Current Events QTR 2 Week 8: Bong hit gives Miley Cyrus the giggles

          This article was about a video that surfaced this week of Miley Cyrus smoking out of a bong. Five days after her 18th birthday the video was taken of Miley smoking. You would think that it was marijuana, but she was really smoking a natural herb called salvia. This herb is legal in California and has hallucinogenic effects. It seems to be that Miley got the giggles from this natural herb, salvia.


          I liked this article because it was very interesting. It's cool to hear about someone that I use to like as a younger child. It is also a good thing that she isn't getting into the actual drug, but also a bad thing because it can be highly addictive. I didn't like what happened because it sets a very bad example for kids. Many kids look up to Miley, and it sets the wrong example for those kids even though it wasn't really marijuana. This is my opinion on this article.

This is a picture of Miley Cyrus that went along with the article.

I got this article was from an online source. I got it from CNN News. Here is the link to the article: http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/12/10/miley.cyrus.drugs.ppl/index.html?npt=NP1

Current Events QTR 2 Week 7: Man accused of smuggling tarantulas into U.S.

         A German tarantula dealer named Sven Koppler, has been illegally sending tarantulas to the U.S. through U.S. mail. More than 500 Mexican red-kneed tarantulas have been sent to the U.S. Sven wrapped some of them in colored plastic straws. He had received about $300,000 for them. He flew into Los Angeles and was arrested on Thursday. He has to stay in jail until December 8th for a bond hearing. He will have another hearing on December 17th and December 20th. If Sven is convicted, he will have to face up to twenty years in federal prison and fined $250,000.


          I liked this article because it was very unusual. It is very weird to hear about something like this because they are becoming more strict about this kind of stuff. It's interesting to hear about tarantulas getting mailed to the U.S. It's also very interesting to hear about somebody getting busted for sending them. And this is my opinion on this article. 

This is a picture of a tarantula that went along with the article.

I got this article from an online resource. I got it from CNN News. Here is a link to the article: http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/12/03/california.spider.importing/index.html?npt=NP1

Current Events QTR 2 Week 5: Eva Longoria leans on 'Desperate Housewives' costars

               This article is about Eva Longoria getting divorced and how her coworkers are sympathetic for the divorce. Eva's husband has been cheating. He has been having a "texting relationship" with Erin Barry. Eva was very upset and heartbroken when she found out. Her coworkers have been truly sympathetic towards Eva and they have been very helpful about the situation. Everybody on set has been trying to make sure that the filming of ' Desperate Housewives' goes as calmly as possible. Many of her close friends and family are going to be there for her during this rough time in her life.

               My opinion on this article is changing. I liked this article, because I watch 'Desperate Housewives', so it is kind of neat to get to hear about what goes on on set. It's also very cool to get to know what goes on in her life and be updated on things like this. I didn't like to see how she was getting divorced. I don't like to see people unhappy, it makes me unhappy. That is my opinion on this article.

This is a picture of Eva Longoria on the set of 'Desperate Housewives'.

I got this article from an online source. I got it from CNN News. Here is the link to the website: http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/11/19/eva.longoria.divorce.ppl/index.html

Current Events QTR 2 Week 2: Zach Galifianakis lights up joint on live TV

           This article was about how Zach Galifianakis lit up a joint on live television. The show "Real Time With Bill Maher" went to pot during a show from Zach on Friday. Discussing California's Proposition 19 ballot, which aims to legalize marijuana use. He pulled out a joint, lit it up, and began smoking as Bill Maher and his panelists were stunned. He handed the joint to conservative television. The radio commentator smelt it and told the audience that it was real. After Zach continued to smoke, the panelists yelled "Oh my God, look at those dragons!" 
Zach said "That's my point. I think that's what people think about it." 
California voters will decide on Prop 19 on Tuesday.


My opinion on this article was very different. I think it was odd of him to smoke on live TV. I think it may have been setting the wrong examples for kids and even adults. But they were talking about how it should be legalized. This is my opinion on this article.

This is a picture that goes with the topic of the article.

I got this article from an online source. Here is the link to the website: http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2010/11/01/zach-galifianakis-lights-up-joint-on-live-tv/?npt=NP1

Current Events QTR 2 Week 1: 'Hiccup Girl' Charged with Murder

          Jennifer Mee, as known as "hiccup girl" has been charged with first-degree murder. She met someone online, lured him into an empty home. He was robbed of $50 to $60 then killed. Jennifer and two other men were arrested hours after they found the man killed with several bullets in his body. I am unaware of how long she will be in jail.

         My opinion on this article is different. I liked this article because they informed us about how someone we used to know as having hiccups, is now getting caught for murdering. I also liked how it told us the story short and sweet and then it went back into detail. I didn't like it because I never got to find out why Jennifer Mee killed this man. It just doesn't make sense to me. This is my opinion on this article.

This is a picture of Jennifer Mee that came with the article.

I got this article from an online source. I got it from CNN News. Here is the link: 

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/10/25/florida.hiccup.girl/index.html?hpt=T1

Current Events Week 7: Crystal Bowersox Gets Married

       This article was about an American Idol runner-up, Crystal Bowersox, getting married to Brian Walker. They were longtime friends before it all turned into romance. Bowersox and Walker have been engaged since September. They got married at a club in Chicago on Sunday, the same place that they met. She was wearing an "earth-friendly" cotton dress. Now, "they're one happy Walkersox family". 


      I liked this article because I watch American Idol and I think that it was very interesting to hear about one of last year's contestants getting married. I thought it was unique how they got married in the same place that they met six years ago. I liked how she was wear an "earth-friendly" cotton dress. Crystal Bowersox has a lot of talent and I thought it was very cool on how they shared this information with us. This was my opinion on this article.

Here is a picture of Crystal Bowersox

This was an online source. I got it from CNN News. Here is the link: http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/10/11/crystal.bowersox.married.ppl/index.html?npt=NP1

Current Events Week 6: Question of the Week

This article was from Athens, Greece. It is about truck drivers protesting about a new law liberalizing their profession. Truckers have been arguing that the tax and other benefits offered by the government have been giving them a loss in the value of their licenses. This happened after a law was passed about their profession turning into competition. Since the truck drivers are so fed up with this law, trucks have been parked along the streets for quite some time now, and it has been causing food, medicine, and other product shortages. Some of the people included in the article agree with the truck drivers because they say that the truck drivers have the right to fight for their own rights. 

My opinion on this article is very strong. I agree with this because I also agree that the truck drivers should be able to fight for their own rights. I mean it is their jobs! I do disagree because it is causing problems for many other people also. They are causing problems in other job categories too. I like this article because it includes opinions from others. And this is my opinion on this article. 

Here is the link to where I got my article from: http://www.athensnews.gr/articles/13410/03/10/2010/30936

Here is the picture that went along with the article of the trucks parked along the streets: