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=Current Events in Regina – Week 1=

What: Pat Fiacco Upset with MP’s Where: City Of Regina When: February 11, 2011 Who: Pat Fiacco, MPs, citizens of Regina Why: This interested me because it was on the front page and that usually says something about the importance of the article. I was also curious as to why Mayor Pat Fiacco would be so upset. · History ( We/ develop ) – This affects it because if they go through with the stadium, the Mosaic Stadium will no longer be home of the Riders where it is full of football and Rider history. · Economic – Regina is affected economically because it’s the tax payer’s money that the stadium and other things are going to  · Psych – This deals with Psychology because it was interesting reading about the various opinions of Pat Fiacco and others. · Sociology – This affects with sociology because · Political Science- This is directly related to Political Science because it involves the government and the politicians of Regina.

**Current Events Week 2**

=What: Libyan official: Gadhafi 'should step down in the interest of Libya'= Where: Libya

When: February 28, 2011

Who: Libyans, Moammar Gadhafi

Why: I chose this article because I frequently use Tumblr and ever since I’ve read about Libya on there, I’ve been keeping an eye out for updates and such.

What it has to do with Social Studies: · Sociology – This affects society because we as humans, have an obligation to be aware of what goes on in the world and try to help out as much as possible; whether it’s a flood in Australia or an earthquake in New Zealand. Political Science – This is involved with politics because the Libyans are unhappy with their leader Moammar Gadhafi, and they are trying to overthrow him. However, Gadhafi is fighting back by killing innocent people. **Current Events Week 3**

=What: “Anxiety in Japan grows as rescue workers find more bodies”= Where: Mainly northern Japan, but all of Japan is affected.

When: Friday, March 11 - Present

Who: People living in Japan, people visiting Japan, and musicians such as The Gaslight Anthem and All That Remains touring there.

Why: I chose this article because I found this earthquake and tsunami absolutely heartbreaking and I want to be more aware of what’s going on in the world. Cnn is updated hourly and is reliable, so it would be a good source to get information from.

What it has to do with Social Studies: · Geography: This relates to geography because Japan in geologically located on the edge of the plates that move that cause the earth quakes. · Sociology: This relates to sociology because whenever a part of the world is affected by a natural disaster, the whole world is informed and inclined to help out in whatever way.

Current Events Week 4

= What: Elections Canada sets $21M campaign spending limit =

Where: Ottawa, Canada

When: May 2

Who: Conservatives, NDP, Liberals, other parties, and everyone in Canada (since tax payers are the ones funding the campaigns)

Why: I chose this article because I always find the budgeting for elections interesting; we spend millions on campaigns and election-related things while the money could go to a much better place such as schooling or funding for various research campaigns.

What it has to do with social studies: · Political Science - This relates to political science because this election deals with who will run our country for the next few years. · Economics – This relates to economics because each party has a campaign limit of 21 million dollars that comes straight out of Canada’s tax payer’s pockets.

= = ** Bin Laden’s Death Reignites Torture Debate ** =Where: Washington/Pakistan= =When: May 9th= =Who: Americans, Pakistanian people, the rest of the world.= =Why: I chose this article because I figure that writing about the federal election again would be redundant. What it has to do with social studies: · = =Political Science - This has to do with politics because the Americans killed Bin Laden which caused a stir in the political world between the U.S. and Pakistan · Sociology – This affects society because Osama Bin Laden is the mastermind behind 9/11 which killed thousands of people and caused lots of chaos. The death of Bin Laden affected everyone because it feels like justice has been served after all these years.=

Week 6:
What: Sask. teachers withdraw voluntary services Where: Saskatchewan, specifically Regina Who: Everyone in Saskatchewan, including me and you. Why: I chose this article because it’s short, sweet, informative, and gets straight to the point. What It Has To Do With Social Studies: = = Week 7 - What: Facebook Use Drops In Canada, Where: Canada, Us, Northe America When: June 13, 2011-06-13 Why: I chose this because I found it interesting; Facebook used to be this huge phenomenon, it still is, but I hardly use it anymore. How It Relates To Social Studies:
 * Socially: This affects everyone in Saskatchewan, specifically teachers, as they are a huge part of society and the stepping stone of future generations and learning.
 * Economically: If the government gives in, this will have and estimated cost of $320 Million dollars over the next three years. This money would come out of the tax payer’s money ( i.e. our parents ) and start a domino like affect on others with taxes and such.
 * Sociology – This relates to society because within the last few years or so, the world has beeen obsessed with Facebook. Now that it’s not as popular, less people are spending hours on it, and are moving past the social networking site.