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      <description>Please complete the activity on whatever school appropriate topic you would like. No 2 students can choose the same article or data reference.</description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>1) Choose a discussion topic (argument) in which you are interested. This can be anything school appropriate.&nbsp;<br>2) Research an article that talks about this argument and includes statistics (a set of data values, charts, tables, graphs, etc...)<br>3) Provide a link to your article.<br>4) Answer the following questions.</div><ol><li>What is the argument?</li><li>Why did you choose this argument? What is your view point?</li><li>What does this article say about the argument?</li><li>What does the data say about this argument?</li><li>Does the statistics (data) support your views? Why or why not?</li><li>Does this change your opinion?</li></ol>]]></description>
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         <title> Nikkolas Bryant.  </title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251098276</link>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 12:15:17 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Matthew Rolfsmeyer and Hunter M</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251098283</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>We think people would prefer lead pencils over regular pencils because the lead can last longer than the regular brand and the best way to take a vote is the every fith person that comes into class for the day.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 12:15:19 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Craig Semcho </title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251098293</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>I feel as if the new “generation” is starting to stray away from books more and more and prefer to just go to a movie. In this people can’t use there imagination as much. When you read a book then you are able to imagine the scene and what the character looks like. When a book becomes a movie like the new Ready player one they destroy your image of the scenery and what the character looks like. I completely understand this because its what they have to do but still the fact remains. In this recent article I read the statistics show that people are reading books more than ever and that before people thought of books as witchcraft and nobody read them. The graph that is shown below shows all of the data that opposes my argument.<a href="http://www.cleancutmedia.com/books/does-anyone-read-books-anymore-be-surprised"><br><br><br>http://www.cleancutmedia.com/books/does-anyone-read-books-anymore-be-surprised</a><br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <title>Tyler</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251098300</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Fortnite or PUBG i like Fortnite better because PUBG lags a lot and it is really easy to win Fortnite also hit 1.3million users<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <title>Meg </title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251098352</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><a href="http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-victims.html">My topic is on the number of deaths caused by the sinking of the RMS Titanic. I think that more people could have survived because of the number of lifeboats. The captain of the RMS Titanic, Captain Edward Smith, only put 28 on the first lifeboat to make sure that the lifeboat could hold a large weight, but the lifeboat could fit up to 65 people. The captain could have put way more people inside of the lifeboats, saving more people’s lives. Here is a link related to all the deaths from the sinking of the Titanic. <br><br><br>http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-victims.html</a><br><br>I chose this topic because ever since I was little, I’ve had an obsession with the Titanic. I’ve gone to 4 Titanic museums and it just amazed me to see what the passengers of the Titanic went through on April 14th, 1912. The link above talks about the percentage of passengers on the Titanic that died, the percent that lived, how many life boats there were, etc...<br><br><br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <title>Ian </title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251098356</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Fortnite and PUBG are both good games and here’s why. Fortnite and PUBG are both Battle Royale games which have spiked in popularity throughout 2017 and well into 2018. Both games are virtually the same but Fortnite has spiked through the roof in downloads because it is free to play and PUBG isn’t. This doesn’t mean PUBG is bad, both games have massive replability and are fun to play with friends. Personally I play both and have a great time playing both, but let’s get to the stats. In the month of January alone Fortnite has amounted over 40 million downloads while PUBG has amounted only 30 million. By this logic both the games are neck and neck in downloads and sales. I think the custom player models in Fortnite are better than PUBG’s characters. Also you have to think Fortnite is relatively new while PUBG is old.<br><br><a href="https://www.techradar.com/news/fortnite-vs-playerunknowns-battlegrounds-which-is-the-game-for-you">https://www.techradar.com/news/fortnite-vs-playerunknowns-battlegrounds-which-is-the-game-for-you</a></div>]]></description>
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         <title>Martin Whitson </title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>I chose to do firefighters vs police Officer&nbsp;<br>The reason I choose to do this is because it has alot&nbsp; of good facts about why and why not to be a firefighter. This article gives what you need and what you should have .</div>]]></description>
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         <title>Gabe</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<h1>New stats on drug, alcohol and tobacco use by teens.</h1><div>I think that teens should not do 🤬 because it is not good for you and some kids commit 🤬.</div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Maria </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 12:15:40 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Hunter</title>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 12:15:47 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Codi carter</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251098486</link>
