Blog 11: The Environment: Global Warming

Write at least a 12 sentence paragraph about the following: What is global warming? What is causing it? What are the dangers of it? Do you believe it is true? Explain.

Healthcare Research Essay 400 Points

Students must write a 5 paragraph essay examining the U.S. Healthcare system and one of the following countries health care systems: Denmark, France, Canada, or Britain. It must include and introduction paragraph (minimum 8 sentences), at least 3 body paragraphs (minimum  of 12 sentences for each paragraph), conclusion paragraph (minimum 8 sentences) and a works cited page in MLA format with at least 6 sources.

The essay must throroughly explain how the healthcare system in the U.S. and the other country works and explain which system is preferable and why.

Body 1: Explain the U.S. Healthcare System
Body 2: Explain the healthcare system of either France, Britain, or Canada.
Body 3: Explain which healthcare system is better and why.

You must have at least 3 sources on the U.S. system and 3 sources on the other.

Due: Wednesday, October 26th.

Blog 10: Wall Street Protest

Get online and find at least 3 articles on the Wall Street Protests. Read them, then write 2, 12 sentence paragraphs. The first should explain the protest: who is involved, what is happening, when it started, where it is happening, and why it is happening. Provide key events. The second paragraph should state your opinion of it and explain why. Relate it to other topics you have studied. Attach 3 links to the articles you read.

Blog 9: Current Event

Find a current news article from either http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/    or    cnn.com and write 2, 12 sentence paragraphs over the article. Remember to include a introduction sentence, 5 details (10 sentences) and a conclusion sentence for each paragraph. The first paragraph should explain the event and the second should provide your reaction to it and what impact you think it will have on the world or history. After you finish, you must work on any missing blogs.

Blog 8: Healthcare in the U.S.

After viewing the film, go to the link below and read the BBC article on the U.S. health care system. Using info from the film and article, describe what the current issues in the U.S. healthcare system. What do you think about this? Is this system good or bad? Do you think it could be fixed? Why or why not? If so, how could it be fixed?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8160058.stm