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Monday, October 24, 2016

Socratic Seminar Student Generated Thought Provoking Questions - 8-422 Class of 2017 Due Every Wednesday by 7pm

Hello All,

Please read the requirements and criteria for Socratic Seminar on JupiterEd and then post ONE  thought provoking open-ended question based on the text provided by your Socratic Seminar leaders.

Make sure that your name, class and the title of text you're responding to is posted along with your thought provoking open-ended question.

Use the reference sheet and follow the steps on How to Post a Thought Provoking Question on the Blog Spot. Or, please visit JupiterEd to access and open the MS Word document step-by-step procedure to post on the blog spot.


Questions? Email thereadingcafe@aol.com M-F by 7pm.


Take Care!



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  1. How would people who depend on Obamacare be impacted if in the future Trump gets rid of it?
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  2. Will people benefit more if they do not have obamacare rather than if they do? -Jalene Peña 8-422

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  3. How does removing Obama care help Donald Trump with gaining more voters? - Alyssa Cepin

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  4. Will removing ObamaCare have long term/short term affects on the people that need it the most? - Dayanara Sialer 8-422

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  5. Do you agree or disagree with Trump and his statement about Obamacare and do you think he'll fulfill this? Why or why not? - Salma Soriano 8-422

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    1. Based on the text, Does Obama Care affect us as indidviuals? Why or why not? (Cite your evidence within the text) -Stephanie Carreto 8-422

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  7. Will life without Obamacare have a negative result on America's people who rely on it? -Michael Reid 8-422

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  8. If Obama Care is removed will that further improve the tax economy of the United States or worsen it? -Ana Tejeda 8-422

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  9. How would the removent of Obama care affect the government and people?

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  10. How does Donald Trump plan to improve the Affordable health act, or does he plan to remove it all together?-Arlyn Bolanos 8.422

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  11. How will Trump getting rid of Obamacare negatively and positively affect different people? -Sherly Chimbay 8-422

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  12. Since Trump wanted to call on Congress for his new health plan, are people willing to switch to this health plan or do they want to continue with their Obamacare health plan?- Jacqueline Gualpa 8-422

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  13. How will trump repeal Obamacare and make a new health act to benefit the people who have low incomes? Lia Atkinson 8-422

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  14. If the killing of animals countinues what will be a relationship soon between animals and humans?

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  16. How would America look compared to other countries because of how they treat animals?- Sheikh Rahad

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  17. What are some thoughts about this Animal Testing that we should have?

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  18. If America continues animal testing, how would that have an effect in the future?- Salma Soriano 8-422

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  19. Should animal testing be banned and if so, how would this affect America?
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  20. What will we use to test products if not animals?

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  21. Why do medications that work on animals not work on humans as well?

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  22. What are the posotive and negative outcomes of animal testing? Why? (Explain with cited/ textual evidence)

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  23. How will ending animal testing affect how we test new expirmernts?

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  25. Would Animal testing be beneficial in the future?

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  26. Why do people test on them, knowing that there can be different reactions on animals than on humans?

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  27. Since animal testing is not reliable because it does not work on humans like it does in animals, why does this practice go on and/or use alternatives?

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  28. Do any other countries use these same ethics?

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  29. Can animal extinction affect human's way of life? Why or why not? - Salma Soriano 8-422

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  30. How can animal extinction affect human life in a posotive and negative way? -Stephanie Carreto 8-422

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  31. How can everyday people that don't work in zoo's, etc... help decrease the extinction of animals in any way possible?
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  33. Can animal extinction be a positive or negative thing in the future based off of what animal it is ?

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  34. How can the extinction of certain animals affect humans and other animals? -Sherly Chimbay 8-422

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  35. If the extinction of animal increases, what can we do as humans to stop it?

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  36. How can the extinction of one animal effect others because of the animal food chain, being thrown off balance?

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  37. How are the materials and supplies that we use contribute to the idea of animal extinction?

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  38. If animals important to human life go extinct, how will that affect us and the way we live? -Jalene Pena 8-422

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  39. How does this affect animal testing?

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  40. If us humans stop contributing to the mass extinction of today's species, then will the standards for endangered species alter positively or negatively?- Michael Reid 8-422

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  41. Since we are trying to stop the extinction of animals today, if we could; how will bringing back extinct animals affect our lives positively and negatively? - Jacqueline Gualpa 8-422

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  42. Do you think women's rights being put forth will encourage more female leaders?

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  43. Do you think women that take control of everything encourage other females?

