Just a few thoughts.
Final class is on Wednesday of this week, boy how quickly time goes by when you're having fun! Curious (or maybe just scared) as to how I have done because I know I did not participate in the discussions a whole lot but, I think I was honest when I was asked how much I felt I had participated. I am more worried about my final essay though. I did quite a bit of research and a lot of drafting but it honestly seemed like I did the putting it all together in a matter of a couple hours (from 2 separate papers to 1 long one). I tried many times to do this but it never seemed correct, or to my liking anyways. I was very confused about this essay but I believe it was all my own confusion. I tried to complicate it more than I should have in the begining. I had trouble trying to stay on topic and not wander off. It seemed there was so much to say about Terrorism Laws in the USA and in the UK but I just couldn't seem to keep it all in form.

One great thing about this class is that it seemed to be a English class and a political science class rolled into one. Maybe it just seemed that way to me but this was my take on it. I believe that made the class more interesting for me anyways. It seems when people can discuss things that affect them they become curious and possibly eager to listen and learn. However, this is just my opinion on the matter.

There was some discussion on the last paper how some students felt they would have like to have been told what to write their paper on, rather than write it on a topic of their choice. Personally I enjoyed being able to write about something that I was passionate about instead of something that I may have had no interest in.

Well these are my thoughts, opinions, and just plain nonsense for the day.

Final Blog #10

Essay Outline

I. Citizens of the United Kingdom and the United States are claiming the Terrorism Law that their government has passed are infringing on their civil rights.


II. Is the Terrorism Act an infringement on the civil liberties to the citizens of the United Kingdom?

A. The U.K. definitions of terrorism
1. Terrorism Act of 200 definition
2. Terrorism Act 2006 definition

B. Terrorist offenses under the Act
1. The glorification of terrorist
2. The distribution of terrorist publications

C. Policy Procedures
1. Police privileges
2. The detaining period

D. Terrorist Arrest under the Terrorism Act's
1. The conviction of Abu Hamza
2. The house raid for chemical devices

III. The U.S. has also passed new terrorism acts know as the patriot act that is infringing upon the citizens civil rights.

A. The U.S. definitions of terrorism
1. The Patriot Act 2001 definition
2. The patriot Act 2006 definition

B. The infringement on the civil rights
1. Freedom of privacy
2. Freedom of speech

I am sure there will be more to my essay but this is all I came up with so far.

Blog #8 & #9

My topic for final essay:

The 'War on Terror', is that what we call going into other countries and killing innocent civilians in the name of the War on Terror? We went into Afghanistan to locate Bin laden, Al Qaida, the Taliban, or whatever we are calling it. During our quest to locate these terrorist, there has been just as many civilian deaths as we had in the World Trade Center. There has been news reports of people,civilians, in Afghanistan moving to one place to be safe and then getting there only to lose their families due to the war.
Also, it seems almost every time I look up the war on terror or the war on terrorism on the internet it seems that the U.S. and Iraq pop up. I am wanting to look into this a little more because I wasn't really aware that the war in Iraq was considered war on Terrorism. I thought it was said to be about WMD that Saddam alegedly had. This has been an unfounded claim. Although I did find a websites that insinuates that the real reason for us going to Iraq had something to do with Israel. Since I have not really done a lot of research on this that is just something insinuated and I am not stating that it is fact.
I feel this whole episode has also taken a toll on American citizens. We are unsure who to trust or what to believe. It seems that depending on who is talking and telling the story, we may here 2 totally different accounts about the same story or situation. We have been told that the government has been given special privileges under the patriot Act in which they can now do things like listen to your conversations or see what books you have been reading or even what you are looking at on the internet all without what use to be probable cause. I actually often wondered how many time while doing my research did I get 'flagged' because the of types of things I was trying to look up on the internet. It's kind of scary to me thinking that anything I say or do that 'Big Brother' may be watching and listening.

International Issues

I have to honestly say I am unsure of what international issues I am most concerned about. I guess, the few that I think about most are the free trade agreements we have. I work in a packaging factory and I see ,almost daily, product come through our doors already packaged from overseas. These are items that in my plant, until recently, we use to package. Another concern is the homeland security or "the war on terrorism'. I am not real familiar with it but I have been trying to do a little research on this topic. I am curious about this topic because I have people talk about the things that the government is now allowed to do in the name of 'homeland security'.
I know this is only two topics and they may very well not be considered international issues but they are two issues that come to mind for me. Maybe when we discuss other issues a light will come on in my head and trigger some other concerns.

blog #6 part 2

7 terms I associate with Hotel Rwanda or genocide in general are....

Revenge
Economics
Majority / Minority
Youth
politics
ethnic Cleansing
Supremacy

Peer Review #2

In reviewing Omar's essay, I found him to give good support to his topic.
But, you may want to check the last paragraph 4th sentence.
-It probably could much more than it was doing, but for unknown reasons it was not being implemented.-
You may want to think about rewriting this sentence.
It kind of sounded off to me, but that could just be me.

Peer Review # 1


In reviewing Frank's essay I found that it was worded great and he offered excellent arguments.

Assignment #5

1) How do the illegal immigrants harm our economy?
2) How can our government fix the illegal immigration problem?
3) How do illegal immigrants get away with blatantly breaking the law? I am refering to the fact they are 'illegal' immigrants.

40a)

1) Long before our wedding day, we must prepare.
1) Having eaten most of the morning, I decide to skip lunch.
1) You have to be be willing, if you plan to try.

2) Since the day is hot, we will use our air conditioner.
2) Unless the temperature goes down, I will keep running the air conditioner.
2)Although the day is boring, I try to keep busy.

3) Having a drivers license in the U.S. is a privilege, not a right.
3) The doctor expects a payment , despite his lack of treatment.
3) Julie wants me to call, though the phone is broken.

4) The assignment was very time consuming. However, I managed to get it finished.
4) The man was moving slowly. Therefore, I chose to pass him.
4) I didn't study for the exam. Consequently, I received a failing grade.

5) After all that, she decided to apologize.
5) The time has come, we must speak up.
5) Without a doubt, the class was great.

6) The groom said, " I do."
6) "Of course you may," said his mother.
6) "Why not," he said," you have done it before."

40b)
1)The couple, who were at the park, are newlyweds.
1)She asked the women, who was in wearing red, what time it was.
1)We walked to the park, which has a big slide, at around noon.

2)Isle Royale, the first island National Park, is an archipelago.
2) Brass Craft, a packaging plant, is soon to close.
2) Wayne State, a great school, is located in Detroit.

3) We could not, in good faith, sign the grievance.
3) The people agree, whole heartedly, to join forces.
3) She listened, suspiciously, to the president.

40c)
1) We do not have to follow , nor do we have to lead.
1) She can take it with her, but she can't have it.
1) The class, it seems , was interested in the topic.

40d)
1) Everyone had gone home, even after the had been drinking.
1) Although the wedding was planned, she wondered if it was right.
1) However you may feel, try to smile at least once a day.

3) The United States has many legal and illegal immigrants.
3) Can we have the red and green one?
3) They offer the car in manual and automatic.