Sunday, September 25, 2011

Monday Matters 3

http://www.reuters.com/news/pictures/slideshow?articleId=USRTR2RQTB#a=18

The above image was taken in Haiti. It's a picture of demonstrators protesting the UN relief cause in their country. Their president is about to speak at a UN general assembly in New York. They blame this relief cause to have brought disease and rape into their country.
This photo comes across as chaotic and cluttered with people all over the place. This helps to demonstrate how this problem in Haiti is chaotic. The arm going down the center of the photo obstructs the view of the on looker a little bit. Their problems in Haiti aren't being seen. Anyone who heard of this relief effort wouldn't think that it has brought all of these problems into Haiti that are hurting them even more. The fact that this whole picture is a reflection in a mirror gets across the overall main argument. The people of Haiti aren't being listened to properly. A relief effort is supposed to benefit their country, but it isn't. It's ironic because the thing that was created to help them is just hurting them and pulling them down even more. Mirrors show things for what they are. This picture is showing Haiti's current state for what it is, and the relief effort for what it is. It's displaying the chaotic status of the country and angered state of the people. Even if the relief effort was meant to help, this is what it is actually doing.

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Monday Matters 2

After the shootings in the Florida nightclub, many are outraged and are now living in fear. Some people who live near the nightclubs want to move after what happened. They don't think their town is safe now. A policeman called the whole thing "heinus" and was very upset. Overall, people are just in shock and don't feel safe anymore and are not sure that they will ever feel safe again.

"Florida Authorities Search for 2 Gunmen In Deadly Nightclub Shooting." Crime and Courts. 09/11/11: 1. Web. 18 Sep. 2011. <http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/09/11/2-killed-22-injured-in-florida-night-club-shooting/>.

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Shooting at Florida Night Club

http://news.yahoo.com/two-killed-22-injured-shooting-florida-nightclub-200421227.html

Early Saturday morning, on September 10th, two gunman starting shooting outside a Florida nightclub. The club was Club Elite, in Palmetto, Florida. Two people died, and 22 people were injured. Gwenette Matthews and Trayon Goff were the two victims who were killed. There were about 150 people 25 and older inside the club, and although the shooters were outside, somehow a few bullets got inside the club. Many of the victims have been treated and released, and police believe that one of the shooters escaped in a getaway car. So far no suspects have been made, nor has a reason/motive been made for the shooting.