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Recently a video has surfaced of an officer damming a girl to the ground during school over a cell phone. The incident apparently occurred after the student, known as Shakara, did not put her cell phone away fast enough. Before the officer had been called into the class, the girl had refused orders from the teacher and the vice principal to leave the classroom because she thought the punishment was unfair. The incident left the girl with one arm in a cast and a neck injury. The sheriff of the officer has come out and said that the officer was wrong, but also says the girl was also at fault because if the girl had not disrupted class and defied her authorities then the incident would not have occurred. Another student was also taken out of class that day and both girls are facing misdemeanor charges that could result in up to a 1000 dollar fine and ninety days in jail if they are found guilty. The FBI is currently investigating whether or not the girls civil rights were violated.

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For decades China has only allowed families to have one child. On Thursday this changed, China announced that it would now allow married couples to have two children. This decisions is considered to be now of the most significant easements of the strict policy that has been considered one  of the most intrusive law that the communist party has put on family life.

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On Thursday, Paul Ryan was elected as the speaker of the house with the unanimous vote of 236 members. Ryan has pledged to heal the divide that is currently in the house. This was a problem for Boehner throughout is five years and what eventually led to his resign. Ryan originally did not want to run for the job, but when the need became apparent he realized that the House need him to take the position and attempt to fix the current mess that is happening.

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Intro to Media

1.) TV, Instagram, Facebook, Radio, Newspaper, Twitter, Snapchat

2.) ESPN is owned by Disney Link. Robert tiger is currently the chairman and chief executive officer of the Walt Disney Company Link. Murdoch, a Saudi Prince, owns Fox News Link. CNN is owned by Turner broadcasting which is owned by Time Warner which Comcast is currently trying to buy Link.http://www.cjr.org/resources/?c=timewarner

3.) Emerson College: it is immersed in a city setting that allows their students to have numerous reporting opportunities around them. The program prepares students to report their stories in words, pictures, and sound. Their program allows students to regularly be able to practice their skills beyond the classroom in settings such as, national political conventions, inaugurations, the Olympics, the Oscars, baseballs spring training, and a host of other exciting venues. They have adopted a new multimedia curriculum. They will have numerous opportunities to work with award winning news sources on campus Link.

4.) Watchdog media si when they alert the public when problems are detected. Common subjects include, government decision making process, illegal activity, immorality, consumer protection issues, and environmental degradation.

5.) Liberal Bias: Liberals that sometimes distort numbers and facts in order to prove their point and more importantly disprove Conservative views. They believe that Liberals are the only people who are corrects in their views.

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Recently John Boehner resigned from his position as speaker of the house, leaving the question of who will take his place? So far no one has decided to run that would obtain the necessary votes to recieve the position McCarthy was a hopeful canidate but dropped out when he realize he would not recieve enough votes. The only hope seems to be Paul Ryan, but so far he has shhown no interest in running. Leaving some to question is the only hope the democrats?

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Speaker of the House

1.) The Speaker of the House is elected every two years or when the former one resigns. They must be twenty-five and have been a citizen for a minimum of seven years.

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2.)Speaker of the House- presides over proceedings on the house floor, influences whch bills go to which committees, influences committee assignments for new members, appoints the party's other leaders, and rules on questions of parliamentary procedure.

The majority leader- helps plan the party's legislative program

The minority leader- heads and organizes the minority party. the persons influence is usually limited.

President of the Senate- The vice president of the United States, but rarely sits witht the senate.

President Pro Tempore- Selected to take the place of the President of the Senate in their absence.

Floor Leaders- The real leaders in the Senate, but generally have less power that the leaders of the House.

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3.) The President and the Vice President would have to die.

4.)Samuel Rayburn

5.) Nancy Pelosi 2007 Democrat

6.) He is famous for leading of the Republic revolution in the 90's. He was the Speaker of the House for four years and had to resign because of an ethics violation.

7.) John Boehner resigned because he believed that he could no longer fulfill the job of the Speaker of the House. He was the majority leader for republicans but was willing to compromise with the democrats, which upset conservatives and gave them the desire to get rid of him. He resigned to avoid a government shutdown. He served as Speaker of the House for nine years.

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8.) Kevin McCarthy is too moderate for conservatives and is therefore not popular because they believe he will compromise.

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9.) Paul Ryan is a major conservative and people believe he will not compromise. He is not going to run because he believes it would take too much time away from his family, since Speaker of the house has to be on the road for 100 days of the year raising money. He also eventually wants to be president.

10.)He is the head of the house for the ways and means committee. The ways and means committee is the chief tax writing committee and carries out Article 1 section VII. The committee excercises jurisdiction over revenue and related issues such as tariffs, reciprical trade agreements, and bonded debt of the United States. Eight presidents and eight vice presidents have served on the ways and means committee.

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11.) There are over fifty committees and over 100 sub committees.

12.) He does not need it for his ultimate goal of becaoming President. He doesnt want to deal with the rigurous work schedule of constantly traveling and taking time away from his family, especially since it would not necessarily be beneficial to him.

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13.) If I had the chose of becoming Speaker of the House I do not believe I would take the job. The House is in distress at the time and with no one willing to compromise I believe that it would be a difficult job to fulfill especially without recieveing bad press and possibly ruining a name for a future presidential run. It is not a crucial part of an application for becoming President and at this time, although a very important job, may be more trouble than it's worth for Ryan

14.)James K. Polk was Speaker of the House before he became President. No, I don't believe it is a stepping stone position to the White House considering only one president has ever been Speaker of the House.

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15.) Congressional caucuses are formed by members to provide a forum for issues and legislative agenda. There are approximately 68 caucuses. Committees decise which bills will see the  floor, shape agendas, and make crucial decisions about our country's future. Caucuses come together under a specific platform, goal, or campaign in order to find influence and power in numbers.

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16.) The House Freedom Caucus consists of three dozen republican conservatives. They have had a huge part in the current battle to find a Speaker of the House because they are not looking for anyone who is willing to compromise from their desires, leaving numerous canidates to be derailed.

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First Quarter Reflections

This quarter I learned what the constitution says and the rights it entitles Americans too. I always knew the major rights, such as freedom speach and right to bear arms, but I did not realize that it also gave guidelines to the government and designated the job of each section of the government. In the future I hope to dig deeper into what we are learning and not just learn the surface of the subject that is required.