Girl, four, dies after rape in India

A four year old girl has been raped and later died in a hospital in India because of cardiac arrest. This interests me because I have two younger siblings who are close that age, and if somebody would've sexually assaulted one of them and caused them to die, I would do everything I could to make sure that person was dead, or locked up forever. "We hope from the administration, the police, and the court that a fast track court will hear the cast and that the accused will be given the death sentence," says one of the four year old's relatives. I agree with this person and, in this situation, I would do the same thing. This article also says,"It is the latest in a number of assaults that caused outrage and raised question about how women and girls are treated in India." This is another reason I relate to this. I'm a girl and I believe women and men should be treated equally. It seems that, in India, people aren't making a big deal out of it because the child that died was a girl. I totally disagree with that.

Locked away for 40 years

A man has been wrongly convicted of arson in a fire that killed 29 people after spending 40 years in prison. If I was this man, I probably wouldn't be very happy with the people who put me in jail. In this artical, it says, "Forensic experts now say they can no longer determine whether someone set the hotel fire on that cool winter day in 1970." These "experts" should've looked more into this case to try to figure out who actually committed the crime. This man's life was ruined because someone didnt do their job well enough, and he'll never get those 40 years back. At the same time, when this did happen, it was in the 70s and they didn't have the same technology as we do now. If I was this man, I would also be very happy and he is. I the artical it says, "Taylor spoke briefly to reporters after he traded his orange prison garb for a T-shirt and slacks and walked out of prison, saying, 'It feels good to feel Mother Earth beneath my feet -- free Mother Earth.'" Being cooped up in a stone building for 40 years for a crime you didn't commit would be terrible, and the feeling of being free again would be the best feeling in the world. Though 40 years of my life would be wasted, and I probably wouldn't be able to get a job or start a family, and I would have many emotional scars, I would still be free. 

Frogiveness

A young woman that aborts her baby just to avoid the social stigma of bein gan unwed mother should not be forgiven.  This woman could've married the baby's dad to avoid the social stigma.  Doing that would be a simple solution to this problem.  Even though that is a simple solution, this woman shouldn't have gotten pregnant is the first place.  She knows what could happen if she has secual relations before marriage and gets pregnant.  This woman obviously wasn't being very careful and wasn't taking precautions.  Another reason this woman shouldn't be forgiven is because an abortion kills a human being. This baby never even had a chance at life. The baby didnt get to make friends, earn a living, or even see the light of day. Abirtion is wrong and should be considered murder and murder is wrong. Also, the social stigma of having a baby without bein married probably wouldn't be as bad as the social stigma if people finding out she had an abortion.

A 13-year old boy from Missouri dies two days after after he was pulled from the bottom of a swimming pool at Disney resort in Florida. This even intrests me because I have younger siblings and my worst nightmare would be takimg them to the pool and one of them end up nearly drowning or or dying for an unknown cause after nearly drowning. When there are a lot of children in one place at one time, there needs to be extra supervision, especially at a pool. There should always be life guards on duty, and if not, the parents need to pay close attention to their children. "We are saddened by Anthony Johnson's passing and our hearts go out to his family, friends, and loved ones", a statement from Disney said. "We have reached out to his family to offer care and assistance during this difficult time."  If this would've happened to one of my little sisters, I would be deeply devistated and would want care and assistance when trying to cope with this situation. William Cybulski, a firefighter from Buffalo, New York who gave the boy CPR says,"You never want to see something like that especially when you're on vacation, or any child in general no matter where you are." What he says in true. I know if I was anywhere I would never want to see that or experience it with my own sibling. Even though that boy didn't die on the scene, it's still disturbing to see someone nearly drown.

Being a Pharmacist: Good for Men and Women

Statistics show that being a pharmacist is the most equal job for men and women. This interests me because I want to go into the field of medicine and this is useful information to me.  In the article, it says, "Yes there's a small pay gap there, but can be almost entirely explained by some men working longer hours -- not discrimination." That's good because, who wants to go into a job where you get decriminated against just because you're a woman? not me. Goldin and Katz "Women with children earn less largely because they work fewer hours." This also supports that there's no discrimination because, if  you don't as many hours, you obviously aren't going to get paid as much. 

"Tiburco Vasquez Elemtentary" Think it has a nice ring to it? Think again.

 There has been some controversy over choosing a name for the new elementary school in the Alisal Union School District in Salinas, California.  I honestly think its not a very good idea to name an elementary school after a dead criminal.  Mostly everybody thinks it's a bad idea, including Mayor Joe Gunter who says,"We had a young man killed in Afghanistan who was from the Alisal area.  He would have been a nice person to name the school after." I feel that when people find out exactly who the school they were looking at sending their kid(s) to, they wouldn't want to spend another minute thinking about their kid(s) going to that school.  After all, the school would be named  after a villain.  Mayor Gunter also says,"There's a lot of good people we could name the school after, in my opinion," and I agree with that.  There are too many important people in American history to name things after to be naming a school after a criminal.  To name a school after such a terrible man would be a little embarrassing to that school district, don't you think? Everybody has their oppinion, but naming a new elementary school after a 19th century criminal that was known as "a criminal who terrorized Southern California" probably isn't a very wise decision.

I believe that philanthropy is a moral obligation, and it should be for most people, especially rich people.  Of course, they shouldn't do it just to better their public image.  They should do it out of the kindness of their heart. Though it still does good, I wouldn't consider that philanthropy. Wealthier people have the money to give, and if they don't want to give money, they could always give their time.  They can't really ever say they don't have the time, because they can make the time, they're billionaires for crying out loud. No matter how much money is donated, it still does good, so when a wealthy person such as Bill Gates or Warren Buffet donates any amount of money to any organization or foundation, they should not be criticized. They should be praised.