CNN 10 Lecture Notes

Introduction

• Presenter: Ki Wire
• Recent personal experience: Attended a Stanford Cardinal football game against Clemson Tigers.
• Acknowledgment to Mr. Marshall's class at RC Edwards Middle.

Headlines

1. Lebanon Conflict

• Hezbollah Leader Killed: Hassan Nasrallah confirmed dead in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut.
• Significance: Major escalation in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, raising concerns of a wider regional war.
• Background: Nasrallah, a founder of Hezbollah, played a key role in its evolution into a powerful paramilitary force.
• Impact: Over 1 million people displaced in southern Lebanon due to recent fighting.

2. Hurricane Helen

• Landfall: Strongest hurricane recorded in Florida's Big Bend region, made landfall as a Category 4 storm.

• Aftermath: Weakened to a tropical storm; left widespread destruction, power outages, and dangerous flooding across multiple states.

• North Carolina Search and Rescue: 60+ people unaccounted for in one county.

• Personal Accounts: Residents describe severe destruction and unprecedented flooding.

• Georgia and Carolinas: Continued impact with flooding, particularly in Atlanta and Asheville.

• Response Efforts: National Guard deployed for safety and recovery efforts; helicopters rescuing stranded individuals.

3. Nobel Prize Trivia

• Question: Who was the first female scientist to win a Nobel Prize in Physics?
• Answer: Marie Curie (1903).

4. Highlight: STEM and Dance Initiative

• Focus: Young woman at MIT, Yamay Tousant, noticed underrepresentation of women of color in STEM.
• Program: Combines dance with STEM education to inspire young girls.
• Impact on Girls: Aims to change perceptions of girls in math and science, encouraging participation in STEM fields.
• Activities: Girls create dance performances with programmable costumes that light up, learning coding and engineering skills.
• Community Support: Building a supportive community for girls of color in STEM.

Conclusion

• Closing Thoughts: Importance of celebrating achievements in STEM and fostering self-belief in young women.
• Fun Segment: Catnapping mountain lion cub, Brier, at the Oakland Zoo.
• Engagement: Encouragement for viewers to donate stuffed animals for recycling efforts.
• Shoutouts: Acknowledgment to St. John the 23rd College Preparatory in Katy, Texas.
• Sign-off: Ki Wire, CNN 10.