NAFTA

For my last and final blog, I decided to talk about "What is Trump doing with NAFTA?" from the article "Find the Light by Desiree J." I thought it was interesting to learn that the NAFTA was originally made to encourage trade within countries since it is such a big deal for countries to be doing that. Most countries do not want to worry about the tariffs on the exports so many try to find a way around it. (Which gets them in more trouble by doing so.) What if something happened while you were doing something you were not supposed to since you just wanted to try to be sneaky? What if you get caught and thrown in jail or worse? The Bill of Rights and Constitution are here to protect us but we have to abide to them in order to do so. 

I think that Trump is overreacting when it comes to him saying the jobs are all in Mexico. Trump does not have any proof that Mexico is any different from the U.S. Desiree says that 'Trump has announced that he will not terminate this agreement." I think that this is a good choice for everybody since imports and exports effect everybody as a whole. I know it is a big deal to determine agreements like these with other countries or nations, and I bet it is not an easy decision to make a president themselves. I think that is must be difficult with all the pressure of everybody's fate based on the decision you would make to try to improve among everyone. I also agree with Desiree that terminating the NAFTA would be worse for everybody. Tariffs would be higher, jobs would be effected etc. But does anyone think of the kind of consequences when dealing with situations like this? I think that it is better for everyone as whole; that they keep the NAFTA and just adjust it as needed. I mean it is already in effect, Why not just try to improve it for the better?  No one knows what the future holds for any of us; so why not try to make it better for everyone together?

Missile Fail

One of the main reasons I chose this article was because I checked various articles that provided, and they all had something to say about this topic. The article I chose was the North Korean Missile Launch Fails ‘Almost Immediately,’ U.S. Military Says by "Courtney Kube, Kelly O'Donnell,  and Stella Kim." The article is about the newest failure of the Korean missiles.I find it amusing how a lot of people are assuming Trump would start Wold War 3 over something like this. I feel like Trump does not consider this as much of a threat compared to other things.

A lot of people are concerned about North Korea's intentions. The United States may never know the reason for the missile but since it failed, a lot of people don't seem to care as much. The article provides statements about how North Korea held a massive parade the previous day; the article says that North Korea was exposing a new prototype. I think it's interesting how North Korea hasn't given up on trying out new nuclear weapons.

Trump didn't comment about the failed missile, but I am curious about what was on his mind at the time. I mean a country that is trying to make a nuclear weapon to try to get ahead is scary. How can Trump be so calm about something like that? what if it failed? what if any United States citizens had gotten injured or died? Does Trump even think about this when he hears about news like this?

North Korea also revealed that that had very destructive Submarines that can cause a lot of damage upon impact. If North Korea does achieve the submarine missiles then that would make them capable of so much more. I think it's scary if they actually accomplish the underwater missiles since it puts so many lives in jeopardy. What is North Korea trying to do? What is their intent? Are we in danger? I think it's sad knowing that they can harm so many people if they actually do accomplish a new missile. It's scary seeing what our world is turning into knowing there is nothing we can do to stop anyone or any of the missiles.  

Why Marijuana?

For my blog stage 6, I have chosen to use "Should Marijuana Be Legal?" from the article "Hannah Chapman's US government blog" I think that she picked a really good topic to argue about since everyone knows about weed. Marijuana has many pro's and cons and everybody seems to have a different opinion about it, some people like it and some people don't like it.
However I'm arguing the other way from Hannah. Hannah thinks that it should be legalized but I don't think it should. I do agree that Hannah's right that it has certain aspects that are good, but what about the bad? For instance, it is extremely addictive for some people. No ones sure why it's so addicting but it has a feeling that people crave and want so badly that they want it. Marijuana is so bad for everyone's health too. Marijuana has negative effects on the human body and it can cause long term damage to your physical and mental stability.
Some people refer to Marijuana as weed or even a "gateway drug." Hannah makes a good point when she says "The government might as well legalize the use of Cannabis (at least medically) and tax it." The people who spend thousands of money on weed know how expensive it can be. Most dealers make a ton of money and when their busted it definitely shows, However since it is considered illegal at the moment. A lot of people assume that just because it's illegal that it makes it bad. No everything illegal is bad and not everything bad is illegal; for example, tattoos, pit bulls, etc.
I honestly do not think that marijuana should be legalized since it's so common around everybody and no one seems to care. A lot of people don't even notice the negative impacts simply because they just want to get high. Some parents even put it before their children and that's so sad to me. Parents are here to help protect us and raise us for the better, not to ignore us so that they can go party and get messed up. I highly discourage the use of marijuana since I don't like the smell but I know a lot of people that do, but I honestly think that it would have worse impacts on our society today.

