It is no question that when a mass shooting spree happens, it is going to be the major thing that you are going to see on all the news that day. But for the most part we only hear about the number of victims rather than the about the actual victims themselves. Even more so, they focus on the shooter and why and how they did it because that is more "interesting" to try and figure out their motives. But I've heard the question raised whether or not this is leading to more people to emulate these sort of actions to "carve" their names into people's mind and leave a lasting impression even after their deaths, since most of the stories I heard on the news is that the shooter commits suicide. This New York Times article suggests that most of these mass shooters feel like they are victims of somebody else ruining their lives. The media will delve into the months leading up to the shooting and perhaps making people aware of their "struggles". Do you think if the media covered these shootings differently that these people would have less motivated to commit these horrible acts?
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/18/opinion/what-drives-suicidal-mass-killers.html?_r=0
Saturday, March 23, 2013
In response to Jullianne Braverman
Jullianne posed the question "Do you find yourself in need of a constant new item or toy? Do you find yourself to be a big spender or saver?"
I don't feel the need to buy the new "in" thing but this is because of my general philosophy of if my current one isn't broken to the point I can't use it anymore, don't get a new one. The only thing that I am a little impulsive with is food by buying snacks I don't need. It is also a matter that I refuse to spend above my means when I work so little during the school year. Also the nature of my purchases are normally craft supplies, so I get weeks of entertainment for around 20. Another thing I occasionally splurg on is entertainment but that is only roughly only a tenth of what I earn a week. What do you think is a reasonable amount to allocate towards entertainment when trying to save money?
I don't feel the need to buy the new "in" thing but this is because of my general philosophy of if my current one isn't broken to the point I can't use it anymore, don't get a new one. The only thing that I am a little impulsive with is food by buying snacks I don't need. It is also a matter that I refuse to spend above my means when I work so little during the school year. Also the nature of my purchases are normally craft supplies, so I get weeks of entertainment for around 20. Another thing I occasionally splurg on is entertainment but that is only roughly only a tenth of what I earn a week. What do you think is a reasonable amount to allocate towards entertainment when trying to save money?
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