Question: The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's seven uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the U.S. military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission (with jurisdiction in both domestic and international waters) and a federal regulatory agency mission as part of its mission set. It operates under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security during peacetime, and can be transferred to the U.S. Department of the Navy by the U.S. President at any time, or by the U.S. Congress during times of war. This has happened twice, in 1917, during World War I, and in 1941, during World War II.

Created by Congress on 4 August 1790 at the request of Alexander Hamilton as the Revenue Marine, it is the oldest continuous seagoing service of the United States. As Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton headed the Revenue Marine, whose original purpose was collecting customs duties in the nation's seaports. By the 1860s, the service was known as the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service and the term Revenue Marine gradually fell into disuse.

The modern Coast Guard was formed by a merger of the Revenue Cutter Service and the U.S. Life-Saving Service on 28 January 1915, under the U.S. Department of the Treasury. As one of the country's five armed services, the Coast Guard has been involved in every U.S. war from 1790 to the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan. the Coast Guard had over 36,000 men and women on active duty, 7,350 reservists, 29,620 auxiliarists, and 7,064 full-time civilian employees. In terms of size, the U.S. Coast Guard by itself is the world's 12th largest naval force. 1. When was the United States Coast Guard created?
2. At the request of what person?
3. What body created it?
4. What was it originally know as?
5. What was Hamilton's title when he created it?
6. What was it originally created to do?
7. When did it change it's name to U.S. Revenue Cutter Service?
8. How many uniformed services does the United States currently have?
9. Does the coast Guard act only in domestic watters?
10. During peacetime, what department does it operate under?
11. Who can change this oversite at any time?
12. Who can change this during war?
13. Has this happened during war?
14. How many times?
15. Which wars?
16. How many armed services does the US have?
17. Is the Coast Guard generally involved in wars?
18. How many active duty personnel does it currently have?
19. Does it employ civilians?
20. Does it have reservists? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. 4 August 1790
2. Alexander Hamilton
3. Congress
4. the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service
5. the Revenue Marine
6. collecting customs duties
7. the 1860s
8. seven
9. no
10. the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
11. the U.S. President
12. the U.S. Congress
13. yes
14. twice
15. World War I and World War II.
16. five
17. yes
18. 36,000
19. yes
20. yes

Question: One beautiful day, there was a watermelon. This watermelon was sitting on a bench. The bench was on the grass. The grass was in the park.

It was a beautiful place. But Watermelon had a problem. It was bored. All of its friends were busy!

"I'm so bored!" cried Watermelon.

"Come talk to me!" answered a voice from the park.

"But who are you? Where are you?" asked the watermelon.

"I am a rock. I am behind you."

Watermelon turned around. Off in the distance, it saw the rock.

"But Rock, you are so far away! Can you come closer?"

"No, I can't. I am a rock. I am big and flat and heavy. I am not round like you. I can't roll to join my friends. I can't play with everyone like you can. My shape is no good. No good at all. But I want to play! I want to talk!"

"That is a very sad story, Rock. But what can I do?"

"Can you roll?"

"Well, yes, yes I can."

"Then roll over here!"

And so Watermelon did. They talked for a long time. They sang songs. They played games. It was so much fun that Watermelon did not see the weather was changing. Suddenly a strong wind blew, and it pushed Watermelon away.

"Help! Help! I am rolling away, help!"

"Quick, Watermelon! Get behind me!" Rock was afraid for his new friend.

Watermelon rolled behind Rock, and there it was protected by Rock from the dangerous wind.

"You saved me! Thank you"

"No problem!"

"You may be big and flat and heavy. And maybe you can't roll around like me. But I am very happy because of that! I am safe because you are what you are!" 1. who was bored?
2. why was it bored?
3. where is it sitting?
4. where is that seat?
5. where is the lawn?
6. did it say anything?
7. did anyone answer?
8. who?
9. where was that located?
10. can it move?
11. why not?
12. can he have fun with anyone he wants?
13. does he want to interact?
14. Did the first object go to him?
15. how did it get there?
16. did they have fun?
17. what did they do?
18. did something go wrong?
19. what?
20. was he ok?? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Watermelon
2. All of its friends were busy
3. on a bench
4. on the grass
5. the park
6. "I'm so bored!"
7. yes
8. a rock
9. behind him
10. No
11. he cannot roll
12. no
13. yes
14. yes
15. he rolled
16. yes
17. talked, sang songs, played games
18. yes
19. the wind pushed watermelon away
20. yes