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Seeing as how I do teach ESL classes I have added a code to different writing and reading levels.

C - Written at an advanced, or collegiate level
ESL - Written for a reader that has a hard time reading English
N - Written at a normal high school reading level

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Boy scares off lions with flashy invention (ESL)

2/27/2013

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Article -  Boy scares off lions with flashy invention
Author: Teo Kermeliotis
Summary: Trying to protect his families cows from lions Richard Turere made flashing LED lights to scare lions away at night.
Personal thoughts: it's amazing what you can do if you are met with a problem, and you have the determination to find an answer.

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"China suffers from invasive species" (ESL)

2/26/2013

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Science Article - China suffers from invasive species
Author: Wang Wei

Summary: China has seen a large number of invasive species in the last 100 years.  Some were brought here to help China, but now it is becoming a problem.
Personal reaction: As it becomes easier to move from one country to another this will become more common.

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Educated Citizenry (C)

2/26/2013

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Written for my legal class on a topic discussion board.

School institutions have become a nexus for the exchange of culture, ideas, values, rituals, and ceremonies.  It has become more apparent that the basic school mission to create an educated citizenry does not entail strictly 


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Russia starts clean-up after meteor strike (ESL)

2/16/2013

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Science Article - Russia starts clean-up after meteor strike 
Authors: Phil Black and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN

Summary: a 10,000ton Metor entered Earth's atmosphere, and "blew up" causing 1,000people to be hurt.  NASA said this was a "tiny" astroid and is a 1-in-100 years event.
Personal reaction: Every thing was looking at another larger astroid and we never saw this one coming.


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