Peer Response The Simmons File

http://simmonsfile.blogspot.com/2015/09/response-iv-plagiarism.html 
Coming from the same middle school as Thomas I knew the same amount of information about plagiarism as he did. It also came as a shock to me that just agreeing with an idea and a teacher thinking you stole it is a federal offense. It scared me to think that if I accidentally wrote an idea someone else published that it might be mistaken for plagiarism and I may be punished. But overall the ideas that Thomas had I completely agree with and he worded them perfectly to have me know what he meant and know that I agree.

"Effect on Magazines" Luke Hoskins (Peer response)

http://lhdailyco.blogspot.com/2015/09/effect-on-magazines.html 
I highly agree on this post. Photojournalism is a great innovation that has changed the way we receive information. They give us information in a fast effective way while still interesting us. I liked how Luke connected this to magazines and said how they are used and implemented perfectly.

Kim Davis Embarrassing the people of Kentucky (class response)

In one of current events quizzes the Rowan county clerk Kim Davis was the subject of a question. I am very embarrassed that this woman is from Kentucky. To be so upset and stubborn about gay rights to disobey one of the constitutional rules of keeping church and state separate is terrible. The fact that Kentucky has the reputation of being fat hillbillies that are uneducated and then have a case like this is shameful. Kentucky is turning around with better education and health but then a story like this hurts our reputation. We have famous people like Diane Sawer and Jennifer Lawrence who represent us Kentuckians with class and well behavior and then we have people like Kim Davis who are inconsiderate and rude that don't think about others like the people asking for license or the judges telling her to do the job correctly. These cases need to end everywhere in the United States and not just in the state of Kentucky.

Newspaper Lifespan (class response)

Mr.Miller was recently doing a lecture on newspapers and said that this was a news medium that would never die. I find this very hard to believe. The news websites online provide better and easier accessible news then a news paper. For example I was walking around school and heard about something that happened and immediately got on my phone to check wha it was, 5 articles popped up talking about what how and why it happened that were posted an hour after the incident. The newspaper would take a whole day. The idea of sharing a newspaper is easier online too. The article you are reading is one tweet, text, or pin away from all your friends seeing it. As for tradition, my dad reads all of his papers on his ipad. With one app he access news papers from all of the world and has them translated so that he can read whichever one he likes. Online news is the present and the future and newspapers are dying.  

Gutenberg Press Importance (class response)

Thought I agree that Gutenberg's printing press is very important to history and lead to many things we are lucky to have today I disagree that is the most important invention ever made. Though Gutenberg did it first the Asian nations were very close to doing the same design in a few years. I believe the internet is more important. The internet has effected us and changed everything we as humans live our lives. From doing work, to watching a video, and even writing a blog post it's hard to imagine a life without the internet. It's a truly original idea. The thought of the internet is hard to understand how they came up with it. An international medium connecting you to millions of book like screens called websites. This is a true original and innovative idea that pushed us farther faster than anyone could ever imagine.

Vegetable or Nah? (Media Critique)

BBC Earth writer Henry Nicholls wrote an article that was published September 17th about wether vegetables are real or not. This is an article that has no relevance or importance and no relation to the ten elements or the 7 yardsticks. It goes on and on about forums and researchers and concludes with the idea that botanically vegetables don't exist but culinary it does. This article, though it is well researched and has 2 opinions displayed evenly, is utterly disregarding journalism. When have you ever been walking around and heard 2 people arguing on wether or not vegetables are real? It just doesn't happen. This does not monitor anyone in power and government is used as a reference in the argument when they are talking about a supreme court case with tomatoes. Though this may be my fault for looking in the wrong place to be expecting more this is still a poor attempt on journalism because the need for this argument is just no where to be seen.    
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150917-do-vegetables-really-exist -Link to Article

The Reason We're all Scared of Trump (class response)

Many Americans are scared of what Trump might do if he gets into office, but look at his supporters white supremacists and nazis. Is it not scary knowing that there are enough of these people who think that there is a supreme race to fill stadiums across the United States. These supporters are what makes Donald Trump so prominent and known because they put him on top of the early polls. As a young jewish teen I find it scary to think that these types of people are walking around the same streets I am. Donald Trump is doing the expected, hell he's been doing it for years so what changes now is that he has the power and support to do something about it. If elected these types of people will become our leaders and destroy what ever chance we had to create a more socialist type of country and government. In my opinion Bernie Sanders is the best candidate in the field. He understands what our generation wants and needs. He is the man who will sway the whole country so that we have equal rights and an economy where we give the lower classes the chance to move up and work and not keep them down there because we don't want to do the dirty work. Bernie Sanders is the candidate that speaks out for us. Bernie Sanders is the man who can speak for our generation.