It is often debated, should a man defending our country make more money than a man defending a ball? Many sports stars make millions of dollars per year. Often the bigger the name, the bigger the pay check. While army/navy/etc. families can barely afford to take care of their families. I understand, athletes put their health on the line, taking the hits they do during plays. But our service men and women put their lives at risk every day of their lives, they don't get a 'season' off. I personally think that people enlisted in services to help our country should be able to live comfortably and take care of their families financially. Does anyone really need millions of millions of dollars? Especially, when there are people out there who can't afford to put dinner on their tables. I think there should be a cap for sports players and I think service men  and women should receive more money than they do.

I chose to read the article in Chapter Six titled "Devices Enforce Silence of Cellphones, Illegally." In the article, author Matt Richtel discusses a device, the jammer, that cuts off cellphone transmission within a certain radius of the device. He talks about an architect who was using public transit and was disrupted by a passenger talking loudly on her cellphone. He decided to use his jammer, thus leading to the lady being cut off from her phone call. He also talks with a man who sells the jammers online. In the U.S. jammers are illegal because the radio frequencies used by cellphone carriers are protected. My personal opinion when it comes to cellphone jammers is I don't think they should be legal. Cellphones are very common and yes, listening to someone else's conversations isn't pleasant, however, I think it is unnecessary to cut off cellphone transmission. Someone around you could be on a very important call with a doctor or a family member and cutting off their line would be unfair to them. If you ever come in counter with a loud talker, I think it's best you politely ask them to quiet down or just try to ignore it.

In the article, "Is Social Networking a Waste of Time," author Bernhard Warner discusses how normal it is for people to be on their networking sites at all times of the day. Whether it be in the work place or during school, people are constantly keeping up with their sites. In the article he also encourages the use of social networking. He uses examples such as, "students who use social networking sites to build and promote projects," and students who design widgets and applications. I agree with Bernhard when it comes to the encouragement of social networking, if it is intended for good. Many times we have seen social networking being used for bullying. You go on Twitter or Facebook and can easily find pages dedicated to hurting others. However, I have also seen many pages dedicated to helping others. For instance, when the tornadoes went through Central Illinois, many people took up collections and donations via Facebook. For the most part I would definitely encourage people to use social networking as long as their intentions mean well.