You are a geek liaison, which means you go both ways. You can hang out with normal people or you can hang out with geeks which means you often have geeks as friends and/or have a job where you have to mediate between geeks and normal people. This is an important role and one of which you should be proud. In fact, you can make a good deal of money as a translator.
Normal: Tell our geek we need him to work this weekend.
You [to Geek]: We need more than that, Scotty. You'll have to stay until you can squeeze more outta them engines!
Geek [to You]: I'm givin' her all she's got, Captain, but we need more dilithium crystals!
You [to Normal]: He wants to know if he gets overtime.
THE TEST IS STILL WEDNESDAY FOR ALL AP EUROPEAN HISTORY CLASSES!!!
47 Book Questions - So make sure you look at that "Almost Cheating" link
- Section 1: 8
- Section 2: 7 Italy, 8 Germany
- Section 3: 2 Austria, 5 Russia, 3 England
- Section 4: 5 Marx
- Section 5: 4 Science/Darwin, 1 Comte, 3 Realism
11 My Questions
4 AP Questions
GOOD LUCK!! You'll do o.k.
Don't worry 4th and 7th, you missed nothing from today.
You know how some days Mr Adams just doesn't deliver, well today was one.
You are in NO worse shape for missing today.
("sorry" to those in class today.)
OK, if you remember Survivor: Australia, then you have to remember Elisabeth Filarski
(and if you were in my class that year, you had to listen to me talk about her . . . constantly).
Well, it appears that she's the newest host of The View. It comes on at 10 am so we'll be watchin it in class (what period is that?).
This is a great overview of Art from AP European History. Bring your ticket stub from The Frist Center from the following Exhibit to get some extra credit!
From El Greco to Picasso:
European Masterworks from The Phillips Collection
January 31, 2004 - May 16, 2004
"This exhibition includes over 50 European modern masterworks by artists such as van Gogh, Cézanne, Monet, Degas, Picasso, Bonnard, Gauguin, and Klee. The exhibition reflects Duncan Phillips' personal understanding of modern art and his approach to collecting and interpreting it. Phillips saw modernism not as a break with the past, but as a continuation. His goal was not to create an encyclopedic collection, but rather to assemble groups of works that would resonate off one another, revealing the visual harmonies that tied together historical masterworks with the art of his own time. From El Greco to Picasso will present works of the late 19th and early 20th centuries alongside works by earlier masters that Phillips felt anticipated the modern movements, such as Delacroix, Ingres, El Greco, and Chardin. This exhibition has been organized by The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C."
You can go whenever it's convenient. Just show me your stub.
However, I'll set a time for us to go as a group and you can get a little "extra" extra credit.
You just type in the name of a band you like, and it provides a list of similar bands.
I checked it out and it works. Typing "Modest Mouse" produces the following sceen.
Hours of entertainment!
. . . that has nothing to do with AP European History
Wednesday 1/20:
ALERT: notice the "almost cheating!" link to the left. check it out. Don't say i never gave you anything.
Homework for Thursday: Terms 22 Reading Guide
Thursday 1/21: In Class:
- Quick Overview of the Chapter
- French Stuff (Napoleon III)
- German Unification Homework: Section 2
Friday In Class
- Short Quiz on 1 & 2
- German DBQ Fun
The Next Week:
The test over 22 should be around Wednesday.
Harpers (it's a magazine) creates a funny list of data every month.
You may have never noticed that a link to the site is over to the left, under "Links".
You should really check it out. It's funny stuff.
Here is the list for December '03.
The link to the left contains an archive from the last few years.
This is Caroline Payne. She works hard and earns about 10,000 a year. We've been dealing with the Industrial Revolution's impact on society, work, and poverty, and how certain reformers/radicals wanted to change the conditions of society. It's very easy here in Brentwood to discuss "the poor" and forget that we are talking about real people. The next time you hear someone (like me) talk callously about the poor and "welfare abusers" think of Caroline Payne. Read her life's story. It's amazing.
Here she is with her daughter Amber in front of her housing-project. Yes, "the projects"
Here is the Link to the NY Times story. It's long but well worth it.
If you don't want to sign up to read the story (it's free!), you can download a copy here!
Some of you seemed interested in Friedrich's art (and his potential use in Heavy Metal Cover Art).
Here's a really nice site containing good examples of Friedrich's work. Check it out.
You will be given two essays. You pick one of them.
Focus on creating a good 3 body paragraph structure (With a decent intro/conclusion)
USE MANY TERMS. 10-15 minimum.
Don't worry, the questions are very broad and allow you to explode your knowledge.
NO MATTER WHAT THE SUB SAYS, YOU MAY NOT USE ANYTHING ON THIS ESSAY!!!!
The Most Interesting Comment of the Day:
JenneyBeth's take on video games. "Video games combine the two things that guys love: competition without moving off of the couch."
This is Caroline Payne. She works hard and earns about 10,000 a year. We've been dealing with the Industrial Revolution's impact on society, work, and poverty, and how certain reformers/radicals wanted to change the conditions of society. It's very easy here in Brentwood to discuss "the poor" and forget that we are talking about real people. The next time you hear someone (like me) talk callously about the poor and "welfare abusers" think of Caroline Payne. Read 
