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Journell, Wayne. "The Influence of High-Stakes Testing on High School Teachers' Willingness to Incorporate Current Political Events into the Curriculum." High School Journal 93.3 (2010): 111-25. EBSCOhost. Web. 16 Nov. 2010.\n\n\nThis is an article that researched the curriculum at 3 different high schools. Its goal was to discover how teachers were incorporating the presidential election coverage into their classes, or if they did so at all. Some teachers failed to include any current events into the classroom because it would not be tested on at the end of the year graduation tests. They focused on issues and subjects the students needed in order to pass and graduate.

Fineran, Kerrie, et al. "The Barnum Effect and Chaos Theory: Exploring College Student ACOA Traits." Journal of College Student Psychotherapy 24.1 (2010): 17-31. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. The text both agrees with and opposes the idea that adul tchildren of alcoholics are a distinct group. Two-hundred college students were placed into one of the four categories: Adult Children of Alcoholics, Adverse Childhood Event Group, Alcohol and Adverse Childhood Event Group and the No Adverse Event Group. These students completed tests that measured drug and alcohol use.

PARKER, M. R., FOSTER, L. N., KROHN, K. R., & WILLIAMS, R. L. (2009). Relationship of college students' patriotism to use of specific new sources and knowledge of current political events. Journal of Political & Military Sociology, 37(2), 205-226.

News Literacy Project. "The News Literacy Project Kicks Off Its Chicago Pilot With An Event Featuring Clarence Page." The News Literacy Project. 2008. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. The News Literacy project was initiated in Chicago to teach students to be literate. They bring professional journalists into the classromm to help teach students. They teach students to distinguish between reliable news and unfiltered news and verified news.

Ellickson, Phyllis L., et. al. "Does alcohol advertising promote adolescent drinking? Results from a longitudinal assessment." Addiction. Vol. 100 (2005): Issue 2, p. 235 - 246. EBSCOhost. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. This article looked at the relationship between adolescents and alcohol advertisements. There are many forms of alcohol advertising including at sporting events and on television. The advertisements affected the different age groups of teens different. Alcohol advertisement has an impact on the development of adolescents.

Center For Science in the Public Interest. "Alcohol Advertising, Televised Sports, and Underage Youth." Cspinet.org. Aug. 2007. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. Televising alcohol during sporting games is highly effective to market your product to a large group of minors. It explains how many younger athletes and fans watch college sporting events and alcoholic companies spent over fifty two million dollars on advertising on commercial breaks. This doesnt mean its only appeals to underage viewers, many legal consumers also watch college sports which makes a good argument for the people who are trying to get thier product advertised during these games. This site also talks about other ways ads reach minors and what effects and influences are given based of a number of statistics.

Deshpande, Sameer, Michael Basil and Debra Basil. "Factors Influencing Healthy Eating Habits Among College Students." Health Marketing Scholarly 26.2 (2009) 145-164. Ebsocohost. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. Poor eating habits are an important public health issue that has large health and economic implications. Many food preferences are established early, but because people make more and more independent eating decisions as they move through adolescence, the transition to independent living during the university days is an important event. Numerous studies have shown that college students often have poor eating habits. Students tend to eat fewer fruits and vegetables on a daily basis\nand report high intake of high-fat, high-calorie foods.To study the phenomenon of food selection, the heath belief model was applied to predict the likelihood of healthy eating among university students. Numerous studies have shown that college students often have poor eating habits.

Brown, Abbie, and van Tryon Slagter. "Twenty-First Century Literacy: A Matter of Scale from Micro to Mega." Clearing House 83.6 (2010): 235-8. Print. PARKER, MEGAN R., et al. "Relationship of College Students' Patriotism to use of Specific New Sources and Knowledge of Current Political Events." Journal of Political & Military Sociology 37.2 (2009): 205-26. Print. This article describes the new approaches in teaching students literacy habits in an ever changing society with new technolgies.

Guerin, Stephen H. "Internationalizing the Curriculum: Improving Learning Through International Education: Preparing Students for Success in a Global Society." Community College Journal of Research & Practice 33.8 (2009): 611-614. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 3 Nov. 2010. This article discusses the importance of internationalization of curriculum and and its role in preparing students for a global and multicultural society. With recent events it is even more pressing that Americans today have an understanding of peoples of different cultures. Motlow State Community College (MSCC) recognizes this topic of discussion and survey's show that in its courses only 6% of its courses contain significant international content. International education especially at the college level has taken on a new importance. This article argues that despite the student's major, they should be exposed to multicultural education and this knowledge which will enhance a student's success in the global environment of the future.

American Advertising Federation. "College Alcohol Advertising." Aaf.org. Apr. 2007. Web. 14 Nov. 2010. The main concern of this article was to prohibit the playing of alcohol promoting commercials during college sporting games. As a government agency, it talks about their stance on the argument of commercials being geared towards minors and what information they have to support their claims. It also explains what issues are raised, what congress and the governmet is doing to stop this, as well as the problems that come with this particular issue.

Talks about how police officers raided underage teens who were drinking illegally at a party in Naperville, Illinois. The police issued a citation to all the underage drinkers. they also cited Garrison Wood for being at a party where there was underage drinking. It then goes into another case where a girl got in trouble for driving home her two friends who were drinking. Party Off?." Current Events 104.2 (2004): 3. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 17 Nov. 2010.

Quinn, Lena Consolini. "Enhancing News Literacy." School Library Journal (2009). Web. 8 Nov. 2010. .\n\n\n\n\nMany in the news publishing industry have noticed a decline in the interest of news in the younger generation. Many teens are oblivious to what is happening in the world, and it worries some. These are the teens that are going to be the next generation of leaders in the world and they are clueless. So some initiatives have been stared to stimulate an interst in the news for teens.

Wells, Ryan. "The Global and the Multicultural: Opportunities, Challenges, and Suggestions for Teacher Education." Multicultural Perspectives 10.3 (2008): 142-149. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. The potential benefits of using global themes in the classroom include a greater understanding of multicultural concepts, and a greater understanding of how global events affect multiculturalism in the U.S., and a greater understanding of the other cultures in relation toe the U.S. Today many educational programs include minimal about of multicultural education. This article also discusses ways to integrate global perspectives into studies and the challenges that educators face.

Boehm, Mike. "Michelle Obama Tells International Audience Why the Arts Matter." Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2010. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. The article is a report of Michelle Obama's speech on the importance of the arts at an event last September. She supported the cause giving her opinion on how the arts have the ability to impact us all. She specifically addresses young people and the importance of including the arts in their education. The ideas that art encourages individuality,growth and representation of our ideals are central to her speech