Week 1 Current Event A Most Poisonous Campaign (original article) This article was written by Dan Balz‚ a political author for the Washington Post. His target audience would be the American voting public‚ which means that‚ in writing the article‚ he attempts to cover occurrences in both the Republican and Democratic parties. In the article‚ the author states that the 2012 presidential campaign has been one of the most ruthless‚ all-or-nothing campaigns thus far. He points out actions of
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Stratification and Prejudice in Current Events Throughout the society race‚ gender and class will always remains in our society and even throughout our world it’s self. Clear as black and white there are many shades of grey entwined into a whole picture. It is almost easy to see why the world is so wrapped up in who is better than the other. In a perfect society‚ all men would be equal. There would be no hierarchal race‚ no class ranking‚ or no ideas that men are superior to women or any thing
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NAME:___________________________PERIOD:________DATE:_________ CURRENT EVENT NEWS ARTICLE # ______ Attach the whole article to this worksheet and answer all of the following questions. Highlight or circle the main topics covered in each paragraph in your article. SOURCE OF ARTICLE: http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2015/02/19/proposedbillbe efdelawaresvaccinationcode/23684261/ DATE OF ARTICLE: _____ 2:18 p.m. EST February 19‚ 2015 ____________ MAIN TOPIC
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necessary. 2. Select one country you wrote about in Assignment 1 and describe the Cold War relationship that existed between it and the U.S. Explicate the diplomatic doctrine the president followed‚ with reference to specific actions or events that occurred. According to the US State Department‚ The United States appointed its first Consul to Greece in 1837‚ following Greece’s independence from the Ottoman Empire‚ and established diplomatic relations with Greece in 1868. Between 1940
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Write three-to-four (3-4) new pages that address the following: 1.Define presidential doctrine and summarize the regional or global events during the Cold War leading up to the formation of the presidential doctrine you wrote about in Assignment 1. 2.Select one country you wrote about in Assignment 1 and describe the Cold War relationship that existed between the country you selected and the U.S. before the presidential doctrine was announced. 3.Describe the relationship that currently exists
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Ukraine crisis: Russia stands firm despite rebukes‚ threats of sanctions By Catherine E. Shoichet‚ Marie-Louise Gumuchian and Susanna Capelouto‚ CNN updated 6:46 PM EST‚ Mon March 3‚ 2014 CNN) -- Russia showed no signs of backing down Monday even as world leaders threatened sanctions and sternly rebuked the country for sending troops into Ukraine. At an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting to discuss the unfolding crisis‚ Ukraine’s envoy asked for help‚ saying that Russia had used planes
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recession. Headlines used to get attention influence the public perceptions of what is to come in the future. Most people cannot even begin to understand the complicated workings of the economy‚ much less be fully informed on the day to day facts of current conditions. Therefore‚ the availability heuristic‚ making decisions based on what comes to mind most easily‚ is often influenced by the information that is read in the morning paper and seen on the evening news. (Newman‚ Lesson 9)
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Patrick Krahenbuhl October 10‚ 2014 Pros and Cons to Vaccinations in Children Almost everyone has heard of the issue between the benefits and dangers of childhood vaccines. As a parent you want to do what is best for your child and protect them. Some people have different opinions on what that specifically entails when it comes to childhood vaccines. Vaccinations are a controversial topic that many people talk about‚ whether it should be mandatory or optional is mainly questioned by parents who feel
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Research paper/science fair PURPOSE The purpose of this experiment was to determine which automobile anti-freeze is most biologically safe. I became interested in this idea when I was reading information on the Internet and saw that anti-freeze is often harmful to plants‚ animals‚ and humans. The information gained from this experiment will benefit society by proving what brand of anti-freeze is the safest for our environment. HYPOTHESIS My hypothesis is that recycled anti-freeze will affect
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I read the article‚ Women Have Not Adapted to Casual Sex‚ Research Shows. The article was about how even though women now have more freedom to have casual sex‚ they don’t seem to enjoy it as much as men do. I think that the information in this article was kind of credible. They used an internet survey to ask 1‚743 men and women who had previously had one night stands about how they had felt about it. I think that they could have added into the survey how old the subjects were and what (if any) minority
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