Times Log

Monday: I was horrified to read the article about secret Chinese jails. These "black houses" as they're called, are a means to scare and silence petitioners. What's more about these terrible establishments, is that they're set up and supported by the government. For instance, the government makes sure they're hidden and funds them. I was also interested to learn about the civil unrest in Northern Ireland after members of the Irish Republican Army gunned down a group of British soldiers. Usually it's military conflicts in the Middle East that we read about every day. It was enlightening and definitely disheartening to learn that problems are occurring in other places around the world, particularly Europe, as well.