Enrique Pichardo                                                                        1/21/14

Reading Response on Nonfiction

Vergara vs. California Case is an article about a 12th grade girl who is trying to persuade the state of California to fire the teachers that are ineffective and give an inappropriate education. “We think it’s simple: reward and retain passionate, motivating, effective teachers and hold those accountable who are failing our children.” What this quote shows me is that Vergara thinks that  teachers should not be failing kids and should give a better education.

Vergara will try to make an opportunity for teachers and make a better program which will be more beneficial to students. Teachers might lose their jobs if this act is passed by the state of California. New teachers might automatically lose their jobs if this is passed.

What this article shows me is that the state of California’s education might be flawed. Although the education system may be flawed in California, the act might not pass. The reason why this act might not pass is because many people will lose their jobs and can hurt the economic system of the US if other states adopt this act.

http://studentsmatter.org/our-case/vergara-v-california-case-summary/

Enrique Pichardo                                                                                                        3/5/14

808                                                                                                                                 ELA

Nonfiction Reading Response

The article Edward Snowden: Traitor or Hero? is about espionage and how Snowden stole top secret government files. Eric Snowden was a computers systems contractor working for the N.S.A, he was able to steal an abundance of highly secret documents about classified surveillance programs. Snowden decided to make the files public to journalists which had then started a national debate about how much privacy is worth sacrificing to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States.

Edward then took a plane to Hong Kong with the N.S.A files that contained Americans private information like phone calls. Snowden then brought over 2 reporters and a filmmaker to a hotel in order to discuss business. Snowden then handed the N.S.A documents over to the reporters. Some citizens state that Snowden is a hero but others say that he’s a villain.

Many say that if the government let Snowden off easy, it’ll be a huge mistake. Among the things Edward revealed was how the military secures the telephone and computer networks and other details about some military operations This then influenced a report by the DIA to conclude that Edward made the American Forces overseas more vulnerable.