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Many aspects of our modern world can be traced wholly or in part to World War 2 and it's aftermath. Take a look at the following list and select one section that interests you most. Write a blog entry in which you explain why it interests you, what you already know and what you hope to learn about it in the near future. Optional, but highly encouraged: post pictures, images, and links to helpful resources.
A partial list:
* Technology (like nuclear energy)
* International organizations and agencies (like the UN)
* International agreements (like the Geneva Convention)
* Modern ideas of war & war crimes (hint: Nuremberg Trials)
* Postwar rebuilding (hint: Marshall Plan)
Blog due at 11:59:59 pm tonight!
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
Semester DOS, Blog #14
Answer each of the following, and cite statistics or sources wherever appropriate:
1. What are the most interesting aspects of World Wars 1 and 2?
2. What do you hope to learn about these wars?
3. How/Why are these wars important today? How do they impact and/or inform our world today? hint: think about alliances, democracies around the world, cultures, international institutions, nuclear (and other) technologies, etc.
1. -Between 1939 and 1945 the Allies dropped 3.4 million tons of bombs, An average of about 27,700 tons of bombs each month.
- There were 433 Medals of Honor awarded during World War 2, 219 of them were given after the receipiant's death
- The youngest US serviceman was 12 year old Calvin Graham, USN. He was wounded in combat and given a Dishonorable Discharge for lying about his age. (His benefits were later restored by act of Congress).
- At the time of Pearl Harbor, the top US Navy command was called CINCUS (pronounced "sink us"), the shoulder patch of the US Army's 45th Infantry division was the swastika, and Hitler's private train was named "Amerika". All three were soon changed for PR purposes.
-German Me-264 bombers were capable of bombing New York City but it wasn't worth the effort.
1. What are the most interesting aspects of World Wars 1 and 2?
2. What do you hope to learn about these wars?
3. How/Why are these wars important today? How do they impact and/or inform our world today? hint: think about alliances, democracies around the world, cultures, international institutions, nuclear (and other) technologies, etc.
1. -Between 1939 and 1945 the Allies dropped 3.4 million tons of bombs, An average of about 27,700 tons of bombs each month.
- There were 433 Medals of Honor awarded during World War 2, 219 of them were given after the receipiant's death
- The youngest US serviceman was 12 year old Calvin Graham, USN. He was wounded in combat and given a Dishonorable Discharge for lying about his age. (His benefits were later restored by act of Congress).
- At the time of Pearl Harbor, the top US Navy command was called CINCUS (pronounced "sink us"), the shoulder patch of the US Army's 45th Infantry division was the swastika, and Hitler's private train was named "Amerika". All three were soon changed for PR purposes.
-German Me-264 bombers were capable of bombing New York City but it wasn't worth the effort.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Semester TWO, Blog #13 (GOW Final Essay)
1. How does Jim Casey's moral philosophy guide the novel as a whole?
Your response will need to have:
1. An answer to the question, as evidenced by a straightforward thesis.
2. Organization, as evidenced by topic sentences that further develop the thesis.
3. Support for your points, as evidenced by thoughtfully selected pieces of direct evidence from the novel.
In the beginning of he novel Tom Joad stumbles upon Jim Casy, who he finds on the side of the street. Recognizing Tom as some who he baptized when he was little the two begin to exchange words. Later in the novel Tom
After Casy abandons his holy ways he realizes that it is not the abstract aspects of life that matter but the actions of living humans. He rejects the idea of surrounding himself in God's soul, but the souls of human beings, with each combined create a much holier soul. Throughout this novel he tries to separate himself from the idea of God entirely.
his new philosophy of recognizing the importance of life over death represents these feelings in his words for Grandpa.
"All that lives is holy, Grandpa is dead, he doesn't need much said." 184)
Your response will need to have:
1. An answer to the question, as evidenced by a straightforward thesis.
2. Organization, as evidenced by topic sentences that further develop the thesis.
3. Support for your points, as evidenced by thoughtfully selected pieces of direct evidence from the novel.
In the beginning of he novel Tom Joad stumbles upon Jim Casy, who he finds on the side of the street. Recognizing Tom as some who he baptized when he was little the two begin to exchange words. Later in the novel Tom
After Casy abandons his holy ways he realizes that it is not the abstract aspects of life that matter but the actions of living humans. He rejects the idea of surrounding himself in God's soul, but the souls of human beings, with each combined create a much holier soul. Throughout this novel he tries to separate himself from the idea of God entirely.
his new philosophy of recognizing the importance of life over death represents these feelings in his words for Grandpa.
"All that lives is holy, Grandpa is dead, he doesn't need much said." 184)
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Semester TWO, Blog #11
Write an open letter to a particular leader (or leading group of people) in which you outline specific advice to improve the American/Californian/local/other economy. Choose a leader that represents a group or place that you are interested in—you might pick the President, the Governor, a corporate leader, local government officials, small businesses, etc.
Please post your thoughtful response by 11:59:59pm on 3/9/10
Please post your thoughtful response by 11:59:59pm on 3/9/10
Semester TWO, Blog #10
Do you believe that the Grapes of Wrath successfully establishes sympathy for the plight of Dust Bowl farmers? Why or why not?
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Semester TWO, Blog #9
I feel I have worked really hard my article for ampersand especially because we have a good amount of time to work on it in class and with our editors, but also because I have been focusing on my big ideas and connecting them to my internship. I have been trying to figure out the structure of how my writing is going to look like, I am trying to narrow it down from an editorial, a fiction story, a narrative (personal or non-fictional).
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