Article Responses 5-8: Michael Brown

The fatal shooting of Michael Brown and the community of Ferguson's response have evoked many opinions and issues. I am providing links to several opinions, but the first link is more of an objective background. I admit that I hesitated to post these, but this is a significant event that promotes necessary conversation. Read the following articles and think about the speaker of each article. Who is the speaker/writer? What is his/her investment in the subject? What is their credibility? Which piece do you find most effective? Why? Where do you question or disagree with the writer?

http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/11/us/missouri-ferguson-michael-brown-what-we-know/
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/14/opinion/charles-blow-michael-brown-and-black-men.html?emc=eta1&_r=2
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/08/18/3472567/the-racist-history-of-marijuana-character-assassination/
http://time.com/3111474/rand-paul-ferguson-police/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/08/12/jesse-jackson-ferguson-riots-column/13957197/
http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/20/opinion/melinek-michael-brown-autopsy/index.html
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-kaplan-ferguson-michael-brown-obama-20140819-story.html

Article Response 4

I am sure most of you have seen the film "Guardians of the Galaxy." It is definitely a fun, entertaining film. I found the following article, though, that analyzes the film on a deeper level. I though you might enjoy the article. It is also a good example of analysis, which we will be doing a lot. The superhero genre has exploded recently. I would like you to comment on the article as well as why you think superheroes are so popular right now.

"Guardains of the Galaxy: An Origin Story that Is Also a Satire of an Origin Story"