Starting Fresh

As stated in the article; Jeff Sessions Firing Scandal. The article talks about how Jeff Sessions, Trump's attorney general got rid of forty-six of Obama's employees. I thought it was strange how Obama's employees didn't think anything of being fired; since they knew some found new jobs to accommodate. I believe that President Trump's administration is doing a good job shifting balance and power while they take over from Obama; however Trump's administration is doing bad at what he publicizes. I still think that the government needs a lot of work altogether to get us back on track, but I think its interesting no one is willing to help or try to accommodate new things appearing.

The article states that "It is only natural, then, that a president will want his power wielded by his own appointees, whom he trusts to carry out his policy program. And it thus follows that, when there is a transition between administrations that see the world, and the Justice Department’s role in it, as differently as the Obama and Trump administrations, there will be sweeping turnover, carried out rapidly." This provides evidence about the change in power and how the Justice Department chooses to handle it. I think the government is so interesting since they have the  power to do whatever they want whenever they want without warning. Does anyone think about the people or whats going to be the outcome? 

I honestly believe that if people don't vote then they shouldn't be upset by the power change; a lot of people don't vote just because they don't like the candidates but is that a good reason? I don't think there is a right or wrong for this answer just because some people just don't work good together and sometimes their's nothing you can do to try to fix it. I know a lot of people were upset when Trump became president and that's their right as people. No matter what people say about Trump even if they don't like them; everything is still ultimately his decision regardless of everyone else. 

I bet it can't be easy for Trump as president since it has a bunch of pressure and a lot of dangerous choices that come with the job. It is no longer about him or his family or anything; it's what is best for he country as a whole and how we can work on becoming great again. I know some people don't like Trump; and nothings wrong with that but we can't do anything about it either way.

The Continuation

Since the last article about Kim Jong Un an Kim Jong Nam new evidence has appeared. The intended article again is the general public since alot of people are watching intently. Since the last article, it made statements about a few suspects who had gotten arrested for the murder of Kim Jong Nam; however new evidence has surfaced.
In the article the author states"A rotund man in his mid-40s, Kim Jong Nam was waiting for his flight home to Macau when, authorities say, he was set upon by two women. He sought help at a customer service desk and said “two unidentified women had swabbed or had wiped his face with a liquid and that he felt dizzy,” Noor Rashid said Sunday" This provides more evidence about how Kim Jong Nam has died. In the last article, it said how he was poisoned by no one knew by what. This statement provides more evidence about how the assassination took place. The question I'm ask curious about is to whether Kim Jong Un really initiated the assassinating of his brother, but no one can prove it.
South Korea still thinks that it was North Korea's fault; but how do they know? South Korea is still making accusations and North Korea is trying to cover up the death. Kang chol has even stated that Malaysia is trying to cover up a traumatic event. South Korea blames North Korea since Kim's Jong Un is the dictator but no one can prove his motive for the death of his brother.
 I think that Kim Jong Un had something to do with it personally, but everyone else seems to think that south Korea or Malasia did it. I'm not sure why the world is assuming it's South Korea or Malasia but it might be to protect North Korea. Some may say it was simply because of Kim Jong Un; other could say that they were trying go cover something up. Will we ever find out the actual truth?

