Zero Dark Thirty

In the days following the terrorist attacks of Sept 11, 2001 the United States began the hunt for the man believed to responsible, Osama bin Laden.

Nearly 10 years later, a raid by Navy SEALS on a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan ended in the death of the world’s most wanted man.

This film tells the story of how the CIA tracked him down.   It also makes the audience question if it is just to sacrifice some of our ideals to avenge the deaths of 9/11.

World Trade Center

20 people survived the collapse of the Twin Towers.   Click here for an article that gives a brief description of how they survived.

Wil Jimeno and John McLouglin are the most well known due to their story being told in the Oliver Stone movie, World Trade Center.  They were the 18th and 19th survivors pulled from the rubble.  Genelle Guzman was the 20th.  She was rescued the next day, twenty-one hours after the collapse of the North Tower.

The identity of one survivor, who walked out of the rubble, is still unknown.

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USH End-of-Year Project

In class on May 22-23 you were assigned a section of the NEW book.   With that material, you will create three items for this project:

___ 1.  An outline of your assigned section, as a blog post, exactly as you did for the May 22-23 kickoff.
(25 points)

___ 2.   A short quiz on your section, as a separate blog post, which includes:   1 fill in the blank question, 1 true/false question, 2 multiple choice questions and 2 short answer questions.
(25 points)

___ 3.   A poster (11” x 17” or larger) of your assigned section which includes:   a 50/50 mix of photos and text.   All photos and text must be relevant to your assigned section.   The format, style and size of the poster is your choice, so be creative.
(100 points)

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PROJECTS ARE DUE Wed, May 29 (odd day) and Thur, May 30 (even day)

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sec	per 3	per 5	per 2
17.1		Daniel / Kevan	Andrew
17.2		Jessica
17.3	Demarcus		Morgan
18.1	Courtney	Luis	Shannon
18.2	Rah-Rah	Trekel	Alyssa
18.3	Hudson	Daylyn	Juan
19.1	Lee	Tom	Kevin
19.2	Roy	Cody	John/Ryan
19.3	Angel	Willie / Eddie	Keosha
19.4	Kierra	Joseph	Steffi
19.5	Maria		Ashley
20.1	Linda/Alex	Montana	Jessica
20.2	Ragan		Clayton
20.3	Colton	Elexus	Toniann
20.4	Bethany
21.1	Demmy	Levi
21.2	Cindy	Olivia	Alex
21.3	Josh C.	Austin	Bailey
22.1	Joe A.	Andrew	Tristan
22.2	Kierrah S.	Lashay	Vincent
22.3	Sai	Craig	Sarah
22.4	Mike S.	Jozee	Brelonn / Khalyd

USH kickoff May 22-23

For today’s kickoff you will create an outline of Chapter 17, Lesson 2 (17.2 – page 406 NEW book)

Copy/paste this outline to a new blog post.   Fill in the outline with information you think is important for each section.

Lesson 2 – Vietnam Divides the Nation

The Antiwar Movement Emerges

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Teach-ins Begin

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Anger at the Draft

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Hawks and Doves

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1968: The Pivotal Year

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The Tet Offensive

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Johnson Leaves the Race

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A Season of Violence

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Nixon Wins the Presidency

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USH kickoff May 20-21

You’ll need the NEW book for this kickoff…

Part 1: “Analyzing Primary Sources” (pg. 403)

1.  Why does Ball believe that the U.S. is justified in fighting in Vietnam?

2.  What 3 reasons does Kennan give for his anti-war position?  (Hint: there is one in each paragraph.)

3.  With which person do you agree?  Why?

Part 2:  ”Opposition to the Vietnam War” (pg. 407)

1.  During which two years was opposition to the war LOWEST?
1a.  What event occurred around that time?    (Hint:  look on page 406 for “Senate Foreign Relations Committee”)

2.  In what year did opposition to the war peak?
2a.  How long after this peak did it take for the U.S. to withdrawal all troops from Vietnam? (Hint: look for “the U.S. Pulls Out” on pg. 411

100+ of your own words.

USH kickoff May 16-17

You are aboard the Apollo 13 which has had a major malfunction and is now in danger of not being able to return to Earth.

Imagine you are one of the astronauts on the Apollo 13 and you have a chance to send one last message home.   What would you say to your family and/or friends?

100+ of your own words and add a photo (if you’re not on an iPad).

ECON kickoff May 16-17

Finally!  This is your last kickoff of the semester.

I would like your feedback on the course.  This feedback will be submitted anonymously.  Please tell me what you liked about the course and what you would change.   Also, please tell me how this class compares to your other classes – amount of homework, quality of the assignments, what you feel you got out of the class or anything else you feel like sharing.

There is no word count requirement, however if you could please address all the points above, I would appreciate it greatly.   Click here to submit your anonymous feedback.

Go to the button on the bottom left – “Send ONLINE anonymous message“.

Address it to charliekennedy1@gmail.com.  Please make sure you type that in correctly to ensure that I get your feedback.   Thank you.

Congratulations on your upcoming graduation.  On to bigger and better things in the future.