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  44. How can the public work to help support this movement?

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  45. Do you believe that's women encourage other women, including themselves?

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  46. Will gender equality bring on a positive affect on society or a negative affect?- Michael Reid 8-422

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  47. How can women help encourage men to join the movement? Alyssa Cepin 8-422

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  48. How will women's equality movement affect the future generation of women around the world?
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  49. If the issues of gender equality were solved, how would this affect the daily lives of both women and men?
    -Jalene Pena 8-422

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  50. How effective is this movement on the equality of right on both genders, male and female?

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  51. How can women's equality impact teenage girls in order to be more confident and be able to speak out more? - Dayanara Sialer 8-422

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  53. Why are many women afraid to speak out?

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  54. Why are many women afraid to speak out?

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  55. If not only women but men took part in gender equality, would this affect how much more women spoke out more about their rights?-Jacqueline Gualpa 8-422

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  56. If these clowns kept harassing America or everyone in general how would affect us today?

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  57. Do you think that these clowns will start to attract legal attention? Do you think a ban will occur on clown outfits?

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  58. If the clowns continue to torment children and families, what do you think people will do to try and stop them?

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  59. Why do you believe the "Creepy Clown" subject has spread across social media?

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  60. Why do you think clowns are tormenting childern?

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  61. How do killer clowns affect the actual clowns who aren't outside to scare and harm people
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  62. How did killer clowns affect us as a whole community?
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  63. Do you think social media has helped raise awareness about the dangers of these clowns?

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  64. Out of all the costume choices why did they choose clown to scare others?

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  66. What sparked this outrage of people killing and tormenting others, and specifically why they choose to wear a clown costume; do you think it has something to do with the commonly known phobia of clowns from people? Why.

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  67. Why are these clowns wanting to request people on social media , is it to scare them or something else? - Dayanara Sialer

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  68. How is people's opinion on clowns different now with these creepy clown sightings than before?- Jacqueline Gualpa 8-422

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  69. How will these creepy clown incidents affect our future?- Michael Reid 8-422

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  70. If basketball were to become the most popular sport in the world, how do you think that would affect the success of other sports? -Jalene Pena 8-422

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  71. How do you think basketball being the most popular will change entertainment and stereotypes?

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  72. Why has scoccer spread faster than basketball in other countries?

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  73. Why do you think basketball has not yet become the most popular sport, while soccer seems to be holding this spot?

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  74. Why isn't basketball being able to capture more young mind attentions then other sports for it to become popular ? -Dayanara Sialer 8-422

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  75. If basketball were to become the most popular sport ever, would that also effect the popularity of other sports similar to basketball?

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  76. since basketball isn't the most popular, how can you convince someone to play the sport?

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  77. Why has basketball shown more attention than other sports, besides soccer?

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  78. Why do more people like soccer over basketball and does this vary in country?

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  79. How will basketball becoming the most popular sport in the world affect the minds of children? - Michael Reid 8-422

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  80. How are people changing the way basketball is viewed in compare to soccer?

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  81. Does culture/background heritage have anything to do with one preferring a sport over the other?-Jacqueline Gualpa 8-422

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  82. With all these tragic incidents with isis, how can the police prepare themselves for a next attack?
    -Stephanie Carreto 8-422

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  83. With these problems going on, why do you think Berlin was chosen for this attack? especially at a christmas market? -Dayanara Sialer 8-422

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  84. How do you think people should react to these certain kind of situations (terrorist attacks)?

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  85. What are the reasons for terrorist attacks, specifically the attack in Berlin?

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  86. Do you think this terrorist attack will eventually cause other and more severe attacks in the future?- Michael Reid 8-422

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  87. Why do you think terrorist attacks are targeted at certain places, this case in Berlin?

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  88. How does this attack relate to us in the united states and how could it play part in future attacks?

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  89. In the article, why did elect president Donald Trump vow too "eradicate [Islamic extremists] from the face of the Earth"? What worries do you think he has?

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  90. How can adults help their stressed teens without any medication?

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  91. Do these terrorist attacks affect how non radical muslims feel about their religion, would these non radical Muslim do something to stop the radical muslims?

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  92. Why is it that in this day and age, it is encouraged to speed 300,000 dollars putting yourself into debt all for college?

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  93. Is America going to change anything so the future of America(the teenagers) do not feel this way so they can prosper?

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  94. Why exactly are teenage students having higher stress levels than adults, according to NBC's article, 'Teens More Stressed-Out Than Adults Survey Shows'?

