Spielberg donates money to same-sex marriages

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20228277,00.html

I chose this article because I am a fan of Steven Spielberg. I think that it is very kind and selfless for him to donate $100,000 dollars towards same sex marriages. I wonder what motivated him donnate all that money towards that cause. This article also touches on Brad Pitt donating a large some of money to Californians Against Eliminating Basic Rights. I really love seeing stars doing such nice things with their money. I feel like some people under estimate them and think of them as greedy, but I would beg to differ.

Kanye West Airport Rage

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/showbiz/2008-09/14/content_7026067.htm

I am somewhat disappointed in Kanye West's actions. I understand his frusteration with the obnoxious paperazi, but slamming their camera seems a bit uncalled for. Grabbing a $10,000 over a few pictures, and smashing it into the ground is just absurd. This story intrests me because not only do I listen to Kanye West, but I have also always been facsinated by how far a paperazi would go to take a picture. I am very interested in the hate relationship between a star and paperazzi. Kanye was obiouvsly very upset but I don't think he had a appropriate reason to handle the situation the way that he did.

Are We The Dumbest Generation?

After glancing at the title "8 Reasons Why This Is The Dumbest Generation", I immeditatly felt utterly offended and a bit under estimated. By Mark Bauerlein's 2nd reason he already had me convinced. The bold statement of my generation being the dumbest is undeniable. Few will admit the shameful truth.

The spins on technology throughout the past decade has definatly impacted this remark. For example, in Bauerleins 7th reason he states, "Kids are drowning in teen stuff delievered 24/7 by the tools, and adult realities can't penetrate." Even a decade ago computers/internet/cellphones were not as prevalent as they are today. The tempting oppertunity to use technology is overwhelming and distracts a teenagers everyday life. Although the technological advances are great when it comes to researching for a project, writing a paper, etc. the aol.com pop-ups or temptation to log onto facebook for "just five minutes" can lead to serious procrastination.

Bauerlein has strong points when it comes to blaming the technological abundence within the past decade. I think the influnence technology has had on my generation is the only reason we would be noted as the "dumbest generation". For example, us not knowing enough about World War 1 and World War 2 is not because we chose to ignore it, but because since we did not live through the expirence it does not have such a strong effect.