If I Die

This story is very emotional and it must have been so hard for Dianna Sugg to write this story. This story took over her life for 25 days and she was directly affected by the family and the patient. She was very dedicated to this story and making the story have an impact on other people.

This story was very sad and emotional but I felt at ease when reading it. R.J and his family accepted his fate even through his extreme tragedy. R.J.’s mom was so strong and such an amazing person through the whole story. I think it was very important that this story be published.

I think it was very emotional for the family to hear this poor little boy plan his own funeral and where he wanted to be buried. I cannot even imagine what the family was going through and how they dealt with this sick child. No family should have to go through anyone with cancer but especially a child. No family is prepared when someone they love is diagnosed with cancer.

I think it is very important for hospitals to have programs like the Hopkins Project. I think a dying child should be able to try to stay as positive and happy as possible. I am in full support of the hospital fulfilling a child’s last wish before they die.

I think it was so special that R.J. was able to leave mementos to his family and to the doctors and nurses that helped him. I think that is such a good way to remember someone who has died and they will be able to have these things for the rest of their lives. I like the hand print molds were very interesting a great reminder of the person.

I think R.J.’s mom is so respectable and so admirable. She did everything she could to make her son as comfortable as possible before he died. She was a great mom and should be recognized for what she did for her son.

I know first-hand how hard cancer can be for the person who has it and the person’s family.  I have had two very close grandparents die of cancer. It has been really hard for my family to move on from these deaths. Cancer is such a terrible disease. When I was younger, my mom would hold bikeathons for the St. Jude’s Children’s foundation to raise money for cancer every year. I will always try to do what I can to help support families with children and other family members with cancer.

It was very interesting when they talked about that kids usually know or expect when they are going to die. That was crazy to me but I could definitely believe it. I think children have some kind of special senses or feelings than adults do. I also thought it was so interesting that he was able to describe and talk to what he said were angels.

R.J’s death was exactly 2 days before my grandpa died in the same year. My grandpa died of cancer also. It was very crazy to read that the dates were so close. My grandma, mom, and aunt tried to make my grandpa as comfortable as possible just like R.J.’s mom had done for him. I liked how R.J’s family was prepared and tried to be as calm as possible. I think it is important to make a person’s last days as comfortable and as happy as possible.

Cancer is so horrible and takes so many lives. There are very few success stories with dealing with cancer. One of my good friends was lucky enough to be one of those success stories. My friend’s dad was diagnosed with throat cancer about a year ago. The doctors told his family that he wouldn’t make it through the year and was going to die. Last week, my friend got the best news any family could ever hope for, his dad was going into remission and his body was cured of his cancer. There is no better feeling than that and I am so happy for him and his family that they were so lucky.

In Baltimore, No One’s Left to Press the Police

I think it is very important for reporters to report crimes to the public. People need to be aware of what is happening around them so that they could take the right precautions to keep safe. I like how David Simon had the judge’s number so that he could contact him at anytime to get the crime reports out in the public.

I did not know that crime reports are public and made available to everyone. I think it is important for people to know. I know police do not want people to know that crime is happening in their precinct but I think hiding it makes it even worse.

It is also very interesting to note that a police officer’s name cannot be identified if they shot or killed someone. I also agree that a police officer’s name should be identified if they use their weapons illegally because they should be punished.

The news can be very powerful. It is also very powerful how the news is so open and tells everyone what is going on in the world around them. The news can also be a bad thing. The example of the 2001 case with the person being killed because of the news reporting his name is a good example of how the news can affect someone negatively.

Some newspapers are the not the most truthful and honest. Sometimes, a reporter will choose not to tell the important facts of a story or leave out what is most important. The example with the police women who shot an innocent man is a good example. The paper did not cover the story correctly and did not identify the police woman who shot the innocent man.

It is very important to list these police officers’ names because I think they should be accountable for what they do. It is important to know these things so that they can be evaluated fairly and they must be accountable for their actions. If a police officer’s bad conduct is not reported on then no one will ever know what they are capable of.

I think it is very hard to trust the police if they refuse to give people the real facts about what is happening. If they fail to report crimes, then one can think about what else they can be hiding from people. I think this why a lot of people have a bad attitude towards the police. Reading this makes their reputation even worse.

It is disappointing that the only newspaper that can report on crimes in Baltimore does not have the manpower or the expertise to challenge the police. I like how David Simon is very persistent and pushes for these stories to be published and that they have real facts. He used all of his resources and I applaud him for his efforts.

It is very displeasing to know that he was refused the papers when asked about them. It is very interesting how the time changed from the beginning of the story to the end when instead of gladly being able to have the public papers to being refused to see them.

I think David Simon was very admirable. He fought for the truth and wanted to make sure that the crimes that were occurring were reported on and made public. He is a very talented and interesting man. I am very interesting to watch one of his tv shows.