Social Justice Question (Not Standard Essay) William Goldberg 813

William Goldberg 813

 "How does this text address the points of view of other groups, especially those who usually don't get to tell their side?"

      In an Upfront magazine recently published, there was an article regarding a girl named Malala Yousafzai. Malala is a 16 year-old girl from Pakistan who blogged about her life under the rule of the Taliban at age 11. She then started talking about how all girls deserved a proper education which caught the attention of the Taliban. This all lead up to someone attempting to assassinate her but failing when she survived the shot. Now she still demands education for girls across the world. However, that's enough about her. I would just like to talk a little bit about the question above and my answer to it. I believe that the author addresses the point of view of Malala's group in a very good way.

     This text address the points of view of other groups in a fair way. When referring to the point of view of Malala and many women across the world, the author does not show any siding towards them. The writer points out everything without showing their own opinion. They address Malala's point of view by showing tons of it. This shows that the author makes it a point to show the voice of Malala. I think they do this because Malala's belief is typically not represented. So overall, I like how the author makes sure that all groups get an equal word.
     In conclusion, I think that the author refers to Malala's point of view in a good way. I'm definitely glad to read about a perspective that I typically do not hear from.

William Goldberg 813 (Absent, Sick) Social Jusice Question Article (Student News Daily)

William Goldberg 813


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     Recently, there has been a controversy over the N.S.A spying on people in the U.S through their phones. Many say it's unjust to do this, while others say that just as long as they're keeping people safe it's alright. I agree with the latter of the two because as much of an intrusion as spying is, it's been proven that spying this way has helped prevent numerous terrorist attacks. So, I believe spying through cell phones is for the greater good. Now it has been revealed that the N.S.A and the Government Communications Headquarters have been using video games to spy on people as well. My opinion on this is that it is okay to do this just long as these two organizations don't interfere with people's conversations. The article written about this was called "N.S.A Spied On Gamers" contributed by Barbara Ortutay.
     The article itself was interesting but it was not fairly written. It was clear that the author had a bias towards the idea that spying on gamers is wrong. This was expressed by the fact that the author made sure to note how the N.S.A took a long time to respond to questioning about this topic. It was also said that important information was left out by the N.S.A in their responses to the questioning. The author made sure to emphasize the N.S.A's mistakes while not talking about how the N.S.A could be doing something good. Overall, the N.S.A was just not represented properly.
     In conclusion, I believe that the N.S.A does has the right to spy over phone conversations and video games just as long as they don't interfere with your life. I also don't think that the author of the article "N.S.A Spied On Gamers" treated both sides of this controversy fairly. This author is definitely not the person who should be writing these kinds of articles.

Social Justice Question (Not Standard Essay) Article William Goldberg

William Goldberg 813

                                             Social Justice Question (Not Standard Essay)

     Recently, there was an article posted by Patrick Brennan called "Why Does the Economy Do Better Under Democratic Presidents Than Republican Ones?"on The Corner (a website that writes articles regarding studies and current events) discussing how it seems that the U.S economy works well under a democratic president more so than a republican president. 
     When I read this article I found it quite interesting that there was actually good evidence used to support this idea. I assumed this was going to be a very opinionated article but I was proved wrong. I can safely say that this article chose no side and was fair to both democrats and republicans. I'm a democrat and this article didn't offend me in the least bit, and looking at this from a non-political angle I can still say that this author didn't offend any party. Brennan used only evidence in his article such as the fact that consumer confidence is typically higher under a democratic president. As he says, this is because democrats tend to the middle class more and the middle class makes up most of the population as well as consumers. This makes it so that most consumers feel safer in general. This is just one of the many pieces of evidence that he used.
     In conclusion, "Why Does the Economy Do Better Under Democratic Presidents Than Republican Ones?"by Patrick Brennan treats both democrats and republicans fairly with no opinion in the article whatsoever. A well written and fair article that I say should be viewed as the guidelines for all other articles that will ever be written.

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