Shooting leaves son dead, father wounded in NE Philadelphia

I read the article "Shooting leaves son dead, father wounded in NE Philadelphia" by Morgan Zalot. This article was about how the police are investigating a shooting that left a son dead and the father wounded. An argument was the reason for the killings. The 26-year-old son and the 50-years-old father were in Frankford when his killing took place.  The killing happened on 1200 block of Adam Street. The shooting took place right in front of the son's house. The older man was shot once in his left arm. The son was shot three times. Both the father and the son were taken to Temple University Hospital. The son Edwin Pagan died at 11:30 p.m. The father was an off duty corrections officer, and his wounds were more minor than the sons and he was treated and let out of the hospital. The investigators said the father was drunk when they came. Witnesses said they saw the father shooting in the air with a gun, but unfortunately the witnesses didn't see or know who shot the two men.

I believe that even though I don't know what Edwin did that pissed his dad off so much I feel like it didn't have to reach this point. I think the police need to investigate more because it doesn't have any detail about what really happened. The story is missing a lot of information that needs to be found out. I hope when the detectives investigate the case they can find out more facts about what happened the day of the shooting and prior to that. I think that the father was wrong ether way you out it, no one deserve to make another persons life, that’s just wrong!

Getting Angry Can Be a Good Thing

In class we read the article "Getting Angry Can Be a Good Thing" by Cecilia Munoz it was about how someone making her angry gave her the determination to become the Vice President of the Office of Research, Advocacy and Legislation at the National Council of La Raza. It all started when a close friend of hers said to her that he thought the U.S. might someday go to war in Latin America. He looked her in the eye and told her that if it happens, he believes my parents belong in an internment camp just like the Japanese-Americans during World War II, according to the article. She was outraged that someone said that to her and the fact that it was someone that was her friend. She was born in America but her parents weren’t, they moved here and are immigrants. Since that has been said to her it gave her the perseverance to become a member of the civil rights movement. Now, she works to promote immigration rights to help poverty and discrimination of Hispanic Americans. She actually used her angry in a positive way that lead to help other immigrates like her parents. I think she did a smart thing, instead of just being mad she found a way to make her anger into a good thing. She should be proud of herself and I think she is doing a good job even though she doesn’t feel like what she does is enough. Instead of letting her anger get the best of her she took it upon herself to help immigrants so no one had to feel like how she felt.

Broadcasting a World of Whiteness

In class we read the article "Broadcasting a World of Whiteness" by Jon Caramanica it was about how television shows don't have diverse cast. The show "Girls" shown on HBO has brought some attention about a certain issue people have. This show and plenty others lack diversity in its cast. The particular races they have in shows are usually white. The article explains how a lot of the shows are an example of a university in cast members. . This show has an all white cast and they sometimes make racist comments. This issue has causes so much controversy about race. Not only the cast of different shows are not diverse enough but also the scriptwriters and even the back stage crew are not diverse as well.

I don't think T.V. is diverse enough because of the shows that are shown on T.V. everyday. I believe producers are the main reason why the cast are not diverse, they are reasonable for who is on the show. I think that producers just put on shows with cast that they think will get the most views. All white cast has come to be such a normal thing on T.V. shows that producers have not found anything wrong with that. I think T.V. shows should make more diverse shows because the world isn’t made of just one race. If shows were more diverse more people would get use to it and it might be a good way to bring everyone together as one. 

New fashion Wrinkle: Stylishly Hiding the Gun

In "New fashion Wrinkle: Stylishly Hiding the Gun" Matt Richtel explains how many different clothing companies are starting to make clothes and garments that are stylish but also have features that allow them to carry a weapon but without any difficulty trying to pull it out. This allows them to dress clean and not look as if they have a gun at all. But this new fashion isn't just for guns, it’s for finding weapons such as, knifes or flashlights. Woolrich is the company that is creating these "chino" pants that is great for hiding a gun that is not only stylish but is comfortable and flexible. You can also find this gun hiding clothing with jeans, shirts, jackets, and waistbands. This came about because more people are getting permits to have and carry a gun with them because laws are becoming harsher on carrying around a licensed gun. 

If everyone that carries a licensed gun have these clothing’s it would be a great way to protect the selves. I think only the people with licensed guns should be able to purchase this clothing’s. Also, since the crime rate in America is very high it is a good way for people to defend themselves. If people use this in a good way it can become very popular and it can lead to a good thing. On the other hand, if store let anyone purchase this clothing’s then it can be a bad thing because a robber or murderer could look like a regular person and attack you. Because the clothing’s are stylish and look regular a victim won’t be able to identify the person as an attacker. 

