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 * __ Mexican Cartels Lure American Teens as Killers __**

McKinley Jr., James C. "Mexican Cartels Lure American Teens as Killers."The New York Times. 22 June 2009. Web. 30 Jan. 2011. < [] >.

In this eye opening article by James C. McKinley Jr. he describes the melancholy state of the Mexican Drug Cartels now coming into Texas, and we see this sad condition that is becoming of areas so close to our homes; war is encroaching on American soil because of the demand for Mexican illegal goods, and it is sad to see weak desperate young men succumb to the bidding of the disturbed greedy Drug Lords.


 * __ Rep. Giffords Speaks for First Time since Shooting __**

Myers, Amanda Lee, and Ramit Plushnik-masti. "Rep. Giffords Speaks for First Time since Shooting - Yahoo! News." The Top News Headlines on Current Events from Yahoo! News. Web. 4 Feb. 2011. < [] >.

In this inspiring article, Amanda Myers updates on the condition of Gabrielle Giffords by telling the audience about the first few words that the congresswoman has said since the shooting.

This article is very compelling to me due to the severity of the congresswomans condition. I am concerned with the well being of the congresswoman and I am glad to see that she has been improving.


 * __ Politicians React to Shooting of Rep. Giffords. __**

Shroeder, Peter. "Politicians React to Shooting of Rep. Giffords." Web. 14 Feb. 2011. < [] >.

In this testimonial article, Peter Shroeder describes the emotions that politicians are expression over the shooting of congress woman Giffords. It is interesting to see how other members of politics are reactions to the shooting, and this article helped me see how the majority of them have responded to the incident.


 * __ Mexico Drug War a Nightmare Scenario __**

Frum, David. "Mexico Drug War a Nightmare Scenario." Featured Articles from CNN. 03 Jan. 2011. Web. 31 Jan. 2011. < [[@ [] >.]]

In this eye-opening article David Frum elicits that the drug cartels are not only striking for it’s drug-related violence, but also the heaviness of it’s brutality against the innocent women, children, and police officers in Mexico I found this article to be the most shocking due to the horrific numbers of people that have been murdered because of the cartels. I was shocked to learn also that they weren’t solely men, but mainly young women and children.


 * __ The Catholic Church and the Haitian Political Saga __**

Charles, Jean H. "The Catholic Church and the Haitian Political Saga- Added Commentary By Haitian-Truth." Haitian-Truth.org. 12 Sept. 2010. Web. 04 Feb. 2011. [].

In this realistic article, Jean H. Charles whole-heartedly believes that Haiti needs an emotionally strong new leader, because the group rebuilding Haiti now is doing so with no interest of the emotions on the Haitian people as a family.

I agree with Charles that Haiti needs to be rebuilt with the efforts and approval of all the people, because not only is Haiti itself being rebuilt, it's people and what their lives are all about and worth are being rebuilt too.


 * __ Haiti without Walls __**

Mars, Kettly. "Haiti Without Walls." Nytimes.com. New York Times, 11 Jan. 2011. Web. 31 Jan. 2011. < [] >.

In this optimistic article, Kettly Mars explains that the only way for Haitians to fully recover from their state of turmoil is to unite fully as one country; he explains stories of the Haitian people uniting during the wrath the earthquake and should use that same unity to endure their economic situation and political stalemate to rise as a country.

This article amazed me; I never knew how much drive and determination the Haitian people had. But also made me realize that I as an individual, am not doing enough to help fellow human beings in a time of need. It has also brought me to ask, "are we really doing all we can to help these people?" It was a bit of ethics wake up call telling me to go out and help others around me.

**__ State Lines Are the Enemy of Educational Reform __**

Cooper, Michelle Asha. "State Lines Are The Enemy Of Educational Reform." Forbes 06 Feb 2011: n. pag. Web. 7 Feb 2011. <[|__http://www.forbes.com/2011/02/08/metropolitan-areas-education-reform-leadership-careers-cities.html__]>.

In this arousing news article Michelle Asha Cooper evokes the nation to reconsider some aspects of the current state based approach to higher education by explaining that we must be aggressive about removing obstacles to education and training because it could potentially affect a plethora of ethnic and societal groups.

Taking this into consideration points out a huge flaw in the education reform plans. Many latino and other ethnic groups are already struggling to get and education. These reforms would only make it harder for them and discourage them from pursuing an education.

**__ Should the Obama Health Care Law Be Repealed? __**

Ojalvo, Holly Epstein. "Should the Obama Health Care Law Be Repealed? - NYTimes.com." The Learning Network - The Learning Network Blog - NYTimes.com. 20 Jan. 2011. Web. 14 Feb. 2011. < [] care&st=cse>.

In this knowledgable article, Holly Ojalvo conveys the main questions being discussed on behalf of repealing Obama's Health Care Law and how the republicans and democrates are interracting while debating the subject matter.

There are many questions that are spurring up about the Health Care Bill and this narrows down the main points that are of concern. It shows the who is represented in what part of the process of repeal and breaks down who has influence in the decision overall.