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Mock Final in preparation for Writing Final on  Dec 14 & 15

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Mock Final in preparation for Writing Final on  Dec 14 & 15

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Mock final due Monday Dec 11
No late essays accepted

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What do you think about nonprofit organizations in general? Do you agree with Newsela that they help communities to be closer and more cohesive? Research and find a nonprofit organization in Broward County. Describe what the organization does (use your own words, don't copy from the website). Explain why you chose this organization and why you might be interested in the work they do, or why you might volunteer there.

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Write Your Own Rap with the theme of "Love"

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Write Your Own Rap with the theme of "Love"

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Due Monday 11/6

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Write: Watch out for Famous Friends: You’ve been given the opportunity to go on an adventure with two famous people (dead or alive). As the adventure unfolds, it becomes clear that those two famous people plan to kill you. Write a scene about that adventure, who the famous people are, and what you do to escape death.

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How to Write an Analytical Essay: checklist

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How to Write an Analytical Essay: checklist

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How to Write an Analytical Essay: WikiHow

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How to Write an Analytical Essay: WikiHow

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How to Write an Analytical Essay. Writing an analytical essay can seem daunting, especially if you've never done it before. Don't worry! Take a deep breath, buy yourself a caffeinated beverage, and follow these steps to create a...

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The One Hundred Names (for Love) - Diane Ackerman

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The One Hundred Names (for Love) - Diane Ackerman

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The One Hundred Names (for Love) - Diane Ackerman

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One day Diane Ackerman's husband, Paul West, an exceptionally gifted wordsmith and intellectual, suffered a terrible stroke. When he regained awareness he was afflicted with aphasia-loss of language-and could utter only a single syllable: "mem." The standard therapies yielded little result but frustration.

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10/26/17

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Outstanding Thesis Paper 1 Joseangel Mendez - Period 1

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Outstanding Thesis Paper 1 Joseangel Mendez - Period 1

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"Non-violent revolutions are more effective than violent revolutions because you can negotiate with others about what you want in return without causing pain or violence."

Doing what a thesis does:
- tells the reader what the paper is about
- in one sentence (two if needed)
- is an argument
- is an opinion
- gives the writer's stance (what side he/she is on)

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Write the thesis statement and 3 topic sentences for this essay prompt:
Write an essay that makes an argument about violent revolutions versus non-violent revolutions. Determine the success or efficacy of each. Can a violent revolution work?

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Iranians arrested for music video of Pharrell's "Happy"

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Iranians arrested for music video of Pharrell's "Happy"

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Iran Happy video - dancers sentenced to lashes and jail

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Six Iranians arrested for appearing in a video dancing to Pharrell Williams' song Happy have been sentenced to up to one year in prison and 91 lashes, their lawyer says. The sentences were suspended for three years, meaning they will not go to prison unless they reoffend, he adds.

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1.Give a short synopsis (summary) of 3-5 sentences of the article.

2. Explain what this paragraph means:

“Hosseini’s comments have been condemned by several lawmakers and activists, who have accused him of insulting Iranian women and of being overly sensitive about their political activism.”

3. Consider this paragraph:

“Hosseini appeared to be referring to a campaign called White Wednesdays, in which some women have been wearing white veils in public for one day each week. They have also recorded antihijab messages and posted them on social-media platforms such as Instagram.”

Explain what the women in this article are doing and why. Can you find similar instances in Nafisi’s text “Reading Lolita in Tehran” and Satrapi’s graphic novel “Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return”? Use quotes from the texts to support your answer.

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Judging women by the degree to which they respect the compulsory hijab is nothing new in Iran.

Mohabat News _ In the past, hard-liners have accused so-called "badly veiled women" of being responsible for everything from social ills to natural disasters.

But recent comments by the Friday Prayer leader of the central Iranian city of Saveh, who likened women who don't fully respect the Islamic head scarf to prostitutes, appear to mark a new low.

Hojatoleslam Seyed Ebrahim Hosseini reportedly made the comments during his Friday Prayers sermon on June 2. He criticized those who are against compulsory veiling while defending it as one of Islam's "most-pressing issues."

"The white veil, like those green and purple wristbands - they all smell of sedition. They're all like flags that prostitutes would hang over their roofs in the [Dark Ages]," Hosseini said, according to an audio recording of his comments posted online.

Hosseini appeared to be referring to a campaign called White Wednesdays, in which some women have been wearing white veils in public for one day each week. They have also recorded antihijab messages and posted them on social-media platforms such as Instagram.

The movement was launched by exiled Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad, who has been campaigning against the compulsory hijab from outside the country.

Hosseini's reference to green and purple wristbands appeared to target both supporters of Iranian President Hassan Rohani, who chose purple as his campaign color, as well as backers of Iran's opposition Green Movement, which was formed to protest alleged fraud in the 2009 presidential vote and which was violently suppressed by authorities.

