Monday, September 17, 2007

Block 1 Current Event Activity

Read a newspaper article and write the who where what when and why important as a comment to this post. Be sure to include the title, author, newspaper and a link to the article.

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

Who - Government in several states & People who wear baggy pants.

What - The "saggy pants" fashion that started in prisons that reveal your underwear or your bumbum is starting to make people mad, soon they will face a 6 month jail time and a $500 fine.

Where - The fine & jail time is in a few select cities in Louisiana. Atlanta is starting to enforce it, and Trenton, New Jersey will just give a fine.

When - Now

Why - People are just about fed up with getting mooned & think it is starting to impact elementary school kids distracting others.

Anonymous said...

A.W.

Cop Pursues His Daughter’s Killers’
Chicago Sun- Times
written by: Norman Parish


Who: Walter Norman III and his daughter Senaqua


What: Senaqua was shot and killed when she was 8 months pregnant and her father is looking for clues in her death


Where: In Chicago, Illinois


When: Senaqua was shot and killed last Tuesday September 11, 2007


Why: Because innocent people are being killed for no reason and something should be done about all of these shootings

My country is: Brazil

Anonymous said...

whoops, I forgot stuff.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070916/ap_on_fe_st/saggy_britches;_ylt=AkYuYo35g9LdTyr5qVjnosHtiBIF

Matthew Verrinder is the author.

Yahoo News.

Anonymous said...

Monday 14, September 2007
The Japan Times

Who:A roller coaster in japan
What: A roller coaster in Expoland amusement park, Japan crash as it didnt stop and came flying through the platform it was said to be a malfunction in the sensors tests were run rigth asft the mishap and nothing went wrong.
Where:OSAKA (Kyodo)
When:2:00 P.M. Saturday
Why:Many people could have been injured and no one would want to go to the amusement park
J.B.

Anonymous said...

Monday 14, September 2007
The Japan Times

Who:A roller coaster in japan
What: A roller coaster in Expoland amusement park, Japan crash as it didnt stop and came flying through the platform it was said to be a malfunction in the sensors tests were run rigth asft the mishap and nothing went wrong.
Where:OSAKA (Kyodo)
When:2:00 P.M. Saturday
Why:Many people could have been injured and no one would want to go to the amusement park
J.B.

Anonymous said...

Who - O.J. Simpson

What - O.J. Simpson was arrested Thursday Night and is being held without bail pending a court hearing this Thursday.

Where - A Las Vegas Hotel Room

When - The article was posted today, but this happened last Thursday night.

Why - He was arrested because he was caught robbing a Las Vegas hotel Room last Thursday.

Anonymous said...

Monday 14, September 2007
The Japan Times

Who:A roller coaster in japan
What: A roller coaster in Expoland amusement park, Japan crash as it didnt stop and came flying through the platform it was said to be a malfunction in the sensors tests were run rigth asft the mishap and nothing went wrong.
Where:OSAKA (Kyodo)
When:2:00 P.M. Saturday
Why:Many people could have been injured and no one would want to go to the amusement park
J.B.

Anonymous said...

S.M.

Chicagotribune
By Associated Press
1:00 AM CDT, September 17, 2007

Who: 2,000 people evacuated from homes

What: Wildfire that burnt about 24 square miles

When: Sunday the 16

Where: Utah, San Bernardino National Forest

Why: If the fire was to hit a town it would be destroyed and 2,000 people would be homeless

Anonymous said...

s.w

iran news

who?un,us,mohamed,iaea,aeoi,reza
what?watchdog confrence,and the nuclear stand off crisis
where?vienna,un ,washington,dc
when?sept 17.07
why?because un refuses to keep enriching uranium because it can be used for civilian power retractors and the raw meterials for making atom bombs

Anonymous said...

ARTICLE!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6997270.stm
AUTHOR - UNKNOWN


Who: Colin McRae (39) and his son Jonny McRae (5) and friends Ben Porcelli (6) and Graeme Duncan (37)

What: Colin, Jonny and Graeme all died in a following helicopter crash on Saturday!

Where: Lanarkshire

When: September 15,2007

Why: They died because of a helicopter crash

Anonymous said...

P.t.
who: mexican rebels

what: threatens more attacks on the Alaskan pipe line.

where: ALaska

when: sometime soon

how: how ever they can poke a hole in the pipe

why: major source of energy

source: dallas news
laurance iliff

Anonymous said...

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/09/17/oj.simpson/index.html?eref=rss_us

Anonymous said...

MJS
who: The wind surfers
where: at the the reservoir Pactaro
When today and yesterday
what: a compitition of wind surfers

Anonymous said...

site: WWW.scmp.com/portal/site/scmp
Newspaper: South China Morning Post
What: 87 people die,43 people hurt in
Phuket air crash
Where: South China, Phuket
When:September 16, 2007
Why: This is important because the plan was filled with people and the Thai Resort Island in Phuket was to and the number of people that either got killed or hurt was great

Anonymous said...

A.C.

Who: Denmark/Terrorist Groups

Where: Copenhagen, Denmark.

When: September 17, 2007

What: Denmark is a target for terrorism.

Why: With Europe again focused on the threat posed by terrorist plots, Denmark illustrates the powerful interplay between foreign agitation and domestic discontent. The country became a target of foreign Islamist terrorist groups two years ago after a conservative newspaper here (Denmark) published controversial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, drawing worldwide attention.

New York Times
By Mr. Nicholas Kulish

Anonymous said...

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16: HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily
"Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

Who~ Hispanic Community

What~ Nationl Hispanic Heritage Month

When~ September 16, 2007

Where~ America
.
Why~ to recognize the contributions and vibrant culture of the nation’s fastest-growing population group.

my country is Cuba: A.M

Anonymous said...

"The lemon with a twist... it's pip-free"

This is London

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23412433-details/The+lemon+with+a+twist...+it%27s+pip-free/article.do


Who: African farmer

What: A lemon was produced with no seeds

When: 9/16

Where: London

Why: It's a worlds first, and the most important lemon development since it had arrived in Europe 900 years ago.

Anonymous said...

JM 9/17/07

Who:Russia, Iran, and the USA
When:Wednesday
What:The Russians are building a nuclear power plant called Bushehr and the US thinks they will use the power to build a nuclear weapon and they say they just want power and energy.
Where:Federal Atomic Energy Agency in Moscow
Why:Because the Russians are delaying the deadline of completion.

Anonymous said...

Who: Slovakia's International Football Team

What:Bratislava's hotels gained a lot of money, from tourism, etc.,

When:9-17-07

Where:Czechoslovakia

Why:because of the football game bringing tourists, fans,etc.

Anonymous said...

Joe Pelletier Minister says Terrorist
expatica.com/ Threat has has not diminished.
German news
wrote by AFP




Who: Germany, interior minister, terrorist, U.S.,


What: Minister still thinks that even though some terrorist were caught there is still more out there that may strike facilities used by Americans.


When: 9/17/07


Where: Berlin, Germany

Why: This is important because if these terrorist do strike facilities used by Americans then it may cause bad blood between the country that the terrorist are from or even another war.

Anonymous said...

who-Iran and France war threat

what-French warning of war to Iran

where-France

when-sunday 9/16/07

why-French furious with Irans media
B.D.