Current Events Quiz #3.3

1. What are the goals Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife have from donating a sizable portion of their money? Quote directly Page A1 "Facebook CEO to give..."
1. Mark and his wife are going to donate 99% of their money to help fight diseases, improve education and building stronger communities.

2. What are the major reasons (3) the state is adding $130 million in spending for Pre-K? Page B1 "Experts offer pre-k advice"

2. The 3 main reasons they are investing money in the program is, firstly classes are too big, teachers aren't fully qualified to have a degree in prekindergarden teaching and to have a full day of schooling.

3. How many stories will the newest downtown condo project be and why is this significant (2 part)? Page B7 "Land sale closes..."

3. The independent would be a 58 story condo, making it the largest building in Austin.

4. How much money will David Price make the next 7 years? Page C5 "Red Sox, Price agree..."
4. David Price signed a contract in which he would be paid 217 million dollars!

5. Would you eat Texas Trash? Page D1 "LBJ Library letting us..."

5. I would quite possibly eat the Texas trash, sounds pretty good but Im not so sure that I will look the most appetizing.

"Life reshaped by bread"

         This is a story of one mans redemption thanks to a company that has devoted its purpose to giving people another chance. This company is homeboy industries and they gave Javier Medina another chance. The story is compelling because it shows the amount of love and compassion these people have to help other people get back on track. Its a story of accepting what you did was wrong, and moving on to stop others from making your mistake. A lot of the things that medina said were very heartfelt and authentic making this story easier and more interesting to read. As I was reading the story I couldn't help to put myself in his shoes, to imagine how I would feel if I was in his situation. But then given the opportunity to change and get my life back on track again. Overall the writing for this story was quite good and If I was reading the newspaper this story would stick out to me.