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 Live Earth Concert 2007

Live Earth Concert 2007
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     Flesch-Kincaid grade level:   8.61

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     challenging words:    spur, ratify, billed, vice, burning, treaty, performance, entertainment, cultural, spotlight, lessen, satellite, priority, Follow-up, legendary, massive
     content words:    Live Earth, British Antarctic Survey, Rothera Research Station, Antarctic Survey, Live Aid Concert, Live Aid, New York, Bon Jovi, Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson

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Live Earth Concert 2007
By Sharon Fabian 		  
1     Caption: Nunatak rehearses for its Live Earth performance scheduled for July 7, 2007. The band consists of researchers with the British Antarctic Survey and is based at the Rothera Research Station in Antarctica. Photo from the British Antarctic Survey
 
2     Over the years, people working for one cause or another have found many ways to get their message out. They have used posters, speeches, television commercials, and the internet. In the past twenty years, a new and unusual way of getting a message out has developed - huge, worldwide concerts.
 
3     This method was used in 1985 with the Live Aid Concert that raised money to help famine-stricken countries. Live Aid included concerts that were held in several locations around the world. Satellite transmissions and simultaneous television broadcasts opened up the event to millions of viewers. An even bigger concert, Live 8, was held in 2005, also in support of the world's poorest countries.
 
4     In 2007, another massive event was staged. This one, called Live Earth, was held to support the environment. It may have been the largest global entertainment event ever. The pop and rock concerts took place over twenty-four hours and seven continents. Concerts were held in New York, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Rio de Janeiro. The event was billed as the "Concerts for a Climate in Crisis."
 
5     Performers, including legendary rock stars as well as rising stars, filled stages around the world. The performers included the Police, Bon Jovi, Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson, and Black Eyed Peas.

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