May 24, 2009
Facebook is five. Maybe you didn’t get it in your news feed, but it was in February 2004 that Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg, along with some classmates, launched the social network that ate the world. Did he realize back then in his dorm that he was witnessing merely the larval stage of his creation? For what began with college students has found its fullest, richest expression with us, the middle-aged. Here are 10 reasons Facebook is for old fogies:
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Question:Do you agree or disagree with this opinion? Why or why not. Give 2 reasons.
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May 17, 2009
Judge rules a 13-year-old Minnesota boy must see oncologist for cancer treatment
A Minnesota couple who refused chemotherapy for their 13-year-old son was ordered Friday to have the boy re-evaluated to see if he would still benefit from the cancer treatment—or if it may already be too late.
Brown County District Judge John Rodenberg found Daniel Hauser has been “medically neglected” by his parents, Colleen and Anthony Hauser, who belong to a religious group that believes in using only natural healing methods practiced by some American Indians.
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Do you agree or disagree with the judges decision? Why or Why not? Give 2 reasons.
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May 10, 2009
James Leininger, 6, of Lafayette, La., loves airplanes.
“He has always been extraordinarily interested in airplanes,” said James’ mother, Andrea Leininger, by telephone from their Louisiana home.
Lots of kids love airplanes, but James’ story is unique. He has memories of being a World War II fighter pilot from Uniontown — Lt. James McCready Huston, shot down near Iwo Jima in 1945.
At 18 months old, his father, Bruce Leininger, took James to the Kavanaugh Flight Museum in Dallas, Texas, where the toddler remained transfixed by World War II aircraft.
A few months later, the nightmares began.
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- Do you believe in reincarnation? Why? Give at least 2 reasons. If not,why and how do you explain what the child knows.
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May 4, 2009
Do you think the media is the cause for the panic in people around the world with regards to the H1N1 Flu (aka “swine flu)?
If so, why or why not?
What can they do to spread the word without a massive panic?
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