Oh gosh.

So as I am browsing the CNN breaking news page, I see one of the top most stories headline. "From stoner to accused Boston bomber...". Ohhhh gosh. They should really stop putting this guy in the limelight and only mention him when its about the trial. This article was much more than just the trial. Yes its is about how prosecutors are building a case with all of the evidence they have gathered and released said evidence in 24 photos. But what struck me in this article is how they also personified this boy. They said all of his interests, they gave his friends names and listed text conversations between his friends and him. He honestly did seem like a normal guy, up until he started talking about his "plan to paradise". It's so strange how people can harbor so many feelings of hate and still seem a-okay on the outside. He wouldn't be the first one to turn to hurting people because of their beliefs, but he has certainly put himself near the top of the list now. I hope that the people injured or killed by him last year can one day breathe easy, and not have that constant reminder or fear of that day. I hope that this boy feels remorse, at least. Mostly, I hope this never happens again. I hope people can just forget about him and move on, no more giving him fame, because that's exactly what they were trying to do by bombing us.

Here's the article if you're interested.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/27/us/tsarnaev-13th-juror-jahar-radicalization/index.html

Kids movies not so nowadays..

I recently watched the older 1980's cartoon film called An American Tail. It was, how should I put this, ..pretty Damn depressing. These mice are Russian and are trying to make their way into the United States in search of a better life. They lose their youngest little mouse, Fievel and go all over New York, fighting cats until they finally find each other. It was an odd play on this period in time, but it was also accurate.

 This is how immigrants suffered trying to come into the country, and build a new life. They also lost many of their family members along the way. Some even came by themselves. Some didn't make it at all. I feel like if I become a grade school teacher, this is a movie I would show as a lesson in history. The movie really makes your heart go out to these mice, yes mice, because you realize this could have just been an actual recollection of someone who had gone through it. So a lesson to us all, be grateful for your life now, no matter how rough you think you have it. Your family went through hell to let you have a better life than they had.