Slave Trade | Piktochart Infographic Editor

Slave Trade | Piktochart Infographic Editor

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Atlantic Slave Trade | Piktochart Infographic Editor

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Burwell vs Hobby Lobby

In class we discussed the Hobby lobby case and how it was decided.  In this forum you should discuss the possible repercussions of the decisions.  What does the hobby lobby decision mean for religious rights, the rights of corporations, the rights of women, the rights of gays, and others.  Refer to the articles linked for ideas.
MSNBC The Horrors of Hobby Lobby
WSJ- The Hobby Lobby decisons and its distortions
FOX: Hobby Lobby: Why the Supreme Court got it right
NYT- What HObby Lobby means for America

Ebola vs Black Death

We are currently facing a  deadly Ebola epidemic in West Africa.  Discuss parallels between this outbreak and the outbreak of the Bubonic Plague from 1348.  What are the similarities and differences; can this happen again?

Block 4- Effects of New Deal Agencies

Research your agency and provide information on the effects/legacy of your agency for your classmates.  This is not a discussion--you will just provide information.

Block 3- Effects of New Deal Agencies

Research your agency and provide information on the effects/legacy of your agency for your classmates.  This is not a discussion--you will just provide information.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the start of WWI. Please read the article-- What if WWI did not happen and consider this question for yourself.  You may focus on any aspect of history (including technology) that was changed as a result of WWI.  Discuss your counter-history theory with your classmates

Recently the Phillipsburg Wrestling team has been mired in controversy as a result of the the release of the following picture.  Read the following articles for more information,  nj.com article attorney for students responds, then, comment on the controversy.
Based on what you have learned about the legacy of lynching in class and the circumstances behind this image, what do you believe should be done about this.  Is the image racist? Why or why not? Is this a failure of education? What does this image say about teenage culture and our society at large?

Should the FTC allow the combination of Comcast and Time Warner

Read the Article linked below:

 Comcast and Time Warner
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/02/13/276367927/comcast-confirms-deal-to-buy-time-warner-for-45-billion

Discuss with the class members your opinion on this acquisition.  You must incorporate facts/information from what you have learned in class about the Progressive Movement.  I expect you to add one original post and one response to another  classmate or two responses to your classmates.  10 hw pts.

GLOBAL- Black Death Today

Read the article on the Justinian Plague

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/01/29/267598868/ancient-plagues-dna-revived-from-a-1-500-year-old-tooth


Discuss how the plague has changed (strain, method of transmission) over time (from the Justinian plague, the black death, and today).  Is the plague still a threat to us? Discuss