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         <title>Daniel</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251098513</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/drug-alcohol-and-tobacco-use-by-teens/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/drug-alcohol-and-tobacco-use-by-teens/</a> this article shows the statistics of teens that use a drug and or excessive alcohol. I chose this topic because I think it is an increasing problem. The article says that it is decreasing instead of increasing but I disagree. The data shows that only 11% over 12 that are kids use a type of drug and or alcohol. The data does not support my views because I think that way more kids than that use a drug or have alcohol regularly.</div>]]></description>
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         <title>Cameron </title>
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         <title>Jeshua</title>
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         <title>Mikey </title>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 12:16:11 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Codi</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251098694</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>What’s better Fortnite or PUBG <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <title>Zuriel</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Fornite or pubg <br><br><br><br><br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 12:16:21 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Drue</title>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 12:16:29 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Philip</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251098865</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2018/01/19/the-best-selling-video-games-of-2017/#9c85b5c62260">I think Fortnite kinda sucks. The game is fun with friends but that’s about as much enjoyment that you’ll get out of it. And Mobile Fortnite is a terrible port made to make money as if they didn’t already have enough. And no, the games populaeity and large player bass doesn’t mean it’s good. The game has to be fun, Fortnite isn’t. <br></a><br><br>The two best selling games of 2017 were heavily planned while some of the less sold got praised.</div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Cj and Brian</div>]]></description>
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         <title>Brian</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251099165</link>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 12:17:24 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Noah</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251099214</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>What sport is the most dangerous?<br><a href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/876512-ranking-sports-from-least-to-most-dangerous-including-nfl-nba-nhl-and-soccer">http://bleacherreport.com/articles/876512-ranking-sports-from-least-to-most-dangerous-including-nfl-nba-nhl-and-soccer</a><br>In this article, it ranks the top ten most dangerous sports, having boxing as the first. The reason I chose this to debate about is because this isn’t something that everyone would agree with, and people would debate and disagree with boxing being the number one most dangerous sport. In my opinion, the most dangerous sport is basketball, because it has the most injuries out of every other sport with 119,589 injuries. It may not have the most deaths, because it’s not the most fatal sport, but is the most dangerous.<br><br><br><br><br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <title>Colby </title>
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         <title>Colby B</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>My topic I cheerleading and why it should be considered a sport . I choose this topic because I find a lot on interest in cheerleading since I’ve done it my whole life . The article is saying how much work and time cheerleaders put into competition cheer and how you get just as much success as other sports, also what all cheerleaders do when they have free time . The data says the main ages of the people that do competition cheer , the main ages is 12-17 , 1.6 million cheerleaders. The data also is talking about the ratio of girls to boys that cheer 97 percent are girl cheerleaders&nbsp;and only 3 percent is boys .</div>]]></description>
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         <title>Madalyn </title>
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         <title>Lilly </title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><a href="http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/09/lack-sleep-puts-you-higher-risk-colds-first-experimental-study-finds">http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/09/lack-sleep-puts-you-higher-risk-colds-first-experimental-study-findshttp://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/09/lack-sleep-puts-you-higher-risk-colds-first-experimental-study-finds</a><br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Do you believe globe warming is real?</div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>The amount of hours playing video games vs the amount of hours not playing video games.<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251100734</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Is Madden or NBA 2K better? The stats say that NBA 2K is better than Madden.</div>]]></description>
