Many students are either interested in learning about other religions, or they are turned off by it. Schools have the opportunity to introduce students to other ways of life, not to influence them in any way, but to educate them that there is more to this world. Teaching other religious texts would not necessarily be approved by everyone, but I feel that it is important. In an essay by Jeff Passe & Lara Wilcox: “Religion plays an important role in social studies content and is difficult to ignore, especially because of current world events. In our global society, it is more important than ever to know about and understand the religious beliefs of others. The social studies curriculum is infused with religion, but teachers circumvent the issue, mistakenly citing the separation of church and state as an obstacle”(102).

Works Cited

Passe, Jeff, and Lara Willox. "Teaching Religion in America's Public Schools: A Necessary Disruption." Social Studies 100.3 (2009): 102-106. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 22 Apr. 2011.

Religion

Religion in school is a touchy subject these days. No one wants to offend anyone or have a possible lawsuit on their hands. Public schools, private schools, no one is safe from lawsuits anymore. When it comes to religion there are people who are for it, against it, indifferent or afraid. Schools should teach the importance of religions, all religions to create an understanding environment for children to learn in.

Now Wait A Minute...

Google’s plan to digitize books has been stopped by Judge Denny Chin, who wants Google to rethink their proposal. The reason being is that ultimately, what is at stake here is the possibility that some people and books will lose out. Copyright is a very serious thing, and if Google doesn’t rewrite this proposal to show that copyright still matters and is an issue with this idea, then it more than likely won’t ever be approved. The possibility of leaving various works out is another reason their plan needs to be tweaked to fit the criteria for approval.

An article in the New York Times talks about food and fuel prices going up. It starts out by including all of America in this essay by using the word, “any” one who has done normal every day everyone things like, go to the store or gas station. This pulls the readers in because, “hey, I’ve done that!” Basically the article goes on to say that people are freaking out about the wrong thing. I don't know about this.

The Problem is...

An article I found interesting was about books being digitized. A plan by Google to do this has been put on hold by the government who opposes the idea because it would cause Google to have the ability to monopolize on these copyrights. The person who opposed this was Judge Denny Chin. Everyone it seems in all for digitizing books, but as the article continues we are given the reason for the deny and that is that Google would have the copyright to said books and could gain from the books without having the correct authorization. This is an argument worthy of attention by all. I agree with the decision the judge has made because it is only fair for everyone to get everything out in the open and for everyone to be on the same page. Basically the judge vetoed, but if there can be further negotiations made things might turn out different. The judge simply acted like the dad in the situation and explained that some changes needed to be made so no one got hurt.

The Summer Before

The summer leading up to me getting married was like one long, sentimental walk through the park. Everything my family and I did felt like, “this is the last time.” The last time we will ever take a car trip as The Anderson Family, the last time I will sit in my house, drinking from my coffee cups, and eating my cereal. Now it is my parent’s house, coffee cups, and cereal. They have never said it’s not yours anymore, but you just come to terms with that kind of stuff on your own. I’m quite sure everyone in the family was feeling the same way, sentimental. My parents seemed more like my friends, my sisters and brother, more like my friends. Everything in our lives was changing.