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I read "What if?" by Karl Fisch, about how our school is so against electronics like phones and mp3 players during class even though we would be able to pass the class without electronics. He also talks about how over generalized electronic devices is, that means that even watches not allowed in the classroom. This effects me because everyday i use computers in class and if we weren't aloud to i would be overloaded with homework and sometimes we use our mp3's for background music and personally music helps me concentrate. This effects education because it is nit right to do this and they should know that. This effects the world because I'm sure this kind of thing is happening everywhere and if they make it so no electronics are aloud in class then class would get a lot harder and many grades would drop.

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I read "Man facing foreclosure surrenders to SWAT team inside Jefferson County home" on the Denver post blog about a man that has been asked to leave his house for the past month and when the police got a warrant he barricaded himself into his house forcing the SWAT team to break in and arrest him. This effects me because the economy is bad and there is always a chance my parents could loose their jobs which would be devastating. This effects education because it is a great example of how bad our economy is and jobs sat schools are being cut and they are getting rid of art and music programs to save money. This effects the world because if a swat team had to be called when a man traps himself in his house due to recession what will happen all over the world if it were to get worse and crazier things than this started to happen.

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In Alfie Kohn’s "School’s would be great if it weren’t for kids", it talks about how students are to blame for doing bad in school and not the teachers. Although it can be the teachers fault if they don't teach the students what they need to succeed. This effects me because i don't want to fail and if i do i wont have a fall back and no one to blame but my self. This effects education because we all need an education but some people don't take advantage of it and it will come back to haunt those who don't. This effects the world because very soon we Will be running this earth and I know I wont want a bunch of sloppy uneducated people trying to run it. We can do well in school if we are willing to take the time but there will always be slackers and there will always be successors.

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I read "DNA ties convict to two 1990s sexual assaults" by Kirk Mitchell. It was about a man that committed two crimes over 15 years ago is now being tried because they found DNA ties linking the two crimes. This effects me because there are many ad people int eh world that will hurt or kill someone for no reason which scares me a little bit, also i didn't know that we could get DNA evidence that is that old which means that we will soon be able to convict people with DNA evidence, that committed the crime or 30 years ago. This effects education because a few people will become criminals and a some people will be very successful, but it is our schools responsibility to teach us how to live peacefully together as a society. This helps the world because hopefully people will realize that its nearly impossible to get a way will a crime and, the crime rate might lower significantly.

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I read "Googly Advice to Students: Major in Learning" by Jonathan Rosenberg. It was about what skills different jobs are looking for in the employees they want to attend such as analytical reasoning, communication skills, a willingness to experiment, a team player, and passion and leadership. I need to grow in these subjects in order to be successful. This effects me because i want to get a good job and have all of the skills to do so. This effects education because it makes kids realize what they need to know to succeed. This effects the world because we will soon be the leaders of this world and in order to lead a good happy world we will need to be exceptional in theses subjects. Will the hole our country has dug itself into I will need to get all that I can out of my education so that if i can, help us grow as a country.

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I read "Woman who ripped off Cub Scouts"popcorn fund gets a taste of jail" by Howard Pankratz. It was about a woman who stole $11,000 from an Evergreen Cub Scout troop was sentenced to 15 months probation and four weekends in jail. This effects me because i didn't realize how desperate people were getting that they would steal large amounts of money from a cub scout troop that is trying to benefit the community. This effects the world because the economy isn't great and alot of people are in debt and will do almost anything to pull them selves out, which means that there are many more people in the world that would do something like this.