Thursday, December 8, 2011

70th Anniversary FDR's Famous Speech

On December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese. Many more pacific islands were also attacked that same day. On December the 8th, 1941 FDR asked for a declaration of war on Japan from Congress. Click on the This Day in History for more info and connection to history.com Check out the following site for FDR's famous speech and for other resources:
http://millercenter.org/scripps/archive/speeches/detail/3324

This site is awesome if you are interested in the dropping of the atom bombs in Japan, Cold War history or curious about nuclear bomb history. The National Security Archive at George Washington University has a section titled "The Nuclear Vault: Resources from the National Security Archive's Nuclear Documentation Project" which has primary documents, links, images, electronic briefing books, and much more.
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nukevault/index.htm

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

From The New York Times Check it Out!!!

U.S.
A Guide to Political Donations
Published: October 17, 2011
You play the donor: a guide to spending $25 to $10 million to influence elections after the emergence of Super PACs.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/10/17/us/politics/a-guide-to-political-donations.html

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Carnegie Council: The Voice for Ethics in International Affairs

This is a great site if you are interested in International Affairs or Current Events!! They have video, audio, articles, plus more on international topics. The latest deals with 9/11.

Main Page:

http://www.carnegiecouncil.org/index.html

Global Ethics Corner: Ten Years After 9/11: What Have We Learned?

http://www.carnegiecouncil.org/resources/gec/data/00147?sourceDoc=002075

Ethics & International Affairs Journal (quarterly)

http://www.carnegiecouncil.org/resources/journal/index.html

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Period 5 Reflections on 9/11


In the days following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, Americans were questioning the type of world they were living in. People were looking for an outlet for their fears, their pride in their country, the kindness of strangers, human loss and tragedy, plus other pressures. Music is one example of an outlet people turned to. Music allows time for reflection and provides comfort in uncertain times. A decade has passed after the tragedy and music has continued to play a role both dealing with and memorializing the events on 9/11.

What music do you think reflects the changing times and gave strength and comfort to people after 9/11? What songs continue to act as a remembrance of the events of 9/11?

P.1 Abay's Student's Reflections On 9/11 Terrorist Attacks 10 Year Anniversary


In the days following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, Americans were questioning the type of world they were living in. People were looking for an outlet for their fears, their pride in their country, the kindness of strangers, human loss and tragedy, plus other pressures. Music is one example of an outlet people turned to. Music allows time for reflection and provides comfort in uncertain times. A decade has passed after the tragedy and music has continued to play a role both dealing with and memorializing the events on 9/11.

What music do you think reflects the changing times and gave strength and comfort to people after 9/11? What songs continue to act as a remembrance of the events of 9/11?