The Osama bin Laden Death.

Dear Whoever,

In the New York Times Student Opinion, there is the article, “What is Your Reaction to the Death of Osama bin Laden, by Holly Epstein Ojalvo. It is about last week, when the President announced that bin Laden had been killed by U.S. soldiers. Bin Laden had been behind the 9/11 attacks, and had killed thousands of people. Almost ten years later, he was found and killed in his compound in Pakistan.

I am quite pleased that bin Laden has been killed. I won’t feel sorry that a mass murderer is dead. It is a better thing for the world, because he was such an important part of Al-Qaeda. Hopefully there will be no retaliation.

From,

Charlie

Summary:

Dear Reader,

According to the New York Times Student Opinion Page, Article “What is Your Reaction to the Death of Osama bin Laden?” The article is asking your opinion on the death of al Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden. The article goes on to talk about what made bin Laden the #1 man on the wanted list by telling the reader about the 9/11 incident. My personal opinion is that I am very happy that the United States has killed the most wanted man on earth. I’m joyful that we have one less terrorist left on earth and hopefully this starts a chain reaction that eventually causes the fall of al Qaeda. This was a great event for the USA and a great event for the world and the war on terror.

Sincerely,

Jared B.

"What Would You Do With a Gap Year?"

Dear Reader,
The main idea of the passage “What Would You Do With a Gap Year” written by Holly Epstein Ojalvo discusses how Gregory Kristof took a year off from education and put off his freshman year in collage. He wanted to take a load off and live exciting experiences, and he has lived those in China.

My comment on this includes that in my opinion, Gregory should have waited till he was done with schooling to take this time off. The idea of the gap year is entirely new to me, but I think that he should have found love in his life before an experience that thrills him, like rock-climbing in China.

"What Annoys You?"

Dear People of the blog,

The article “What Annoys You?” by Katherine Schulten is about what the word annoyance really means. Like some believe it’s the weakest form of anger, overtones of disgust, and even panic. Also, if there is an annoying situation, like if you need all six colors of M’n’M’s to make a rainbow and you realize you just ate the last green one, and you just get frustrated.
My opinion is that this article has many logical viewpoints and ideas. I happen to agree with most of them. Many people get annoyed in many different ways, and I do believe that many different forms of annoyance do exist. Who knows, we never may be able to find one logical definition to the word annoyance that is applicable towards all forms.
Just for good measure, things that annoy me are the following:
. The M’n’M’s thing listed above
. When people sing a song you love a kill it
. When you start making brownies then realize you don’t have any eggs (happens to me all the time)


Sincerely,
Hailey :)

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Forgetting Cursive?

Dear Reader,

I recently read a article on the New York Times Page that talked about students and adults forgetting how to use cursive.The constant computer usage is causing us to have less of a need to use cursive.Instead of writing letters,we just send emails.Not only are the students forgetting,but some adults,such as Alex Heck,age 22,had not been able to read his grandmothers last wishes,because he could not read the cursive she had written in.This is causing more of a chance of forgery in handwriting.I think that it should be a must learn lesson in middle level.

Jewelia

Summary and Opinion

Dear Editor,

In the article I read, the topic was about whether or not Obama should have released photos of Osama bin Laden’s body. The topic is up to debate because some say that a photo would convince all that he was really dead, but on the other hand; Mike Rogers, a representative from Michigan says “Imagine how we would feel if al-Qaeda killed a military or political leader from the US and posted pictures on the internet. We shouldn’t show pictures because it could endanger our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.”

I believe that Obama should post pictures of Osama bin Laden’s body because it would prove to everyone that he is dead. I mean, sure, the al-Qaeda members may become enraged that we posted pictures of their dead leader, but I believe that they are probably drained of morale. I mean if they had killed Obama per se, then our country would’ve been shocked and stunned and it may take a little while to “get back into it.” So I believe that they wouldn’t show any signs of enragement and even if they plan on doing so, it is hard without their mastermind, Osama bin Laden.

Sincerely, Gordon

What Annoys You?

Dear Reader,

The article “What Annoys You?” by Katherine Schulten is about what gets inside your head and annoys you to the point of being crazy. Like an annoying sound or act. For example, a fly. Small and harmless, but the constant buzzing and landing on you can bring you to your boiling point.

This is what annoys me...

I get really annoyed quite quickly, especially when someone purposely does something that they know I can’t stand. Like when people eat, they scratch their plates with their forks. The sound just drives me to the boiling point. It’s just so annoying and makes me mad! Another thing that makes me angry is when I’m talking and laughing with a group of friends when we’re not supposed to and a teacher yells at me for talking. I know I have a loud voice, but it’s very irritating when I’m the one that gets picked out from the group and is threatened with demerits or warnings. And, I love it when other kids in my class can get away with certain things. Their is a group of girls in my class that like to take pictures of themselves in the bathroom. It is sooooo annoying. They grab all their buddies and run into the girls bathroom where they take pictures of themselves in the mirror. They can even skip study hall and stay in there for like half an hour and no one realizes their gone. It’s just stupid and aggravating.

Sincerely,

Justin

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