Current Events Quiz 3.5

1. Tell me three things you learned about Dell the company

Deal was $25 billion dollars, it had been public for 25 years and Dell has around 14,000 employees in the area

2. Why did Michael Dell choose to buy his company back and make it private?

He wanted the company to expand the company and had the freedom to accomplish it.

3. What does Michael Dell think about "cloud-based" IT?

He thinks it has lots of challenges and wants to make it easier for people to use.

4. Who is Dell (the company) new market to sell their products, according to the story?

Different countries around the world

5. What does Michael Dell think is the future of computer use?

Big business is growing rapidly, he believed it is positive.

From the rest of the paper:

A. What local district attorney will be allowed to keep her job despite getting a recent DWI?

Travis County Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg

B. Who is Time Magazines person of the year?

Pope Francis

C. Who is the front runner to replace Mack Brown as the coach of the UT Longhorn football team?

Nick Saban

D. Who is Joel Sidelnik and what is his claim to fame?

Furniture retailer that makes furniture out of old and used furniture

E. What famous person passed away this week in South Africa?

Nelson Mandela

Answer the questions below, please write at least a paragraph (3-5 sentences):

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.

1.) Please go to page A13 and look at the political cartoon on the bottom portion of the page. Although we have yet to discuss political cartoons and how to interpret them I would like you to do your best on this one, later we will talk about these. So what do you think the message of this cartoon is and tell me why you interpreted this way?

I think the message of the cartoon is that Obama's second term is falling apart along with his promises. I think it's hanging off a tree branch because Obama is barely hanging on or following through. It shows that sooner or later Obama's term is going to fall apart and ruin everything he said he was going to do for the country.