Marijuana Law Just Creates Criminals

Marijuana Law Just Creates Criminals 
By: Hakeem Jeffries 

In this article here it talks about how marijuana is affecting the world and creating criminals. So really it just talks about what happens if you get caught by the cops with drugs on you, they'll arrest you, and if you resist it it'll become a crime. It says that Black and Latino is the most common race that'll get caught with marijuana.

The article tells how many people are arrested for having drugs on them. In the article it says "more than 50,000 people in 2011 were arrested in New York City for possessing small amounts of marijuana...the majority of whom were Black and Latino." They tell how alot of drugs has been skyrocketed and has came with consequences. It says "Despite this change in law, arrest for small quantities of marijuana over the last decade have skyrocketed, with more than 40,000 people arrested and unceremoniously run through the criminal justice system." It also says "But what many people don't know is that the state decriminalized this offense more than 30 years ago, making private possession of less than 25 grams of marijuana a violation punishable by a $100 fine."

Honestly, in this article I think they spoke up on good points. I think that marijuana is becoming a big problem. Very Big! Young children around us think that it is very popular to sell and smoke marijuana because its trending so badly. I think by them arresting them is making a big difference they should keep it up because I want the next generation to be better. Something got to give.

There was a time when my uncle and I walked to the store he got shot-up and he was yelling telling me to run. He got shot up because he had a marijuana related issue. I found out that he had suppose to owe someone money money or a trade, something like that. He started ducking the guy, but he caught him when he least expected him to.

This article has helped me understand why there is alot of people getting arrested and how marijuana is becoming a big problem. It also gave me a better view on how it has taken a toll on this generation today. I guess it'll continue on until they get more serious about this marijuana problem.

Imagine if that was you, Would you want to do the police job? ,Would you rather be the bad person?, What would you do if you were in this situation?, Do you want the world to change? Why?

Nicki Minaj and Her Different Personalities

l Nicki Minaj and Her Different Personalities  

In this article its talks about Nicki Minaj and her different personalities. Its says how talented but most people don't like it they thinks its real dumb and childish. They say she does it for attention. They say every since she became famous and change ways such as her body and stuff she been feeling herself.

In this article someone said " I think Nicki Minaj and out of pocket I think the things she does is really uncalled for." Another person said "I really dislike her for how she forgot about who she really was and I feel like she look down on people now." It also said " before Nicki was popular I loved her, I feel like she really changed alot so now I don't feel the same about her anymore."

I think Nicki Minaj and her different personalities is something amazing and very talented.I think it has helped her in a way escape away from things she don't want to deal with and that's fine. Its okay to you know have different personalities. How they think actors do what they do. If people knew anything about Nicki she went to an Talented school to audition in singing but was horse so she took up acting. She an amazing person.

There was a time when people didn't like my cousin because they said that she was 2 faced. I thought it was her personalty period but they said she has more than one personalty. So they kept judging her base on what they. So people stop liking her but know she goes to school for acting and now everyone wants to claim their the reason she got there.

This article helped me because it helped me understand that you shouldn't judge people or under estimate them because of  something you don't like about them. It gave me deeper understanding on taking others as they are.

What do you think? Do you think Nicki Minaj different personalities is a good thing or bad thing? Why? Do you think she putting it to good use?

Should 16 years olds drive?

Should 16-year-olds drive?

This article talks about whether or not teens should drive, its also about what happens letting 16 year old teens drive as far as car crashes and how its really effective and not safe. Most people think that 16 year olds shouldn't be allowed to drive.

In the passage it says "the institutes 17-page report collects research on the minimum driving age from the United States and countries that have higher licensing ages." its also says " the research shows states are making progress in reducing the No.1 killer teens-motor vehicle crashes-through graduated driver licensing. The laws ease restrictions on teen drivers as they gain experience and keep a clean driving record." So they basically want to change the fact that they can drive.

I think that teens shouldn't be able to drive at the age 16, even though I'm going to be 16 soon and anxious about driving I'm not going to agree that it should be allowed. Most 16 year olds are still immature and they don't know how to act in a car full of friends they want to play around alot and prove points to their friends. Some teens aren't yet responsible they drink and drive causing accidents, things that could be prevented.

There was a time when one of my twin brothers which is 16 years of age stole my aunt car. They thought it was cool they went driving around picking up they little friends. They decided to drive down south-Philly my brother got pulled over for speeding and he tried to out run them and ended up crashing the car.

