Wednesday, November 16, 2011: The New York Times

        I commented that the article about the clearing of Occupy protests in Tuesday's paper was disappointingly short, but today's issue of the Times cleared up any questions that I had yesterday. The front page today featured two stories on this subject: "Movement Looks for Ways to Extend Influence" and "Evicted by Police on Orders of Bloomberg." Throughout this entire movement, I have found it difficult to exactly define and understand a definite goal or mission of the Occupy Wall Street movement, but I think it has accomplished plenty: it attracted international attention. Protesters have been allowed to demonstrate their cause and disagreements for months now, starting in New York and expanding across the country, and then the world. By attracting attention to the idea that they are the "99 percent" controlled by the "1 percent," I think they have had influence on the upcoming presidential elections and political discussions. Although the Occupy movement may physically be over or ending in many cities, the idea will carry on, no matter what happens from now on.