Monday, January 23, 2012

In Class Activity:

1) Discussion of Student Behavior

2) Understanding of Self Respect, Personal Values,

Community Values and Customs

3) Discussion of Industrialization and Imperialism

Assignment for Tuesday:

Read: Short Story "Araby" by James Joyce

Everyone should read at least some Joyce. I won't even try to list all the reasons why, but I don't think anyone is fully aware of their humanity until they do.

"Araby" by James Joyce

Joyce delivers vivid characterizations of the people he knew, his Dubliners. The stories stand alone, but also rely on each other for richness and context that rewards the hundredth reading as much as the first. Yeah, yeah, I know. But if you go ahead and read it, I won't be able to bug you about it anymore.

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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

In Class Activity:

1) History of Ireland

2) Penal Laws (1691)

3) Daniel O'connell

4) James Joyce

5) What is "Araby" all about?

What would the Irish see in this short story?

Assignment for Wednesday:

Prepare for a Harkness Discussion

on "Araby"

Re-read it.

What does the boy symbolize?

What is the symbolism of the deceased priest and his "useless" papers?

What does Mangan's sister symbolize?

What is Araby?

What is the symbolism of going to Araby?

How does the boy get there?

Is it worth is?

What is the reason for anguish at the end?

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

In Class Activity:

1) Harkness Discussion

on Araby

"What do we learn about human nature and imperialism

from James Joyce's anthology called Dubliners?"

in particular,

Why is Araby such an important "read" for

people on both sides of the imperial "equation?"

2) What is imperialism?

3) What causes imperialism to occur?

Assignment for Thursday:

History of the Suez Canal

Thursday, January 26, 2012

In Class Today
                                1) Quiz on Suez Canal

                                                2) Power Point on Suez Canal
                                                3) Google Earth on Suez Canal

                                   4) Discussion of Industry and Suez Canal

Assignment for Friday

                            1) Debate on the Suez Canal

                                                         2) Jingoism

Friday, January 27, 2012

In Class Activity:

1) Details of Disraeli's Vision

2) Israeli Jingoism over Iran

3) Other Examples of Jingoism

4) Chauvinism and "White Man's Burden"

5) "RabbitProof Fence"

Assignment for Monday:

Independent Reserch

Type a clear and coherent paragraph about each of the

following. Be certain to state a) who or what, b) when, and

c) the historical significance of each.

You will write five complete, grammatically correct

paragraphs. It should be in excess of a full page.

Place your complete work in the appropriate

folder in the L Drive.

a) Zoroaster

b) Darius the Great

c) Cyrus the Great

d) Xerxes

e) Persepolis

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Monday, January 30, 2012

Finish "Rabbit Proof Fence"

Assignment for Tuesday:

Bon The flag of Israel is and Conservative

11) Is this a form of Imperialism? From today's NY Times

2) Aboriginal Australians Partnering with Indigenous Peoples to Defend their Lands, Languages and Cultures

3) Apology to Aborigines

The entire speech, Feb, 13, 2008 (Click Link)

4) Religion and Imperialism

That is, religion will keep us from the maxims, vices, and corruptions which prevail in the world, and make us holy. These two things may, in fact, be said to constitute religion. If a man is truly benevolent, he bears the image of that God who is the fountain of benevolence; if he is pure and uncontaminated in his walk and deportment, he also resembles his Maker, for he is holy. If he has not these things, he cannot have any well-founded evidence that he is a Christian; for it is always the nature and tendency of religion to produce these things. It is, therefore, an easy matter for a man to determine whether he has any religion; and equally easy to see that religion is eminently desirable. Who can doubt that that is good which leads to compassion for the poor and the helpless, and which makes the heart and the life pure?

Matthew 5

The Beatitudes

¹And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him.²Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying:

³"Blessed are the poor in spirit,
    For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
⁴Blessed are those who mourn,
    For they shall be comforted.
⁵Blessed are the meek,
    For they shall inherit the earth.

