Can That Ticket

Henderson uses logos in his article to help express the logic that is present . His appeal to logic includes the fact that there are houses with trash piled high on the porch and the city is more worried that cans are back in their garages the day after pick-up day than the fact that some houses are abandoned and torched. Trash or abandoned buildings within public view look far, far worse than a trash can that is in public view. Also, when Henderson went to their house, he found that curbs were lined with trash cans TWO days after pick-up day. If a garbage can sitting on the curb deserves a ticket because it does not look pleasant, why are city workers trimming trees when the house located on the same property is abandoned and scorched? The Department of Environmental Affairs needs to get their act together and give tickets to people who actually deserve them, not someone who tends to their property and has been a loyal citizen for the last sixty years.

Saddam for President...??

Larry Elder's column compares conservatives and liberals to see which one is truely more open-minded. Elder expresses his point in trhe last sentence of his column: "Conservatives consider liberals well-intentioned, but misguided. Liberals consider conservatives not only wrong, but really, really bad people." This proves that conservatives are more open minded though liberals believe that they are.

Sixty percent of liberals gave George W. Bush and Dick Cheney a zero when they were asked to rate them on a scale of zero to one hundred. that means that six out of ten liberals would rather have had Saddam for president over Bush. Now who is foolish and closed-minded? Let those liberals who gave Bush a zero live under Saddam's rule for a while and see what rating they give to Bush then. it is a no-brainer that conservatives are more open minded and more cooperative than liberals.

All About the Big Bucks!$!

What is going to happen when today's generation grows up? All that kids/teenagers worry about today is "Will I be rich, famous, or even both...maybe?" Not much focus is placed on character and the ability to work together. Sports, for an example, used to have the focus on building teamwork when now kids are trying to get through life playing sports.

This comic strip expresses the message not only with the words of the adult, but with the actions of the kid as well. The adult is using soccer as a way to build character and teamwork. The kid, who is showing off "his moves" while telling how he will be like David Beckham. He is focused on building his skill so that he can be so-called famous and can snag "big buck endorsements". The previous generations based their opportunities on the fact that it would improve their character and their lifestyle while today's generations see the same opportunities as a way to upgrade their lifestyle tremendously.

MSU's Young Gun

Michigan State has played questionably in the last week. they scored a mere 36 points last weekend and squeaked out a win against the Ohio State Buckeyes Tuesday night. Freshman Kalin Lucas scored thirteen including three big buckets late.

Wojnowski's point is that MSU has a young freshman that knows how to play and has the ability to be a great player. But for MSU to win big games this year, they need to play better and more consistent.

If I were writing this column towards and audience consisting of 9th grade P.E. students, I would "dumb" the article down a bit. Wojo uses words like meld, doldrums and fret to express his point. Words like include, inactivity, and worry could be used to replace the words he uses to express his point to an older crowd. Wojnowski's writings are very basic and easy to read, but sometimes he throws in that technical word that cannot be understood.