{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"33342380","dateCreated":"1296240432","smartDate":"Jan 28, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"danielx_184","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/danielx_184","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/33342380"},"dateDigested":1531973861,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Lethal Injection and the F.D.A.","description":"1. The capital is carried out by injecting a set of drugs into the criminal so that he is rendered unconscious before other drugs stop his breathing and heart.
\n2. Sodium thiopental is used to make the convict unconscious. This product is currently scarce so people are turning to other sources to get it. A supreme court ruling has nothing against this
\n3. Other than opposing capital punishment some people have pointed out that the precedence of this drug is also insecure and thus doesn\u2019t guarantee that the execution is carried out painlessly. The drug comes from a company called Dream Pharma
\n4. According to the FDA the drug from this source might be altered or mislabeled, so the FDA opposes its importation.
\n5. This month the FDA declared that it is under their wing to review imported substances used for lethal injection because it\u2019s part of public health.
\n6. The only American Manufacturer of the drug said it wouldn\u2019t produce the drug any more.
\n7. A year ago The Supreme Court ruled that lethal injection carried no substantial or objectively intolerable risk ok inflicting serious harm. How can this maintain after this evidence about the used drug is brought to light?
\nThe drug used to sleep the people when executing capital punishment is now looked upon by the FDA due to inconsistencies and lack of assurance that the drug will successfully work; and the Supreme Court seems to have nothing against the use of an insecure drug.
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\nhttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/01\/28\/opinion\/28fri3.html?ref=opinion<\/a>","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"33342446","body":"sorry Mr. Webster the part were it says "The drug..." after number 7 thats my personal summary","dateCreated":"1296240480","smartDate":"Jan 28, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"danielx_184","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/danielx_184","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"33347438","body":"Great Daniel,
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\nThanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1296243873","smartDate":"Jan 28, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"33309386","dateCreated":"1296194087","smartDate":"Jan 27, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"tammy_sev","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/tammy_sev","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1285868666\/tammy_sev-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/33309386"},"dateDigested":1531973861,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Are you up yet?","description":"1) Teenagers go to sleep late and it is difficult for them to wake up and go to school so early. Many fall asleep in class.
\n2) Research has shown that people from 12 to their 20s, only start producing the \u201csleep inducing hormone\u201d, melatonin until 11 p.m. and ending around 7 a.m.
\n3) It would be easier to start school later and some schools have tried it and came up with some great improvements in the student\u2019s education.
\n4) Many schools have thought of the idea but left it because many adults would have to adapt to these hours and change some things in their daily life.
\n
\nWaking up young adults can be a hard task for many, their melatonin which is suppose to make them sleepy, doesn\u2019t start and end it\u2019s production until late hours. Their lives could be improved if school started later in the day, but many adults would not like to adapt to that idea.
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\nSource:
\nhttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/02\/01\/opinion\/01fri4.html?ref=education<\/a>","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"33335168","body":"Thanks Tamara,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1296234529","smartDate":"Jan 28, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"33305464","dateCreated":"1296184899","smartDate":"Jan 27, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"ad.ri","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/ad.ri","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1283992059\/ad.ri-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/33305464"},"dateDigested":1531973861,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Heroic Naturalists or Imperialist Dogs?","description":"http:\/\/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com\/2011\/01\/23\/heroic-naturalists-or-imperialist-dogs\/#more-77555<\/a>
\n\u2022 It is common for people to think that the discovery or naming of an exotic species may be just another way for Western seizure of resources, but they are mistaken.
\n\u2022 Local people have the knowledge that these species live and may know their characteristics pretty well, but the goal or reason that a naturalist searches new species is to make them known around the world.
\n\u2022 Naturalists group the new species according to similarities with other species around the globe.
\n\u2022 Another requirement of a discovery is to give the species a name that will be known universally, so that people around the world can communicate about plants and animals without confusion.
\n\u2022 Although the Chinese had the knowledge of the species living in their country, it was French naturalist P\u00e9re David who took credit for their discovery. However, his discoveries were vital. He saved many species by stopping the Chinese from destroying the forest and saved the P\u00e9re Davis\u00b4s deer, named after him, by sending some to Europe for breeding.
\n\u2022 Another naturalist, Patrick \u201cMosquito\u201d Manson, discovered diseases in Chinese species that had been known by the locals.
\n\u2022 These early naturalists are, therefore, heroic naturalists, since their work continues to save many species today and established a good system of discovery all around the world.
