did you learn a lot?
I learned more about whats going on in the world doing the Current Events assignments that I have any other way. (Outside of the United States anyway)
what helped you learn what you did?
The fact that there were due dates helped me learn what I did. The feeds that I set up on the blog also made it easier to find what kind of stories I was looking for.
could you have learned more?
I could definitely have learned more by bookmarking more than two stories a week, but by the time I had found and read two stories, I was satisfied.
what would you do differently next time?
If I were to do this project again, I should probably try to expand beyond just one topic. (In my case, Foreign Policy) I would also try to communicate more with my group when the Wiki posting comes around at the end of a term.
what could Mr. Scott do differently next time?
Mr. Scott should make sure a particular group does not end up with more that two Africa regions throughout the year. Africa gets pretty boring after a while.
do you think you'll continue to read the news?
I don't know about "reading" the news, (I tend to just read local newspapers) but I've been trying to watch news channels and listen to the radio more often.
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From whose viewpoint are we seeing or reading or hearing? From what angle or perspective?
There are multiple websites reporting news from the middle eastern regions. There are Israel national news.com and jpost.com, which are sources coming directly from Israel. And there are gulfnews.com and alarabiya.net, being general middle eastern news sites. Then there are CNN.com and BBC.com as an American and British perspective.
How do we know when we know? What's the evidence, and how reliable is it?
CNN is a trustworthy, national site, but the BBC tends to be biased on certain subject, as mentioned in previous responses to these essential questions. The news coming from Israel should be trusted more so than the other middle eastern sites considering that other nations tend to have bad regions with Israel.
How are things, events, or people connected to each other? What is the cause and what is the effect? How do they fit together?
These countries and events can connect through foreign policy and working together to bring peace to these nations and fight the terrorist organizations threatening these people.
What's new and what's old? Have we run across this idea before?
The old news is the fact that the other middle eastern countries aren't getting along with Israel. There's nothing completely new here.
So what? Why does it matter? What does it all mean?
This all matters because it is still debatable on whether our forces are still needed in this region or if it can support itself.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
5/16/08 Ch. 31 HW
Theme related: Demonstrate the evolution of the concepts of personal
freedom, individual responsibility, and respect for human dignity.
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31.a
Latinos
1. Improved working conditions and better treatment for farm workers:
How did they get what they wanted?
-They unionized believing that their strength would come from bargaining as a group.
-UFWOC boycotted grapes and union workers were given higher wages and other benefits.
What laws were passed?
-none
2. Education programs for Spanish- speaking students:
How did they get what they wanted?
-They demanded classes for their children in their language and cultures.
What laws were passed?
-Congress enacted Bilingual Education Act: Provided funds for schools to develop bilingual and cultural heritage programs.
3. More political power:
How did they get what they wanted?
-Mexican American Political Association: Helped put Hispanics into House of Representatives and the Senate.
What laws were passed?
- no laws were passed.
Native Americans
4. Healthier, more secure lives of their own choosing:
How did they get what they wanted?
-Native American groups met in Chicago to draft the Declaration of Indian Purpose.
What laws were passed?
President Johnson established the National Council on Indian Opportunity
5. Restoration of Indian Lands, burial grounds, fishing and timber lands:
How did they get what they wanted?
-"Trail of Broken Treaties": march on Washington to protest the government's treaty violations.
What laws were passed?
-Indian Education Act
-Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
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31.c
Discussion Questions
1. Shy did the NFWA decide to organize a strike against Mount Arbor?
-It was the biggest company and gave lower wages thqan it had promised.
2. How did Chavez and Huerta try to keep the strike from being broken?
-There was a ceremony where they pledged to not break the strike.
-Huerta was checking the offices in the morning shifts.
3. Do you think that strikes and boycotts effectively promoted la Causa? Why or Why not?
- It wasn't very effective because many of the strike members were eager to go back to work that to fight for what they should be getting.
How did they get what they wanted?
-They unionized believing that their strength would come from bargaining as a group.
-UFWOC boycotted grapes and union workers were given higher wages and other benefits.
What laws were passed?
-none
2. Education programs for Spanish- speaking students:
How did they get what they wanted?
-They demanded classes for their children in their language and cultures.
What laws were passed?
-Congress enacted Bilingual Education Act: Provided funds for schools to develop bilingual and cultural heritage programs.
3. More political power:
How did they get what they wanted?
-Mexican American Political Association: Helped put Hispanics into House of Representatives and the Senate.
What laws were passed?
- no laws were passed.
Native Americans
4. Healthier, more secure lives of their own choosing:
How did they get what they wanted?
