Extra Credit – I know….it’s been a while

Mr. S — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:23:08 +0000

How do you think the end of the Civil War might have happened if Lincoln had lived to serve his entire 2nd term? Make sure to explain your answer.

Extra credit opportunity – Tonight’s state of the union address 9 pm

Mr. S — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:01:20 +0000

You can go modern and type your summary or response as a comment to this post, or you may write your response on paper and turn it in to me on thursday. No late papers will be accepted.

assignment: In your own words tell me what President Obama would like to accomplish in the future or what problems we face in these 4 categories:

healthcare
unemployment
foreign policy (including the war on terror)
energy/ oil dependence

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Mr. S — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:36:41 +0000

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Challenges to an Undeveloped Nation – Extra Credit Opportunity!

Mr. S — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:58:39 +0000

Just thinking about Haiti and it’s recent earthquake. Millions in aid $ and many people are headed there from the U.S. and other countries to help with the clean-up and medical attention needed.

haitian devastation

Why is the devastation especially bad in Haiti as opposed to a similar sized earthquake that hit California in 2003 (San Simeon) but only caused 2 deaths and 40 injuries? (By the way the 2 deaths came from people who were in “unreinforced concrete buildings”)? Let me know what you think in comments below.

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Mr. S — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:40:50 +0000

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Amendment Expert Assignment

Mr. S — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:55:07 +0000

Good morning kids……

Today starts a 2 day project in which you will need to be sharp and focussed. By the end of the hour tomorrow, each of you should have created a nice piece for our class presentation on the 27 amendments to our Constitution. With any luck, each of the 4 history classes should have a picture illustrated podcast of all 27 amendments. I will have each of you draw a number (1-27) from a basket to find out which amendment you will be reporting on. Click the link below, read the directions & quietly get started:

Amendment Expert Guidelines

Hmm.....

Theme Ideas

Mr. S — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:00:19 +0000

Post your theme ideas as comments below

Returning to Freedom?

Mr. S — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:51:39 +0000

As we discussed in class, the American Colonists had basically been left to govern themselves for much of their early history from the mid 1500′s through the 1600′s. During this time they prospered greatly and many of them experienced a level of freedom and wealth that they couldn’t have found had they lived in England. After the French and Indian War, England had to pay back its war debts. They raised taxes in England, and also started to raise taxes in the Colonies. After all, they had fought to protect the Colonists. So….The Colonists want their freedom and the British want the Colonists to help pay for that freedom.

The Question: After reading part of Chapter 6, who do you think is right? Why?

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Mr. S — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:32:21 +0000

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Un-alien-able rights?? What are those?

Mr. S — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 11:39:26 +0000

The Declaration of Independence uses some big words, one of them being “Unalienable.” We will discuss the idea of natural rights in class this coming week and throughout the next few months, but it is this very idea that inspired our founders to make sure that the rights of citizens would be protected….of course, as we will learn, we are still working on extending those rights to all citizens.

Extra Credit: (Make a relevant comment to the question below for 1 point extra credit. Comment on someone else’s comment to create a class discussion and recieve more points – You need to be registered to get credit)

Even though John Locke wrote that natural rights included “Life, Liberty, and Property,” the writers of our declaration of independence left out the word Property, saying that all men deserved “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.” Why do you think they did this?

Declaration of Independence