The article "cyberwar" by Patrica Smith is about the cyber war America is having against Iran. Iran has reportedly hacked the US's computers that contain information about oil the US is getting in Saudi Arabia. With this going on the US is in fear that hackers will access technology operated vehicles and cause the US sources of transportation to trash creating a disaster no one wants to see. The US also fears hackers getting into banks and disrupting the finical accounts. As a way to get back at Iran's cyber invaders the US had hackers of their own hack Iran’s nuclear plant and erases any information that might help them to get a nuclear weapon. Cyber expert Martin Libicki says, “cyberwar is not a replacement for conventional war, it’s a weapon added to the arsenal.” The US may be worries about hackers hacking transportation and banks but what about the their own private computers that may hole strategies on war and weapons. The US may or may not have many protection of their own but if these hackers are any good what do they think it will take foreign hackers to get in and get information that could be used to bring down the US.  We may not even know when we are being hacked it may come as an infected email or and ad or even by downloading a file. Many times you get emails from people I don’t even know and in situations like these the best thing to do right there and then is to delete it because if you click on it it can be the opening the virus needs to get into your computer. 

The article “is football just too dangerous” is about the debate on if football is safe or not. Buzz Bissinger argues against football stating how dangerous it is. She makes the point that football can cause chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTF) which is caused by having too many concussions which frequently happens to football players from being hit in the head too hard often. She also supports her argument by stating that even a professional football player’s father would be “very hesitant” if given the chance to make the decision of his son playing football because of the dangers. Conversely Scott Hallendeck says that all sports have a high risk of someone getting a concussion. He makes his point that coaches are being trained now to teach football in safer ways. He also says that “the rate of concussion in girls ice hockey is nearly double that of football” saying that compare to some other sports football is less prone to concussion that those with rates up to 21 percent. If we think any sports we play we are vulnerable to can get a concussion from, so in think that all we can do is make sure that the child will be taken care of if the situation occurs. Knowing a lot of young boys that play football I know that it is a great way to get exercise and feel a part of something so  I don’t think the best thing is to stop deny your child of playing football because he might receive a concussion it is all part of growing up and playing a sport.

The article “historically incorrect canoodling” by Stephanie Coontz is about how people today have more privilege in having a relationship today than people before the 1800s. Years ago religious believes had a great impact on relationships soldiers could not marry and have a have because it was taught to make them weak and they would not fight as well with worrying about family. Also men and women were only put together for repopulation purposes, no pleasure was to be sought for it or it would be consider a sin.  Bu the invention of Valentine’s Day to day have given us a special day to celebrate the love we have for on another to and show our love so that everyone and see. For a roman priest it was not that easy, he began marrying soldiers and was executed for his refusal to follow the law, and then the church declared February 14 St. Valentine’s feast day but not for the reason to encourage love but to replace a holiday that allowed boys to draw names of girls from a jar that they would be with for a year. People today have turned the original reason for celebrating St. Valentine’s death to honoring the cause of his execution LOVE.  Today generation have turned St. valentines feast to Valentine’s Day a day to celebrate love and happiness between two people.  On this day love is given and love is received some people use Valentines Day to visit loves ones far away and some people use it to ask the person that love to spend the rest of their lives together.

The article "a tattoo to remember" by Jodi Rudoren is about Eli Sagir, a young girl who decided to get the same tattoo her grandfather got during the holocaust from Nazis at Auschwitz. Eli Sagir decided to get the tattoo to remember what her grandfather went through and to remember her grandfather’s survival of the holocaust. Sagir stated, “I want to tell them my grandfather’s story and the holocaust story.” Sagir’s grandfather, Diamant, is among the handful of children and grandchildren of Auschwitz who are survivors of the holocaust.  Sagir makes a point that her generation knows nothing about the holocaust, states that, “all my generation knows is nothing about the holocaust.” Eli's wish to inform her generation about the holocaust simply comes from the fact that she appreciates what her grandfather and others like him went through and knows that it only created a better life for them. Though Sagir’s tattoo symbolizes love and appreciation she has received criticism for having it, some claiming that it’s just a way to hold on the past. Sagir remembers a comment that a cashier made saying that, “you’re trying to be him and take his suffering,” she also recalls a police saying, “god created forgetfulness so we can forget.”  For those people you don’t really get the significance of Eli getting the tattoo they seem to just think it’s a scar and it’s just a way to carry on the holocaust but for  Eli it’s a way to make sure that the holocaust will never happen again.