Someone Overcoming Odds.

Weinraub, Bernard. "Rebuilding Brian Wilson's 'Smile'". The New York Times. March 21 2009. September, 12th 2004. 

This article is about Brian Wilson a former beach boys singer. He was thought to never be able to create a album that would sell. He overcame the odds and was able to make a very good album called "Smile" this album sold alot of copies and was a hit. This was very unexpected considering his age but he was able to do it anyway. I think its really cool that he was able to make a successful album especially since he's so old and hasn't written or sung in years. But i guess its good that he did and its also pretty cool that he was able to do it by himself and without the other members of the beach boys. He's probably no used to going solo but its still good that he was able to accomplish so much on his own.

Global Issue

New York Times Topic. Global Warming. March 21 2009. 

Global Warming is a major global issue. This article is about global warming. On feb 2 2007 the UN scientific panel studying climate change apparently claimed that the warming trend is rising because of human activity which is apparently the main thing which is increasing global warming in the world. Global warming is caused by pollution which is increasing the temperature causing the ice caps and glaciers too slowly melt. Eventually the melting will cause land to be flooded and become non existent. There has been much more scientific evidence that is showing that carbon dioxide and other gasses that trap heat have caused the average surface temperature to go up one degree since 1900 which is alot. 

Love

Allan, G. David. " A Romantic Valentine's Day In Paris". January 15, 2009. March 17, 2009. .

This is a article in the travel section of the NY times about a romantic trip to paris on valentines day. The author of this article tells about her and her husbands romantic trip to paris and what they did together. The couple went to many fancy restaurants and stayed at a fancy hotel. This made their trip very romantic especially since it was on valentines day. One of the restaurants Ms. Shannon recommended is the Bar Hemingway which is located at the Ritz paris which is a very fancy and expensive hotel. This article also recommends many romantic spots in paris to spend with your loved one even some that are inexpensive. Like the Eiffel Tower which is a very big spot for tourists to go to and its also very romantic and free. This article is about love because it talks about what there is to do for couples on valentines day in paris. Also it tells what a couple did on their romantic trip to paris. Also a few people recommend places that are very romantic to spend with someone you love. 

Bollywood

Mehta, Suketu. "Bollywood Confidential". The NY Times Sunday Magazine. November, 14, 2004. March 17, 2009.

In this article Mehta talks about bollywood and the Indian film industry. The Indian film industry has apparently started up in many areas around the world besides India. Such as in New York, Russia, Israel, Iraq, Iran. Also Bollywood movies have been translated into many different languages such as French, Mandarin, Malay and others. Bollywood apparently believes in motherhood, patriotism, and true love. All the storied the movies tell are "pre-cynical". Hollywood movies are much more about family then the Bollywood movies are.  This relates to when we watched the movie Bride and Prejudice in class. In this movie we saw many things about bollywood just like in the article.

War

Gall, Carlotta and Sangar Rahimi. "4 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan". New York Times. March, 15, 2009. March, 15, 2009. 

This article is about the war in Iraq. This article talks about how 4 American soldiers got killed in Afghanistan in a road side explosion. This has apparently been one of the worst attacks in a long time. The Taliban have took responsibility for this attack. Also in another attack on sunday a suicide bomber blow himself up on a main road south of Kabul which killed two afghan civilians and wounded 9 others. The bomber was apparently standing outside a high school and was planing on attacking members of a Afghan intelligence security force that apparently had passed by that spot later that day. Also there was another bombing in the southern city of Kandahar which almost killed the mayor. These tragic events are the actions terrorists have been taking during the war in Iraq. Many people have been killed due to these bombings and its a horrible thing that people take their lives just to kill others.

National Holidays

Novick M. Susan. "Tables Bounty: Keeping it Local". The New York Times. March 21, 2009. November 14, 2008. 

Thanksgiving is one of the biggest national holidays. In this article it describes the preparations people take to make their thanksgiving meals on Long Island, NY. It tells how people buy the items they need to make their meals at local markets. Doing this apparently strengthens the local economy by keeping the money in the community. It also responsible land development by supporting local farms and farmers. They buy all their items locally including the turkey. With the ingredients they all make very big really good thanksgiving feasts.

Indian Culture

Brockman, Joshua. "ARTS IN AMERICA; Weekend for Indian Artists to Get Their Business Done". August 22, 2002. March 1, 2009. <http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F03E4DC163CF931A1575BC0A9649C8B63&scp=4&sq=Indian%20Culture&st=Search>.

In this article the author tells about how early Saturday morning, many collectors who had stayed up all night near the booths given to popular Indian artists that they like. Were waiting patiently and excitedly while they were holding their place in line at the Indian Market. Many people apparently wait up to a few days to go to the market. The Indian Market gets its name because it is a large market that sells Indian art outside in booths around many different city's plazas for two days, but it has become over the years a week long celebration of Indian culture with many museum exhibits, benefit auctions, gallery openings, music and a film festival.
The Indian Market, started in 1922, it was made by the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts. The market has up to 80,000 people who go and see the are. Some even spend millions of dollars on the art. Many of the Indian artists Profits from these few days, supports them for the rest of the year. This is just like the crafts fair we have in Edina during the summer except i think the Indian artists probably make a lot more money then the Edina ones.

Change

Swarns, L. Rachel. "First Lady Talks About Pollution and Climate Change at the E.P.A.". March 1, 2009. February 26, 2009. <http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/26/first-lady-talks-about-pollution-and-climate-change-at-the-epa/?scp=4&sq=change&st=cse>.

This article is about how Michelle Obama recently visited the Enviornmental Protection Agency or E.P.A. While she was there, she told many or the employees there viewing he speech that they were in the forefront of the Obama administration’s many great efforts to clean up polluted communities and fight against climate change or global warming. Michelle Obama also spoke about her husband’s economic stimulus package. She told the Employees that it would provide more money to help the agency do its work. Also it would include creating more energy-efficient buildings, making cars and trucks more fuel efficient and doubling the nation’s supply of renewable energy in the next three years. Michelle told about her husbands ideas and planned actions to change the environment for the better, just like how the Bush administration had also been trying to improve the climate during Bush's presidency but now its Obamas chance to do it and hopefully succeed.