Wednesday, April 22, 2009

American Government 4/22

In Class - Check homework (bringing three articles to class). Use these articles to answer the following questions: 1) Who is the intended audience of the article? 2) Summarize (Short 2-3 sentences) the article. 3) What is the significance of the article in its relationship to the study of global terrorism? Why is this significant? This is due tomorrow at the beginning of class.

Homework - Prepare for a discussion on Friday on global terrorism and the role of our federal government.

Articles to check out:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/21/obama.memos/index.html - Bush-era interrogation may have worked, Obama official says
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/22/us.torture.karpinski/index.html?iref=mpstoryview - Abu Ghraib head finds vindication in newly released memos

This is the documentary regarding Guantanamo Bay. If you have some time, watch it. It is very interesting.http://www.moviesfoundonline.com/gitmo.php

This was interesting. You might want to check this out. Deals with unpublished photos of the MLK assassination. Not on topic, but interesting nonetheless.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/04/21/slideshow.mlk.life/index.html

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