Week of Sept. 19-27th: Post 9/11 hysteria vs. WWII hysteria - internment camps, nuclear terrorism, Patriot act, the cost of war

Monday & Tuesday's lesson -Click HERE for the reading on 9/11 Mosque (Muslim community center)
Click HERE to see the 60 minutes clip we watched in class

Wednesday and Thursday's lesson:  For our discussion of the Japanese internment camps click HERE for the video clip and HERE for the reading on the Koramatsu Case

Friday's lesson we assessed if nuclear terrorism was a real threat.  For the handout and opinions on if terrorists can really get their hands on nuclear weapons click HERE.

On Monday and tuesday (Sept. 26th and 27th) we looked at the cost of war on our service men and women.  We discussed 5 articles, including:
Military Suicide rates
Jobless for Vets
Homeless for Vets
Divorce rate for Female soldiers-- this link may not work
PTSD
For each article we identified the problem, the cause, what is being done to fix the problem and what should be done.

On Wednesday (before the Jewish holidays) we shared college essays- kudos to the winners!!!