Gang rape is a very common issue. All countries should be able to stop innocent people getting raped. So now the real question is, why is it so hard for countries to combat rape. A 16 year old girl was raped in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. This girl was drugged and taken. I believe that the countries have to do something about this and they can. Nobody expected the young teenager to say anything about it but she did and she spoke up for herself and now because of that those terrible men are behind bars. everyone believes that the countries can do something to stop it but aren't. I think that they wouldn't be able to make it stop completely but would be able to reduce it by a lot. If the countries are able to reduce it, it would save a lot of people, especially women.

Yesterday an American man who pledged his life to isis shot and killed 49 people and injured over 53 at a gay nightclub down in Orlando, Florida. People are now deciding to blame the president. I don't believe it is his fault. I think that this man made his own decision to buy that rifle and make the call to the police and kill those innocent people. Many people are now blaming it on the Muslims because as our religion we don't believe in being gay. But we were never against it. So I personally as a muslim don't believe it is right to blame our religion. I believe that we should blame Isis who portrays all muslims and arabs as bad people which isn't the case. Not every Muslim or Arab is bad or terrible. It was just that one man who came to a very bad decision that has caused a lot of pain for a lot of families.  

Many people think that animals are too wild, and that they have no feelings and deserve no rights. But that isn't true. Animals have feeling and they do deserve to be treated that way. Animals aren't just things, they are like people and should be treated with care. Jeanne Moos is a man of wonders, he runs a sanctuary called The Black Jaguar White Tiger foundation. This foundation takes care of the big cats that are always mistreated and misjudged. People always think that they are mean and vicious animals but really they are just big cats looking for some attention and love. These animals and all animals deserve the love and care that a human gets. Some animals are big and dangerous but maybe people should stop to think that they are like that because they are treated that way. 

German has declared 1915 Armenian killings a "Genocide". A genocide is a mass murder that is committed with a large group of people belonging to a certain ethnic or religious group. I don't believe that it's right to commit a genocide. I had learned about genocides in history class and also about the Armenians. Somewhere between 600,000 to 1.5 million, Armenians were killed. This was very wrong for them to do and it took too long for them to declare that it was a genocide. Innocent people died for no reason and I don't believe this should ever happen again to anyone. These people fought until they were heard. This is why I believe, if you want something all you have to do is work for it. 

A lot of times I have heard men tell women that they can't do something because of their gender. I find this wrong and sexist. Women shouldn't be told that they can't do something because of their gender. I believe that women are just as capable as men. An example of this is Norma Bastidas, she had smashed the triathlon. She is a happy mother of two who was very healthy and was always ready for a challenge. Everybody was telling her that she couldn't do it but she did. She didn't care what others thought, she did what she believed she could do I respect this very much. I believe that if you have your mind set to something no matter what people tell you, and no matter how much they try to discourage you... don't stop believing in your self. But most importantly don't let that stop you from doing you and being who you are.

The olympics, they've been around for a very long time. Every 4 years the olympics are held in a different place. This  year the Olympics are being held in Rio, Brazil. They are worried that Brazil isn't ready with only 100 days left. They don't know what their opening act will be or who will preform it. The Olympics have been around very long, each time they get better. It has been said that Brazil has always had to compete with a different crisis. Now the Olympics have to face this challenge. I believe that if the Olympics fail this year they will be very hard to regain. I believe that Rio is capable of hosting the olympics. They have a very beautiful region and place for them to hold the Olympics it would be one of the most great and beautiful Olympics held.

Women are being turned into weapons by Boko Haram. The men of this group are asking which woman wants to be their suicide bombers and these women are just offering themselves. They are fighting to be the bomber. They do this because they are so tired of the abuse coming from these men and all they want is to get out of there, even if that means almost dying and killing a lot of people. These women think that if they are strapped with a bomb and set free they can find someone in the army to help them or a policeman. I don't believe that is what would happen I think that if a woman showed up with a bomb strapped to her they would panic and think she is a terrorist. These women need saving they have been kidnapped and tortured for years. So now their only way out is suicide. It shouldn't have to come down to that choice. They should never have to make a decision like that. But the world isn't fair. So they do have to make that choice. 

Should teachers go on strike? Everybody has been asking the same question over and over again. I believe that the teachers of Chicago Public schools deserve the best they can get. On April, 1, 2016 the teachers of all CPS schools will be going on strike. I believe this is the best idea for them. Many people are calling this act illegal and "abuse of power". I don't believe this is true. I think that the teachers of Chicago should fight for what they believe in they should have every right to earn the amount of money they work for. I also disagree with the strike mainly because it will mean staying in school longer than we already have to. Which means that if the teachers go on strike it benefits the teachers more than it does us as students. 

Cuba has claimed to solve all racism but Barak Obama doesn't seem to think so. I believe that racism is a very big problem. All over the world, but especially here in America. Obama was the first African American president. When he was first elected president everybody thought, "okay this is it. Our president is black which means the racism will go down." Everyone was happy, but they were wrong. The amount of racism is still a HUGE problem here. People are discriminated a lot here in the U.S. there are certain things that still happen that others let slide. I believe that everyone should get the same rights as everyone else. A couple of days ago in our Human Geo class we went online and took a test based off of racism. Even though I didn't like the results they were true it was a test that was based off of your instincts. Which means that what ever came out was true. Therefore I believe that the racism should stop here in the U.S.A. Everyone deserves equal rights. 

