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Archive for March, 2009
March 30-April 3, 2009
Posted in March 27th, 2009
A host of science-related films are hitting the market, including Watchmen, Knowing, Angels & Demons and 2012. Some of the films, like Watchmen, recruited scientists to help make the movies scientifically accurate. In the USA TODAY article, "TV, films boldly go down scientific path" (Thursday, March 26, 1D), 2012 director Roland Emmerich said, "We are all [...]
March 23-27, 2009
Posted in March 20th, 2009
Last week, the Treasury Department announced a $5 billion loan to auto suppliers. The goal of the loan is to help suppliers meet their payrolls and cover their expenses. As a class, discuss what would happen to the auto industry and to consumers if auto supply companies went bankrupt. Next, as individuals, find a company [...]
March 16-20, 2009
Posted in March 13th, 2009
On Thursday, March 12, the Federal Reserve reported that Americans’ net worth – the value of assets such as homes and cash – dropped 17.9% in 2008. This drop is due to the decline in the value of homes, stocks and other assets. The decline in net worth is troubling because it means that people [...]
March 9-13, 2009
Posted in March 6th, 2009
President Gerald R. Ford, known for his integrity, once remarked, “A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.” Spend the next week identifying articles in USA TODAY related to the the Obama administration, Congress, the judiciary, government agencies, etc. Carefully read [...]
