Current Events Quiz #6.1

1. Why did members of the group ADAPT protest at the Texas State Capitol over the weekend? Page A1
They were left out of a different  civil rights movement.

2.  Why is it so important that the Austin milk bank get a new home? Page A1
Because the provide milk that saves a lot of lives.

3. Why are dog owners unhappy about proposed changes at Auditorium Shores? Page B2
Because they are making it so there is only a certain section that dogs will be allowed off leash

4. What makes Pinterest popular? Page B5
People are able to purchase or find out where they can purchase the things they see and like on Pinterest.

5. What would you see if you went to the show "Sputnik"? Page D1
A combination of puppets, theater, and animation to tell a story about the environment.

REMINDER - Some of you are not writing enough here. A single sentence isn't enough. I expect you to expand upon your writing. If you think you have written enough, you haven't, write more. Be sure to answer WHY you think something.

A. Recently a ferry ran aground and sunk in South Korea. Many of the people on board who were killed were high school students on a field trip. As the investigation has continued a number of people have been arrested and will be charged with a crime. Among those are the captain of the ship who was reportedly one of the first off the ship and was on one of the few lifeboats that got away. The ship had been modified to carry more passengers and this may have contributed to its sinking (which was very quick, some reports say as fast as 10 minutes). It has spread to the government of South Korea and the Prime Minister of the country resigned over the weekend. What do you know and think about this event? AND (please don't forget this part) Who should be held accountable, the captain of the ship, the owners of the ship itself, the Prime Minister of the country (this would be like President Obama resigning over an airplane crash that killed 300 people because he withheld information about the crash for some reason)??? Why??

I think the captain of the ship should be held accountable because at the end of the day he was in charge of the ship's fate. I mean the government and the company wouldn't have been able to much if the ship really sunk as fast as it did. However if the Prime Minister was withholding information than he should be held accountable.