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Greg Tucker

      I believe that I take after my father in many ways because he is always a great role model. He works so hard and gives so much for our family, and he is always kind to everyone. I feel as if I should strive to become like him. I feel like I got a head start in becoming the best person I can just because I am his son.       I want to work my hardest everyday so I can give back to him. I want to push myself toward success so I can relieve my dad of his hard work and show him that it wasn't for nothing. He sacrifices and works so much, and I want to take away his burden by becoming successful. I want to provide for my family in his place in the future.

      In Purple Hibiscus, the father has been abusing the rest of the family for a long time. We can see a progression in the harshness of this abuse as the book reaches its end. It starts with the mother having a black eye, and the kids were beaten with sticks. Now the abuse escalated to the mother having a miscarriage from the fighting, and Kambili being in the hospital from being mercilessly kicked by Papa.       My point with recognizing this growth in abuse is that it will get even worse if nothing happens to stop it. The kids get a break from Papa's violence when they go to Aunty Ifeoma's flat, but that just leaves the mother there by herself. I'm afraid that Papa could kill somebody if he doesn't get what he deserves first. This thinking makes me want to read more to figure out how this situation gets resolved.

Tucker Saad

Trump would not be first president to send National Guard soldiers to US-Mexico border: Jennifer Earl, Fox News       Earl's article from Fox News addresses the recent decision to send National Guard soldiers to the US's border with Mexico. Trump aimed to use the National Guard as a temporary solution to border security until his wall is competed. This decision was also made by the former presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. The plan succeeded a considerable amount in catching illegal immigrants and drug smugglers trying to cross the border in the past.       I chose this article because border control has been a large topic of interest in recent news. I believe that this action to increase border security can create the same success as the past. It was proven to lower immigration and drug trafficking rates, and keep untrustworthy people out of the country. This could also have an unfortunate effect of keeping out desperate families and good people in need. Thi