Current Event for Week 7: 10/6-10/11
Current Event Content Requirements:
You should summarize the event IN YOUR OWN WORDS and explain why this is important. It should be a minimum of two paragraphs (10 sentences). Your chosen current event must involve the government in some way. For example, you may use any news story about the president, Congress, elections, court cases, legal debates, military, taxes, government policies and/or reforms. If you question whether your news story qualifies, ask Ms. Rachael BEFORE blogging. You may copy and paste the requirements below in your blog reply.
MISSING ANY REQUIREMENTS WILL RESULT IN A ZERO.
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Source: (entire website address)
Article Title:
Article Date:
Who:
Where:
When:
What happened:
Why this event is relevant:
Reaction (describe your feelings or attitudes)
Opinion (I think..)
Connection (why you chose this article)
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http://www.c-span.org/
http://www.cnn.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/
http://www.nbc.com/
http://www.pbs.org/topics/news-politics/
http://www.foxnews.com/
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/category/current-events/
http://news.discovery.com/
http://www.un.org/news/
http://www.amnestyusa.org/
http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/
Source: (entire website address):http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/06/world/africa/us-forces-africa-terrorist-raids/index.html
ReplyDeleteArticle Title: U.S. forces strike in Libya, Somalia, capture al Qaeda operative
Article Date: October 6, 2013
Who: U.S. military, Abu Anas al Libi, U.S. Navy Seals
Where: Libya, Somalia
When: October 4, 2013
What happened: Around 6:30 in the morning on Friday night, al Libi was coming home from prayer when he was captured by a group of men. The men who captured him were from the U.S. military.
Why this event is relevant: This event is relevant because al Libi was one of many who bombed the two of the U.S. embassies in 1998. Al Libi was apart of a group called al Qaeda.
Reaction (describe your feelings or attitudes) I feel as though he should have got captured because he was dangerous. He should not have still been walking the streets.
Opinion (I think..) I think the U.S. military should try to capture the rest of al Qaeda. They should also make al Libi suffer for what he did.
Connection (why you chose this article) I chose this article because it was interesting. I also thought I should know about this.
Al Libi killed about 200 people and wounded about 1,000. He is in the hands of the U.S. military, but he will be taken to New York shortly. He will be held numberous charges.
Deletecredit given for week of 9/8-9/13 in grade book
Delete> Source: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/10/09/three-star-admiral-fired-as-no-2-nuclear-commander/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fpolitics+%28Internal+-+Politics+-+Text%29
ReplyDelete> Article Title:3 star admiral fired as number 2 nuclear commander
> Article Date:October 9, 2013
> Who:Tim Giardina
> Where: Washington
> When:
> What happened: because of the accusations for gambling three-start adm Tim Giardina is being demoted to two-star adm which rarely happens.
> Why this event is relevant:one of the people Thai keep our country safe has been relived of this job and has a new one and they have to train the new guy to do the job right.
> Reaction (describe your feelings or attitudes) this isn't fair why didn't they just give him a warning and tell him don't let it happen again they had to fire him.
> Opinion (I think...) they should just give him his job back and call it a day tell him shiny let it happen again.
> Connection (why you chose this article) I don't have a connection to this I don't know any body that got demoted everyone has just gotten fired.
Edward,
DeleteYou need 5 more sentences. Expand on what happened in the article.
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/03/politics/government-shutdown-main/index.html
ReplyDeleteArticle Title:GOP legislator: Boehner won't let government default on its debt
Article Date:10:59 PM EDT, Thu October 3, 2013
Who: Boehner, Obama, Charles Schumer, Harry Reid
Where:Washington (CNN)
When:October 3, 2013
What happened: the ongoing shutdown The House and Senate were both put on lockdown, with no one allowed to leave or enter Capitol Hill buildings and everyone urged to steer clear of windows and doorways, for about an hour.
Why this event is relevant: its discussing on an very old issue which should have been taken care of a long time ago
Reaction tict off that it took them this long to get on this topic and still discusing it
Opinion they can try to come with a comin ground
Connection its an issue that a lot matters and people realy ignore
Source: (entire website address)http://www.foxnews.com/
ReplyDeleteArticle Title:Germany hands control of military base in northern Afghanistan to local security forces
Article Date:October 6, 2013
Who:Germany, Afghanistan, Local security forces
Where:Northern Afghanistan
When:In the coming years.
What happened: To summarize, Germany decides to hand over a key military base in Afghanistan as part of the gradual departure of Western forces. This base is significant to many of the Germans because of the 35 combat deaths that occurred in Afghanistan. A lot of this goes back to the many civilians who died or were injured in an airstrike provoked by German forces.
Why this event is relevant: This event is relevant to Germany because it is a very significant base for the Germans.
Reaction (describe your feelings or attitudes) I think that they have made a big decision and I honestly think that this move will make an important impact, whether it is good or bad.
Opinion (I think..) I think that this is the one article that I have read so far that has not put the United States at risk of something and has not put the U.S in a negative situation for that matter.
Connection (why you chose this article) I chose this article because like I said it is simply informing the reader of what is happening with that important base in Afghanistan but not putting the U.S in a difficult position like every other article.
credit given for week of 9/16-9/20
DeleteSource: (website) http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/10/10/ex-detroit-mayor-sentenced-to-28-years-in-prison-for-corruption/
ReplyDeleteArticle Title:Ex-Detroit mayor sentenced to 28 years in prison for corruption
Article Date:Published October 10, 2013
Who: Ex-Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick
Where: Detroit
When: Thursday
What happened: Kwane Kilpatrick spent $800,000 more than he made. He used his city credit card for trips to Las Vegas, bought concert tickets and football tickets along with a $850.00 steak dinner. He bought two Lincoln Navigators for his wife with public money. Instead of just the 28-year sentence, Kilpatrick will have to pay back all of the money he used.
Why this event is relevant: this event is relevant because it shows what people can do when they are in power with money. This shows what people can do if they have power with money because he was the mayor and he was holding money but instead of him using it for the city he used it for himself.
Reaction (describe your feelings or attitudes) I didn't really have feeling towards this but it's not surprising that he did this because when people see money they want it.
Opinion (I think..) I think something like this will happen in Philly. I think this because Philly isn't improving and people will realize that they are wasting money on a place that isn't getting better so they will take the money back or use it for themselves
Connection (why you chose this article) I chose this article because something like this was happening in my old school. Our dean was taking some money from the school's funds and using it for him, his wife, and 3 kids.
This was a pretty crazy article! Great post.
DeleteCredit given for week of 9/1-9/6
Source: http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/editorials-for-students/the-federal-government-shuts-down-so-what/
ReplyDeleteArticle Title: The Federal Government shuts down: so what?
Article Date: This article was posted on, Thursday's Editorial — Posted on October 3, 2013
Who: The people involved in this shenanigan are the State and local government.
Where: this is currently observed or happening in Washington DC.
When:This event is happening right now and won't stop happening for a while.
What happened: The state and local government shut down. Apparently it somewhat has something to do with this unexpected twist. In the 1930s he fought the attempted nationalization of the nascent electric utility industry by the federal government.
Why this event is relevant: This is relevant to me because this government is one of the worse things we let take over. It's about time something different happens.
Reaction (describe your feelings or attitudes) my reaction to this before was surprised and shocked but now it all makes sense
Opinion (I think..) I think the federal govt. Will continue to be an ongoing thing until stated otherwise.
Connection (why you chose this article) I chose this article because there are a lot of psychotic things happening in this country. And if we don't know about them how are we supposed to stead clear.
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