Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Current Events Quiz Practice

1. Who donated the largest amount of money to the University of Texas during their eight year fund drive which ended Sunday night? Page 1 "UT fund drive raises $3.1 billion..."
Loose change from a kindergartner, contributions & donations. 


2. What is the proposed national minimum wage that President Obama would like to see in place this year? Page A2 "Obama renews push..."
$10.10


3. What do you think the political cartoon on Page A9 means?
I think the cartoon on page A9 means that ISIS (an Islamic extremist group) only has a vision of death, from what I've heard they are far worse than the Taliban. They are recruiting young people from other countries to kill. I do not know their reasoning behind this (The Taliban wants to "Cleanse"), but i do know that they only have eyes for killing. 


4. How many people were killed in accidents over the holiday weekend? Page B1
Three


5. What happened to UT quarterback David Ash over the weekend that has UT football fans upset? Page C1
Ash has a head injury and is injury-prone 


6. What is a "hyper lapse video? Page D1 Life and Arts - not the travel section

Hyper lapse video smooths time lapse videos

The obituaries on page B4, all have the same things in them. Their age, where there passed away, and where the memorial is. If they have a picture and a little paragraph it contains; Their nickname, what they did and what they liked. Its a short biography on their life, but they never tell you how they died. If I was a reporter and I had to write obituaries I wouldn't be able to handle it. I have never experienced death as a young age so I never got around to the idea. I would have to pass so I wouldn't be an emotional wreck. 

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