Helpful ATM Safety Tips

It is very important to be cautious when using a automated teller machine (ATM). You should always keep your information confidential. In the article titled "Tips on ATM safety", by Lawrence Henry, Union Bank,N.A., Senior Vice President and Regional Manager explains that most people are unaware of their surrounding when using the ATM. This article caught my attention because I use the ATM frequently and these tips are helpful to me. One thing that I learned from this article was the "skimming scam". Criminals put a skimming device on the ATM and place a hidden wireless camera that will capture your pin number when you place your debit card into the machine. This article is very important to read because you never know when you may fall victim to fraud or have your money and belongings stole while visiting the ATM. Knowing theses tips could prevent that from happening.

Living in Poverty

In the United States(U.S) poverty rates have climbed to the highest level since the 1960s. The U.S. was abruptly hit with a recession, leaving one in seven Americans without jobs, money or health care. African American and senior citizens suffered the most from the recession. Although congress passed a health care bill addressing the increasing number of uninsured people, changes will not happen until 2014. An article titled "1 in 7 Americans now living in poverty" explains in detail Americans struggle with poverty. The article was written by the staff of Black Voice News(blackvoicenews.com). This article caught my attention because it tells the severity of the recession.
I agree with the author of this article because poverty has become a problem in the United States. In this article it states that most of the people lose their health insurance because most businesses can not afford to provide their employees with the insurance. Also in my opinion many Americans are unemployed because of the high demand for work. In other words to many people and not enough work.
I learned from this article that homelessness among children is growing very quickly in the United States. I encourage that everyone read this article because it will give you a since of whats going on in the world around.

Ethinic Beauty

In the entertainment world Ethnic Beauty is becoming more and more popular. Women are not forced to be a size zero with long hair and a Caucasian complexion anymore. Instead woman are able to have curves and brown skin tones but most importanatly women are able to feel beautiful inside and out. " Women who desire a more "exotic" appearance are looking to the fashions world's growing multi-culturalism for inspiration" says Liane Membis specialist for CNN and author of the article "Is ethnic beauty the new "it" factor." This article gives a great explantion about the sudden change in the beauty industry. This article caught my attention because it shines light on the celebrities that aren't afraid to step out of the box and be diffrenet for a change. This article is very inspirational because it lets the reader know that every shape,color and size is beautiful and that NO ONE should think anything different.



I agree with Membis when she states that as the American population change the standards of beauty change as well. Before this trend began, if you weren't a certain way you were looked down on. For example if you didn't have thin lips you weren't considered pretty. But in 2010 many woman are turning to plastic surgery for the " full lips" look. In my opinion I feel like everyone should be looked at as beautiful reguardless of shape, skin tone color or size. Also I feel that a woman should not focus on her flaws, instead they should look at there flaws and embrace them because thats whats makes them different and being different is beauty in itself.



Reading this article really gave me better understanding of the beauty industry and makes me more intune with myself and the way that I look and it also shows me that not everyone wants to be apart of that " thin is in" look. If you don't remember anything after reading this blog please remember this LOVE YOURSELF FOR WHO YOU ARE, FLAWS AND ALL.