What's being discussed in this article?
The article talks about building a mosque near Ground Zero. The article also discusses how countries from around the world view the debate that is going on, and what they believe should happen with the building of the mosque. Some countries see this as something small, while others see it as a permanent reminder of the memories from 9/11 " and it isn't good to awaken memories" (Dalil Boubakeur, head of the Grand Mosquee of Paris).
When did the event happen? (Is this breaking news or something that's been analyzed and discussed for a while?)
The article was published 2 days ago, but there has been a debate on the possibility of a mosque being built near Ground Zero; and how others see it.
What questions do you have that would help make this article make more sense to you? What more do you need to learn about to be able to report on this event?
I would like to know why the base of Ground Zero was picked as the number one place to build this mosque.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
news worthy events from your life time
Which news worthy events to you remember from your life time?
There have been a lot of news worthy events in the past 17 years. When I think about the ones that I can remember every detail, every sound, every action, every moment that happened, the first that comes to mind is September 11th and later the London Bombings. On September 11, 2001 I was in my third grade classroom, with my fellow classmates, about to make our way to science with Mrs. Moore. As we were walking through the hall (single-file of course) we were headed off by Mr. Halverson (our homeroom teacher) and told to go back to his room. We all sat back at our desks and he turned on his TV (that was up in the corner mounted on the wall, the one that I had asked to watch movies on a few days before). I remember the teachers, who we had put on pedestals, crying their eyes out and leaning on each other for support. I remember the tears in the eyes of our principal when he told us our nation was under attack, we sat in our desks for the entire day watching coverage. I remember how only the third graders and up were allowed to watch what was happening. I remember watching the buildings burn and the people inside jump out, so they wouldn't be burned alive, ultimately all jumping to their death. I remember coming home and being sat down by my mom and dad and them having to explain to my brother (a first grader) what had happened and why my mom was crying. I remember with feelings of sadness, helplessness and fear in our stomachs, we realized on that day, as 8 year olds, that America as we knew it would not be the same again. This is a day that I will never forget.
The second event that came to mind was Hurricane Katrina. For Hurricane Katrina I remember watching the news with my family and thinking, how could something so deadly come in an instant and wipe away a city that has been around for ever. I remember the feeling of guilt that I couldn't do anything right then to help the people that I saw standing on the roofs, so that they could stay above the water level. I remember wondering why those people hadn't left. And then I remember coming to Whitfield, I believe Matt Kincaid was the president at the time, and I remember him getting up at assembly and talking to the school about the hurricane and how we as a school and a community were going to adopt a family and feeling like I could help, even if it was just helping this family get the basic essentials like clothes and a tooth brush. I remember a couple years ago going down to the gulf coast and seeing the lines that were drawn on the wall of where the water had gotten to. This is a day I will never forget.
I third event that came to my mind was the Virgina Tech Shooting. I was in Mr. Cacciatore's class, sitting in the front row next to Kelly (our usual spots) and I remember having just talked about the Columbine Shooting in the class before. I remember how Mr. C's cell phone rang, and then his class phone, and the his cell phone again before he finally picked up, it was his wife on the other end. The smile that is usually on his face was replaced with a feeling of shock and disbelief. Then he broke the news to us, that one of the most deadly school shootings in the history of the United States had happened earlier in the day. I remember watching the students at VT on the news crying for their friends, I remember the saying that "Today we are all Hokies". I remember having mixed emotions of sadness, but also of how could this happen. I will never forget that day.
I asked my mom what events she remembered from her life time. The first one that she said was also September 11th. She says she remembers turning on the news to check the stock market before going to her Girl Scout Leaders meeting (she was my troupe's leader) and seeing a plane flying into the first building behind the news anchor that was talking. She described how she went to the meeting and people were on the phone the entire time with updates like, a plane just hit the Pentagon, now one just went down in Pennsylvania, and coming home. She told me how she was so upset she didn't sit down she just stood in the kitchen watching TV with tears running down her face, until it was time to pick my brother and I up from school. She remembers her college friend that was inside for a meeting, who had just adopted a baby. She told me about the friend that called in sick that day and the other that had a bad feeling in their gut. She remembers my aunt (her sister) calling to tell everyone to turn on the news, and her mis-dialing a number and scaring an elderly lady who had no idea what she was talking about.
The next event she told me about was the Oklahoma City bombings. She was at home with my brother who was not even 6 weeks old yet and watching the news. She saw the bombing in Oklahoma that was in front of a daycare center. She told me how upset she was because there she was watching the news holding her 6 week old baby, while I was at my own daycare center. She told me about how mad she was that someone could ever do that especially to a child.
