American Born Chinese

. Quiz: 1. What really was the 5 gold pillars? 2. What were the bubbles on Amelia's shoulder from?  3. What is the reason that Danny keeps on changing schools? 4. What was the true identity of the village beggars? 5. Why wouldn't they let the Monkey King into the party? 6. What does the herbalist's wife tell Jin? 7. What does Chin-kee do to Steve's coke? 8. Wong Lai-Tsao gets attacked by what on his journey? 9. What is the true identity of Chin-kee? 10. What is the true identity of Danny?       The first theme of this book is don't take people for granted. Jin took Wei-Chen for granted and didn't respect how good of a friend he was. The Monkey King took Tze-Yo-Tzuh for granted and ended up under a pile of rock for punishment. Danny took Chin-kee for granted and never really tried to learn his background story. All of them learned thought in the end that they needed to look past the cover before they make choices on who that person is.       The second theme is to stay true to yourself. Jin would rather be anyone but himself but later realizes that his life was great before and should of never tried to change it. When the herbalist's wife tells him that he can be anyone as long as he gives up his soul, she's telling him that he can change his ways if he wants but the truth is all he needs he already has. Jin does stay true to himself and changes to Danny, which is where his troubles start.       The third theme is that without friends we would get nowhere. Wong Lai-Tsao would of died without the Monkey King's help. Jin would of been a lonely nobody without Wei-Chen. Without Steve, Danny would have no one as well. Friends are needed throughout the whole course of the book.

Are Atheists Being to Snobby with Rude Billboard?

The American Atheists group has put up a billboard on the New Jersey highway saying, "You KNOW it's a Myth- This season celebrate REASON! People are very unhappy about the sign because they feel like it has a "oh-just-face-it" attitude too it. Hemant Mehta, an Atheist, claims that it's not being rude to Christians but saying tell the world that you don't believe if you really don't.

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Should parents put their babies on diets?

After SNL did a skit with a parody ad for a product called Baby Spanx, Doctors are speaking up to say that they have seen Mothers and Fathers putting their kids on early diets. The trend seems to be happening before the kids have even reached the age of one. It happens that parents who have their own weight issues are more likely than other parents to put their child through this so young. Most parents would rather have a thin kid than a fat one because "It makes them better than the fat ones." Earlier in the year a young couple had their child put in foster care since they were accused of starving their infant daughter. One doctor says, "Baby diets aren't the answer, but therapy for the obsessive parents can be."

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Can Siblings Make a Kid Less Happy?

A new study from a British University say that only childs are more happy then those with siblings. The ones with siblings endure bullying at one of the safest places: home. Quarreling and fighting increases stress for the kids and the parents, which some just give up breaking up squabbles and let their children fight. This new study goes against that happen in Ohio University in 2004, which claimed that only childs have harder times making friends and that sisters can make you more optimistic. The new study could just apply to the British or to everyone, which would mean Ohio was wrong.

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Airline pat-downs

John Tyner, at the San Diego airpot, left the airport after refusing the security full body scan and the pat-down saying, 'If you touch my junk, I'll have you arrested."Others who are against the TSA's new safety rules are using this as a cry out to the world about security measures. The TSA is proposing a $11,000 fine to Tyner, but people are claiming that, "That's to high". The TSA is wanting to charge him this much so the TSA doesn't end up with an airport full of Tyners. Right now 80% of the public is on the TSA's side.

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British student protest: Violence' in London

Students took to the streets of Britain under protest of higher university fees. They were raised as part of  Britain's new Austerity Measures. The rioters smashed windows, started fires and even got on the roof of the Prime Minister's headquarters. The college fee was only raised a little but the students are ready to fight. This is only the first riot but more are expected to come.

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Sex, Drugs and... Texting?

 A new shows that teens who 'hyper-text', kids who send at least 120 messages a day, are more likely to give into peer pressure and/or do drugs. Hyper-texters are mostly found with people with absent, permissive or single parents which makes them bored and more likely to text. Also people in big family's who don't get as much attention are more likely as well. This study is more like a 'wake up call', since it's not texting that's the problem but the "lack of oversight,".

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Sex, drugs and... texting? - The Week