1. In the article Power states that the U.S. government "spoke analytically of "national interests" or even "humanitarian consequences" without appearing gripped by the unfolding human tragedy." Do you believe that "humanitarian consequences" are what the government should have been focused on? If not, what should they have been focused on instead? If so, why should that have been the main focus?

2. Was it really the U.S.'s responsibility to step in and prevent the genocide? To what extent is the U.S. really responsible and when is it necessary for them to step in?

i believe that we do have rights but that they are not equal. like I said in class although we have our inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness not everyone has the full extent of those rights for instance the gay couples who want to get married which would further their happiness but because of our government's they can't and thus the government is infringing upon our inalienable rights.
I think that as long as the handicapped person can perform the tasks that the job requires then the employer should not discriminate just because the person has a handicap. But the employer should have the right to not hire them if they feel that they couldn't do the job properly and end up hindering other workers.

The health and safety of people should be put first before money because when money becomes the prime goal the hospital is more concerned with how they are going to get paid than actually treating the patient. Although money does rule the world I believe that healthcare is the one place where money shouldn't rule.

In the article "The Guidebook for Taking a Life" the jihadi etiquette is what defines anything moral for them. It is what they follow and what they have grown up learning. There is no true universal standards for morals because there are so many people that believe in different religions which teach all different types of morals so no one would ever be able to agree to one set list of what is moral.

I feel that it is beneficial to Jay Z to not retaliate because like the article said it will give The Game time to self destruct by continually trying to spark a battle with people who have power such as Jay Z. Also by Jay Z not responding he is not allowing The Game to receive any more attention or fame that he would not otherwise have. When people of power try to force their opinions upon someone else they generally get mad if they do not agree and attempt to find some way to retaliate. If they agree with the opinion then they are happy to have someone enforcing these views.

I feel that the amount of violence will dwindle but it will never become nonexistent. As Bethany says we as humans are more concerned with destruction than with the respect of other humans. As humans we have managed to progress from stoning for nonviolent offenses to finding that immoral. Because of all of the technology that we have it makes it much easier to cause destruction and kill others but because of the way that we feel about destruction we somehow find ways to control all of these technology advances.

I feel that while politicians propose things that idealistically would be perfect for the polis they do focus on issues that are more self serving. In a way we as humans do that because we are a very selfish group. We always want things to occur in the polis that would also benefit us personally. When trying to win the power it is always best to focus on big social issues especially issues that cause people to think with emotions because then the voters are going to pay more attention to your campaign.

I do believe that politicians use patternicity within their campaigns to scare voters into voting for them or only agreeing with their policies. By appealing to our emotions they are appealing to us in what we see as our most important point of view. Also I believe that uninformed people are more likely to commit type 1 which shows the issues are based on what we believe more.

I think it is more effective to use visuals because we as humans retain more information through sight then through hearing. It is easier to recall something that you saw instead of trying to remember the exact words that someone said to you and often humans are attracted to colors and designs more than sounds. By adding these visually pleasing designs people are easily tricked into believing something they might not otherwise believe