There were a lot of Tweets that I found engaging and
interesting, but I picked three to comment on.
One was from The Onion, and it was a photo meme of a prison guard that
says, “Death Row Guard Has Always Had Soft Spot For The Innocent Ones.” I found
it amusing, and I like the way The Onion takes serious issues and puts them in
a “dark humor” light. This meme takes
the question of guilt and innocence, and the suspicion of culpability of law
enforcement in false guilt cases, and makes it something that it’s okay to
laugh about, just for a moment, and uses humor as a way to bring these issues
into the public consciousness. I
retweeted that one, so others could laugh and then maybe think seriously, as
well.
Another
Tweet that I retweeted was from Men’s Health Magazine. This one was a link to an article titled “15
Instant Ways to Make Yourself Happier.” The
tweet drew my attention because, like most people, I enjoy being happy, and
anything I can do to improve that is interesting to me. The article was a list of practical, simple actions that
can improve a person’s mood. I
appreciated that the suggestions were unique; there were several that made
sense but with which I was not familiar.
Also, each suggestion included the scientific explanation behind it,
which differentiates this article from many opinion pieces on self-improvement.
The
third Tweet that I found especially informative was from Reuters, and it was a
link to an article about the Ebola outbreak, titled “U.N. says $600 million needed to tackle Ebola as deaths top 1,900.” The Tweet drew my attention because it was
about the Ebola outbreak, which I have been following on and off, and feel is a
significant world issue right now that can get lost in all the war outbreaks
that are occurring. The article was
well-written and informative, covering briefly the history of the outbreak, the
steps being taken to combat it, and problems that are being experienced in that
effort.
Like you, I chose an Onion tweet because they are hilarious and like the idea of tweeting news with the Ebola thing. The Men's Heath thing....yeah, that not's really doing if for me. Although it surprises me that article came from a male magazine because usually that's not the type of article that demographic is going for.
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