Salah’s Blog

David’s Current Event Link:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6623331.stm

Current Event Response Link:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/05/07/russia.microsoft.reut/index.html

Author: Reuters

Title of Article: Teacher fined for Microsoft piracyTeacher fined for Microsoft piracy

Website Title: cnn.com

Date you looked at the site: May 8th 2007

How are your two events connected?

  Well, David’s and my event are connected in a way that has to do with piracy. Not only any type of piracy but a computerized piracy. Though my event was about a Russian Headmaster that used pirated copies of Microsoft software, they are both similiar or should I say matched in showing that people these days are getting fined or even maybe arrested due to technological interference. The two are also connected in a sort of computer piracy as I would say.

What did you find interesting about this topic?

  What I found interesting about this topic is that today in present time everyone in the world should take extra caution when it comes to computers, this also refers to not doing any illegal manners that will put you in a dangerous level where you are been fined or even taken to prison. Even though we may live in a world full of criminal minds and events that can take place unexpectidly, we all know that we should all take a safe step in our lives and later on bring success in achieving our goals, and especially not get in a serious situation when going to prison.

What did you like about the initial blog posting?

 What I liked about the initial blog posting was that David chose a good current event that concerns everyone at most when it comes to using the internet. What I also liked was that he chose an event that shows that we people on Earth should always be precautious of our doings or what we basically do in our life. So well done David, you did a great job! Keep up the great work!

In class, we had a group assignment which was to pick a question that concerns the United Nations and for homework answer it. My group question was “should the five permanent members of the security council continue to retain their veto power? Why or why not?”

  It seems that at this very moment the five permanent members of the Security council are: the US, UK, Russia, China, and France. The very thing that makes the permanent members so strong, is their veto power. Now I do not think that the very members should actually continue to keep hold of their veto power, because say for example the many people of the world vote not to declare war against Iraq, and one of the permanent members of the Security Council says that it is a must to have war. Since that one country says yes, all the desicions of the world’s people is then ingulfed by the immense statement of what that one country said. To me that is not fair for what all the people of the world declared, and to think about it, it does not make sense to make a final desicion on something based on what one the countrys of the permanent members said. So it is absolutely sure that the members of the Security Council should not continue to retain their immense “veto” power.