Obama Introduces "My Brother's Keeper"

President Obama recently unveiled a new initiative in response to troubled children or teenagers with life issues. He addressed it this in order to restore their hope and give help to those who need it. Obama's used his own life experiences as an example to describe the life these people may be living right now.

The President is connected to me through my history class. His accomplishments or actions he carried out during his terms become a topic of conversation; this often results in factious debates or prolonged class discussions. Controversy is common among ambivalent students that often don't understand what we're talking about.

I feel like this initiative seems a little racist and one sided. President Obama only targets African Americans without the thought of other ethnicity in peril. He explains his reasoning by using his past childhood experiences to spotlight blacks instead of all races.



Sources:
Ford, Dana. "Obama unveils 'My Brother's Keeper,' opens up about his dad, drugs and race." CNN, 27 Feb. 2014. Web. 28 Feb. 2014 <http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/02/27/obama-announces-my-brothers-keeper/?hpt=hp_t2>.

Michael. "President Barack Obama." Photograph. Flickr, 14 May 2014. Web. 28 Feb. 2014. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/82712482@N00/3531075523/in/photolist-6o2FJt-6pzwxT-6pDo5c-6srEPb-6t2xP1-6ECKff-6Frr41-6Gx5SE-6LszbM-6LszsT-6LwHEU-6LwHNd-6LwHZE-6Ze4fe-6Zi3T3-6ZstUv-72j3dV-74e8Wt-7b75wk-7djsLD-7doigq-7dojRu-7dDC2z-7dFWLJ-7eDZUw-7gLFhB-7gQC3W-7nfHGL-7ntxGu-7oGAoC-7t6jV1-7wGBcR-7wGBh2-7wGBhB-7wLppy-7wLpz5-di4YuT-ape6a6-bBsiTo-bQn1cp-bQmZh6-bBsiEU-bQn1wt-ajLk3X-ceTTGL-gAq8iD-bQCG6k-gAq1g3-aCbcHH-a6bpTs-dh49KV>.

Flappy Bird Has Flown The Coop

Over the course of last weekend, the developer of the most downloaded game, Flappy Bird, posted several tweets issuing the games removal from the Android and iPhone app store. The game allows players to direct a bird through pipes as obstacles. It was officially released in May of 2013 but wasn't recognized as a top download until mid-January of 2014. Catherine Shoichet informs us that the developer of the game said, "I am sorry 'Flappy Bird' users, 22 hours from now, I will take 'Flappy Bird' down. I cannot take this anymore" (Shoichet).

The connection between our classes and this game is caused by the students themselves. Over the past month since the game's popularity spike, students in all grades have become massively addicted to it. This has increased our intolerance for schoolwork and affected our patience to play the game. It also presents a viable distraction from learning.

I'm a little taken back from the developer's recent action because it has provided everyone with a sense of enjoyment and presented us with a struggling challenge. I believe that he has his reasons for this recall but possibly did not think about its effects on everyone else.

The purpose for the author's use of quotations deals with direct information and the issue of copyright. Shoichet says, "'I am sorry 'Flappy Bird' users, 22 hours from now, I will take 'Flappy Bird' down. I cannot take this anymore'" (Shoichet). This quote mentioned in her article provided direct words from the mouth of the creator for correct and reliable information to the readers of the article. She also said, "'It is not anything related to legal issues. I just cannot keep it anymore'" (Shoichet). This quote in itself reassures us that lingering theories relating to legal accusations are incorrect and false information.

Sources:
Shoichet, Catherine. "Developer yanks 'Flappy Bird' after game soars to success." CNN, 11 Feb. 2014. Web. 12 Feb. 2014. <http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/09/tech/flappy-bird-removed-from-app-stores/index.html?iref=allsearch>.

Thanh Tuấn Phạm. "Flappy Bird thổi thêm sự cuốn hút vào nghề lập trình di động." Photograph. Flickr, 12 Feb. 2014. Web. 12 Feb. 2014. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/107283635@N07/12490498015/in/photolist-k2K4U4-jY3rrw-k1cUbT-jW4YEx-k1cSy5-k2N3St-jWojPr-k1aMYt-jWoVKB-k1a3TF-jWhg1M-jWpgbm-jYAEeH-jY9Nxr-k1uF4h-jWgVd8-jVXgbe-jVRTeZ-k19Ct7-k1dy9t-jYcbHp-jRDd9c-k1pHdN-jPFRCi-jY81av-k1bnx1-jVVHtD-k2HJ7R-jRGMux-jXUJNx-k15prc-k176b2-jWohXQ-jXZ9JE-jYbvUd-k1d79x-k1jGsv-jYa3kZ-jRGSqz-k2JsYT-k17Sso-jW6Ckn-k1oBBu-jWgvZp-jPPAvN-jREXig-jYdXTH-jVVnSU-jYApZt-jY75ZG-k1kRZo>.