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4. What is the story of the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope? Where is it located and why? What features of the telescope are most fascinating to you?6. The article concludes:Joining the Inouye telescope in this coronal detective work are NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, now orbiting the Sun, and the joint NASA-European Space Agency Solar…

Going FurtherOption 1: Image InquirySkim the article again and circle or highlight three words that you believe best summarize Indian Relay and the importance of the competition for families.Then choose three photographs from the article that you believe best embody or express the three words you selected. Look closely at all of the images and…

3) Endorse a candidate.The New York Times editorial board recently endorsed two Democratic candidates: Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar. In its editorial, the board wrote of Senator Warren:Senator Warren is a gifted storyteller. She speaks elegantly of how the economic system is rigged against all but the wealthiest Americans, and of “our chance to rewrite…

Now, reflect on what you heard:What was your experience listening to the oral history recordings?How was that experience different from reading about the death marches in a textbook or in another secondary account?What are you left feeling or wondering about after listening to the oral histories?Questions for Writing and DiscussionRead the article, then answer the…

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Find all our Lessons of the Day here.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Rural Montana Had Already Lost Too Many Native Women. Then Selena Disappeared.”In the featured article, Jack Healy covers the ongoing crisis of Native American women who have gone missing or been found murdered in southern Montana. The article states that in 2019, “5,590 Indigenous women…

6. The article concludes:But the jobs are unstable and inconsistent — as in the Peytons’ case, paying too much to qualify for benefits one month, offering too few hours to qualify the next. That is the root of the problem, Mr. Comer said. But addressing it would be a lot more expensive than food stamps.“If…