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The longest-serving lawmaker in U.S. congressional history, a legendary Motown artist, and the matriarch of a renowned political family will be among this year's recipients of the nation's highest civilian honor, the White House announced Monday.

Rep. John Dingell, Stevie Wonder and Ethel Kennedy are three of the nineteen Americans who Obama will bestow the Presidential Medal of Freedom upon later this month.

Dingell has served nearly 60 years in Congress representing a district outside Detroit. He'll retire at the end of this session. Wonder has won 25 Grammys and an Oscar for his fusion of soul, rhythm and blues and jazz. And Kennedy, who is the widow of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, became an activist for human rights and the environment after her husband's death.

Other honorees this year include Meryl Streep, the prolific actress known for holding the most Oscar nominations of any actor in history. She stars this winter in "Into the Woods," the musical composed by Stephen Sondheim, to whom Obama will also award the Medal of Freedom on November 24.

Tom Brokaw, the former "NBC Nightly News" anchor, will be honored as well, alongside actress Marlo Thomas, golfer Charles Sifford and author Isabel Allende.

The other medalists are scientist Mildred Dresselhaus; Native American activist Suzan Harjo; former Reps. Abner Mikva of Illinois and Patsy Takemoto Mink of Hawaii; and economist Robert Solow.

Five awards will be delivered posthumously: to "Freedom Summer" civil rights activists James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner; to the well-known choreographer Alvin Ailey, who founded the namesake dance company; and to Rep. Edward Roybal, the founder of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.
1. What award is this about?
2. Who is one of the recipients?
3. Who does he represent?
4. How long has be done this?
5. Will he work next year?
6. When will he stop?
7. Who else has won?
8. Why exactly?
9. Are there any actors or actresses?
10. Has she starred in anything lately?
11. In what?
12. Is anyone else from that winning?
13. Who is he?
14. Are there any people in sports winning?
15. Who?
16. Are there any scientists, if so, who?
17. What about writers?
18. Are there any other people from TV?
19. Who is he?
20. Anyone else?

Numbered answers:
1. the Presidential Medal of Freedom
2. Rep. John Dingell
3. a district outside Detroit
4. nearly 60 years
5. No
6. At the end of this session
7. Stevie Wonder
8. Wonder has won 25 Grammys and an Oscar
9. Meryl Streep
10. Yes
11. Into the Woods
12. Stephen Sondheim
13. The composer
14. Yes
15. golfer Charles Sifford
16. Mildred Dresselhaus
17. Isabel Allende
18. Tom Brokaw
19. A former "NBC Nightly News" anchor
20. Marlo Thomas

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Country singer and songwriter Adrienne Young brings together music and agricultural activities.She even included seeds in the album cover of her first CD.

Adrienne Young wants people to know that she supports the movement in America to increase local farming.She offers information about agricultural issues on her Web site.And now part of the moneyfrom her third and newest release, "Room to Grow",will be donated to help support community gardens.

Adrienne Young's family has lived in Florida for seven generations.Her ancestors helped develop the agriculture industry there.The state of Florida is the nation's second largest producer of fruits and vegetables, 'after California.

Adrienne Young has said that her interest in nature was shaped by the fact that she did not grow up on a farm.She grew up in a house her grandfather build on what had been farmland two generations ago.But the land was developed and was now part of a highway.

Adrienne Young has teamed up with two organizations that support local farming and gardening efforts.One is the American Community Gardening Association.The other is FoodRoutes,a group she has represented for several years.

FoodRoutes says buying locally grown food is not only about taste and freshness.The group says buying locally also helps to strengthen local economies and protect the environment.Exports say food in the United States travels all average of more than three thousand kilometers from farm to store.
1. where did she grow up?
2. did she grow up on a farm?
3. what information does she have on her site?
4. who built the house?
5. what will the money from her album go towards?
6. how long ago was the house built?
7. what was on her album?
8. how far does food travel?
9. who does she support?
10. which organizations?
11. how does buying local help?
12. what did her ancestors do?
13. what is the name of the latest album?
14. how long has her family lived there?
15. is Florida the largest producer?
16. who is?
17. what is produced?
18. what happened to the land?
19. how long has she been with foodroutes?
20. what does she want people to know?

Numbered answers:
1. FLorida
2. no
3. agricultural issues
4. her grandfather
5. community gardens
6. two generations ago
7. seeds
8. average of 3000 km
9. increasing local farming
10. American Community Gardening Association and FoodRoutes
11. strengthens local economies and protects the environment
12. developed Florida's agricultural industry
13. "Room to Grow"
14. seven generations
15. no
16. California
17. fruits and vegetables
18. developed into a highway
19. several years
20. she supports local farming

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Science has a lot of uses. It can reveal laws of nature, cure diseases, make bombs, and help bridges to stand up. Indeed science is so good at what it does that there's always a temptation to drag it into problems where it may not be helpful. David Brooks, author ofThe Social Animal, The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement, appears to be the latest in a long line of writers who have failed to resist the temptation.

Brooks gained fame for several books. His latest bookThe Social Animal, however, is more ambitious and serious than his earlier books. It is an attempt to deal with a set of weighty topics. The book focuses on big questions: What has science revealed about human nature? What are the sources of character? And why are some people happy and successful while others aren't?

To answer these questions, Brooks surveys a wide range of subjects. Because of this, you might expect the book to cover a variety of facts. But Brooks has structured his book in an unusual, and perhaps unfortunate way. Instead of introducing scientific theories, he tells a story, within which he tries to make his points, perhaps in order to keep the reader's attention. So as Harold and Erica, the hero and heroine in his story, live through childhood, we hear about the science of child development and as they begin to date we hear about the theory of sexual attraction. Brooks carries this through to the death of one of his characters.

On the whole, Brooks's story is acceptable if uninspired. As one would expect, his writing is mostly clear and, to be fair, some chapters stand out above the rest. I enjoyed, for instance, the chapter in which Harold discovers how to think on his own. While Harold and Erica are certainly not strong characters, the more serious problems withThe Social Animallie elsewhere. These problems partly involve Brooks's attempt to translate his tale into science.
1. how many uses are listed for science?
Numbered answers:
1. Four