⁶Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
    For they shall be filled.
⁷Blessed are the merciful,
    For they shall obtain mercy.
⁸Blessed are the pure in heart,
    For they shall see God.
⁹Blessed are the peacemakers,
    For they shall be called sons of God.
¹⁰Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake,
    For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
¹¹"Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.¹²Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

5) Take up "The White Man's Burden" Rudyard Kipling, 1899

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

In Class Activity:

1) Quiz on Imperialism

2) Finish "Rabbit Proof Fence"

3) Discussion of "White Man's Burden"

Assignment for Wednesday:

Like ancient Persia, which included parts of Iraq, Iran has a long, creative and glorious history. Unlike many other Middle Eastern countries, Iran managed to remain independent throughout much of its history. Today it has a population of about 70 million persons. Principle ethnic groups are Persian 51%, Azeri 24%, Gilaki and Mazandarani 8%, Kurd 7% and Arab 3%.

Iran is a Muslim country, with 89% Shi'a and 10% Sunni Muslims. The remaining 1% belong to Jewish, Bahai and Zoroastrian faiths. The Bahai and Zoroastrian faiths originated in Iran. Major Languages of Iran are Persian (Fars) and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Baluchi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%.Since 1979, Iran is an Islamic Republic.

Iran is situated east of Iraq, beyond the Tigris River, Shatt Al-Arab waterway and east of the Persian Gulf, across from Saudi Arabia. To the north, it borders on former Soviet Central Asian countries including Armenia Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and the Caspian Sea. It also borders on Afghanistan and Pakistan in the East, and Turkey to the West.

Iran has a semi-arid climate for the most part, but it is extremely rich in natural resources. In particular, it has nearly 10% of the world's proven oil reserves. With nearly 16% of the world's gas reserves, Iran has the second largest reserves in the world. Additionally, it has considerable quantities of fairly low grade uranium. However, poor economic planning, sanctions by Western countries, low literacy, high birthrates and a long and bloody war with Iraq have kept Iran poor, with a GDP of about $7,000 and unemployment of about 16%. In recent years, government programs that encourage family planning and significant emigration have reduced the rate of population increase to about 1% a year. Birth rate is now about 17 per thousand, comparable to Western industrialized countries, and literacy is up to 79%.

Peres on Iran's Leader

Shah Reza Pahlavi

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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

In Class Activity:

Assignment for Thursday, February 2:

Persepolis: pp. 3-39

Thursday, February 2, 2012

In Class Activity:

Assignment for Friday:

Persepolis: pp. 40-79

Friday, February 3, 2012

In Class Activity:

Assignment for Monday:

Persepolis: pp. 80-117

Chapter 8_{_}

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Monday, February 6, 2012

1. What is the idea of th

In Class Activity:

Assignment for Tuesday:

(Synapse Films (SE- old) - Region 0 - NTSC - LEFT vs. Kino Video (Life of Leni Riefenstahl) - Region 0 - NTSC - RIGHT)
VPersepolis: pp. 118-153

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Tuesday, February 7 , 2012:

In Class Activity:

ASSIGNMENT FOR MONDAY:

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Wednesday, February 8, 2012:

In Class Activity:



Assignment for Thursday:




                                                        2) In
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Thursday, February , 2012:

In Class Activity:

Assignment for Wednesday:

                                                       Swallows: Chapter 14, pp. 165-176

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Wednesday, January 18 2012:

In Class Activity:





Assignment forThursday:
                                                   Swallows: Finish the book

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Thursday, January 19, 2012:

In Class Activity:




Assignment for Friday:

Monday, November 14, 2011:

In Class Activity:


                                          1)       Merchant of Venice, Act 3, Scene 2 Review

                                    2) Finish Act 3, from of Merchant of Venice (line 220)

                                                3) Review Thursday's Research Topics

                                             4) The Polish Corridor - Anschluss and Lebensraum


                                                        3) The Krakow Ghetto

Assignment for Tuesday:

                                                                     Non Assignment Night: Concert Series

                                                                                      The Midtown Men

Tuesday, November 15, 2011:

In Class Activity:

                                              21) Shylock on being a Jew

                                               2) Research on Nazi Leaders:

a) Heinrich Himmler        b) Joseph Goebbels,     c) Hermann Goering,     d) Alfred Rosenberg

e) Martin Bormann           f) Hans Frank       g) Adolf Eichmann     h) Amon Goeth

                                               1) Act 4, Scene 1, Merchant of Venice

                                                2) Film: Merchant


Assignment for Wednesday:

                                                               Prepare for your Financial Adventure

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