Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Boycott Olympics until China respects more Human Rights

USA Today
2/27/2008 Page 10a
By: William Rowan

This article is written with such a bias, negative attitude that it is hard to even understand what
the author wants from the Chinese government. The author tries to inform the readers that there are way too many problems going on in China for them to worry about hosting the Olympics. He tells us about a specific case where China uses inhumane acts to punish its convicted citizens. I think this article was not at all written. I do not think that he made his point convincingly and there was not nearly enough information. The article was also hard to read because the author was so negative and bias.

4 comments:

Hayley Batherson said...

It's really hard to read a negative and biased article especially if you don't know what they're talking about. But I decided to comment on this blog I'm really excited about the 2008 Olympics. I love to watch the gymnastics and swimming, so I'd be really sad if they let the government get in the way of our summer fun!

Alex Campbell said...

Personally, I dont think the government should have that big of a part in the olympic games. They need to come up with a better system. I don't really see what China not respecting human rights has to do with the olympic games; a tradition for the world.

Amelia said...

I agree with Alex. Every country has their problems. It is there turn to host, so they should be able to.

Anonymous said...

I think it is not a big deal for China to host the Olympics. However, they do have issues that need to be brought to attention. If the article was written more professionally with less bias and a less negative tone then I think it would have been more effective. As it stands though, it is a weak argument expressed with too much anger.