5/21

Federal judges wanted to make it a law allowing indefinite detention for anyone who is suspected of terrorism. On a 238- 182 vote the law was rejected. A bill was passed lastyear that gave permission to the president to brand anyone showing terrorist acts and lock them up for life without a trial.

5/11

According to the results of a recent poll Obama is going to be reelected. Global investors choose Obama, but domestic investors choose Romney. According to the survey Obama is winning 49%-38%. The survey was given to 1,253 Bloomberg customers. US investors choose Romney with a total of 2 to 1, while investors outside of the US choose Obama with a total of 3 to 1. I think Obama's going to get reelected.

5/10

Keith Russell Judd, Obama's opponent in the election, recieved over 40% of the votes. Judd is an inmate at the Beaumont Federal Correctional Institution. He is serving time for extortion and threats made against a university in New Mexico in 1999. The Obama campaign says that Judd will not revieve any delegates. They are trying to claim that people voted for Judd because we are racist.

Mr. Benner-Perry

Mr. Benner-Perry actually taught me a lot of stuff I didn't know. When he first came he helped us with out polls, and helped make our ammendment videos with Furby's class. After that he taught us about immigration in our country and other countries. We had to pick a country we'd like to move to and made a slideshow about it. After that we learned about environmental issues such as air pollution, water pollution, and deforestation. We got into groups and made a powerpoint about that too. After that we learned about financial things. We learned how to balance a checkbook, and write checks. We had to have a fake career and actually see what it's like to live in the real world, and manage money. He was awesome.

5/7

Should clicking like on facebook be considered in the first ammendment? I think it should. It's your right to like and support something. A sheriff in Virginia fired six officers for supporting his opponent. His opponent ended up winning the election and he fired the officers. He claims he fired them because he wanted to replace them with sworn deputies and poor performance. He clearly was just mad at the fact that they supported his opponent.

5/2

A 44 year old man put a recording device on his ten year old son to see how teachers treated him. He caught the teachers calling him names and laughing at him. They even were talking about having a hangover in front of the boy. The man later posted the video to youtube and received over 4 million views. The teachers were placed on leave.

5/1

A car fatal car accident happened in New York. Seven people died in the crash, three of them being children. The car flipped over a guardrail and fell 60 feet to the ground. They landed in the Bronx Zoo. All seven were pronounced dead on the scene. Luckily the scene wasn't on a public area, no animals or other people were injured.

4/30

A 29 year old man was shot in Arizona. He had the mental capacity of a thirteen year old. He was shot at taco bell. The shooter claims he shot in self defense. He has not been charged. The parents of the boy knew something was wrong when animal control brought Lady, the boys dog, back to their house.

saving money questions

1.) What does it mean to you to save money?
-Saving money to me is very important. You have to budget your money so you will have enough for all of your necessities.

2.) Are you good at saving money? Why or Why not?
-No, i'm not good at saving money. Whenever I get money I automatically want to spend it.

3.) What are some ways for you to get better at saving money?
- A good way would be to open up a savings account. Or, you could just focus on buying things you need and not so much the things you want.

4.) Why is it good to put money in the bank?
-It's good to put money in the bank because it's easier to save that way. You wont have it all on you, so you wont be wanting to spend it all. And, you wont lose it or get it stolen.

5.) Do you think it is important to save your money ?
-I think saving money is very important, eventhough for most people it's hard to do.

2/27

An agreement was made Thursday to reduce the amount of US marines in Japan. Nearly 9,000 marines will be transferred. 5,000 will be sent to Guam. Japan's leader said the agreement is satisfying. Other troops will be sent to Hawaii. They hope the reduction of the forces will reduce the friction between locals and military personnel.

4/26

Sergio Paez has lost an estimated 20 businesses because of the Arizona immigration law. The law is only for the illegal immigrants though. The law is also making the immigrants flee. So it's actually beneficial for the country.

