I’m posting links to these episodes for those students who would like to watch/read more relating to our class discussions about terrorism, Middle East religion and politics, and the role of the United States in the region and the war in Iraq. These 6 episodes (broadcast over the past 3 years) cover from the pre-invasion planning in early 2003 to [...]
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Please choose a terrorist organization, nation, person or incident from this database from the Washington Post.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/issues/terrordata/
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Who attacked us? Why? What should our response be? How can we make sure this never happens again? Could our government have done more to prevent this from happening?
Now, six years later, we ask a new set of questions. Has our response helped or hurt our national security? Is the war in Iraq an effective strategy to [...]
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Even among the early explorers/conquistadors, there were a few voices of dissent that believed Native Americans deserved admiration and respect. Read the story of Spanish explorer Cabeza De Vaca here:
http://www.pbs.org/conquistadors/devaca/devaca_flat.html
How does de Vaca’s experience differ from that of Pizarro, who conquered the Inca Empire, and Cortes, who conquered the Aztecs?
Pizarro – http://www.pbs.org/conquistadors/pizarro/pizarro_g00.html
Cortes – http://www.pbs.org/conquistadors/cortes/cortes_g01.html#
Have a good weekend [...]
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22 questions.
http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/baseball/quiz/
Some of these are tough! Use the internet for research.
Can you get 18 or more? 20?
Trick question: The author, Ken Burns, claims Jackie Robinson was NOT the first african-american player in the major leagues. That’s news to me!
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