3/29/2018: Commentary: The Ideal Female Body Type is Getting Even Harder to Attain - Ex-NFL Player Declines Honor, Says Football 'Destroyed My Life'

Today's Article: Commentary: The Ideal Female Body Type is Getting Even Harder to Attain
From: TheConversation.com
Readability Score: 12.0

A study suggests that women are no longer expected to just be thin in order to be considered beautiful; now they must look muscular as well. Is this a healthy trend promoting health, or an unhealthy, impossible ideal? And check out Today's basic article for an interactive quiz/survey asking students to consider what risks are acceptable in order to attain football fame and fortune.

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Today's Alternate Article: Ex-NFL Player Declines Honor, Says Football 'Destroyed My Life'
Readability Score: 9.3

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11/30/2016: Why Kids Need Recess - Americans Are Still Too Fat

Today's Article: Why Kids Need Recess
From: Atlantic
Readability Score: 12.2
...and why it's endangered.

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Readability Score: 7.1

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