Manic Monday

Ooh, I'm old.  That's a Bangles reference in the title.  Kind of a weak 80's girls' group that bridged us from the Go-Go's to the Spice Girls.  Nothing to do with Government though.  I hope today's discussion made you actually think.  Peter made a perfect observation in class - my questions are easy if you could be specific, but they're so broad that...they...well...they make you think about it.  EXACTLY!   For those of you not in class today (including ALL of you from 2nd hour), the four questions are shown below in invisotext (just click and drag over to read).  Take out a note card (you should have bought them last quarter) and answer the four questions in order...WITHOUT jumping ahead.  Part of the fun is answering each question before you know what the next one asks.  When you answer yes or no, follow with a brief explanation (1-2 written lines).  After answering all four, summarize what you thought about.  It's all part of my hope to have a frank and honest discussion on Veterans Day about serving your country.

1.  Would you DIE for your family?
2.  Would you KILL for your family?
3.  Would you KILL for your country?
4.  Would you DIE for your country?

Read Chapter 8 by tomorrow.  We'll finish on Thursday, with a test on MONDAY.  I am pulled out of class on Monday, so I figure it is a good day for you to take a quiz.  I will also be gone on M and T in December, so we have to figure out something for you to do for two consecutive days...I may try to get you into a computer lab for Presidential Legacies and another in-class essay.

I hate Florida and Texas college athletics, but the following video proves that if and when the odds are heavily stacked against you, there still may be a way out...



I gotta take a break...Shalom.

I couldn't find the McNugget video, but I did find something  that will make me think twice about reaching in and eating blindly from the McNugget box next time.  Ugh.