blog #10

         I think that John Bubber (Andy Garcia). is the hero in the movie even though he was a liar because he helped a lot of people who were in need. at the beginning he took Benie place's by saying that he was the hero but then he started to change into a good person saving others.For instance, when he went to visit a kid in the hospital who was dying, he asked the press to go out of the room and let him talk to the boy in private. he talked to the boy in a positive way that made the boy get up fron his coma.So this is one the things which makes him a hero. Also when he saw the homeless people, he realizes that he was a homeless too and tell the people who follow him to provide food to the homeless people from where he used to live at.

        On the contrary Bernie LaPlante (Dustin Hoffman) was a irresponsable man who didn't even care about his son and was also a greedy person. He later on in life realized that he needed his son when he was going to go to jail. in fact he was very bad father who didnt even know what age his son was. I believe for sure that he was an anti-hero even though he saved those people from the plane.

blog 9: CATW

            The article "An Education in Citizenship" states that in Illinois state a law was recently approved which will allow students who are in U.S illegally to pay in-state tuition rates at Illinois colleges and universities. The article also says that there is a big difference in in what the students outside the state pay in order to get an education, which is $5302 in state rather than $13906 out of the state. In fact, the author of the article claims it shouldn't be that way because it's unfair that in the other 49 states of our nation students don't have that privige.
             first of all, the author of the article explains that "this nation sorely needs to reform its complex, but until that day comes it cannot blithely ignore those laws." It means that there many irregulations not only in Illinois state, but in the hole state nation that should be fixed. For example, here in New York, many students can't go to college after they're done with their high schools because of illegal status. i have a friend from Mexico which is having hard times trying to get into college because he is illegal. like the author says, lawmakers cannot be taking decisions just like that because it seems to be fair that one state has tuition at low rates, while others don't. Therefore, this law should be eliminated or try to make it nationwide so student have better opportunities to get a satisfactory education.
            on the other hand, the author is saying that "why should citizens be charged from other states more tuition than we charge non-citizen immigrants? what the author is trying to show is that Americans should have the same or lower tuition rate to pay for college. Since they are born here than foreign people in the U.S. In other words, the author is saying that the laws are excluding citizens from getting a higher education. for instance, lately, I heard on the news, that many parents cannot afford to pay for their children, which has become a concern in our society. If our children don't go to schools what will our and their future look like?
            In conclusion, the article "an education in Citizenship" shows how a new law is violating citizens rights by allowing illegal people in Illinois to pay tuition rates at low prices while the whole nation citizens and non-citizens are struggling to pay for their education. As a result, the government should make a fair decision in which students from every nation should be able to get an education even if they are illegal.