"He has made judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries".
The ninth grievance of The Declaration Of Independence states that their former King, King George III has taken control of all courthouses and judges. This grievance refers to the need to separate the judiciary from the executive in order to decrease the chances of government abuse of power. If power was abused then people's unalienable rights would be endangered. It was decided that the tenure of the judges is to be controlled by the King. This grievance could be related to modern situations where judges could choose to not work if they do not agree with the compensation that they are receiving.
" He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people."
The fifteenth grievance of The Declaration Of Independence explains how their King has engaged in war against them. The war was waged unjustly and was very unfair, even though the Americans were not following directions very accurately. This grievance could be related to modern situations in terms of if the US is attacked, they will get revenge.
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Blog #10 News Article
U.S. Navy Helicopter Crashes
La Times
September 22, 2013
A Navy Helicopter stationed in Coronado crashed into the Red Sea. The helicopter was carrying five people when it crashed. The helicopter was traveling over Syria to look over the warfare and check for more chemical weapon use. Since the helicopter crashed the status of the five passengers are still not determined. Search and Rescue teams have been sent by the navy. They have been undergoing searches with helicopters and search boats. The positive news about the situation is that the helicopter did not crash because of hostile reasons. This is just the beginning of the problems that Syria is causing for the US. Could there be even more severe problems coming from this situation?
La Times
September 22, 2013
A Navy Helicopter stationed in Coronado crashed into the Red Sea. The helicopter was carrying five people when it crashed. The helicopter was traveling over Syria to look over the warfare and check for more chemical weapon use. Since the helicopter crashed the status of the five passengers are still not determined. Search and Rescue teams have been sent by the navy. They have been undergoing searches with helicopters and search boats. The positive news about the situation is that the helicopter did not crash because of hostile reasons. This is just the beginning of the problems that Syria is causing for the US. Could there be even more severe problems coming from this situation?
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Mayweather Vs. Alvarez
BBC Sport
By: Ben Dirs
September 15, 2013
On September 14, 2013 Floyd Mayweather or Money Mayweather, considered one of the best light-middleweight boxers in history was put up against Saul Alvarez, another great boxer, who was also undefeated. The match was set in Las Vegas and the winner was to become the new champion. This fight created great controversy and was said to be "the most lucrative show in paper-view history". The profits from just the orders on paper-view were very profitable let alone tickets to watch this match went for upwards of 30,000 dollars. Mayweather got his nickname "Money Mayweather" for being known as the highest payed athlete for the past 2 years. After pushing his record to 45-0 Mayweather was awarded with 45 million dollars. His opponent, who was 13 years younger than him with a 43-0 record was no match for his mental skill and experience. After the fight Alvarez said "I didn't know how to get him, it's extremely simple".
By: Ben Dirs
September 15, 2013
On September 14, 2013 Floyd Mayweather or Money Mayweather, considered one of the best light-middleweight boxers in history was put up against Saul Alvarez, another great boxer, who was also undefeated. The match was set in Las Vegas and the winner was to become the new champion. This fight created great controversy and was said to be "the most lucrative show in paper-view history". The profits from just the orders on paper-view were very profitable let alone tickets to watch this match went for upwards of 30,000 dollars. Mayweather got his nickname "Money Mayweather" for being known as the highest payed athlete for the past 2 years. After pushing his record to 45-0 Mayweather was awarded with 45 million dollars. His opponent, who was 13 years younger than him with a 43-0 record was no match for his mental skill and experience. After the fight Alvarez said "I didn't know how to get him, it's extremely simple".
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Review Claims
Movie Title: Elysium
By: Ben Kenisberg
http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/elysium-2013
Elysium, a futuristic movie set in the year 2154 where Earth has become polluted and overpopulated. Most of the population is still in the ghettos of Earth, but the higher class now lives on a space station called Elysium. Matt Damon, the main character has grown up watching Elysium from his ghetto rundown neighborhood. Throughout the movie his main goal is to get everyone on Earth the same rights as everyone on Elysium. Ben Kenisberg, the author of this review uses two different types of claims. He uses claims of fact throughout the whole review, explaining scenes with great detail and factual information. Other than that Kenisberg uses claims of view to show that he thinks the movie has nothing significantly different or better than other futuristic movies. He says "The movie won't get any points for originality or logic". Kenisberg wanted to see, or expected to see something different in this movie. He says how it was not as erratic as it could have been. The review for Elysium by Ben Kenisberg was not a bad one, but makes the audience feel like there should be more to the movie.
