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THIS WEEK'S WORD IN THE NEWS 

TUMULTUOUS

DEFINITION:
Noisy and disorderly.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
That whole process was a little bit tumultuous as it unfolded day to day. But the application itself and some of the proposals were truly something that would be very progressive.
►NJ.com -- 08/30/2010


Proposal would penalize movies showing actors smoking with an R-rating

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Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.

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Newspaper Activities
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►Sunshine State Standards and The News-Press
►Reference / Research LAA228, LAA238, LAA248
►Words / Phrases LAA123, LAA132, LAA142
►Main Idea / Purpose LAA221, LAA231, LAA241
►Comparisons LAA227 Using The News-Press

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Word of the Day for September 2, 2010

Quote of the Day for September 2, 2010