Week of April 24-28

Monday - Bill O'Reilly gets fired from Fox News

Started Presentations

1st Group - Issues with Driving(Drinking/Texting)

Drunk Driving - Operation a Motor Vehicle whiles ones blood alcohol content is above the states limit

DUI vs DWI

DUI Driving Under the Influence - Alcohol only or Drugs

Alcohol is 1st offence - BAC is under .08%

Most States DUI is lesser form of DWI

DWI - Driving while Intoxicated/Driving while impaired

First offence is a misdemeanor in all states

Six months in jail, open bottles/property damage leads to more

fines 500-2000 dollars, vary by state

Iowa - Illegal to Drive DUI(DOI)

If BAC is .08% or more will be arrested

under 21 - limit is under .02%

Tuesday - 13 reasons why is controversial about "Suicide message" 

Texting and Driving - reading, sending emails, text messages, or using any mobile device.

Wednesday - Map Quiz - Poaching in Africa Presentation, 

When a animal is killed for a single body part that can be sold illegally

Organized groups, tracking/hunt, hacking into tags that groups put on the animals

Mountain Gorilla - less than 900 left, baby ones being sold for around $40,000 - Status - critically endangered

Lions - sport, retaliation, medicine/wine - Population has dropped about 200,000 to 23,000 - Status - Vulnerable

Grevy's Zebra - Fur, Medicine, Food - 50% of population has dropped - about 15,000 to 3,500

Black Rhino - Horns are believed to treat hangovers ,fevers, and cancer, One horn sells for about $30,000 per pound, 97.6 % population down, every 8 hours, one dies

African Elephant - 1980s - 100,000 killed every year, last year about 35,000, 415,000 left, killed for tusk and illegal trade, Status - vulnerable

Illegal Ivory Trade - Biggest reason for Elephants - 70% goes to China - $1,000 per pound, made into Jewelry, art, Sold on the Black Market

Reasons  - Money, Sport, Proof of Bravery, Medicine, Food, Retaliation, 

Negative Impacts - animals become Endangered/Extinct, Effects Environment, Effects Circle of Life

Anti Poaching - Int. Anti-Poaching, World Wildlife Fund, Chengeta Wildlife - Encourage to Protect, stop Wildlife crime, innovations in tracking, promote wildlife worth, train anti poaching groups

What can you do to help - Donate Money, Adopted a animal, Volunteer, 

Wednesday - America Map Test

Thursday - Suicide, Mental Issues, and Shootings Presentation

School shootings

201 shooting in public school shootings - 387 injuries/death

2nd most common place for shooting - about one a month

34 adolescent mass murders

70% were described as a loner, 61.5% has problems with substance abuse, 48% had weapons problems, 43.5% been victims of bullying, 23% had documented mental history.

The Bath school Shooting - 1927

45 victims - mostly kids

Bombs used - Shooter was a school board man

Virginia Tech - 2007

33 victims

single gunmen

Sandy Hook - 2012

28 victims - 20 kids, 6 teachers, gunman and his mom/self

University of Texas 1996

16 victims

gunman was taken down by police

Columbine - 1999

15 victims

How it happens 

Bullying, Internet, Open Guns, Child Care, World of Hate

National/Community Help

Alice

Alert, Lock down, Inform, Counter, Evacuate

Mental Illness - Disorder with brain function - Mixed feelings and emotions

Warning signs - worried, stomach/headaches, fear of weight, thoughts of self harm, smoking/drinking, loses of interest, grade decline

Depression - when a child/adult feels lonely, useless, and losing hope

Thoughts of Death, Changes habits, Losing Focus, could develop Anorexia Nervosa - seeing yourself as overweight

Anxiety - reaction of stress, constant worry, low focus level, stressful situation

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