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Contemporary Issues Semester Exam
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12th Grade
01/22/2012

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Who is Australopithecus?
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Lucy, a new study of what scientists believe can be traced back to humans.
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Explain how people contact malaria
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People come in contact with malaria by being bitten by a mosquito who is carrying the disease. The person is then infected with the disease and the parasite enters the blood stream targeting the red blood cells. It kills so of the cells that the white blood cells can't fix it fast enough. It then transfers to your liver.
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What simple fix will help decrease malaria?
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Bed Nets
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Ali Abdullah Saleh is the president of what country?
Definition
Yemen
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What group may have cracked the AIDS puzzle? Explain.
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Video-gamers; their brains are adapted to thinking in a way of constantly cracking codes.
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Who is Timothy Geithner?
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US Treasury Secretary
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Name two countries that have a major debt crisis.
Definition
Greece and Italy
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Name the chancellor of Germany.
Definition
Merkel
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Who is George Papandreou?
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Prime Minister of Greece
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Name the president of France.
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Nicholas Sarcozy
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Who is the spiritual leader of the Buddhists in Tibet?
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Dali Lama
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Who is Dmitry Medvedev?
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President of Russia
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Name 3 possible Republican candidates for president in 2012.
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Perry, Romney, and Gingrich
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A new study man upend Einstein. Explain.
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The new study saying that speed of light isn't the fastest thing in the universe. The fastest thing in the universe is a neutrino.
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Who is Vladimir Putin?
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Former Russian president who is running for president (again), and will most likely win the election.
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What is the speed of light?
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186,000 m/s
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Who is the House Majority leader?
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Eric Cantor
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Explain how there is a rising income inequality in the US. How will this affect the American economy?
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There is a rising income inequality in the US because there's multimillionaires and millionaires making up the upper class, but then there's really only a poor to middle class, nothing in between. The US is taxing to bring in revenue, but contrary to what people think, the US is the 16th country out of 16 being taxed the most. This will affect the American economy because all oft he programs are directed to the upper-class, and the majority of Americans are poor-middle class. This means that our economy will fall even more because only the upper-class will be surviving.
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Should the US invest more money in its infrastructure? Why/why not?
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Yes, I think the US should invest more in infrastructure because it helps the economy and community by providing better buildings and roads. This way, if we invest now our buildings and roads will be updated and stronger for many years to come. Also, so the US can have better infrastructure for other businesses, and they will profit more. If the US doesn't invest in infrastructure then more buildings and roads will start to rot away and bridges will collapse (they already have). By investing into infrastructure, our economy will profit more and so will everything else.
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Explain the process of denervation. Why would it be needed?
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Denervation occurs when there is a loss of nerve supply. Diseases such as ALS and polio as well as physical injury can cause denervation. The process can provide relief from chronic pain.
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Who is the Chinese president?
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Hu Jinato
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What is the capital of China?
Definition
Beijing
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Exercise for children have a direct impact on what performance?
Definition
Educational performances in school
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What household item will be effectively outlawed by 2014?
Definition
Indecent lightbulbs
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Over the past decade, more Americans died from ____ than heroin and cocaine?
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Prescribed painkillers
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What was YU55? Explain
Definition
A meteor that came closer to the Earth than the moon.
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Explain the "Personhood Initiative" in Mississippi.
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What was YU55? Explain
Definition
A meteor that came closer to the Earth than the moon.
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Explain the Personhood Initiative in Mississippi.
Definition
It challenged the court case Roe vs. Wade saying that abortions should be illegal. The bill wasn't passed.
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What is DRACO? Explain.
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DRACO is a new drug that kills the common cold before it happens. This new drug is different from other drugs like pennicillin because it only kills the virus infected cells, unlike penicillin which kills all the cells in order to wipe out the infection.
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Who was the Time Magazine Person of the Year?
Definition
The Protestor
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What is the currency of China?
Definition
yuan
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How are Japan and China changing their direct trading of currencies?
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They are coming together to use the same currency, the US dollar. This way, trading will be more efficient and easier because everything will be based off the same currency. The need of conversions will no longer be an issue.
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What country is threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz? Why?
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Iran is threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz because of oil. They are thinking about closing the strait which would cause distribution to stop.
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What is the ruling known as Citizens United?
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Citizens United is a nonprofit organization in the United States that is backed up by the first amendment. It allows people to donate money to who they want (ex. Super PACs). This could become risky and dangerous especially with politicians and their campaigns.
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What is hypertension?
Definition
High blood pressure
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What is Aphasia
Definition
Inability to understand language
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Who is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad?
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Leader of Iran
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Vegetative state is what?
Definition
Unresponsive wakefulness
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Who is Warren Buffett?
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Billionaire
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Who is Leon Panetta?
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Secretary of Defense
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What is the rial?
Definition
The currency of Ian
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What is a MG-1?
Definition
A Predator drone
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Essay Q- Explain the concept of the "Super PAC". How and why has this affected politics?
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The overall concept of the Super PAC is so politicians can receive money without the public and others knowing the source of it. In a Super PAC, people can give as much money as they want to an organization. For example, politicians have Super PACs that fund for them and these people can just write it off in their taxes as donations. This has affected politics today because many politicians are receiving unbelievable amounts of money from these PAC's and they don't have to say how or why.
