Article 13

Middle East and China forge ties over oil

November 15, 2012. The article comes from CNN and written by John Defterios.

Summary

: China has established foreign policy middle East, especially with Saudi Arabia, in order to advocate China fuel its resource-hungry economy. And those two countries show their successful oil trade with the world's largest proven oil reserves. When King Abdullah took the throne in Saudi Arabia, his first foreign policy visited Beijing to meet President Hu Jintao. After six years, China's Sinopec and Saudi Aramco (countries' two state-run energy giants) made a huge oil agreement. And Khalid mentioned that we need China as much as China needs us. China began to support the Saudi economy by expanding their influences. Not only China trades with Middle East but also they expands their political alignment from BRICS partners. China continues to blaze new trails beyond the Middle East in search of strategic supplies.

My opinion

:Actually, China is one of the strongest country that is developing nowadays. China makes foreign trade agreements with many different countries. It means that their power expanded to the whole world, not only particular some countries. Af first, China and the Middle East, especially Saudi Arabia, traded with oil, however, now they are helping economic problems each other and other things, too. I think China will be stronger in the future as time goes by.

Article 12

Our view: Campaign finance regulations need to be addressed

November 5, 2012. The article comes from the Post-Tribune by Terre Haute

Summary
:2012 presidential election which was long and expensive process ended. Democratic party won the election so that president, Obama could run for more 4 years. For election, about more than 1 million television ads supported each candidate to citizens. Labor unions and other special-interest groups poured unlimited contributions to create and fund for their candidate by spending more than half a billion dollars. Seriously, the total campaign spending exceeds 1 billion dollars as well as $900 millions out of $1 billions were spent for attacking the rival candidate. Therefore, only a dew wealthy individuals can get essential things from the the lax campaign financing laws. So the 113th Congress need to address the United State's campaign finance regulations.

My opinion
:I think that both candidates spent a lot of money for their campaigns. Actually, they had no choice but to do their campaign to get more votes by advertising, phone calls, and door-to-door visiting. Even though the candidates have already realized that American has been suffering from debts, they just tended to spend more money for campaigning instead of saving them for paying for debts. It would be better if the next presidential candidates spend less money for campaigning.

Article 11

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Immigrant principal sets an example for students by voting

Thursday, November 7, 2012. Article comes from Los Angeles Times by Dalina Castellanos.

Summary
:The Canadian Native and educator, Yuri Hronsky had been living in the United States as a legal resident for more than a decade when he decided to be a citizen of America. His wife and three children were born in United States. Before he decided to be a citizen of the United States, he participated in Canadian elections. He did not know about the candidates of Canada. However, he knows more about he candidates and issues in U.S. than Canada. He became U.S. citizen and vote for the first time as an American citizen in this Tuesday. One of his students at the Agoura Hills Jewish day school decided to follow Yuri's journey for being a America citizen.


My opinion
:From my point of view, being a U.S. citizen legally for immigrants gives benefits for themselves as well as the government of America. As many foreign companies and workers are developing their business more bigger in America, the government gets benefits and has more power to regulate other countries' trade. Immigrants are hardworking for America, not for their original hometown. It has enough reason to allow immigrants to be a U.S. citizen legally. It helps America to walk toward to successful future.

Article 10

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Death penalty needed in society

Monday. October 29, 2012. Article comes from the THE REFLECTOR by Kimberly Murriel.

Summary

:In the United States, the capital punishment which is known as the death penalty is the one of the most serious debated issue. Some of people argue that death penalty is a constitutional and is a suitable punishment for heavy and serious criminals. Because the courts use capital punishment to discriminate against minorities and underprivileged citizens. On the one hand, others emphasize that the capital punishment is a unconstitutional and cruelty punishment as a revenge. The reason why they have opponents of capital punishment is that it is inhumane and cruel, the worst kind of punishment. Especially, the families of victims think that death penalty makes them worse and feel vengeful. However, the author's opinion if that the death penalty needs in his society because it helps people to get out of serious crimes.

My opinion

:From my point of view, I think that capital punishment should apply to only really serious crimes such as uncontrollable criminal who killed many innocent citizens and terrorists. But it should be eliminated on any kinds of misdemeanor crimes because many innocent criminals lose their lives. And it is really cruelty punishment and it steals peoples' individual right. I think that death penalty does not need in our nation and other nations, too. Criminals also have their own rights to protect themselves.