Health Fair

   On April 13, at Parkway West High School, we had a health fair in the auditorium held by the seniors. It was about their senior projects that they did research and worked very hard on. The seniors came around to classrooms presenting their PowerPoint presentations to us with their mentors teaching us about their topic and answering the questions we had. Senior Matisse Hill came to our classroom and talked to us about how drugs can have a big impact on someone's life. He told us stories about people who were affected by drugs and also included some statistics. Following that, we went down to the auditorium and there were seniors sitting behind tables handing out pamphlets and telling us about the topic they chose. The first table was about eating healthy and some healthy habits we should engage in. They talked about the good things eating healthy could bring you and they even supplied us with a piece of fruit. The next table I visited was about abortion. Their goal was to help end abortion and they talked about how there are other options to chose rather than abortion such as adoption. The next table I visited talked about how the bad affects of athletes drug abuse. The next few tables I visited basically talked about diseases you can get from having sexual intercourse such as HIV, STD and more. To help us prevent getting any diseases they supplied us with condoms and pamphlets on how to have safe sex. 

   I think the health fair was fun and informative at the same time. I honestly learned a lot of things I didn’t know. I hope we have more because I really enjoyed myself. One day I hope to be the person behind the tables answers the questions that freshmen have. 

13-year-old drives school bus to safety after driver passes out

In Journalism class, I read an article online called 13-year-old drives school bus to safety after driver passes out published by FoxNews.com. This article was about a middle school student that steered a school bus to safety after the driver apparently had a heart attack while driving. It was a normal Monday morning for students until thirteen year old Jeremy Wuitschick noticed the bus driver was strange. This quote from the article stood out to me "I was just thinking I don't want to die," Jeremy said "I turned to the right. Turned to the side of the road. Took the keys out of the ignition. We started slowing down, and I said, `Somebody call 911!"' Quickly thinking Jeremy and another student, Johnny Wood, gave the bus driver CPR while other students called for help. John McCrossin, school administrator, saw the bus on the side of the road minutes later and also performed CPR on the bus driver. Soon the police and paramedics came. Paramedics carried the driver off the bus; they state that on his way the hospital he was breathing. The 43 year old bus driver is in "grave condition" while at the hospital. Jeff Short, Deputy Schools Superintendent, says that students go over what kind of things to do in emergences such as if a bus driver is incapacitated and that he thought they did an outstanding job. 

I think that Jeremy acted quickly and he did a smart thing by taking actions into his own hands and saving everyone. He should get an award for doing what he did because all of them children would be dead and so would the bus driver. It’s a good thing that they learn about that in school and I think all schools should teach that in case of an emergence.

Trayvon Martion

   The biggest new right now is the case of Trayvon Martin. I read the latest article pertaining this case, called Trayvon Martin case: George Zimmerman is held pending arraignment, by Michael Muskal. In this article it says that George Zimmerman was charged with second degree murder for the killing of seventeen year old Trayvon Martin. On Thursday in Sanford, Fla., Zimmerman made his first court appearance and has a set arraignment by the judge to be referred to the highest jurisdiction for all matters. The neighborhood watch captain, Zimmerman, claimed to be acting in self defense in the shooting of, unarmed, Martin on Feb. 26. Angela B. Corey, the prosecutor who charged Zimmerman with second degree murder, which means he will have to do life in prison if he is convicted. The defense team for Zimmerman will make a self-defense claim that will be hear before a judge that could possibly dismiss a case. Zimmerman's layer, Mark O'Mara, said he will use Florida's "stand your ground" law, which means "a person can use deadly force rather than retreat during a fight." The situation happened in Florida, where Trayvon was staying with his father. Zimmerman spotted Martin while walking back from the store and he called the police because he looked suspicious. Even though the police dispatcher told him not to Zimmerman followed the teenager and got into a conflict. Zimmerman allegently was punched in his nose and had his head hit against the ground several times by Martin. In fear for his life Zimmerman shot Martin. The night of the shooting, Sanford police took Zimmerman in custody but was released without charge. 

   I think that if Zimmerman would have just listened to the police Trayvon would still be living today. Zimmerman didn’t have to kill him; he could have handled the situation in a better manner. It isn’t even like Trayvon was armed; he didn’t have any weapons on him. I’m glad that people all around the U.S. are trying to get justice for Trayvon. A lot of people are protesting for him and that Zimmerman to get put away for a long time. People walk with their hoods on with an Arizona ice tea and skittles because that’s what Trayvon had on when he got shot.