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Sandee LaMotte, a writer for CNN discusses the topic about fear ridden Americans when it comes to nuclear war with the U.S and North Korea in her latest article, "How to cope with fears of a nuclear disaster". LaMotte discusses the influences people may have by simply turning on the television and how they may perceive information, which in all honesty may not even be factual information half of the time. A Harvard public health expert, Suzet McKinney says, "People are very concerned, and I worry some of our most vulnerable may begin to have difficulty in coping with that level of fear", this clearly states the negative affects on how falsified or dramatized news can take on those who believe anything/everything they read or hear. Those who usually fall into an anxiety driven attitude towards the world are the plebeians or "average Joe's" who already do not know much about politics and believe anything they read or listen to. LaMotte discussed th

In the BBC's latest article post, "Bowe Bergdhal spared prison time for US Army desertion" the news blog discusses the Bergdahl case and commentators who expressed their opinions on his imprisonment accommodations.  Bowe Bergdahl was a private in the U.S Army who deserted his Afghan outpost in 2009, leaving many of his fellow militants in risk for his search when he had an unauthorized absence (UA).  Master Sergeant Mark Allen was one of the people injured while trying to find Bergdahl, resulting to his injuries in a somatic death like state.  President Trump has made many comments on this subject, tweeting that the resulting case was a, "total disgrace". Trump also believes Bergdahl is a "traitor" and cut the Obama Administration to bits when they agreed to a prisoner swap compromise.  Bergdahl was served a lesser sentence just this week, one that could issue him to 14+ years in federal prison, or life, which many seem to favor. Bergdahl wi

While reading, Town Hall's article, "Rep. Frank Praises HHS Definition of Life Beginning at Conception: High School Biology Students Know This", it seemed like just another white collar, ivy league graduate, religious, political male with another opinion filled with judgement.   Through my writings, I may seem as an un-animated political blogger because I naturally have a fair minded point of view, meaning I understand opposing views. Yet, my political side is usually triggered when it comes to politicians that are completely against abortion and same sex marriage topics, but still respecting their opinions. I find that abortions/pregnancy is an individual experience, it does not affect the population as a whole, yet people who are typically religious make it about them and God.  Stumbling across this article (which really means, exploring Republicans blogs to find which one triggers me most) I learned about a member of the political world, Trent Franks. Franks is is

Ann Coulter , you might know her as being a notorious pot stir' or maybe even a heritage obsessed, gold panning, public servant who inspires leading a career filled with partiality, disunion-ship, and a " holier-than-thou" attitude. "TO 'STOP RAPING ME! IN ENGLISH, PRESS '1' NOW" is an article written by Coulter, which she so angrily scrawls on rape victims stories...she apparently cannot contain herself and needs to add her signature touch of stereotypical judgement in her cocktail disaster of a drink. Coulter irritably writes about two different accounts of rape between a 14 year old girl in Rockville, Maryland and a Columbia University student who used a mattress on campus grounds to spread a message about her rape experience.  Now, this blog post is not about the rape incidents of these girls, but about Ms. Coutler's knock off versions of these stories, along with her emotional driven tone. The 14 year old girl was raped by two hispanic nat

I think this  article  " Melania Trump hosts her first event in the garden Michelle Obama founded ", f rom the Washington Post is nice to read because it involved one of the most talked about women in 2017, Melania Trump. Mrs. Trump has been on many news  articles  which do not have the best headlines and paragraphs written about her. I am not a Trump supporter, but I did enjoy reading this post  because  it shined some light on the positives and good attributions the Trump family does. Michelle Obama started the White House Kitchen Garden, which is an interactive program that gathers children from clubs across the nation to teach them how to garden, eat healthy, and incorporate positive hobbies into their lives. It was great to know Melania kept this garden Michelle left behind. The garden gathers children involved in the Boys and Girls Club, planting some fruits and mainly vegetables. Mrs. Trump enjoys eating healthy foods and wants to share her interest in nutrition with

On my political ideology quiz, my results ended up with the Next Generation Left category. The Next Generation Left groups would be characterized as young, financially comfortable individuals with liberal beliefs but would not strongly consider themselves apart of the Democratic party, the Next Generation Left individual would be an individual with more of a mixed belief system. I can agree with this result, as I support gay marital rights, abortion issues, immigration laws and what not. I have a strong belief system in viewing people as human beings, instead of classifying those through their sexual preference, skin tone, personal choices and what not. I find it odd that a majority of the people making these changes for gay people or abortion rights are men, emphasis on men… It relates back to religious points of view, which can be more harm than good because religion can implement so much judgment on a group of people. I feel, allow personal choices to be personal, laws pertaining t