CNN Student News: Ten Questions

(CNN Student News) -- March 20, 2008

1. When did the U.S.-led war in Iraq begin? What was "shock and awe"?

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2. What views did President George W. Bush express yesterday about the war in Iraq? According to the program, what does Mr. Bush see as some of the successes of the war? What opinions opposing the war are presented in the report?

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3. What is your opinion about the war in Iraq? Has your opinion changed in the years since the war began? If so, how? If not, why not?

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4. Do you think that American public opinion should influence U.S. policies in Iraq? Why or why not?

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5. According to the report, why is the cost of producing baked goods rising?

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6. How are rising costs impacting pizzeria owner Joe Vicari and bakery owner Frank Karalis? Do you think that Vicari's and Karalis' businesses are in jeopardy? State your rationale.

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7. Can you think of businesses in your community that could be affected by the high price of wheat?

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8. What type of science experiment did the space shuttle Endeavour carry to the international space station?

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9. Why does professor Dennis Jacobs refer to this work as a "very patient science"?

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10. What do you think might be some of the practical applications of the experiment's findings?

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