Blog 9: TKAM, The Beginning of the Trial

If i had the choice to defend the accused person for stealing the money I would support him. The facts show that no one else would defend his case, but I would because I would want to give him a chance. Everyone deserves a chance, and are innocent until proven guilty. At the moment he is on trial for stealing the $2,000 but he pleaded no guilty. I am going to defend him because everyone deserves a chance to prove themselves innocent.

The situation is similar to Harper Lee's book because Atticus is helping his friend by defending him in court as his attorney. The problem is Atticus doesn't have proof to help his case. He is doing it as an obligation.

Blog 8: New York Times Article

1. What is the main idea of this NYT article? What is its connection to OMAM?

The main idea of this article is to show the recession in todays world. it is similar to Of Mice and Men because OMAM is based on the recession and so is this article. 

2. According to the article, "Some Forecasters See a Fast Economic Recovery," what 'psychological factor' is mentioned as providing the U.S. society with a false sense of comfort?
It is providing a false sense of comfort is because everyone knows that predictions are usually never right. and the prediction is that we will have a fast recovery. so people think that we will have a long recovery.
3. Is there a similar psychological phenomenon that plays out in OMAM? [Hint: Where do the migrant workers' earnings go? Find support for your answers on pages 76-78 of the text.]

The psychological phenomenon is played in OMAM because the reason we always get in recession is because workers waste there money when they get it. so in doing so people are waste money on things they dont need and then they go broke so we get in recession.