Current events quiz 3.1

1. Travis County wants to ban the confederate flag because it is a symbol of hatred and racism.
2. Julian Hernandez was applying to college and discovered his real name and he was allegedly taken from his mother in Alabama by his father when he was 5.
3. The kids have to climb up the ladder at there elementary school so the kids don't have to walk 1.5 miles every morning and pass barking annoying dogs.
4. Whole foods is in the business of retail and Amplify is in the business of food service and Home away is in the business of acquisitions.
5. Elena Donio is trying to get more women interested in tech and she is mentoring other women who want a tech career and a family.

1. This story is an opinion story because he is stating his opinion in the article.
2. David Brooks argument is that to strive for fullness and variety will always counter-impulse toward simplicity and naturalness.
3. He referenced Benjamin Franklin wearing a fur cap in Paris to "exemplify a natural unaffected virtue." He explained this to show how he felt about naturalness.
4. Its labeled on the right at the top because one, its on the right side of and paper and because the one on the left is from a different point of view and so they are both from different points of views.
5. No, he did not convince me because I don't think he was clear enough or I just didn't understand it. And I think that there can be many different ways to work towards simplicity and naturalness and thats not the only way to live a long full life.