Respone to Joe Lewis' Blog

I use my Iphone so much during the day and it has never crossed my mind that it could be harming me. It is either in my pocket or in my hand. I also use it to wake up by and even us it for music while at the gym.

I agree that new studies should be performed considering how much cell phones have changed since 1999, they are way more powerful now and Americans use them much more frequently. They should also do additional studies to see if cell phone use effects teenagers differently because it seems like teenagers are on there cell phones 24/7

I like how you called out the media for reporting that cell phones cause all those problems with out any scientific reports to back up their claims.

Nice post, Good job.

Unit Two Post

In this article, General David Petraeus is taking command of U.S and NATO forces in Afghan. This is a man who is credited for turning the war around in Iraq so he could be just what is needed to turn things around in Afghanistan. Gen. Petraeus states in the article that the troops "are here to safe guard the Afghan people, and that we are in this to win." A turn around in Afghanistan is very much needed in this war.

The article states that June was the most deadly month since the war began and that progress is slow. The support for the war is low and what actually would count as a victory is somewhat confusing. Petraeus ideas are geared toward helping the Afghan people are target the al-Queda.

He explains all the progress that has been made in that Afghan children are improving by more receiving education and immunization. He explains that new roads are being built and the afghan economy is improving.

Petraeus offers hope to all the people with family and loved ones in Afghanistan. This subject hits me hard because my older brother is currently deployed to Afghanistan and my fiancee is scheduled to deploy late September.

I believe that General Petraeus will effect change in Afghanistan and help bring the troops to their goals. This war is messy and long, it is getting harder to see the light at the end of tunnel, but his strategies were helpful in Iraq so hopefully they will help in this battle theater.

Journalism in relation to war is very important. To many Americans, the wars overseas are pushed out of their mind with the busyness of day to day life. When they see articles and news updates about the war, they are forced to see what many American soldiers are doing everyday to support freedom at home.

http://www.cbs8.com/Global/story.asp?S=12754842

Unit One Response to Allison Stearman's Blog.

This blog entry accurately describes what is happening in todays school systems. The worst part about it is that the students are the ones who suffer the most. With downsizing and budget cuts, the students of today get even less face time with their students and have less supplies to work with. I could not imagine the stress of losing a job I spent thousands of dollars on doubled by the fact of getting laid off even though my supervisor believed I was doing a good job.

The story was written very well and I can feel what this teacher must be going through.

http://astearman.blogspot.com/

Fictive Memoir

My grandmother was someone I admired as a child. She had been a single, widowed mom of three and worked several jobs at a time to put all three of them through college. Her strength was something I aspired to have and her wisdom helped me through tough times in my life. When my parents divorced, she was there to comfort me and ensure me that is was not my fault. When I graduated with honors, she was there and cheered louder than anyone.

Three years ago, my grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer and started the agonizing treatment. While she was in the hospital, I thought it was my time to be strong for tis brave women who had achieved so much in her life even when faced with huge obstacles. My grandmother took me by surprise when I came to visit her in the hospital and was just as full of life as before her illness. She had the strength to see the positives in the stiuation no matter how grim it became. She took the time to tell her family how much she loved each and every one of us. She advised my mother and sisters to ensure they were regular checked for breast cancer.

The cancer spread and the doctors decided that my that it would be best for my sweet grandmother to speed the last months comfortable at home with her family and friends. I spent as much time with my grandmother as possible in those last few months. She taught me he home recipes and shared her old childhood photographs. She read to me the old love letter between he husband and her before he was killed by enemy fire in Vietnam. She explained how devastated she had been put pulled herself together for her children. She worked several jobs in order to give them the life she felt they deserved and told me she never regretted one second of her life.

Now that my grandmother has passed away, I miss her and know that I was lucky to have know such a amazing women. Her fight with cancer inspired me to aid in the research for finding a breast cancer cure and I participate in the breast cancer charity walks because they make me feel closer to my loving and remarkable grandmother.

http://www.cbs8.com/Global/story.asp?S=11330283