Illinois allows Civil Unions

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-01-31/news/ct-met-quinn-civil-union-signing-20110131_1_civil-unions-lesbian-couples-gay-marriage

This article is about how illinois allows civil unions for same sex marrige. This is a good source because now the state that i am from is supportive of gay rights. At the same time, same sex marriage doesn't get the same benifits, and rights then a marriage.

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source 1

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2062458,00.html

This was my first source. It is an editorial by Joel Stein. This editorial was inside Time Magazine. This article caught my eye by the name of the title, "Is It Possible To Become A Gay Icon?" The basis is behind the death of Elizabeth Taylor, a firm believer in gay rights. There are a lot of bold statements in this article and i am glad i chose to read it.

Race in America

I think race in America definantly goes under the radar. I think it goes both ways though. People always assume that white people are biast towards black people, which I agree with, but I do think that black people can be biast towards white people. Visa Versa. But I think that race is huge. It determines a lot. Lately we been talking about how race can help you get into college, those are the type of things. I also think that Race has impacted our country in the way that people come together as 1 rather than numerous groups. I loved Martin Luther King because he stood for all races not just 1. Race is becoming a bigger deal and I think that laws have become stricter forbidding bad things to happen to certain races. I love other equalities and i believe our country is full of opportunity and there is no reason to fight, and i think that idea has become stronger, so the haters in the building are being destroyed and unity is becoming true.

mock trial

1. The date rape trial I was a member of the Jury. I thought it was and wasn't date rape. I thought that there was doubt that he did do it, but at the same point the girl said no and he kept going. I voted that it was rape but it was a land slide. There was a lot of reasonable doubt, but I still think that when a gril says NO you stop. I was an attorney in the other case for sexual harassment. I did the opening statement and was 1 of the witnesses. From what I read i believed my case won by a long shot. It was about a man who clearly harrassed the plantiff who I was defending. It wasn't about proving the man was guilty it was proving the company was guilty. I think our team could've done better but we still I believe had a better case to win. I disagreed with the verdict in our case just because it was so blatent of sexual harassment. The head boss ,who warned the man who was sexually harassing the woman, made no difference. The company policy was corrupt and didn't help the victim.
2. I don't think date rape is that big of an issue at deerfield high school at the moment, but in general it has grown. I think date rape is in different terms though now. If we are talking about girls hooking up with dudes because both parties are drunk, i don't know if that should be considered date rape. But it happens I think guys hook up with drunk girls, and girls hook up wit drunk guys and people just laugh about it later. As for sexual harrassment, I think it's a big thing. People say a lot of things they shouldn't say to girls, even I do, but i think girls don't take it that personally. Also I feel sometimes 1 person isn't offended but somebody else is. I think both need to get payed attention more but if the victims don't come forward it won't do any good.

Whats goin on in the world?

Real talk right now, the State of Wisconsin is really screwed up. I read the article, "Teachers Wonder, Why the Scorn?" This is really screwed up and shows how societies priorities are so messed up. Sometimes I really dislike teachers, but the thing is at the end of the day they are training our youth. One 30 year old young teacher only makes $36,000 a year. Now I don't mean to compare societies morals, but if you think about it, a minimum sports contract is 5-10 times more than that. That's just wrong. Chris Christine the governor of New Jersey said that the teachers need to stop being so greedy. Excuse me govenor are you doped out right now. $36,000 thats like nothing. I believe morally the world is coming to a low. Wars are more important than poverty in America, Teachers make as much as a minimum wage football player/per game.
I also read about the idaho rancher. I think it is a tricky case. I think he was part of sketchy situations but they don't have any real evidence. Also this guy started a new life and became a good citizen. Spending time in jail won't benifit others. They need to use jail beds for people who are a danger to society. Mr. Ponzo if guilty should have life probation. And have to talk to a probation officer of what he is doing. Just 3 required phone calls a week if they pick up they talk if not leave a message. And 1 a month meet and go over whats been accomplished that month and make a  plan for the next month.

Final Review: The Rose that Grew From Concrete

The Rose that Grew From Concrete, was one of the best books I ever read. It helped that one of my favorite music artists, Tupac, was the author. It was cool looking at issues in Modern America, that we see on a daily basis. For instance one of the biggest issues in America today is Abortion. Tears of a Teenage Mother is a prime example of why some people approve of abortion. But Tupac puts in real discriptive how life is in poverty. Living in the North Shore I don't really ever see that kind of living. I never thought about having heros letting us down, and how they act , therefore our way of responding. And  that is an issue. If all rappers want to do drugs what do you think the want to be rappers, or kids who look up to them are going to do. Or a baseball player, wants to be like Barry Bonds, they might take steroroids. So that is an issue in daily life that i never payed much attention to. Finally, my favorite poem the last on gave me hope to be 1 with people rather than hate, and that's why I think Tupac's writing is so personal and passionate. I'm gald i read this book, and it taught me a lot about myself, and brought me to see some issues that I need to express to people.

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