Song: Run This Town (NO CELINGS MIXTAPE)
Artist: Lil Wayne
Genre: Rap
Time period: 2009
Issue: Gun Violence
Song artists point of view: The song artist says in his song "My pistol means business." I think that Lil Waynes point of view on gun violence is the negative. I think that he saying that he is all about gun violence and that he is not scared to use a gun.
In the song he says "my pistol mean business."
The only contextual factors that I could think of is the economic depression that we are going through but I do not think that this would cause Lil Wayne to talk about guns, even if the economy was good I still think he would be talking about gun and gun violence.
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Gun violence has really grown in the last ten years. This is really easy to see in the graph above. I think that gun violence is something that is really a problem in Waterloo Ia. Gun violence around us has especially grown, with over 20 shootings this last summer. In July alone there was 15 shootings and 5 people were arrested. The police want the community to help out, when your kids come home know what they have in their rooms and what they are doing at all times. The police say that this is starting a young age and this will continue to happen unless parents start to care! The community of Waterloo and surrounding cities is directly effected by this because you won't be able to go outside without feeling safe if you know that you could be shot. The issue is getting worse year by year with more killings. I think that we really need to take a stand and try to stop gangs and gun violence! (KWWL.COM)

My opinion is opposite of what the artist thinks.. I don't believe that having a gun and talking with it is very safe or cool at all. I think that there are a lot of people in Waterloo that carry a gun just for compfort and because they think its cool.

UNI assulted student

http://www.northern-iowan.org/news/assaulted-student-speaks-out-against-crime-1.2093561

This article is about a Student at the University of Northern Iowa that was assaulted and made fun of. He said that he entered a party and exited the bathroom where other students yelled racial slurs and hit him. He said that he left. The article talks about how after the first incident dent Rapeople proceeded to call his phone and leave hateful messages. The stumon Cantu said that he was scheduled to go to a meeting and he got a message saying that he better not show up otherwise he would be risking his life. He said that over 100 students and teachers Including the president of UNI showed up at a silent protest outside of the UNI fountains.

This is news because it is something that our community should be aware of and it directly effects our college community. What could turn out because of this? This is also one of those things that students will want to be aware of.

I think that this article is very interesting. I didn't know that stuff like this was happening around me. I guess its one of those things that you might hear about and not think much of it, but if you think about it most school shootings happen because of stuff like this. Harassment and racial slurs. I think that this helps the school get a grip on whats going on and could try to prevent it. I think that its better that they know about it before it turns into something bigger than it already is.

1. My thoughts are, how could anyone do this to their own country? Their own people? I mean even if people were giving you a hard time, you don't go and kill 13 people and injure another 30. From reading the article it seems as if he wasn't very social. It was hard for him to make friends, and he didn't have a girlfriend.

2. I think that maybe race had something to do with it, but I wouldn't go as far as to say that it was an act of terrorism. Sure there was some harassment towards him and his race. But personally I don't think that it was an act of terrorism because you would have to say that acts of terrorism happen a lot in Waterloo with gangs... I think that gangs piss other gangs off and then they shoot, I think its just frustration and unfortunately this is how he got rid of it.

3. Racism played a big role in this shooting because his aunt says that after 9/11 people would give him crap because of his race, and it would make him really mad. I think that everyone pointing him out on the base he got frustrated and I do think it is because of race.

4. Yes I think that a lot of Muslim Americans have the same feelings but I don't think they are as serious. I think that when they go out in public people are looking at them as they are not one of us. I think that they feel this way especially in airports, I know that when I go to an airport and I see a middle eastern man I automatically think 9/11.

5. I don't think the military could have done anything to prevent this. I think that the most they could do was prevent harassment, but then again these are grown men and they should be able to be mature by themselves. I'm sure that there was some little things that could help to prevent it but I do not think that this situation could be prevented as a whole. I don't think that there were signs that this man would do something like this, if their was I'm sure the military would have seen it and done something about it.

6. She had the ability to go up to him and stop him. Even though she was shot three times she still did what she was determined to do. I don't think that I would go towards the gunman, I would run and try to get out of there to prevent getting myself shot.

7. It says a lot, I think that most Americans think that just becuase they commited this act against our country in 2001 they are all bad. But I think that they think America is really against them, but really we were just against what a group of people did. Every time something like this happens its going to be a big deal just because the person who opened fire is museum.

Leadership article duce

http://www.leadershiparticles.net/Article/7-Things-Successful-People-Do-Every-Day/56472

1. It covers many areas of leadership it talks about planning, staying true to your values, overcoming obstacles, committing to excellence, associating with the right people, managing time, and taking action.

