Erin Powers Mrs. Runkle Economics- E Period February 26th‚ 2013 Current Event #1: International 1.) Source money.cnn.com‚ http://money.cnn.com/2013/02/27/news/economy/minimum-wage/ index.html 2.) Summary of Article According to CNN news tabs‚ Americans in the United States who possess the ability to work for minimum wage has dropped in the past year. From 2012 to now in 2013‚ the estimated amount of people who have minimum wage paying jobs has lowered from 3.8 million to 3.6 million. In some states
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Research: Status quo in Syria Directions: Via a combination of information from the Upfront article and internet research‚ complete the following research guide to develop an understanding of what is happening in Syria. Upfront Magazine (page 14-15): 1. What sparked Syria’s uprising? What role do you think uprisings in other Arab countries played in Syria’s revolution? Protests of the torture of students who put up anti government graffiti sparked the uprising in Syria. Government troops
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the fact that people use Facebook on their phones rather than computers and it is negatively affecting Facebook’s financial results because there are no ads on the Facebook mobile app. They have seen a trend of user growth but a flat line in ad business. I found the content in the article very interesting. I am a frequent user of Facebook both on the computer as well as on my iPhone app. I did not realize until reading the article the difference in regards to ads. After reading the article
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Abigail Hernandez has been especially interesting to the media because of the specific facts and details of the case. At first it was a case that was considered a run-away case that turned into a missing child case that seemed very suspicious. Events in the case have been told and then stated as wrong‚ but the details are always attention grabbing. News reporters and articles have focused on the mothers first time speaking since her daughter’s disappearance‚ and how odd it seemed. Abigail’s mother
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threw his weight behind the super-commissioner idea‚ but nevertheless recalled that‚ in 2003‚ Germany has been one of the first countries to break EU deficit rules. "It doesn’t sound very good‚" he added. "Markets could take this as a sign that current instruments do not work." Both prime ministers claimed their recession-hit countries did not currently need a soft bailout that would allow the ECB to start buying bonds to bring down borrowing rates‚ though Rajoy was prepared to admit a request
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slackened their rate of import of Indian goods‚ causing a problem in their balance of trade. The article was easy to follow and understand due to the lesson that we just completed on trade barriers. The article also shows how government as well as business has a role in promoting trade and controlling the amount of trade that occurs between specific countries. I feel that China is being unfair to India by not granting them the information that they request. Refusing to trade with a country is one
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prevent HIV. Researchers say this gene could be a new target for effective‚ less toxic treatments where the body’s own natural defence system is movable against the virus. The work was supported by the Medical Research Council and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London. Scientists carried out experiments on human cells in the lab‚ introducing the virus to two different cell lines and observed
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Why is America involved in the Egypt peace protests? America first became involved in January when President Obama made a speech addressing the current issues in Egypt. He stated that “If Egypt falls‚ the Middle East falls. Egypt isn’t the only nation revolting. It is wide spread throughout the Arab areas.” America has also been allies with Egypt for many years‚ so now they are just helping out a “friend”. America is strong enough
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Kevin Medina Period 4 2/27/2013 Section 1 1. Yahoo.com 2. Colo. kids stranded at school overnight by snow 3. 2/27/2013 4. COLLEEN SLEVIN Section 2 Snowstorm - A heavy fall of snow‚ esp. with a high wind. Disrupt - Causing or tending to cause disruption. Whiteout - A dense blizzard‚ esp. in Polar Regions. Section 3 Main Idea A snowstorm moving across the Midwest forced about 60 students to spend the night at their Colorado school Details On the plains in the eastern
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Immigration laws are a commonly brought up‚ controversial subject among U.S officials. There are 4 seperate arguments from the supporting side‚ with the only question being what branch of the government should be in charge of them‚ and how. The first argument is that immigration dilutes or change existing languages‚ religions‚ cultural norms‚ etc. The second argument is that immigrants will flock to countries with generous social welfare programs‚ resulting in urban slums and flooded social networks
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