Burmese Military Threatens Monks by BBC World News

Reading this article made me realize that there are alot of people who don't know how to agree to disagree. I don't understand how people can be so insensitive to people who believe so strongly about their religion. The Buddhist clergy and fellow monks around Burma are breaking out in revolution, there were marches in over 25 cities the other day. The article mentioned that they Burmese military is going to be taking away U.S. visas, which not only means people lose hard earned money, but the feeling o citizenship too. As a person who has always believe in one form of God, I think it's important to respect others religions and the disposing of monks is one of the worst things you could do. Especially in Burma, monks are very respected so I can't imagine the outrage the people there are feeling.

Speaking From The Soul by The Fischbowl

In thi article Karl Fisch explains how the teachers in AHS always try to meet the needs of the students, I feel that this is a true statement. As a freshman I was a little scared that I wouldn't have good teachers, since in Middle School I had the best teacher of my education career. So far I've found that teachers do as much as they can, you may not be able to notice it all the time but it's there. I'm glad that a teacher can open up to us, especially since we are encouraged to do so in our writing. Knowing that teachers opening up makes us a step closer to becoming a family, which by the end of the year is what we should be. We spend so much time at school, going to a class with a teacher you don't get along with can be a living nightmare. In the end, everyone does their share here at AHS i'm glad it didn't go unnoticed.

1) The article in The Fischbowl called “Goal: Change How Kids Learn” by Karl Fisch made me think about the way other kids in the world learn. In the U.S. we have so much, and it’s still not enough. Whether our need for more is from constantly growing, or just being spoiled…I’m not sure. But, like the pictures depict, kids in Africa aren’t able to get the education or resources such as textbooks, laptops, or large enough facilities to teach in. It’s amazing that the kids are finally getting support from a large number of people and their needs are being realized. If people (not just Americans) keep helping out so many problems will be solved.
Although it’s great the kids are getting an education, knowing how much education is worth here, the hardships people are going through in Africa make it hard to care about education. Besides a very low percentage of uneducated people they have an epidemic of AIDS, numerous civil wars, little shelter, clothes, or food. I really think that Africa needs to attempt to solve these problems, and I know how terrible that sounds. But how are you supposed to worry about education when you might not survive the walk home.

2) In the article "Debate on gay marriage in Md. to move from courts to legislature" by Ben Nuckols is a strong piece in many ways. I believe that when you start trying to tell people who they can and cannot love you have crossed many boundaries. There is already so much social pressure on what's okay and what isn't, it doesn't feel fair to try and put a cap on who you can marry. Not only does this piece promote gay marriages, it does for a good reason. Although marriage is defined by the constitution as the union of a man and a woman it doesn't make it right, that document was written hundreds of years ago. The more outdated laws like that get, the harder it is to change them. We've already had amendments added to the constitution, so why is it such a crime to add one more? I guess we'll just have to wait it out, hope that stubborn people open their minds a little, and continue promoting important topics like this. You don't choose who you love, it's just something that happens, and trying to separate people that love each other is horrible.