2. The author is talking to anyone that wants to be successful, he is telling you 7 successful things people do every day. He is just letting us know how to be better.

3. Its going to affect people that WANT to make a change, and read the article thoroughly. If you do these things than you can make a change.

4.Its important because it is helping you find out more about how to be successful, and usually when your a leader you want to be successful.

This was a very interesting article to read, it was neat how the author branched out on each thing and explained it.

Headbutting

1. This is very disturbing, why would someone do such a thing? The video isn't as clear as I thought it would be. It doesn't look as bad but clearly by looking at the picture it was bad.
2. I think that you should play by the rules. Clearly you cannot do what this young man did. I think that tackling someone in football is an expectation, but if you walked up to someone and tackled them in the parking lot its different. In football you are going to expect to be hit, but a normal citizen isn't going to expect to be tackled.
3. Victim- As the victim I could not be very happy. But I don't think I would want all this media attention for getting headbutted in a football game. I think this is one of those negative media attention. I don't think I would have made a big deal about it. I mean I think that the other guy should have gotten the two day suspension maybe even more.
Criminal- This would be one of those things that may have seemed like a good idea at the time, but I would feel way bad afterwords. I mean its a good hit, there was no need for me to take his helmet off and headbutt him. There isn't much I can do about the situation, It's clearly on tape and all I can do is wait it out and hope for the best. I don't think I deserve to be charged criminally for this.
Victims Parents- We need to get this solved now. This is not tolerable our son did not deserve this. I think that the young man who committed this act should be charged criminally. This is unacceptable.
Criminals Parents- Our kid has never done such a thing. He goes to church every week, he volunteers, The victim must of said something to set him off. I think that my son doesn't deserve such a punishment. I think that this needs to be further investigated to see if harassment was happening before hand.
Police- We are currently not releasing any information, what you know is what you know. Obviously this is a tough situation and this kid did not deserve what happened to him. We will investigate and make the right decisions upon the situation.
Team mates of victim- If I was a team mate I think that I would fight the kid, I don't care if I got suspended, I think that this was wrong and I wouldn't want to see one of my team members down. This is stupid, why headbutt him?
Team mates of criminal- If I was a team mate of the criminal I would feel bad for the other kid, no one deserves to be headbutted, even if they aren't on my team.
The coach- This is unlike one of my players. We have trained to hard this season to have something like this happen. This kid is a good kid, he gets good grades, and meets all my expectations. We all get a little frustration and unfortunately he took it out the wrong way. I would like to apologize to the young man who was injured and his family.
The athletic Director- As of now we have suspended him for two games and that is the most that the school will be doing at this point. From here on out we will have a NO TOLERANCE policy on unsportsmanlike on the field, weather this be in practice or in a game.

Leadership Article Summary

http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=3&hid=5&sid=c4147d29-c0d2-4732-93a5-2a30a4878cc4%40sessionmgr10&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=eric&AN=EJ843000

Leadership is something that this country is really pushing for. We have been learning about it for the last couple of months and it seems like everyone wants the younger generation to be leaders. But a question that I have been wondering is, is this country pushing for the older generations to become leaders? While researching for a scholarly article on leadership I came across the one linked above. It talks about how in regular college courses teachers are pushing for more and more education. This specific article talks about a computer programming class that is pushing for more leadership. I personally think this is a great idea, because when you are going to college you are learning how to do a profession. But who is going to get hired? A person with no leadership skills? Or a person with a little leadership skills. I guess what I am trying to get at is a person that shows even a little bit of leadership is going to get hired over someone that shows no leadership. Honestly when I go to college I want to continue to learn about leadership to make myself a better person. I think that they should teach courses specifically on leadership instead of taking time out of other classes but I think it should be strongly taught to all kids. If this continues to happen this nation will be a better place, our working people will be better people and maybe people won’t think differently about our country.

Man pleads guilty to DWI in La-Z-Boy

A 63 year old man left the bar after drinking 8 or 9 beers. His blood alcohol level was .29 the article says that, that was 3 times over the legal limit. He left the bar and hopped onto his la-z-boy recliner and left. The article says that he put a lawnmower engine into it. The 63 year old man crashed into a parked car. you can see a picture of the recliner her --> http://msnbcmedia4.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/DSCI0032.widec.jpg

The reason this is news is because its really funny. The category it would be under is Oddity. The 63 year old man is getting in trouble and probation because he was driving with a .29 blood alcohol level. Its going to affect him and his la-z-boy recliner/mower. Its not going to affect the rest of the world. But it might affect the lady that he ran into.

