Current Events Quiz 6.3

1. What is the Veterans Administration accused of doing to U.S. military vets? Page A1 "Obama: VA chief has job on line"
Manipulated waiting lists to hide long delays
2. What song prompted Iranian leaders to arrest six young men and women? Page A2
Happy by Pharell Williams

3. Look at the political cartoon by Marshall Ramsey on Page A9. What is the meaning of the cartoon?
It is showing how awful and "scary" the MERS disease is.

4. What is so unique about the medals that will be given to winners at the Xgames which will be held in Austin next month? Page C10
The medals will be made as belts to put a Texas spin on them.

5. What is the Art Science Gallery doing that combines science and discovery? Page D1
They have paintings that have to do with science as well as having insect based food.

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.

Read one of the obituaries found on page B4 or B5. Read one of the longer ones. What elements make up an obituary? What kind of information is available. What thing would you expect to read in an obituary that you rarely find in on (see if you can deduce this one on your own)? Did you know that many new reporters first assignments are to write obituaries? What would you think about having to write one of these?
They gave information about their early life such as where they were born and how they grew up. They also gave information about what they like to do such as hobbies, and then gave info about the rest of their life. They didn't give any information about how they died. I did not know that reporters first assignments were to write obituaries. I think I would honestly be nervous because finding information from their loved ones must be very hard to do and to have them talk about their recently passed friend of family, would be hard for them to talk about.