Dr. King Not Alive?

Have you ever wondered if Martin not lived in my opinion I think if he hadn't lived I think it would be like the old times every ting segregated and mostly whites ruling things. But mostly I think they would of been one person that could of been like Martin Luther King Jr. I think if Martin Luther wasn't alive I think blacks would have a harder time because of no one doing the thing that  Martin Luther King Jr.Did for society. Also i think they would of been a Obama of 2010 being a president.

The lesson Of Selma

1) The Movie takes place in Selma,Alabama
2)The main chacter was chyane,dr.king,racheal and shy.
3)the notable civil right leader was martin luther king
4)He traveled to the city to because they wanted to march for there rights
5)people come together to marc for there rights
6)people stood up for there rights by getting together and marching
7)The most notable event was bloody sunday
8)The major legislation of result of the protest was able for blacks were allowed to vote

Whatever Happened to The Class of 2005?

Then she graduated from Cardozo High School and arrived at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, where she bombed the placement tests so badly that she had to take remedial English and math. She failed the makeup math course twice before passing it. Low grades overall put her on academic probation. Finally, mid-sophomore year, she was forced to withdraw. Chappell sometimes thinks back to the Cardozo math teacher who, instead of assigning algebra homework, would have students clip photos of motorcycles from magazines and do other projects unrelated to math. "I thought it was strange and weird," Chappell said, but he did not complain because the class was "an easy A." To examine the fate of one graduating class of D.C. high school students is to find multiple stories like Chappell's -- stories that illustrate how a struggling urban schothe system, such as a reliable dropout rate or a way to track how students have fared after leaving. system often fails to shepherd its students and set them on a promising path to adulthood.

gener schools,DC,news
source http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/06/AR2007100601165.html
by V. Dion Haynes and Aruna Jain

October video game retail sales slide 4 percent

NEW YORK -- U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories slipped 4 percent in October as demand for most gaming consoles declined from a year earlier, according to data from market researcher NPD Group. Overall game sales were $1.07 billion last month, down from $1.11 billion in October of last year, NPD said on Tuesday. Year-to-date sales were down 8 percent at the end of October, at $11.07 billion.Hardware sales tumbled 26 percent to $280 million from $381 million a year ago. With the exception of Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360, every gaming system saw a decline in unit sales, NPD said. The Xbox sold 325,000 units, up 30 percent year-over-year, Microsoft said.

Sales of game software, meanwhile, climbed 6 percent to $605 million from $573 million. The basketball blockbuster "NBA 2K11" from Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. was the month's best-selling title. It was followed by the shooter "Fallout: New Vegas" from Bethesda Softworks and "Medal of Honor" from Electronic Arts Inc. .

genre news,games,technolgy

source http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/16/AR2010111605935.html

by BARBARA ORTUTAY

Review: Cold War gets reheated in 'Call of Duty'

The latest edition has even drawn the wrath of the Cuban government, thanks to a mission based on an attempt to assassinate a young Fidel Castro.Call of Duty: Black Ops" (for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, $59.99) has plenty of other elements that are engineered to trigger protest. It's mostly set during the Vietnam War, still a touchy subject for any pop-culture treatment. There's some entirely gratuitous torture. And there's a weird post-game fantasia in which Castro joins President John F. Kennedy and future President Richard Nixon in fighting off a zombie invasion. All the free publicity - day-one sales totaled $360 million - tends to obscure the question of whether "Black Ops" is actually any good. The short answer: If you're a "Call of Duty" fan, you won't be disappointed. If you're not a fan, this installment won't change your mind.


genre games,news,entertainment
source http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/16/AR2010111602491.html
by  LOU KESTEN

'Fed lowers economic expectations for 2011'

Top Federal Reserve officials expect the unemployment rate to remain around nine percent at the end of next year and eight percent at the end of 2012, according to internal forecasts that drove the central bank to take new efforts to boost the economy three weeks ago.The 18 top leaders of the central bank expect the U.S. economy to grow at a 3 to 3.6 percent pace next year, which by their calculations will be enough to bring joblessness, currently at 9.6 percent, down to the 8.9 to 9.1 percent range in late 2011.diminished economic expectations that shaped the Fed leaders' decision to buy $600 billion of Treasury bonds in a bid to lower long-term interest rates and encourage growth. Those forecasts are supposed to assume "appropriate" monetary policy, meaning that the continued high unemployment is expected even with the new measures in place.

genre new,world,money
source http://voices.washingtonpost.com/political-economy/2010/11/fed_officials_expect_9_percent.html?hpid=topnews
by Neil Irwin

'Just Hit Snooze '

I think high schools start class later in the morning. One reason why I think  it should happen because teens get more rest. Another reason why I think schools should start later is because it might cause less accidents. People who disagreemight say that high school students might be late for after schools activities. However, I think its important to remeber that a later school time migh help high school students.