CNN Week 7

1. The war in Iraq is finally coming to a close. The ten year war is scheduled to be over before the end of 2011. Forces are not cleaning up and preparing for the flight back to the states. Some are happy, that they finally get to come home to be with their families. Even though they will not make it back in time enough to celebrate Christmas with their families, thy are just glad to be able to come back home. A high school has allowed special education students become a part of their cheerleading squad. The special squad was created earlier this year to give those students a chance to feel like they are a part of the school and can be active in extracurricular activities.

2. A rover has been launched to mars. Astrologists believe that there either used to be life or there may be life on Mars. They believe that a river of water similar to earths once flowed on the surface. There is a definitive crack that looks to be a dried up river bed. This gives us the clue that life could be supported on Mars. While the rover has been launched it will take up to a month for the rover to actually land and start to collect data from the red, unknown planet.

3. A man has created a solar powered plane. The plane runs on solar panels placed on the top surface of the plane to gain energy throughout its flight. The external battery allows the plane to run on solar power it has acquired throughout the day for around half an hour. 1

CNN Week 6

1. Occupy Wall Street movement has grown to great heights. This is one of the biggest protests that the United States has ever seen. The hard thing about the protest is that there is no one leader. They are all leaders, and in addition we don’t know what their demands are. They are protesting against our government and our economic policy. Since they are unhappy with our government they have decided to camp out on Wall Street, the mecca of our economy.

2.The U.S is thinking about sending more troops to the country/continent of Australia. The conflict in Australia is causing America to enter into another war, just as we are about to end the one in Iraq by the end of the year. Occupy Wall Street protesters were forced out of a New York Park earlier this month. Police force the protesters to leave saying that they are not permitted to "camp out" in the park.

3.Finally, after almost 2 decades the NASA program has finally agreed to reopen its biggest tourist attraction. The site where numerous space shuttles were built has been reinstated to let people to visit again. Since the NASA space shuttle has been suspended, or ended they have decided to let people see what goes on in the building where the shuttles are being built.

CNN 11/14/11

Life in the Dead Sea has finally been found. Eventhough they are just bacteria and algae that has grown in the mouths of Salt and fresh water springs. But it is still amazing and it could help with medical situations.  The Nasa Assembly center has been reopened. Because the shuttle program has closed they finally reopened the doors after almost thirty years of no visitors.

WOD Week of 11/14/11

 Fascicle-A section of a book or set of books published in installments as separate pamphlets or volumes Origin:  Fascicle originates in the Latin word fascus meaning “a bundle or pack” and the suffix “cle” that implies a smaller version, as in particle
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 apocrypha- Various religious writings of uncertain origin regarded by some as inspired, but rejected by most authorities. Origin:Apocrypha comes from the Greek apokryphos meaning “hidden, unknown or spurious.”
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opuscule- A small or minor work.

Origin:

Opuscule is from the Latin roots opus meaning “work” and cule which is a suffix that implies a diminutive version, as in molecule and fascicle.

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 bibliophage- An ardent reader; a bookworm.

Origin:

Bibliophage derives from the Latin biblio meaning “books” and phage meaning “a thing that devours.”

Debating Values and value criterion

Millitary conscription is unjust
Value: Justice
Criterion: Its not fair for certain people to go to war.
               Everybody doesnot want to go to war.
               Certain people are not prepared for war.

Mine is better because it explains why its not fair.
It shows the actual philosophy of the United States.
Justice is the best value to prove this.

Attack: It doesnt explain why its not fair it just states thaat
             The philosophy is "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of happiness"
             Actually Peace is better because if you draft random people they might rise against the government and riot.

CNN Student News 10/26/11

Japanese debris is showing up on the coast. Perhaps the debris came from the earthquake that ruptured the nuclear power plant reactors. The earthquake that shook Japan in early April took out the entire power plant causing a nuclear meltdown. The Yucatan peninsula is  bracing itself for a hurricane that is supposed to hit in the next few days. Officials are planning to start the evacuation process to get people out of the area before the hurricane fully affects the area.

CNN Student News 11/7

The Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is one of the largest pilgrimage in the world, and is the fifth pillar of Islam, a religious duty that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so. The Hajj is a demonstration of the solidarity of the Muslim people, and their submission to God The pilgrimage occurs from the 8th to 12th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the 12th and last month of the Islamic calendar. Because the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, eleven days shorter than the Gregorian calendar used in the Western world, the Gregorian date of the Hajj changes from year to year. Ihram is the name given to the special spiritual state in which Muslims live while on the pilgrimage.