Research Queries: Current Events by Lisa Turner https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8 Thinking about our current events topics list, what question(s) would you like to answer? Please log in and post your name with your response. en-us 2019-11-14 11:00:39 UTC 2025-10-09 10:56:07 UTC hello@padlet.com Query: How do people purposefully shape public dialogue using "books"? (impeachment proceedings have linked Trump policy advisor Stephen Miller emails to 1973 novel promoting white nationalist views on immigration policies) lturner83_1 https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411394501 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/13/us/politics/stephen-miller-white-nationalism.html
I am fascinated by how politicians are using literature--this novel, and also Emma Lazarus' poem on the Statue of Liberty--are being used currently to shape both rhetoric and policy.]]> 2019-11-14 18:25:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411394501 Gun Violence isabellecalvanese1 https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411435204 Something I am interested in is Gun violence specifically within mass shootings. I feel like this is something I would like to learn about it due to when it first happens we hear people would like to change however after awhile it is never brought up again. I think that it would be interesting to learn both sides of the arguments and what (if any) has been done towards this issue. I also would like to learn about new ideas on how to prevent this.

This link shows purely the facts and basics: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/10/2/16399418/us-gun-violence-statistics-maps-charts

This is a list of popular and unique ways that we can reduce gun violence- https://time.com/5209901/gun-violence-america-reduction/

This video shows a very interesting perceptive of gun violence with real-life experience- https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/i-used-to-think-gun-control-was-the-answer-my-research-told-me-otherwise/2017/10/03/d33edca6-a851-11e7-92d1-58c702d2d975_story.html]]> 2019-11-14 19:16:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411435204 Schools Fear Deportation of DACA Recipient Teachers: What do laws on immigration mean our education system and diversity with in schools? katherine_boyes https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411435413 https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2019-11-12/daca-recipient-teachers-outline-implications-of-scotus-decision
I am really interested in America's educational system, I saw this and it also plays into immigration laws and current events.
]]> 2019-11-14 19:16:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411435413 Why do we learn so much about the history of events regarding discrimination by race but not by religion?  oliviaschwartz1_1 https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411435553 Antisemitism]]> 2019-11-14 19:16:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411435553 Domestic Terrorism alyssa_neducsin https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411436628 what are the outcomes of hate deeply interwoven in American society? (domestic terrorism, homophobia, racism)

]]> 2019-11-14 19:17:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411436628 Anti-semitism jessicawolfe1_1 https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411436649 How does history fuel anti-semitism in America? 

We are given the information about the conflict between Israel and the Gaza Strip from many different perspectives; how do we know what to believe? 

What classifies terror? ]]> 2019-11-14 19:17:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411436649 How much of a role do socioeconomic status and race have in a student's chance of going to college and being successful? keeslynch1 https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411436708 Basically how do wealth and race affect SAT/ACT scores and the odds of them actually applying to college and getting in.]]> 2019-11-14 19:17:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411436708 Homophobia drew_gillespie https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411438026 How have homophobic and anti-LGBTQ communities affect the LGBTQ community?

I am looking to research aspects of homophobia throughout history.]]> 2019-11-14 19:19:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411438026 How do people use religion as a way to support their ideas on homophobia and abortion? simone_perry1 https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411439388 2019-11-14 19:21:28 UTC https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411439388 Police brutality/prison system hanifahmarsh1 https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411439655 Who was the justice system made for and who does the "justice system" target?

Morgan M & I are looking into how the prison system was formed and how stats play a role in police brutality. ]]> 2019-11-14 19:21:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411439655 sydney_wood1 https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411440434 Does being a member of the LBGTQ+ community have an effect on your likelihood to "succeed"?]]> 2019-11-14 19:22:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411440434 morganlucero1 https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411440538 How does your gender affect your ability of getting a certain position within the workplace ]]> 2019-11-14 19:22:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411440538 Gun Violence: samirkalamiddin1 https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411440681 Specifically schools shootings and why the government hasn't blamed guns for these crimes.]]> 2019-11-14 19:23:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411440681 How do people use their religion to justify hate against LGBTQ amanda_raphael1 https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411442824 2019-11-14 19:25:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411442824 Feminism mallory_schwartz1 https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411451816 How do the stereotypes of feminism hold back the progress of women in today’s society?]]> 2019-11-14 19:37:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411451816 Domestic Terrorism lilianagartanutti1 https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411452144 What has the government / media done to suppress or promote the homophobic / xenophobic / sexist ideals presented by hate groups (or just individuals)? What can be done to prevent further domestic terrorist attacks? Why isn't more being done currently?]]> 2019-11-14 19:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411452144 Domestic Terrorism michaelhartman1_1 https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411456214 What has caused our country's domestic terrorism rates to rise exponentially in the past couple years? What can leaders and citizens do to stop the "bad" beliefs from affecting the future of our country?]]> 2019-11-14 19:44:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411456214 Impeachment mariaadamson1 https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411835830 I'm surprised how fascinated I am by the impeachment proceedings...and I want to know how they will be perceived by different people in and outside of the U.S. I've attached a link to an article with live updates from Marie Yovanovitch's testimony today. You can also sign up for a daily newsletter from the Washington Post that summarizes (in 5 min or less) that day's testimony.]]> 2019-11-15 15:20:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lturner83_1/eycttvf7e6l8/wish/411835830