Today’s Lab Rats of Obesity: Furry Couch Potatoes

This article is about how monkeys are used to study obesity. the monkey are given twice the normal calorie intake in order to make them gain weight. After that the doctors can research on cures for obesity and diabetes. One monkey wights twice what his normal wight should be. And others have died from heart attack or suffer from other sicknesses. But the torture does not end there, some monkeys are even killed in order to study the brains.
I do not agree with this experiment at all. I don't think they should torture the animals in order to study obesity. We all know it comes from eating unhealthy food and not working out. There should not be an experiment on animals on that issue. i can understand research for medicine for diseases and cure. But obesity is something we can control, and we shouldn't be experimenting on animals to know how to cure something we cause on ourselves.


http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/20/health/20monkey.html?_r=2&ref=health

Billy Ray Cyrus: 'Hannah Montana' show 'destroyed my family'

      Billy Ray Cyrus did an interview with GQ magazine and opened up about his daughter Miley Cyrus. He said the reason for the way she was acting now is because of the show. He believes the show has ruined his marriage, his daughters life and destroyed his family. He feels that Miley is going down the same path as Anna Nicole Smith and he doesn't know how to reach out to her.
     When reading this article, he expects the audience to feel bad for his and understand where he is coming from. But i do not have any sympathy for the guy, because he made Miley who she is today. As some one who was in the business, he should know how hard it is to keep your real identity. But he let her do whatever she wanted and now its too late for him to guide her the right way. He should have known how much responsibility it would take to raise her in Hollywood. Right now there is nothing he can do except look back and say, i should have done this and that.





http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2011/02/billy-ray-cyrus-on-hannah-montana-that-damn-show-destroyed-my-family/1

Illegal immigrants in the fast food business

The article talks about how chipotle should not be employing undocumented people.it seems unfair for the american people, that people without proper paper would be still allowed to work and get paid for it. Chipotle had to fire hundreds of people because of this issue.companies want to hire immigrants because they tend to work harder and diligently.
I don't think these people should be fired because they don't have a paper, especially when they have families to feed. They work for less money than it would cost someone legal, and they work harder than most.this is upsetting because they can't do anything about their situation and they are trying to find a way to survive in this country.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110207/us_nm/us_usa_immigration_fastfood

South Dakota Lawmakers Propose Mandating Gun Ownership -- to Make Point About Health Law

               The state of South Dakota is proposing a law that will require people over 21 to own a gun. The state required that law for the safety of the citizen and to help them protect themselves. They stated that if everyone is required to have health care, it is only fair that people have guns as well.

                I don’t agree with this article because it has many flaws. First of all not all 21 year olds should have a gun. It is a very young age to own a gun and the responsibility that comes with it. Allowing everyone to be able to have a gun can also put people in dangerous situations. People won’t just use it for self-defense but for solving disputes too. By allowing gun ownership to whoever wants it, the state won’t be able to control what those people could do with the gun. They relate the gun issue with healthcare by saying; if people are required to have health care then they should have guns as well. I don’t think that is a strong enough argument to pass the gun law. Especially when Health care helps a person while a gun can kill. I hope they don’t pass that law for the sake of the people. 

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/01/sd-lawmakers-propose-mandating-gun-ownership-make-point-health-law/