Current Events 3.1

1).  They want to ban the Confederate flag from the parade this month because it's a "political symbol for hatred and racism."

2).  He discovered his real identity because of a discrepancy while dealing with his social security number when applying to college.

3).  If they didn't climb the ladder over the wall, they would have to walk about 1.5 miles every day to school.

4).  1- Whole Foods sells specifically organic foods to people.  2- Amplify Snack Brands is the marker of popcorn and tortilla chips for health-conscious consumers.  3-  HomeAway charges property owners to list on sites right now.

5).  Donio is trying to make tech more appealing to women.  She carries them out by mentoring MBA students at the University of Washington.

6).  This is an opinions piece (judging by the way there's background information on the subject, and then an argument/opinion for the subject).
     David Brooks was trying to show that throwing things out can help you learn more about yourself than buying more things.  He says "many people these days are apparently learning who they are by choosing what they can do without."  I agree that a lot can be learned by choosing what you can let go of, or what can be thrown out without a huge amount of remorse.  It's a sort of cleansing.
     I'd say the article is termed "from the right" at the top because David Brooks writes for the New York Times, while E.J. Dlonne Jr., who wrote "Tuesday's election shows we still have two Americas," writes for the Washington Post.  These two places are on the opposites sides of the country, New York being on the right and Washington being on the left.
     He didn't really convince me of his point, because I already knew this...I felt like his opinion was really vague, and hidden somewhere among his amazing format of writing.