December 10

Model United Nations

Here is a link to the electronic book that I was talking about in today's meeting. It would be a good starting point for doing some preliminary research on your country: Gale Group Infotrac (enter the password chartwell in the blank; then click on Gale Virtual Reference Library; click on the "view publications link" next to Nations and World; then click on "Countries of the World and Their Leaders"). Then just look up your country to start doing some research about your country's history and other relevant information.

Social 10

We finished watching "The Murdered Bride" at the beginning of class. We also looked at the case study of riots in France in 2005. I started a presentation that corresponds to material in Chapter 17, which I will finish off tomorrow. We'll continue looking at pandemics tomorrow in class, including HIV/AIDS and Avian Flu. I will also do a homework check on Chapter 16 Key Terms and Questions tomorrow. Please study for Friday's Chapter 15-16 Quiz. Scroll down to Friday's post to view the study guide for this quiz.

Social 20

We continued watching "An Inconvenient Truth" today. I'd like you to watch the following video for a different perspective on global warming. This video refutes some of the ideas in Al Gore's film, and it will be interesting to do a side-by-side comparison with "An Inconvenient Truth". I had asked you to take point form notes on the film, watch this video and see how this film would refute Al Gore's ideas about global warming. Who do you believe? Here's the link to the video: "The Great Global Warming Swindle" (be warned it is 85 minutes long)

If you feel that you can't watch that other video, then watch this one featuring John Stossel. It features John Stossel debating Al Gore about "An Inconvenient Truth" and global warming, from the TV show 20/20, it's called "Give Me a Break". For some comic relief, so global warming doesn't depress you too much, here's Will Ferrell doing an impersonation of George W. Bush.