Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Should Supreme Court ban Handguns?



The supreme court has been looking into banning handguns. The supreme court is fighting for banning handguns in Chicago and hoping that it will open a road to a ban on handguns all across the nation. After winning the dispute over the 2nd Amendment that people had the right to bear arms and it can leads to the people who can holds guns to a limited number. Also the people who can hold guns are the people that are registered and so that the guns are stored the right way. Some things that the people were against the ban of the handguns said that they can "challenge to part of a law that makes it a crime to provide financial and other aid to any group designated a terrorist organization." For more information on this article and if you want to see some things others said on videos visit this page.











Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Quake triggers Tsunami in American Samoa, 20 die

This has happened to be an unsuspected event. The area LALOMANU, Samoa was hit hard by a tsunami that was unexpected to many people. This tsunami was caused by earthquakes in the ocean that had triggered it. There could be up to 20 people dead in the area. Press reporter Keni Lesa said three or four villages on the popular tourist coast near the southern town of Lalomanu on Samoa's main island of Upolu had been "wiped out" by waves that had hit hard against the shore on early wedsnday. For a slide show of pictures of the vent visit this page.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Blogging in Education

    Blogs in education are used in the 21st century almost as much as writing is used. Blogs in education benefit teachers and students in many different ways in teaching and learning. One way that blogs benefit education is that they expand instructional time by providing teachers with user friendly online formats. Another way that blogs benefit education is that they promote critical and analytical education. Blogs can also be used in education as a brainstorming tool for teachers and students. This brainstorming is used for teachers so that they can brainstorm their next lesson and for students so that they can brainstorm on their certain assignment that they have to do in class.