Jonestown Massacre

The Jonestown Massacre is one of the biggest man made massacres throughout history. The peoples temple was the religion that was being practiced there. Around 900 people had all killed themselves due to religious beliefs. The massacre happened almost all at once. The massacre had happened when a religious cult had been suspected. The events started to unfold when congress man Ryan had heard that things had been suspicious. While Ryan was there he noticed things were a bit of out of the ordinary. While at a massive festive dinner, a paper had been slipped to one of Ryan's  men asking if they were allowed to leave with Ryan and his men. This was a little concerning but nothing too severe to blow things out of proportion. It was reported that Ryan then made a large announcement that anyone that wanted to leave would be able to do so with Ryan and his men. A fear that the people were being held captive there had started to show. The following day, Congressman Ryan and those that wanted to leave had boarded a Truck, and were attacked. The truck was able to escape and make it to the airport where they were set to fly away. As the plane was being boarded peoples temple members arrived in a big tractor and trailer and began to shoot at the plane and Ryan. Ryan and 4 others were killed during this ordeal and others severly wounded. After this had happened it had became obvious that Jonestown was no good, and the whole world saw it. In a panic the leader of Jonestown, Jones, had convinced everyone that it was time for a giant suicide. He had sold those believing in the religion an idea that the end was coming, which it was. Members then began to pray and one by one step forward and retrieve a cup of Kool-aid which had had poison in it. Members began to drink. By the time the media had gotten to the town it was too late. There were hundreds of bodies laying everywhere. Those who did not drink the aid were killed or had killed themselves. This disasters is one of the biggest mass suicides in US History.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm7k2Eq-vD0

Blue vs. Red

Throughout history, the police have always had difficulties with gangs. There is not gang more infamous than the Bloods and Crips. These gangs have been sworn rivals doing anything to dispose of each other. Of course in these gang altercations there are bullets shed and lives lost, but where and what are these gangs really about?

As for the Crips, there large gang was started in the heart of Los Angeles California. The gang began causing trouble all the back into 1969. The founders of this extremely violent gang are Raymond Washington and Stanley Williams. All Crip members must be African American. These two began to form truces with mini gangs and eventually set up Crip sets. The gang would even recruit students from other schools to join there gang instead of attend school. Which were smaller gangs all under the same team, that way if a bigger job was needed they had back up members to come help. When the gang was originally created it consisted with many anger and upset 17 year old kids running the street in blue. In the late 90’s over 600 Crip sets with over 30,000 members had been out and about. The gang itself has a history of robbery, drug dealing, street warfare and murders and these Crip sets continue to do these things to this day.

In the other corner is the infamous and just as deadly rival gang, the bloods. The bloods also operate in sets or mini gangs much like the Crips that way they can compare in numbers. Bloods are mainly African Americans but there are some members that are not of this ethnicity. Bloods were anything red to signify that they are affiliated with this gang. Blood members have been documented in the US military leaving skills that are needed for street warfare and gun fights. The gang was created in 1979 and is still rising and gaining members to this day. The bloods were created when the Crips founder Raymond Washington confronted Sylvester Scott and Benson Owens. After the confrontation the Bloods were created. The bloods were outnumbered 3:1 and to remain powerful became the more violent / aggressive gang.

My opinion in the gang warfare is that it needs to be stopped. The two gangs have had history of extreme violence and drug distribution. The amount of drugs distributed are extremely insane and should be looked into. Although it is easier to say that these things need to be stopped it is very hard for it too. The gangs almost have complete control of their city which makes it hard for police officers to intervene without risking their lives.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crips

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloods

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Washington 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl3QhUHDM90

Solar Energy

A new form of energy is sweeping across the nation. Solar power. This energy in simple terms takes sun beams and turns them into energy.  Solar energy itself is radiant light/heat that is produced from the sun. Solar energy can be caught and used by solar panels. Solar panels are designed to capture the suns beams and convert them into power. Solar panels are decentralized because there are several different panels used. There are generally more than one solar panel in a given region depending on how much energy is trying to be captured / used. Solar panels are said to help efficiency by nearly 50 percent. Along with its efficiency it is also cheaper in most countries in the long haul as compared to fossil fuel. If you invest into solar energy you will eventually make “profit” from the money it is saving you. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_energy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYkSj8zyxL0


^ ETREME SOLAR PANEL INNOVATION!!!!!