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         <title>Shaun</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251100842</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Genetically modified crops are getting more and </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 12:21:18 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Aiden</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251100963</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/apr/11/top-10-books-about-miscarriages-of-justice">https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/apr/11/top-10-books-about-miscarriages-of-justice</a><br><br><br>In this article it talks about some of the mistakes made by the justice system and how it happens a large amount of times. It states in the article that 4% of all people sentenced to death later are proven innocent. This means that 90,000 people are serving for crimes they didn’t commit. While I do agree the justice system and the way they sentence people has flaws I do not think it should be changed because it’s been around for too long and does more good than mistakes.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 12:21:35 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Nikkolas</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251101374</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Fortnite or PUBG (Players Unknown Battlegrounds)<br>Recently the Battle Royale Franchise has been blowing up lately&nbsp;<br>,and there is two main games that have been rising the Battle Royale Franchise.<br>Fortnite and PUBG (Players Unkown Battlegrounds).<br>There is a big argument going on about How Fortnite is better than PUBG and how PUBG is better than Fortnite.<br>1.)Graphics, Fortnite has been blowing up,and one iconical thing in Fortnite is the graphics. If you have ever played Fortnite than you have seen the graphics. The graphics are Cartoony. PUBG,PUBG has very good Graphics,the weapons look very realistic to.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 12:22:32 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Kara </title>
         <author></author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251101463</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>This chart is about how many people have that kind of animal an the topic is kinda to see what animal people mostly like an have out of the given animals an i picked this because I like animals the data says that more people have an like cats then other animals given to choose from this does not support what I think because in my opinion I think dogs an horses are better.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 12:22:42 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Raelie </title>
         <author></author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251101941</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>My topic is about curing cancer. I do believe that cancer is a serious thing that experts and people in general need to take seriously. This article is about how, close scientists all over the world are trying their hardest to find a cure. This article states that $264 million has been spent on trying to cure cancer, more than 10 markers have found the root problem of cancer and cancer symptoms.<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 12:23:42 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Osvaldo</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251102904</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>This is why Messi and Ronaldo are the greatest soccer players in history</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 12:25:47 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Jed waller</title>
         <author></author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251103310</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Fortnite is better than PUBG because fortnite is free and PUBG is not and more people play fortnite fortnite has 40 million players </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 12:26:59 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Shaun</title>
         <author></author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251104773</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>GMO crop are getting used more and more </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 12:30:38 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Joseph</title>
         <author></author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251105295</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Fitness over fortnite </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 12:32:01 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Colby burgess </title>
         <author></author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251105663</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>The people that are playing video games vs the people that are not.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 12:32:58 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Sarah</title>
         <author></author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251127397</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><mark style="background-color: highlight;">Which is better chocolate or cotton candy&nbsp; well caffeine in chocolate like that in coffee sharpens the brain, illuminating the thinking process&nbsp;</mark></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 13:16:23 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Matthew</title>
         <author></author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251127770</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>hours of games played for a 13 year old about 6.3 hours of gameplay a week in 2013</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 13:17:05 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Karmyn </title>
         <author></author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251128242</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><a href="https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/android-vs-ios/">Which  is better iPhone or android <br>I think iphone is better because it isn’t as slow as android and they are more reliable and don’t break as easy. <br><br>https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/android-vs-ios/</a><br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 13:17:53 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Colby tutterow</title>
