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This article describes how WalMart will not be selling a memoir on their selves. My Fight/Your Fight by Ronda Rousey is a true story of a female UFC fighter’s life. WalMart will be selling this book on their website, however, they said it is too violent to be sold in the stores. The book includes Rousey’s personal life details including her father’s suicide and her tragic childhood. She and her publisher were both shocked that this major store and coperation is not selling their product.

I do not understand how WalMart has trouble selling truthful, inspiring books such as these but will put books such as Fifty Shades of Grey on the front of the isle. This is frustrating, but despite this, I am sure this book will see much success when it releases this upcoming May. 

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2421109-ronda-rouseys-book-wont-be-sold-in-wal-mart-stores-because-shes-too-violent

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This article describes the discovery of the new reptile found in the Andes this weeks. The “dwarf dragon” looks like a small dragon with tiny legs. This creature was found roaming in the cloud forests of Ecuador and Peru. This discovery bumps up the numbers of known wood lizards to fifteen. DNA analysis proved that these new lizards represent a completely different species. It is possible that our early ancestors have already discovered these dragons and have created myths about them. Dwarf dragons are not harmful and are typically only five inches in length.

This article first drew my attention because I thought the baby dragon was cute. Once I read further, it amazed me how animals are still being discovered today. With the hundreds of thousands of species out there in the world, the fact that there is still more to explore is mind boggling. 

http://news.discovery.com/animals/endangered-species/dwarf-dragons-in-cloud-forests-of-the-andes-150406.htm

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This article describes an incident that is occurring in a high school in Louisiana. The “openly gay” high school student, Claudetteia Love, is choosing not to attend her school’s prom this spring because the administration will not let her wear a tuxedo. In the article, Love said “the prohibition is more about her sexual orientation than her fashion choices.” She is an honor student and excels on her advanced placement exams. It is difficult for her to understand why her school’s administration is forbidding her to wear desired attire to her prom. She does everything right for the school so when it comes to the fun stuff for celebration, she should be allowed to choose the fashion style that she wants to wear. Love even wrote a petition where she collected signatures but that did not help her case. She will not attend her prom on April 24^th due to the fact that she will not be able to wear a tuxedo.

I was very disturbed after reading this article because like she said herself, it’s not even an issue of sexual orientation, it’s about fashion taste yet the administration are more bothered by the sexual orientation aspect of it and use the fashion sense to cover it up. She wants to wear a tuxedo rather than a prom gown and she should be able to. Their arguments about how it goes against dress code is ludicrous because male students are allowed to wear the same style fashions that she is desiring to wear. This story aggravates me at a more personal level because my own sister wore a tuxedo to her senior prom. If she was not allowed to wear one, like Love, she most likely would not have attended either. Growing up is about expressing yourself the way you feel you should and how you dress yourself is a huge asset of that.

 http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/04/04/gay-honor-student-told-wear-tux-prom/25317113/

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This article describes a bizarre incident that occurred in Las Vegas, NV on April 1^st, 2015. A woman was applying chapstick, behind the wheel, at a red light. A nearby, patrolling officer saw the “crime” take place and fined the woman for $200. The woman, at first, thought the whole incident was a practical joke because it had taken place on April Fool’s Day, however to her dismay, she was wrong. The event has erupted many controversial discussions about how far is too far on promoting safe driving.

The title of the article first grabbed my attention: “Driver Fined $200 for Putting on Lip Balm”. When I read further, the truth behind the ridiculous title irritated me even more. I realize that distracted driving has a far too high fatality rate that needs to decreased, however, something as harmless as applying chapstick at a red light should not be an offense worth $200.

http://www.8newsnow.com/story/28711565/driver-gets-200-ticket-for-putting-on-lip-balm-behind-the-wheel