Meet the Press

Farrah Fawcett

American Actress (1947-2009)

https://youtu.be/7_Hgw12VS3k

Questions:

1: What were you most famous for?
   -I'm mostly known for being Jill Monroe, a private investigator, in Charlie's Angels
2: Besides acting, what were you well known for?
   -Before acting, I participated in beauty pageants and many commercials. My hair was also a major staple throughout my career.
3: What encouraged you to pursue acting?
   -After I won a beauty pageant an agent came up to me and suggested I take up acting.
4: Did you attend college for acting?
   - I actually attended University of Texas and got my degree in microbiology. After I graduated I moved to LA to pursue my career.
5: Did you get cast in movies and tv shows right away?
   -Um no, I actually started off with toothpaste, shampoo, and other cosmetic commercials. I occasionally made small appearances on TV shows, but no big leads.
6: Why did you take a break from Charlie's Angels?
   -I got a big opportunity for movie, but the producers of Charlie's Angels didn't appreciate that much and I was sued. They replaced me for a while with Goldie Hawn and allowed me to make guest appearances after we reached a settlement.

7: Have you won any awards?
   - I was nominated for 5 Golden Globes, 4 Emmy's, Won 4 Brave Otto Awards, Won a CableACE Award, a Jupiter Award, and won People's Choice Award, among many others.

8: Were you ever married?
   -I was married to Lee Majors for eleven years, but it ended when we realized we were two very independent people. 

9: How did you meet Lee Majors?
   -My publicist set me up on a blind date. Lee became taken with me and helped me further my acting career by using his own public standing. Soon enough I was booked for my film debut of Love is Funny Thing.

10: Were you with anybody after your split from Lee Majors?
   -Soon after the divorce I moved in with Ryan O'Neal, a friend of Lee's, and we were together off and on until the end.

sources for the vietnam war protest

http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-protests

source 1:

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/pacificaviet.html

source 2:

https://msuweb.montclair.edu/~furrg/Vietnam/riseandfall.html

source 3:

http://foundsf.org/index.php?title=Anti-Vietnam_war

source 4:

https://www.uww.edu/Documents/colleges/coeps/cni/social%20studies/lesson%20plans/2012-2013/Vietnam%20War.pdf

source 5:

Sources for the Gay Rights Movement through Social Media in America

Source 1:
http://www.salzburg.umd.edu/unesco/social-media-and-lgbt-community

Source 2:
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2012/05/14/sharing-our-way-toward-equality-social-media-and-gay-rights/

Source 3:
http://globaljournalist.org/2015/05/social-media-fuels-latin-america-gay-rights-movement/

Source 4:
http://genun.unausa.org/lgbt_rights_are_human_rights_using_social_media_to_raise_awareness_and_fight_discrimination

Source 5:
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/11/the-social-network-effect-that-is-helping-legalize-gay-marriage/265793/

Source 6:
http://www.takepart.com/photos/fearless-gay-activists

Top Three Influential People of the Twentieth Century

1: The Beatles

• The Beatles were an English rock band. They were formed in Liverpool in 1960. Members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. One of the most influential acts of the rock era.

The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960. With members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they became widely regarded as the foremost and most influential act of the rock era.

2: Virginia Woolf

• Virginia Woolf was an English writer and modernist. "You cannot find peace by avoiding life." She was born in 1882 and died in 1941. Very liberal for her day.

3: Britney Spears

• Britney Spears was an America singer and actress. Born in 1983, signed in 1997. 

Election Topics

1: Unemployment
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/year-ahead-project/#part1

2: Immigration
http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2015/06/29/whats-the-top-issue-for-2016-depends-where-you-look

3: Islam Extremism
http://www.pollingreport.com/prioriti.htm

4: Gun Policy
http://www.pollingreport.com/prioriti.htm

5: Gap between rich and poor
http://www.gallup.com/poll/1675/most-important-problem.aspx

Eugenics & Affirmative Action

Eugenics

http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/26/health/ivf-mitochondria/

who: The FDA

what: 3 parent embryos in regards to Eugenics and eliminating diseases.

when: Article was written in 2014 in aspirations for it to happen in the following 5-10 years.

where: New York City Medical Hospital

why: In hopes to eliminate illnesses like down syndrome, muscular dystrophy, and respiratory problems. The 3 parents embryo would hopefully eliminate these diseases. Currently these illnesses are passed from the mother and into mitochondria, with treatment to the mother the illnesses might becomes preventable. 

Affirmative Action

http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/22/justice/scotus-michigan-affirmative-action/

who: Supreme Court

what: Supreme Court upheld a Michigan law banning racial criteria in college admissions. 

when: Tuesday, March 22, 2014

where: Michigan

why: This was enacted in order to prohibit the "racial quota" some colleges look for when accepting students into their school. This law was made in order to prevent the discrimination of colored students. Many people feel as though people are admitted to college mainly based off of their skin color. By enacting this law it removes another layer of unnecessary discrimination within education.

Gun Control

PRO GUN CONTROL: http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2016-01-08/president-barack-obama-addresses-gun-control-during-town-hall (article)
https://www.kibin.com/essay-writing-blog/12-gun-control-articles-for-argumentative-essay/ (picture)

Who?

• Obama

What?

• 
  

When?

• January, 2016

Where?

• 
  

Why?

• 
  

ANTI GUN CONTROL: http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/07/opinions/taya-kyle-gun-control/

Who?

• Taya Kyle

What?

• Gun Control is not necessary

When?

• January 8, 2016

Where?

• CNN Town Hall

Why?

• Taya Kyle believes that guns are not the problem, but people are. We focus so much on why a person has a need to shoot people up that we don't actually handle the issue. She thinks that mass killings or even single killings are not rooted in the gun, but in any mechanism worthy of accomplishing the task. Kyle believes that we need to focus more on helping people with their issues vs. banning a weapon that could also potentially protect us in the long run.