During this worldwide outbreak of the fatal disease Ebola, the actions being taken by some people are being heavily questioned by others. If West Africa is heavily affected by the disease right now, why is it that President Obama is sending 4,000 of our troops over there to help. This question has sparked debate among very wealthy and powerful people in America. A couple of days ago Donald Trump, one of Americas wealthiest, posted a video on Instagram calling out President Obama.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKBcZ70fKrU
The debate this brings up is whether or not we as a country should be helping West Africans while they are in the midst of a catastrophe. Donald Trump voices the opinion of millions of Americans who feel the same way. Other major people in the United States like Sen. Rand Paul have voiced their opinion on how they feel as though sending our troops over their is ridiculous.
" Right now 4000 U.S. troops are stupidly heading to West Africa to help fight Ebola.No help from China, Russia or wealthy African oil nations" @DonaldTrump
This tweet was released on October 9th and sparked much controversy around the country about what actions we should take to fight this disease. Arguments are coming from both directions. Some believe that if we don't help, than we are at risk of the disease making a much larger problem. While others feel that if we don't help, we are going to be fine and have a minimal amount of Ebola cases.
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Mock Trial of Plessy v. Ferguson
For our second mock trial during class, Professor Smith chose to use the famous case of Plessy v. Ferguson. This case is a model case of the 13th and 14th amendment which preserve equality among the people. The problem was that Plessy purchased a white "train car" ticket, therefore he was going against the "Separate car act." The separate car act made it that train cars were separate, determined by race, but equally nice.
Arguments brought up during the trial were that of color and segregation. Plessy was a man who was 7/8th a white man, and only 1/8th a black man. I believe with this being the case, the overrulling color should be that of the person. Therefore, there wouldn't be a problem with Plessy to go on the white persons train car. But because he was 1/8th a black man, he was kicked off the train car prior to getting to where he was headed. Another argument was that of any type of segregation is illegal and there shouldn't be any in the train cars. This argument was opposed because it is stated that Louisiana had the right to do what they wanted to do with their rail road cars within the states boundaries. During the time, there were law distinctions among blacks and whites, but it was never stated that blacks were lesser than the whites. So there is segregation, but according to law, it is equal. This case was important in history because it was a model for the "separate but equal" law.
Arguments brought up during the trial were that of color and segregation. Plessy was a man who was 7/8th a white man, and only 1/8th a black man. I believe with this being the case, the overrulling color should be that of the person. Therefore, there wouldn't be a problem with Plessy to go on the white persons train car. But because he was 1/8th a black man, he was kicked off the train car prior to getting to where he was headed. Another argument was that of any type of segregation is illegal and there shouldn't be any in the train cars. This argument was opposed because it is stated that Louisiana had the right to do what they wanted to do with their rail road cars within the states boundaries. During the time, there were law distinctions among blacks and whites, but it was never stated that blacks were lesser than the whites. So there is segregation, but according to law, it is equal. This case was important in history because it was a model for the "separate but equal" law.
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