Bellringer   9/30/13 Provide a brief summary of the following links:

1. Their was a plot to bomb the world trade center before 9/11 by blowing up a parking garage and toppling one tower into another. Their were seven bombers,one of which is still at large.

2. An ex-soldier bombed a town with homemade explosives in a truck. He was apprehended 90 minutes afterwards by a state trooper. He and his co-conspirators have been tried and jailed.

3. There was a shutdown of the government in the 90's. The shutdown lasted until Gingrich and his party had accepted their victory, upon which things returned to normal.

What Do They All Have In Common:
All three of these events took place in America during the 90's.

9/11 Primary Source:

On Sept. 11, 2001, Sujo John was working in World Trade Center Tower 1 when American Airlines Flight 11 tore through his building.

 After several hours, he managed to escape with his life. But for John, the terror of that day was not over yet. His wife's office was in the second World Trade Center tower.

 John had barely begun his workday on the 81st floor when he heard a loud explosion.

 As flames burst through the office, John and his co-workers quickly headed for the stairwell.

 "I thought I would die," John said. "The building was swaying and we could feel the building tilting to the left, fighting our way through the fire making our way to the stairwell."

 

 Fearing the worst for his pregnant wife Mary, John made frantic cell phone calls to her without success.

 During his nearly one-hour descent from the 81st floor, another explosion rocked the building. John had no idea a second plane had just flown into Tower 2.

 Unknown to him, Mary arrived at Tower 2 just moments after the second jet crashed into it. She was never allowed to enter the building. 

 

Going Back in Time

 

When CBN News spoke with the couple at their new home in Dallas, it was one of the few times that Mary has shared what she went through that day.

 

"We were standing right beneath the buildings and I was trying to call him on my cell phone," she recalled.  "I kept hitting the redial button, the cell phones weren't working."

 

"The call wouldn't go through," Mary continued.  "And while I was still standing there the second plane came and struck the second building."

 

"I saw it.  I was standing right under the buildings. I felt the heat and the debris falling all around me," she added.

 

Hysterical, Mary spent all of that morning calling out to God to protect her husband -- promising him something in return.

 

"One of my prayers was, 'Lord if you help him out of that building, by some chance he's able to make it out, then I'm ready to give up everything we have right now, our jobs, whatever else we have,'" she said. "'We'll go to a third world country, we'll serve you for the rest of our lives.'"

 

Mary didn't know the impact her prayer would have later on.

 

God Intervenes

 

When John and thousands of others finally made it to the the lowest level of Tower 1 across the mall that connected the two towers and through an exit in Tower 2 -- the nightmare was far from over.

 

In moments, Tower 2 began to collapse, forcing John to stand against the wall and huddle with about 20 other people.

 

In that moment John said he was prompted to do something that he'd never done before.

 

"I felt the Lord was saying, 'Where are these people that are huddled with you going?'  And I started crying out 'Jesus!'" John recalled.  "I wasn't sure what I was to expect... Almost immediately these people started [to call] upon the name of the Lord."

 

"Imagine this building going down, tremendous roar of the building going down," he continued.  "But for me what is etched in my mind is not really the roar of the building going down, but the cry of these people reaching out to the eternal God."

 

That experience caused John to realize something in a way he never had before.

 

"That experience showed me that people are ready for God," he said.

 

Miraculous Survival

 

Meanwhile, surrounded in darkness, John thought he had been buried alive as he pulled himself up. However, those he had just stood with had perished.

 

Choking on ash and blinded by debris, a flashlight drew John to an FBI agent who was lying face down. 

 

Miraculously, a flashing red light from a crushed ambulance directed the two men to safety.  Covered with white soot, they walked out of the debris together saying the name of Jesus.

 

But John held out little hope or faith that Mary was still alive.

 

"I'm thinking for sure my wife is dead.  How am I going to find her? What's happened?  And it was just so overwhelming thinking about her, thinking that she's dead, the child she's carrying is dead," John told CBN News. 

 

Then his cell phone rang.

 

"The first call that would come through that day," John added.

