Current Events Quiz 6.2
1. If Secretary Jack Lew's proposal goes through, Harriet Tubman, a black woman and former abolitionist, will replace the slave-owning white man, Andrew Jackson, on the face of the 20 dollar bill. He also proposed adding women to the $5 and $10 bills, but the law decided instead to keep Alexander Hamilton on the 10 partly as a result of the broadway rap musical, Hamilton, that puts him in quite a positive light in the public eye. This proves that musical theatre may have significant cultural power, especially when extremely effective and well-done. (I was lucky enough to actually see it on Broadway and it's pretty incredible, and that's coming from someone who's not usually a big musical theatre fan). The compromise that is being offered is that Lincoln and Hamilton stay on the 5 and 10 dollar bills on the front, but they are planning on putting influential women on the back, including Marian Anderson and Eleanor Roosevelt, two women who historically advocated for black rights. These are incredibly important steps for women and the black community, and even though it may seem insignificant for some, representation is incredibly important in order to humanize black women especially. The new designs, if approved, will take into effect around 2020.
2. More issues in the Flint water crisis have emerged, with felony charges being filed against 3 officials involved in covering up evidence and mishandling the situation to an insane degree. Rockind, a defense attorney, calls this a rare case as officials rarely face legal action for essentially just being bad at their job. Busch and Prysby, state officials, made some essential mistakes, such as telling people to run their water before they were tested for lead poisoning, and are now facing huge legal threats. Yikes!
3. Clinton and Trump's campaigned have been apparently "invigorated" as Clinton has 81% of the delegates she needs, so even if she lost very remaining "contest", as long as she gains a few more delegates (which she is bound to do) she has pretty much secured the nomination. After Sander's surprising loss in New York, he unfortunately has a very low chance of securing the nomination, but still plans to campaign at the Pennsylvania Democratic convention. Trump is still in the lead, but he needs 1,237 more delegates, and must focus on winning the rest of the New England states and California. Though he still has a ways to go, at this point Cruz has no mathematical potential to win the public vote, but he's hoping to be saved at the convention and is gathering up delegates who might shift their support to him. Trump's familiar argument that he discussed yet again was the fact that his competitors are trying to "buy" the election with delegates. The ridiculous amount of hypocrisy in this statement is honestly unbelievable coming from Trump, but I shouldn't be surprised. Tuesday is a big day for the candidates as Connecticut, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island are holding their primaries.
4. The Teachers Union has sued the head of the state education agency because they have implemented a new evaluation system which evaluates teachers based on student's performances on standardized tests, which they feel is not at all an accurate depiction of the teacher's effectiveness.
1. If Secretary Jack Lew's proposal goes through, Harriet Tubman, a black woman and former abolitionist, will replace the slave-owning white man, Andrew Jackson, on the face of the 20 dollar bill. He also proposed adding women to the $5 and $10 bills, but the law decided instead to keep Alexander Hamilton on the 10 partly as a result of the broadway rap musical, Hamilton, that puts him in quite a positive light in the public eye. This proves that musical theatre may have significant cultural power, especially when extremely effective and well-done. (I was lucky enough to actually see it on Broadway and it's pretty incredible, and that's coming from someone who's not usually a big musical theatre fan). The compromise that is being offered is that Lincoln and Hamilton stay on the 5 and 10 dollar bills on the front, but they are planning on putting influential women on the back, including Marian Anderson and Eleanor Roosevelt, two women who historically advocated for black rights. These are incredibly important steps for women and the black community, and even though it may seem insignificant for some, representation is incredibly important in order to humanize black women especially. The new designs, if approved, will take into effect around 2020.
2. More issues in the Flint water crisis have emerged, with felony charges being filed against 3 officials involved in covering up evidence and mishandling the situation to an insane degree. Rockind, a defense attorney, calls this a rare case as officials rarely face legal action for essentially just being bad at their job. Busch and Prysby, state officials, made some essential mistakes, such as telling people to run their water before they were tested for lead poisoning, and are now facing huge legal threats. Yikes!
3. Clinton and Trump's campaigned have been apparently "invigorated" as Clinton has 81% of the delegates she needs, so even if she lost very remaining "contest", as long as she gains a few more delegates (which she is bound to do) she has pretty much secured the nomination. After Sander's surprising loss in New York, he unfortunately has a very low chance of securing the nomination, but still plans to campaign at the Pennsylvania Democratic convention. Trump is still in the lead, but he needs 1,237 more delegates, and must focus on winning the rest of the New England states and California. Though he still has a ways to go, at this point Cruz has no mathematical potential to win the public vote, but he's hoping to be saved at the convention and is gathering up delegates who might shift their support to him. Trump's familiar argument that he discussed yet again was the fact that his competitors are trying to "buy" the election with delegates. The ridiculous amount of hypocrisy in this statement is honestly unbelievable coming from Trump, but I shouldn't be surprised. Tuesday is a big day for the candidates as Connecticut, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island are holding their primaries.
4. The Teachers Union has sued the head of the state education agency because they have implemented a new evaluation system which evaluates teachers based on student's performances on standardized tests, which they feel is not at all an accurate depiction of the teacher's effectiveness.
2. You forgot to mention the governor and his publicity stunt.
ReplyDelete3. You didn't mention that Clinton's NY win halted Sanders' string of victories.
4. This is about half of the answer.
5-6. :(
Incomplete and a week late. 78