Blog Article #1
MLA Citation:
Perez, Evan. "How ISIS Is Luring so Many Americans to Join Its Ranks." CNN.
Cable News Network, 2015. Web. 26 Apr. 2015. <http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/
22/politics/isis-recruits-american-arrests/index.html>.
This article talks about the ISIS group growing and becoming a powerful force. A reason why this terrorist group is becoming very strong is the persuasion of the group to Westerners which then have friends across the world who would be lured into joining. They become in contact by social media propaganda like Youtube trailers of the group and the group’s Twitter page. Reports and arrests, about 25 since January, has had a big impact on the U.S. Many young people are involved with the group and since ISIS has control over a lot of territory, it is harder to keep track of who is contact with the group. U.S. enforcements said they are opening up more cases than closing them which is a very scary thought for this country.
Like I have said in my previous blogs concerning the ISIS issue, the terrorist group needs to be stopped right away. They are controlling more and more territory each day. They are making advances and use propaganda to get people to join. Their Youtube videos and Twitter page must be very persuading because terrorist-related cases and charges are becoming more common, especially in the U.S. We need to make a stand and show people what is the right thing to do. They might seem like the right thing to believe in when you watch their propaganda videos, but in reality they are causing a massive genocide which is not okay. They need to be stopped.
Blog Article #2
MLA Citation:
Gay, Sheryl. "Scenes of Chaos in Baltimore as Thousands Protest Freddie's Gray's
Death." The New York Times. New York Times Company, 2015. Web. 26 Apr.
2015. <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/26/us/
baltimore-crowd-swells-in-protest-of-freddie-grays-death.html?_r=0>\
The spinal cord injury while in police custody caused the death of Freddie Gray who was a 25-year-old African-American. This tragedy has sparked the interest of many people because it was yet again another police killing involving a black victim. In Baltimore on April 25th, a peaceful protest that turned violent was being held downtown. This protest was during a baseball game and the fans had to wait until it was safe to leave the stadium. The protesters smashed storefront windows, threw rocks and bottles, and damaged police cruisers. Officers made 12 arrest that night. The twin sister of Freddie said that she knows her brother, their mother, and father would not want violence to be used in order to get their justice. After this was said, a better, more peaceful protest was taken place, stopping traffic and letting their voice be heard. The people just want justice for the family and to end the violence between the police and the African-American race.
This is another case that has involved an African-American victim who has been killed by a police officer. This again has video proof of the mistreatment of an violent arrest occurring. People across the American want the justice they deserve, which means these police officers need to be fired. I also think that police officers should learn how to deal with situations like this and not to try to kill the person unless it is absolutely needed. This should not happen again and I support the peaceful protest. They are allowed to speak freely and should say how wrong it is that this situation keeps happening. I respect that they are fighting for what they believe in. However, i do not respect violent protest because violence gets you nowhere. Being peaceful is very hard, especially when everyone is very angry about this, but when you are peaceful, it shows how much you are willing to stand up to and fight for what you want. It shows you are not weak and will power through to let your voice be heard.
Blog Article #3
MLA Citation:
Ellis, Ralph. "British Police Arrest 14-year-old on Terror Charges." CNN. Cable
News Network, 2015. Web. 26 Apr. 2015. <http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/23/
europe/14-year-old-held-on-terror-charge/>.
As one of the youngest person to be charged with a terror-related case in England, the fourteen year old boy was taken into custody on April 2nd. The teenager was reported by the deputy head of terrorism at the Crown Prosecution Service to be encouraging an attack on an Australian parade and the beheading of an Australian. The UK’s greater Manchester police discovered communication between the teen and and Australian man. The boy was charged with two counts and will appear in court sometime Friday.
The amount of terrorism that is happening around the world is not okay whatsoever. The fear people have to live with in these areas and how they have to struggle is just not right. All of the countries need to make peace, which I know is really hard to do in times like this, and figure out a way to stop these terrible acts that impact so many. The fact that this is a teenager who is involved in this is not okay at all. Parents should watch what their kids do on the internet more and wouldn't they have noticed anything different about this boys behavior? Has he been acting weird or gets angry easily or encourages the ISIS when it is on the news? These questions gives the message to families that they need to watch out for any signs of terrorism and stop the thoughts immediately.
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