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Sure, the dog probably doesn’t understand that you just called it ugly, but it’s still rude to make a negative judgement about a dog you don’t even know, and just outright mean to call it ugly just because it’s not the kind of dog you find attractive. That dog could be the sweetest, most precious thing ever, but by shooting it down simply because you don't find their appearance or breed appealing, you'd never get to know it’s true beauty, and that’s your loss. Just because they are not a type of dog you like, or you don't appreciate their aesthetic, doesn’t mean they are ugly—it just means you have a shallow idea of what constitutes a “cute” dog. Even if a dog is ugly, so what? They probably still have a loving and affectionate personality, as most dogs do. If they are good dogs, who cares what they look like? On the other hand, some dogs might be adorable, but have awful personalities. You can't judge a book by its cover, and the same goes for dogs. This standard of beauty that people have for dogs isn’t as harmless as one may think. It has some serious ramifications when it comes to adoption and helping dogs find homes. Amstaffs, chihuahuas, and pit bulls are among some types of dogs that are much less likely to be adopted, and more likely to be euthanized because they don’t fit the popular consensus of what is “cute.” They can’t help how they look, but because of people judging dogs based entirely on their looks, they pay the ultimate price. You may think I am overreacting, and I probably am, but if dogs can’t stick up for themselves, who will? They say beauty is subjective, but people seem to forget this when it comes to dogs. Call whatever else you want ugly, but please, leave the dogs alone. They have done nothing wrong and are all perfect in their own way. You might even find that the ones you think are ugly can be incredibly cute, if you give them a chance. Pe H What Meatned from ‘The Post’ > Why free press is so important - Jerrison Oracion Senior Columnist ince Donald Trump became the President of the United States last year, he has upset a lot of people with his policies and his tweets—including the media. He even called certain news agencies that did not approve of his actions “fake news.” Even when these news agencies report something that is true, Trump will say that it is false. Many people compare Trump to the former president Richard Nixon, and it shows in Steven Spielberg’s most recent film The Post. The film is about the Washington Post during the Vietnam War which, at the time, was a local newspaper. When the war was happening, everyone was told that the US troops were successful in their mission to make sure that Vietnam would become a democratic country. The truth is that the mission ended unsuccessfully with a lot of casualties. People did not know about this until Daniel Ellsberg, a military analyst for the State Department during the war, got the documents that summarized the mission and leaked them to the New York Times. When the New York Times published these documents, the US government took legal action to silence them, then the Washington Post got their hands on the documents, and they published vital parts of the study. The country found out what really happened during the Vietnam War and the newspaper became a national institution. Both newspapers went to the Supreme Court and argued that they had the freedom to publish the documents because of the First Amendment. The case ended with the newspapers winning 6 to 3. In politician Hugo Black’s thoughts on the case that we hear at the end of the film, he says that the free press has, “the protection it must have to fulfill its essential duty in our democracy.” He goes on to say that, “The press was to serve the governed, not the governors.” After that, Nixon was so angry that he banned the Washington Post from covering what his administration was doing until Watergate happened—which can be related to Trump preventing CNN and other news outlets from attending certain press briefings. Still from ‘The Post’ Free press is important because if the Washington Post did not win the case, the information in every history book today would be inaccurate. The purpose of the press is to inform the public on what is happening in the world, backed up with facts. The First Amendment allowed the media to publish government documents, even if it weakened national security. The film shows recordings from the Nixon tapes which display Nixon’s temper, which seems very similar to Trump’s. While we still do not know exactly what is happening in the White House right now, ifthere is someone that knows what is happening and tells it to a news agency, we would know the actual story— just like what happened in The Post.