Question: An artist in Oakland, California is using his skills to help the homeless. Greg Kloehn builds very small shelters that make life on the streets more comfortable. The structures offer the homeless some safety and protection from bad weather. Each little house also has wheels on the bottom so it can go wherever its owner goes.

Greg Kloehn has given away at least 20 tiny houses to the homeless on the street. On a recent day, Mr. Kloehn stops to visit his homeless friends. One of them is Oscar Young. The two men hug when they see each other. Inside his little shelter Mr. Young gets relief from cold nights on the streets. Mr. Kloehn also visits Sweet-Pea, another friend who also lives in one of the little homes the artist built. She says it keeps her safe and protects her belongings.

In the mornings, Mr. Kloehn searches the streets for building materials. He gathers what he can and takes it to his studio. There, he puts the houses together. Empty coffee bags become roof material. A washing machine door and refrigerator part become windows. Nails, screws and the sticky glue hold all the pieces together. The artist also attaches a small electrical device to the house. The device is powered by the sun.

Some of the people living on the streets once had normal houses of their own. But some of the people say they have learned to live with less and they are thankful to that man.

Mr. Kloehn says his work is not a social project. He says he is just someone using his skills to help his homeless neighbors. 1. What is Greg Kloehn doing?
2. how?
3. what do they offer?
4. Does he know any of the homeless?
5. Can you name one?
6. Does he have one of these houses?
7. How many has he given away?
8. Where does he get his materials?
9. Is there any electricity?
10. What are they powered by?
11. Are these people born on the streets?
12. What have they learned to live with?
13. Can the houses be moved?
14. how?
15. What material can be used as a roof?
16. And what holds it together?
17. What is his occupation?
18. where does he live?
19. Does he built for people in other neighborhoods?
20. where do the people live? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. helping the homeless.
2. by building very small shelters
3. safety and protection from bad weather
4. Yes
5. Oscar Young
6. Yes
7. at least 20
8. the streets
9. Yes
10. sun.
11. No
12. with less
13. Yes
14. Each house has wheels on the bottom
15. Empty coffee bags
16. Nails, screws and the sticky glue
17. An artist
18. Oakland
19. No
20. Oakland, California

Question: Chapter IV.--BATTLE OF KOLIN.

On and after June 9th, the bombardment at Prag abated, and never rose to briskness again; the place of trial for decision of that Siege having flitted else-whither, as we said. About that time, rumors came in, not so favorable, from the Duke of Bevern; which Friedrich, strong in hope, strove visibly to disbelieve, but at last could not. Bevern reports that Daun is actually coming on, far too strong for his resisting;--in other terms, that the Siege of Prag will not decide itself by bombardment, but otherwise and elsewhere. Of which we must now give some account; brief as may be, especially in regard to the preliminary or marching part.

Daun, whose light troops plundered Brandeis (almost within wind of the Prussian Rear) on the day while Prag Battle was fighting, had, on that fatal event, gradually drawn back to Czaslau, a place we used to know fifteen years ago; and there, or in those neighborhoods, defensively manoeuvring, and hanging upon Kuttenberg, Kolin, especially upon his Magazine of Suchdol, Daun, always rather drawing back, with Brunswick-Bevern vigilantly waiting on him, has continued ever since; diligently recruiting himself; ranking the remains of the right wing defeated at Prag; drawing regiments out of Mahren, or whencesoever to be had. Till, by these methods, he is grown 60,000 strong; nearly thrice superior to Bevern; though being a "Fabius Cunctator" (so called by and by), he as yet attempts nothing. Forty thousand in Prag, with Sixty here in the Czaslau Quarter, [Tempelhof, i. 196; Retzow (i. 107, 109) counts 46,000+66,000.] that makes 100,000; say his Prussian Majesty has two-thirds of the number: can the Fabius Cunctator attempt nothing, before Prag utterly famish? 1. when did the bombardment of Prag abate?
2. did it start up again soon?
3. whose forces had sacked Brandeis?
4. where had his army drawn back to?
5. was he using offensive or defensive tactics?
6. was he able to amass more soldiers?
7. what was the size of his force now?
8. what were two battles he was able to gather soldiers from?
9. was the news from the Duke of Bevern good or bad?
10. what was the news?
11. did he feel he could resist Daun?
12. how many times larger than Bevern's forces were Daun's? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. On and after June 9th
2. no
3. Daun
4. Czaslau
5. defensive
6. yes
7. 60,000
8. Prag and Czaslau Quarter
9. bad
10. that the Siege of Prag will not decide itself by bombardment, but otherwise and elsewhere
11. no
12. three

Question: Electronic books have changed the way many people read for pleasure. Now online textbooks are changing the way some students learn and some teachers teach.

More than one hundred seventy-five thousand students attend the public schools in Fairfax County, Virginia, outside Washington. Last year, the school system used digital books in fifteen schools. This school year, middle schools and high schools changed from printed to electronic textbooks in their social studies classes.

Luke Rosa is a history teacher at Falls Church High School. His students work on laptop computers at school. He explains the idea to them this way. "I mean, it's just like a regular textbook, except it's got it all online."

Peter Noonan, an assistant superintendent of schools, said, "The world's changing. And the online textbooks can change right along with the events that are happening." Digital books also cost less than printed textbooks, he said.

A student named Melanie Reuter said, "I don't have to carry a textbook around, so that's nice."

But another student said, "I don't like it because the Internet sometimes doesn't work."

Students also need access to the Internet when they are not at school. About ten percent of students in Fairfax Country do not have a computer or online access at home. Public libraries in the country have free Internet. There are also after-school computer labs as well as computer clubhouse supported by the country. Middle school student Slieman Hakim is happy about that. He said, "My family only has one computer; my sister and I both do our homework on it. So I come here to do my homework. It's good."

Other school systems in the area are also considering online textbooks. 1. What is having an impact on education?
2. How does Melanie feel about them?
3. Why?
4. Does anyone mention a downside?
5. What is it?
6. Who teaches history?
7. Where?
8. What does the superintendant like about them?
9. Can they be updated more easily?
10. How many kids attend school in Fairfax county?
11. What state is it located in?
12. How many schools had digital text books last year?
13. Is anyone getting them this year?
14. Who?
15. For all courses?
16. Which one?
17. Do people use them for reading other things?
18. Is the school located in Washington?
19. Is it near there?
20. Who has students who work on computers in class? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Now online textbooks
2. She likes it
3. She doesn't have to carry a textbook around
4. Yes
5. because the Internet sometimes doesn't work
6. Luke Rosa
7. Falls Church High School
8. Digital books also cost less than printed textbooks
9. Yes
10. one hundred seventy-five thousand
11. Virginia
12. fifteen
13. Yes
14. middle schools and high schools
15. No
16. social studies
17. Yes
18. No
19. Yes
20. Luke Rosa