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    What if you went to school and there were no teachers there? Well in Chicago the teachers were on a strike. The teachers striked because they were being paid little and their health care cost was to high. The teachers were also striking because of the poor conditions of the schools. My position on this situtation is pro strike. 
     


    I support the strike because I believe that if you are not bring paid accordingly then you should not continue to work. If i was a teacher I'd do the same thing. I believe everyone can relate because no one wants works for free. Also their health care cost is to high for a teacher's salary. 
         


         Another Reason I support the strike is because the teacher's working condition are poor and hazardous. The conditions are dangerous for the teachers and students. An example of this is the condition of the band room at Chamblee High School. There is mold on the ceiling of the band room.
 


        I believe the Chicago Strike is important because it could start a wildfire of strikes across the nation. Which would mean kids would be on the streets, and the streets are dangerous. Drugs, Violence and Human Trafficking are examples of things that happen on the streets. So I believe that we should pay the teachers what they deserve and to fix their working conditions . So we can keep kids of the streets.




 
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    Imagine if your father had a double life and you had no idea. Nicholas Jackson Sr. may have indirectly ended his son's life. His son, Nicholas Jackson Jr. was an honor student and a rising football talent. Friends and family say that Jackson Sr. is a typical suburban father. He would drive his son to and from his football games and volunteering at them.
    Six men broke into the house expecting Jackson Sr. but all they found was Jackson Jr. they then shot Jackson Jr.
    Federal Prosecutors state that Jackson was a major drug dealer. His reputation put his family in danger as stated in this news article.
     Police say he cooperated with them  "but he didn't tell us everything."
     I believe this story is important because it shows that people aren't always what they seem and that to see the true side of a person you must be as close to them as possible. 
     What do you all think about this story? Leave your comments below.