Leap Day FRQ

In honor of leap day, I gave you an extra FRQ prompt, but I did not tell you it was extra.  I will grade all responses, but only count the top three scores when I calculate your grade for this FRQ.  So, essentially if you entirely bombed one, you can consider it dropped from consideration.  See you on Friday for "Life and Debt".

On a side note, everyone please send me links (or post links as a comment on this post) to your prezi or powerpoint presentation so I can post them on the blog for all to access.

On another side note, Spenser and Patrick,  I do not know if you were there, but, because I forgot to gloat, second place on Monday and I carried my team....Batman, Ghost, Terminator 2: Judgement Day and A Few Good Men, in that order.  Bring it.

On yet another side note, good luck Patrick and Reno on whatever it is that you were dressed up for today.

Pics from Syria

Pictures from the ongoing conflict in Syria.

Hyperlinks to articles found by Brian and Reno plus another on microblogging

Putin's article on a strong Russia.

Media and elections in Russia.

Iran warns of military capabilities.

Obama's Google+ page bombarded by Chinese posters.

Here is another article I found that talks about the new avenue available to pro-democracy protesters: microbloggers v communism

Please post any other articles you found relevant and interesting.  Thanks and keep up the good work!!

Chinese Labor, Cheap No More

Here is the article I handed out in class today.  Great example of how globalization and market pressures can drive economic change in China.

links to prezi

Communism and postcommunism

authoritarianism and totalitarianism

democracy and advanced democracy

chapter 1-4, 6 and 7 review

The Russian Federation lecture

The People's Republic of China lecture

NICs and LDCs

Communist and post-communist regimes

Please post some recent articles highlighting the two countries we will study next: Russia and China.  We will go over them at the beginning of class on Thursday before the lecture on communist and post-communist regimes.

I will start the class off with an article about the VP of China visiting Obama.

NHS overhaul bill shot down in Paliament

Talk about an ongoing policy issue.  This article outlines what recently went down in Parliament over a controversial bill that would overhaul the NHS.