This article gave me a better understanding I thought that driving was going to be an amazing thing but, it's not worth my life. It helped me understand how safe its not.

What do you think? Do you think 16 year olds should drive? Do you think its worth it? Let me know what you think. I think they should higher the age to receive a licenses and drive.

Rihanna Not Afraid To Show Her True Colors

 Rihanna Not Afraid To Show Her True Colors

This article is about how Rihanna isn't afraid to show her fans that she has flaws and it okay to be yourself. She wants to encourage everyone to go for what you think is right, as far as making mistakes and fixing them and being yourself, wear what you please, and don't back down.

Rihanna fans and family talks about how she went from a good girl in the beginning in her career to a bad girl now. Rihanna changed her ways because she says " It's how I felt I was sick of doing the same, I wanted something different, new style of clothes, and music. I felt different like something changed about me." Others thinks this was a bad idea, they say her music always about sex and how she want to be touched. Her parents thought it was inappropriate for her to do those things but, knowing Rihanna she followed her dreams and did it anyways. She didn't care to much about what people thought. They thought her being with Chris Brown after being in that incident was unbelievable. Rihanna didn't she thought that was something that couples going to experience. She encourage her fans in her songs to believe in their dreams and go for what they feel is right.

I think that Rihanna had the right to change her style of clothes and music, I mean she singing it so it has to be something she enjoy doing in order to put all her effort forward. I say that was the best thing she'd done. I'm a big Rihanna fan I love her music, it makes me feel like I'm not alone. As far as mistakes I believed she did learn but you can't stop her from going back to the love of her life. She tells her fans stories about her flaws and mistakes on the Oprah reality show. I believe she was honest about her feelings and why she chose to do what she did. I look up to her as far as my styles of clothing and more. I want to be brave and strong like she is. 

This here makes me think of a time my mom and dad go into an big argument and lead to other things. My family was telling me not to speak to my dad and telling my mom she shouldn't go back to him. I thought otherwise my mom and dad eventually got back together and my family was complete. They didn't want to speak to my mom and I, I didn't care everyone has flaws.

This helped me think about my self more, and think deeply. Half the choices I've mad in life was to impress my family and because I knew that's what they'll want me to do, or dress like. Learning about Rihanna made me change my mind realizing she had experiences similar to me. It helped me find myself and I glad because I'm happy with the person I am today.

This made me wonder what you thinks about Rihanna and do you think what she's done is right. Do you like Rihanna? , Did she help you in anyways possible? , Do you think she's a bad person for being herself? ,Was the choices Rihanna made best for her? , Do you think it helped Rihanna? 

Yay! Boo! So! Reactions to Obama win vary
By; Peter Mucha, Breaking News Desk, Philadelphia Daily News


In the article '' Yay Boo So Reactions to Obama win vary'' talking basically about how some people are disappointed and how some are happy and how some doesn't even care too much about it. It gives several quotes from people telling why or why not their happy because of Obama reelected as President.

In the passage its taking quotes from different people all over the U.S.A expressing how they feel about this year election.  In the passage it states ''I'm thrilled to death, '' said Barbara Drucker, 61, a Collingswood flight attendant. ''I would never had voted for Romney on women's issues alone.'' Saving the auto industry and killing Osama bin Laden were the key factors that helped the president win four more years, she said. There were some that wasn't happy for example it stated ''I'm not happy,'' said Chuck Rihl,51 ,of Haddon Heights, in his van outside the wawa. '' I haven't had a job over a year.'' ''I think the storm put him over the edge,'' said Len Burkhardt, 53, a computer architect from Haddon Heights. '' I certainly do give some credit ti Chris Christie.'' The New Jersey governor praised the president responses to devastation from Hurricane Sandy. Burkhardt said he would have preferred to have a businessman like Romney in the White House, because Obama is ''not as fiscally smart or fiscally responsible.

I really everyone is tilted to their ow personal opinion. We have voices for a reason. I also believe giving President Obama another 4 years in the White House was an amazing choice. We have to do what we think is right for the U.S.A. I really deep down believe Obama can make a difference. I seen it happen once, it can happen again. I'm not doubting Romney but I know what my president is capable of.

This article reminds me of a time in elementary school when we had to vote on school president and vice president. My best friend and some other girl ran for president, of course i wanted to vote for my best friend but I knew I had to do what was going to best for the entire school. So I voted for the other girl. YES everyone was mad and disappointed in me but I felt strongly good about my choice because I knew it'll make a difference.

