A Look at Related Sources

"The 'Occupy' Movement: What's it all about?" http://works.bepress.com/richard_philp/32/

The University of Western Ontario: From the selected works of Richard B. Philp

The main argument of this piece is relating the Occupy movement to other issues that relate to the United States and Canada including health care and environmental protection. This relates to our issue at hand because it clearly lays out the intentions of the Occupy Movement and how it affects the audience.

The article is useful because it provides basic statistics that are the foundation of the movement. It states the salaries of the CEOs from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which were "$35.4 million in 2008 and 2009 and were expected to receive $6 million each in 2011". Since these two government programs received $150 billion in bailout money, taxpayers are ultimately paying the CEOs salaries.

Since the Occupy Movement has reached so many countries and cities around the world it may be beneficial to research how the same movement affects other countries.

Occupy DC protesters arrested after building wooden structure in park http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/04/occupy-dc-protesters-arrested

The Guardian has posted this article about recent arrests because structures were not legally being built. Buildings must have permits to be constructed and the protesters were building the structure as a protesting strategy. Many protesters were sitting on top of the wooden structures to further their protest.

This article provides other examples of Occupy movements around the country including Portland where the same extreme protesting has recently taken place. I commend sticking up for what you believe in but a disruptive protest where arrests occur is inappropriate and is unnecessary.

Raw Video: Occupy Blocks DC's Lobbyist Corridor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwzFy4rCgZA&feature=player_detailpage

Associated Press posted this video

The video and the people who talk in the video are exemplifying the types of protests currently being implemented. This current one has to do with lobbyists and how they relate to corporate corruption. It is important to stay up to date in what Occupy protesters are doing.

The usefulness of this video is the fact that a woman talks about the importance of younger protesters being involved, getting every generation in the movement and being aware of our country's surroundings. As the younger generation it is important for us to be involved in our nation's decisions now because we are bettering our government and our environment for our future.