Mr. Lodge World History Class 2/18/2009
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February 18, 2009February 18, 2009According to the New York According to the New York Times, the United States Times, the United States
Military is offering the chance Military is offering the chance for immigrants here on short for immigrants here on short
term visas to become citizens term visas to become citizens in as little as six months. Is in as little as six months. Is
this a good idea?this a good idea?
Black History Month ProjectBlack History Month Project
You need to be You need to be doing researchdoing research
If you need help If you need help please askplease ask
You need to have You need to have decided on a decided on a poster or a paper poster or a paper by todayby today
Morehouse College Morehouse College
Founded on this date Founded on this date in 1867in 1867
Located in Atlanta Located in Atlanta
One of the first One of the first traditionally Black traditionally Black CollegesColleges
Famous alumni Famous alumni include Martin Luther include Martin Luther King Jr.King Jr.
Toni MorrisonToni Morrison
Born on this day in 1931Born on this day in 1931
Won the Pulitzer prize for Won the Pulitzer prize for her novel Belovedher novel Beloved
In 1993 she won the In 1993 she won the Nobel Prize for literatureNobel Prize for literature
Beloved was later made Beloved was later made into a movieinto a movie
One of the greatest One of the greatest American writersAmerican writers
HomeworkHomework
Continue to work on your Continue to work on your projectsprojects
If you could ask Toni If you could ask Toni Morrison 5 questions, what Morrison 5 questions, what would they be?would they be?
Mass CultureMass Culture
Also called Popular Also called Popular cultureculture
Everyone reads the Everyone reads the same books same books
Everyone listens to Everyone listens to the same musicthe same music
Everyone wears the Everyone wears the same style of clothessame style of clothes
Requires mass mediaRequires mass media
Assembly LineAssembly Line
Workers don’t go to Workers don’t go to the work, the work the work, the work comes to themcomes to them
Workers do one job Workers do one job onlyonly
First used by the First used by the Ford Motor Ford Motor Company to build Company to build the Model Tthe Model T
Theory of EvolutionTheory of Evolution
First put forward by First put forward by Charles DarwinCharles DarwinSays living things Says living things change over time due change over time due to mutations and to mutations and natural selectionnatural selectionThe animals who The animals who survive get to have survive get to have kids and pass on their kids and pass on their traitstraits
Charles DarwinCharles Darwin
Born 1809, died 1882Born 1809, died 1882
Was the naturalist on the Was the naturalist on the HMS BeagleHMS Beagle
Sailed to the Galapagos Sailed to the Galapagos IslandsIslands
There ne noticed that There ne noticed that finches on each island finches on each island had different shaped had different shaped beaksbeaks in order to eat the in order to eat the different seeds found different seeds found there there
RadioactivityRadioactivity
Discovered in 1896Discovered in 1896
Some of the greatest work Some of the greatest work on radioactivity was done by on radioactivity was done by Madame CurrieMadame Currie
Currie won a Nobel Prize for Currie won a Nobel Prize for her workher work
She died in 1934 from She died in 1934 from exposure to radioactivityexposure to radioactivity
Her papers are radioactiveHer papers are radioactive
ClassworkClasswork
Connect to today p. Connect to today p. 761, Skillbuilder p. 761, Skillbuilder p.
767, Main Idea 767, Main Idea Questions 3, 4, 5 p. Questions 3, 4, 5 p.
767 767