The media has made it clear that Tiger Woods is a cheater. He made a public apology on February 19, 2010 for his "irresponsible and selfish" behavior. The apology was almost fourteen minutes and it was his first public appearance since his crash on Thanksgiving day outside of his home in Orlando, Florida. Throughout the video, he said how he and Elin are trying to get through his behavior and how he had let down so many people, including his family, his wife, friends, his staff, parents, and children who looked up to him. Parents would look up to Tiger as a role model for their children and he feels that he owes them a special apology and wanted to tell them that he was truely sorry. He asks people "to find room in their hearts to one day believe in him again and he owes it to his family to become a better person." While I read the news, it says that he blames money and fame which made it easier for him to cheat.
Some members of the media were invited to listen to his public apology but they were not able to ask any questions. People felt "what was the reason of attending the public apology if they were not able to ask any questions." Pat O' Brien said that Tiger should have done his public apology on youtube or something. While he started talking a little about his family, he raised his voice and instructed the media to leave his family alone. Woods said that it is not easy to admit he needs help but he is getting therapy to help him with his "issues". Everything that is happening within his marriage and with his family will stay private and he has no intentions of anybody else finding out his personal matter. As for the rumors of his wife hitting him, he had made it clear that she did not hit him that night, and that they have never had a domestic dispute. Woods agent says that the issues that the golfer is dealing with is private but he feels that his fans deserve to hear an explanation. The day for Tiger to return to golf has not been set yet for 2010 but for now, he will not be playing anytime soon.
I feel that while all the media has payed way to much attention to Tiger Woods and how he has cheated. If he was not the one of the top payed athletes, I feel that there would not have been so much media attention on him. Because he is Tiger Woods, there will be many more articles and talk about him and his life that he is now trying to "fix".
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Haiti villigers willingly give up their children
After reading an article on msnbc I was amazed at what I read. After the devestation Haiti was hit with, parents are struggling to feed their children and give them any kind of shelter. Msnbc stated that parents in Callebas, Haiti were willingly handing over 2o children to American missionaries. What the missionaries promised the villagers was that their children will be given a better life. Within this article, it said that there were ten baptists who were arrested last week because they tried to take 33 haitian children without the required documents.
An orphanage worker named Issac Adrien said he told the villagers that their children will get educated so that they may return to take care of their families. So because of this, on January 28th, parents surrendered their children making this decision after Adrien had talked to them. I feel that when you are put in the situation like the haitian parents and someone who could potentially be trustworthy, it would not be an easy process to let your child go but if you have nothing to provide, sometimes it is best to do so.
What the missionaries did was illegal because they did not have the required government documents while trying to bring the 33 children over the dominican republic border. MSNBC also stated that the missionaries lawyer said "they willingly accepted kids they knew were not orphans because the parents said they would starve otherwise." While reading throughout this article, it really hit me when a haitian father said that he does not know what he would do if his children were sent back because he is living in a tent with his friend.
Legal experts say that taking children across the border without documents or government permission can be considered child trafficking. Hillary Clinton said that this could have been done legally, A hatian born pastor says that an orphan is someone without a mother and father. The reason why haitian parents place their children in orphanages is because they cannot care for their children because they are "homeless and hopeless".
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35221007/ns/world_news-haiti_earthquake//
I feel that parents in Haiti had good intentions in their minds but because these missionaries did not have the proper documents, it was not a good choice to let them take their children. They do not know what potentially could have happened to their children if they were not stopped while trying to cross the border.
An orphanage worker named Issac Adrien said he told the villagers that their children will get educated so that they may return to take care of their families. So because of this, on January 28th, parents surrendered their children making this decision after Adrien had talked to them. I feel that when you are put in the situation like the haitian parents and someone who could potentially be trustworthy, it would not be an easy process to let your child go but if you have nothing to provide, sometimes it is best to do so.
What the missionaries did was illegal because they did not have the required government documents while trying to bring the 33 children over the dominican republic border. MSNBC also stated that the missionaries lawyer said "they willingly accepted kids they knew were not orphans because the parents said they would starve otherwise." While reading throughout this article, it really hit me when a haitian father said that he does not know what he would do if his children were sent back because he is living in a tent with his friend.
Legal experts say that taking children across the border without documents or government permission can be considered child trafficking. Hillary Clinton said that this could have been done legally, A hatian born pastor says that an orphan is someone without a mother and father. The reason why haitian parents place their children in orphanages is because they cannot care for their children because they are "homeless and hopeless".
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35221007/ns/world_news-haiti_earthquake//
I feel that parents in Haiti had good intentions in their minds but because these missionaries did not have the proper documents, it was not a good choice to let them take their children. They do not know what potentially could have happened to their children if they were not stopped while trying to cross the border.
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