Monday, February 24, 2014
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?
Thursday, February 13, 2014
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.
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.
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