Frontline: Spying on the Home Front

“How many rights are you willing to give up in order to feel safer from terrorism?  (civil liberties vs. national security)
You can find the list of video chapters here.
View each chapter and write a brief summary.  This should be done as a blog post in the following format:
Chapter 1 summary -
Chapter 2 summary - 
Chapter 3 [...]

Tragedy

Sean Taylor, a member of the Washington Redskins and University of Miami graduate, died this morning at 5:30am as a result of his injuries from being shot during a home invasion in his Palmetto Bay, FL home.
UPDATE: Suspects detained, one has confessed. The Washington Post has the story here.

First amendment at Univ of Florida

Yesterday in Gainesville, FL former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez gave his first speech since resigning his position.  The student newspaper, The Alligator, has the story here.

U.S. Supreme Court – 2nd amendment case next year

Parker v. D.C. (2008) 
The US Supreme Court has decided to hear arguments in a case regarding the Washington, D.C. gun ban.  The NY Times article is here.  The case will be argued in front of the 9 justices in March, with a written decision expected in June.

Giving Thanks

In the comments, please say “thank you” to one of your classmates, coaches, teachers (excluding me) or any other person at IMG for something they have done for you.

Teaching Tolerance

The company that released “Lions For Lambs” had a contest asking viewers to submit videos about issues important to them.  This was the winner.

You never know…

When you see your parents over the holiday, be sure to tell them you love them.  We never know when they could be taken away from us.

3 Branches of U.S. Government

Legislative
U.S. Senate – 100 members (2 from each state)
U.S. House of Rep – 435 members (varies by state, based on population)
Executive
President, Vice President and their cabinet (elected every 4 years)
Judicial
The U.S. Supreme Court and Federal Courts (judges are appointed by the president, approved by the U.S. Senate and serve for life – until retirement or [...]

Blogging from Iraq

I watched this documentary on the History Channel last night.  Check the schedule to see when it’s on, it’s riveting stuff you’re not going to see on CNN or Fox News.  Video and text directly from the men and women fighting this war.
“Band of Bloggers: War Through A Soldier’s Eyes”

Movie Night – “Lions for Lambs”

Update:  If you went to the movie with us, please post your movie review in the comments.
Monday, Nov 12 – we’ll leave from Pendleton at 6:30pm.
There is limited room on the bus so it’s first come, first serve.  Party bus rolls at 6:45pm.
For more info on the movie – see here, here or here.
For those [...]

Make us think!

In the comments please post a riddle, logic puzzle or brain teaser. (Hint: google any of those key words for some ideas and reference the website you used.)  Make sure you’re not posting one that another student has already done.
For example:
“I traveled from Bradenton to Washington, DC. On the first day I traveled one quarter of [...]