"An Inconvenient Truth, Introduction" Response

I think this essay is very effective because the author, Al Gore, doesn't direct it toward one specific audience. Since he is a Democrat, you would think he would only write to the Democratic audience, but he focuses on both the Democratic and Republican audiences. This essay contains many very true statements concerning the environment and the global warning scares. One of the major events that he discusses is Hurricane Katrina and the horrible aftermath it caused not only the citizens who lived there, but the entire nation also. An important fact that he mentions is that the government was warned that the leveys were going to break, but they didn't do anything to stop them for breaking. Their poor decisions caused a horrific disaster that many years later, is still not fixed. Another important statement that he makes is that procrastination is still the theif of time. This is so true and yet so many people don't realize it. This essay is very important for people to read because of how the world is in danger if things aren't changed, and the change begins with us.

"DNA Test Gives Students Ethnic Shocks" Response

This article brings up very interesting information that has shocked many students. I think that it is neat how we can find out our ethnic backgrounds from a simple DNA test, but I don't think that it should change someone. From reading this article, the students interviewed were judged differently because they were a light-skinned African American and not fully black. In today's society, we should not be caught up in race anymore. We can't judge someone by the color of their skin because that does not determine who they are. I think knowing your ethnic background is important, but it shouldn't change someone's opinion on another person. It is important to remember to not judge people by what they look like. Each individual has their own identity, their own background and it depends on how they were raised, not the color of their skin. Because of finding new information, although it can be surprising, does not change their identity. Each person has their own ethnic background which makes them unique and special for who they are and in today's society we need to remember.