American Journalists

This article was on how journalists are supposed to just report the facts without any bias at all or any other influences to their reporting.  This can be a real challenge to one's thoughts or ideas and to one's nationality and patriotism.  This was one factor in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, some reporters tried to stick with the no opinion standpoint, and were then battered by critics for not siding with the American people, which was not the reporters intentions at all, they were just misjudged, and taken the wrong way.  Personally, if I were a reporter, I would find if very hard to not put in my opinion to something like 9/11, which was a devastating and traumatic event, and I probably would put in my opinion.  Some reporters now have to worry about the outcome of what exactly they say now, because in this world, communication is international, and it could not be good if one criticizes a certain government or regime, because even though reporters are usually not targeted, they could be in danger in a certain government for what they say.  Being a reporter is probably a very exciting job, but it does come with risks.

Chief Seattle Speech

This speech/letter, written by Chief Seattle of the Suquamish Indians, was in response to a letter from the President to buy his lands for American settlers.  He says how can you sell something, like air and land, if you do not own it, and he makes many refrences to thier god, and the white man's god, and how the white man's god loves them, but punishes the Native Americans, so they can't be children of "that" god.  He goes on to say that every part of the world is sacred to the Native Americans and that they value all of it, and men cannot own the earth, it owns them.  He is saying that putting a price on land isn't right, and that everybody should live in peace, but then goes on to say how the white man is always being violent, and that they will destroy everything sacred to the Native Americans, and that it will be the end of living for them, and the beginning of survival.  He then goes on to say when the last Indian dies, will there be any more memories of his people and traditions.  He then goes on to say if they sell the land, love it and don't ruin it and deface it, because it is sacred to the white man too.  He then ends the passage by saying that all men are brothers.  This passage is mainly a critique of Americans taking land, and just throwing the Indians aside, and not caring about them.  I found this passage very deep, and shows that our anscestors were very inconsiderate of Native American lands and traditions.