Wired Magazine Article "Gone"

The article itself was very intriguing and related to a lot of the self identity issues addressed in Into the Wild, The Great Gatsby and Invisible Man. Such as the fact that the guy did not tell anyone where he was going not even his girlfriend or close relatives. He wanted to escape this "blindness" of reality and very see what the world was all about the way he wanted to. Also he sent letters to his family however he did so that they were not able to contact him in any way. He made up a fake name in order to start over and fresh. So that people would not judge him upon his title but his character. He saw this all as an adventure and would take the consequences that followed for his mistakes that he made along the way. However, with today's technology and knowledge people have access to, I do not believe a person would be able to 'disappear' from the digital world. Even if you were to wipe away all traces of you o the internet, people are trained to find people who do not want to be found ad I feel it would be impossible to just vanish from the world unseen or completely. And with the novels we have read so far it was hard even for Chris or Gatsby to completely erase their old life and create a new identity. For their past kept creeping up on them and eventually became known in the end. I feel you can try to escape being yourself or the world around but at some point it will catch up to you.

IR Blog Post 3 Twins on the way (3)

Facts:

1. 41 year old singer, Mariah Carey is carrying twins
2. Nick Cannon confirmed the news of his wife being pregnant on New York's 92.3 radio station
3. Carey had not told anyone before Nick shared this news to the world

http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2010/12/16/twins-on-the-way-for-mariah-carey-and-nick-cannon/

Questions:

1. Why did Nick decided to announce that his wife was pregnant on the radio?
2. Do they know the genders of the babies yet?

Link:
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20451078,00.html

IR Blog Post 3 The Forgotten Freshmen (2)

Facts:

1. The history of the tiny Democratic freshmen class have been overlooked compared to the history of the Republican.
2. 87-member class that gave the GOP its new majority
3. This class was also known as the Forgotten Nine

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1210/46456.html

Questions:

1. How did the Democratic freshmen class get the nickname the Forgotten Nine?
2. Are they being forgotten because of the recent election of 2010?

Link:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/04/dodd-presses-senate-fresh_n_670433.html

IR Blog Post 3 Tattoo for a Friend.. (1)

Facts:

1. 25 year old, Sean Stennett was gunned down through an apartment door
2. The shooter fired eight shots and many killed Sean
3. His final words were, "I'm going to miss this place". 

http://www.tattooblog.com/2010/12/tattoo-for-a-friend/

Questions:

1. Why did no one help Sean in his time of need? 
2. What was the shooter's intensions upon shooting Sean? Was it random or did they have a purpose?

Link: 

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/memorial-tattoo-designs.html

Theme #3 Reflection

1. I feel I did alright but not as well I would have liked. I thought my grade was higher because I put a lot of emotion and powerful statements to create a meaningful poem. I wanted to show how I view America and what we as a country have done throughout history.
2. I was able to use words to paint a picture for the reader of what our country has done wrong and that we need to take action and recognize our mistakes before future generations do the same. I enjoy using various words to create imagery in my poems and something that will open others to what we have overlooked.
3. Take a little more time on minor errors in my writing like capitalization, grammar and the way I used different words.

IR Post 2 What brings parties together? Doubts over bipartisanship (3)

Facts:

• Obama making a bipartisanship between both parties ( Democrats and Republicans)
• Tax cuts should not be extended for households earning more than $250,000
• The president's inconsistent efforts have left both parties wondering about his intentions

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/45784.html

Questions:

• Why do each party have doubts of Obama's intentions?
• What caused Obama to make this decision?

Link:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/11/obama-vows-redouble-efforts-bipartisanship/

IR Post 2 Snoring, sleep problems may signal heart risk (2)

Facts:

• Sleep problems could cause risk factors for heart disease and diabetes
• In the study, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh asked more than 800 people between the ages of 45 and 74 about the quality of their sleep
• Overall, 14 percent of the study participants developed metabolic syndrome

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/30/sleep.problems.health/index.html?eref=rss_topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_topstories+%28RSS%3A+Top+Stories%29

Questions:

• What can those who snore help reduce their risk?
• Does snoring have any other harmful causes besides heart disease?

Link:
http://heartdisease.about.com/lw/Health-Medicine/Conditions-and-diseases/Why-Snorers-Should-Be-Tested-for-Heart-Disease.htm

IR Post 2 When You Wish Upon a Star (1)

Facts:

• Has 2,200 Disney related tattoos
• Wanted to remove all of them to start a new life
• 56 year old, George Reiger might be the biggest Disney fan

http://www.tattooblog.com/2010/11/when-you-wish-upon-a-star/

Questions:

• Why would you get that many tattoos based on Disney characters?
• What was Reiger's first tattoo?

Link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/17/us/17tattoo.html