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“Within the first five years of the Syrian civil war, an estimated 400,000 syrians were killed.” (CNN Wire) Many may wonder, what has commenced this catastrophe? Well, after the death of Hafiz al Assad, his son Bishar Assad became the President of Syria. Many Syrians were protesting against the government that took away their freedoms and ruined Syria’s economy. In response to these protests, Assad killed and imprisoned Syrians who were peacefully protesting. “In July 2011, the Syrian military…

According to a news report from CNN by Paul A. Reyes, the Obama administration has sent out a message to illegal Central American women and children in the U.S. that soon there will be plans to start a 30-day "surge" of immigration raids. These raids are targeted to families with criminal records or law violations. According to this news report, Paul Reyes from CNN argues that the raids the Obama Administration plans on carrying out would actually do more harm to these people than the good it…

troops out too quick, Afghanistan may become mad at the U.S for taking these fighters out of their problematic country. Although, the leader of Afghanistan could want the troops to come home, according to CNN the government is not yet willing to sign the contract. “A senior government official told CNN that a full withdrawal of U.S. troops should not be considered, declaring…

MAINSTREAM MEDIA PORTRAYING MUSLIMS Currently a lot of Muslims are being look down on all around the world just because of what they believe in. Islamophobia is increasing and the only reason people dislike Muslims is because of how mainstream media portrays them. Mainstream media seem to always give the impression of Islam as if represents hate and killing, when actually it means peace. Whenever a horrific event happens the media always suspects it to be a group of Muslims or Arabs who are…

Fake News Breakfast I do not like to watch the Fox News or CNN in the mornings because now we are misinformed, there are media or political bias, and they clearly want to control what ideas you believe in. I would like to share how difficult it is for me and probably for many others to maintain an opinion on any situation happening around the world with this culture that we have right now in the media. Thousands of newspapers and magazines, dozens of radio and television talk shows resound with…

Racial Profiling or Authorities Doing Their Job? The arrest of a 14-year-old Muslim student at MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas sparked a controversy long debated within the United States. Racial profiling. Little did Ahmed Mohamed know that bringing the clock he made from a pencil-case to school would end with him being arrested for the hoax bomb law. In an interview with Chris Hayes of MSNBC, Ahmed tells the story of how he was interrogated on school property for over an hour where he…

In “ The use of animals in entertainment “ and “elephants and us” an in the CNN video they all talked about different animals and how they should not be used for animal entertainment purposes.Although these sources are all on the same topic, the authors use a variety of purposes for writing and use different structures/methods for developing their purposes. In “ the uses of animals in entertainment” The author’s purpose is to persuade readers about the problem of people using animals as…

2015 Introduction Police violence and shootings are not new topics or just a new emerging trend. The issue has been around for a long time, but it seems that the issue has become a frequent and typical news story. It seems as if Nancy Grace, CNN, Fox, and other major news sources find a new act of police violence to make feature story for their audiences. This is leading to police officers being viewed as “villains” instead of the “good guys”. This police violence epidemic is not just a…

that support or dissent follows along the lines of race with “forty-nine percent say that protesting players are wrong, with forty- three percent think the protest is right”(CNN Poll). Among the players “fifty-nine percent of white players think protesting is wrong, but eighty-two percent of blacks say to protest is correct” (CNN Poll). These statistics easily demonstrates the exact reason for the original protests. Freedom of speech is a guaranteed American right that many have fought and…

He served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (CNN). Thomas won Francis Boyer Award, which was once the highest honor conferred by the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (biography.com). Clarence has made great judgements and is still well-known today. One of them was issued on…