Ten Questions: Fighting rages in Lebanon and Gaza, Fire damages historic Cutty Sark

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(CNN Student News) -- May 22, 2007

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

1. According to the program, what fighting is currently taking place in the Middle East?

2. What is Fatah al-Islam? According to the segment, how and why is this group exploiting Lebanon's political tensions?

3. Do you think that the international community should respond to the fighting that is taking place in Lebanon? If so, how? If not, why not?

4. Why is the Cutty Sark historically significant?

5. What damage did the ship sustain in a recent fire? What was the status of the ship at the time of the fire? What are some of the items from the ship that weren't damaged in the fire?

6. If it is possible, do you think that the Cutty Sark should be restored? Why or why not?

7. What progress have the two whales featured in the report made in terms of getting back to the Pacific Ocean?

8. What political figures were featured in this segment? According to the program, what messages did they convey during their commencement addresses?

9. In your view, what is the purpose of a commencement address?

10. If you were a political advisor for a presidential candidate, what advice might you give the candidate for addressing a class of college graduates? What messages would you want the candidate to convey, and why?

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