Student-Created DBQ

Articles

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/sports/olympics/saudi-arabia-will-allow-women-to-compete-at-2012-london-olympics.html http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Family/Modern-Parenthood/2012/0510/Hillary-Clinton-au-naturale-is-no-Kate-Middleton.-Is-that-OK http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Family/Modern-Parenthood/2012/0510/Time-mag-breastfeeding-cover-doubletake-What-about-the-stats http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Family/Modern-Parenthood/2012/0426/New-pink-LEGOs-for-girls-enforce-Disney-Princess-sterotypes http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/14/opinion/a-precarious-crossroads-for-afghan-women.html

Homework: Monday, May 7th Directions: Read the embedded document and answer the following question in paragraph form: Should countries use "moral laws" within their legal system? Explain. OR If you were a woman living in Afghanistan, how - if at all - would you push for equality and rights?

4/27 Homework Read the following documents and take thorough notes on your own paper. You will be quizzed on this reading on Monday and can use your notes on the quiz.

Helpful Links: WWII

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8M88fIpCFY
"Video ITSO" of Yalta Conference

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=hU_8OLBK0ic
Animated (and very simplified) version of the Potsdam Conference through the Cold War

Quarter Three Extra Credit

TED Reaction Papers

TED Talks

http://www.ted.com/talks/chris_jordan_pictures_some_shocking_stats.html
- Fascinating video giving images to support surprising data
http://www.ted.com/talks/alisa_miller_shares_the_news_about_the_news.html
- Short video mapping how Americans perceive the news
http://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_on_the_myth_of_violence.html
- Discussion that explains why we live in the most peaceful period of man’s history; good review
http://longnews.org/
-10 minute video tracking 100 years of global history (warning: most of the history isn’t happy…)

Fascinating Blog

http://thingsappleisworthmorethan.tumblr.com/

Midterm Review Dance Party