In the article "Should 16-years-olds drive?-Report says raising age would save lives" by Ted Gregory he reports about Chicago officials trying to change the minimum driving age so teens can drive at an older age. Motor vehicle crashes kill more than 5,000 teenagers every year.
The article includes quotes from both teenagers and officials themselves. One quotes that stood out to me was when the article read "Among New Jersey's 17-year-old drivers, the percentage in fatal crashes dropped 33 percent after the graduated license law was enacted." This shows that if Chicago enacted this law teens would be much safer on the road and there will not be as many crashes as there are now.
I think that passing this law would do everybody on the road some good. Meaning everybody will be much safer on the road since the students will be older, more mature, and their mind will be in a more stable period, there is less risk of an accident. Accidents kill hundreds of people each year so reducing the number of accidents that kill so many Americans each year.
This article makes me think about how many people have gotten into accidents but thankfully survived. I guess it is really among the younger drivers that get into accidents according to this article also because the grown up i know have only gotten into accidents once or maybe twice and the accident did not end up fatal unlike when teenagers drive. Hopefully in Chicago they pass the law because if they did there would be less accidents and less drivers would end up in fatal accidents.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Elmo Puppeteer Accused of Underage-Sex
In the article "Meet The Man Who Targeted Elmo Puppeteer", they reveal that Sheldon Stephens, 24, was the accuser of Elmo Puppeteer, Kevin Clash, 52, of being in a underage sexual relationship with him when he was 16. Though after accusing him, he annulled the allegation only a day later. Stephens is a struggling 24-year-old actor/model who was arrested before for robbery of $250,000 worth of jewelry at knife-point of music manager Daniel Pollard that he was interning under.
The article on thesmokinggun.com (TSG) includes facts, details, and quotes they got from other gossip websites and from people they have interviewed on this situation themselves. One quote that stood out to me from Stephens himself that he posted on his facebook page was the last part of his quote that reads "MY FUTURE IS BRIGHT and never will it dim" This quote from him clearly shows that he thinks after pulling this stunt he doesn't think there will consequence for his actions.
I think them having a sexual relationship is their business and that nobody should even be reporting on this. The station and the two them should be able to handle this problem without all the following of paparazzi and having to explain to the media about this. This is their private business and nobody should be involved in it but them and the station to see how to handle this.
This article makes me think that some people will do anything to get a little kick or money out of a scam. I maybe only a teenager but seeing people pull scams like this, makes me absolutely sick to my stomach. it makes me think that people will really do anything for what they want even if it is the craziest idea ever thought up. I'm hoping that future people will start to realize by doing bad things, bad things happen to you in return.
The article on thesmokinggun.com (TSG) includes facts, details, and quotes they got from other gossip websites and from people they have interviewed on this situation themselves. One quote that stood out to me from Stephens himself that he posted on his facebook page was the last part of his quote that reads "MY FUTURE IS BRIGHT and never will it dim" This quote from him clearly shows that he thinks after pulling this stunt he doesn't think there will consequence for his actions.
I think them having a sexual relationship is their business and that nobody should even be reporting on this. The station and the two them should be able to handle this problem without all the following of paparazzi and having to explain to the media about this. This is their private business and nobody should be involved in it but them and the station to see how to handle this.
This article makes me think that some people will do anything to get a little kick or money out of a scam. I maybe only a teenager but seeing people pull scams like this, makes me absolutely sick to my stomach. it makes me think that people will really do anything for what they want even if it is the craziest idea ever thought up. I'm hoping that future people will start to realize by doing bad things, bad things happen to you in return.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Reactions to Obama's Election Win
The article titled "Yay! Boo! So? Reactions to Obama win vary" by Peter Mucha gets quotes from various people around the city of their opinion on president Obama winning the election and why they think what they think is so. In the article some people were elated that he won, some were not so thrilled with it, and others were pretty indifferent about the whole thing.
In the article Mucha gets quotes from many people around the city on their opinion of the election out turn. One quote that stood out to me though was when Linda Halpern said "I think we should really need to get into protection mode and try to figure out a lot of what this administration is going to impose on us." This shows that some people including her, do not trust the administration to their job to protect fellow Americans and do their best to keep them safe.