\n
\nFor centuries, naturalists have wandered around the world, searching for new species in foreign lands. Many people have started to express that these naturalists are taking credit that is not theirs, since the native people of the region certainly saw and helped the scientists find these species. However, naturalists have done more than putting their names on \u201cnew\u201d plants or animals; they have made them known to everyone and have created a new universal system of discovery. Their works continue to save species from extinction as they did personally in their days.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"33335076","body":"Thanks Adrianna,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1296234479","smartDate":"Jan 28, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"33298138","dateCreated":"1296176540","smartDate":"Jan 27, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"caro3arias","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/caro3arias","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/33298138"},"dateDigested":1531973861,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Removing the Roadblocks to Rehabilitation ","description":"http:\/\/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com\/2011\/01\/21\/removing-the-roadblocks-to-rehabilitation\/<\/a>
\n
\nPlacing a former convict in its old town seems like recipe for another prison sentence but it\u2019s hard to prove since research is complicated and expensive. A study by David Kirk showed how some New Orleans natives could not return to their hometowns because of the Katrina disaster and stayed out the courthouse more than those who were able to return home. Many prisoners understand this but are required to go back to their counties by state law. It is a system set to fail because former convicts tend to leave prison with no extra money for rehabilitation or education. But there are many programs designed to help prisoners reintegrate into society such as Fortune\u2019s Society Castle, Delancey Street, Homeboy Industries, and Boaz and Ruth. Many of them provide housing, counseling, and a form to do something productive in society that will pull them away from their negative background. Unfortunately most of these programs have economic problems because the government doesn\u2019t sponsor them. Why doesn\u2019t it? Taxpayers care about how their money is used and citizens want to live in safe environments. Politics often gets in the way because politicians are scared to come off as soft on criminals. It\u2019s hard to make changes because people are more receptive to change when crime rates are low. Another challenge is that research is expensive and hard to do so rehabilitation programs have a hard time proving their legitimacy. There\u2019s also a chance that the state wont even fund their programs after the studies have been done. But there is good news since prison re-entry is becoming increasingly noticed and crime rates are low so people are more open minded about alternatives. State officials are also in a budget crisis since sustaining inmates is very expensive and life terms emerging from California\u2019s three strike law costs the state around $500 million dollars a year. This is encouraging a more open mentality toward spending on research. The American public is interested in evidence based everything and in order to help former convicts become good citizens, there needs to be evidence to show that rehabilitation does work.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"33298434","body":"Im sorry, I did it wrong the first time. Here's the right one:
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\n1) People released from prison that return to their old towns are more likely to return to jail than those who stay away.
\n2) It\u2019s hard and expensive to do research and prove that rehabilitation programs to work.
\n3) There are many programs designed to help prisoners reintegrate into society such as Fortune\u2019s Society Castle, Delancey Street, Homeboy Industries, and Boaz and Ruth. Many of them provide housing, counseling, and a form to do something productive in society that will pull them away from their negative background
\n4) Sustaining prisoners is really expensive so state officials are looking into alternatives.
\n5) Programs will have a hard time proving their legitimacy until there is evidence.","dateCreated":"1296176919","smartDate":"Jan 27, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"caro3arias","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/caro3arias","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"33334964","body":"Thanks Carolina,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1296234405","smartDate":"Jan 28, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"33294834","dateCreated":"1296172719","smartDate":"Jan 27, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"teagvest","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/teagvest","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/33294834"},"dateDigested":1531973862,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Read On","description":"\u2022The fact that a large book chain is almost bankrupt forces publishers to rethink online business.
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\n\u2022Although the music industry was the first to move online, electronic books soon surpassed those sales because of their more easily downloadable\/pirateable format.
\n
\n\u2022Book publishing is still going strong, even though online sales are now 8 %.
\n
\n\u2022Book business\u2019 strength due to an older, less Internet savvy generation; and online books are cheap and easy to download legally.
\n
\n\u2022Even though authors are trying to produce blockbusters, readers are used to reading short Internet texts and therefore don\u2019t have the attention span for longer works.
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\n\u2022Books have survived many challenges, and even though electronic books are taking a bigger hold, Kindles and such might actually increase the following of books as a whole.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"33294904","body":"I forgot to put the link -
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\nhttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/01\/26\/opinion\/26wed4.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<\/a>","dateCreated":"1296172813","smartDate":"Jan 27, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"teagvest","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/teagvest","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"33334884","body":"Thanks Teag,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1296234354","smartDate":"Jan 28, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"33294548","dateCreated":"1296172441","smartDate":"Jan 27, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"MaFe1595","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/MaFe1595","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/33294548"},"dateDigested":1531973862,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"'So Was it a Good Year?'","description":"(1) Economically, 2010 was a better year for the most part.
