Journal #23: Free: Write about whatever you like.

what can I say? well fist that i' m very excited that this semester is going to be over and I have to get ready for next semester. When I first came to this college I thought it was going to be hard but if I study and pay attention in class everything is easy. I expect that next semester will be similar to this semester.

Journal #22: What the hardest thing about this class so far?

I wouldn't say that something is wrong, but everything is challenging and I like that. but sometimes I feel lazy when I'm doing my journals because I don't have nothing interested to talk about. but so far I know I'm doing good and all the work I've receive I know I have turn it all in.

Journal #21 Mike Tyson sentence to 1 day in jail, probation

Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was sentenced Monday to three years probation for possession of a narcotic drug, cocaine, and three years probation for driving while under the influence. He also was ordered to serve one day in jail for the DUI. Tyson, 41, will serve that day in jail Tuesday. He is to report to a Maricopa County Jail in downtown Phoenix at 10 a.m.The sentence was handed down Monday in Mesa by Maricopa Superior Court Judge Helene Abrams. Tyson had faced up to 3.75 years in prison for the possession conviction and six months in jail for the DUI.

Journal #20 Cyclone Sidr

Cyclone Sidr is the fourth named storm of the 2007North Indian Ocean cyclone season. The storm formed in the central Bay of Bengal, and quickly strengthened to reach peak sustained winds of 215 km/h (135 mp/h), which would make it a Category-4 equivalent tropical cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson Scale. The storm eventually made landfall near Bangladesh on November 15. The storm caused large-scale evacuations in Bangladesh. So far, 3,113 deaths have been blamed on the storm, with that number expected to rise.
The Bengali Red Crescent reported on November 18 that the number of deaths is estimated to be between 5,000 and 10,000 deaths.

Journal #19 How's it going so far in this course?

So far this course is being excellent I've learned new stuff. New stuff like how to write a better five paragraph essay and how to make good sentences. I wouldn't say I dislike something because I don't, everything in this course is helping me a lot and I know I'm learning something new every day. So far this course is been fantastic and I hope that my next course will be awesome as well.

Journal #18 Racial trends found in traffic stops

A statewide study of traffic stops has found new evidence of possible racial-profiling by the Arizona Department of Public Safety, although researchers cautioned that other factors may explain the high rate of arrests and vehicle searches involving minorities.According to the University of Cincinnati report, Highway Patrol officers were more than twice as likely to search vehicles driven by Hispanics and Blacks than those operated by Anglos during 2006. Minority motorists also were far more likely to be arrested and to be hit with multiple traffic citations.

Journal #17 Jokela school shooting

At approximately 12 p.m. local time a student opened fire at the Jokela School Centre. Some of the students smashed windows in order to get out and heavily armed police soon surrounded the school. At least eight people were reported having been killed by the gunman. Seven of the victims were students, five male and two female. The eighth victim was the school's headmaster. It is believed that the weapon used, and described in media as a "small-calibre handgun". Three more people suffered gunshot wounds and an unspecified number of people were injured by shattering glass.