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Chapter 2

Title of Article: Supreme Court Rejects California Slaughterhouse Law
Author: Adam Liptak
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/24/business/supreme-court-rejects-california-slaughterhouse-law.html?_r=1

Summarize the article in a sentence:
Federal law with California slaughter house law

Select and define at least three words or phrases in this article:Federal Meat Inspection Act: Inspection of meat and meat food products. Examination of animals before slaughtering; diseased animals slaughtered separately and carcasses examined,Humane methods of slaughter.
EUTHANASIA: refers to the practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering.
California Slaughterhouse law: In response to the largest beef recall in UnitedStates history, California amended its Penal Code to ban the slaughtering of non ambulatory animals and require that slaughterhouses euthanize any such animals on their premises. 

What institutions of government are mentioned in this article?
Supreme Court

Identify the political bias evident in this article:
It seems to support the justices and the Federal meat inspection Act.

Do you agreewith ideas in this article? Which ideas? Why?
Yes, The Supreme Courts ruling, the Meat inspection Act was enacted to protect consumers from unsanitarian practices in meatpacking businesses, going against it its a danger for consumers not only in California but all over the country.

Do you disagree with ideas in this article? Which ideas? Why?
No

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Title of Article: Wikipedia, Google, other sites protest piracy legislation
Author: Mike Zapler and Kim Hart
Source: http://hamptonroads.com/2012/01/wikipedia-google-other-sites-protest-piracy-legislation

Summarize the article in asentence:




Select and define at least three words or phrases in this article:




What institutions of government are mentioned in this article?



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Do you agree with ideas in this article? Which ideas? Why?




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CHAPTER 4

Title of Article: Protesters begin effort to "Occupy Wall street"
Author: Candace Smith
Source: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2011/09/protesters-begin-effort-to-occupy-wall-street/

Summarize the article in a sentence:

Protesters gathered in a movement they call "Occupy wallstreet"

Select and define at least three words or phrases in this article:

Heed: Pay attention to, take notice of
Iconic: Hang the character of an icon
Barricade: An improvised barrier erected across a thoroughfare to prevent or delay the movement of ones.

What institutions of government are mentioned in this article?

Financial District, Democracy.

Identify the political bias evidentin this article:

supports the protestors

Do you agree with ideas in this article? Which ideas? Why?

I agree of the idea of their movement because the rich overpowering the poor is a problem that needs to be stopped.

Do you disagree with ideas in this article? Which ideas? Why?

I disagree with the idea that the people have custody because of them wearing a bandana, when this isjust a way to express their dicontent and its doing no harm to anyone.

Relate this article to what you have read in the Edwards text in a well formed sentence and cite specific pages.

We are allowed to protest by our civil liberties, which are "Individual legal and constitutional " (96).


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CHAPTER 6

Title of Article: Cantor says he's concerned by 'mobs' at 'Occupy...