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On-Line Science Journals: Science News On-line

Science News is an American weekly magazine devoted to short articles about new scientific and technical developments, typically gleaned from recent scientific and technical journals. It has been published since 1922. From 1922 to 1966, it was called Science News-Letter. It is published by Science Service. Kendrick Frazier is a former editor.

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Song of the Week: I Don't Like Mondays: Boomtown Rats

This week’s song of the week is “I Don't Like Mondays" which was a UK number one single for four weeks in July 1979. Written by Bob Geldof [later Sir Bob] and performed by his band, The Boomtown Rats, it was the band's second number one single. Geldof wrote the song after reading a newspaper report on the shooting spree of 16-year-old Brenda Ann Spencer, who fired at children playing in a school playground across the street from her house. She killed two adults and injured eight children and one police officer. Spencer showed no remorse for her crime, and her only explanation for her actions when captured was "I don't like Mondays." The song was first performed less than a month later at the Fox Theatre, San Diego.

Song: I Don't Like Mondays
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Lyrics: I Don't Like Monday's

Homework: Chapter 7: Lesson B

Read the article “Psychological Sources of Stress” [starting on page 122 of the textbook] and the Sample Precis following it. After you have read the article, with your language partner or imaginary friend:

(1) compare the boldface phrases and sentences in the original excerpt with the completed precis and discuss whether you think all the main and secondary points are included.
(2) decide which words you feel from the original excerpt were kept in the precis and the reasons why.
(3) determine whether you think there is an ‘introduction’ and‘conclusion’ to the precis and the term you could use to identify the first sentence of the precis.
(4) decide what you would omit if the instructor / editor only wanted 100 words.

Powerpoint Presentation: Chapter 7: Lesson 2

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Science Article of the Week

Everything That Can Go Wrong Listed

FULLERTON, CA-A worldwide consortium of scientists, mathematicians, and philosophers is nearing the completion of the ambitious, decade-long project of cataloging everything that can go wrong, project leader Dr. Thomas R. Kress announced at a press conference Tuesday.

Homework: Chapter 7: Lesson A

Read the article “Managing Stress” starting on page 119 of the textbook and discuss the following questions with your language partner or imaginary friend:

(i) what were the three areas of life the author felt could be controlled so as to relive stress?
(ii) What did the author feel cold be done in each of these areas to releave stress?
(iii) What was the College Readjustment Rating Scale was developed according to the author?
(iv) What were the two theories about the origin of stress noted by the author.
(v) What was the one aspect of stressful situations the author thought we could always control.

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Song of the Week: USA for Africa: We Are The World

This week's song of the week is "We Are the World" - a 1985 song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, produced and conducted by Quincy Jones and recorded by a super-group of popular musicians billed as USA for Africa. The charity single was intended to raise funds to help famine-relief efforts in Ethiopia, which experienced unusual drought in 1984/1985.

Lead vocals were rotated among 21 of the performers, including Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Kenny Rogers, James Ingram, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Tina Turner, Billy Joel, Willie Nelson, Dionne Warwick, Steve Perry, Bruce Springsteen, Al Jarreau, Huey Lewis, Cyndi Lauper, Bob Dylan, Kim Carnes and Ray Charles

To see a video of the song go here: Video: We Are The World
To read the Lyrics go here: Lyrics: We Are The World
To get the song go here: Song: We Are The World

Homework: Chapter 6: Lesson B

Read the article “Apartheid in South Africa” starting on page 110 and discuss the following questions with your language partner or imaginary friend:

(i) which information did the author use that probably came from another source?

(ii) what words do you think are key ones in the essay?

(iii) what do you think is the authors thesis statement? Do you think it is well supported in the rest of the essay? Are there any places that need more support or somewhere something should be deleted?

(iv) What direct causes of poverty does the author mention? What indirect ones?

(v) How is the essay brought to a close? If you couldn’t see the white space at the end of the essay, would you have known it was ending?

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Science Article of the Week Radioactive Waste May Have Contributed To Creation Of Giant Monsters

Japanese Leaders Say Radioactive Waste May Have Contributed To Creation Of Giant Monsters

TOKYO-Japanese prime minister Ryutaro Hashimoto announced Tuesday that radioactive waste recently discovered in Japan's Nihon prefecture may have contributed to the development of kaiju-translated as "strange, mysterious beast-animal...

Homework: Chapter 6: Lesson A

Read the article“Just Skin and Bones” about poverty in North Korea

After you have read the article, discuss the following questions with your language partner or imaginary friend:

(i) What are some of the direct causes of North Korea’s Famine?

{ii) What are some of the indirect causes?

(iii) What are some of the possible effects of the famine?

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