By: Ben Kenisberg
http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/elysium-2013
Elysium, a futuristic movie set in the year 2154 where Earth has become polluted and overpopulated. Most of the population is still in the ghettos of Earth, but the higher class now lives on a space station called Elysium. Matt Damon, the main character has grown up watching Elysium from his ghetto rundown neighborhood. Throughout the movie his main goal is to get everyone on Earth the same rights as everyone on Elysium. Ben Kenisberg, the author of this review uses two different types of claims. He uses claims of fact throughout the whole review, explaining scenes with great detail and factual information. Other than that Kenisberg uses claims of view to show that he thinks the movie has nothing significantly different or better than other futuristic movies. He says "The movie won't get any points for originality or logic". Kenisberg wanted to see, or expected to see something different in this movie. He says how it was not as erratic as it could have been. The review for Elysium by Ben Kenisberg was not a bad one, but makes the audience feel like there should be more to the movie.
F.D.A Approves Drug For Pancreatic Cancer
Source: The New York Times
By: Andrew Pollack
Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer death. Most patients are diagnosed after the cancer has advanced and is almost impossible to remove by surgery. In the United States alone, there will be 45,000 cases of pancreatic cancer, in which about 38,000 will lead to death. Patients usually live up to half a year. Celgene, a drug administering company was approved by the Food and Drug Administration, to put their drug, Abraxane to use for pancreatic cancer. Abraxane statistically provided a significant prolonging of patients lives'. The drug was effective enough to add 8.5 months to a diagnosed persons life. The F.D.A did conclude that Abraxane might cause some serious side effects, such as lung inflammation, or bacterial bloodstream infections. The fact that this drug grants someone 8.5 more months of life is great, but would someone really want to live those last months, paying 6 to 8,000 dollars a month knowing that their lives are soon to end.
By: Andrew Pollack
Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer death. Most patients are diagnosed after the cancer has advanced and is almost impossible to remove by surgery. In the United States alone, there will be 45,000 cases of pancreatic cancer, in which about 38,000 will lead to death. Patients usually live up to half a year. Celgene, a drug administering company was approved by the Food and Drug Administration, to put their drug, Abraxane to use for pancreatic cancer. Abraxane statistically provided a significant prolonging of patients lives'. The drug was effective enough to add 8.5 months to a diagnosed persons life. The F.D.A did conclude that Abraxane might cause some serious side effects, such as lung inflammation, or bacterial bloodstream infections. The fact that this drug grants someone 8.5 more months of life is great, but would someone really want to live those last months, paying 6 to 8,000 dollars a month knowing that their lives are soon to end.
Monday, September 2, 2013
My Favorite Ice Cream
Ice Cream is by far the greatest dessert ever. You can never go wrong with a few scoops of refreshing and satisfying ice cream. When people crave ice cream, it is usually on a hot summer day. I honestly could care less if it was scorching hot or snowing outside, I could definitely enjoy a mouthwatering scoop of ice cream drizzled with some hot fudge. (Pathos) Throughout the history of ice cream there have been three main flavors, Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry.(asyndeton) I love all three. Therefore my favorite flavor of ice cream is Neapolitan. Neapolitan flavor is the perfect combination of all three of the greatest flavors. The creators of this flavor have come up with a perfectly divided tub of ice cream. The greatest part about this flavor is that some people might like chocolate and vanilla more, but thats okay because they can only scoop up some chocolate and vanilla. The hardest part about all this is when you open that tub of ice cream and all three flavors are yelling at you saying "I know you want me"! and you have no idea which one to take the most out of. (Personification) How much better could it get? all three of the greatest flavors in one! (Rhetorical Question)
France Releases Evidence Against Syria
Source: LA Times
By: Kim Willsher
Paris France says that they have gathered evidence proving that the Syrian President, Bashar Assad, did coordinate a chemical attack on Syria's civilian population. The evidence was gathered by France's intelligence and submitted as a 9 page document. The chemical attacks took place near Damascus on August 21. Bashar Assad and the Syrian government were accused of using highly lethal chemical weapons. France reported that Assad is trying to cause terror among Syrian civilians. The attack confirmed about 1,500 deaths. There were many reports of convulsing children laying in the streets by the French intelligence. After the chemical attacks the Syrian government carried out several rocket bombing attacks to allegedly destroy all evidence of the chemical warfare and to hold up the United Nations weapons inspection. These cruel and inhumane acts of manslaughter are terrible. There is no sense of morality throughout this whole situation, it is truly amazing how a president and government of a country can terrorize their own civilians.
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