\n(2) Banks covered losses with reserves of money.
\n(3) The income is 17% less than before the economic crisis.
\n(4) The economy will be slowly restored due to different factors such as unemployment.
\n(5) New laws will prevent another economic crisis.
\n(6) Banks will have smaller profits but the system will be safer.
\n(7) Regulations must be strict for them to work.
\n(8) Banks will be restored if regulations are successful, but not as before.
\n
\nBecause of the economic crisis, the government is putting regulations on banks. Things such as loans, or credit cards need regulations so that there isn\u2019t another economic crisis.
\n
\nhttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/01\/27\/opinion\/27thu1.html?ref=opinion<\/a>","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"33334822","body":"Thanks MaFe,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1296234321","smartDate":"Jan 28, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"33233684","dateCreated":"1296087233","smartDate":"Jan 26, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"paulasev_th","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/paulasev_th","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1265121950\/paulasev_th-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/33233684"},"dateDigested":1531973862,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Read On","description":"1. Technology might threaten book publishing.
\n2. Book piracy is easier than that of music.
\n3. However, book publishing won\u2019t be over any time soon, because sales are increasing.
\n4. Book publishing was able to recover because many people who are interested in books are not as skilled in Internet affairs as those who download music. They also tried to improve the business instead of suing customers.
\n5. Books have to face difficulties such as less reading options or other texts found in the Internet.
\n6. There have always been challenges to books, such as iPads or television devices, but they have managed to survive. The Internet might even be beneficial by giving books publicity.
\n
\n
\nEven though the digital era might seem as a threat to book publishers, this is not the end for book publishing. Downloading books illegally is easier than downloading music, but those who are interested in reading might not be as skilled in Internet downloading than others. Nowadays, Internet illegal downloading and narrower options challenge books, but books survived iPads, DVDs, or computers, and will survive the online threats.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"33274486","body":"Paula,
\n
\n1) Could you provide the link for your article?
\n
\n2) What is the problem here? "...book publishing won\u2019t be over any time soon..."
\n
\n3) and here: "...found in the Internet."
\n
\n4)"Books have to face difficulties ..." Do the books themselves have to face difficulties? Could you clarify this?
\n
\nThanks,
\n
\nWebster","dateCreated":"1296152486","smartDate":"Jan 27, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"33320512","body":"1. Sorry! I completely forgot... It is:
\nhttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/01\/26\/opinion\/26wed4.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<\/a>
\n
\n2."... book publishing is not going to disappear yet..."
\n
\n3. "...found on the Internet."
\n
\n4. "The publishing enterprise has to face difficulties..."","dateCreated":"1296226656","smartDate":"Jan 28, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"paulasev_th","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/paulasev_th","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1265121950\/paulasev_th-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"33335242","body":"Thanks Paula,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1296234569","smartDate":"Jan 28, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"33192814","dateCreated":"1296048415","smartDate":"Jan 26, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"Ingrid89","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Ingrid89","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1228179242\/Ingrid89-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/33192814"},"dateDigested":1531973863,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"A Fighting Spirit Won\u2019t Save Your Life","description":"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/01\/25\/opinion\/25sloan.html?ref=opinion<\/a>
\n
\n1.Even though Gabrielle Gifford successfully recovered from a bullet in her head, whether her fighting spirit was a factor of it is a complete different story.
\n2 It is believed by people, among various generations, that by having positive thoughts rather than negative, the illness will therefore be defeated, or will vanish.
\n3 \u201cPower of Positive Thinking\u201d and \u201c the Secret\u201d contribute to the idea that through good thoughts, one will heal.
\n4 Even though people have control over their health within some measures (exercise and nutrition), it is impossible that one might be cured by a fighting spirit, or that such will prevent illness or injuries.(help recover)
\n5 The psychosomatic hypothesis explained that all diseases were caused by certain (wrong) characteristics of the person; one many shared. They all were explanations to the disease.
\n 6 Doctors have rejected the idea of such beliefs, yet studies examine possibility that optimism and spiritualism are parallel to the persons good health.
\n7 There is no evidence that attitude helps survive; on the contrary, it is proven, with a test in Sweden, that diseases don\u2019t care who you are or what you do; they have no mercy.
\n8 Our wish for others to recover easily blinds us from the evidence to the contrary. Positivism or negativism impels no effect on the disease.
