Stanley Green

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Stanley Green born?February 22, 1915
2. Where was Stanley Green born?England
3. Who was Stanley Green and why did he walk on Oxford Street?Stanley Green was a man who walked on Oxford Street for 25 years to talk to people about protein. He called himself the "Protein Man" and wanted to share his ideas about eating less protein.
4. What did Stanley Green think about protein?He believed that eating less protein could lower a person's desire for romance and help them be kinder.

Libido: The instinctual drive, especially sexual, considered as a principal part of the human personality.
Ubiquity: The state of being found everywhere, or of being very common.
Obituary: A notice of a death, especially in a newspaper, typically including a brief biography of the deceased.
Counter-culture: A way of life and set of attitudes opposed to or at variance with the prevailing social norm.