This article is about a polar bear that died of cancer. She was one of the wonderful polar bears in the central park zoo. All staff said that they will miss her every single day. And that she has left her male behind alone. Everyone was shocked when they heard that she was dead. She died at the age of 25 and they brought her to the central park zoo two years later. Many people heaved visited her in the past years. But everyone seems to see her that she was OK.
Reaction; This is very sad because they lost a wonderful polar bear. And i feel bad for the male polar because now hes going to be alone. And i think that they had been together for along time.
This blog is updated each week by the 7th and 8th grade students who attend CS 211 (The Billingual School) in the South Bronx. We are looking to study today's current events and discuss these issues in an effective way.
Friday, June 3, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011
Pizza delivery man dies after hit-and-run accident in Brooklyn
This article is about a 22 year old man that got hit by a truck in Brooklyn. He was going to cross with the bicycle when the truck came very fast. He worked in a pizzeria doing deliveries. this happen on Thursday. He already had a daughter in Ecuador. He and his wife came here to work and send their daughter money. The police said that the truck driver will be charge. His wife couldn't believe what they had told her.
Reaction; This is very sad to their family. And he worked very hard just to send money to his 2 year old daughter. That's why sometimes its dangerous to be riding a bike or a car because theirs allot of accidents going on.
Reaction; This is very sad to their family. And he worked very hard just to send money to his 2 year old daughter. That's why sometimes its dangerous to be riding a bike or a car because theirs allot of accidents going on.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
8-year-old boy brought a handgun to school and sold it to a classmate for $3
This article is about a 8 year old boy that brought a gun to school on Thursday. The 8 year old sold it to one of his friends for $3.00 dollars after school. The boy that brought the gun got arrested with his father for that crime. The boy came home and showed the gun to his mother. His mother was shocked she immediately called the police. They started to investigate in the child's school. The man that sold the gun to the fathers child also got charge. So far nothing has been found.
Reaction; This is shocking how can a 8 year old kid have a gun and then sell it to one of his friends. Did his parents even check him if he had something dangerous. And now hes charge and hes arrested. And why would the kid buy the gun knowing that he will get in trouble.
Reaction; This is shocking how can a 8 year old kid have a gun and then sell it to one of his friends. Did his parents even check him if he had something dangerous. And now hes charge and hes arrested. And why would the kid buy the gun knowing that he will get in trouble.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Man's body found in trunk of stolen car on Long Island
This article is about a Brooklyn man that was founded in a truck that was stolen. He had been shot. The stolen truck was parked at Academy st. He also has been arrested in the past years for marijuana poisoning, criminalmischif. He has been missing since Thursday night. According to his records hes has been charged for allot of criminal things. For right now there has not been made no arrests. Reaction; I think that this happen because he had made allot of things so this pay him off. He shouldn't have done that so he wouldn't get shot. But probably this wasn't the reason that he got shot.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
2 Protesters Killed in Egypt’s Tahrir Square
SUMMARY
what happen was that Egypt’s security forces killed two peaceful protester and hurt like a dozen to show that in an attempt to show peaceful demonstrators spending the night in the capital’s iconic Tahrir Square.
Reaction
why would you kill someone if they were just peacefully protesting
what happen was that Egypt’s security forces killed two peaceful protester and hurt like a dozen to show that in an attempt to show peaceful demonstrators spending the night in the capital’s iconic Tahrir Square.
Reaction
why would you kill someone if they were just peacefully protesting
Friday, April 8, 2011
NYPD Detective Thomas Handley arrested for drunk driving after flipping car on BQE: cops
This article is about a cop that crash his car in the Brooklyn -Queens expressway. He was driving drunk. The expressway look now kind of bad . So know hes suspended from his job. And hes been charged. There was witnesses. This happen Thursday night around 11:30pm. REACTION; This is kind of bad because he flipped over. And he also got his licences suspended and got kicked out of his job. This is kind of scary to drive drunk because some people die like that.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
'Search surge' finds more bodies in Japan
Summary
what happened in this article was that in japan there were about 70 people missing so they searched for three days and found 69 people from air,water and land and found all those people from the earthquake and tsunami.
Reaction
wow 69 people dead in a earthquake and tsunami what a nature disaster.
what happened in this article was that in japan there were about 70 people missing so they searched for three days and found 69 people from air,water and land and found all those people from the earthquake and tsunami.