         <author></author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251128605</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Football or baseball. I choose football because I have been playing for a long time and don’t enjoy baseball as much despite it still being enjoyable. I typically play football at school when we have outside recess and play against my brother in the summer. Also football is simpler to new players but can also be very competitive and very complicated. You get four chances to get 10 yards or you lose the ball and the other team gets it which creates a goal to reach each play. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 13:18:34 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Mr downs or mr Lloyd </title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251128744</link>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 13:18:49 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Jester </title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251129087</link>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 13:19:22 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Davin </title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251129140</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Xbox or p</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 13:19:26 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Christian </title>
         <author></author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251129343</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>PUBG or fortnite in my opinion there both awesome games to play for the ultimate battle royale experience they both are very popular games and loved by the people they get played by but good games always have mistakes and PUBG and fortnite are no different with fortnite the severs are really bad and PUBGs graphic on console and phone and lag are bad but put the bad things aside and there both really awesome games with fortnite good gameplay with building and dank dances and skins and PUBGs awesome gun gameplay and cars overall we can all say PUBG and fortnite are amazing games and took game it world by storm in a good way</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 13:19:41 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Caden </title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251129349</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Inside person or outside person</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 13:19:41 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Graham</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251129367</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>MMA or Wrestling </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 13:19:43 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Cody</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251129502</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>I think fortnite is better be it is fun and it’s free<br><br><em><br>PUBG </em>will cost you $30 to play and then sells you loot keys to unlock certain loot boxes with. You can also purchase items found in these loot boxes from other players, sometimes to the tune of hundreds of dollars.<br><br></div><div><br>On the other hand, <em>Fortnite: Battle Royale </em>is entirely, 100% free-to-play. You can buy seasonal Battle Passes (more on that below) but you never need to buy anything to play the game and enjoy it. There is literally no better reason to play this game than that, and it's a clear winner over <em>PUBG </em>in this regard.<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 13:19:55 UTC</pubDate>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 13:20:01 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Hunter w</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251129761</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><a href="https://climate.nasa.gov/causes">My argument is are humans causing global warming. My opinion on this topic before I read the article is that we are causing the the planet to warm up because of a run away greenhouse effect. My information came from the website https://climate.nasa.gov/causes</a> and this website states Most climate scientists agree the main cause of the current global warming trend is human expansion of the "greenhouse effect"<a href="https://climate.nasa.gov/causes/#footnote_1"><strong>1</strong></a> — warming that results when the atmosphere traps heat radiating from Earth toward space. I think these statistics support my idea because it states that the warming is caused by a run away greenhouse effect. After this my opinion stayed the same <br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 13:20:22 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Zach M</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251129770</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>iPhone or Android<br><br>I personally believe that iPhone is way better than android phones because you can do a lot more things on iPhone and there are more updates on iPhone. Android uses a face recognition to bypass the lock screen which is less secure than having a number or alphabetical passcode. Apple has always been at the top end of the market in terms of pricing. The iPhone X is taking things to a whole new level. Something that is better for buying android that it has 2.8 million apps in the Google Play Store and App Store while the iPhone has 2.2 million apps. But the App Store on iPhone has the best mobile games and other apps.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 13:20:24 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Kyle W</title>
         <author></author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251129840</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>PS4 vs Xbox<br><br>I think PS4 is better I think it has better games and runs more smoothly and easier to do different things on PS4. Also PS4 has a vr and Xbox does not. The prices for PS4 plus is cheaper than Xbox live gold.</div>]]></description>
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         <title>Does playing sports improve grades </title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251129851</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>I think playing sports doses help like it said in the texts playing sports helps kids because they haft to keep there grades up to play sports and if they don’t they can’t play<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 13:20:31 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Austin E </title>
         <author></author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251129895</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>PS4 v Xbox I think that PS4 is better because the conteroler4 comes with a power cable and HDMI cable, one DualShock 4 controller and a micro-USB cable to charge it. It also comes with a mono dset so gamers can use voice chat.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 13:20:35 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Phillip S</title>
