Matthew Butler
Ladies and Gentlemen, I am here today to open everyone's eyes to the
intolerable injustice that happens everyday. People here, in America, in
the twenty first century, still do not treat both genders equally.
Equal pay for equal work is a huge issue in today's world and we should
deal with that problem here and now! If women and men work the same
hours of the same job, by god they should be rewarded with the same pay.
Why do we as a nation seem to think that one gender is dominate over
another? The truth is most of us don’t! Today we should come together
and put an end to gender inequality! I believe that one day in the near
future, women will not have to fear that they might lose there job to a
“superior” male worker and young women coming into the workforce will
have just as much chance getting a job than the man next to her. Today
we ask everyone from around our great and prosperous country to unite in
the fact that we as a people need to change our ways of thinking
towards women! Remember what you heard today and make help us make a
change!
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Upfront Magazine: Vietnam & The U.S.
Today I read an article in New York Time's, "Upfront Magazine" that really caught my eye and flooded me with mixed emotions. The article, called "Vietnam & The U.S. A New Chapter?", was about the growing relations between the United States and Vietnam who were once bitter enemy's. In the nineteen sixties and seventies the United States was fighting a war in Vietnam that was not popular among American citizens. The war, which costed over 58,000 American lives, was actually a proxy war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. The Soviet union funded and advised communist North Vietnam while the U.S. funded, advised and later fought along side the democratic South Vietnam. By nineteen seventy five the Communist were victorious and Vietnam was a completely communist state. Even after 38 years of continued peace and the U.S. restoration of diplomatic relations in 1995, the scars left behind from the war aren't fading as fast as many people had hoped. One scar the refuses to go away is a chemical called Agent Orange that contaminates the land in many parts of Vietnam. The U.S. sprayed Agent Orange on vegetation that enemy soldiers used for cover. The Agent Orange would kill the vegetation, but it would also contaminated the ground. The Agent Orange got into crops and livestock that people ate. These contaminated foods cause a large amount a birth defects generations after the war. Now the U.S. has begun to work with Vietnam to clean up areas contaminated by Agent Orange. Not only is the U.S. trying to help clean up Vietnam, but they are also investing a lot of money in Vietnam and are trading with Vietnam more than ever. In fact the U.S. is the largest importer of Vietnamese goods. One reason for this increase in relations between the U.S. and Vietnam is because Vietnam's neighbor, China is a growing superpower and needs to be kept in check. Today the U.S. relations with Vietnam are growing, but almost 40 years ago, America and Vietnam were bitter enemies.
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Prompt: What if you could fly whenever you wanted
If I could fly whenever I wanted my life would be totally different. I would use my "super" power to help any one who needs it. I picture my self being like a super hero such as super man, or batman and I picture myself having a secret identity. I am not sure what I would call myself, if you have any ideas comment below. I would want to wear a red and black uniform because I think those colors show strength and power. Because of the fact that my only power would be to fly, I would wear a ballistic vest to protect myself from bullets while I preform my duties as a visual anti. If I could fly, I believe my life would be totally different from what it is now.
Friday, November 30, 2012
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