Does Obama Deserve Nobel Peace Prize

By Keri Waterhouse

U.S. President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize because of his healthcare reform plans.

Shortly after word of it got out, social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook users were updating their status' and tweeting.
Half of the topics on Twitter were about the Nobel Peace Prize and Obama.

On Twitter, the opinions were seperated between those who think Obama is a worthy recipient, and those who wonder how he even won the prize having only been in office not even a year yet. Many tweeters think he should refuse the prize.

If he is going to be awarded this known prize, hopefully it is for all the right reasons. I hope that in the end it won't be a mistake.

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Educating the Public with Television

By Michelle Zimmerman

It has always been important to our country that everyone receives an education, so important that it is required by law. The only way to maintain a strong government is to continue teaching the citizens so they are able to continue the success of the country with generations soon pass.

Although Internet is considered the largest source for the media it is not available to all citizens whereas television broadcast can be obtained from a simple television free of charge. The idea is programs would be developed to educate people in the departments of science and civics.

Top scholars in the country would take their knowledge and broadcast it on an educational channel. The information would be important and anyone that wants to further their education could as simple as a click of the button.

There would be no physical attribute of watching these broadcasts. The reward would be the privilege of receiving the knowledge free of charge. The broadcasts will only be beneficial to those citizens that are willing to take advantage of the oppotunity.

PBS is an example of a television broadcast that is already pursuing something similar to this idea. Not only would these programs be delivered to the public but as well as institutions. It can change the way education is received.

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NASA Satellite Slams Into the Moon on Purpose

By Meghan Vosberg

On Friday, Oct. 9, a satellite the size of a school

bus intentionally smashed into the moon. NASA hopes that with this mission they can find out if the moon has water. This could be used in the future as a resource for astronauts.

The Impactor bore a 13-foot hole into the moon's surface. The reaction kicked up a wave of dust that reached 6 miles high. After the satellite hit a robot the size of a Volkswagen

Beetle, went through the debris. It recorded and sent the information back to Earth before also smashing into the lunar surface.

Experts believe that the most water on the Moon will be in dark craters in the form of ice.
"We don't anticipate anyting about presence or absence of water immediately. It's going to take ups some time," cautioned Anthony Colaprete, the principal investigator for the mission. The mission was officially launched June 18, 2009 and now the project will have to wait longer for the information to be processed. One surprising find is that sodium is present. This is something that scientists were not looking for.

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