Did you ever have a time where you felt you mad a wrong choice ? , Do you think it about  change or whom popular ? , Do you believe President Obama got the under his belt ?  

 Will Climate Change Get Some Respect Now ? 

BY; Nicholas D. Kristof, Columnist, The New York Times 

In this article '' Will Weather Change Get Some Respect Now'' talks about how weathers changes affects the world today, and how it can be prevented in some ways. It also talks about why Obama and Romney refuses to answer the questions asked by many.

In the article it includes quotes and some information about how hurricanes has damage the world and what they can do to stop it. It says ''hurricanes come from warm water,the warmth fuel creates natural human climate change. It also says Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York says he told President Obama '' the other day it seems we have a 100-year flood every two years now.'' This here shows that weather climate is becoming a bug problem. It also states '' Sandy was particularly destructive because it was prevented from moving back out sea by a ''blocking pattern'' associated with the jet stream. There's a debate about this, but one recent study suggested that melting sea ice in the Arctic may lead to such blocking.

I honestly think that we can as one prevent more bad weather from coming our way if we try. Weather climate may become a big issue to us if we don't see what we can do to reduce whats happening. Theres no point of keep repairing things if they only point to get damaged again, again , and again.

This actually remind me of a time in 7th grade when I had to do a project on the different weather changes and were theres anything we can do to stop them. Well then I didn't have a clear understanding, I had an brief understanding so I really didn't take it all the way. 

This article has helped me in a way that I'll remember some the important things it talked about. It gave me a way better understanding of how hurricanes and other storms are created and what we can do to help with the problem.

This article helped me understand, Did it help you think you has what it takes to help the world become a better place today ? , Do you think repairing damage things to get damaged again makes any sense at all ? 

 

 

In the article Attention Disorder or not, Pills to Help in School

By Alan Schwarz brings to the light how the pills taken by children diagnose with A.D.H.D can also help children with positive behavior in school and at home that is not diagnose with A.D.H.D.

In the article they tell you how it helps the kids with better focus and behavior at home in school. Dr.Anderson stated that the children he sees with academic problems are essentially "mismatched with their environment." Because their families can rarely afford tutoring and family counseling, he said, medication becomes the most reliable effective way to redirect the student toward success." Dr.Anderson said that he decided to change the kid since he can't change the entire environment. 12 year old Alexis ,and 9 year old Ethan was giving Adderall to see if it helps them. In the article it says " The Rocafort decided to use it with  their 12 year old daughter, Alexis, and 9 year old son, Ethan. These children don't have A.D.H.D., their parents said. The Adderall is merely to help their grades, and because Alexis was, in her father's words, "a little blah." "We've seen both sides: we've seen positive, we've seen negative," the father Rocky Rocafort, said.

I think that the medication should not be used to help with grades and other things if they are not diagnose with A.D.H.D. I feel as though the child will start relying on the drug to much to help the produce things they can do with out taking the medicine. Everyone has times when their grades are dropping, sometimes its because they don't give it the effort they capable of doing or maybe their not taking the time out to study. Even collage students are using the drug so that they maintain good grades. I believe they can do it on they own, they have what it takes to make it with out medication. Some children may get addicted and fell like its a need.

This article reminds me of the time when my younger cousin was diagnose with A.D.H.D. His mom would use that as an excuse for everything. I mean sometimes he did things because he knew he could get away with it. My cousin didn't put any effort into anything because he would try to use his diagnose as an excuse but it has come to an end. My cousin is actually very smart when he wasn't on the medication he maintained his good grades and became more interactive at home. The issue wasn't that he had A.D.H.D. It was the lack of effort his dad was putting into being in his son life, and the little attention he was receiving at home. I say they just need more attention. 

This article help me understand why children are taking medication  to help the in school and at home. Maybe children act this way because they want more attention and want to be seen and heard all the time.

What do you think? Do you think the medication help? Do you think you have A.D.H.D at times or you just seek for attention? Do you think you need it to help boost your grades or you capable or your own? Tell me what you think maybe you will maybe you wont.

 

Obama and Romney clash in a Debate with Biting Exchanges 
By: Jim Rutenberg and Jeff Zenleny 

In The New York Times Newspaper they find it very interesting that Obama and Romney clashed in the 2nd debate. Jim and Jeff tell how Romney kept bringing the discussion back to the president record. Obama Has Brought Back a fighting spirit he didn't bring to their first meeting two weeks ago.

