It may seem as though magazine's are strictly specialized. The Economist only contains articles regarding the economy or that RollingStone is just about popular culture, but instead I found that each magazine contains a little bit of something for everyone.
W I R E D
In the article, "If Exxon's Punished for Climate Change, It'll be for Lying to Investors", the main issue deals with ExxonMobil's contribution to global warming. Back in the day the company used to do climate research, but eventually they stopped and completely switched gears. Instead they began playing for the other team and tried to "reeducate" the people on the true nature of climate change. This tactic change is now here to bite them in the butt because California's attorney general is investigating whether or not Exxon lied about the risks of climate change to the people, but more importantly to the investors.
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The most sympathetic characters in this story are the investors and the planet. For years they have been pouring money into a corporation that has been feeding them lies. ExxonMobil (if found guilty) will be responsible for damaging the planet as well as lying. I think that Exxon should be also be punished for hurting the planet. The company willingly continued to contribute to climate change just because the evidence they found probably went against their company's mission.
Obviously the least sympathetic character in this story is the ExxonMobil company.They need to claim responsibility for their poor actions, and apologize to the people, their investors, and the planet.
T I M E M A G A Z I N E
In the next article, "Why 'Tolerating' Anti-Vaxxers Is a Losing Strategy" the main argument/debate is that society should no longer tolerate parents who refuse to vaccinate their children. The parents and children at a local primary school in Melbourne, Australia are learning first hand the consequences that come with anti-vaxxers. In Australia, the law is much more liberal when it comes to vaccination, and as a result the school has had a tremendous increase in the number of children with the chicken-pox. The decision on whether to vaccinate or not has become a world-wide controversy. Many feel that vaccines are ineffective, while others argue that vaccines are both effective and necessary for the safety and health of the population.
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| "Poster for Vaccination Against Smallpox" 10-13-15 via Wikimedia Commons Public Domain |
In my opinion the most sympathetic characters in the story are the children at the school who got sick because their parents refused to vaccinate them as well as the children who are endangered by those who aren't vaccinated. It is sad that these children suffer from illnesses that could have potentially been avoided because their parents don't believe in vaccines.
I find that the least sympathetic characters are the parents. Not only are these parents endangering their children, but they are also endangering the lives of others by choosing to not vaccinate.
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