The Death of Kim's Jong Nam

The intended audience for the article about the Korean brothers is the general public. ABC wrote the article to provide information about a possible suspect for the murder of Kim Jong Nam. Kim Jong Un is currently still ruling North Korea and has a lot of connections between North and South Korea.
 The author states how Kim Jong Nam and Kim Jong Un weren't aware of what each other have been doing lately since they haven't had any contact. Kim Jong Nam has tried to leave North Korea numerous times to get away from North Korea since he didn't wanna be there anymore. Since Kim Jong Un was ruling and Kim Jong Nam was continually trying to escape North Korea; it was possible that something like this was bound to happen.
 The author provides statements such as "The astonishing killing, which reportedly came at the hands of two female assassins, set off waves of speculation over whether North Korea had dispatched a hit squad to kill a man known for his drinking, gambling and complicated family life." This provides the knowledge that North Korea isn't sure if North Korea had initiated the murder of Kim Jong Nam or if it was something else. The article also states that "The other possibility that cannot be ruled out is that of North Korean elites, who are competing against each other to show their loyalty to Kim Jong Un, making a move against Kim Jong Nam." This line provides evidence that North Koreans may have been trying to prove loyalty to Kim Jon Un at Kim Jon Nam's expense. I think that these statements show that the author thinks that North Korea is responsible for Kim Jong Nam's murder since some people wanted to show loyalty, he kept trying to escape, and South Korea even provided a letter from Kim Jong Un saying that he hoped that North Korea would stop trying to kill his brother. South Korea also provided evidence that the NIS had intuition about North Korea trying to kill Kim Jong Nam but they couldn't prove it. Kim Jong Un's family have even said that there is some reasons to believe that Kim Jong Un would set up Kim Jong Nam but they wouln't be able to prove it. Alot of people assume that Kim Jong Un had something to do with the murder but no body can seem to prove it. Even though the police arrested the two Malaysian girls, the police are still investigating.
I think that the authors are somewhat credible since they were so close to the investigation, family and all the events surrounding North and South Korea. I personally love articles like these since I think their very interesting. I think that articles like these like to try to leave us on cliff hangers just to come back and see if they found out more about what had happened. I agree with the author about how they indirectly state numerous times that Kim Jong Un had something to do with the murder. Some evidence doesn't make sense to me but I still think that Kim Jong Un had some say in it somewhere in the time frame. even though no one can prove that he did or didn't initiate the assassination of Kim Jong Nam; everyone is going to have their own opinion about it.

Ivanka Trump & Social Media

A lot of girls really enjoyed seeing Ivanka Trump fascinate the world with her family at the inauguration with all of her family. Ivanka Trump has almost six million followers among Twitter and Instagram that she uses to display the family moments as they all cruise through life. I honestly think that Twitter and Instagram is starting to become more about what you post or tweet rather than what your doing or why you did it in the first place. All of the Trump's have some form of electronic device; even the younger ones. However, you don't see any of them on any of their own social media accounts since their still young and their parents probably just let them play educational games to keep them interactive. The parents post plenty of pictures of the kids enjoying themselves having a good time and that's what parents usually do with their accounts to show family who lives far away or just because they think the picture is cute.

I think that Instagram and Twitter have a huge impact on the media and what everyone sees since they are only images or short posts of what everyone is doing.But, I also think it's interesting to see how influenced other people can get from each other or change their images and posts to be what everyone else wants to see rather than what someone would usually see. The Trumps are a good example of how much the media affects us since the generation now is so influenced by technology anyway.
 Keeping Up With the Kardashians is another good example of how the public can be a major influence on a family or an event, just look at all that's happened to their family. They even have their own TV show to show the public what goes on during the day in their lifetime. Some people like watching them since they became famous; however a lot of people don't like them at the same time. I think the public has good opportunities to watch people or help them become who they want to be or become in their lifetime. It all depends on how the public perceives what the person is doing.
Instagram and Twitter, are just two examples of social media, but everyone knows there's a lot more than just those.
I think that the article is worth reading since everyone is so fascinated with the Trumps at the moment. I think that Ivanka could be a good influence for girls of all ages through the years if she continues to do good for her family and help be a positive role model.