Current Events Quiz 3.4

1. How many years is it estimated that it will take to complete the MoPac toll road?

2 years

2. What major fast food chain opened its first Austin location this week? Are you interested in eating there?

In-N-Out, yes I am interested. I have been to the California one before.

3. What innovative technology is Amazon.com hoping to utilize to deliver packages to customers in the next 4-5 years?

a PC

4. What is the current reason a commuter train in New York City crashed, killing four people and injuring dozens?

The driver of the train reportedly "dozed off"

5. What is "Cyber Monday" and why is it named that?

A day that has extreme sales, like Black Friday. A lot of things in stores are on sale. It is named that before most of the shopping and sales are online.

Answer the questions below, please write at least a paragraph (3-5 sentences):

REMINDER - Some of you are not writing enough here. A single sentence isn't enough. I expect you to expand upon your writing. If you think you have written enough, you haven't, write more. Be sure to answer WHY you think something.

1. In the news recently there has been a heated debate over Mascot names. The most visible is the Washington Redskins, although there are high school and college teams with similar names. Opponents of the names conclude that the mascots/team names are derogatory and rude and what them changed, while proponents believe that the historical significance of the names are overrated and that the schools/teams should not be forced to change their mascot. Here is some additional information: the Washington team has been names Redskins since 1933, there is a baseball team in Atlanta called the Atlanta Braves, and Native Americans have come down on both sides of the subject with some demanding a change and others who believe the name is fine. What is your opinion of the subject? Make sure to tell me why you think that way!!

I do not think that mascot names should be changed. I don't think so because they've been that way for such a long time. Why change the names now? If there was really an issue with the names something would have been done about earlier. Even if some people think it's rude, it wasn't the members or staff of the team now that decided the name, so people can't really be mad at anybody for it since it happened so long ago. I think that the names should stay the same and not change.