Due by 3:30 pm on 9/25
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
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)
Current Event Sources:
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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.nytimes.com/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
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/
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/
Zaynab Harris
ReplyDelete]Source: http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/16/us/texas-student-ahmed-muslim-clock-bomb/index.html
Article Title: Muslim teen Ahmed Mohamed creates a clock and gets arrested
Article Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2015, 6:03 PM
Who: Ahmed Mohamed
Where: MacArthur High school, in Texas
When: Wednesday, September 16, 2015
What happened: There was a 14 year old high school student who has a dream of being an engineer. He designed and created an alarm clock the night before, and was prepared to show it to his teacher when he went to school the next morning. The next morning he arrived to his teacher's classroom and had presented the alarm clock to her. Unfortunately, his teacher thought it was a bomb and called the police. The police came to the school and searched and arrested the boy. Eventually, after being taken to a police station they dropped the chargers and released him.
Why this event is relevant: This event is relevant because so many people are alarmed because of the 'Muslim' terrorist group, ISIS, that have threatened to kill Americans before. Also there has been ambushed bombings in several states, such as Massachusetts, Washington D.C., and in Ohio.
Reaction: This is really upsetting. I feel as though if it were a white kid they would have praised and congratulated him because he created a clock. However, since he is a Sudanese, Muslim boy, he is looked upon as a terrorist for creating his own alarm clock. I think Ahmed's teacher was racist and immature
Opinion I believe that Ahmed and his family should sue the teacher and the principal because of the accusation.
Connection This is very popular now a days. People are being judged for their appearance instead of their actions.
http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/09/23/donald-trump-quits-fox-news-again-after-oreilly-appearance-is-canceled/
ReplyDeleteArticle Title: Donald Trump Quits Fox News (Again) After O'Reilly Appearance is Cancelled
Article Date: Sept. 23, 2015
Who: Donald Trump, Fox News
Where:South Carolina
When: Wednesday
What happened:Donald Trump posted something on twitter. He apparently was saying things about Fox News. He said things like they treated him "unfairly" and that he wasn't going to do no more interviews with them. Then Fox News replied with a statement. Fox News said his statement seemed to be prompted because they decided to cancel his appearance on "The O'Reilly Factor".
Then Donald Trump campaign replied to Fox News standing by Trump's tweet. They said things like "Mr. Trump expects to be treated fairly". On Wednesday a statement was made saying that Trump wasn't a fit for Rupert Murdoch. Trump then again went on twitter and criticized the network and one of the stars Megan Kelly.
Why this event is relevant: This event is relevant because it has to do with Donald Trump and he is running for president. Also it has to do with social media a website called twitter that a lot of people have especially kids.
Reaction: My reaction to this is that I think its kind of funny. Fox News and Donald someone who is running for president who wants people respect and their votes is arguing over Twitter.
Opinion: My opinion on this is that Its kind of silly. If Trump wants the respect and the votes of the citizens of the United states then he shouldn't be wasting his time arguing you over Twitter. But I also think that this may just be a publicity stunt.
Connection: I chose this article because i thought it was interesting to read about especially because it has something to do with Twitter. Also it was amusing to find out that people like Donald Trump and people from Fox News argue over Twitter.
You should read Donald's tweet for more comedy!
DeleteSource: http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/23/media/donald-trump-boycott-fox-news/
ReplyDeleteArticle Title: The war between Donald Trump and Fox News is back on
Article Date: September 24, 2015
Who: Donald Trump & Fox News
Where: Fox
When: Wednesday night
What happened: A Trump critic named Rich Lowry made an innappropiate comment involving Donald Trump and Carly Fiorina. Trump and Lowry talked about each other on Twitter and eventually Trump started talking about Fox.
Why this event is relevant: It shows how negative Trump is. It also shows how inmature he is.
Reaction: I was surprised that Rich made an innappropiate comment as he did on Wednesday.
Opinion: I think that both men in this case were wrong for the rude comments. Rich shouldn't of said what he said. There's a time and place for everything and that wasn't it. However, Donald needs to learn how not to repond to everything negatively.
Connection: I chose this article because thetitle stuck out to me. I wanted to know how Trump got into a "war" with a company that has millions of viewers.
ReplyDeleteLidia Abebe
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/17/us/texas-student-ahmed-muslim-clock-bomb/index.html
Article Title: "Family: Ahmed Mohamed, clock-making teen, transferring to another school"
Article Date: Friday September 18, 2015
Who: Ahmed Mohamed
Where:Texas
When:Beginning of the week of 9/14
What happened: A boy named Ahmed Mohamed was arrested for creating a clock. When Ahmed went to school on a Monday he brought the in-home made clock to school and during class he was pulled out to 5 cops with school principal of "Mac Arthur". The police thought it was a bomb. Not to also mention he was Muslim.
Why this event is relevant: This event is relevant because its crazy how he was targeted by his skin color and religion. The ones that arrested him just "assumed" they didn't even check first.
Reaction: My reaction towards this was upsetting. I felt really sad for Ahmed & his family.
Opinion: I think everybody should understand not all Muslims are terrorists and there are alot of good ones out there. Also, everyone should have that "Never Judge A Book By Its Cover" mindset.
Connection: I chose this article because a lot attention needs to be drawn to this and the fact that alot of people out there are still targeting others by their race and religion is ridiculous.
Source of article. WWW.cnn.com
ReplyDeleteArticle title. Now is not the time to talk about gun control
October 1 2015
Who Colleges kids, Gun man.
where. Umpqua community college
what happen. A group of college killed where relaxing on campus. And two gunman came and fire and 10 people got killed. This event is revelent because innocent college kids are getting killed. For no reason people these day just want to kill and be evil. I feel so bad and caring for these colleges kids'. Just dying for no reason it don't make any sense at all.
Opinion. I think Obama need to plead to the congress asking them to pass a law to not give anybody guns. Because this is a hurtful feeling this could of been somebody love one. If this is American with equal rights then act like it. Lets treat each other like civil human. Not act like animal in the wild. We need to think about what MLK said. Violence is not the keys to solving problems. Lets talk it out if you was about to do something bad to someone. We need to be unity and act like we are good people.
Connection. This remind me off the Charleston problem. Killing people inside the church for no reason. Lets stop killing and more getting along. Remember we are gods people. God bless America US people