This image is very controversial, especially for women. I feel that the author, Pat Robinson, doesn't respect women at all. You can easily tell it is a woman because of the hairless, petite body. The chains represent how a woman is locked down because of her husband. But the title to the picture, Submission, is what is the most degrading. Some men feel that the woman in the relationship should never talk down to them, a few generations ago a man could legally hit his wife. But times have changed, and this image is considered extremely controversial. Not many women nowadays give in to submission.
There are two sides to this controversial topic inside of this picture. One side is that women should be treated equal inside and outside of relationships. But the other side suggests that women are weaker, and made to work around the house. They feel that the man should always have control. Obviously, this picture chooses the second side.
This picture is extremely effective at showing its point on the subject. But because of the side that I personally stand on, I find this picture degrading, and hurtful. Pat Robertson went too far at expressing his opinion, and he really should keep it to himself in our new society.
My website evaluation went very well after I found my article on Change.org. An article called, “Why Iowa’s gay marriage anniversary matters,” by Micheal A. Jones. This article explains how Iowa was one of the first states to legalize same-sex marriage, and how many other states followed. This article also fit all of the requirements including Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose, to fit my CRAAP test.
This article was recently published on April 3, 2010, which held updated and current information for my topic. This showed that the article withheld Currency. What I liked about the article was how it showed that my solution to the problem works. It showed how legalizing same sex marriage will not make a difference to the society. This article has a very large audience all over the United States. I believe that it is very appropriate, and I could see myself using this for my research paper. With all of these things, this article definitely fits Relevance. All of the information in this article comes from Change.org. The information is supported with quotes and court cases that come from Iowa. The article is referred by many who follow and commented on the article. I know from personal knowledge that the information is true because I know same sex marriage is legal in Iowa, causing effects around the nation. I think that the author seems to be free of emotion when I read this, which helps me know that this article has Accuracy.
Micheal A. Jones is the author and editor of this article. At the bottom of the article, it tells you that he works for Change.org as an editor. He worked in human rights communications, previously for HarvardLawSchool. Micheal Jones has written many gay rights articles on the website, which I think he deserves credit for. There is no contact information given, but you can go into a link that allows you to see all of his current work. The website shows that Micheal A. Jones has the Authority to write this article. The purpose of this article is to entertain and inform. Micheal Jones makes that very clear because it has some information in it, but it is also an entertaining article to read. This article’s point of view is very impartial. He thinks of the other side of the situation. He makes it more of a factual article, with some opinion that I like. The political and ideological views are what showed me that this article has a Purpose. I enjoyed reading this article, and I am glad that it fits the CRAAP test, because I’m excited to use it in my research paper.
Homosexuals are wrongly deprived of many of their rights everyday. For gay's to have equal rights, the government needs to legalize same-sex marriage, in order for them to do so, they need to understand that marriage is about love, not law.
There are four topics that I think I could argue with very easily.. Gay Rights- I support gay rights because I think it is okay to love someone, regardless of gender. I think the government cannnot tell you who you can and cannot legally marry. This relates to me because I have a gay brother, who I find has to stand up for himself more than others. Pro-Choice movement- Keeping a child is the Mother and Father of the baby's choice, not anyone elses. Personally, I think if abortions were to stop, people would still do them out of a medical office which is even more unsafe. The pro-choice movement relates to me because I know I would not beable to support a child at this time in my life. Tuition for College- I think the tuition for College's should be lowered. Now days with more kids wanting to further their education, they should allow them to not worry about anything financially. This relates to me because I have to worry about school financially, more than I do about the work. Tobacco Industry- The tobacco industry has been changing many laws including more non smoking areas, and raising the tax on tobacco in some states. I don't agree with this because with the tax going up, I spend over $40 a week on cigarettes.
The ending of, "Runaway Jury," is very hard to predict. I say this because I have no idea who is going to pay Nicholas and Marlee more money to sway the jury. If I had to guess, I think the defense lawyer for the gun company will take the bribe. If they selected a jury who they think will find the gun company innocent, then I think they will pay Nicholas to re-ensure themselves that they will win the case. So far in the movie, I have seen how the gun company has never lost a case, and I am sure that they're trying to keep it that way. In the end though, I think and hope that the lawyer and the widowed wife will win the case. Knowing that Nicholas is very convincing, (made them say the Pledge of Allegiance, went out to lunch like they wanted), I don't think he can sway somebodies opinion on guns. The story of Celeste Wood's husband's death is very upsetting. These guns were easily being sold without permits. And his death was only an example of what they are used for. I think the jury will come to realize that in the end, and the lawyer defending Celeste Wood will win, despite the threat to sway the jury.
