A New Start

Change has brought a new perspective to the Roman Catholic Church. After being reigned by European popes for more than 1000 years, there is now an outsider in charge. After the resignation of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis I, a formal Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, has now made history as the first Latin American to become the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

As expected, responses to this election were made immediately. As soon as he walked out on the balcony to make it known that he was chosen as the new leader of the Roman Catholics, there was first an awkward gasp because of the fact that he was not European as expected. However, Pope Francis was not intimidated by the first response, instead he joked about his ethnicity. “In Italian, he seemed to address his outsider status by joking: ‘As you know the duty of the conclave is to give Rome a bishop. It seems that my brother cardinals went almost to the end of the world.’” In response to the pope’s decision to name himself Francis “after the humble Catholic friar St. Francis of Assisi,” President Barak Obama referred to the pontiff as "champion of the poor."

Although at first, I thought that the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI was unacceptable because there was no one to directly follow him, as it would be if the president were unable to fulfill his duty then the vice president would take charge. However, with the election of Pope Francis I there bring new views and also some diversity in the history of pope’s.

Will this be enough!

                    It cost the massacre of 20 innocent angels for this country to realize how much danger easy access to assault riffles represents. Finally the risk has been minimized a bit; President Obama has recently signed 23 executive orders,"  which don't require congressional approval -- to strengthen existing gun laws and take related steps on mental health and school safety." President Obama is not only doing what he alone, as president can do,but he is also pleading to Congress if they would reconsider renovating an assault weapon law that ended in 2004.
                     On a more personal level, being that President Obama is a father himself; I believe that he understands how hurt those parents where. Therefore, he made it his personal goal to ensure that things such as this one will not repeat itself. Many may oppose his decision say that it is unconstitutional, but they are not weighing out the possibilities that one day a dreadful event like this one may affect their own family . As our president said earlier today, "This is our first task as a society -- keeping our children safe."

Bash, Dana, Carol Cratty, Jim Acosta, Paul Steinhauser, David Ariosto,

Kevin Liptak Contributed to This Report, and Mark Morgenstein

Updated from Atlanta. "Pushback on Obama's Plan to Stem Gun

Violence." CNN. Cable News Network, 16 Jan. 2013. Web. 16 Jan.

2013. <http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/16/politics/gun-laws-battle/

index.html>.

The Past is Always Present.

          Adolf Hitler, the name of a man determined to purify the world of individuals without "pure blood."  Adolf Hitler himself was not German; Hitler was a native Austrian. However, like many Germans he believed that Jews were the reason why Germany had lost a war in 1918. Therefore, he made it his mission to rid the world of Jews and other impure individuals. The main targets for this task include Jews, homosexuals, and gypsies. Not content with taking their properties, clients, carriers, families, and with that their identities, they were sent to concentration camps.
          As a result of being sent to these camps, killing millions of Jews became easier. They would be tightly arranged in rooms were they would be gassed to death. However, this was not the only method used to kill them. Once the German ambition became out of control many countries allied to fight against them. This fight came to be known as World War II. The Nazi, German Army, finally surrendered on May 18, 1945. Yet, the trauma lived by Jews will forever live.
          On a different note, I personally think that morally the actions that were taken by the Nazi's under the reign of Adolf Hitler was immoral. There is no reasonable explination for why any human would enjoy the pain of others. The misery of the Jews during that period of time has no comparison. Although, this is not an event that should be remembered for its attempt to purify the world and it's atrocious outcome; it should however be remembered for the adversities that made the Jewish culture what it is today.



http://www.history.com/topics/the-holocaust

What will happen to Hostess and its products?

After long years of enduring a harsh struggle for survival, Hostess,the acclaimed producer of Twinkies, has lost its battle. The defeat of Hostess has resulted in the lost of over 18,000 jobs. Grupo Bimbo, a famous Mexican food company, has been pondering on investing their capital by buying Hostess. Grupo Bimbo has been looking foward to buying Hostess for many years. They are now most interested than ever to purchase Hostess because the total value of the company has lessened. A company that was once offered $580 million is now estimated to be worth $135 million. Although, Hostess has been under 6 different management teams the company was still unable to stay afloat. According to Frank Hurt, the President of Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union International, "Had it not been for the valiant efforts of our members over the last eight years, including accepting significant wage and benefit concessions after the first bankruptcy, this company would have gone out of business long ago." To this statement he added that the managment teams failed to have a succesful business. On a different note, Twinkies were the product that made the most profit for the company,because of it's high demand. As stated by a brancupty specialist Twinkies alone made the company nearly $68 million. What will happen to this highly requested snack? Is it truly gone for good, or will the company's buyer continue to produce the scrumptious cream filled cake? "Twinkies May Survive: Mexican Company Grupo Bimbo Looks To Buy Hostess Brand." International Science Times. International Science Times, 19 Nov. 2012. Web. 20 Nov. 2012. .

