All Work No Play. Why Your Kids Are More Anxious, Depressed

In th "All Work No Play; Why Your Kids Are More Anxious, Depressed" by Esther Entin, Entin talks about how childrens play time has been constantly declining. This may be keeping the children from becoming into confident adults. The lack of play that these children are recieving may and can affect emotional development. It can lead to depression and anxiety. One fact that stood out to me in this article was "mothers were asked to compare their own memories of their playtime to their childrens current schedules. 85% noted that their children played out doors less frequently and for shorter period of times than they did". This shows that playtime has been shortened. But why? I think that this topic could be discussed more. This article has changed my perspective because I have always thought that less recess would lead  to troubles. Possible solutions to prevent kids from havinga disturbed adulthood is to expand their playtime. I think that children should have at least 40 mins to have playtime.

Marijuana law just creates Criminals

In this article "Marijuana law just creates Criminals", by Hakeem Jeffries, Hakeem speaks on the issue of marijuana use. More than 50,000 people in 2011 were arrested in New York City for carring little amounts of marijuana. The majority of them were either black or latino. This article states that over the last decade, arrest for marijuana has skyrocketed. Marijuana is the No.1 arrest in New York City. One fact that stood out to me in this article was the law that changed in 1977. This law stated that if marijuana had remained in the persons pocket, posession would not be a crime at all. Only if a police officer was to request a check on that person. Even if that person hadnt even commited a crime, officers would call in a request. They would be arrested. 85% of the peole arrested were balck and latino. This is an unfair act. Not many people pay attention to this topic. It is a very intersting topic to me now. After reading this I notice that there is about 10 times more people getting arrested for the posession of marijuana than I thought.

Give LAnce another Chance

In the article "Give Lance another Chance" CNN questions veiwers on wheather or not they think Lance Armstrong deserves a second chance. Armstrong admitted to his use of performance enhancing drugs on his upcoming interveiw with Oprah Whinfrey. Armstrong's accomplishment, which are recovering from cancer and then breaking records in the cycling world made him an idole. Viewers had heard rumors about hiim cheating. Nobody wanted to believe it. Armstrong did not just tell a little lie. Armstrong has been leading on his fans for a decade. Lance became famous because he spoke to the public about being human. Should he now be speaking to the public about living a lie? One question that is yet to be answered. What are we giving Armstrong another chance to do? A quote that stood out to me from this article was "Chance to do what? Cheat in seven more tours? Lie about it seven more times? Bully seven more teammates into droping? He behaved badly and is rightyly censured". This quote stood out to me because it asked every question i wanted to ask. I think that this topic has no need for. It shouldnt even be a consideration about giving him a second chance.