"Gatsby Party"

       If I was as rich as Jay Gatsby, I would throw the best parties the world has ever seen. First, I would bring fifty bottles of every different type of vodka. Then, I would bring pole dancers so they could entertain the men. When the males are entertained, they will come back again for another party. The best DJ in the world will be there with the hottest music to entertain us all. I would also bring about ten maids so they always make sure the house is clean.
       Food is the most important thing. I would bring ten different types of pizza with ten fifty boxes of each. Three hundred orders of three by three animal style burgers with about four hundred pounds of fries to make everyone happy. This is random, but I would bring Dodger dogs because that stuff is simply amazing. Finally, I would bring Harout Pampoukdjian because that man knows how to party. Everyone will be on their feet and partying for two nights in a row!

"Two U.S. troops killed amid Afghan protests over Koran burning"

       This article was found in the LA Times, and was written by Laura King. The day when President Obama apologized for the burning of the Korans at an American Miltary base, two American soldiers were killed. At least thirteen people were dead. This occured when laborers at the Bagram air base found out that disposed Korans were being burned. The death of the two Americans took place in a base at Khogyani district at Nangarhar province. The citizens were chanting anti-American slogans. This outrage occured after President Obamas apology.
       Countless deaths occur to Afghan citizens every day. However, this is different because it occured to U.S. soldiers. We need to get out of Afghanistan already. Too many innocent young men are dying for stupid reasons. Its time for them to come home! I also blame the U.S. military base for doing such an unorthodox action. It is our fault that the deaths occured but that does not mean that it should happen.

"19 Americans to stand trial in Egypt on Feb. 26"

       This article was founded in the LA Times, and was written by Amro Hassan. Forty-three pro democracy activists as well as nineteen Americans will stand under trial on Feb 26, over a political reform in Cairo. They will be tried on charges of illegally operating and funding foreign nongovernmental organizations to create and uprising in Cairo. The four based U.S. organizations are International Republican Institute, Freedom House, National Democratic Institute, and an organization that trains journalists. These organizations have been working illegally in Cairo and have been funded more than 26 million dollars. The Egyptians want to get rid of U.S. aid after this uprising.
       It is truly disappointing that the Unites States did such a thing. They are a powerhouse, and acted illegally. Why would they try to create a political mess in Cairo? I think they did this so they cover up the mess and look as if they could cause peace in any country, once again looking as if they are a flawless country. However, what they just did is low and probably ruined the reputation of America. It turned to such a big deal that Americans with high powers have been kept hostage in their own embassy. Egypt has also thought of getting rid of U.S. aid and depending on themselves only. This is going to be a disaster for the Americans.

Prohibition in the 1920's

       One of the greatest Prohibitions of all time occurred in the 1920's. This was the prohibition of alcohol. It was finally time for the government to set alcohol aside for good. Some of the main reasons were gang activities. Gangs started running the alcohol business, which led to violent incidents. Not only were gangs involved with violence, so were ever day citizens. Woman's Rights activists had enough of alcohol. They were one of the major supporters of the Prohibition. They said that when the men drank, it totally affected the income of the family. At this time, men drank at the factories during their lunch brakes.
     This is a significant topic, because during this time period rich people would always consume alcohol. It was the perfect pass-time for them. When you were rich, you would consume the alcohol. When you were poor, you would make the alcohol. This was the obvious separation of the social classes. However, in 1929 the stock market completely crashed. The Government desperately needed money. They had to get ride of the Prohibition of alcohol. That is exactly what they did! Alcohol was a great generator of money for the government. It was extremely important for them to get the alcohol business back and running. In 1933, Roosevelts first year in office alcohol became an accepted drink to consume.

"Hundreds come to service for 2 boys burned to death by father"

       This article was founded in the LA Times. The article was written by staff writer Ricardo Lopez, the rest of the Times staff, and Wire reports. A memorial service was held Saturday morning for Charles and Braden Powell who were burned to death by their father. Over a 1000 people attended the service. The service was held in Tacoma Washington. Both these kids were younger than seven years old. Their teachers said how they were bright young students who were always curious to know more about everything. However, a dipatcher was somehow blamed for this. He did not react quick enough when he was called by people. He thought nothing would happen. He later realized that if he was not "clumsy", he would have saved the kids from exploding in their own house.
       It is extremely sad that things like this occur. It is also sad to say that some people love hurting young children. Why do so many little kids like Charles and Braden have to get killed. Bad people in this world are becoming more common than good people. I cannot believe something like this happened again. This is a great awareness event to parents and activists around the world. We should all start to prevent things like this from happening to young children. I hope that this is the last event like this that occurs. Sadly, we live in a world that people do messed up thing every second.

" A Day Outside the House"

       As I am sitting outside I am realizing how beautiful the outside life is. I am sitting on a metal chair. There is no wind right now, but a slight breeze. There are flies wondering in the sky, a well as a white butterfly soaring over my pool. The pool water is so clear that it looks like the ocean water. The plants are alive and beautiful, and the sun is shining its rays on them. There are six pots of plants lined up across the wall. My favorite one is the small lemon plant. There are miny lemons on them. As I approach to smell it, I quickly walk away because I see a bee roaming around the lemons. The blee flew away, and I went back to it. As I started to smell the lemon it reminded me of my childhood. I used to go and pick lemons at my grandmas house.
        Next, I walk across my backyard towards the fance. I could see all the houses for atleast a mile. Then suddenly, I hear a noise. Its the noise of my neighbors dog! That dog is a monster. However, it has a terrible sickness which causes it to not grow. I look at the rest of my pots, and I see tiny bugs in them. I have been outside for a good half hour, and yet no wind. It looks like the perfect sunday.

"NATO members rattled by U.S. combat plan on Afghanistan"

       This article was founded in LA Times, and was written by David S. Cloud. The United States propsed a new plan that they would be leaving Afghanistan by 2013. NATO was suprised by this plan an were put into shock. France also agreed that they will remove their remaining 2500 troops by the end of 2013. U.S. also said that they will leave the Afghans responsible of all the interior problems of the country. However, they will not fully remove every troop. U.S. troops will train Afghan units and aid them in raids and be available in emergencies. They will be active im combat unless it is necessary.
      I am glad that U.S. proposed this to NATO because now finally all our troops wil be back home in two years. Its been enough fighting. The war has gone nowhere. Too many innocent men and women have died and its enough. However, the downside to all this is that the U.S. will always change their plans. They never stay put on a plan. Hopefully, everything will go as planned, and all our troops will be back home.