Trayvon Martin's death made hoodies a political statement

     17-year-Old Tryavon Martin was killed walking home from the store buying a drink and skittles. He was killed because he had on a hoodie, which made him look ‘suspicious’. Organization all over the country and walks was held making a statement about racial profiling. Chuck Williams stated that, “A white boy wearing a hoodie he’s a college student, a black boy wearing a hoodie is a professional thug”. This shows that black males wearing hoodies are being judged automatically as criminals or suspicious. On Friday when I went downtown there were so many people down there. At Love Park they had protesting against hoodies being a sign. There were people wearing hoodies that said on it “Do I look suspicious?” and having skittle wrappers taped on it. I think its unfair that they didn’t arrest the man who shot and killed Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman. It is a sign of racism because people always think black males in hoodies look suspicious but white males don’t. You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. It was good and nice that they held protest all over the country for Trayvon wearing a hoodie when he was killed saying he looked suspicious but people and children get killed everyday and it isn’t even paid attention to. All over social networks like Facebook and Twitter many people were posting up tweets about Trayvon Martins death. Last week all people talked about was Kony 2012, now this week is Trayvon, what is going to be next weeks? I think that people are just jumping from topic to topic that’s in the news.

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Women Under 30, Most Births Occur Outside Marriage

More women under 30 are having babies without being married observations shows. In the article it says that from back then in the 50’s there wasn’t birth control or condoms like today and people though having a child and being married was the right way. Now possibly the shirking of paychecks for men mad women not want to be with them. In addition, women became more of hard working mothers. I think less people are marrying before having because the age of having sex is starting to become popular to a younger crowd and since they’re still young they maybe still be looking for love or they might not be that interested in them. It is bad that more women are having kids out of marriage because it could because I would have many problems with the baby father and paying child support. It could lead to going to court. I would want a man by my side. This trend is a bad thing because it would make males look bad. Women taking care off all there children and the father is not even in there life. My parents are married, they got married before I was born and a year later had my sister and me. They have been married for 16years being 17 in July. It would make a difference if they weren’t married and they had us because it could lead to depression. For example many teenagers don’t like that they’re parents aren’t today was a big happy family. I expect to get married when I get older. I would want to raise a family, get married first then have kids because I would want my kids to experience a big loving happy family instead of always asking me “where is my daddy?”

The Down and dirty on the "New iPad"

     The new iPad is going to come out on March 16^th. The prices will be $499 for 16GB’s and Wi-Fi, $599 for 32GB and $699 for 64GB. The size of the new iPad screen is a 2048x1536 resolution. The features on the new iPad are more updated and visual. The new iPad that is coming out will probably get sold out because people love Apple and everyone buys it. Even though it is pricey. The iPad 2 will now be the price $399 when the new one comes out. I think the new iPad cost a little bit over budget because everyone wont be able to afford it. If the lower the price the more buys it will get. When another iPad comes out after this one the price will be lower and people wouldn’t like that because they bought it for a lot of money and now its lower. Just like the iPod, when it first came it costs a lot of money, now that’s its not as popular no more its cheap. I just think its ripping people off because apple computers run slow. In school not only Mr. Petro, (Journalism Teacher) Apple computer run slow but a lot of other the same computers around the school do to. Apple is too high because they sell earphone for $50, which shouldn’t cost that, much. I can buy a pair earphones for $5 dollars. Apple will be mostly likely at selling out of the new iPad but it is very costly.

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