I think that it was the nations best choice to put Obama back in office for four more years. He can finish what he started this way and then things hopefully will end up better than they already are and then people will not feel so uptight about things they do now.
This article makes me think that everybody is the same but we all have different opinions and different views about the way things should go. In any situation we all have an opinion, its just you may keep it to yourself. We all have very different views on problems and that's what makes us human. Having a opinion and having a outlook on things. This article is just one example of how much people are divided opinion wise. I think that peoples opinions will always be different and divided.
In the article Mucha gets quotes from many people around the city on their opinion of the election out turn. One quote that stood out to me though was when Linda Halpern said "I think we should really need to get into protection mode and try to figure out a lot of what this administration is going to impose on us." This shows that some people including her, do not trust the administration to their job to protect fellow Americans and do their best to keep them safe.
I think that it was the nations best choice to put Obama back in office for four more years. He can finish what he started this way and then things hopefully will end up better than they already are and then people will not feel so uptight about things they do now.
This article makes me think that everybody is the same but we all have different opinions and different views about the way things should go. In any situation we all have an opinion, its just you may keep it to yourself. We all have very different views on problems and that's what makes us human. Having a opinion and having a outlook on things. This article is just one example of how much people are divided opinion wise. I think that peoples opinions will always be different and divided.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Will They Finally Acknowledge The Climate Changes?
In the article "Will Climate Change Get Some Respect Now" by Nicholas D. Kristof, he states how Hurricane Sandy brought some light to scientists who have overlooked climate change over the years. New Yorks' Governor Andrew Cuomo stated to Obama that it seems "we have a 100 year flood every two years now." The New York Times has reported that indeed, "three of 10 biggest floods in Lower Mathattan since 1990 have occurred in the last three years."
This article includes quotes and facts from experts that study these types of situations such as climate control. One quote from an expert that really stood out to me was when Jake Crouch of The NCDC (National Climatic Data Center) remarked "Of the 10 warmest summers on record for the United States, seven have occurred since 2000." This quote from him shows that climate control was never really looked at though it is now and people are starting to notice this problem now.
I think that climate change has been been pretty neglected over the years and I think its been about time for a long time that people notice the climate change. I think that they overlook it because they are kind of scared of the change and are trying to just say it is an illusion and and its not real. When people tend to be afraid of things they try to ignore it as best they can and that is really the big problem with this whole thing.
This article makes me wonder about the climate and they way people tend to think. What is gonna happen if the climate keeps changing? Will the sun get closer and the Earth get hotter? Why do people have to turn their backs on things that scare them or things that don't interest them? Doesn't that make the problem worse for everybody by not acknowledging it? I could ask people what they think about these questions but then again some people may not be comfortable with answering my questions. Hopefully if I do get to ask people about these problems, I get a straight answer that will enlighten us all on this problem.
This article includes quotes and facts from experts that study these types of situations such as climate control. One quote from an expert that really stood out to me was when Jake Crouch of The NCDC (National Climatic Data Center) remarked "Of the 10 warmest summers on record for the United States, seven have occurred since 2000." This quote from him shows that climate control was never really looked at though it is now and people are starting to notice this problem now.
I think that climate change has been been pretty neglected over the years and I think its been about time for a long time that people notice the climate change. I think that they overlook it because they are kind of scared of the change and are trying to just say it is an illusion and and its not real. When people tend to be afraid of things they try to ignore it as best they can and that is really the big problem with this whole thing.
This article makes me wonder about the climate and they way people tend to think. What is gonna happen if the climate keeps changing? Will the sun get closer and the Earth get hotter? Why do people have to turn their backs on things that scare them or things that don't interest them? Doesn't that make the problem worse for everybody by not acknowledging it? I could ask people what they think about these questions but then again some people may not be comfortable with answering my questions. Hopefully if I do get to ask people about these problems, I get a straight answer that will enlighten us all on this problem.
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