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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