Monroe Doctrine

The Monroe Doctrine was a Foreign Policy that the US created in 1823. It was created after all the South American/Central American countries started having revolutions. In it, it states that you can not come into other regions, and can not intervene with other countries.  It was created for peace.

When the movie “the Interview” starring Seth Rogen and James Franco first appeared, everyone wondered how North Korea would respond. The films plot, is that Rogen is an interviewer, and is asked to do an interview with Kim Jong Un. The government tells them to kill him while interviewing him. Eventually they do kill him. A couple weeks ago, Kim Jong Un threatened to create war with the United States if they released the movie. Well the movie is released on Christmas, only a couple weeks until then. Then something weird happened. Sony, who is producing and releasing the movie, has been hacked. 1000’s of files have been leaked, including salary wages of all employees. Well isn’t that a coincidence. Reports came in that the hackings were actually from North Korea. How does this help represent the Monroe Doctrine?

Well, if the Monroe Doctrine were still to be in place on a global scale, America would have to not release the movie. The Doctrine states that there are separate spheres of influence, meaning if you stay in your area, we will stay in ours; It also states that you should not intervene directly. which the movie does because in some ways it is a threat.

America should release the movie because the Monroe Document is not still around today. It seems as if Kim Jong Un is overreacting. If America is going for peace, then do not release the movie.

Draper, Lucy. "North Korea Training Secretive Elite Hacker Unit,." Newsweek.com. Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2014. Web. 5 Dec. 2014. .

Race

In the Gran Columbian revolution, race played a huge part. The revolution was led by Simon Bolivar. Bolivar began as an officer in Caracas, Venezuela in 1810.  Once the Spanish authorities took control, he fled to nearby Colombia. He is taken in, and by 1816 Bolivar takes political power with dictatorial powers. His first mission is Bogota. He takes it but it is soon recaptured by the Spanish. He soon exiles back to Venezuela. His new plan, is to not gain control of Caracas, but New Granada. After a long journey over the Andes, he fights the unexpected Spanish with only 2500 men. They surrendered on August 7^th 1819. Bolivar’s mission was not a unified country, but freedom. His need for race freedom led to his takeover and ultimately the revolution.

My article is called “Was a New York police officer's chokehold on Eric Garner necessary?”

By Greg Botelho.  It is about the current case of Eric Gardner. A viral video went around when 2-3 cops surrounded him, and one got him in a chokehold. He would not let go. In the video, you can hear his final screams “I can’t breathe”. In the past weeks, between Ferguson and this, we can now assume that race continues to affect national identity and politics. In our society, a kid can be shot for carrying a toy airsoft gun. In our society a kid can be shot for wearing a hood and drinking ice tea. This is not what the people over sea’s fight for, and most certainly not what our forefathers wanted out of America.

Botelho, Greg. "Was a New York Police Officer's Chokehold on Eric Garner Necessary?" CNN. Cable News Network, 04 Dec. 2014. Web. 04 Dec. 2014.