Dangerously Sandy

Natural disasters are simply that disasters that happen naturally.  There is no way that we as humans can stop them. However, we have the power to prepare for some, such as hurricanes. By seeking shelter many habitants of the East coast of the US protected themselves from the deadly showers and gusts of wind. Although, having found shelter, the after math of the hurricane was fatal. Sandy, the famed hurricane arrived on the East coasts of the US. As Sandy approach Manhattan, ULMC, University Langone Medical Center rushed to evacuate 300 patients. Meanwhile at a different University, many mice and other lab animals drowned. Amongst, the research that was lost was that of a cancer biologist, Michelle Krogsgard. Devestated by her lost she states, "All the work we did, all the time and money, we're going to have to start all over." Animals, DNA samples and many other instrumental amounts of data have been lost due to the storm and will take many years to recollect it all. • "How Hurricane Sandy Destroyed Years of Medical Research." HowHurricane Sandy Destroyed Years of Medical Research. N.p., 2 Nov.2012. Web. 02 Nov. 2012. .

My Husband

All women dream about Prince Charming, their perfect mate. The image of Prince Charming as an ideal mate originally came from fairy tales, and a series of Disney characters. This image has been passed down to us generation to generation. Yet, some women are not sure of what it is they are looking for in him. I on the other hand want a real man. One that knows how to treat a woman as if she were his Cinderella, Belle, or even his Jasmine, treats her like an authentic princess. My husband does not ride a breath taking stallion, nor does he wear a shining armor. My husband rides a top of the line car, and wears stunning classy clothing.

My husband is extremely well educated. He has to be in order to maintain a stable and comfortable life style.  He pays the bills, pitches in with the household chores, as well as pays for my college education. Rarely does he leave to play with his cards with his friends. He does not complain because he does so much, and receives nothing at that moment, he knows it will all pay off.

My husband understands what I have to go through in school, therefore he gives me massages to relief my stress. He sometimes even cooks dinners. He does not ask for children, because he knows that my education is more important. Once I get my degree, then the chats about becoming a family will start. However, he knows when I am in the mood for them, and when I am not he is as quiet as a mouse.

My husband knows that when our family multiplies itself he will have to make adjustments to his schedule. He will be with me in every single doctors visit during the pregnancy, I definitely did not make the baby myself, so why should I go all alone? When the babies arrive he will help me care for them when they are ill. Nevertheless, my spa appointments will never be postponed or cancelled.

My husband is unlike anybody else’s simply because he is mine. He treats me like his queen while of course I treat him like my king. Who would not want my husband, he is all any real man should be. He is a bread maker, a nurturing father, a best friend, a faultless lover; he is just all around perfect. Men like him do not exist anymore. Would you want my husband?

Are we all the same?

Gay Marriage, some think it is normal; yet, some think it is immoral. It appears that the president of Chick-fil- A, Dan Cathy, thinks that it is decadent. After making his position about the topic public on a radio talk interview by stating, “we’re inviting God’s judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say we know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage. And I pray God’s mercy on our generation that has such a prideful, arrogant attitude that thinks we have the audacity to redefine what marriage is all about,” and revealing that the popular food chain has donated millions of dollars to anti- gay groups, many of his customers had quick reactions. Customers with the same opinion as him lined up nationwide to buy their food. However, those with opposing views on the subject stood outside not because they were waiting in line to buy the notorious sandwich, but to protest against the discrimination they undergo because of the fact they are homosexual.

Discriminating somebody because of their sexual preference is inhumane in my eyes. Its basically going back to segregation years, if you where black the whites looked down on you, the only difference is that this has now become intraracial. For instance, if you are homosexual white, heterosexual whites put you aside as if homosexuality were contagious. Do you think it is contagious? Are we really better than them or are we all the same? These are the million dollar questions that go around the world. The answer to those questions we might never find out!

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