The final event that my mom told me about was President Reagan being shot, and surviving. She was a sophomore in college and being told at dinner that he had been shot and The President's press secretary had been shot in the head. She said that she was surprised, but not at the same time. She explained that there used to be a cycle that every "x" number of presidents the next one will get shot. She explained how on campus people would all secretly wonder if or when Reagan was going to be shot. She told me how this event helped lead to the changes in gun laws ultimately.
There have been a lot of news worthy events in the past 17 years. When I think about the ones that I can remember every detail, every sound, every action, every moment that happened, the first that comes to mind is September 11th and later the London Bombings. On September 11, 2001 I was in my third grade classroom, with my fellow classmates, about to make our way to science with Mrs. Moore. As we were walking through the hall (single-file of course) we were headed off by Mr. Halverson (our homeroom teacher) and told to go back to his room. We all sat back at our desks and he turned on his TV (that was up in the corner mounted on the wall, the one that I had asked to watch movies on a few days before). I remember the teachers, who we had put on pedestals, crying their eyes out and leaning on each other for support. I remember the tears in the eyes of our principal when he told us our nation was under attack, we sat in our desks for the entire day watching coverage. I remember how only the third graders and up were allowed to watch what was happening. I remember watching the buildings burn and the people inside jump out, so they wouldn't be burned alive, ultimately all jumping to their death. I remember coming home and being sat down by my mom and dad and them having to explain to my brother (a first grader) what had happened and why my mom was crying. I remember with feelings of sadness, helplessness and fear in our stomachs, we realized on that day, as 8 year olds, that America as we knew it would not be the same again. This is a day that I will never forget.
The second event that came to mind was Hurricane Katrina. For Hurricane Katrina I remember watching the news with my family and thinking, how could something so deadly come in an instant and wipe away a city that has been around for ever. I remember the feeling of guilt that I couldn't do anything right then to help the people that I saw standing on the roofs, so that they could stay above the water level. I remember wondering why those people hadn't left. And then I remember coming to Whitfield, I believe Matt Kincaid was the president at the time, and I remember him getting up at assembly and talking to the school about the hurricane and how we as a school and a community were going to adopt a family and feeling like I could help, even if it was just helping this family get the basic essentials like clothes and a tooth brush. I remember a couple years ago going down to the gulf coast and seeing the lines that were drawn on the wall of where the water had gotten to. This is a day I will never forget.
I third event that came to my mind was the Virgina Tech Shooting. I was in Mr. Cacciatore's class, sitting in the front row next to Kelly (our usual spots) and I remember having just talked about the Columbine Shooting in the class before. I remember how Mr. C's cell phone rang, and then his class phone, and the his cell phone again before he finally picked up, it was his wife on the other end. The smile that is usually on his face was replaced with a feeling of shock and disbelief. Then he broke the news to us, that one of the most deadly school shootings in the history of the United States had happened earlier in the day. I remember watching the students at VT on the news crying for their friends, I remember the saying that "Today we are all Hokies". I remember having mixed emotions of sadness, but also of how could this happen. I will never forget that day.
I asked my mom what events she remembered from her life time. The first one that she said was also September 11th. She says she remembers turning on the news to check the stock market before going to her Girl Scout Leaders meeting (she was my troupe's leader) and seeing a plane flying into the first building behind the news anchor that was talking. She described how she went to the meeting and people were on the phone the entire time with updates like, a plane just hit the Pentagon, now one just went down in Pennsylvania, and coming home. She told me how she was so upset she didn't sit down she just stood in the kitchen watching TV with tears running down her face, until it was time to pick my brother and I up from school. She remembers her college friend that was inside for a meeting, who had just adopted a baby. She told me about the friend that called in sick that day and the other that had a bad feeling in their gut. She remembers my aunt (her sister) calling to tell everyone to turn on the news, and her mis-dialing a number and scaring an elderly lady who had no idea what she was talking about.
The next event she told me about was the Oklahoma City bombings. She was at home with my brother who was not even 6 weeks old yet and watching the news. She saw the bombing in Oklahoma that was in front of a daycare center. She told me how upset she was because there she was watching the news holding her 6 week old baby, while I was at my own daycare center. She told me about how mad she was that someone could ever do that especially to a child.
The final event that my mom told me about was President Reagan being shot, and surviving. She was a sophomore in college and being told at dinner that he had been shot and The President's press secretary had been shot in the head. She said that she was surprised, but not at the same time. She explained that there used to be a cycle that every "x" number of presidents the next one will get shot. She explained how on campus people would all secretly wonder if or when Reagan was going to be shot. She told me how this event helped lead to the changes in gun laws ultimately.
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