4/25

On April 20, 2010, 4.9 billion barrels of crude oil poured into the Gulf of Mexico. An explosion sank the drill rig Deepwater Horizon, and killed 11 men on board. After all the damages that people and businesses claim was caused by BP, they now owe up to 7.8 billion dollars. One of the engineers was asked to collect electronic information about the spill. He deleted over 200 text messages about the expolsion, including information about how much oil was actually being spilled into the ocean. If convicted he will face up to 20 years in prison and a fine up to $250,000 on each account.

environmental issues questions

1.) What are five things you have learned about environmental abuses during this project?
-It takes a million years for plastic to decompose.
-Only 15% of garbage is recycled
-You can be fined $1000 for littering
-Deforestation is destroying animals homes
-People get sick from polluting the environment
2.) Is this abuse one of the most important problems facing the world today?
Yes, it is one of the most important problems facing the world today. Of course, there are more important ones, but people don't realize how polluting the earth is harmful. If we keep putting it off and just keep polluting the Earth eventually there will be serious issues.
3.) Is the solution proposed a practical solution to the problem? Why?
Yes the solution proposed is practical. There is no reason for them to completely destroy forests. It's taking away animals homes. And there is other alternatives for paper, so we dn't need to cut down as many trees for that reason.
4.) What in your opinion is the most important environmental abuse facing our world today? why?
In my opinion there is no MOST important environmental abuse. They are all important, and they should all be taken seriously.

4/24

The Norway serial killer, who killed 77 people, claims he trained by video games. He says he played Call of Duty to practice shooting. He said he played World of Warcraft for 16 hours a day to train shooting. I personally don't think that's even possible. Video games don't even compare to real life guns and shooting.

4/19

Facebook is expanding their privacy archive feature. The new version of the feature allows users to see previous user names, friend requests, and the interner protocol addresses of the computers that users have logged in from. In Europe, 40,000 facebook users have requested a full copy of the data the website has aquired. I don't see how keeping all of this information is necessary.

4/18

Paul Sammut, 25 years old, invented an alarm clock that keeps going off until you get out of bed. It has no snooze button, and if it is unplugged a battery takes over. Once it goes off, to stop it, you have to actually get out of bed and go into the kitched or bathroom and type in the days date into a keyboard. He invented it because he needed something to force him out of bed on time. This is a good idea for someone who needs to wakeup on time, but I personally wouldn't buy it.

4/17

Anders Breivik killed 77 innocent people in a massacre on an island in Norway. He killed 77 people and pleads not guilty. He says it was self defense. During his court case he casually sipped water, cracked his knuckles, and read the indictment papers. He killed victims as young as 14 years old. He said he was defending Norway against multicultaralism. If Anders is proved sane he will recieve a maximum of 21 years in prison, if he is proved insane he will be supervised in a psychiatric facility. I think he should definitly spend way more time in prison. How could you kill 77 people and get only 21 years in prison.

4/16

Bullying is a big issue all over the world. Everyone has been bullied AND bullied someone else at some point in their life. A movie, called "Bully", was recently released in theaters. It shows the dangers of bullying. It shows how after soo long it can make someone take their own life. It shows how people who are bullied can get tired of it and cause harm to others, like bring a gun. I think people need to take in consideration of others feelings and cut out the bullying.

4/13

An innocent man was attacked in Baltimore after leaving a club. The attackers robbed the man, attacked him, and stripped him of his clothes. They stole his watch, iphone, and car keys. Everyone stood around and watched as this was happening and nobody attempted to stop them or help the man. The man had consumed alcohol and can't remember exactly what happened, but they have the attack on video. I think this is horrible. Atleast one person should have stood up for him and helped him.

countries

France-

Whether the country is considered to be a More Developed Country (MDC) or a Less Developed Country (LDC)-
MDC

Whether or not the country restricts immigration and under what circumstances-
The government passed a bill in 2006 saying immigrants won't have an easy transition into France.

The type of habitats and natural resources in the country
coal, iron ore, fish, zinc, timber. The habitat is flat plains, and some rolling hills.

Available job market as it relates to a variety of industries
Major industries: aerospace, automotive, pharmaceuticals, industrial machinery, food and drink, tourism

Workers wages and the standard of living (compared to U.S. Dollars)
minimum wage is 9.22 euros which equals $12.13 in America.
the cost of living is alos higher in France though.

Environmental regulations

Types of industries available, including companies that operate businesses (e.g., businesses familiar to an American worker)

Positive attributes of the country
healthcare, outdoors, food

Disadvantages of the country
finding employment,

Adjustments they will need to make in their lifestyle
learn to speak french, the money,