-Native American groups met in Chicago to draft the Declaration of Indian Purpose.
What laws were passed?
President Johnson established the National Council on Indian Opportunity
5. Restoration of Indian Lands, burial grounds, fishing and timber lands:
How did they get what they wanted?
-"Trail of Broken Treaties": march on Washington to protest the government's treaty violations.
What laws were passed?
-Indian Education Act
-Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
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31.c
Discussion Questions
1. Shy did the NFWA decide to organize a strike against Mount Arbor?
-It was the biggest company and gave lower wages thqan it had promised.
2. How did Chavez and Huerta try to keep the strike from being broken?
-There was a ceremony where they pledged to not break the strike.
-Huerta was checking the offices in the morning shifts.
3. Do you think that strikes and boycotts effectively promoted la Causa? Why or Why not?
- It wasn't very effective because many of the strike members were eager to go back to work that to fight for what they should be getting.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
5/12/08 Ch. 29 HW
29.f (section 2) The Triumphs of a Crusade
freedom riders travel through south:
1) What was the goal of the freedom riders?
To provoke a violent reaction that would convince the Kennedy Administration to enforce the law.
2) What was the Kennedy Administration's response?
President Kennedy arranged to give the freedom riders direct support.
March on Washington:
3) What was the goal of the march on Washington?
To persuade congress to pass the civil rights bill.
4) Who attended the march?
Labor leader A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin of the SCLC.
Freedom summer:
5)What was the goal of the Freedom Summer Project?
Influence congress to pass a voting rights act.
6)Who volunteered for the project?
They recruited college students.
March from Selma to Montgomery:
7) What role did the violence shown on television play in this march?
The footage horrified the nation as a whole.
8)What did the march encourage president Johnson to do?
President Johnson presented congress with a voting rights act and asked for its swift passage.
Voting Rights Act is passed:
9)What did the voting rights act outlaw?
It eliminated literacy tests that had disqualified many voters.
Federal examiners could enroll voters who had been denied suffrage by local officials.
10) What did the law accomplish?:
It marked a major Civil Rights victory, some felt it didn't go far enough.
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29.g 9 (Section 2) Triumph of a Crusade
Freedom Riders: rode buses through the south to challenge segregation.
March on Birmingham: Continuous protests, economic boycott, and negative media coverage finally convinced Birmingham officials to end segregation.
Civil Rights Act of 1964: Prohibited discrimination because of race, religion, national origin and gender. Gave all citizens rights to enter libraries, parks, washrooms, restaurants and other public areas.
24th Amendment: Gave all citizens equal voting rights.
March on Selma: Violence scared President Johnson and congress to give these people voting rights.
Voting Rights Act of 1965: Eliminated voter literacy tests. Enabled Federal exames to register voters.
freedom riders travel through south:
1) What was the goal of the freedom riders?
To provoke a violent reaction that would convince the Kennedy Administration to enforce the law.
2) What was the Kennedy Administration's response?
President Kennedy arranged to give the freedom riders direct support.
March on Washington:
3) What was the goal of the march on Washington?
To persuade congress to pass the civil rights bill.
4) Who attended the march?
Labor leader A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin of the SCLC.
Freedom summer:
5)What was the goal of the Freedom Summer Project?
Influence congress to pass a voting rights act.
6)Who volunteered for the project?
They recruited college students.
March from Selma to Montgomery:
7) What role did the violence shown on television play in this march?
The footage horrified the nation as a whole.
8)What did the march encourage president Johnson to do?
President Johnson presented congress with a voting rights act and asked for its swift passage.
Voting Rights Act is passed:
9)What did the voting rights act outlaw?
It eliminated literacy tests that had disqualified many voters.
Federal examiners could enroll voters who had been denied suffrage by local officials.
10) What did the law accomplish?:
It marked a major Civil Rights victory, some felt it didn't go far enough.
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29.g 9 (Section 2) Triumph of a Crusade
Freedom Riders: rode buses through the south to challenge segregation.
March on Birmingham: Continuous protests, economic boycott, and negative media coverage finally convinced Birmingham officials to end segregation.
Civil Rights Act of 1964: Prohibited discrimination because of race, religion, national origin and gender. Gave all citizens rights to enter libraries, parks, washrooms, restaurants and other public areas.
24th Amendment: Gave all citizens equal voting rights.
March on Selma: Violence scared President Johnson and congress to give these people voting rights.
Voting Rights Act of 1965: Eliminated voter literacy tests. Enabled Federal exames to register voters.
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