The article “slaughter of the African Elephants” by Samantha Strindberg and Fiona Maisels is about the amount of elephants that are being killed for their ivory and how close these spices are to being extinct. Throughout African the number of wild elephants are decreasing and decreasing. Elephants are being killed and striped of their tusk that holds ivory which is used for various amount of things like carving statues. But the poachers are not the only reason why elephants are decreasing in number. Habitats’ being destroyed has contributed in the shortage on forest elephants, but the predominant reason is of poachers. The more poaching takes place the less elephants have to reproduce the spices line which is also taking a tole on the Eco system. The greed of man has surpassed men and is moving on to the animals of the wild. The animals we need to keep the Eco system in order. It is obvious that the poaching of these elephants is caused by the want for ivory from people over the world. If people just find another way to do things by going around the use of ivory the poaching will decrease allowing elephants to increase. The thought of earths precious animals are being killed to satisfy the greed of the human population is obscene and people would not want that to happen to the human race so we should be considerate of earth’s animals and fight to keep their spices alive not kill them and be the cause of yet another spices of animals gone extinct.

The article "South Dakota Law to Allow Teachers to Be Armed" by the AP is about the governor of South Dakota signing a bill that allows teachers and school personals to be armed with guns. The bill was said to be passed with 40-19 votes and has been controversial seen been signed. Many support the governor’s decision for allowing teachers and school personals to be armed saying that it will prevent any tragedies from happening like to one in Connecticut. Bill sponsor Scott Craig said, “Rural districts do not have the money to hire full-time officers, so they are interested in arming teachers or volunteers.” The fact that the school district cannot hire a well-trained officer to protect the school they have to make sure that the children in the school district are protected and parents can feel good that their children are save because they will be protected. Even though this bill has many supporters there are people that think signing this bill can be unsafe because the thought of the fire arm falling into the wrong arms has surfaced and people think that it is only a way in danger students that attend theses schools   or provide possible intruders with a weapon. If passing this bill helps the school district save money  and has the safety of the students and school staff in consideration why not do it, if teachers know how to handle the weapon, use the weapon with care and place the weapon in a safe place that it is hard to be seen passing this bill is a good idea.

The article “sisters in arms” by James Dao is about the US military now allowing women in combat. The role of a woman in the army was most y known as a care taker but now women are saying that they can be much more that care for wounded men on coming combat. They can handle the difficulties that come with being on the battle field. Women were prevented from being apart combat primarily because the US military feared that women would have the strength needed while in action or if women would be able to pull the trigger when the time comes. Throughout the wars that have taken  place from 2001 women have made up about 12 percent of them, these women have left their families, their babies and partners fight for their country and it would not be fear that they are not taken seriously  or seen as incapable of doing what they may want to do. The US military not allowing women in combat is like telling them take they don’t have what it take to get on the battle field and fight like man can it’s like telling them there are not good enough. Women are in charge of their own strength and know there their capabilities so if they think they can handle what comes being in combat there is no way the US military can tell them no they can’t. The women in the army has put themselves in harm’s way to help a fellow soldier and proven themselves over and over that they can indeed do what a man can and that’s why they have now decided to allow women in combat.