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Explain three ways one may become a US citizen.
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1. Blood- if your parents are already US citizens, therefore you are too.
2. Soil- if you were born on US land, you are a US citizen.
3. Naturalization- takes a few years to be granted citizenship, not everyone is granted it.
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In what country are women not allowed to drive?
Definition
Saudi Arabi
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What is an entomologist?
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A person who studies bugs, mainly beetles and how they lay their eggs.
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What European country is having a financial crisis?
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Greece
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By the year 2050, what country will have the most population?
Definition
India
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In a recent breakthrough scientists can now tell what, by checking the DNA in saliva?
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Age
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Explain how the ash borer does damage.
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The Ash Borer is a type of tree that contains a disease and is spreading it to other trees. People are then having to cut down these other trees in order to stopping the spreading of the disease.
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What is the deadliest form of skin cancer?
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Melanoma
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What is E-Coli and how does it spread?
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E-Coli is a protein of the sort that is found in eggs, meats, vegetables, etc. If people are not careful, and don't wash or cook their food before eating it, the E-Coli can transfer and spread into your body, making you extremely sick. E-Coli can then move to your organs and eat away at them.
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Explain the Secure Communities program.
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It's Barack Obama's new program that have secures our borders from people/immigrants who have been convicted of crimes.
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Who is the Federal Reserve Chairman?
Definition
Ben Burnance
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What is insomnia?
Definition
Inability to fall asleep.
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Scientists are hoping to reduce damaged cells with new, healthier cells through what treatment? Explain.
Definition
Stem-Cells, by taking cells from other things that are neutral and putting a new nucleus of the desired trait and then transferring the stem-cell into the person.
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Explain how the protein, amyloid, affects Alzheimer patients.
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Amyloid has been linked to the causes of Alzheimer's patients because it builds up in the brain and the causes blockage.
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Essay Q- Should the United States stop citizenship by the "soil"? Explain.
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Yes, I think the US should stop citizenship by the soil because if illegal aliens come across the border onto US land and have either a criminal record, or are just from another country, but decide to have their baby on US soil, the, as of right then the US is granting them citizenship. I don't think this should be allowed anymore because the US is then responsible for these people and the parents of these new US citizens. The parents will then apply for US citizenship and most likely be granted because of their child.
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Who is Ban Ki Moon?
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He is the Secretary General of the United Nations.
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HIV, SARS, and win flu all began in what?
Definition
Animals
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What are fomites?
Definition
Fomites are inmate objects, meaning they are lifeless. It's what said to cause the outbreaks of the Spanish Influenza.
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Why are scientists breeding mosquitoes to control disease?
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Scientists are breeding mosquitoes to control malaria because only the female mosquitoes carry malaria, not the males. Scientists are coming up with new ways to breed them "sperm-less" to try and control disease.
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How does the resvertrol help the body? Explain.
Definition
Reveratrol helps the metabolism and is found in red grapes (wine). It decreases the risk of heart disease in women.
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Where would you find resveratrol?
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In red wines (red grapes)
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What is FTO?
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It's a gene that has been linked to diabetes and obesity.
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Thomas Edison defined genius as what?
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"1% genius, 99% perspiration."
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Explain the Body Wave device and what brain wave they are seeking.
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The Body Wave device measures a person's brainwaves and cognitive state. It seeks the delta and alpha brainwaves, and how a person is concentrating on levels of focus. It works by being strapped onto your body and certain waves indicate the what the person is thinking during a specific time.
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What are carcinogens?
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Carcinogens are cancer causing bacteria.
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What is Bis-phenol A (BPA)?
Definition
BPA can be found in many forms of plastics. BPA contains carcinogens like Bisphenol A and have been linked to cause cancer.
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How do phosphates create environmental problems?
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Phosphates create environmental problems by polluting waterways. These phosphates go through gutters and down in drain pipes which are then emptied out to lakes and rivers. The fish in these lakes and rivers are dying because of the phosphates. These phosphates are made up of soaps (detergents, shampoos), they have been FDA banned.
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What are baby doctors called?
Definition
Pediatricians
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What new immunization may help reduce _____throughout the world and especially Africa?
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Malaria
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Explain new studies in treatment guidelines for treating ADHD. Do you agree with these findings? Explain.
Definition
New studies of treatment guidelines for treating ADHD have shown that these kids were not affected from their past immunizations and vaccines. Yes, I agree with these findings because a kid cannot just "get ADHD", they are born with the disorder and sometimes it doesn't affect their lives until later in life.
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What is the population of the world?
Definition
7 Billion
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Who is the leader of Afghanistan?
Definition
Karzai
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Who is the leader of India?
Definition
Singh
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Who is the US Vice President?
Definition
Joe Biden
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Who is the House Minority leader?
Definition
Nancy Pelosi
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Who has a 9-9-9 Economic Plan?
Definition
Herman Cain
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A new study has changed the thinking of taking certain supplements (vitamins). Explain.
Definition
New studies have shown that Vitamin E can be potentially harming to a person's health. Vitamin E has been traced back to increasing the risk of prostate cancer, and vision loss. Calcium on the other hand has been shown to lower a person's chance of dying.
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