In the article it says " Following a shaky debate performance two weeks ago that edge in this pivotal last month of the race, Mr. Obama had promised to be more aggressive on Tuesday, and from his very first question he took a shot at Mr. Romney, over his opposition to the Detroit automobile bailout." this here shows that Obama can stick to the promises he's made so far. Mitt Romney kept throwing one thing up in Obama Face. In the article it says "Mr.Romney kept bringing the discussion back to the president's record, saying that the nation should not "have to settle" for continued unemployment around 8 percent. This here shows that they both came to prove a point to their candidates.

I think that president Obama has step up his game in the 2nd debate rather than the first one when he was very weak. i say this because he was more alert than ever he didn't stand a chance of letting Romney get the spotlight. I also think Romney took a good shot at trying to prove his point but I think Obama has what to take and going to be a good leader for another 4 years to the United States of America. Obama performance was very strong I think he did really keep his promise he made, which was being more aggressive in the 2 round I stand proud before a handsome black president who made it down in history. I think Obama makes a great president.

This remind me of a time when we had to vote for school president and vice president. The two stood before a big audience and gave their speech about what they were going to do to make our school a better and safe place. They were going neck to neck with very strong speeches to catch people attention so that they vote for them.

This article here helped me understand where both Obama and Romney were coming from. It helps me understand how hard it is to maintain president and how hard it is to get in the white house. It takes a lot of hard work and dedicated time. So it also helped me understand in order to be president you have to keep you word, have great effort, and really want it.

It makes me wonder if I would ever want to run for president of the United States of America. Would you want to run for president? Do you think you'll have the time and dedication? Do you think you can handle this mentally, physically and emotionally?  Staying up long nights, and taking rude feedback.

Studies Find More Cheating, With High Achievers No Exception By Richard Perez-Pena

Studies find more students cheat now then ever.By Richard Perez-Pena. Studies find that more students are cheating they even revealed high achievers are cheating to get where they are now.Due to the non-strict parents, lacking of ethical children , and access to internet that children have.

The article includes ways that children cheat. A 2010 survey of Yale undergraduates by the Yale Daily News showed that most had never read the school's policy on academic honesty, and most were unsure of the rules on sharing or recycling their work. They also says the Jefferson Institute of ethics says about three-fifths admit to having cheated in the previous year.

I think that students should not cheat in school. Every one for them selves is what it should be. There is going to be times when you have to work on your own and that person you had to cheat off is no longer around for you to cheat any more. therefore you should learn how to work on your own because in reality your cheating yourself in a long run. Believe it or not.  

There was a time for me when I wouldn't understand things. So I would think it was alright to sit around and play and when it  comes to the work cheat off a fellow friend. Well there was a time when my fellow friend for me to cheat off wasn't there to help me I flunked the test and from that moment on i haven't cheated I did all my work on my own.
This article helped me alot it should help you realize things to. If you made it this far why give up now?

Texting May Be Taking a Toll
By; Katie Hefner

Texting May Be Taking A Toll by:Kaite Hefner shows some problems that people have with texting.Teenagers send and receive 2,272 text messages in one month. They points out what may causes teenagers grades to drop, caused a disease within the thumbs and focus to be else where but where it suppose to be. Half the parents that complain about they child or children texting problem may have one they self. 

This Article includes quotes from a teenager with this experience with her parents. 13 year old Reina racked up 14,528 texts in one month. She would keep the phone on after going to bed, switching it to vibrate and waiting for it to light up and signal an incoming message. Her parents confiscated the phone after realizing her grades fell precipitously. It later states "yet she said there was an element of hypocrisy in all this: her mother, too, is hooked on  the cellphone she carries in her purse.

I think this is a very good topic to focus upon. People should be more aware of what can happen when texting. My principle is against cell phone usage during school. If she seen the phone more than once she will confiscate it. Even though we as children don't understand now, we will later thank them for all the hassle with this cell phone stuff.  

 It remind me of my 7th grade year when I had a cellular device. At that time when I had my phone I would stay up all night texting getting maybe 2 1/2 hours of sleep. I would miss out on lessons going to sleep because of the lack of sleep i was receiving . My grades began to drop when my mother was notified she confiscated my cellular device until I got my act together. I think it's similar for parents because they were once kids.
This article help me understand why its important to be more focus on sleep and other important things instead of texting a tremendously amount of hours.

This article makes me think, what would my grades look like if my parents didn't care? Parents may think why aren't my kids as responsible as I thought they were.