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In your informed opinion which theory of the beggining of man do you agree with more: Evolution or Creationism? Support your stance with evidence from the readings, the Futurama episode, and your personal knowledge or beliefs.

Which of the units from your foldable book are you most excited to learn about ? Why?

What are some possible ideas for a project on this unit?

After completing chpt 22 (section 1) outline about Reagan and the conservatives, I noticed a trend of AHA moments. A lot of students were realizing for the first time what their political stance was, either Liberal or Conservative. The liberals were a product of the 60’s, and conservatives dominated the 80’s.

So, which way do lean, to the Liberal Left, or Conservative Right? What do you think the role of the governement should be? (read pages 740-41 for details

Nelson Mandela conscientiously set out to make the Rugby World Cup more than a sporting event. He used the games to re-define the new South Africa.

What might have given him the idea of exploiting a sporting event to re-define nationalism?

Why is that commercial so awesome? (picture )

1. What is the significance of the world cup?

2. Why is the location of the World Cup 2010 in South Africa important?

3. What country do you want to win and why?

In your opinion, should the government help the Nation’s poor?

How do you feel about congress recently extending jobless benefits to the nations’ 200,000 unemployed, costing taxpayers $18 billion dollars? Are these jobless benefits “humane and necessary” or counterproductive?

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President Obama has announced today that he plans to severely cut spending on NASA’s manned mission to the moon.

Do you agree with this decision or not? Is the space race a good use of money? what are some of the advantages/disadvantages?

Dropping the Atomic Bomb: Was it the Right Decision?
More than half a century later people still continue to debate what some historians have called the most important event of the 20th century: President Truman’s order to drop the atomic bomb on Japan.

a) Did this decision shorten the war and save lives on both sides, or was it prompted by Truman’s political agenda and a needless act of aggression on citizens?
b) Armed with all of the knowledge that Truman and his advisers had, how would you have ended the war in the Pacific?

Decadence

Will America have the same fate as Rome?
Support your opinion by using  3 or more examples.

If you were a historian advising Pres. Obama, what key lessons of the New Deal would you want
him to understand? What worked well in the New Deal and what didn’t?