Friday’s wilderness exam for AP will cover all of the readings we’ve discussed from the packet, our notes and discussion, Into the Wild, and for, Period 4, A River Runs Through It. On the test, you’ll be expected to thoroughly answer five paragraph-long questions and identify the author of quotes from the readings. Period 4 […]
The Christian Science Monitor is reporting about a father who hacked the arcade classic Donkey Kong so that his daughter could play as a female protagonist: While women make up about half of all gamers, the hobby isn’t always the friendliest place for female players. In a marketplace dominated by muscle-bound space marines and ineffective […]
The Atlantic reports that it wasn’t always the bearded man who wants you: The answer, it turns out, is that Uncle Sam had a much older and classier sister named Columbia, the feminine historic personification of the United States of America, who has since the 1920s largely fallen out of view. But she was as […]
These are the four topics we will be discussing in the Debate class Model United Nations activity. Each of you should read these background papers and be prepared to debate all of the issues from the perspective of your nation. Peacekeepers in the Congo/Goma Crises Population Crisis Controlling and Eliminating Malaria Trafficking in Womyn and […]
Some of you have expressed a desire to read and learn more about Chris McCandless after reading Into the Wild. These links are some of the most interesting pieces/resources I have come across. The Cult of Chris McCandless Once More to the Bus The Chris McCandless Example, 20 Years Later Into the Wild Debunked New […]