Current+Events+Blog

Toyota Recalls 400,000 Cars-2/9/10- Well,Toyota's President made an amends and said that he is sorry for the disruption it has caused to their customers.They are recalling about 400,000 cars because there was problems with the anti-lock braking systems.

2-12-10/Bill Clinton is Released From The Hospital/ Well,Bill Clinton was released early this morning.The doctors restored the blood flow in one of his coronary arteries a day and a half ago.


 * 2-24-10:Dick Cheney was released from the hospital on Wednesday.He suffered a mild heart attack.He is feeling good and was discharged from George Washington Hospital.

3-3-10:In Madrid,Spain there were three Spaniards were arrsted today for infecting 13 million computers to allow them to steal financial data across the Globe. I think thats crazy because my dad could have been a victim of this. http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/03/03/spain.computer.virus.arrest/index.html?hpt=T2

3-4-10: Understanding the Media

Article Title and Author: **Taser Under Scrutiny After Claims of Death and Injury, By: Dan Simon and David Fitzpatrick


 * Link to article: http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/03/03/taser.cardiac.arrest/index.html?hpt=C2

Describe how the article you are reading uses (or does not use) each of the following vocabulary words. Use one or two complete sentences for each description.

1. News Story or Editorial:Well, this is a news story about a guy whom got tasered by the police,he has a hard time with short term memory.** 2. Intent:The intended purpose of this story is to bring up the fact that tasers are not completly safe for non-lethal combat.

3. Bias or Unbias: Unbias because he does not favor one side

4. “Spin”: The spin on this story was talking and interveiwing the guy who has no short term memory because of the incident

5. Political Orientation:The point of view is the fact that tasers are not safe **

= India Current Events: =

I think that the people that worked that morning should have done something about this situation,because this is very scary to me. http://www.click2houston.com/news/22806207/detail.html?hpt=T2#story
 * 1) 1.There was a woman that got robbed in Wal-Mart on January 23,2010 at knife point.This happened in Houston,Texas at 6:00am.Her name is Glenda Jones and she was going to get groceries,when she got into Wal-Mart a man came up behind her with a knife and demanded cash from her.She gave him cash and decided to follow him around the store untill he just strolled out of the store.

I think that is BS because it is a persciption drug and you lose your job over it,It is just crazy! http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/03/24/michigan.medical.marijuana.fired/index.html?hpt=T2
 * 1) 2.Well,this guy named Joseph Casias got fired from Wal-Mart for failing a U.A.He has a rare cancer so his doctor perscibed him marijuana.Joe has the "Green Card" so that he can smoke legally in that state.