Response on Gun control

My comment on classmate's post

You gave a good idea on gun control, a very hot topic currently. I think we both have the same and opposite ideas here. Guns are dangerous weapons. However, it still depends on how people are using it for. Like you said, it is good to have other people need to be trained to use guns safely. On the other hand, we have to know that sometimes people are out of their controls, they can lose their minds and do crazy stuff. This thing leads to the control on gun ownership. People can protest or can ignore that we need to eliminate or reduce the numbers of people can own guns. But as time goes by, what if so many innocent people are dead like what happened in Connecticut? They would think they had been wrong. Compared to other countries that do not allow people to have guns, we can see a different story. People need to know why the U.S government has let them having guns for, not to kill people but to protect themselves. The best thing the government should do now is having gun training courses for those before they really can have a gun. And they also have physically and mentally check on each of those.

Is IQ important?

Link to this article: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/05/08/heritage-report-immigration/2145255/

The first question I need to ask now is if people really care about how smart their employees are or how high their IQs are. As it was said in the article, immigrants seem to have lower IQ than native Americans. It is hard to prove the study is wrong or right, but to give a conclusion on general generations is somehow difficult to agree with. 

We all know that intelligence or IQ is not inherited. If the parents do not have high IQs, it does not mean their kids are going to have low IQs. Furthermore, the same to the immigrants. There is no clue to say they have lower IQs then native American except giving each of them an IQ test. If it happens, what does the matter? Will we not hire someone having low IQ? 

Have a look at the immigrants nowadays, they come to the U.S for their future. Do they really have low IQs? I do not think it that way. At many developed companies, they do have immigrants working for them at higher position than the white natives. Or else, we can look at students from other nations in the U.S universities, some of them study better and even have high grades than other ones. They came to the U.S to have better conditions, better help to improve what they could not when lived back in their countries. It is very common when people reading education news or heard about some Asian, European or African students have been given scholarships from famous universities like Harvard, Yale, or Stanford. 

The important things do not come from IQs, but come from the way they adapt their new lives in the U.S, how they experience and improve themselves to make a better United States in every single category. 

Respond to classmate's post

My comment on my classmate's post http://alecbainter.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-need-for-art-education-nationwide.html 

I do agree with you. Art is not only a subject but is also a hobby. Because of its variety, people have a lot of choices. Moreover, teaching and studying art are relaxed. There is no certain core curriculum that we have to follow. Art exists by its own. Let's think what should we do if we do not have enough time to go home and take a nap after a very stressful natural science class? Going to any art classes is a good idea. We are free to draw our mind by singing, painting, making poem, or composing. 
Making art to be done at nation level is a good idea. It helps students developed step by step, and support their careers if they want to be an artist later on. Furthermore, students can find their talents or their abilities in art that they have not known before. Having art at school is not about teaching or studying, but is about improving a better society that makes students think they do not have to work like a robot without any human's emotions.

For our younger generations

Link to this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/08/opinion/keller-about-the-children.html?pagewanted=all

It is hard for the children to accept when there are two "moms" or two "dads" in their family. According to the article, it is also confusing to the readers which side it supports. However, if people do agree with same-sex marriage, they have to respect their kids. There is always difficult to the parents raising their children. And it is harder when they are raised under the same-sex parents.

What would we need to explain when our children see another family with different-sex parents? Should we tell them depending on science? As the very young age, children do not seem to understand what is going on around them. It is said in the article that the children growing up with gay parents is ambiguous. We need to train and prepare them for what life is. They need to deal with so many situations throughout their life. They need to know why they have two "moms" or two "dads". By the way, they are innocent. Maybe they are not given birth from their current parents, but they have got their loves, their hopes and so much on than they have ever expected. They are free to have a better life.

Would they be affected on their future live? It also talks about the possibility of the children if they growing with their true sex or will be like their parents. Now it turns to another story. They just grow up with what they have and turn to what they are supposed to. Straight or gay does not lean on the parents.

Children need to be innocent and be loved from everyone. They will know what they have to know when they get older and be a part in our society.

Should the U.S Government be easier on giving green cards to international students?

Dr. Cornwall had a small discuss on giving green cards to international students with their diplomas. He disagreed with idea. However, he did not show enough reasons to support his words. 

People all know that the U.S economy has earned a lot of money from international students. They have to pay their tuition 3 times more than the others who are in-state. It is so generous that the government will give green cards to all graduates. By the way, they can give those chances to students that put so much efforts on their studies. 

He was true to say that there were different ways to boost up the national economy. However, this way contains more aspects. It is clearly that not all the students have exactly the same major. They can differ from science to economy, education, or art. They can blow a new wind into the U.S daily lives. It cannot change much, but can improve. Moreover, we need to think about why those ones chose to study here. We are proud to have one of the best study environment in the world. We can help them keep going on with their dreams. If they have a good degree, why don't we keep them here? The U.S is already a "hotpot" of tradition, so the more we have good students, the more benefits we can get. 

Giving green cards to international students is not only help the U.S but also give them a chance to improve themselves and serve for the development of this nation in such a long time. 

Link to the article: http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/The-Entrepreneurial-Mind/2011/1008/Should-we-give-international-students-green-cards-with-their-diplomas

What is the good solution for the mentally ill?

Every single day, when reading stuff that is happening around, I feel happy that I know, and I can control myself from what I have done. Unfortunately, there are still people cannot do that. They can have bad records, bad habits, or they can be criminals. However, we need to understand and sympathize with them. They do not know what they are doing. The only thing here is they need to protect themselves. That is why not only me but also the author of this article, Treatment, not Jail, for the Mentally ill, agree with Bloomberg.

It is useless to put the mentally ill in jail. I think all of us know it does not work. Moreover, it can make their sickness gets worse. It is impossible to treat them like other criminals that have experienced how life is. We need to create new treatments for them. They need to get back to their real life, and learn step by step. Life is already not fair to them, we, especially the government, should have done good treatments for them not wait until now.

Group of Young Immigrants Seeks a Direct Path to Citizenship for All, Regardless of Age

We all know that the U.S is one of the most attractive place that can provide many chances to people to have their own live. It is also a reason why we have many immigrants, both legal and illegal,  from other countries. However, being illegal immigrant is a dangerous action not only to them but also to the government.
Surprisingly, according to the New York Times, the U.S government is thinking about legalizing status to immigrants who did not qualify before. Although, we cannot be sure that they can have citizenship, it is still a big step for them and the future of the U.S. They can go to work legally and have the same possibility as others in having public rights. We can exchange experiences in many different fields.
This article can help us having different thoughts about our future community which will be richer in traditions, cultures and lifestyles.
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