Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Blog #4- Does Music Affect Kids?

http://behavioural-psychology.suite101.com/article.cfm/is_music_for_more_than_your_ears

Summary:
A lot of the times that a teenager does something bad, the media likes to blame the music that they listen to as the influence for their actions. The two music genres that are targeted the most are rap and hard-rock/heavy metal. One of the most famous incidents where music was said to be the cause of a crime was in 1999, the Columbine High School shooting, where two adolescent(pg.80) high-schoolers took guns to school and started shooting and killing people. When the media is looking for the reason of why someone would do something so bad, they start to rationalize(pg.94) and look for something that they can easily blame. Music can affect kids, but it is rare when music affects them to the point where they go on a killing spree, because there are millions of people who listen to rock and rap who don't do anything bad.

Detail:
-The media sometimes blames rap and heavy metal rock when a teenager goes wild
-There were 12 students and teachers who died and 24 other students and faculty who had astringent(pg.59) injuries.
-The type of music that a teenager listens to does not define them

Blog #3- Teacher Takes Down Gunman

http://www.todayonline.com/World/EDC100225-0000088/Teacher-takes-down-gunman

Summary:
A 7th grade math teacher tackled a man after he shot two adolescent(pg.80) students at a Colorado suburban middle school. Student Steven Seagraves said he heard when the gunman approached them because he was propinquity(pg.87) when the gunman asked the students if they went to that school, after they said "yes" the gunman shot them. The math teacher was nearby and he tackled the gunman down while he was trying to reload his riffle. The gunman was identified as Bruco Strongeagle Eastwood who is 32 years old and he may be facing two counts of attempted murder .

Detail:
-Seventh-grade math teacher David Benke tackled the gunman
-The gunman was identified as Bruco Strongeagle Eastwood
-The two teenage students, Matt Thieu and Reagan Webber are in therapeutic(pg.60) care in a nearby hospital
-The middle school's name is Deer Creek Middle School
-Deer Creek Middle School in Littleton is about 5km from Columbine High School which is the site of the nations deadliest school shootings

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Blog #2- Eli Manning won't take money

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Eli-Manning-won-t-take-broke-hospital-s-money?urn=nfl,223215

Summary:
Eli Manning, who has consanguinuity(pg.72) with more well known quarterback Peyton Manning, rejected 500,000 dollars that St. Vincent's hospital in New York owes him. The Hospital owes him money because Eli Manning has done marketing for them, but he knows that the hospital is having financial problems. He is letting them keep the money while he will continue to do fund-raising at his own volition(pg.69). This is the right thing for him to do because he is an NFL quarterback and he already gets paid millions of dollars per year and it would be wrong for a person with that much money to accept 500,000 dollars from a bankrupt hospital that is already cutting salaries and jobs. He has won kudos (pg.61) for not accepting the money, but people are criticizing him because he has already accepted 500,000 dollars from them before and people think that this has tarnished his image.

Detail:
-St. Vincent's hospital in New York owes Eli Manning 500,000 dollars
-Eli Manning is not accepting the money because he knows that the hospital needs it more
-People are criticizing him for previously accepting money from them

Monday, February 22, 2010

Blog #1- Chicago Bears WR's

http://www.windycitygridiron.com/2010/2/18/1315491/2010/2/18/1315491/what-bears-wide-receiver-will-have?ref=yahoo

Summary:
Although the Chicago Bears do not have a "star" at the wide receiver position, they have a couple of promising young stars. With the addition of a new offensive cordinator, a star should emerge. Devin Hester seems to be the most preeminent(pg.70) receiver of the group because his experience and his speed and he has been to a pair of pro bowls (all-star game). Devin Aromashodu is a pretty big target, he is the tallest receiver of the group, he has the ability to catch the ball at its acme(pg.69) when the ball is near. Johnny Knox and Earl Bennett are both good receivers, they both played well last season and it will be fun to watch how these two young receivers develop. Juaquin Iglesias and Rashied Davis are very unlikely to see much playing time unless one of the other receivers have a lesion(pg.59) and the coaches are forced to put these guys in the game.

Detail:
-The Chicago Bears have a couple of young receivers who can become stars next season
-The Bears hired a new offensive cordinator who is known for his pass-happy offense
-Earl Bennett has a huge chance to become a star because he played in college with Jay Cutler, the quarterback, and they already have a connection.
-A couple of these receivers will make major impacts during the next season