Sunday, October 31, 2010

Fuzzy Dice?

This article is discussing the law that bans people from hanging items from their rearview mirror, as it can obstruct their view of the road. The ban may be lifted for little things though, such as or air fresheners. Although larger items, such as fuzzy dice, will still be illegal.
           I thought it was legal as long as it's not something that obstructs your view. I like this quote from the article because it shows that even though it is illegal for people to have anything hanging from their rearview mirrors they do anyway due to the fact that they do not know that all things hanging are against the law.
         I disagree with this ban because i do not think that air freshners, graduation tassels or fuzzy dice can obstruct your view that much. They are not directly in your view and you can look around it if it gets a little in the way. I think that people should be allowed to hang items from their rearview mirrors because the police do not even pull you over for it, and most people have fuzzy dice or other things already.

Monday, October 25, 2010

Its not race, Lebron James, but it might be you

Mitch Albom's point in writing this column is to prove to people that race should not play a role in the criticism of Lebron James. He is trying to show people that just because Lebron is African American does not mean that the bad things that people say about his is racism. I agree with Albom because i think that all people get criticized, and it should not be an issue for some people because they are African American. Race has nothing to do with the reason that Lebron was being criticized and it should not have even been brought into consideration. I think that Albom's most effective point in his argument is when he questioned if race was involved when Lebron was drafted right out of high school, or when he was voted most valuable player, or when anything good happened to him. If race was not involved then, why should it be involved when Lebron is being criticized.