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Haggarty, Barbara Bradley. "Christian Debate: Was Jesus for small government." NPR.org 16 April 2012.Web.

This political debate shouldn't involve Jesus. Jesus is technically involved in everything, yes but there is a "But." There is a seperation of church and state for a reason, so that these types of debates couldn't and wouldn't happen. I am a strong believer of Jesus, but we shouldn't use WWJD just to get attention and a  vote. Its personally my decision as to what I believe and follow and I dont need the government criticising it. And Jesus wouldn't take my money and give it to the lazy.

#1 Life of Pi

The author’s note is pretty neat, in how he has travelled and met Pi Patel and stuff that isn’t real but written well enough to be so. And now the book…creeps, creeps and more creeps along. I think that killed my bored manner. Pi’s story is a very detailed and crazy realistic one. Personally, I like the name Piscine its strange, and the story of the zoos and learning to swim was just cool. It’s a great insight into one’s life, especially with the atheist communist teacher that reminds me of history stories, so I relate to that! But the multiple religions that Pi experienced becoming as he aged were also incredibly detailed, must have been well researched, but I can see where the book would test faiths sometimes. However, I agree with his hate, but I like how he decided on Christianity when questioned about it later, and when confronted about being three religions. Overall, the book is interesting, but rather dull in the first several pages.

#2 Fahrenheit 451

The last parts of Fahrenheit 451 are where Montag doesn’t just struggle with what he is going to do about his urges to read; he finally gives way to these urges. Ignorance is so powerful. It has consumed Montag’s entire world. Montag represents the rebellion against ignorance while Mildred and Beatty represent the conformists of passive society. I believe that Bradbury wasn’t completely wrong in his writings of humans becoming so desensitized, because we in todays age are desensitized by technology as well. The youth of my own generation has been wildly influenced by such great technology. We text so its a faster conversation. We create profiles on Facebook and Myspace because online with technology we make ourselves much more fascinating than we really are. Montag like some people today has realized that simple stimulation isn’t enough. One must have substance and that is exactly what Faber tells him. This however is both a blessing and a curse to Montag. The perpetual cloud has been now been lifted from his mind he can no longer see things with blinders on. His mind and the minds of the all the ones he now associates with, have been expanded and the government has no control over them now because they also have power. They now have the power of knowledge.