http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/30/us/politics/time-short-but-gop-leaders-say-shutdown-can-be-avoided.html?ref=us&_r=0
Read the article and respond to the following Prompts - Pleas e use evidence from the article to support your answers
1. What is the Senate probably going to Reject and why would this make other Republicans angry?
2. What happens at midnight tonight (for the government)?
3. What could happen if a spending Bill is not passed? - What does furlough mean?
4. What - Blame game - is happening in the Congress - who is the Protagonist in the senate? How is he trying to use "time" to effect an outcome?
5. Who are the democrats going to blame for a possible shutdown - why can they do this?
6. What do the republicans hope to GAIN from these threat of a possible shut down - what do they want? There is NOT a direct answer for this prompt - read the article and write your response using at t\least TWO facts from the article or other sources to support your answer
Monday, September 30, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/30/us/politics/justice-department-poised-to-file-lawsuit-over-voter-id-law-in-north-carolina.html?ref=us
Read the following Article
Answer the prompts - some may be opinion questions - Please use facts to support your opinion
1. What is the constitutional issue at question here?
2. What will the Federal government address in their lawsuit against N.C.?
3. What is "pre clearance" - which amendment in the Bill of Rights would this idea seem to violate and WHY? _ you will have to read the amendments in the Bill of Rights in your text or on-line
4. What is the Republican stance on this issue and what is the Democratic stance on the issue?
5. What are SIX of the NEW N.C. restrictions on voting?
6. Why will the Justice department have a difficult time proving their case? - cite specific examples.
Read the following Article
Answer the prompts - some may be opinion questions - Please use facts to support your opinion
1. What is the constitutional issue at question here?
2. What will the Federal government address in their lawsuit against N.C.?
3. What is "pre clearance" - which amendment in the Bill of Rights would this idea seem to violate and WHY? _ you will have to read the amendments in the Bill of Rights in your text or on-line
4. What is the Republican stance on this issue and what is the Democratic stance on the issue?
5. What are SIX of the NEW N.C. restrictions on voting?
6. Why will the Justice department have a difficult time proving their case? - cite specific examples.
Monday, September 16, 2013
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/15/school-district-monitors-social-media/2817299/
Read the article and respond to the following prompts
1. What is the issue at stake in this article?
2. What are the major issues being tracked by the school district?
3. What does the company do with the information it tracks from student's phones?
4. What are the major Apps being tracked?
5.What is the reason the district says it is tracking social media?
6. "deductive reasoning" Research this in the context of Social Media Monitoring - what does it mean?
7. What is the procedure for alerting the school of issues found in the social media?
8. What do you think of this policy? Please explain your answer and be thoughtful with your explanation/opinion?
Read the article and respond to the following prompts
1. What is the issue at stake in this article?
2. What are the major issues being tracked by the school district?
3. What does the company do with the information it tracks from student's phones?
4. What are the major Apps being tracked?
5.What is the reason the district says it is tracking social media?
6. "deductive reasoning" Research this in the context of Social Media Monitoring - what does it mean?
7. What is the procedure for alerting the school of issues found in the social media?
8. What do you think of this policy? Please explain your answer and be thoughtful with your explanation/opinion?
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/11/world/asia/china-cracks-down-on-online-opinion-makers.html?ref=world
Read this Article and then reply to the following prompts
1. Why are Chinese official so afraid of the Big V?
2. What are the Chinese doing to silence the voices of the internet?
3.Who is Charles Xue and why do the Chinese care who he is? - Why was he "really arrested"?
4. "Officials have described their campaign as urgent surgery to drain toxic lies from the Internet".
How are the officials in China trying to achieve this (bizarre) goal?
5. Who is or are - Big V?
6. Who are the people that are using the Sina Weibo blog and why are many using it?
7. What are some ways Microbloggers have created "headaches for officials?
8. How have microblogs been used in a negative way? Not just politically?
9. What are some of the "guidelines" for bloggers - that could get them arrested?
10. What events inspired the government crackdown and WHY do you think this occurred?
11. Will this intimidation work? Your opinion and that of others
Read this Article and then reply to the following prompts
1. Why are Chinese official so afraid of the Big V?
2. What are the Chinese doing to silence the voices of the internet?
3.Who is Charles Xue and why do the Chinese care who he is? - Why was he "really arrested"?
4. "Officials have described their campaign as urgent surgery to drain toxic lies from the Internet".
How are the officials in China trying to achieve this (bizarre) goal?
5. Who is or are - Big V?
6. Who are the people that are using the Sina Weibo blog and why are many using it?
7. What are some ways Microbloggers have created "headaches for officials?
8. How have microblogs been used in a negative way? Not just politically?
9. What are some of the "guidelines" for bloggers - that could get them arrested?
10. What events inspired the government crackdown and WHY do you think this occurred?
11. Will this intimidation work? Your opinion and that of others
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/no-contact-for-german-labor-ministry-employees-after-work-new-guidelines-a-919463.html#spRedirectedFrom=www&referrrer=https://m.facebook.com
Please read this article and respond to the prompts using the reading and your thoughts on the issues or concepts discussed.
1. Is 'hyperconnectivity" a good thing or a bad thing? Support your opinion
2. Research the following - How much time does an average person spend on their digital device daily?
3. After reading this article - What do you think about the "principle of minimum intervention in leisure time." Do you think it will work - why or why not?
4. Do you think America companies should adopt similar rules - could they be enforced and who should enforce them?
Please read this article and respond to the prompts using the reading and your thoughts on the issues or concepts discussed.
1. Is 'hyperconnectivity" a good thing or a bad thing? Support your opinion
2. Research the following - How much time does an average person spend on their digital device daily?
3. After reading this article - What do you think about the "principle of minimum intervention in leisure time." Do you think it will work - why or why not?
4. Do you think America companies should adopt similar rules - could they be enforced and who should enforce them?
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