 

"I pick up the phone seeing my wife's caller id and I'm thinking it's not her, someone else has gotten a hold of her phone to reach me with the news, 'Hey your wife is dead,'" he continued. "I pick up the call.  It's my wife... it was an incredible moment that my wife is alive."

 

Living a New Life

 

Today, still etched in John's mind is the memory of the people who died while he survived, and the call on his life to tell others about the name that will take them to Heaven.

 

"I see lost people around me.  Watching people die on 9/11 has totally changed my life," he said.

 

Since those frightening hours in 2001, the couple have been traveling the world sharing their incredible story of survival.  The effort has turned into a full-time  ministry, with more than 30,000 disciples for Christ.

 

"God has taken us to more than 400 cities around the world where I've travelled with the greatest story ever told for God who offers his un-conditional, irrational love upon His people," John said.

 

During a visit to Ground Zero, John said he thought about the people who died, especially those who cried out to Jesus with their last breaths.

 

"Ground Zero for me is not just New York City where the tragedy happened," he said. "Ground Zero for me is now my community, my city, the city where I was born."

Bellringer  9/10/13

1. Identify the motivations that McDonald's has for offering this large multi-person meal.

It's sales are either down or flat in the last 3 months, so McDonald's is looking for a way to redefine a family value meal to turn profit around.

2. Approximate the number of calories in this meal and divide by two. Could this have an affect on the obesity rate.

I'd say the whole thing would be around 2000-2500 calories, and if you don't think this will have a large effect on obesity, you are a moron.

3. Do you predict that other fast food businesses will follow this trend? Justify your answer.

Yes, but only if it works and is profitable. The fast food industry focuses on money, so that will be the deciding factor in the follow the leader trend.

Bellringer    9/9/13

1. Does the US have a responsibility to be a world police force?
In a way, yes we do. We have a responsibility as "The Greatest Country On Earth" to keep ourselves and others safe.

2. What roll should the UN play in enforcement?
They should be a median, and try to help come to an agreement that would benefit both parties.

3. Why are chemical weapons of such concern to the world?
Chemical weapons are more dangerous in thier after effects. Not only is the blast radius an issue, but also the illness, desiese, and fallout that would follow.

Bellringer 9/6/13

1.  Write a reaction to the article.

This father's reactions are way to harsh for what he was trying to accomplish with a three year old. The child should be taken and placed somewhere safe. 

2.  What do the father's action show? 
His actions show he has a sever problem with anger control and patience. 

3.  Would this have been acceptable in the 1950s?

Yes, but this is not the 1950's. This is the new age and we have other methods of teaching besides striking a child's face. I'm all for a simple punishment or spanking, but leaving marks on his face is too much. 

Bellringer  9/5/13

1. Should McDonalds raise the prices on its "Dollar Menu?" Justify your answer.

No, the buisness itself is a multi-billion dollar industry. If they really want to raise their sales they could bring back one of their limited time sandwiches. (McRib, Flamethrower Chicken, Ect.)

2. Should entry level fast food workers be paid a "living wage?"

Depending on their position and age, it seems as though they are paid enough for what they need. Possibly a pay raise would further damage their buisness income.

Bellringer   9/4/13

1. What fields and or degrees should a person pursue?

An Associate's Degree

2. What additional data would you like to see?

I would like to see a scale on job outlook data and how the buisnesses will look in a few years.

3. How will this impact your decisions about college?

It will help me focus my determination on one certain path that seems profitable.

Bellringer   9/3/13

1. Do you think this is invasion of your privacy? Justify your answer.

Yes, because people somewhere that we don't know are capable of looking up anything we say or post. That's not only an invasion of privacy, but a line crossing of their power.

2. Does this comply with the terms and conditions for use of Facebook? Have you read them?

I have not read the terms and conditions, so I cannot give a proper answer.

3. Does this violate your 4th Amendment rights?

If it is not in the terms and agreements of the Facebook conditions, then yes it definetely is a violation of the 4th amendment. Even if it isn't it still seems like its crossing a few lines of privacy.