Current Events- January 17th, 2013
Current Events Videos for my social studies classes.
Author Bradybaxter
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1Found: Severed Human Heads!
What airport were the severed heads found? What were these heads supposed to be used for? What country did these heads come from?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/15/human-heads-at-ohare-cust_n_2479018.html
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2Body parts shipment explained
How many donations does this man's association receive, on average, in a year? What did this man's association send to Russia just last week?
http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2013/01/15/1837749/
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3Read this article, explaining the black market for body parts
Read this article, then answer the following 3 questions: 1) What kind of people are most tempted to sell their kidneys? 2) Poor Brazilians flew to South Africa to have a kidney removed according to this article. How much money did they receive for their donation? 3) In the United States, a black market for human tissue exists. It usually involves bodies that are about to be ___________________. 4) Some body parts end up selling for over $100,000!! Why are people willing to pay so much for a body part?
http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/human-biology/organ-donation7.htm
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4Marijuana Tourism in Colorado
-What amendment to Colorado's constitution legalized marijuana for Colorado citizens? (Tell me the number.) -What is marijuana-tourism?
http://www.9news.com/news/local/article/308583/346/Task-force-considering-anti-marijuana-tourism-regulation
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5Lance Armstrong Confesses to Blood Doping
SKIP THE FIRST MINUTE OF THIS VIDEO How much money did Lance Armstrong offer to pay the federal government due to fraud committed against the U.S. Postal Service? How many times did Lance Armstrong win the Tour De France biking competition? Who is the famous TV show host that has been able to get a confession out of Lance Armstrong? Explain how 'blood doping' works.
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50139086n
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6Obama backs gun control laws
PAUSE THE VIDEO AT 00:57, and answer this question: What are the 3 major changes Obama is looking to make regarding gun laws in the United States? ****Answer this question after you are done watching the video.**** Senate Majority leader Harry Reid is a democrat, like Obama, but he doesn't agree 100% with the president on gun control. This may be because he receives A LOT OF MONEY from the NRA. What is the NRA? Why do they give money to Senator Harry Reid as well as other politicians?
http://www.newsy.com/videos/obama-puts-forward-sweeping-gun-control-plan/
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7For the rest of the hour today....
Watch 5 more current event videos of your choosing on Newsy.com or another web site approved by me. For each video clip, write down 2 facts you learned. Once you finish, hand in your paper to me.