A P . E U R O P E A N . H I S T O R Y

"high school all over again, without the expectations"

Heartbreaking account of life in Assisted Living facilities.
You should read this if you get a chance since:
- 1) social security is in the news a lot lately
- 2) the creation of the safety net for society's weakest members (the welfare state) is what we will be studying in the upcoming chapters.

Here is the short article.

Go call your grandparents. they would love to talk to you.

1/31 - 2/4

Monday 1/31 :
In Class: Write the DBQ in Class. (look in the comments sections for info)
Homework: Read Chapter 23, Section 1
Tuesday 2/1 :
In Class: Victorian Morality
HomeworkFinish Section 1, begin Section 2
Wednesday Flex Day!
In Class : WOMEN!
HomeworkFinish Section 3
Thursday
In Class: Finish up and some politics
Homework: Finish Homework
- - CHAPTERS 22 AND 23 can be turned in Friday
Friday
TEST: mainly on 23 but about 1/3 on 22

O. M. G.

Look very carefully at this photo before you click on, what has got to be, the strangest website ever. You must check this out

Don't Forget

You need to turn your money ($20 deposit or the entire $82) in by Friday!

Mr. Adams

If Mr. Adams were a South Park Character

Here is the site that allows you to make your own South Park Character.
The program wont allow you to cut and paste so you'll have to . .
1. "print screen"
2. Paste it into a Paint program

Another Time-waster

Here's a game that will take up some of your life: Click Here

Here they are!

1. Compare/contrast realism and romaniticism.
2. Compare and contrast the roles Cavour and Bismark played in the unification of their countries.
3. Why can the chief ideas of Marxism be viewed primarily as a product of its age, despite Marx's claim that it was scientific and timeless.
4. Compare / contrast the goals, actions, & outcomes of the foreign policies of Metternich and Bismarck

"Political Liberalism 'lost the battle' in 1848 but 'won the war' in France & Britain after 1850"
5. Assess the validity of this statement

Comrades!

The Communist Manifesto If you are confused after the reading, check out this little site that tries to hit the high points. It even gives 1) a nice critique of marxism and 2) how Lenin modified marx to fit the Russian experience. Marxism made easy!!

This Week 1/24 - 1/28

Monday 1/24:
In Class:
- Short Quiz over sections 1 & 2 (mainly 1, basic stuff just to get you to read, homework questions and stuff on the sheet.
- German and Italian Unification
- England
Homework: Read Section 3
Tuesday 1/25:
In Class:
- ? shhh. it's a secret.
Homework: Read Section 4
Wednesday 1/26:
In Class:
- Science (Darwin & Positivism) and Art
Homework: Read Section 5
Thursday 1/27:
In Class:
- Bring Books. Work on Fridays (terms) Essay!
Homework: Study
Friday 1/28:
In Class:
- In Class Essay. Use LOTS of terms and facts!
Homework: Free

I wish I had read this in 1985!!!

What You'll Wish You'd Known Read this if you get a sec. It'll only change your life and make the next 2 years tolerable.
"I'll start by telling you something you don't have to know in high school: what you want to do with your life. People are always asking you this, so you think you're supposed to have an answer. But adults ask this mainly as a conversation starter. They want to know what sort of person you are, and this question is just to get you talking. They ask it the way you might poke a hermit crab in a tide pool, to see what it does."

Today's Sites

Thanks for a great day in the computer lab. Everybody was great. Yall Rock.
The Political Compass
Another good Test and explanation. Don't skip the Tutorial. IDEA Log
Here's that other site. Good stuff Battleground God
Battleground God is taken from Philosophersnet.com

Whew! Glad that's over.

Well, todays test seemed to be harder than i expected. I tried to warn you [see earlier post]. sorry.
I'll reduce the weight of the test from x3 down to x2.5

Here is the rest of the week
Thursday:

- In Class: A little on Napoleon and a little on Italy
- Homework for Tuesday: Read Section 1.

Friday:

- In Class:?

- Homework: Read Section 2 for Monday.
QUIZ on Monday

A Great Time Waster

I know it's pretty evil to give you this link the night before a test, but anyway. This is a good game to take your mind off of the test. Treasure Box

The Week

Monday: No school!!
- Homework for Tuesday: Finish the Reading / know those terms (check the comments section)
Tuesday:
- In Class: Last chance for questions. Review Game
- Homework: Study and FINISH YOUR HOMEWORK
Wednesday:
- In Class: Test and homework is due (test info is in the comments section)
- Homework: none

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!

Friedrich

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.

I Luv me some zombies

G.I. Joe vs [flesh eating] zombies oddest. use of time. ever.

The Week

Overall Info for this chapter:  There is a lot of material for you to learn in this chapter. To help you keep up with the reading we will be having many short quizzes over homework.  Just be ready.  They will NOT be announced.  DO NOT PASS UP THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR EASY GRADES.
We will be focusing on the -ISMs in class. We will only touch on "the events that occurred" in class briefly. YOU are responsible to get the "what happened" info from the book (specific revolutions and events) . Sorry, but there is just too much info to cover it all in class, and i want to spend class time making sure you have a good foundation with the -ISMs.
LOOK AT THE PAGE NUMBERS I'VE LISTED BEFORE YOU READ THE WRONG SECTION!!!
BRING YOUR BOOKS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
Monday:  In Class: The Impact of the Industrial Revolution and the Liberal Response
Homework: Section 2 (619-623)
Tuesday:  In Class: Liberalism and Socialism (and those wacky Luddites)
Homework:  Chp 20 pp 604-606
Wednesday: In Class: Nationalism and the Revolutions of 1830 & 1848
Wednesday night's Homework: Section 3 (623-627)
Thursday: In Class: Britain and France!
Homework: Section 3 (627-631)
Friday: In Class:  Romanticism
Homework for Monday:  just skim Section 4 and begin Section 5
Next Week: The Test will probably be next Wednesday

It's me again.

I will be back on Thursday, but absent again on Friday. Sorry.

Wednesday (I'll be sitting in the hospital)

In Class

- Write that DBQ.  Do your best.  but don't stress about it.  It was only practice

(and let's face it, if i had been in school, we'd have done something else)

Homework for thursday:  None!

Thursday (I'll be there)

In Class:

- 19th Century -ISMs (liberalism/conservatism)

- self assessment (are you a 19th century liberal)

- Metternich and his new world order!  mwahahahaha

Homework: Begin Section 1

Friday (back in the hospital in Jackson)

In Class:

Short Quiz:  taken from thursday's worksheet.  put L or C in the right place.

Primary Documents:  Edmund Burke and Metternich.  (the big dogs of conservatism)

Homework for Monday: Finish Section 1.  short quiz (5 questions DIRECTLY from the homework questions) on Monday.  [the quiz is subject to change]

Sorry Again

I will be absent again on Wednesday. In my absence please:

1. Write DBQ in class - You can work together but each person must have their own paper.
2. TEEN COURT - We need 5 volunteers for Teen Court on Thursday Night. Sign up on the board.

I'll be back on Thursday, see you then.