My opinion on this article is clear. He should get in trouble because he is operating a vehicle while intoxicated. If they let him go then everyone's going to do it and its not going to be a good thing. If a bunch of drunk people are driving la-z-boys around. He is lucky that all that happened is that he ran into a parked car.

LINK = http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33436913/ns/us_news-weird_news/

4th

1. My author is very good at taking normal people off the streets and explaining how they are leaders. He would take a person working at a fast food restaurant and show how they are a leader. It is very interesting and makes you want to read more and more.

2. One person that I think shows great leadership skills that might be presented in my book would be that of a teacher. Teachers don't get as much respect as I think they deserve. They make a difference in a lot of peoples lives and people just kind of look at it as something they have to do. I think that coming to this place everyday and helping change peoples lives is a very big leadership position. Weather you think it or not.

3. I think that it is important to have leadership skills because if you didn't you would be a waste of space. I think that if everyone acted as a leader this country would be A LOT different. I think that they way things are ran would be a lot different and I think that people would look at our country in a different way.

1. Reactions to the latest pages you have read. What have you found interesting so far? What do you agree/disagree with?

2. What leadership traits has the subject of your book shown? Or what leadership traits has your author talked about being important? Use specific examples from the book including page number.

3. Talk about a specific quote or passage that has s6
4. Give me an example of a time that you had to make an ethical decision. What was the situation? Who (no names necessary) was involved? What was the ethical dilemma? Ultimately what did you decide to do and why?

1. The more I read the more interesting it gets. I like how he give different ways to keep ourselves motivated. There's not very much that I disagree with in this book because he has lots of interesting points.

2. My author talks about many many different traits to leadership. That is why I like the way he writes. He doesn't just take one trait and talk about it but all of the traits you need and how they flow together. For instance he talks about motivation. He gives 8 different ways to stay motivated weather or not you have a title. 1. Make time to reflect 2. Remember to dream 3.Mirror those who are successful around you. 4. Retreat to advance 5.Mentor someone else 6. Enjoy the journey 7. Live like a victor, not a victim 8. Search for the pony.

3. One of my favorite passages in the book is when Sanborn talks about obligation or and opportunity. He talks about when most leaders answer there phone they think of it as an obligation. Sanborn said that he posted a note above his phone that says Opportunity not obligation.

4. One time that I had to make an ethical decision was about two weeks ago. I had not studied for a test and it was one of the biggest tests of the year for biology. I had to make the decision weather to cheat or to just be straight forward and take the test. Of course I didn't cheat and I failed the test. In the long run it was worth it because some people got caught cheating on the test.

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts

1. So far this book is really good and very interesting. The author gives a lot of examples when he explains something. Mostly in the book he talks about how having a title doesn't necessarily make you a leader. I like how when he explains something he doesn't use an everyday example, he uses one that has happened in his own life and connects to it.

2. No my views have not changed on this book.

3. Yes there was one time when my youth pastor had to go to a meeting and we were supposed to be having band practice but it was canceled. So I decided I would get all the band members together and practice. It was a good idea because that was one more practice we had under our belt.

4. In the book he talks about when parents are asked what they want for their kids most of them say to be happy. Mark talks about how this is not supposed to be what we want for our kids. To be a leader you have to put another needs above yours to achieve what you want. Its about self sacrifice. He says that these might not make us happy in the short term he quotes the pastor of Mosaic Church in Los Angeles he says "We spend so much time worrying about our kids being good-not breaking the rules, getting into trouble, and basically behaving-that we often forget to invite them to be great." I agree with this. Being good is not great enough for a leader. When you are a leader you want better than best. I think you can tie this into any leadership situation because when you are trying to accomplish whatever you need to lean more towards more towards greatness rather than just being good.

How Anyone, Anywhere, can make a positive difference

This book is so far so good. Mark Sanborn knows what he is talking about when it comes to leadership and he adds a little bit of comedy. I agree with Sanborn when he says "The longer the title the less important the job." But I also disagree with him. I think that the importance of the job shouldn't matter on the title but rather their actions. He talks about this leader at this school that plays many roles. She is a counselor, nurse, teacher aid, and has many more roles. But the biggest role she has that the kids gave her is "Mom". She has very good office skills and makes a difference to all of the kids. Even parents come to her with their everyday problems. This can tell you that even if you don't work in a multimillion dollar company you can still be a leader.

I'm all about D.C.