AoW #2: The Origins of the Border Crisis

Most migrants were from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, but recently people have been crossing the Mexican Border illegally into the United States because Mexicans was looking for work. Mexico’s had the worst problem in the world for crime, drugs, and gangs until the government cracked down and eased the violence, I think it was a great improvement for the government and turned Mexico into a better country and less people started coming into America. The Mexico’s government crackdown has shifted the people back to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Gangs now have taken control of towns, murder and rape is happening, and they force families and businesses to pay protection money. I think Mexico needs to get a better upper hand on their people and this situation. Why doesn't Mexico put these people that are committing these crimes in jail? In the late 1990s, the United States passed a law to force immigrants/non-citizens to get green cards, but if the committed any crimes they had to be deported. I do not understand why these people would want to hurt or kill one another or better yet destroy their own country. Many of them come to the United States as small children, and were made to go back to their own countries and ended up banded together in criminal gangs. If they grew up in the United States to have a better life, why make these people leave if they weren't causing problems here? Some just clearly want a better life. Gangs are going up to store owners and demanding payments from them and stealing anything they want while raping, murdering, or killing them. How could these people be so cruel? That’s not the worst part about all this, El Salvador children as young as 7 years old are forced as lookouts or couriers for gangs, and if refused they would kill them. No kid that young should have to go through this. People have come to believe it was safer to risk an illegal journey over hundreds of miles than to stay, I agree with these people because they are just looking out for their safety and trying to find a better life. I mean could you blame them? What has happened to the society in this world?

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How this year will be different from last year

Starting out my Senior year in school, I'm hoping for many more opportunities to arise for me than last year.  

I hope that I will get the opportunity to learn creative and hands-on skills that I may be able to put to use at whatever I choose to do in the future.  

Being so close to graduation and adulthood, I know that I have to buckle down and study harder, allow more time for homework and try to make better grades than last year and the previous years.  

To assure that I pass my English class, and all other classes too, I know that I will need to read and understand what I'm reading in order to improve my writing and communication skills, as that will help me in the future at college, work, and just everyday interaction with people and the public. 

I feel that my strengths in school are my willingness to learn new things and meet new people. My weakness is that sometimes I second guess myself at everything I do, especially, homework. 

This year in school, I am going to make sure every homework assignment that I get, will be turned in on time. I also, will allow more time than I used to for completion of my assignments, because I know the importance of the grades this year will mean the difference between graduating or not graduating school, and the importance of good grades will help me with getting into a better college.

I want to be sure that in the future Of my career choices, I will look back on my years in school, and be self-assured I did everything I could that I knew would help to me learning and growing as an adult. 

Aow # 1: Abducted Nigerian girls reflection

I agree with everything the United States is doing because there is not much else they can do to help. They have sent out military, law enforcement, and intelligence specialist and the First Lady, Michelle Obama and the house speaker, John Boehner tweeted "BringBackOurGirls" to raise awareness for the missing Nigeria girls. I think it was also definitely a great idea for Nigerian police to offer a $300,000 reward because it shows that their policemen are really involved. The social media propelled this organization and how it is a double edged sword. You put pressure on the government to act, but you also give the organization validation and free publicity. The Nigeria government claims to be doing everything they can but they do not have a handle on the situation. They are not helping much at all because armed militants killed three hundred civilians and set fire to houses, and now the total number of girls missing is unclear. I think the United States is more committed to helping find and free the girls then what Nigeria is. It seems that the United States Military involvement has been ineffective and no farther actions have been planned. As of right now it is a waiting game to see what will happen.