While doing the current events project, I have learned many things. Many different regions of the world have similar problems to the United States. Other countries have gas problems also. I believe that I could have learned more. Current events are always happening every week and there is always more to learn about the events in another country. If I were to do this differently again, I would use different sourced to find my current events. Maybe I would use a news article from a newspaper from the country I am studying. Then I could compare the coverage between the sources and see if one source is biased or missing information that the other source has. Next time that Mr. Scott does this for the kids next year; maybe he could discuss the events that each group has bookmarked in class for the students to gain a perspective on how the events that they bookmarked affect the world. I do not think that I will continue to read the news because the events in other parts of the world do not interest me that much and I think that I will be more concerned with the events that happen in the United States now. Maybe when I get older, the events that happen in the rest of the world will start to interest me and concern me more.
The news that I have tag and bookmarked are seen from the view of international sources. This is the best kind of news because it is less likely that the writer will choose his own thoughts over the facts that are presented to him about the topic.
Friday, June 6, 2008
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
CHAPTER 34: section 4-GUIDED READING
1. a. Who ran as a Republican?: the nomination for the republican party was George Bush Sr.
b. Why did he fail to convince voters to support him?: he failed to convince voters to support him because he did not have a plan to get the country out of a recession.
2. a. Who ran as an independent?: the candidate for the independent party was H. Ross Perot.
b. What created an opportunity for this independent candidacy? the opportunity that was created fro this candidacy was an aabnormally high federal budget deficit.
3. a. Who ran as a Democrat?: the candidate for the democrat party was Bill Clinton.
b. What helped him win?: the thing that helped him win was his promise to move the democrat party further in the middle. he also wanted to help in a growht of the economy by encouraging private businesses.
4. What did Clinton achieve in domestic policy?: Clinton acheived a surplus in the governments budget
5. What did Clinton achieve in foreign policy?: furthered cooperation with Russia and china to improve trade and relations.
6. What goals did the contract set for Republican leaders?: the goals were ten items Republicans promised to enact if they won control of Congress. They included congressional term limits, a balanced budget
7. How did Clinton and the Senate undermine the contract?: the clash between the houses caused the government to close down for up to a week.
b. Why did he fail to convince voters to support him?: he failed to convince voters to support him because he did not have a plan to get the country out of a recession.
2. a. Who ran as an independent?: the candidate for the independent party was H. Ross Perot.
b. What created an opportunity for this independent candidacy? the opportunity that was created fro this candidacy was an aabnormally high federal budget deficit.
3. a. Who ran as a Democrat?: the candidate for the democrat party was Bill Clinton.
b. What helped him win?: the thing that helped him win was his promise to move the democrat party further in the middle. he also wanted to help in a growht of the economy by encouraging private businesses.
4. What did Clinton achieve in domestic policy?: Clinton acheived a surplus in the governments budget
5. What did Clinton achieve in foreign policy?: furthered cooperation with Russia and china to improve trade and relations.
6. What goals did the contract set for Republican leaders?: the goals were ten items Republicans promised to enact if they won control of Congress. They included congressional term limits, a balanced budget
7. How did Clinton and the Senate undermine the contract?: the clash between the houses caused the government to close down for up to a week.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
