Current Events Week 4 International

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/20/world/asia/20afghan.html?_r=1&ref=world


Who do you think should run Afghanistan?  What do you think about the elections? Were they fair?  Who was the incumbent running against, do you think he actually resigned, or was he "forced"?  What do you think about our time in the county, should we influence the government more, or let them figure it out for themselves? What role does America have in other countries affairs if anything?

Current Events Week 4 Local

The Tyrone, Central rematch is this weekend. What went wrong for Tyrone in the first game they played? Do you think those issues were addressed and they are ready to go? What do you think of the Central Coach calling this game “PG” for potentially great? Do you plan on attending the game? Do you think that fans can actually influence the outcome of the game? Why or Why not? Do you think those “crazy fans” do it because they think they can influence a game, or just to show their loyalty?


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Current Events Week 4 National News

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2009/11/13/sot.nasa.moon.nasa


Watch the video on NASA’s newest finding on the moon, What did they find? Did they find a lot of the substance or was there very minimal amounts? What does this say about the possibility of life on other planets? What do you believe on this issue, is there life outside this world? As the technology increases in this country should we be spending more money on exploring space, or should we focus on things at home like healthcare or poverty? What would benefit us more in the long run? What are the positives and negatives on each side of this debate?

Current Events Week 4 Technology

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/business/energy-environment/17power.html?ref=technology


Do you think paying the extra money to “go green” is worth it? Would you still pay if you knew that most of your fee wasn’t going into the actual resources? If only 2% of the population are interested in this new technology is it worth it? Will it ever catch on to more of the population? Or will more people continue to pay cheaper prices even though it is slowly destroying the environment?

Current Events Week 4 Politics

President Obama is visiting China right now, and his visit is extremely scripted. He only met with people that the Chinese government cleared, and the government imprisoned some “radical” individuals that were well known protestors. President Obama knows this and still is cooperating with this oppressive regime. Is it a smart move on his part to go along with what China wants, or should he try to bring change to the country? Is that something he should start in his first official trip, or should he wait until later in his presidency to try to bring some change? What are the benefits of each viewpoint?




http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/18/world/asia/18china.html?_r=1&hpw

Current Events Week 4 Movies

Go to http://movies.nytimes.com/pages/movies/index.html and pick one movie review written on this site. Summarize the review and then briefly give your opinion on the review. Would you go see this movie? Why or why not?

Current events Week 4 Hot Topics

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/16/college-ivy-sprouts-at-a-connecticut-prison/


Do these prisoners have the right to a prestigious college education? Between them they have to serve 600 years in prison. If some of these prisoners are serving life sentences is it even worth them taking this course? Every Wednesday regular students come and take part of the discussion with these inmates, how would you feel if you had a class with murders, drug dealers, and kidnappers? Would their viewpoints be different than yours? Are these people all thugs that shouldn’t be listened too, or could they raise valid points in a intellectual discussion?