Debatable

How much have you been paying attention to the presidential campaign? Do you discuss it with your friends and family or in school? Do you have a favorite candidate or issue? Are you confused or frustrated by it all?
Watch highlights from the ninth Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas as Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Amy Klobuchar clashed with debate newcomer Mike Bloomberg.

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Right or Popular

What is right is not always popular and what is popular is not always right.

-Albert Einstein 

The U.S. Senate has spoken, and President Trump will remain in office. On Wednesday, he was acquitted of both impeachment counts, almost entirely down party lines. Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney was the only senator to break ranks, prompting criticism from his party and praise from Senate Democrats.

What do you think?  Do you agree with Mitt Romney's decision or not?  Why do you think he voted against his 'Party?'  How would you have voted?  Would you have remained loyal or voted for your conscience? Why?

"Here I stand... I can do no other"

RIP Kobe

PLAY MOVIE

An obituary acknowledges the loss of our loved one, expresses the pain of their loss and the joy that their presence among us brought.

According to James Loewen in his book Lies My Teacher Told Me: Sasha and Zamani are two aspects of time as expressed in some Eastern and Central African cultures. Sasha are spirits known by someone still alive, while Zamani are spirits not known by anyone currently alive. The recently departed whose time overlapped with people still here are the Sasha, the living dead. They are not wholly dead, for they live on in the memories of the living ... when the last person knowing an ancestor dies, that ancestor leaves the Sasha for the Zamani, the dead. As generalized ancestors, the Zamani are not forgotten but revered.

Your assignment:  write your own Obituary.  Follow the steps outlined in the linked article.  Assume you live to be at least 80 years old.  What will you have accomplished?  Who will you leave behind?  What will your legacy be?  

What In The World?

What should the title of this map be?  Make a map key.

Impeachment?

A fiercely divided House Judiciary Committee has approved two articles of impeachment against President Trump, setting up a historic trial before the full Senate that makes him only the third president to be impeached. The impeachment articles, passed over sharp Republican protests, accused the president of abusing the power of his office and obstructing Congress. The votes and a fractious two-day debate preceding them reflected the realities of the hyperpartisan divisions in American politics that have grown wider during Mr. Trump’s three years in office.

Conflict In Iran

What is the history leading up to the current conflict in Iran?

Is our US foreign policy in Iran based more on REALISM or IDEALISM?

Decade In Review

What was the most important 'News' of the last 10 years? Why?

1) What made these events Headlines?

2) What similarities or differences did these events share?

3) Which do you think is the most important? Least? Why?

4) What predictions can you make up about the events we will study this year?