8th Grade & The Civil War

All that we have been studying this year in American history, in many ways culminates in the war that ripped our nation apart.

As part of our study this quarter, we will be viewing segments of the Ken Burn's Civil War series. You may want to checkout some of the images from the war and other information about the war at the video's website.

A war like this is what happens when people get to a point when they believe they can't compromise and work out disagreements.

The CIVIL WAR site.

7th Grade Follow up

Here is a follow up story from our study of the AIDS Crisis in Africa.

VIDEO MARCH 25, 2009
Children Orphaned by AIDS Face Uncertain Future With so many South Africans struck down by AIDS during their prime work and child-rearing years, a generation of children are watching parents die and being forced to form new family units.

8th Grade & Civil War

When we return after Spring Break we will begin our study of the Civil War.
We will start with the decade prior to the war, and
the various events that brought the nation to Civil War. 1850-1860

7th Grade & Islam

When we return from Spring Break we will continue our study of the EAST by looking at the SILK ROAD and paying attention to the various religious faiths that traveled along this route.
We will began with continuing our look at ISLAM.

We will be viewing part II of the ISLAM: Empire of Faith video series.

Beijing Fire

Fire consumed a building in Beijing that formed part of Central China Television's new headquarters as residents set off fireworks throughout the city to celebrate the Lantern Festival on Monday evening. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/10/world/asia/10beijing.html

Keep Up With China

Stay Current with CHINA by following

BBC NEWS.

UP THE YANGTZE Follow Up

Interested in what happened to the family and others from the film?

Go HERE to see a follow up since the film was made.

If you are interested in making a donation to help the Yu family (the poor family seen in the film) you may visit http://www.givemeaning.com/project/yufam .

You can also see what has been happening with the THREE GORGES project by checking out The.

Up The Yangtze

Here is a link to the documentary Up The Yangtze. This film deals with the the people being displaced by the flooding caused by the new (world's largest) dam. I saw this documentary this summer at the theatre about a week before I went to China. I caught some of it tonight on PBS. It was amazing to see it after having been there myself (and on one of those boats riding down the river for a weekend). Unbelievable. Well worth watching. The weekend on the boat (4 star boat, not the typical western tourist boat which is 5 star) was our most MISERABLE time on the whole trip. I think that was the case for everyone. It is where I think I caught whatever made me sick when we returned back to Hubei University. It was hot, miserable, people smoking EVERYWHERE (including the dining area) there were some wonderful moments, but over all it was the worst part of the whole trip. Of course now there's a little bit of being able to look back with some distance and appreciate what it was and the experience it afforded me. I look happy enough in the photographs! ha ha

CLICK HERE for my photographs of the weekend on the Yangtze and the Three Gorges Dam.

See a trailer for the film click here

7th Grade: Who Do We Owe?

As a follow up to what we looked at today in class in regard to how much of the US debt China owns.... It is A LOT!

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