Current Events # 2 There are many events today that connect with world history events from way back. For example there is a huge controversy with the Navy Yard shooter that relates to the Bill of Rights. But‚ first what happened at the Washington Navy Yard? At 8:15 A.M.‚ 34 years old Aaron Alexis who was a computer technician for a private Navy contractor killed 12 people and wounded four others in the Sept. 16 rampage as he fired a sawedoff Remington 870 Express shotgun‚ into which he had etched several statements
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Beatings to Tweets‚ Racism on the Rise in Greece The population of Greece is 11 million. Of this 11 million‚ 1 million are immigrants‚ many of which are illegal. There has been a recent uprising of violent attacks of racism due to the increasing number of immigrants in Greece. A party known as the “Golden Dawn” has been behind many of these attacks. They were also said to be behind a tweet prejudicially referring to the African immigrants of Greece. Forwarding this tweet‚ triple jumper Paraskevi
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Current Issues IPL: Boon or Bane? IPL was started with much fanfare in 2008. It was regarded as the next big thing in cricket. Under the able guidance of Lalit Modi‚ it started off really well. It was inspired by the highly popular EPL (English Premier League). Since its inception‚ it has caught the eyes of players and viewers alike. It brought Bollywood and corporates under one roof. It resulted in a huge amount of money being poured into the game. Presence of Bollywood stars during matches raised
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Sanju Jacob Current Event 2 When the economy declines‚ jobs will tend to decline. In today’s society unemployment is one of the greatest challenge that is facing many people around the world. Because of the low unemployment is seen in countries like Greece and North America‚ the people cannot live to their potential. Unemployment brings uncertainty and fear. In this article “Scariest Part of Greek Unemployment: Generational Warfare” by Eric Kuttien‚ Greece is in a financial collapse. The economy
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The Case for Local and Regional Food Marketing SUMMARY Communities across the United States are enjoying healthier food grown by local farmers; and farmers are reaping better returns and helping to revitalize rural and urban communities by selling close to home instead of through distant markets. Local marketing has expanded beyond farmers’ markets and farmstands‚ although these are still popular and the number of US farmers’ markets is growing rapidly. New regional supply networks are
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What forces and events affected national unity and growth? The nation was both strengthened and weakened by different forces. Some of the forces that strengthened the nation were the Industrial Revolution fueling economic growth‚ the American System encouraging economic self-sufficiency‚ improving transportation and communication by linking cities and regions‚ and the United States expanding and defining borders. Some of the forces that weakened the nation were new industry and inventions leading
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Theme/Region Specific Evidence from the Article That summarizes KEY FACTS and supports my analysis of theme Analysis of why the event is important and the possible outcome Social Inequalities (Deals with the massive amount of the death penalty within China‚ and how it decreased in the former years.) East Asia China is known as the World’s Chief Executioner. Last year alone‚ 3‚000 people we executed in China‚ quadruple the amount of the world executions together. Xiao Yang‚ President of
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International Probe into Sri Lanka War Crimes The United Nations held a meeting about the war crimes in Sri Lanka. The war has been going on for quite some time. Since then‚ there has been little progress. The United States plans to propose a way to resolve the war crimes. This conflict will not affect in the future. This conflict does not affect my future either. The reason for this is that it is happening in another county‚ and it is also a civil situation within that country. I feel that
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2008 Political Events *Jan 1st - A New Hampshire law legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples comes into effect. May 15th - California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage after the state’s own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional. *Feb 24th - Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba after nearly fifty years. *Mar 17th - New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer resigns after a scandal involving a high-end prostitute
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Gabrielle Di Bernardo 7th grade Science 17/1/2015 Harry Potter Reveals Secrets of the Brain People sometimes describe reading as watching a movie in your head. Scientists have long wondered what creates such vivid images‚ and/or experiences out of simply reading a string of letters. A recent study evaluated all levels of reading‚ from word length and order‚ to plot‚ character‚ and even emotion. Its results reveal some of the ways our brains turn these words into such images. Computer Scientists
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