Essay on an Article

In the articles I read, Prosecutor Files Charge of 2nd-Degree Murder in Shooting of Martin By Lizette Alvarezand Michael Cooper ( http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/us/prosecutor-files-charge-of-2nd-degree-murder-in-shooting-of-martin-631104/ ) and George Zimmerman Charged With 2nd Degree Murder in Trayvon Martin's Death By Matt Gutman, Candace Smith and Pierre Thomas ( http://abcnews.go.com/US/george-zimmerman-charged-murder-trayvon-martin-killing/story?id=16115469 ), talked of the charges made against George Zimmerman. It also gives a background of the whole story and what happened. This how the story goes, Trayvon Martin, a 17-year old who wasn't carrying any weapons and didn't have any crimanl records was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, the watch coordinator for the neighborhood in a small community in Sanford, Florida. George Zimmerman was charged of 2nd-degree murder and then taken into custody. I disagree with this article because I don't think Zimmerman diserved to get charged with 2nd-degree murder, I think he should've been charged with constructive man slaughter.

One reason I think that George Zimmerman should've been charged with constructive man slaughter is because 2nd-degree murder is killing with the intent to do harm but not the intent to kill,  example - shooting someone in the leg with the intent to wound but not kill, and then the victim bleeds to death.
This could've been the case with Zimmerman and Martin, but there is no way on Earth to know if Zimmerman intended to kill Martin. This shows me that with the lack of Zimmerman's knowledge you would never know if Martin's death was intentional or not, which leads me to believe that Zimmerman should've been charged with constructive man slaughter.

Another reason that I believe Zimmerman should've been charged with constructive man slaughter is that constructive man slaughter is when someone kills, without intent, in the course of committing an unlawful act. The malice involved in the crime is transferred to the killing, which results in a charge of man slaughter. This implies that Zimmerman was commiting an unlawful act when Martin was killed. The unlawful act Zimmerman was commiting as Martin was killed was that he was stalking Martin. That led for Martin to fear for his life and fight, which got him killed. Martin had every right to fight for his life because he was being stalked and threatened. This leads me to believe that Zimmerman should've been charged with constructive man slaughter.

"Tracy Martin said, however, 'This is just the beginning. We have a long way to go.. and we will march and march and march until the right thing is done.' O'Mara (Zimmerman's lawyer) said that the case has become emotionally charged and that his client 'is concerned about getting a fair trial. We need to calm this down and it needs to be tried in a courtroom.'" (Gutman, Smith and Thomas)

Even the Martin family wants more justice for their son that was so recklessly killed. They know that this isn't the right thing that should be done and this piece of evidence is what shows me that Zimmerman should be charged with constructive man slaughter.

All these things are what show me that not only was justice not served but that even the Martin family knows that justice wasn't served for their dear family member. So, in all I disagree with the fact the George Zimmerman was charged with 2nd-degree murder.

Blogpost on Plagarism

In the blog post that a student did, what the student did wrong was that the student literally copied and pasted the words from their source. That was very wrong. What he/she could do to include the source was that they could paraphrase the words or even quote the words directly from the source.

"There is the night sky filled with swirling clouds, stars ablaze with their own luminescence, and a bright crescent moon." (Vincent van Gogh: Starry Night)

One way to avoid plagiarizing is just knowing the fact that you can defiantly be penalized for it in. Not only that but the fact is that it is wrong. Another way to avoid plagiarizing is to always cite your sources and always use different ways to include your sources so that it won't be counted as plagiarism. Also, if you paraphrase or use quotations, that isn't plagiarism because in you must cite your sources to do that. One last way to avoid plagiarizing is to never copy and paste directly from a source. That is one thing that could get you a 0 on a paper. So, in all never plagirize.

My Favorite Blog Posts

My favorite blog posts were Guadalupe's and Sofia's. Guadalupe's blog had a lot of detail and description. I love how she explains herself and uses the book to back herself up. She also had a good main idea. Guadalupe also connected all the books of one series to her one main idea and I really loved that. Sofia's blog had a lot of background information on everything that she talked about. You could tell that she defiantly researched her topic. Not only did she explain what she saw in the painting, but she also explained what was in the picture she wrote of.

I think that in my blog posts, I could use more evidence to back up my themes. This would help me prove my point better and explain the topic to the reader in a smoother way. I could also include more background information so that the reader will be more informed and can better understand my point of view. One more thing that I could do is that I could include more details and descriptions into my posts. They could help me explain myself in a better way.