Current Events #2.4

1. What is causing earthquakes in Oklahoma?
The recent earthquakes in Oklahoma have been caused by injection wells cutting back on the fluids injected into the ground.

2. Why are open-record laws so important?Open-record laws are important because it allows people to have access to public records, and doesn't allow the people holding the records to hide them from certain people.

3. What was so interesting about a judge and her friend rescuing two boys from a fire?
The interesting thing about a judge and her friend rescuing two boys from a fire was that they were able to get the boys out without professional help, but they saw the two parents avoiding the scene and not offering help.

4. What is Lance Armstrong's objective with his new podcast "The Forward."?Lance Armstrong is essentially trying to revamp his image with his new podcast after the scandal he was involved in. He is trying to make positive changes by trying new things and working with the media.

5. What movie do you want to see?
I want to see the movie Trolls.

6. Long Response
I think Trump, sadly, is going to win the 2016 presidential election. I feel like he has gotten more coverage, and more people talk about him. Weather it be good or bad, exposure is still exposure. If Trump does in fact win, I think it will have a negative impact on America. And I'm not just talking about with his controversial policies and ideas for presidency, but with the citizens of America. His "fan base" has lived up to its reputation for being entitled, ignorant, racist, sexist, and straight up rude. If Trump wins, I think this will further their pride and result in fights and heavy disagreements throughout the country. If Tump wins, I have no idea how it would affect me. As much as I like to keep my political opinions to myself (which is very unlike me, I usually love sharing my thoughts on controversial things) I still think having Trump as our president wouldn't be good. For one, people who have tried to force their pro-Trump opinions on me would probably rub it in. It would also negatively affect me because I would be annoyed about the future of America. Having a new president come into office is so strange to me because Obama has been president for half my life, and the half before that was Bush. The president getting elected today will be the third president I've had in office during my life, which is crazy to think about. I didn't know that pro-acted decisions were a thing, but i don't think this would happen. I personally think the electoral college is a dumb and inaccurate voting process. I think the president should be decided by a popular vote. If we voted with a popular vote instead of the electoral college, the candidates would probably (hopefully) focus less on only trying to win over the big states, and focus more on their plans and how their visions appeal to the entire country. I have seen so many times the candidates changing what they say entirely based on their audience. While this can be effective to a certain degree, I think they take it too far because they are only caring about their image in the big states and swing states. I do see a future in America where more parties than just democratic and republican are represented. With so many things changing in our culture, such as sexuality acceptance and fighting for equal gender roles, the smaller parties are getting more of a voice. Even though it is small steps, take Gary Johnson for example. He gained a lot of popularity in younger generations during the last leg of the race. I am a little concerned for the next president, but I don't think it will necessarily be the fall of America, as some people are making it out to be. I am definitely going to watch as much of the election as I can. I'll probably have it on in the back while I'm doing homework.