X-ray vision:
Vladimir Putin's term as president of Russia is about to terminate, but he has a tough decision. An influential and powerful leader, such as himself, is not fully ready to pass on the title. He has two options. First, to nominate a weak leader and pull the strings. Second, he can nominate a strong leader and totally forfeit, yet entrust his powers and legitimacy to the next president. It is up to Putin whether he still wants to be an influence or leave his people in good hands. Right now, he is leaning towards the option one (weaker leader, and he pulls the strings). In nominating the weaker leader he allows himself to be re-elected in 2012. In other words, he is power hungry, but has good intentions in keeping balance and peace in his country.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Thursday, September 20, 2007
How many races are on Earth?
X-Ray Vision:
Brown vs. the Board of Education led the way for people of color to receive the same quality of education as whites did and to abolish segregation indefinantely. Thus, the learning gap between those of color and those that are white began to decrease. But now were back to a large gap and it's not improving. People say we need to accomodate Latinos and African-Americans or browns and blacks with a special education system with their color in mind. I pretty much say BS! The article did bring up a good point that poor teachers parallel the low reading and math scores, as well as over-populated schools. Just another excuse for covering up the real problem in the education system. It has nothing to do with race. It is more an economic issue and proper guidance from the older generations. Professionals that earned their degrees at a college to be a teacher are not being teachers. The reason why one blames the wide education gap on race because most schools of poor composition contain "minorities." People of color are labelled as minorities because they are under-represented in Congress. In order to gain support from "minorities" we must have a say in congress. Better education equals a good deal of money. A bad education equals insufficent funds or tax dollars directed towards learning. In the end, it comes down to an economic issue. What if Beverly Hills was made up of poor white trash (no offence) and Compton was compromised of rich, well-educated brown and black people? Would color be the problem or would it be economic? We call ourselves the human race, but we hardly act like it. We divide humans by the melatonin levels in their system ( body color) and call them races. We are one race: human. When we understand this, we understand what a support system means and how it works. Instead, of making excuses to avoid taking responsibility for something that really matters: education.
Brown vs. the Board of Education led the way for people of color to receive the same quality of education as whites did and to abolish segregation indefinantely. Thus, the learning gap between those of color and those that are white began to decrease. But now were back to a large gap and it's not improving. People say we need to accomodate Latinos and African-Americans or browns and blacks with a special education system with their color in mind. I pretty much say BS! The article did bring up a good point that poor teachers parallel the low reading and math scores, as well as over-populated schools. Just another excuse for covering up the real problem in the education system. It has nothing to do with race. It is more an economic issue and proper guidance from the older generations. Professionals that earned their degrees at a college to be a teacher are not being teachers. The reason why one blames the wide education gap on race because most schools of poor composition contain "minorities." People of color are labelled as minorities because they are under-represented in Congress. In order to gain support from "minorities" we must have a say in congress. Better education equals a good deal of money. A bad education equals insufficent funds or tax dollars directed towards learning. In the end, it comes down to an economic issue. What if Beverly Hills was made up of poor white trash (no offence) and Compton was compromised of rich, well-educated brown and black people? Would color be the problem or would it be economic? We call ourselves the human race, but we hardly act like it. We divide humans by the melatonin levels in their system ( body color) and call them races. We are one race: human. When we understand this, we understand what a support system means and how it works. Instead, of making excuses to avoid taking responsibility for something that really matters: education.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
COMING OUT OF THE STALL
by: Jack Ohman Portland OregonianX-Ray Vision:
Turns out that Senator Vitter was part of the D.C. Madam scandal and Representative Foley was an internet predator, not myspace, but via e-mail. He sent "dirty" messages to an underaged male. What happened to girls? Just kidding. I could go further with the church, but I am not hear to offend. Politically speaking, the cartoon points out Senator Craig's hypocrisy and denial. Back when he was running for the senator position, he had denied many allegations that he was homosexual; he did not even like gays. We'll just say he's making up for the all the experimenting he did not do in college. He wants live without lies! Good for him. Regardless of his service to the Republicans, many "reds" do not take kindly to homosexuals, so he was forced to resign his position. Although, it is absolutley okay for Senator Vitter and Representative Foley to get away with their tomfoolery. Of course, this specific sacndal makes the Republican vulnerable to losing the 2008 elections, but why just Senator Craig's scandal? Turns out that the Republican Party is using these three scandals to raise their popularity and increase their chances of getting a different demographic to vote: homosexuals; a.k.a "Spawn of Satan." Dirty tactics, but also a technique Chris Matthews would call "shedding light on the situation" then "spinning it" to win. The question to ask is why I posted the political cartoon? Simple, to show that there are always different perspectives on anything and everything, in this case the Senator Craig scandal. The cartoon shows a satirical tone, but who is playing who? Are the Republicans really executing this tactic to win or are they just using the word tactic as an excuse to cover up these embarassing scandals? Enough questions. I think we need to consider that because members of a certain party are gay, then forcing that person to resign really does not show acceptance towards homosexuals.
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