Blog #8

There has been a lot of talk about the 17 year old who has been gun done by a white man. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/george-zimmerman-father-claims-trayvon-martin-attacked-son-article-1.1052611 The teen who was gunned done his name is Trayvon Martin. Trayvon was visiting his dad, and had went to the store to get ice tea and some Skittles, When he was on his way home he told his girlfriend who he was on the phone with that he was being followed after which he was shot. I think that that's a shame. Some say that Martin was shot because he was black. If this statement is true then the man who is responsible for this needs to die in jail. Killing someone who has done nothing wrong to you at  all is just terrible. Trayvon had reason to die he was still a child basically now he won't even be able to experience life to fullest. His parents have lost a child to violence and they deserve justice. Zimmerman is accused of this crime. George Zimmerman's father defends his son saying that his son wasn't in the wrong and that in fact his son was the won who was the victim and that Trayvon attacked him first. George stated that his son called to report what he thought was a suspect that was in a recent home break ins. And that his son wasn't following him but he was trying to get an address of where Trayvon was. When Trayvon turned around and asked did he have a problem , Zimmerman said no and that was when Trayvon started assaulting him. In order to protect himself Zimmerman pulled out his gun and shot him. I really don't know what happened because i wasn't there therefore i cant really take sides but i know that whatever happened somebody was wrong nobody should not have been killed.

Most Births Outside Marriage

I have read an article in class called "Most Births Outside Marriage" in the article it talks about how most women under 30, most births occur outside marriage. The article states that less women are marring before having children . This is happening because most women get paid more then men so the burden of the fees for the wedding would fall on the women. Also, allot of women feel as though they are not ready for marriage. For example one woman in the article states that if she would've married her baby's dad it would have been like taking care of another child for the simple fact that he was depending on her for money and other things.  I think people are having children before getting married because people's standards for a marriage have changed they set their standards high. Also, sometimes they might get pregnant by accident. Some may not rush to alter because of a failed marriage that their parents had. I think that it isn't a good thing that more and more women are having children without being married. I think this because in church it says you shouldn't have sex without being married therefore you shouldn't have kids without being married. Also, sometimes if you are not married and your parents aren't together then it may affect the child. I think that this trend isn't a healthy trend because people should grow up in a wholesome manner. My parents weren't married when i was born and not together. Although my mom wanted my dad to marry her he didn't want to. I don't think it effects me that much though, sometimes it raises questions about me and why they couldn't be together but overall it didn't really effect me. I did grow up with a dad figure in my life though because when i was in kindergarten my mom got married to my step dad. I don't really know whether i am going to get married in the future yet. I want kids but I'm not sure if I'm going to get married. I hope that i wait to have children until I'm married i am really gonna try hard.