Blog 7: Higher Education

Describe what you viewed in College Inc. What was your reaction? After reading the articles at the below links, explain your thoughts. What is your opinion? Should everyone go to college? What would be the benifits? What could be the drawbacks? Explain using information from the articles and video.

Are you going to college? Why or why not? What are you doing after high school.

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/blogs/thenextgreatgeneration/2011/09/student_debt_what_they_dont_te.html

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106636657

Blog 6: The American Justice System: The New Asylum

Describe what is happening to many Americans with severe mental illness who break the law. Detail at least 2 of the individuals in the film. What illnesses seemed predominant among prisoners with mental illness. What happened to mental institutions in the U.S.? Explain with detail, what you think we should do in this country to help individuals with mental illness.

Here is the page to view the film:http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/asylums/

Blog 5: Repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Read the article at the link below on the repeal of the military's policy regarding homosexuality. After you have read it, post a blog detailing what the article was about and what your opinion is of it and explain. Do you think this will hurt or help the military.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14981082

Blog 4: Terrorism: The Man Who Knew

Describe the terrorist events that led up to September 11, 2001. What did the FBI know? Were there any warnings? Do you believe the attack on the Twin Towers could have been prevented? How should the U.S. use this information for the future?

Check Out the Troy Davis Case

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=140504571

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Davis_case

Post a Comment about what you think about the case.

Blog 3, Part 2: American Justice System: Todd Willingham

Using information from the film, Death by Fire, describe the evidence, trial, conviction and new evidence concerning Todd Willingham. Which evidence is more accurate? Do you think the state had enough evidence to convict him? Should the U.S. government be able to use the death penalty as punishment? Explain.

View Film:    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/death-by-fire/

Blog 3: The American Justice System: Capital Punishment

Part A: Read the 2 different articles over the issue of Capital Punishment located in the schoolloop locker. Afterwards, write about the 3 most convincing arguments for capital punishment, and the 3 most convincing arguments against capital punishment. Provide which side you agree with most and describe why.
Part B....TO COME

Blog 2: The American Justice System: Leonard Peltier

Describe the crime, evidence, case and verdict from the Incident at Oglala documentary. What evidence was used to convict Leonard Peltier? What problems were there with the evidence? What was the verdict and what was Peltier's punishment? What is currently happening with Peltier's case? What does this say about the American Justice System?