June 3rd Afternoon Class:)

Okay so second ELA class of the dayyy
 The reasons for why George W. Bush didn't have to go to Vietnam was absolutely ridiculous but understandable at the same time. This is why the politicians are pro-war. They don't have to pay the compensations, the people do. Of course it would be easy for them to start a war when they don't have to watch their sons go to war...
The most interesting discussion we had today was probably on the girl fight that started during the soccer game. Personally I think that the girl who started punching the other girl was not herself at the time. Of course that can never be an excuse for getting physical with another player even in sports but when you're in the heat of the moment, sometimes the player may feel as if she was possessed because she was so concentrated in the game. Just like when you're in a mentally unstable state and you kill someone, in court you are not charged with the full responsibility. The soccer game incident is very similar. There is no questioning(at least for me) that the girl should be accused of assault but at the same time,  I think her sentence should be less harsh for she does not deserve to be accused of full responsibility of her actions...
Another point that was brought up during this discussion was the fact that people were getting less and less violent through time. A long time ago, it was almost natural for a teacher to punish lazy students with sticks. However, they don't do that anymore or at least that's not allowed anymore.

Like Rab said in the end of class, politics is not just about war. It involves our daily lives as well. The issues are closer to us than we may think.