http://secondbus.wordpress.com/
Author: wordpress.com
Audience: Those unfamiliar with inner city violence
Issue: code of conduct of inner city residents and the violence that follows
http://blog.bigshowbaseball.com/
Author: Contributed by Josh from MLB Blog
Audience: Baseball fans who are aware that Barry Bonds wants to come back and play, but nobody wants him because he did steroids.
Issue: Why can't he play when others like Alex Rodriguez are still playing and have used steroids
http://71miles.com/
Author: Cheri Lucas from 71mile.com
Audience: vacationers looking for vacation spots that aren't always visited.
Issue: Trips to certain places in California during the vacation off-season can be well worth it
Baseball, vacations, and violence-sweet. The article about violence is particularly thought provoking. All of the talk about "respect" and "rules" reminds me a lot about priesthood quorums. I had a Teacher's Quorum leader once tell me that gangs are a substitute for priesthood quorums as well as a ward family. Without church rules and respect for one's religion/self, a boy has to find his own rules and respect. One reason that football is so appealing is that it has plenty of rules and respect that young men need.
ReplyDeleteIt's sad that people turn to gangs and inter-city violence as an alternative to church and families. Interesting article.
I totally agree with him about the violence article. It's true that most of the people in gangs are those who really didn't have respect, attention, mentors, etc. They turn to gangs as their "family" and support. It's really sad. This would be an awesome article.
ReplyDeleteThere's an actual author to the first post, right? It's not just wordpress (for future reference). But actually any of these links look like they could make interesting RAs--press on!
ReplyDelete