Ferguson Reaction

By no means do I think that we've seen the end of racism in this world.  That doesn't necessarily mean that I believe Officer Wilson is racist but the situation probably would have been handled a lot differently if Michael Brown was white.  I don't blame the town of Ferguson for lashing out but I definitely don't agree with the riots and the looting.  There is no way that anyone can move on or find peace if they continue the fighting at such an extreme.  Last night, Officer Wilson resigned and I think it's for the best.  With my own personal feelings aside, I believe Wilson made the right choice because there was such a high risk for him to go out and do his job.  Nobody from Ferguson is going to forget his face and he would never be able to live it down.

The Working Poor

"If we have nothing, we have each other."  I absolutely love that chapter seven started out with this quote by a mother of three kids named Kara.  As important and necessary as money is in this world, it does not create happiness.  I think that is an important message not only throughout this book but in life.  Close to all of the stories I've read so far in this book have not exactly been on the happier side but in most cases, the subjects of the stories stay positive.  I thought it was very interesting reading the part about the family's check being paid for when they went out for dinner.  Instead of being excited and grateful like I had thought she would be, Kara got angry and seemed a little embarrassed.  Each chapter makes me feel more grateful for all of the opportunities I've had and will continue to have in my life.

Death of a Playmate

I was very intrigued reading this story.  Within the first few sentences, I was already hooked because I knew how Dorothy's life ended but not the events that lead up to it.  I found the story to be interesting because when I think of Playboy bunnies, I don't think of their lives and their stories or where they come from; I just think of them as Playboy bunnies.  I liked that we were given Dorothy's backstory because it put her life into perspective and humanized her.  I did have a hard time following the story at some points because of the way the pages were set up but it had nothing to do with the writing.  Teresa Carpenter did a very nice job writing about Dorothy.