Blog #5- Relationships

Never did i think i would be willing to personally share my opinion and emotion on my past relationships. I think my view on my relationships may be the best way to have me express my emotion in the rawest form. I guess i could start by saying that no matter how many of my girlfriends that i "say" i loved there is actually only one that i can i say i really meant it. I would disclose her name but for privacy purposes ill keep it to myself. When i met this girl she had a boyfriend. From the gate natural instinct would tell me to leave this girl alone but there was something about her that i just could not stay away from. She would go on to leave him for me and this would start our 4yr journey. I am no longer with this woman but the relationship that we shared was something i could never replicate no matter how similar any female was to being her. I know what your thinking, if it was so good then why doesnt it exist anymore.......To be honest it was due to the immaturity on both of our parts. We were young and we were envied and once we let that get between us there became no more "US". I still keep in contact with this female to this day, but will there ever be another spark? I have no clue and im more concerned with enjoying life right now as long as she makes me smile and i can keep her happy then what more should i ask for?
Thank you for reading.

Writers Choice #2- Obesity in america

What is obesity? the definition of obesity is: The state of being obese due to an excess of body fat. The united states of america is considered to be the most obese country in the world. The blame seems to be put on fast food restaurants and american's eating habits. Not only is obesity a strain on american's health but also financially. According to a researcher from RTI: Erick Finkelstein "The results also showed that an obese person has $1,429 per year more medical costs, or about 42 percent more costs, than someone of normal weight. Costs for an obese Medicare recipient are even greater." obese people are spending more on medical bills. Obesity is now considered a disease. Also obesity has no discrination all racial groups are targeted in the obesity epedimic. If america plans to reform its obesity problem it should look to limited fast food suppliers and also more affordable healthy food products.

Writers Choice #1 - Life after college

The topic of every college senior or what should be the main topic of every college senior is "whats next". When i say whats next i mean as far as jobs and employment in the United states. Recently the United states was in a deep recession that seemed to only get worse with time. The constant fluctuation of the stock market, and the steadiness of the rising unemployment rate is enough to make a college senior go nuts. So whats next? do you look forward to unemployment? What is out there to guarantee a college scholar that their investment in a college education was worth it? The real concern is what are colleges doing to educate their students on today's job market. What type of job placement programs are there for graduating students?
To learn more about labor statistics college students should check out the department of labor's website which is www.BlS.gov

Critical Thinking #3

For my critical thinking exercise i used an article about a situation in the NBA. I took an article from Fox Sports News and also Kidult (online news website for a younger demographic). The article that was on the Kidult website used very basic language but resorted to using more direct quotes from the NBA commissioner rather then using a lot of their own words. With the seriousness of this topic and also the viewers that they aim to attract i believe that they made a conscious choice of limiting their own views. Fox Sports news which has a broader audience uses more of their own input and language. They also took a little more initiative to dig into the story and express the reactions of people who were offended by what the article was speaking about. Fox also used direct quotes and used more colorful words such as "derogatory" or "homaphobic". The pictures they used to display kobe were along the same lines, it was a basic snapshot but with kobe bryant having a "I dont care" body language.

Critical Thinking #2

You are covering a story for your radio station about possible ground contamination of a nearby playground. Neighbors tell you that their children are getting sick. You need hard evidence to prove the allegations. The nearby factory is suspected of being the cause of the illnesses but they deny it. A worker at the factory says he has the documents to prove that the factory is responsible but he wants $1,000 dollars for those papers. Do you pay him or not? Think the issue through critically and respond with an intelligent well thought out answer.

If put in this position i feel that i would not pay for this information. I feel that in fact with the publics help and the story without the information will raise awareness about the situation which will cause a higher authority to gain interest in the situation. Paying someone for information seems like not only an unsure situation but also morally wrong. In this situation i would first speak to the community of kids and find out they're symptoms and what the parents of the community have to say about it. Then i would approach a representative of the company about the situation and inform them that im writing a story about the situation and ask for they're cooperation.