Reaction
wow 69 people dead in a earthquake and tsunami what a nature disaster.
Petraeus condemns Quran burning as protests rage on
Summary
what happened in this article was that Top U.S. officials in Afghanistan on Sunday condemned the burning of a Quran in the United States that sparked three days of protests in which more than 20 people died and in the rest of the article a person named Gen said that they respect any persons religion so they don't have to kill people to protest.
Reaction
wow that is just crazy how they curiously had to kill people who did not do anything to protest.
what happened in this article was that Top U.S. officials in Afghanistan on Sunday condemned the burning of a Quran in the United States that sparked three days of protests in which more than 20 people died and in the rest of the article a person named Gen said that they respect any persons religion so they don't have to kill people to protest.
Reaction
wow that is just crazy how they curiously had to kill people who did not do anything to protest.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Bronx street honors 'great cop' Jill Garcia who died of cancer
This article is about a Bronx cop that died of cancer. They made a street sign with her name on it. And she had three kids that were young. She was a very nice person she helped people in the streets with violence and drugs. Jill was always around when ever there was a problem. Jill made 120 arrests . She never thought that she wouldn't see her kids and husband again. They would never forget her and she will be always in their heart. REACTION; This is really sad because she was together with her husband for over three years and now that Jill is gone they are no longer together. Now this is kinda hard for her husband . Jill's kids might be suffering a little because they are little but if they was big they wouldn't be suffering a lot.
Friday, April 1, 2011
How one voice can tell the story of an entire movement
Summary
what happen in the article was that a women that is Libyan got raped and she decided to approach journalists last week at Tripoli's Rixos Hotel, she did more than accuse Moammar Gadhafi's men of rape.She also became the face of the anti-Gadhafi movement. "Many Libyans I know online on social media are holding up Eman al-Obeidy as a hero," said Mona Eltahawy, an Egyptian-born journalist who writes columns on Arab and Muslim issues. "And many people across the region -- Egyptians, Syrians -- (are) demanding to know where she is and fearing for her life."
what happen in the article was that a women that is Libyan got raped and she decided to approach journalists last week at Tripoli's Rixos Hotel, she did more than accuse Moammar Gadhafi's men of rape.She also became the face of the anti-Gadhafi movement. "Many Libyans I know online on social media are holding up Eman al-Obeidy as a hero," said Mona Eltahawy, an Egyptian-born journalist who writes columns on Arab and Muslim issues. "And many people across the region -- Egyptians, Syrians -- (are) demanding to know where she is and fearing for her life."
Friday, March 25, 2011
William Fowlkes, husband of NYPD Deputy Inspector Juanita Holmes, claims she cheated on him
This article is about a woman that is a police. She cheated on her husband with another cop. She went missing for one night. When she went missing her husband stayed out side for two hours waiting for her. Her husband said'' how can she do this to me this is not fair''. He went to knock on his neighbor's door to see if she was there. He heard her talking with his neighbor . he found them both drunk. His neighbor pulled out a gun and pointed at him. He got scared. They was married for about ten years and nothing had happen like this.
Reaction; How could she cheat on her own husband that she got married with? Her husband is very disappointed now at her. This is unfair to him. When she went missing he got very scared he thought something had happen to her.
Reaction; How could she cheat on her own husband that she got married with? Her husband is very disappointed now at her. This is unfair to him. When she went missing he got very scared he thought something had happen to her.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
D.C. elementary school students back in class after cocaine incident
Summary:Four students from Thomson Elementary School ingested cocaine orally or inhaled it.A classmate brought it 2 school and afterwards the school nurse sent them to a hospital.The kids went back to school Monday except for the kid who brought the drug to their school,he was charged with possession last week.The kid was only 10 years old!!The school is now encouraging students not to use stuff that they're not use to using.
Reaction:i cnt believe a 10 yr old brought cocaine 2 his school.he shuld've known dat he wuld gt in2 alot of trouble.nw lik every trouble maker he has 2 pay the price.. :/
Reaction:i cnt believe a 10 yr old brought cocaine 2 his school.he shuld've known dat he wuld gt in2 alot of trouble.nw lik every trouble maker he has 2 pay the price.. :/
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