California knows how to party, but do they know how to protect their Environment/Wildlife?

California becomes the first state to ban lead ammunition when it comes to hunting down their wildlife.  Hopefully other states will follow along and also vote to ban lead ammunition. Gov. Jerry brown was the main enforcer when it came to getting this law signed. The new law getting passed creates all sorts of opinions but one that is clearly understandable is that this law is for the better. The lead bullets are very unhealthy for the wildlife, whether it has to do with lead poisoning or the actual bullets that are left in the ground after being shot. According to the Center for Biological Diversity switching to nontoxic ammunition will help save the lives of many types of different birds, even including the Eagle itself. Having nontoxic ammo helps the Californian residents and their families stay protected from being exposed to lead.

Globalization Of The NFL

Throughout the years the NFL has continued to globalize. Globalization in a sport is a good thing due to the competition of other sports battling for more revenue and fans. It is crazy to think that the NFL started from such a small league to the Giant almost worldwide league it is now a days. Not only has the NFL become a huge sport in the U.S. but it has also worked on spreading throughout the globe. The NFL has had various games in the United Kingdom. Spreading the games out in the Kingdom not only creates more fans but it also raises a lot more revenue for the League. Along with the games in the U.K. the NFL also has a very large fan base in Mexico and Germany. If the NFL can somehow manage to branch out and have games in these countries it could be a potential money maker. Considering how much of a success the games were in the U.K. the NFL has created an international program to schedule at least one game a year to be in a different country. This has created a Globalization of different atmosphere for the players to play in. It is extremely different to go from playing a game in the heart of Texas to London in the United Kingdom. Globalizing the League is mostly for the better overall though. It raises a lot more revenue and creates new fans that will continually support there favorite teams. If the NFL can expand across the globe it will eventually create a lot more wealth and possible open up doors for a league that is across the world, such as maybe even Olympic teams.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXhAj5j-6Lk

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/355662-globalization-the-one-word-that-nfl-fans-should-fear-the-most

NCAA Should Pay Players

There are many reasons that collegiate athletes should be payed for playing for their school. For one, the amount of revenue they bring in their games is incredible. We are looking at Billions of dollars each year for the college they play for. Along with the money they bring in is the amount of time they clock in. Student athletes are “working” almost every day a.k.a. practicing. Once all the practicing is over they hit the field, were all the real income comes from. They raise money for the school while competing in the games, they raise money for the broadcasters that stream the game, and they also set up free advertisement for the college. For example, if a college is doing successful in a certain sport, everyone’s first choice will be that college creating more and more money for the college when the students commit.  It is proven that the annual NCAA basketball tournament “March Madness” produces around 6 billion dollars for the NCAA itself. If the college cannot afford to pay the students then the actual NCAA would have no problem. Without these college athletes schools would use billions of dollars, whether from games or to the amount of people that attend the school. Along with players quitting from not receiving pay, a lot of company’s would lose their business, sports commentators to Magazines that write about the players, would all take a hit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9K-dxPOPgY

US News. U.S.News & World Report, n.d. Web. 01 Sept. 2015.

Strachan, Maxwell. "NCAA Schools Can Absolutely Afford To Pay College Athletes, Economists Say." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, n.d. Web. 01 Sept. 2015.

"An Economist Explains Why College Athletes Should Be Paid." The Nation. N.p., 27 Mar. 2015. Web. 01 Sept. 2015.



OVERVIEW

Key Reasons Why Students Should Receive Pay:

·         Bring in a lot of revenue from there games

·         They are given scholarships to go play for the school

·         They devote many hours to be on the team

·         They advertise the school through their games

·         Money is earned through the broadcasters by broadcasting the games

·         March madness brings in billions of dollars

·         The new Football playoffs also brings in billions

·         Without the players the college would lose billions of dollars

·         All of the shows/magazines advertising the schools games and players would lose their business without the players