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  95. Why do you think this generation specifically gets more stressed out than in past generations?

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  96. How do you think schoolwork contributes as a factor of teen stress? How do you think family is a factor?

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  97. Do you think that the amount of work a teacher assigns affects the amount a stress a student has? -Dayanara Sialer 8-422

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  98. What aspects of life do you think contribute to why teenagers are more stressed out than adults?

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  99. How can teacher and parents help lower stress levels for teens?

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  100. How can we change the cycle of teens stress? What do we have to do?
    -Stephanie Carreto 8-422

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  101. According to adults, they do more "grown-up" work, but is that much compared to the work teenagers do every day?- Jacqueline Gualpa 8-422

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  102. After reading this article about the pro and cons of cloning, what can you inference about how this idea came to mind?

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  103. Based on the pros and cons mentioned in the article, what is your overall opinion on cloning?

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  104. What is one of the many pro's of Cloning?
    -Stephanie Carreto 8-422

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  105. Do you think cloning will have a positive or negative effect on people of all ages? Also, what fields do you think cloning will be popular in? Do you think it will be avail able to the public or only to certain people? If so how would we tell the difference between clones and non clones ?

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  106. How is cloning going to affect all of us as a nation and in the near future?

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  107. Cloning has many pros and cons but do you believe cloning matters in a sense that it might actually help others?- Salma Soriano 8-422

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  108. Although there are pros and cons to cloning, in what ways do you think it could help benefit more people?

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  109. What are some of the negative affects of cloning? -Alyssa Cepin 8-422

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  110. What are the effects of humans using cloned organs for transplants?

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  111. Could these pro's in the list also be taken advantage of? Such as in terms of war?

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  112. Do you think that if people start cloning now, our future will be made up of only be clones of ourselves and how would this affect you personally?

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  113. If we clone our loved ones who have past, will it really fill that hole left in your heart? Will it be back to normal? Will it be the same? - Michael Reid 8-422

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  114. Despite the fact the cloning has negative and positive affects, How can this benefit or worsen our lives? - dayanara sialer 8-422

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  115. How would those with low financial status' feel knowing only rich people have access to cloning because of the expensive labs and material required to clone?- Jacqueline Gualpa 8-422

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  116. How do you think different forms of bullying affects teens in different ways? Also do yo think bullying is linked only to teens or just affected the most by it?

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  117. Why does bullying at a certain age have more of an effect than being bullied at a different age?

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  118. If someone is bullying a child when they are at a certain age, will it then affect how they might be (physically and emotionally) in the future? - Dayanara Sialer 8-422

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  119. What are your thoughts on bullying? Have you ever been bullied or witnessed someone getting bullied? What did you think or do?

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  120. How can students, teachers, family member improve on the ways bullying is dealt with and punished for.

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  121. What types of negative affects does bullying bring to the child that is being bullied? Why do you think they decide not to speak out about it?

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  122. What can be one affect of Bullying? (Cite Evidence from the text)
    -Stephanie Carreto 8-422

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  123. How serious can the effects of bullying be? (Cite evidence)- Michael Reid 8-422

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  124. Bullying quite often takes place in school. Why do you think this might be? -Salma Soriano 8-422

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  125. How does the physical damage of bullying differ from the mental damage of bullying? - Jacqueline Gualpa 8-422

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  126. What does bullying young adolescents to do when they are being isolated and tortured?

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  127. How can people help prevent bullying? In what ways does bullying affect adolescents?

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  128. What types of things can young adolescent's develop later in life or sooner because of bullying?

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  129. I've heard you need about 8 hours of sleep a day. What are your thoughts on thought? Can you find any quote in the article to support that?

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  130. How does homework impact the amount of sleep students get?
    -Veronica Santiago 8-422

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  131. What are some of the effects that sleep deprivation has on teenagers? How can these influence their everyday lives?

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  132. After reading the article, what are your thoughts on starting school later in the day and do you agree that teenagers should start taking sleep seriously?

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  133. If starting school later than usual improves student performance, do you think it can possibly happen in the future? Would parents and teachers approve? - Jacqueline Gualpa 8-422

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  134. What are some of the positive and negative affects of going to school later in the day?

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  135. How can sleep deprivation impact the way students act and how they might feel involving school?- dayanara sialer 8-422

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  136. If the adolescent body needs 9 hours of sleep to function properly, is a change in the DOE possible?

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  137. How do you think sleepy teens will affect test scores and grades?

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  138. How does sleeping more differ from sleeping less, judging form your actions in school?

