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Communism Documentary Part 2

Feb 1st, 2012
by Matt.
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Here is the second part of the documentary on Communism Communism – 2 of 6 – Fallout by VladimirLenin I think these videos are important, as history is not taught so well, if it isn’t denied outright. Related posts: Communism Documentary: Lies, Brutality, and Death For Those of you that Think Communism is Great… Just a Reminder About the Nature of Communism 100 Years of Trying- Communism Wins in the End Though Russians Warn Of Coming Communism and Collapse Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

The Declaration of Independence: As Relevant Today as it was in 1776

Jul 4th, 2011
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Note: This was originally posted on July 4, 2009. It’s Independence Day.  I wish you all a great day, and ask you to contemplate the meaning of the holiday.  To assist, here is a transcript of the Declaration of Independence. IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God [...]

George Washington’s First State of the Union Address

Jan 11th, 2011
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In a few weeks on January 25th President Obama will deliver his address to congress on the State of the Union.  I thought I would use today to take the opportunity to post the first State of the Union address delivered to congress by George Washington on this day 221 years ago.  At the time of the first address, 12 of the 13 colonies original colonies had already ratified the new constitution with Rhode Island the only hold out.  The debt from the war for independence was crippling the States and stifling economic growth.   The young nation faced serious threats to its security [...]

Reflections from High School World History Students

Jul 21st, 2010
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As many of you know, in addition to teaching AP Government, Military History, and US History, I also teach World History (yeah, I know- 4 preps!). At the end of each year that I have taught World History, I have my students do a capstone project or final project that requires students to integrate, interpret, analyze, synthesize, and link together different ideas, concepts, people, and events from world history. It’s not a complicated project. First, I take all the important words from our course, including people, places, events, concepts, and terms, and put them on a list and then randomly sort them. Then [...]

The Declaration of Independence

Jul 4th, 2009
by Matt.
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It’s Independence Day.  I wish you all a great day, and ask you to contemplate the meaning of the holiday.  To assist, here is a transcript of the Declaration of Independence. IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to [...]

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