Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Pope decries slaughter of 'defenseless' Syrians

Pope decries slaughter of 'defenseless' Syrians during Christmas Day Message. !

"VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI has wished Christmas peace to the world, decrying the slaughter of the "defenseless" in Syria and urging Israelis and Palestinians to find the courage to negotiate."

He also comments on the Arab Spring, England and Egypt.  Read more from 9wsyr.com"

Sunday, December 16, 2012

What kind of activities should we be doing?

Post Comments here - on are the kind of class or school assignments you would like to do? Be creative - anything from writing a paper, building

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Mystery Questions

What is this all about can you solve the ideas here? Why are the Two list and what would be third ?

Will use inductive or deductive reasoning?



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Thursday, December 13, 2012

India and Ireland

Sitar master and composer Ravi Shankar died Tuesday at a hospital near his home in the San Diego area. Shankar's foundation released a statement that says the musician had suffered from upper-respiratory and heart issues over the past year and underwent heart-valve replacement surgery last week. He was 92.
When he was just 10 years old, Pandit Ravi Shankar began performing in Europe and the U.S. with his family's Indian dance troupe. It was a glamorous life: the best hotels, the best meals, celebrities coming backstage to say just how much they'd enjoyed the concert. But at age 18, Shankar gave up all the glitter and went back to a dusty little town in India to study with a guru who taught him the sitar. He apprenticed for years, then started to play in public on the ancient and difficult string instrument. Eventually, he became a master. go to NPR to  read more.
Indian Music Legend Dies

and Find his music on Pandora

Ireland - NPR Dec 12

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Empires



Reasons for the Fall of the Roman Empire

Who was Flavius? Who was Attilla?

Faith, Beliefs, Reason and Courage

Back in the Middle Ages - how did Faith, Beliefs, Reason and Courage play out. http://youtu.be/sj3Jw1DLGpA And in Modern Times