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May 4, 2014–Something About the Face

Contributed by Scott Moore, Erfurt, Germany   Warm-up Question What is the first thing you notice about someone else? Something About the Face Both Facebook and the FBI are working very hard to develop current face recognition software to be...

April 27, 2014–Confused, Scared, and Depressed

Contributed by Brian Hiortdahl, Overland Park, KS   Warm-up Question What scares you? Confused, Scared, and Depressed Alex Hribal, a sophomore at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, sits in custody after a recent rampage during which he stabbed...

April 20, 2014–Quakes of Fear and Joy

Contributed by Bryan Jaster, Winchester, VA   Warm-up Question Have you ever been in an earthquake?  Where were you and what happened? Quakes of Fear and Joy On April 1st, 2014, an 8.2 magnitude earthquake off the coast shook Chile. ...

April 13, 2014–Hope for Youth Without Hope

Contributed by Jocelyn  Breeland, Farifax, VA   Warm-up Question What are you looking forward to doing or being in your life? Hope For Youth Without Hope At W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax, VA, six students have committed suicide in...

April 6, 2013–It’s a Miracle

Contributed by Angie Larson Clive, IA   Warm-up Question Do you believe miracles happen today or just in the Bible? It’s a Miracle 78 year old Walter Williams was a Mississippi farmer known as ‘Snowball’.  He died in hospice care...