Thursday, March 26, 2009

Midterm Post

CNN Video

Answer the questions below:

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1. For what severe weather is North Dakota currently bracing? What prediction has the National Weather Service made regarding the level of the Red River in Fargo this weekend? When has the river reached similar levels in the past?

2. According to the report: What technology may help to counter the effects of flooding in Fargo? How does this technology work? What has been the outcome of its use during past floods?

3. In your opinion, what might be the benefits and drawbacks of the flood control technology featured in the report?

4. Have you ever experienced a natural disaster? If so, describe the experience.

5. According to the program: How are some small businesses being affected by the state of the U.S. economy? What action are some small business owners taking to avoid laying off employees?

6. What action are the business owners featured in the report hoping that banks will take with regard to small businesses? What action is the federal government planning to take to help small businesses?

7. In your opinion: What institutions, if any, should be responsible for helping America's small businesses weather the current recession? How should they be helped, if at all? Explain.

8. What Web site has recently become inaccessible in China? What statement has the Web site's owner made about the restriction? If you read this sentence, do not answer any questions on the test except 8 and number 10. (Go to Google and search for this answer if you don't see it in the video!)

9. What do some believe is the reason for the Web site's blockage? How has the Chinese government responded to questions about the blocked Web site?

10. Can you think of any circumstances in which the government should be able to restrict access to information? Explain your rationale, or answer by writing your name and Mr. Conde is the Yearbook teacher.

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6 comments:

Anonymous said...

1. For what severe weather is North Dakota currently bracing? What prediction has the National Weather Service made regarding the level of the Red River in Fargo this weekend? When has the river reached similar levels in the past?

They had severe flooding.It reached up to 39 feet.

2. According to the report: What technology may help to counter the effects of flooding in Fargo? How does this technology work? What has been the outcome of its use during past floods?

They used a flood control wall.It helps protect them from damages.

3. In your opinion, what might be the benefits and drawbacks of the flood control technology featured in the report?

It costs alot of money to put up this wall. It's not for sure that it cam protect the people from this natural disaster.

4. Have you ever experienced a natural disaster? If so, describe the experience.

Yes a hurricane. It was scary but with the right preparation you can get through it.

5. According to the program: How are some small businesses being affected by the state of the U.S. economy? What action are some small business owners taking to avoid laying off employees?

Some are losing there jobs.Most people are having pay cuts.

6. What action are the business owners featured in the report hoping that banks will take with regard to small businesses? What action is the federal government planning to take to help small businesses?


Small business owners really get to know each and every one of their employees. They really live with them and work with them. So, it's much different than a big business, where everybody is more anonymous, certainly, as you get past a particular department.



7. In your opinion: What institutions, if any, should be responsible for helping America's small businesses weather the current recession? How should they be helped, if at all? Explain.

The president should be responsible for helping out the economy. instead of giving big businesses the money he should help all the little ones build back.

8. What Web site has recently become inaccessible in China? What statement has the Web site's owner made about the restriction? If you read this sentence, do not answer any questions on the test except 8 and number 10.

Youtube.com is banned.It is going through a blockage.There has been errors for uploading videos.


9. What do some believe is the reason for the Web site's blockage? How has the Chinese government responded to questions about the blocked Web site?


10. Can you think of any circumstances in which the government should be able to restrict access to information? Explain your rationale, or answer by writing your name and Mr. Conde is the Yearbook teacher.

No because everything can acess information that could be used for educational purposes. It all depends on how you look at it.

Alliea Bacchus
Block 3

Anonymous said...

Name;carly
block 3
1)snow storm.The river is expected to crest between 39 and 41 feet in Fargo on Friday, according to Cecily Fong of the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services.

2)The plan is make sure water continues flow through the river channel and not spread out over land Ice jams in rivers have been a major factor in the flooding there.

3)idk

4)yes i have ,it was a svere storm
i was on summer vacation.it rain all week.and there was a river .it got so high and was floating strongly that it bought houses .peoples .and animals it was a total disaster

5)peple are losing their job

6)Small business owners really get to know each and every one of their employees. They really live with them and work with them.

7)the president should help the economy

8)youtube

Anonymous said...

1. For what severe weather is North Dakota currently bracing? What prediction has the National Weather Service made regarding the level of the Red River in Fargo this weekend? When has the river reached similar levels in the past?

2. According to the report: What technology may help to counter the effects of flooding in Fargo? How does this technology work? What has been the outcome of its use during past floods?

3. In your opinion, what might be the benefits and drawbacks of the flood control technology featured in the report?

4. Have you ever experienced a natural disaster? If so, describe the experience.

5. According to the program: How are some small businesses being affected by the state of the U.S. economy? What action are some small business owners taking to avoid laying off employees?

6. What action are the business owners featured in the report hoping that banks will take with regard to small businesses? What action is the federal government planning to take to help small businesses?




7. In your opinion: What institutions, if any, should be responsible for helping America's small businesses weather the current recession? How should they be helped, if at all? Explain.

8. What Web site has recently become inaccessible in China? What statement has the Web site's owner made about the restriction? If you read this sentence, do not answer any questions on the test except 8 and number 10.

youtube.


9. What do some believe is the reason for the Web site's blockage? How has the Chinese government responded to questions about the blocked Web site?


10. Can you think of any circumstances in which the government should be able to restrict access to information? Explain your rationale, or answer by writing your name and Mr. Conde is the Yearbook teacher.

lauren godwin
Mr. conde
blk. 3

Anonymous said...

1. For what severe weather is North Dakota currently bracing? What prediction has the National Weather Service made regarding the level of the Red River in Fargo this weekend? When has the river reached similar levels in the past?


2. According to the report: What technology may help to counter the effects of flooding in Fargo? How does this technology work? What has been the outcome of its use during past floods?

8. What Web site has recently become inaccessible in China? What statement has the Web site's owner made about the restriction? If you read this sentence, do not answer any questions on the test except 8 and number 10. -Y0UTUBE


10. Can you think of any circumstances in which the government should be able to restrict access to information? Explain your rationale, or answer by writing your name and Mr. Conde is the Yearbook teacher


RACHEL LEIGHTON BLOCK 3 & 4

Anonymous said...

MR CONDE IS THE BEST YEARBO0O0O0O0OK TEACHER EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


LOVE RACHELLLL =))))))))))))))))))))

Anonymous said...

Mid Term thingy.


8. youtube has recently become inaccessible in China.


10. Megan O'Connor :) and Mr. Conde is the Yearbook teacher.