         <author></author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251129978</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Which is better X-box 1 or PS4&nbsp;<br>I think that ps4 is better than x-box because from my experience I’ve had no problems with it running slow and they have a more user freindly display.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 13:20:43 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title></title>
         <author></author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251130213</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>iPhone or android&nbsp;<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 13:21:08 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Bailey </title>
         <author></author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251130251</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>During vacation do you prefer to go to the beach or the mountains? Some people like the beach&nbsp;more because there is the ocean and the sun and it is nice and relaxing. Some people like the mountains more because they may think it is too crowded at the beach. I personally like the beach better because of the ocean.<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 13:21:12 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Sydney</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251130326</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><a href="http://www.debate.org/debates/YouTube-is-better-than-Netflix./1/">YouTube or Netflix I prefer Netflix because you can watch real movies and T.V shows and on YouTube you just watch videos that people make and you have to watch advertisements before you watch the video.<br><br>http://www.debate.org/debates/netflix-is-better-than-youtube/1/<br>http://www.debate.org/debates/YouTube-is-better-than-Netflix./1/</a><br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 13:21:19 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Emory</title>
         <author></author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251130396</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>what is better a apple or a banana <br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 13:21:27 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Camilo</title>
         <author></author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251130432</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Is soccer better than football I prefer soccer</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 13:21:30 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Instagram or Snapchat // Ava Huffman</title>
         <author></author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251130707</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/instagram-vs-snapchat-which-is-the-better-app-2017-7">In my opinion I like Snapchat better because I get on it more and I just think it is better and cooler. But the article that I read says that more people like Instagram than Snapchat and the article compare the too apps and Instagram was the winner. But I still think that Snapchat is better. <br><br>http://www.businessinsider.com/instagram-vs-snapchat-which-is-the-better-app-2017-7</a></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 13:21:57 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Snapchat or Facebook | Landry Stewart</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251130868</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><a href="https://medium.com/@simonowens/why-twitter-is-much-better-at-competing-with-facebook-than-snapchat-11162a3f439">Facebook and Snapchat are very different, Facebook is more for family and friends to so what they are doing in there lives. Snapchat on the other hand is more for contact. In my opinion Snapchat is better because you can connect and post what you’re doing. Snapchat has 150 million daily active users globally but Facebook has 1.86 billion monthly active users. Many different people have many different opinions but the statistics show that more people use Facebook. https://medium.com/@simonowens/why-twitter-is-much-better-at-competing-with-facebook-than-snapchat-11162a3f439</a></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 13:22:14 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Bradley W.</title>
         <author></author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251131063</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Introvert vs. Extrovert<br>I personally am an introvert, but extroverts make up 50-74% of the</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 13:22:38 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Itzue </title>
         <author></author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251131316</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><a href="https://www.diffen.com/difference/Hulu_vs_Netflix">Netflix or Hulu?<br>&nbsp;I choose Netflix because one it has more variety of shows, they also have no ads when watching and they have plenty of original series.<br><br>https://www.diffen.com/difference/Hulu_vs_Netflix</a></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 13:23:02 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Game of thrones or the walking dead?</title>
         <author></author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/tyler_downs/stats/wish/251132111</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/brandonkatz/2016/08/23/by-the-numbers-game-of-thrones-vs-the-walking-dead/#3e57ee0e109a">https://www.forbes.com/sites/brandonkatz/2016/08/23/by-the-numbers-game-of-thrones-vs-the-walking-dead/#3e57ee0e109ahttps://www.forbes.com/sites/brandonkatz/2016/08/23/by-the-numbers-game-of-thrones-vs-the-walking-dead/#3e57ee0e109a</a></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-12 13:24:22 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>McKayla B</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Lead pencils or regular pencils?