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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.? * * 2. To what extent do you think that alcohol abuse is a problem among your peers and in society in general? * * 3. Why do you think that some teens drink alcohol? * * 4. In your opinion, what can different segments of society do to reduce and prevent underage drinking? * * 5. Who is Cooper Brannan, and what injuries did he sustain while serving in Iraq? * * 6. What childhood dream is Brannan fulfilling? What obstacles, if any, do you think that he had to overcome to achieve his dream? * * 7. Are there lessons to be learned from Brannan's story? If so, what are they? * * 8. Who was Captain America, and how did he die? * * 9. Why do you think that his death is making national headlines? * * 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? * * |