August 25 Today we looked over the South Eastern states. We also did our presentations today.
Ed O'Bannon case- former basketball player for UCLA Bruins. On championship team in 1995. spent two years in NBA. Played professionally for 8 years. Wants to sue because men's football and basketball should be payed. NCAA and EA sports make lots of money. Some former students will be payed 4,000 dollars. EA sports slogan makes NCAA video games. Based each player on real players. Pays millions of dollars to college athletes. The fewer people that sign up more money for those who do. NCAA's case thinks scholarships are enough. Believe that they will have to pay for everyone. People going out for sports and not try. Players will sit bench and still get paid. Court's ruling was that basketball players will get paid. Basketball players get paid 5,000 dollars a year. The players thought it would be hundred of thousands of dollars, That is how NCAA won. Kessler case asks for a court order. Right of Publicity means you can control how you are used and how famous you are. Ea sports made $80,000,000 on NCAA sports. % million dollars are payed to the schools. 50 million to the NFL. High ranked schools get payed 75,000 dollars. Every small school gets 7,500 dollars.
Michael Brown case- Darren Wilson was the police officer that shot 18 year old African american, Michael brown. Jay Nixon, governor, disagreed with robbery video. Brown tried to take gun from the police officer because it was pointed at him. Michael Brown was shot six times. Obama says it is unnecessary for all the violence. People want him to speak out because he is African american. Brown was shot 35 feet away from a vehicle. Brown appeared to be trying to pry himself from the officer's grasp. Michael was walking with a friend. People were threatening officer Wilson. Everyone believes it is racial profiling.
August 26 Today we finished showing our presentations. Also we went over the South Eastern states.
Michael Brown case- Police officers used rubber bullets and tear gas to get rid of protesters.
August 27- Today we talked about the Americans that are fighting for ISIS. We also talked about why people would join the group. One resource curse is when people try to rule over that resources that way other people can't have it. Everyone uses the oil in the Middle east. We also to the South Eastern states class test.
We also talked about the Dixie Shanohan case, and more on the Michael Brown case.
August 28 Today, in Ferguson, it went from 99 percent white to 29 percent. A lot of whites left because of loss of jobs. There was 1 percent blacks in 1970 to 67 percent in 2010. In 2013, there were 483 black arrested and only 36 white people arrested. We also talked about how Hello Kitty is not a cat, but a little girl from London. We also talked about how women or 3/4 of the people that die from Ebola. We also talked about how it will cost parents 245,000 dollars for their kid from the age from 0 to 18.
August 29- Today we picked new forum post leaders. They are Megan and Alexis.
Ebola Outbreak- Ebola destroys your immune system and your organs. There is internal and external bleeding. You can get Ebola by touching an infected person by skin or body fluids. Also you can get it from used bullets. Humans can also get it from infected animals. WHO is the world help organization.
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Well done!