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Use this link to answer the questions below: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/06/weekinreview/20110306-happiness.html?ref=multimedia For the last three years, Gallup has called 1,000 randomly selected American adults each day and asked them about their emotional status, work satisfaction, eating habits, illnesses, stress levels and other indicators of their quality of life. It’s part of an effort to measure the components of “the good life.” The responses are plugged into a formula, called the  Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index , and then sorted by geographic area and other demographic criteria. The accompanying maps show where well-being is highest and lowest around the country. Which part of Wisconsin reported the lowest percentage of health care coverage? Which part of Wisconsin reported the highest percentage of health care coverage? What percentage of people living in southwest Wisconsin reported not having enough money to buy food in the past month? W...

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50 Facts About Rape Low estimate of the  number of women  , according to the Department of Justice, raped every year: 300,000 High estimate of the  number of women raped , according to the CDC: 1.3 million Percentage of rapes  not reported : 54 percent A woman's  chance of being raped  in the U.S.: 1 in 5 Chances that a  raped woman conceives compared to one engaging in consensual sex : at least two times as likely Number of women in the US  impregnated against their will each year in the U.S.  as a result of rape: 32,000 Number of states in which  rapists can sue for custody and visitation : 31 Chances that a woman's body " shuts that whole thing down ": 0 in 3.2 billion Rank of  U.S. in the world  for rape: 13th A woman's chance of  being raped in college : 1 in 4 or 5 Chances that a  Native American woman in the U.S. will be raped : 1 in 3 Percentage of...

Please complete these interest surveys in class. http://www.swtc.edu/WorkArea/showcontent.aspx?id=4138 http://intranet.madisoncollege.edu/career-assess/

http://www.webrangers.us/activities/patriot/?id=31 If you finish early, you may visit this site: http://www.mission-us.org/

2011 Wall of Ribbons: http://hansengeorge.blogspot.com/2011/10/domestic-violence-awareness-month.html

Advantages Disadvantages: Possibility of foreign aid from France Legitimacy in the world community Captured soldiers treated as POWs not spies or rebels Independence might unite different areas of the colonies Stating for the world the ideological basis of this new country Freedom from subservience to the King Might lose friends in England who supported cause of colonists in regard to representation in Parliament but not independence Might cause division within the colonies If Revolution failed, the and leaders might be tried and executed as traitors. Colonies were poorly  prepared for war Fighting the largest military  power in the world No weapons nor  manufacturing to make them Dependent on England for  elements needed to fight a  war. Chances of winning the war  were slim. Colonists would be cutting  themselves off from the  biggest, freest empire in the world. Sentimental attachment to  homeland.

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What is domestic violence? -abuse in a family or household -Physical, sexual, psychological, economic Anyone can become a victim of domestic violence. Abuse occurs in all racial, ethnic, economic, religious age groups and across the lifespan. Violence against women is about control, domination, and a lack of respect. Once a person begins a pattern of hitting a partner, the violence usually gets worse (more frequent and more severe). Link: http://www.c4fvp.org/modules/evolvecms/upload/Cycle%20wheel%20explained(2).jpg Power and Control Wheel: http://www.ncdsv.org/images/powercontrolwheelnoshading.pdf Discuss the "Myths and Facts about Domestic Violence" handout. How common is domestic violence? Wisconsin loses an average of one person every week due to domestic violence. Every nine seconds a woman is abused in the United States.   One in four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime. The majority of family...

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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/dropout-nation/

In a few sentences, relate Whitney's story to the character Stargirl. Note the similarities and differences between the two girls regarding peer pressure and bullying.