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I've enjoyed reading the times for this class. I like how it separates stories by world and then U.S. Generally speaking I've found the non-US stories more interesting just because I know less about them. I've noticed a lot of political stories. Often times they have stories about President Obama or other political figures. Lately there's been a lot of gun stuff, which is still political. I think I've noticed these things because they always pop up when I open the New York Times's website. I also was so unaware of what political stuff was going on before that now I've become so aware of it that it really stands out making me notice it. 
In the process I think I missed a lot of the not major headline stories. I don't really know what to call them. When I get to the Times website I usually read the headlines and click which ever catches my attention first. Usually it's the big stories at the top of the page therefore I never really make it to the smaller stories near the bottom. 
It's influenced my other habits because now when I go on facebook and people are talking about something I actually understand what's going on and I'm able to educatedly read it and not necessarily take their side but form my own opinion. It's influenced my readings because in my other class (sociology; technology and Facebook)  we always read articles about facebook and getting our news from unreliable sources and now I feel like I can argue legitimately with them knowing that I get my news from the Times and feel like it's legitimate. It's changed my interactions because I find it fun to know what's going on and talk to other people who know what's going on about it. It's changed my habits because now I check other news sites as well and really enjoy being informed.