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Are you compelled to make new discoveries? If you could search for something completely new—animals, stars, a cure for a major disease—what would you want to discover, and how would you do it?
(In the this 2008 photo provided by the Queensland Museum are sabellids or fan worms in the waters off Heron Island, Australia. Photo: ©Gary Cranitch, Queensland Museum/AP Images)
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What are your ideas to help save the mountain gorilla? What can kids in America do to raise awareness of the problems facing the mountain gorilla?
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What did you learn from the first presidential debate of 2008? Which candidate's ideas for the future of the United states will best support you and your family?
Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain and Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama greet one another after the presidential debate at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi, Friday, September 26, 2008. Moderator Jim Lehrer looks on at center. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
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The focus of the first presidential debate will likely change from foreign policy to the U.S. economic crisis. What are the most important questions for the candidates to answer on the current state of the economy? Why?
Work continues in preparation for the first presidential debate at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, September 25, 2008.(Photo: AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
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John McCain has called for the first presidential debate to be postponed while Congress negotiates an economic recovery bill. Should the debate be put on hold or maybe even canceled? Do you think the candidates could possibly do both?
Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain delivers a statement to the traveling press corps in New York, Wednesday, September 24, 2008, that he is directing his staff to work with Barack Obama's campaign and the debate commission to delay Friday's debate because of the economic crisis. (Photo: ©Gerald Herbert/AP Images)
Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama speaks during news conference in Clearwater, Florida, Wednesday, September 24, 2008, in response to Republican John McCain's statement Wednesday that he wants to postpone Friday's debate to deal with the nation's financial problems, Obama said "it's more important than ever" that the country hear from its next president. (Photo: AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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President Bill Clinton called your generation of students the most pro-environment and pro-species in the history of this country. Do you agree with him and if so, why do you think this is true?
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Do you think the penny should be retired? Why or why not?
(Penny Image 2: Formative Years in Indiana Reverse. Designer: Charles Vickers. Sculptor: Charles Vickers Description: This reverse depicts a young Lincoln educating himself while working as a rail splitter in Indiana. Credit: U.S. Mint.)
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Have you ever been in an emergency situation? What did you do to get through it?
(From left to right: Boy Scouts Kyle Lai, Tommy Muench, and Colin Muench at the home of a fellow troop member in Maplewood, New Jersey, September 16, 2008. Photo: Veronica Majerol)
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The UN deals with issues that are important to the entire planet. What do you think are the top three most important issues facing not just the United States, but the world?
(Photo: Opening meeting of the sixty-third session of the United Nations General Assembly, September 16, 2008, in New York, New York. Credit: UN Photo/Marco Castro)
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On Constitution Day, we honor and celebrate the cornerstone of our government. The Constitution is the most important document in the United States. It’s the basis of our government and provides us with our rights. But the Constitution means something different for everybody. What does the Constitution mean to you.
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The government has already stepped in to help two failing financial institutions, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Should the government do more to help other companies that are failing? If you were President, how would you handle the problems in the economy?
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Have you ever had to evacuate your home as a natural disaster approached? What did you do? Do you have any advice for other kids who might have to go through an evacuation?
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What do you do to volunteer in your community? How can more people get involved in public service?
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Today is a the 7th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01. It is a day of remembrance and commemoration. What is your school doing today to remember the victims of 9/11?
(Photo: The World Trade Center site is shown Thursday, September 11, 2008 at dawn in New York on the seventh anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center. AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
By Danielle Azzolina
As I drove back home from Manhattan Wednesday, I noticed the two beams of light stretching up into the sky from the site of the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers. They looked like they stretched right up to heaven. The way the two lights reflected off a cloud in the sky, it looked like two eyes watching over the site. It was an amazing thing to see. I watched it out the back window of our car until I couldn’t see them anymore.
I was going home after hearing President Bill Clinton talk to families of the victims at an event on the evening before the 7th anniversary of 9/11/2001. I thought he was very genuine and nice, and I could tell that he truly cared about the families and victims of 9/11.
Clinton spoke at the Voices of September 11th “Day of Remembrance event, held at the Marriott Hotel in New York City not far from Ground Zero, where the Twin Towers stood. He was there to listen to the families of the victims, to hear their stories, and to find out how they are doing now.
