Exercise: List Fifteen Items That You Believe to Be About

question 16

Essay

Exercise: List fifteen items that you believe to be about current popular music. When you are finished, trade your list for that of a classmate. Place each item from your classmate's list into one of three categories: (1) those you believe to be , (2) those you believe to be , and (3) those you are uncertain about. Next, explain to each other why you assigned the items as you did. Finally, based on this discussion, compile a third list that contains only those items from the original lists that both of you know to be . Submit this list to your instructor for any comments he or she might have.

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Definitions:

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Informal Rulemaking

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Admissibility of Evidence

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Environmental Impact Statements

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