For the next paper in English, I’ve been looking up a few hot topics in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette to see if there is anything really interested I’d like to talk about. So far, I’ve only found a couple of topics I’d want to talk about, but I still want to keep looking to see if there is anything more interesting.

The one topic I found was about a movie theatre in Squirrel Hill closing down. The movie theatre is over seven decades old and has a lot of meaning to the Pittsburgh neighbors who live near it. The theatre was closed down after a real estate deal that happened. I think its wrong for such a historic landmark that people love to be closed down the way it is.

The next topic I have found is about using the “r” word. The “r” word, which is retard or retarded, has been a controversial topic for a few years now. According to the article I have found says that the word “retard” is quite a harsh word and should not be used because it causes pain to those who have disabilities and their families. The article also says how political the topic became after president Obama compared his bowling skills to someone who would be in the Special Olympics. I think it would be interesting to find out how people feel about this topic and if they think that the “r” word should be banned.

So far these are the only topics I have found interesting and something I can relate to. I’m going to keep looking to see if there is anything else I could write about.