\n9 Positivism imposes a pressure to people diagnosed with deathly diseases; hence if they don\u2019t survive, is it their fault?
\n10 The \u2018good\u2019 and \u2018bad\u2019 of a person don\u2019t affect what so ever on their medical diagnosis.
\n11 An injury or sickness is bad enough already; people shouldn\u2019t link personal virtue and vice. It is incorrect.
\n
\n. Short summary
\nEven though a fighting spirit and positivism give hope to people, it is proven that neither mind nor self will heal or prevent a disease or injury from occurring and spreading. One has no say in such matters, and neither does our attitude.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"33211662","body":"Good Ingrid...
\n
\nWhat is the proper preposition for this sentence? "They all were explanations to the disease."
\n
\nCan you identify the two mistake in this sentence? "...yet studies examine possibility that optimism and spiritualism are parallel to the persons good health."
\n
\nAlso, the two mistakes here? "The \u2018good\u2019 and \u2018bad\u2019 of a person don\u2019t affect what so ever on their medical diagnosis."
\n
\nThanks,
\n
\nWebster","dateCreated":"1296066238","smartDate":"Jan 26, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"33233754","body":"they all were explanations for the disease.
\n
\nstudies examine the possibility that optimism and spiritualism could affect the health of the person.
\n
\nthe good and bad in a person don't have an effect over their diagnosis.","dateCreated":"1296087311","smartDate":"Jan 26, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"Ingrid89","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Ingrid89","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1228179242\/Ingrid89-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"33274558","body":"Great,
\n
\nJust to let you know 'whatsoever' is one word.
\n
\nThanks,
\n
\nWebster","dateCreated":"1296152573","smartDate":"Jan 27, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"33181932","dateCreated":"1296009003","smartDate":"Jan 25, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"maaayyyaaa","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/maaayyyaaa","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1222817730\/maaayyyaaa-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/33181932"},"dateDigested":1531973863,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"That's Not Twain!","description":"That\u2019s Not Twain
\nhttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/01\/06\/opinion\/06thu4.html?ref=editorials<\/a>
\n
\n(1) A new version of Mark Twain\u2019s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn will soon be released, with the word \u201cnigger\u201d replaced by the word \u201cslave.\u201d
\n(2) The reasoning behind such censoring is to make these classics available to people who find the word \u201cnigger\u201d offensive.
\n(3) While this new edition is trying to protect readers, it is also depicting the past inaccurately.
\n(4) Furthermore, the greatness of the book does not lie in the story itself, but rather in its language, including the accurate representation of the Missouri dialect of the time.
\n
\nReleasing a new \u201ccensored\u201d edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is not only warping Twain's words as he intended them to be, but is also distorting history.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"33211388","body":"Great Maya,
\n
\nThanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1296065989","smartDate":"Jan 26, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"33176448","dateCreated":"1296003319","smartDate":"Jan 25, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"kelseygymnastics","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/kelseygymnastics","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1222807559\/kelseygymnastics-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/33176448"},"dateDigested":1531973863,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"'Building a Bigger House' Summary","description":"Long Version:
\n
\n(1) The House has been overrun by special interests and become insensitive to the people because of its lack of growth during a time of increasing population. (2) The founding fathers wished the size of the population to be a template for the size of the House. (3) The practice of accordingly adjusting the size of the House after each census was stopped to prevent immigrants from having more influence. (4) Representatives never gave another thought to the issue, and as a result, hundreds of thousands of Americans are represented by a single House member. (5) As a consequence, bribes speak louder to representatives than individual people, and the representatives are not in synch with the people they represent. (6) The House\u2019s districts must shrink for the members to truly represent their people\u2019s interests. (7) More districts would distribute representatives more equally, and decrease the dependency on outside committees, increasing the significance of actions. (8) Many problems in expanding the House (increasing the number of agendas, debates, etc.) can be solved with today\u2019s technology. (9) The biggest issue in increasing the size of the House is the current Congress. (10) The ideal circumstances are upon us to make this change, for many parties are unhappy with the way government is.
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\nShort Version:
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\nThe House of Representatives needs to increase its amount of members. Its magnitude was originally intended to be proportional to the population, but now, a member represents so many people that they cannot be in synch with the lives of the people. The only thing preventing the expansion is the current Congress, but the time to act is now.
\n
\nhttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/01\/24\/opinion\/24conley.html?scp=1&sq=building%20a%20bigger%20house&st=cse<\/a>","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"33211252","body":"Great Kelsey,
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\nThanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1296065882","smartDate":"Jan 26, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]}],"more":true},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}