In the article "Women caught abusing seals cause great uproar" by Pete Thomas he brings to light that women have been taped abusing seals at a San Diego beach and the mayor is not happy about it. It was originally open to all but now will be closed overnight starting May 15th thanks to a rule proposed by the mayor.

Quotes in this article include quotes from the mayor Bob Filner and Larry Wan the founder of Western Alliance for Nature. Something that is shocking in this article is that pregnant seals were being abused and beaten by grown women. It's shocking because you would think they knew better than to stoop that low. This shows that people's values are getting lower and lower.

I think that this means people have to set higher expectations for themselves. I think that this is an important topic because it's animal abuse and San Diego might get a lot of heat for this and lead to a lower public image. A possible solution to this is to set up more security around the beach and have a tighter leash on their citizens.

This article made me wonder about a lot of things. It made me wonder if this happens to animals that are at the beach do they abuse their own pets. Also if their animals are treated so bad how about their children if they have any. These questions are the main things that I want to know. I could find these answers by looking at a different version of the article and it may have more insight to the story.

In "Slaughter of the Elephants" by Samantha Strindberg and Fiona Maisels, they explore the fact that elephants are being hunted for their expensive tusks which are made of ivory, ivory is an important mineral for making products. When the elephants are gone the region that they were in will struggle because elephants help the trees which help the entire forest.

The article includes quotes from people who believe in animals rights and the fact that they should not be killed. Something that was shocking is that people who but the ivory don't even know that they get it from killing animals. This is shocking because if you are buying something you should know where it comes from.

I think that the killing of elephants should stop. I think so because we need the elephants to help out the environment. Once they're gone the environment will suffer because the elephants won't be able to help trees grow. I think that it should be a law that retains people from hurting the elephants.

This article makes me think about a lot of things. One thing it makes me wonder about is if other species will eventually die out to and how it will affect the environment and ecosystem. Another thing is if people will actually care about animals dying out or if they just care about the stuff they can get from the animal. I could find these answers by googling laws about poaching and people's opinions.

In the article "Sisters in arms" by James Dao, he brings to light that women are about to be able to go in to combat along side the men. Also now the leaders can pick the best person for the job out of everyone, not just the men. This will lead to more success in missions because the best man or woman will always be on the job

In this article quotes are used by people of the army. Something that surprised me in this article is the fact that women weren't allowed to combat in war in the first place. This is shocking and surprising because they applied to help their country not just be support, so they should be able to do whatever is needed to help their country.

I think this is a great thing for our country and the way it's run. Now that this is happening, women are getting the respect they deserve, which means the country has come a long way. Before women couldn't even vote some 100 years ago, now they are highly respected. I think our country is becoming equal and everyone will be treated the same now.

This article has made me think about a lot of things in our country. One thing is since women are now allowed to participate in combat, are women around the country going to get more respect. Another thing is that women may start to be  more confident, but will people accept this new change ?

In the article "Historically Incorrect Canoodling" by Stephanie Coontz she brings to light and explains the fact that marriage used to be different as it used to be arranged by parents. Also that Valentine's Day was meant to not show your love, on that day Valentine was killed. It was a limit on sexual passion, now it's a time for sexual passion and romantic love.

In this article it has mainly facts and little quotes. Something that is shocking is that it was meant to represent not being with the one you love but no it's for that which is ironic. This is shocking because things normally do change but not to being the opposite, which is rare.

I think that it's a good thing that we use this day for love instead of hate like it was intended. If it was still the way they intended people wouldn't look forward to the day and stores would lose money because people wouldn't buy gifts which is bad for the economy what is already bad. With all this being said it's obvious that this is better for everyone.

This article makes me think about many things. One question is why would they make a holiday to celebrate someone's death. Was he really that bad of a person, what did he do to be hated by someone so much? I don't think that the explanation in the story is the truth, because for me it would take much more to hate someone so much.