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  The 50+ Café Sound Bites are independent and can be completed in any order. 
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Topic: Cafés, tea and coffee
Café Sound Bites 
  1.  Indian tea set for a revival 
  2.  Starbucks’ Literacy Project
 
Topic:  Names and naming practices

 
Topic:  Schools and education
Topic:  Seasons of the year
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Topic:  Letter writing and friends
Topic:  Important school subjects
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Topic:  Halloween and scary occurrences
Topic:   Halloween story starters
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Topic:  Hobbies and sports
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Topic:  Families and genealogy
Topic:  Thanksgiving and the Pilgrims
Topic:  Songs and lyrics
Topic:  History of holidays
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Topic:  World peace
Topic:  Christmas
Topic:  Goals
Topic:   New Year’s resolutions
Topic:  Martin Luther King, Jr.
 
Topic:  Scientific discoveries
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Topic:  Decorating and architecture
Café Sound Bites
1. Redecorating TV
2. US Architecture
Topic:  Superheroes
Topic:  Valentine’s Day
Café Sound Bite
1. Love Poetry
2. Do We Need Poetry?
Topic:  Cultural norms
Café Sound Bite
America 101
Topic:   Books
Topic:  Movies
Topic:  St. Patrick’s Day
Topic:   Sports and athletes
Topic:  Theory of evolution
Topic:   Stem cell research
Topic:   Natural disasters

Café Sound Bites
1. Rebuilding after Disaster
2. Pakistan Earthquake's Youngest Survivors
3. The Economic Costs of Natural Disasters
4. Reconciling Religious Faith and Natural Disaster

Topic:  Overcoming Pollution

Topic:   Gardens and gardening

Topic:  Justice and the Courts
Topic:  Transportation
Topic:  Teachers and higher education
Café Sound Bite
What's College For?
Topic:   Equality between men and women
Topic:  Marketing and advertisements
Topic:  Future cars
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Topic:  Myths and Legends
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Topic:  Vacation Spots
Topic:  Independence Day, 4th of July
Topic:  Leadership
Topic:   Space exploration
Topic:  Art
Topic:  Weather
Topic:   Music genres
Topic:   Courage and Rosa Parks
Topic:  Immigration
Topic:  MySpace
Topic:   Technology and computers
Topic:  Writing
Topic:  Dance
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Topic:  Staying healthy
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Topic:  Online learning
Topic:  Music sharing
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Topic:  News media and bias
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Topic:  Health care
Café Sound Bite Health care
 
 Topic:  Learning a Second Language
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Topic:  Creativity