Blogs worth Visiting

My English 101 class had to create blogs for our project on public issues and that is the reason this blog is here. People in the class chose a variety of issues ranging from abortion to Darfur. In this post I will discuss three of my classmates blogs that I enjoy to visit and read.

One of my fellow classmates did her blog on the issue of universal health care discussing whether it was better to let the government run and provide health care to everyone or let private companies run the system. This blog, called Universal Health Care: Revamping the American Health Care System, is worth visiting because of all the information provided about the cost of health care in America versus that of other industrialized countries in the world. The stance that she takes is one that health care should be provided for all because it will result in the lowering of the average health care cost and will better the health of everyone. The graphs provided are indicative that universal health care is better than private health care. Many cases are brought up about how the rise in health care costs is decreasing the number of people who have health care, likely resulting in more health problems for people who cannot afford it. The site is visually appealing because of the soft blue background, which attracts readers. Soft colors are those used in health settings which also provides credence to this site.

Save or Destroy ANWR? is another blog I like visiting. This blog is about the issue of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refugee and the possible effects that could arise from it. It has an environmentalist stance on the issue and provides others ways to use energy instead of fossil fuels. The region is discussed in the blog and the possible advantages and disadvantages of drilling for oil are discussed. The blog talks about how the refugee will be affected by the drilling and the possible effects of an oil spill on the species in the area. The Exxon Valdez oil spill and the effects from that on the ecosystem of the Prince William Sound are discussed. This helps to further the point on the possible effects of drilling in ANWR. The overall tone of the blog is one of seriousness because of the possible effects of drilling for and reliance on oil to the environment. The background color, black, also reinforces the seriousness of the topic.

My favorite blog to read is This is why WE hot....global warming, because of the issue presented and the humor and vivacity the posts are written with. The blog deals with the publicity of global warming through politicians, music, television and film. The titles of the posts are very catchy with some including rap lyrics and others making fun of politicians. The posts send the message that something needs to be done about global warming and gives ways that it can be done. Some of those ways include such things as public service announcements and advertising slogans like "got green?" The bloggers name is fashionable tree hugger, and pictures of "green" clothing are shown and discussed in the post. The background color is a "hot" pink to symbolize both the warming that is occurring as well as the fashion aspect of the blog. The blog tries to persuade people to do environmentally friendly activities and tell others about spreading the word on global warming to save the Earth. The politics of global warming are also discussed in this post which shows this post to be more centered in the public community, instead of the science community like mine. Even though the issue is serious, the author tries to lighten the seriousness and make the posts informative and fun to read. The way the posts are written should attract many people to the blog and keep readers coming back to check on new posts.

All three of this blog are worth visiting because they have an effect on people's everyday lives and they are informing on each of their respective issues. Whatever your stance on these issues, these blogs will present the facts on the issue without trying to be biased.