<br><br>I prefer lead pencils because I think there easier to write with &amp; regular pencils are easier to break and when they do there hard to sharpen &amp; with lead pencils all you have to do is buy more lead they also last longer but lead pencils are more expensive than wooden pencils I think most people would prefer lead pencils </div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Doses playing sports help improve grades&nbsp;<br><br>I think playing sport do help kids improve there grades because you haft to have your grades up to play sports and if you don’t you can’t play</div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><a href="http://www.debate.org/opinions/are-dogs-better-than-cats">Dogs or Cats I think dogs because dogs are more social and do more things like playing with a ball and going to retrieve it when you throw while cats stay inside and lay under the couch or bed.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<br>it.http://www.debate.org/opinions/are-dogs-better-than-cats</a></div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>New kids on the block or Back street boys<br>Even though they toured together I think that new kids on the block is better because they sold over 80 million albums and I think they have the best music of all time and they were very stylish!!! And they had a bunch of songs that were VERY big hits!!! And new kids on the block was the fist boy band , they started it all ! #NKOTB #BSB</div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><br></div><div>Are aliens real or not?<br><br>I believe that there are other lifeforms out in the large void that is space, but are those lifeforms the green aliens we think exist? I think that people have really seen and watched UFO’s but I do not believe that people have been ubducted. Aliens here on earth are portrayed as a type of almost “monster” with green skin, large eyes, and a very skinny body. I don’t think that “aliens” look like this. Back to what i said,&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><h1><strong>Does alien life exist?&nbsp;</strong></h1><div><strong>By Don Lincoln</strong></div><div><strong><br></strong><br></div><div><strong>Updated 1:29 PM ET, Thu January 4, 2018&nbsp;</strong></div><div><strong><br></strong><br></div><div><strong><br></strong><br></div><div><strong>Neil deGrasse Tyson gives take on UFO video 05:27</strong></div><div><strong><em>Dr. Don Lincoln is a physics researcher who studies the laws of nature. He is the author of "</em></strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Alien-Universe-Extraterrestrial-Minds-Cosmos/dp/1421410729"><strong><em>Alien Universe: Extraterrestrial Life in Our Minds and in the Cosmos."</em></strong></a><strong><em> Follow him on </em></strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Dr.Don.Lincoln"><strong><em>Facebook</em></strong></a><strong><em>. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his.</em></strong></div><div><strong>(CNN)Last month, The New York Times published an article </strong><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/16/us/politics/pentagon-program-ufo-harry-reid.html"><strong>describing</strong></a><strong> a secret government program investigating reports by military pilots of unidentified flying objects they encountered in the course of their daily duties. The media was awash with stories of flying saucers and extraterrestrial encounters, with scientists </strong><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/20/opinions/keep-looking-for-unidentified-flying-objects-opinion-don-lincoln/index.html"><strong>downplaying</strong></a><strong> the likelihood of alien visitation and UFO enthusiasts exclaiming their </strong><a href="http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171221/something-was-there-chicago-expert-on-ohare-ufo-government-program"><strong>excitement</strong></a><strong>.<br></strong><br></div><div><br></div><div>While I sit very firmly on the side that believes these reports more likely have an unremarkable and terrestrial explanation, whether alien life exists is a very real and credible scientific question. What is the possibility that life -- and even intelligent life -- exists around a star other than our own? And how can we find out?&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Don Lincoln</div><div><br></div><div>In <a href="https://www.astrobio.net/alien-life/the-drake-equation-revisited-part-i/">1961</a>, Frank Drake wrote down what is now called the <a href="https://www.seti.org/drakeequation">Drake Equation</a>, which is frequently used to help guide thinking about extraterrestrial life. The equation multiplies a string of probabilities -- such as the fraction of stars with planets, the fractions of planets that are habitable, and the percentage of times intelligent life forms -- to give an estimate of the likelihood that we are not alone in the universe.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>When Drake wrote down his equation, very little was known about any of these probabilities. They were all pretty much guesses. However, using the best guesses of the day, he<a href="http://www.astrodigital.org/astronomy/drake_equation.html"> estimated</a> there were 10 planets in the Milky Way galaxy emitting radio waves and thereby detectable in principle by Earth-based radio telescopes.</div><div><br></div><div>A lot has changed in the last half-century and we now have a much better understanding of some of these numbers.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>So, what do we know for sure?&nbsp;</div><div>While the universe is vast, let's restrict our investigation to only our own Milky Way, as other galaxies are very far away and the idea of traveling between them is even more daunting than interstellar travel. So, I'll only talk about our celestial neighbors.