Update on Federal Government Shutdown

"WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has missed the deadline for averting the first partial government shutdown in 17 years.

As the clock struck midnight Monday, House Republicans were demanding that the Senate negotiate their demand for a one-year delay in making millions of people buy health insurance under President Barack Obama's 2010 health care law. Minutes before midnight, the White House ordered a shutdown.

The Democratic Senate on Monday twice rejected GOP demands to delay key portions of what has become to known as Obamacare as a condition for keeping the government open.

An estimated 800,000 federal workers faced furloughs though many were told work a half day Tuesday. Critical functions like air traffic control and military operations will continue. Social Security benefits will be paid. National parks and most federal offices will close. "

exact article from :
http://news.yahoo.com/congress-misses-deadline-averting-shutdown-040303946--politics.html

Federal Government "Shutdown"?!

Tonight is a very important night because Republican representatives in Congress are considering shutting down the Federal Government due to disagreements between Democrats and Republicans in funding issues.
     
       *This is an article touching base on the topic!
http://news.yahoo.com/government-shutdown-imminent-barring-an-unlikely-last-minute-deal-165129660.html

       *Here is a video regarding the Federal Government "shutdown" effects:
http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/30/politics/shutdown-showdown/index.html

Is This Incest?

Today in class we where watching the "Dogs" documentary and in one part one of the people they interviewed said that the couple who owned the dogs adopted the inmate because they wanted to have a three way relationship. Many people groaned and moaned about what they thought and i heard a couple people say that its worse then incest. With this i recently ran into an article talking about how a stepfather was having sexual relations with his step daughter. Is this considered incest?? Ponder. 

Link to article: 

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/man-step-daughter-arrested-incest-article-1.1471510

Interesting topic in class today about interracial dating... it was intriguing for me because the white dad that was talking about the difference in the culture of black people and white people, not judging wether one was better or worse, but rather stating what he felt was fact. I felt it was almost like someone saying "no offense" before something they know will be offensive to you. I felt it has half hearted and he was disguising a clear distinguishment in his head between black and whites. However the black family I felt came off much better in saying they had nothing against the white girls that his son was dating but asked "why no black girls" "do you have a problem with your own race" Those questions came off better just because of the way they asked them to their son, it was not racist they just wanted to see what their son was feeling. So I guess what I am trying to get at is wether or not it is racist to differentiate people because of their race in small ways. Things we don't always see as blatantly racist, but are we secretly a little racist but don't say so.

Examples:

You see a young black man driving a really nice sports car, you might in your head assume did he steal that?
You see a white kid driving the same really nice sports car, you might assume that his dad let him borrow the car.

Also Mr. Smith's example of getting pulled over 17 times in a single year, most likely because of his race.

PLEASE COMMENT! LET ME KNOW YOUR OPINION

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Privileges

Over the past two days in class we watched a video about Privileges and how certain people get preferential treatment over others. For example a celebrity might get to cut a large line or get preferential treatment at a store, because of their fame. How much should we care about these privileges that are given to certain people? Should we even care at all? I think we shouldn't care about these privileges even if it’s unfair, because there will always be someone who has more of something than you. Whether it be money, fame, looks, etc.       

L.A. Riots

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." - Martin Luther King Jr.

In class today we talked about the riots that followed the Rodney King verdict. The city was pretty much living in an anarchy because the police wasn't present. Watching the people destroy their own city really amazed me. I really don't see how ruining their own city makes sense. I understand that the blacks were tired of watching white officers getting away with so much stuff but violence can't beat violence- it only makes things worse. That only made people think worse about blacks, especially the ones who took advantage of the riots and started stealing stuff. Really? So much for the cause.. One of the victims I won't forget from that case is Reginald Denny (the guy who was pulled out of the red truck and beat). I actually did some more research on him and found out that he had to go through years of rehabilitative therapy and his speech and ability to walk were permanently damaged. Denny had been unjustly beat just like Rodney King had been? I find that very hypocritical. That doesn't make any of them better than the officers who had beat Rodney King. I feel that Martin Luther King's quote I put above really sums up my opinion on this. I fully agree with his idea that violence is not the way to go when you seek change. Change is suppose to be progress but there can't be progress when you destroy the little that your people have built up over the past years. 


This shows some of his face wounds.