Is Our Justice System Fair?

After reading the Tim Masters article and watching the video on Crosley Green, please respond to the following questions: (1) Is our justice system fair? Explain. (2) What changes should be made to our justice system to prevent mistakes like these in the future?

Reaction to "Children of the Mountain"

Describe your reaction to what you saw in the movie “Children of the Mountain.” Do these people have an equal opportunity to succeed? Explain. What can/should be done to help these people pull themselves out of this cycle of poverty?

Who Controls the Media?

Use the following links to take you to a couple of charts that diagram who owns the major media outlets in the United States. After reviewing this information, what's your reaction to these charts? Is too much power over the media concentrated into too few companies? How does this affect the news an average "media consumer" receives? Explain your response.

http://www.nowfoundation.org/issues/communications/tv/mediacontrol.html
http://www.thenation.com/special/bigten.html

Use the link below to see how many radio stations in the United States are owned by Clear Channel Communications. How does this effect the music you hear on the radio? Do you care?
http://www.cjr.org/resources/index.php?c=clearchannel