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"Life is not so bad if you have plenty of luck, a good physique, and not too much imagination."   -Christopher Isherwood "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life.  It goes on."   -Robert Frost "When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained."   -Mark Twain

CBS News story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ulaG9x4GpE PBS American Experience: Watch Triangle Fire on PBS. See more from American Experience.

Choose a quote reflecting what Carpe Diem means to you. Design a poster illustrating how the quote relates to you.  Your poster must include the quote and either pictures or illustrations. The quote must be typed, not written on the poster.  Quote Suggestions: "Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive."  -Elbert Hubbard "And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." -Abraham Lincoln Thoreau said, "Most men lead lives of quiet desperation." Don't be resigned to that. Break out! break out now is the time! from, Dead Poets Society "Following the herd is a sure way to mediocrity." -Unknown “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” ― Mae West "It is not the length of life but the depth of life." -Emerson "What is the meaning of life? To be happy and useful." “Time is all you have and you may fin...

Finish chapter 10 from A Young People's History of the United States. Finish chapter worksheet. Additional information about the role of labor unions and reforms: http://www.epi.org/publication/briefingpapers_bp143/ http://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/laborctr/child_labor/about/us_history.html http://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/laborctr/child_labor/about/us_laws.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Labor_Standards_Act http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/l/labor/index.html http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/24/answers-about-labor-laws-and-unions/ http://www.inc.com/print/837 Project: Research one reform of the Labor Movement in American history. Create a poster informing the public about the reform you selected. All information must be typed. You must include at least one image on your poster. Ideas: Workplace safety, fair wages, overtime compensation, training, procedures for resolving grievances like harassment, sick time, ...

Keeping with my regional author fixation, I've started Population 485 by Michael Perry. The first chapter left me in tears. The topic was still a bit too close to home. Death. More specifically, death by car accident. In spite of the tears, I plan to continue.

Find and label: Norwegian Sea North Sea Celtic Sea Atlantic Ocean English Channel Bay of Biscay Strait of Gibraltar Balearic Sea Mediterranean Sea Black Sea Caspian Sea Baltic Sea Find and label: Alps Apennines Balkan Mountains Cambrian Mountains Caucasus Mountains Ural Mountains Carpathian Mountains Pyrenees Find and label: Thames River Seine River Rhone River Tagus River Tiber River Elbe River Po River Danube River Find and label the following peninsulas: Iberian Peninsula, Scandinavian Peninsula, Jutland, Balkan Peninsula, Kola Peninsula

1. Find, outline, and label all European countries. 2. Find, and label all European capitals.  3. Draw a red circle around every capital. 4.Find and label the following micro countries/small countries: Andorra Vatican City Monaco San Marino Liechtenstein Malta Cyprus Luxembourg 5. Draw a green line representing the border between Europe and Asia.

Briefly describe the setting (both time and place). List the main characters we've met so far in the story. Briefly describe tension felt between some of the characters in the story. What was unorthodox about Mr. Keating's teaching style?

Timed game, all fifty states and capitals: http://dynamo.dictionary.com/games/48048/state-capitals-in-the-united-states/match/

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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.” ― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”   ―  Albert Einstein “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.” ― Dr. Seuss “In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.” ― Robert Frost “It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.” ― Abraham Lincoln “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ― Maya Angelou “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” ― Mark Twain “Experience has shown, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.” ― Thomas Jefferson “The only way to get through life is to laugh your way thro...

Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.  -Elbert Hubbard And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.  -Abraham Lincoln Thoreau said, "Most men lead lives of quiet desperation." Don't be resigned to that. Break out! break out now is the time! from, Dead Poets Society To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that’s all. -Oscar Wilde Following the herd is a sure way to mediocrity. -Unknown “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” ― Mae West "It is not the length of life but the depth of life." -Emerson

Using the "Land Use and Resource", "Climate", "Vegetation", and "Environmental Issues" maps, answer the following questions: 1. The western coast of southern Mexico and most of Central America has what type of climate? 2. What type of vegetation grows best in this climate? 3. Name one other country that shares this climate. 4. Looking at the Land Use and Resources map, what major resources can be found in Central America? 5. In what part of Mexico do you find most of the land being used for livestock ranching? 6.  Is oil a major resource in Mexico? 7. What is the major type of vegetation in Central America? 8.  Which Mexican city has been designated as a city suffering from poor air quality? 9.  Which Central American countries have experienced wide-spread deforestation? 10. Are there any areas in Mexico or Central America affected by acid rain? How can you tell?

