWdJGakYMg7rcLQF

Fueling the Dream

Laura talks about how she was involved in a camp for kids who have cystic fibrosis. She mentions somone she couldn't forget named Debbie. Debbied lives in Shelby, shes married, and she has an oxygen tank which she uses 24hrs a day. Laura talks about how Debbie wants a lung transplant and is on a waiting list. Debbie is a fan of the Barenaked Ladies, and she wanted to get tickets to go to their concert. So a Carl Galeana, who owns a Dodge car dealership in Warren, wanted her to be happy. So he got her the tickets, and made her dream come true. I think Carl was so nice to get her those tickets. Even though he took all his time to get her the tickets and put back the auto show, at least this made someone happy who can feel alive again while she is enjoying the concert.
4th grade: Debbie Hennemeier is a woman in Shebly Twp. who is very sick, and she wishes she could do much more then she can do right now. She goes throughout her whole day carrying an oxygen tank on her shoulder. Debbie wants to get a lung transplant, to make things better for her, but there are some problems that make it hard for doctors to take care of her. She is a strong person, having to fight this sickness, but she has gotten stronger each year. Carl Galeana wanted to do something for her to make her happy. so he got her tickets of her favortie bands concert, and this made her very happy. By doing this he was able to fulfill her dream, of seeing The Barenaked Ladies, and this is just another little thing that will make her even stronger to deal with her illness.

http://freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080113/TWIST01/801130306/1128/TWIST&GID=FJ6Ifxl2jOblVYDGLdKFkK2FE1R368Ae0O1aK0QmpRA%3D

Christmas Shopping Cartoon

The point of this cartoon is that people think Christmas is all about shopping, but they forget all about the true meaning of Christmas (yes you know what's coming) Jesus and His birth. The modern day world thinks about the new high tech this and all the gifts they must buy for all their friends and family. People just don't understand when to stop buying and when to start celebrating Jesus birth. I agree with the is cartoon, because it gives a clear point and it can relate to anyone who sees it. I think having that part from the grinch in the store at that point makes people, other than the lady, think about why everyone does shop. The lady could represent people who don't have a reason to really shop and why people feel the need to shop just because they want to shop. Maybe some people shop just, because there is a sale going on and that person maybe thinking that it will never happen again, so they buy that sale item. So give up the shopping and let's enjoy the day for the right reason, and i won't say it again cause you get the point.

Sean Taylor's Death

This column is about the horrific death of Sean Taylor, by the "black kkk". Whitlock talks about how hip hop music and all the death we see today is the reason why the "klan" was brought back to the U.S.
I agree and disagree with this column, because I think it depends on what kind of person you really are and if you are really have that much hatred or anger toward someone that could make you want to hurt and kill others. Also hip hop could have a partial reason to do with this and the many other deaths that have occured, but I think that the way Whitlock talked about hip hop music was basically that whoever listens to hip hop will become a bad person, and will go out and kill someone.
"The "keepin' it real" mantra of hip hop is in direct defiance to evolution". This strenghthens the article, because it shows Whitlock's strong opinion and also how much hip hop ccn effect the people who take it seriously. It also show how much people don't care about others and life, because a song can talk about killing someone, and then they go and do it.

Teen Dancing

The column was about teens and the way they dance at school dances. They talked about the story in Texas, and the provacative moves the teenagers decide to at their homecoming. Parents were obviously not happy about that and the Journal wasn't that pleased either. One girl went home, because she was not having fun at her homecoming, even though she spent 400 dollars on her dress just to end up leaving.
I agree with this article because teenagers may just want to have a little fun, but it doesn't mean they have to do dirty things to have fun. If teens feel the need to express themselves in that way don't do it at the school, just do it somewhere else. The author's point of the column is to make parents and teens aware of the bad that can come out of dances (especially certain types of dances). "Because the 'sexiest child' is yet another competition for parents to engage in?". That rhetorical question makes the author's point, because parents always want the good kids, and parents reading this will think the dances really are a bad thing, because of bad kids that are there. It will make them be more protective of their children when it comes to dancing in the dark.