Urbanski, Dave. "They Just
Announced Major Changes to the SAT…and There’s a Tie to Common Core." The
Blaze. Glenn Beck, 05 Mar 2014. Web. 5 Mar. 2014.
<http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/03/05/they-just-announced-major-changes-to-the-satand-theres-a-tie-to-common-core/>.
The
new form of the SAT test will be released in 2016. This new version of the
SAT’s will change drastically from the way high school students all over the
country are have ever known about this standardized test. You will no longer
have to submit a writing piece and students will not be penalized for putting
wrong answers. Also a major change to the test is you can only use your
calculator for part of the math section. The vocabulary words that students had
to become familiar with have also changed. Students will be tested on words
that are often used in college courses. It will be very interesting to see if
these changes will benefit and improve test scores or if they will worsen the
test scores.
2. Sarah Cook
LEBON, CHERYLYN HARLEY . "IDs
needed to take the SATs, but not to vote?." The Blaze. Glenn Beck,
19 Apr 2012. Web. 5 Mar. 2014.
<http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/ids-needed-to-take-the-sats-but-not-to-vote/>.
Its
very interesting that you need an ID when taking a standardized test but not
voting on who will represent our country. After cheating on the SAT’s occurred
in Great Neck, New York this rule was put in place. People were being hired or
paid to take the SAT’s for students, which is also very similar to voter ID
requirements in many states. Although the SAT’s ID is a lot stricter than the
voters ID requirements, which is odd because voter fraud is far more important
than cheating. Voter fraud is more important or severe because you are voting
for people to protect and represent the country with out proving your identity.
This could lead to unfair elections and which was not how our elections in the
US should be. The voter ID requirements are very controversial and many people
believe you should not have to show ID when you are voting.
3. Sarah Cook
Associated , Press. "Vladimir
Putin Talks Tough on Ukraine, Vows to Use ‘All Means at Our Disposal’ to
Protect Ethnic Russians in the Country." The Blaze. Glenn Beck, 04
Mar 2014. Web. 4 Mar. 2014. <http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/03/04/vladimir-putin-talks-tough-on-ukraine-vows-to-use-all-means-at-our-disposal-to-protect-ethnic-russians-in-the-country/>.
Vladimir Putin explains how he has no intension on
invading Ukraine or fighting the Ukrainian people. Putin did however say that
he does have the right to use force to protect the Russian people who live in
the Ukraine. The Ukrainian troops marched toward the border with out any
weapons and were faced with about a dozen Russian troops who were armed. They
fired warning shots in the air and the Russian’s threatened to shoot the
Ukrainian soldiers if they proceeded on. The Ukrainian troops made it very
clear that they will not back down. Russia also fired a missile in the ground
that reached the target they were hoping to aim. There is a lot that is going
on in Russia that has the world on edge especially Ukraine. Ukraine hopes that
they can come to some kind of agreement with Russia with out fighting.
4. Sarah Cook
Granger, Montgomery J. "Barack vs.
Vladimir: An Unfair Match." The Blaze. Glenn Beck, 10 Mar 2014.
Web. 10 Mar. 2014.
<http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/barack-vs-vladimir-an-unfair-match/>.
Barack
Obama warned Vladimir Putin not to invade Ukraine but not long after Russia
invaded the Ukraine. After the Ukrainian
leader Viktor Yanukovych left Ukraine Putin felt it was his duty to help the
Ukrainian’s and expand Russia’s influence and resources. There is a lot of talk
that Putin does not feel threatened by Obama. There isn’t much the US can do at
this time but wait. Although by waiting Putin will continue to take over
Ukraine because no one is going to stop him not even other European countries.
5. Sarah Cook
Seidl, Jonathon M. . "Major
Updates in Malaysia Airlines Mystery: New Information Could Change
Everything." The Blaze. Glenn Beck, 11 Mar 2014. Web. 11 Mar. 2014.
<http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/03/11/major-updates-in-malaysia-airlines-mystery-new-information-could-change-everything/>.
On
Saturday a Boeing 777 jetliner went missing.
There is not much evidence of what actually happened to the jetliner but there
are many theories. One thing that intelligence has figured out is the plane
changed course and started heading towards the Malacca Strait instead of
Beijing. They also know the plane was traveling at a very low altitude. There
are many questions as to why the transponder and tracking devices were turned
off. There is absolutely no trace of the plane, 10 planes and ships from many
different nations have searched the area and have found no evidence of the
plane. Many people are hard at work to figure out what happened to this plane.
6. Sarah Cook
Schwartz, Sharona . "New Report
Suggests That Malaysian Airline May Have Flown on for Hours Longer After Last
Contact." The Blaze. Glenn Beck, 12 Mar 2014. Web. 12 Mar. 2014.
<http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/03/13/malaysia-no-debris-where-china-satellite-pointed-new-report-suggests-mh370-may-have-flown-on-for-hours-longer/>.
Investigators
now believe that flight 370 was flying for an additional 4 hours after the
plane lost connection with air traffic controllers. Malaysia’s civil aviation chief sent planes to check the
location where Chinese satellite images showed signs of possible
debris parts. The planes found nothing at all and
are now back at square one. There are many theories of what happened to the
plane but investigators are still not sure what actually happened. They are finding
out more evidence a little at a time and hopefully the world will have an
answer soon.
7. Sarah Cook
7. Sarah Cook
Shawn, Eric . "One-time hostage of
Iranian militants urges denial of visa to new Iran envoy involved in
siege." Fox News. N.p., 31 Mar 2014. Web. 31 Mar 2014.
<http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/03/31/obama-administration-urged-to-deny-visa-to-former-iranian-student-involved-in/
Barry
Rosen was held for a year at the Us Embassy in Tehran by student
extremists. Iran has plans to send
Hamid Aboutalebi to New York as its new UN ambassador. This man was a member of
a hard line Muslim student group that in 1979 held American diplomats at the US
Embassy in Tehran hostage for 444 days.
There is much controversy whether or not the US should
accept his visa and allow him to be the Iranian Ambassador to the UN.
