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Ten Questions: Surgeon General targets underage drinking, Comic book hero dies

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(CNN Student News) -- March 8, 2007

Answer the following questions about today's featured news stories. Write your answers in the space provided.

1. According to the U.S. Surgeon General: What are some of the dangerous consequences of underage drinking? What factors have contributed to underage drinking in the U.S.?

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2. To what extent do you think that alcohol abuse is a problem among your peers and in society in general?

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3. Why do you think that some teens drink alcohol?

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4. In your opinion, what can different segments of society do to reduce and prevent underage drinking?

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5. Who is Cooper Brannan, and what injuries did he sustain while serving in Iraq?

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6. What childhood dream is Brannan fulfilling? What obstacles, if any, do you think that he had to overcome to achieve his dream?

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7. Are there lessons to be learned from Brannan's story? If so, what are they?

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8. Who was Captain America, and how did he die?

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9. Why do you think that his death is making national headlines?

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10. If the comic book's current storyline is an allegory for the post-9/11 social and political situation, as the report theorizes, what do you think the death of Captain America represents?

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