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-Advancing technologies have allowed for complex mechanical processing and the evolution of artificial intelligence.
-DeepMind's AI was able to learn how to play chess in several hours and managed to beat the world Go champion.
-Scientists mapped all the connections between the 302 neurons of a worm, Caenorhabditis elegans. Under the OpenWorm project, they successfully simulated the worm's brain in a robot with similar body parts as a worm. After testing the simulated worm learned to control the robot and managed to move.

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-Jane Doe, age 17, was supposedly detained in federal custody as an unaccompanied minor and undocumented immigrant when trying to get an abortion.
-This occurrence sparked debate on whether or not abortion could actually be prevented and how abortion should be facilitated through the government.
-The topic of abortion includes constitutional rights an moral and religious beliefs. For an AP prompt, it might ask to evaluate morals of somethings, but the topic of abortion will likely be avoided.

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-Roy S. Moore, the chief justice of the Alabama Supreme court, was suspended for ordering judges to defy federal court orders and refuse to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
-This event demonstrated the conflict between individuals who believe same-sex couples should be able to get married and those who do not.
-This specific example would likely not be used for a prompt, but the idea of one's beliefs limiting the rights of others could be used.

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- After Harvey Weinstein was publicly accused of sexually harassing or assaulting women in Hollywood, the #MeToo movement began.
- #MeToo was used to tag personal stories of being the victims of sexual harassment or assault.
- Weinstein’s downfall has emboldened others to come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against important men.
- Now, at least 30 powerful men in entertainment, business, and politics have been publicly condemned for their alleged sexual misconduct.
- This movement had a great effect on women, and it gave many of them a chance to speak out.

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- Since President Trump took office, debates have begun over the merits of removing Confederate statues.
- In August, white nationalists gathered in Charlottesville, Virginia, to rally to protest the removal of a statue honoring Robert E. Lee.
- The President denounced the events of Charlottesville, but he was criticized for not fully condemning the white nationalist elements of the protest, which included members of the Ku Klux Klan and the white nationalist leader, Richard Spencer.
- The Charlottesville event, in addition to others, has brought great public attention to the problem of rising white nationalism.

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-DACA is a program enacted by Obama during his presidency that provides temporary protection for undocumented immigrants that arrived in the United States as children
-Trump decided to stop this program, and because it was an executive policy decision, he could simply reverse the policy. The Trump administration announced that it would slowly "wind down" the program and that the dreamers, those protected under the program, would generally not be targeted for deportation. Congress was also given six months to find a legislative alternative but Sessions said that new applications of DACA would not be accepted.
-Supporters of DACA include: immigration advocates, most Democratic politicians, and a majority of national politicians in the Republican party.
-This involves the issue of Trumps presidency as well as laws concerning deportation of immigrants.
- The argument of immigration rules could potentially be an AP prompt.

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- In late August, 2017, the United States experienced its first total solar eclipse to cross the United States since 1918.
- The phenomenon gained a lot of hype from  people and companies who supported it or wanted to make money off of it.
- The eclipse seemed to bring together people of all ages, as it was a once-in-a-lifetime event for many of them.

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- Multiple hurricanes, most notably Maria, Harvey, and Irma, swept through the Caribbean and the Southern United States.
- The hurricanes caused massive destruction in every country that was hit, and many lives were lost as well.
- Some people tie the increased power of the hurricanes to global warming, and this is true, it could lead to a future of extremely dangerous weather.

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-The overabundance of surfacing opioid addiction problems is a public health concern.
-The blame shifts between individual irresponsibility and over-prescription by doctors.
-An AP prompt could discuss the role of opioids or other possibly addictive drugs in the modern healthcare field.

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The many news stories that have been collected show that we live in a changing world. With threats from North Korea, devastating hurricanes, and shooters in the US, the world seems more dangerous than before. However, there are positive things happening too, such as the #MeToo movement shedding light on sexual misconduct, and the solar eclipse, which brought people from all across the country together. AP arguments could be made from these news stories. For example, an argument about how powerful people get away with many illegal things could be made with the #MeToo movement as an example, or an argument about the quality of international relations could be made with North Korea as an example.

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-Shootings have been more prevalent than ever, both in schools and in public, such as the Las Vegas concert shooting, which killed 59 people.
-Parkland Florida has been the cause of a national focus on gun rights, leading to more regulations and more pressure on the NRA.
-This could lead to an AP prompt about either gun rights or mental health.

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-Donald Trump has been a very commanding individual in the office of the presidency.
-He does not often use tact, which has led to interesting relations with the American public and with officials abroad.
-There are constant investigations with his office and his cabinet, making his presidency a tense one.
-This could lead to an AP prompt about our view of politicians.

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-North Korea has been ever present in the news with their threats of nuclear war.
-This has affected everyone worldwide as the threat of nuclear war is very real and brings back memories of the cold war.
-North Korea is only going to advance their weapons in the future, so nations need to be wary of what implications that could have.
-This could lead to an AP prompt about the relations of different countries.