Should Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton win? That is a frequently asked question that still hasn't been answered. I believe that Hillary Clinton should be the next president of The United States. I believe that she will make a very big difference all around the world not just in the U.S. Not only will she be the first female president but she will also be the wife of a previous president which means she will have extra experience and she will be able to make a huge difference. I also believe that if Hillary Clinton is the next president she will not only greatly impact the U.S. but she will also influence many women and make them believe that they can do whatever their hearts desire. Just because they are female doesn't mean they can't follow their hearts. If Donald Trump wins I believe that he will make the U.S. a terrifying place and all the freedom that everyone once had will be gone. Every Muslim and Mexican and what ever race a person is they will become terrified to do what they want to do. Hillary Clinton should be the next president of the United States because she is a strong and a willing person who will do and make the right choices. She is the future of the United States. Not Donald Trump. 

Supreme Court has reversed their decision on Gay Adoptions. I don't believe this is right I think that everybody should have their rights. Just because the married couple is a same sex doesn't mean they can't have children. Gay couples should be allowed to have children. They aren't able to children with each other so that shouldn't mean that they can't have children at all. People should be aloud to have children no matter what. Just because it is a female with a female or male with a male doesn't mean they can't raise children together. I believe that as long as there is love in the family and a roof over the children's head. Then they should be aloud to have any kind of family they want. 

Donald Trump has requested to put ID's on Muslims. This isn't right. I am a Muslim, but I am also a good person. Trump stated to Yahoo News, "Social media wants to accuse Trump of wanting to mimic laws that the Nazis had imposed on Jews, including requiring them to wear a gold star of David on their clothes." I don't think that it is right to make us Muslims wear tags or carry and ID wherever we go. We are people just like everyone else, but the way this election has portrayed us is as terrorists and very bad people. That isn't the case not all muslims are bad, but that is why they always say. "Don't judge a book by it's cover." -Michael Green

Chicago's West and South side are in danger of gun violence increasing.  This is why Chicago wants to send the National Guard to stop this. I believe that sending the National Guards isn't a very good solution. It will most likely cause a larger riot and bigger problems. People will most likely not like this and will cause more violence to debate against this. Rahm Emmanuel has decided to call the National Guard for help, thinking this is a solution when it really isn't. People are saying that the National Guard will protect their children from any further violence. But it won't, it will only cause a bigger problem in the West and South side. Using violence to stop violence isn't a solution, it is Chicago digging a deeper hole than they are already in. 

The last longest flight standing was from Dallas-Fort and Sydney. That flight was just less than 17 hours. Now the new longest flight non-stop is from Emirates, it is a Dubai based airline that will be traveling from Dubai to Panama City. This took place February 1st, 2016. The distance was approximately 13,800 kilometers, it took 17 hours and 35 min heading westbound direction. This flight will be carrying 256 passengers. This is a flight that will be happening daily. They depart at 8:05 am and will arrive at 4 pm. This shows the world is always developing new technologies. It is proven that in the future there will always be new advancements and developments.  

The CTU (Chicago Teacher Union) supports the teachers and wants a brand new contract. But the government and the CTU can not agree on their budget.  The teachers want  CPS to be able to pay them. Over the last two years their salary has gone down. It would be fair for it to go up instead. On Tuesday, CPS announced some painful pension deductions for teachers and $100 million in new budget cuts, which could include layoffs. They are saying that approximately 1,000 teachers are to be laid off. I do not believe this is fair, the teacher deserve a better pay and a job. From a teachers perspective, they believe that Rahm Emmanuel should not be controlling the schools pays and budgets. They also believe that the State should just give the city money to fund for the school. This is why Rahm Emmanuel should not be in charge and why things were better from before.

Perhaps the biggest contribution to this belief is that United States President Barack Obama comes from a bi-racial family, and since he is the leader of the United States racism is non-existent.

 I completely disagree with this statement. Racism is still a huge issue in the U.S. I believe that this issue has gone down but now with all the elections the number of racist's has gone up. Racism is still existent. No matter what there will always be a new generation that have their own beliefs that consist of racism. There will always be people who think highly of themselves, and believe that they deserve to have a better life than African American's.  

America is a very big country with many people in it. There will always be racist people in our country, there were many reasons as to why Barack Obama was elected for example, his skin color, politics and simply because people didn't like the other runner. Part of this of this is considered racism. People only voted for him based on his race. I consider this racist and don't believe that America's racism is

 non-existent. 

In Paris, french police have shot a man who was apparently trying to attack a police station on the anniversary of Charlie Hebdo attacks. This person was carrying a meat cleaver and wearing a dummy vest. On January 7, 2015. The Charlie Hebdo attack was placed. They were armed with assault rifles and other types of weapons, they killed 11 people and injured 11 others in the same building. The shooters were Saiid and Cherif Kouachi, these brothers took hostages at a signage company on January 9th. As they were exiting the buildings the police started firing shots and the brothers were killed. The man that was killed yesterday was representing the anniversary of Charlie Hebdo. He had his own belief system and decided to act on it. In the mans body they found a handwritten note, claiming that the attack was all placed by him. The note also had the ISIS flag printed on it.