The 41st President talked about how important it is to record the stories and events of that day. He asked the family members to think about how they want their friends and family members to be remembered. He said that their stories should be recorded and that people 100 years from now will be reading about them and the day of 9/11/2001 in America. He said remembering this day is important to America.
He mentioned how on that day the country was united and it seemed that the whole world was with us. I could tell that he wished that that was still true now.
Clinton also said it was important to keep the scholarship fund going for children of the victims. He said he had raised a lot of money for the fund and that he cared about it very much.
When he was finished speaking a woman pleaded with him to help her and others find remains of the unfound victims—the ones still somewhere at the site or in a landfill on Staten Island. He let her come up to speak with him, and he really listened to what she had to say. I could tell from her voice that she was upset. I felt sorry for her. She has been upset for a long time because it was seven years ago! I hope she gets help and all the other families do too.
I spoke with a fireman who was at the event. I asked him if he was there on that day seven years ago. He told me that he was. He was with a small group and he witnessed a lot. He told me that it was true that some victims have never been found. I thought about that all the way home.
I think it’s important to always remember what happened on 9/11/2001 and to show the families that we haven’t forgotten them. I think President Clinton’s visit with the families, and his speech at the event must have comforted the families and shown them that America will never forget this tragedy.
He said that the attack was not a religious attack but a political one. He mentioned that many different kinds of people died that day and people from many different religions.
I was able to ask President Clinton a question for Scholastic News. I asked him, “What has been the most important thing our government has done since 9/11/2001 to prevent another terrorist attack?” He said working with other countries and sharing information was a very important thing in stopping terrorist attacks.
"We ought to be about the business of making a world with more partners and fewer terrorists," he said. “There are literally thousands of people, Americans and others, who work on this, and they all work together and share information all around the world. That's the model of what we're going to have to do more of.”
I felt it was an honor to be there and to meet President Clinton. This is another day I will never forget.
(A short test of the "Tribute in Light" illuminates the sky over the World Trade Center site Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008 in New York. The Tribute in Light will be turned on for the evening of Thursday, Sept. 11, in honor of those who lost their lives seven years ago in the terrorist attacks on the United States. Credit: ©Mark Lennihan/AP Images)
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What are your ideas to help preserve endangered animals? Can
you think of ways to get your community involved in helping endangered
animals survive? Tell us about your ideas!
(Photo: Belle, a loggerhead turtle from Melbourne Beach, Florida, starts the Tour de Turtles race just off the east coast of central Florida, August 1, 2008. Photo courtesy Caribbean Conservation Corporation, www.cccturtle.org)
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What subject or activity are you most excited about this school year?
Girls learning the English alphabet at a school in Kabul, Afghanistan, June, 2007. Photo: ©Alison Wright/Corbis.
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Who is your favorite tennis player? Why?
Serena Williams holds up her championship trophy after defeating Jelena Jankovic, of Serbia to win the women's championship match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Sunday, September 7, 2008. (Photo: ©Julie Jacobson/AP Images)
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What do you think of the two vice presidential candidates? How do you think each will help their running mates in the presidential election?
Republican Presidential Nominee Senator John McCain and Republican Vice Presidential Nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin celebrate at the end of the last day of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 4, 2008. Behind them are Palin's husband Todd, holding their son Trig, McCain's wife Cindy and other members of their families. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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No matter who wins the election—Democrats or Republicans—history will be made. Either a woman will be Vice President or an African-American will be President. What are your thoughts about this turning point in American history?
Photo: Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, right, holds her son Trig, as she is joined by her family on stage after her speech at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, Wednesday, September 3, 2008. From left are son, Track, daughter, Bristol and her boyfriend, Levi Johnston, daughters Willow and Piper and husband, Todd. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
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Kid Reporter Abigayle Lista evacuated her New Orleans home as Hurricane Gustav approached. She also evacuated when Hurricane Katrina hit. She said it was a stressful experience having to evacuate. Have you ever had to evacuate your home as a natural disaster approached? What did you do? Do you have any advice for other kids who might have to go through an evacuation?
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