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  139. What other kind of health risks are a product of sleep deprivation?

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  140. Why should America consider changing school schedules?

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  141. What are some of the affects of teenagers not gaining enough sleep?
    -Stephanie Carreto 8-422

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  148. What drives people to shoot up a school of all places?

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  149. In the "Pro-Life Rhetoric" section, it states "If the pregnancy is the result of carelessness on the mother’s part (i.e., she did not take the proper precautionary measures to effectively prevent an unintended pregnancy), she should have to deal with the consequences." What are some thoughts on that?

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  150. Does abortion not just impact your social life but also impact the life you spend with some relatives - Dayanara Sialer 8-422

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  151. If abortion were allowed under certain circumstances, what would those circumstances be and why?

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  152. should other people in the family of the woman have a say in her abortion?

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  153. Why do others have bigger say of not allowing abortion than the carrier of the baby?

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  154. Some pro-life supporters deny abortion even if it puts the mother's life in danger. Do you think that abortion should be allowed in cases like this? Why or why not?

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  155. Why do you think abortion is such a controversial topic? Use evidence to support your claim.

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  156. Why do people think they have a say in what a women can and can't do?

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  157. How can abortion affect women with unplanned pregnancies? Use the text for support.

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  158. What are some reasons that you think cause serial killers to kill others, and how do you think they feel afterwards?

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  159. Do you think that serial killers use killing as a way to distract themselves from other problems or even a form of a high for them?

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  160. Do past life experiences affect or make people convert into being a serial killer? - Dayanara Sialer - 8-422

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  161. Do you think serial killers are aware of what they do or feel regret after killing someone?

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  162. What drives serial killers to believe that they need to take action?

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  163. What causes serial killers to be insecure?

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  164. What are some reasons why people kill other people?

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  165. Do you feel that the serial killers killing can be justified by their idea of something and state of mind?

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  166. Where they affected by a horrific trauma which caused them to become serial killers?
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  167. What are the main reasons for someone to become a serial killer? What is the definition of a "serial killer"?

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  169. Do serial killers have specific people they target to kill, or just anybody in sight?

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  170. If you were a serial killer and was treated, is it possible to revert back into one?- Michael Reid 8-422

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  171. How do we determinemental problems from straight up killer?

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  174. Is the media the only factor in violence or are there other contributing factors, if so, what are they?

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  175. What kind of violent behavior has been exerted due to the media ?

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  176. The media is only a problem Ifor kids are exposed to it and wouldn't that be the parents responsibility?

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  177. After analyzing those two articles, what question can you create and answer ?

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  178. If the media can create violent behaviors in youths, what actions can be taken to prevent that?

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  179. Say television was taken away due to agression levela increasing. How would you react and what would you do?- Michael Anthony Reid 8-422

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  180. How can parents prevent violent behavior in their children due to the violence in the media? Also, is it only the media that can affect the way youth nowadays behave?

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  181. If studies have shown that a child's behavior can be affected by watching violent movies/shows, why do we not stop it if were worried about our children's safety?

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  182. If children are being entertained with violent games and start having anger issues, what are some ways creators can change this?

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  183. Are violent media the reason that we have killers and maniacs nowadays? do you think they have an influence on people in a seriously negative way that would drive someone to kill?

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  184. How do violent videogames and tv shows affect a children's behavior?

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  185. Is there any chance that the media can have positive effects on youth, not just negative effects?

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  186. What effects has the ending of transgender protection had on society?

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  187. What reasoning can be given as to why bathrooms should allow transgender people?

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  188. Can this decision made change the way people look at the USA and do you think it will have positive or negative reactions?

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  189. Why do you think the some cisgender people feel uncomfortable or unsafe with transgender people using the same bathroom as them?

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  190. Can being transgender effect families and friend realtionships?

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  191. What effect can not protecting transgender people have on their life's?

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  192. Do you think that taking away this from transgenders is the start of a chain reaction that will make cause them to be considered less than humans?

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  193. How are normal people effecting transgender people's lives?

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  194. Why would trump go against his advisors on such a controversial topic?

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  195. Based on your own opinion and knowledge after reading this article, do you agree or disagree with president Trump?
    -Stephanie C. 8-422

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  196. Do you think our generation of kids would have an easier time finding old friends on social media when they are older? Why? -Jalene Pena 8-422

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  197. What is a true friendship to you? - Michael Reid 8-422

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  198. Has any friendship or person affected you? Have any changed you positively or negatively?

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