IS ARRANGED MARRIAGE REALLY ANY WORSE THAN CRAIGSLIST?

The issue of arranged marriage is one I never really understood. As part of Indian's culture I guess I can see why they do it and can accept it. I think in the end though it should be the son or daughters choice in who they marry. Your parents cant pick who you will love and be happy with for your entire life. Sure, maybe their marriage turned out good, but in todays day things are different. More and more we see people getting divorce, and what if the person they chose for you didn't really love you and left you. I think the feeling of being dumped is worse then just not being able to find somebody who loves you. I can't believe that there are websites dedicated to arranging indian marriages. It is just a weird thought to think you can find your husband or wife over the internet. Maybe it's just me but I'm a firm believer in what's meant to be will find a way, I don't think you can pay somebody to love you. 

TO RESIST HILTER AND SURVIVE

I never really thought about the issues brought up in this article. Like how in our history we focus more on the problems then the solutions. We learn so much about Hitler in history classes and all about his brutal ways and the concentration camps, but we never hear the other side of the story. We don't get to learn about the heros or the ones who tried to stop it. It makes me sad to think that there is more recognition for the bad then the good. The story about the husband and wives who were Jews and non-Jews and how they were able to resist power and live, and they only got a small statue to commemorate it was horrible. I think more recognition should go out to those small groups who resist these horrible figures. 

WHEN YOU HAVE TO SHOOT FIRST

This article gave me conflicting thoughts as to how to react to it. Each story was one of a person put in pressure and had to decide whether to shoot or not. In both cases they did present feasible reason why they should shoot, but was actually killing the other person necessary. I guess you have to be put in that type of situation to understand what its like. In the first story with Eldad he was in war state of mind. As harsh as it is, killing is what they are trained to do. His motives were probably not 100% correct but being his situation to him it seemed right. The second story about the police man killing the innocent man was a little different, but in many ways the same. The man was asked to stop, he didn't. I think the police could have handled it differently then shooting him, but at the same time they could have been preventing a bigger tragedy. It's scary to think we're at a day and age where all of this happens so frequently.