1. Outline and label Mexico and all Central American countries. 2. Locate and label all capitals in Mexico and Central American countries. 3. Locate, label, and shade brown the following land features: Isthmus of Panama, Mosquito Coast, Sierra Madre (Occidental, Oriental, del Sur), Yucatan Peninsula 4. Locate, label, and shade blue the following water features: Rio Grande, San Juan River, Lake Nicaragua, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Panama

What was the "Myth of Jacksonian Democracy"? Briefly discuss some of the issues the Labor Movement confronted in mid to late 19th Century America. List three strategies the Labor Movement utilized to accomplish their goals. Do you think the goals of the Labor Movement were reasonable? Explain your answer. Briefly discuss what if any state and federal laws existed to protect workers. Vocabulary: tenements monopoly trade union tariff  Extra Credit: What do you think "working-class consciousness" means?

Read from "Dead Poets Society" Journal assignment: What does "carpe diem" mean to you? Project: Create a collage illustrating what "carpe diem" means to you. Step 1: Review your journal entry from yesterday. Step 2: What images come to mind after reviewing your journal. Step 3: Look for images in magazines representing these images. Step 4: Cut out pictures. Step 5: Arrange your pictures on a piece of construction paper. Step 6: Type and print (using a large font) the words "Seize the day" or "carpe diem." Step 7. Cut and glue these words to your poster. Ideas: http://hansengeorge.blogspot.com/2012/01/quotes-about-seizing-day.html "The Road Not Taken" http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15717

Watch " 1968 with Tom Brokaw ." As you watch the documentary, complete your 5 Ws and an H graphic organizer. When the documentary is finished, each person will contribute three ideas to the graphic organizer drawn on the whiteboard. Discuss. What ? List the significant events of 1968. (for example, assassination of Martin Luther King) Why ? List reasons why these events occurred. How ? List how these events occurred. Who ? List the names of significant individuals mentioned in the documentary. (for example, Nixon) When ? List months and days of significant events. Where ? List the names of locations mentioned in the documentary? (for example, Haight-Ashbury)

http://geography.howstuffworks.com/united-states/state-capitals-quiz.htm

"Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose." Helen Keller

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The purpose of Columbus's voyage(s) was... The result of Columbus's voyage(s) was... In 1606, some 105 adventurers set off from England to try and establish the first permanent English colony in the New World. They settled in what is now the state of Virginia and called their colony first James Fort, and then J __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __, in honor of James I, the King of England. The early years of the colony were nearly a total disaster. Almost half of the settlers died due to poor choices in settlement location, management of resources, and quarrels with the indigenous Powhatan Indians. The winter of 1609-10, known as the " STARVING TIME ," may have been the worst of all.  Disease and hunger ravaged J __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __. Two desperate colonists were tied to posts and left to starve as punishment for raiding the colonies' stores. One colonist even took to cannibalism, eating his own wife. Some 100 people, many of them seeking religious freedom in the...

Complete the "Graphic Life Planning Sheet." Staple the Graphic Life Planning worksheet to your timeline when it is ready to turn in to me. (20 points) Create a personal "Positive-Negative Timeline" using graph paper or construction paper.(30 points) Your grade will be based on the following: All information is clearly presented. You have included both text and visuals (pictures, illustrations) Spelling accurate. Well-organized. Attractive appearance/creative. Examples:

Read: "Did a Novel Start the Civil War?" from Upfront Magazine Answer the following questions on the white board in a "threaded discussion." What was the Fugitive Slave Act? (1850) Briefly discuss the impact of Harriet Beacher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. (1852) Briefly discuss the impact of the Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case. (1857) What happened at Harper's Ferry? (1859)

"Every society honors its live conformists, and its dead troublemakers. "  ~Mignon McLaughlin,  The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960

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Source: Drug Addiction By Region

First, take the "quiz": http://www.pbs.org/teachers/connect/resources/3479/preview/ Go to the Health Moodle Page  http://rivervalley.mrooms2.net/course/view.php?id=32  and look for Alcohol/Drug Unit Powerpoint-Tobacco for the correct answers (very bottom). True or False?  Cyanide  ( chemicals used to make numerous products like plastics, also used in pesticides),  Formaldehyde  ( a colorless, flammable chemical, used in building materials and to produce many household products) and  Arsenic   (poison in pesticides, herbicides, insecticides) are ingredients in most cigarettes. Now complete this chart (using resources below the chart to answer your questions):  What is in a cigarette? Where else is this chemical found? Tar Formaldehyde Cyanide Benzene Acetone Ammonia Carbon monoxide Butane Nicotine http://www.stop-smoking-programs.org/chemicals-in-cigar...