</div><div><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2017/12/20/opinions/keep-looking-for-unidentified-flying-objects-opinion-don-lincoln/index.html"><figure class="attachment attachment--preview" data-trix-attachment="{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:173,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/171219092059-ufo-department-of-defense-unidentified-flying-object-medium-plus-169.jpg&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:307}" data-trix-content-type="image"><img src="https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/171219092059-ufo-department-of-defense-unidentified-flying-object-medium-plus-169.jpg" width="307" height="173"><figcaption class="attachment__caption"></figcaption></figure></a></div><div><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2017/12/20/opinions/keep-looking-for-unidentified-flying-objects-opinion-don-lincoln/index.html">Keep looking for UFOs</a></div><div><br></div><div>The Milky Way has about <a href="https://www.space.com/25959-how-many-stars-are-in-the-milky-way.html">a hundred billion stars </a>in it, with some estimates four times larger than that. In 2009, NASA launched the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/kepler/main/index.html">Kepler spacecraft </a>to search for planets around distant stars. What the Kepler mission found was nothing short of astounding. We know that most stars have planets (over 80%). About a quarter of those planetary systems have a planet at a distance from the star that would allow for liquid water. And, of those, 10% to 20% of the time those planets are around the same size as Earth. Combining those numbers, we can estimate with some accuracy that the number of possibly habitable planets in our galaxy is in the neighborhood of 2 billion.</div><div><br></div><div>While there is some uncertainty in this estimate, it is relatively firm. We are far less certain in our estimation of whether life will be created, if it will survive, and if intelligence will evolve. If these life-related probabilities are high, say above 50%, then life should be extremely common in our galaxy. If those numbers are low, we could be alone.</div><div><br></div><div>For all these factors, we only have our own Earth to guide us. And, of course, generalizing from a single instance is not a wise thing to do. However, we are not completely ignorant even with just our single planet to study</div><div><br><br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>I think that pancakes are better than walffles, and the article I read had some good reasons like, you can only really stack a few walffles before it’s too much, walffles require a walffle iron but not all people have one, pancakes have the ability to take other shapes ,and syrup gets stuck in the little squares that’s why pancakes are better.</div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Cat or dog?<br><br>I prefer dog because I think they are cuter than cats and they don’t scratch as much as cats. Also, I am allergic to cats so it would just make me feel bad if I had one.&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Sports or video games? I think sports are better because they allow kids a healthy life. Team sports are great because children have chances to build friendships and learn how to get along with others. Sports also teach kids discipline and good sportsmanship. In North Carolina 54% of kids ages 5-10 play a sport. This is not even including middle schoolers and high schoolers who play sports too. Sports are something that people can make money off of. People can get full scholarships off of sports.</div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Does playing sports help improve grades&nbsp;<br><br>I think playing sports doses improve grades because you haft to have your grades up to play sports </div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>R</div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>The best voice </div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Real Madrid or Barca?<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>About 1.4 million U.S. children and adolescents were involved in family caregiving, with approximately 11% helping a sibling&nbsp;( basically teens are taking care of younger sibling, help them become better parents in the long run.</div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Huskies or Labs<br><br>I prefer Huskies because their personality is very sweet and playful, they can be a little bit too hyper sometimes but it doesn't bother me as much. Huskies are gentle, intelligent, friendly and gentle.</div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><a href="https://www.tomsguide.com/us/xbox-one-vs-ps4,review-2543.html">https://www.tomsguide.com/us/xbox-one-vs-ps4,review-2543.html</a><br> I choose this because my mom is getting a PS4 OR A XBOX ONE and we wanted to know which would be best to get.<br>The article decribes the ups and downs of both consoles.<br>The data says that the XBOX ONE has some features that the PS4 doesn’t have but it says that overall the PS4 is better.<br>I thought it supported my views be cause all the games I like are on the PS4 and is thin.<br>This article did not change my opinion.<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <title>Mymphis</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>My argument is ninja or tsk myth...to start off I would say that myth is without a doubt a better builder, I’m not saying ninja isn’t good at building but I would definitely say they’re are things that ninja can do better than (tsm) myth... also putting into perspective that ninja is eight years older than myth meaning he has more experience, a lot of people believe that ninja is undoubtedly better which is somewhat true considering he does have better statistics and he does have more wins but I think myth will catch up</div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>PUBG OR FORTNITE now in my opinion there both awesome battle royale games and a good gaming experience but remember good games have there mistakes and PUBG and fortnite are no different with fortnite a bad severs always breaking and being down and PUBG was mixed opinions graphics and lag but they are good games and Take way the bad things and you have amazing battle royale games with fortnite awesome building gameplay and dank dances and PUBGs good shooting gameplay </div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>German Shepard or husky&nbsp;<br><br>German Shepard because for me that’s always been my favorite dog</div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Hours of games played a week an average year old man plays 8.6 hours a week</div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><a href="http://www.debate.org/opinions/are-dogs-better-than-cats">Dogs or cats&nbsp;<br>I think dogs because they are more active and like playing outside and doing things while cats are lazy animals that lay inside and sleep.<br>http://www.debate.org/opinions/are-dogs-better-than-cats</a></div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Which is better pc or console? In my opinion I would rather have a console. I’m not saying that pc is bad I’m just saying </div>]]></description>
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