2nd Grading (Quiz 1_Modules 1 and 2)

We must resist all effort to allow the government to censor entertainment. Freedom of speech and expressions are essential to a democratic form of government. As soon as we allow some censorship, it won't be long before censorship will be used to silence the opinions critical of the government. The next thing we know, we will have no more freedom than the Germans did under Hitler.

To install the program, you must first put the CD in the player. Open up the File Manager, click on "Run" and type in "D: Install." After the program is loaded, you will need to restart the computer to use the program.

Roger Maris' record of 61 homeruns in a single season stood from 1961 until 1998. He should be admitted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

All of this talk about banning guns makes me sick! Isn't it obvious that if we ban guns, law-abiding citizens will not own them, while only the criminals will have them?

Two teenagers saw the movie, "Natural Born Killers," and went out on a killing spree. A number of teenagers who have committed violence at schools have spent many hour playing video games filled with murder and violence. We must have some stricter controls on the content of entertainment that is viewed by teenagers.

Research has shown that people who do at least 30 minutes a day of vigorous exercise reduce their risk of heart disease and some forms of cancer. It would be wise for you to begin a daily program of exercise.

Television has a disastrous impact on children. It appears to be shortening the attention span of the young. It also seems to be eroding their linguistic powers and ability to handle mathematical symbolism. Television also caused them to be increasingly impatient with deferred gratification. Even more serious, television is opening all of society's secrets and taboos, thus erasing the dividing line between childhood and adulthood.... Neil Postman in U.S. News and World Reports, January 19, 1981

Studies show that even one drink harms vision and reactions. A driver with a Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) of 0.05 percent, even though he or she is within the legal limit, is twice as likely to have an accident as a non drinking driver. A BAC of 0.1 percent increases the risk of being in an accident by seven times. At BAC 0.15, the risk is ten times greater. You should never drink and drive.

She looked deep into his baby blue eyes and proclaimed, "I love you."

Are you tired of the way politicians run this country? If so, vote for me.

It is a device to make us form a judgment without examining the evidence upon which it should be based.

It is a device by which the propagandist identifies his program with virtue by use of “virtue words.”

It is a device by which the propagandist carries over the authority, sanction, and prestige of something we respect and revere to something he would have us accept.

It is a device to make us accept anything from a patent medicine or a cigarette to a program of national policy.

It is a device used by politicians, labor leaders, businessmen, and even by ministers and educators to win our confidence by appearing to be people just like ourselves – “just plain folks among the neighbors.”