The document contains questions about President Trump's relationship with White House correspondents, protests that took place on Saturday, environmental policies of the Obama and Trump administrations, tornadoes that occurred in Texas and Missouri, and a profile of Shanti House which provides support to at-risk children in Israel. It does not contain any answers to the questions.
UChicago CMSC 23320 - The Best Commit Messages of 2024
CNN 10, May 1, 2017 Exercises
1. CNN 10, May 1, 2017
Answer these questions.
1.- How does President Trump feel about the White House correspondents? How is
this shown?
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2.- Why have some politicians used the metaphor of Washington being a swamp? (See
the article No, Washington Is Not Built on a Swamp
https://www.citylab.com/politics/2017/03/was-washington-dc-really-a-
swamp/519003/
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3.- What attitude do the White House correspondents have towards power? What is
more important for them?
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4.- Why were lots of people marching on Saturday?
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5.- What had the Obama administration done to protect the environment?
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6.- What is the Trump administration trying to do? What may some consequences
be?
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7.- What did Missouri authorities have to do over the weekend? Why?
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8.- What happened in Texas?
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9.- What is needed for a tornado to be formed?
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10.- What pushes the energy up?
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11.- What damage is caused when you have an EF
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12.- Where is the Tornado Alley situated? How is it formed?
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13.- What is the worst and the best situation when you are hit by a tornado?
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14.- Which words are key? What do they mean?
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15.- Who is Shanti House for? Where is it situated?
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16.- What did Mariuma Ben Yosef do at the age of 20?
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17.- How are children cared for?
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18.- What issues are dealt with in Shanti House?
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Ask questions:
1.- He was more than 100 miles away from Washington swamp.
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2.- He accused organizations of not covering him fairly.
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3.- It is an event where the president and the media trade jokes about each other
and themselves.
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3. 4.- They were to celebrate the press.
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5.- There were demonstrations at Washington, in other U.S. cities and abroad.
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6.- The Trump administration’s policies will negatively impact the environment.
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7.- Greener policies must not come at the expense jobs.
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8.- In the Northern Hemisphere, most tornadoes rotate counterclockwise.
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9.- At least eight people died.
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10.- Numerous water rescues had to be made in Missouri.
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11.- The system began lashing the Southwest and Midwest on Friday.
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12.- She returned to her native Israel to bring peace and tranquility to teens today.
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13.- They provide temporary home and long term support for children at risk.
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14.- She wants all these children to see that there is always life in the dark.
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