Monday, February 24, 2014

Current Events Week 25-26

This week we will be recording our responses on a paper form, which I will give you, and which is linked to here. We will put more focus on the presentation aspect this week.

Below are the article options:

Law

Another case of self-defense and race in Florida



Denise Hunt tears up as she finds out the jury is deadlocked on the first-degree murder charge for Michael Dunn in the shooting death of a black teenager. She was standing outside of the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 15, 2014. Photo: AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Kelly Jordan


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Arts

Putting together a who's who of American cool



Jazz singer Billie Holiday photographed in 1951. Curators at the National Portrait Gallery want to know what it means to be cool. They studied the uniquely American concept of cool, and how it became a global export. The museum brought together 100 photographs of people who helped create the idea of cool as a name for rebellion, self-expression, charisma, edge and mystery. Photo: AP Photo/Bob Willoughby, National Portrait Gallery


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Kids

Nevada public school's uniform policy ruled unconstitutional


Phoenix Anderson, 6, of Chicago shops for school uniforms with her mother Dana at Kmart on Addison Avenue in Chicago, Ill. Kmart expanded uniform offerings in response to the growing number of public schools that will require students to wear uniforms. Photo: John Konstantaras /AP Images for Kmart
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War & Peace

U.S. Olympians want to help Sochi's stray dogs


Animal activist Igor Airapetian carries a stray dog, brought out of Sochi by fellow activist, to his car at a rendezvous point 120 kilometers away from the Olympic area in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Tuapse, Russia.Photo: AP Photo/David Goldman
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The New York Times
New York Times Articles: Please note that you may only choose these articles if you have mastered the "Max" level of the NewsEla articles.
OP-ED COLUMNIST

When Even the Starting Line Is Out of Reach

One little boy’s story illuminates how we can build opportunity for all.
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OP-ED COLUMNIST

Is That Sausage Worth This?

Most sows live, give birth and then die in cages hardly bigger than their bodies. Now, that’s changing.

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OP-ED COLUMNIST

When Emily Was Sold for Sex

When this 15-year-old girl went missing, her parents never stopped searching for her. There are thousands more kids like her in danger right now.

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