At some of Rohani's campaign events held before the May 19 presidential vote, loosely veiled women were seen holding signs criticizing the hijab and the morality police who enforce the law. Many Rohani supporters also wore purple and green wristbands and other items.

The hijab became compulsory following the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the creation of the Islamic republic. For nearly four decades, tens of thousands of women have been harassed because of their appearance. Those who fail to fully observe the hijab are fined, detained, and publicly harassed by the country's dreaded morality police, which launches regular crackdowns, especially in summer.

Hosseini's comments have been condemned by several lawmakers and activists, who have accused him of insulting Iranian women and of being overly sensitive about their political activism.

Lawmaker Hojatoleslam Abdollah Mazani blasted Hosseini in a post on the popular Telegram app used by millions of Iranians. "Those who wore green and purple wristbands were 24 million Iranians who voted for Rohani," he wrote, adding that if Hosseini was worried about women wearing the hijab, he should guide them while also respecting "Islamic ethics and manners."

"Based on what religious, moral, and legal right do you allow yourself to accuse millions of Iranians of depravity from the sacred tribune of Friday Prayers?" he asked.

Lawmaker Parvanhe Salahshouri was also critical of Hosseini's comments. "I don't understand why some are so concerned about women's political participation. And such concerns aside, why the insults?" she was quoted as saying by the reformist Sharq daily.

She said Hosseini should apologize to women to preserve the "dignity" of Friday Prayer leaders.

Women's rights activist Minou Mortazi Langaroudi said relevant authorities should interfere and prevent a repetition of "such insults."

Sharq journalist Ameneh Shirafkan wrote on Twitter that several different women's rights groups are considering launching a formal complaint against Hosseini.

Hosseini has not publicly commented on the controversy sparked by his comments.

Friday Prayer leaders are said to receive their talking points from the office of Iran's highest authority, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Friday Prayers are often used as a platform to sends messages to Iran's "enemies," usually the United States, and critics of the establishment.

The physical appearance of Iranian women, and their hijab habits, have been a recurring theme at Friday Prayers.

In an episode that made international headlines in 2010, Tehran's temporary Friday Prayer leader, Ayatollah Kazem Sediqi, suggested that women who don't respect hijab rules fully and who wear revealing clothing instead increase the risk of earthquakes./Radio Farda

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Iranian Cleric's Comments Likening Loosely Veiled Women To Prostitutes Spark Backlash

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Judging women by the degree to which they respect the compulsory hijab is nothing new in Iran. Mohabat News _ In the past, hard-liners have accused so-called "badly veiled women" of being responsible for everything from social ills to natural disasters.

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"Summer Rain"

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Do research and find one specific incident that happened in the Egyptian revolution (late January to mid-February of 2011) and describe the events, and how and why it happened. (This is an informational text.)
(Hint: do a search for a timeline of events. Wikipedia – although this is not a good source for research, but is good for information – has a good one.)

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Driverless Cars Coming Soon HW due Mon 9/25

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Driverless Cars Coming Soon HW due Mon 9/25

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Choose 2 questions and discuss.

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This paragraph, written in class, argues that revolutions NEED non-violence to succeed. Note the correct use of quotes from one of the texts.

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from "Nobody Turn Me Around: A People's History of the 1963 March on Washington" by Charles Euchner

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Please invite your parents to the Open House on Tuesday 9/5 at 6:30pm

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Should the Freedom of Speech part of the First Amendment be abolished?

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Read in class on Wed 8/30

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Newsela | Race not completely defined by DNA

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Race and genetics: Understanding the biological basis of physical human variations

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Robert F. Kennedy's Eulogy for Martin Luther King Jr.

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Robert F. Kennedy's Eulogy for Martin Luther King Jr.

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Robert F Kennedy Announcing The Death Of Martin Luther King - RFK's Greatest Speech

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Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream"

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Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream"

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I HAVE A DREAM... MARTIN LUTHER KING - August 28, 1963

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News Friday 8/25: KKK Priest in Virginia

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News Friday 8/25: KKK Priest in Virginia

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Do you think the church diocese should should be reprimanded for knowingly hiring a KKK member as a priest, or do you think his "sincere conversion of heart" was enough?

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FAIRFAX, Va. -- A priest in Virginia made a very public and shocking confession this week about his earlier life as a cross-burning member of the Ku Klux Klan.

William Aitcheson, 62, made a confession in an essay published Monday, writing, "My actions were despicable ... while 40 years have passed, I must say this: 'I'm sorry.'"

He wrote that " images from Charlottesville brought back memories of a bleak period in my life that I would have preferred to forget."

CBS News' Errol Barnett reports a spokesman for the Arlington diocese said Thursday: "At the time he began ministry here in 1993, the diocese learned of his past as well as his sincere conversion of heart."

The spokesman also said Aitcheson's "past was not common knowledge to current staff 24 years later."

Philip and Barbara Butler have been reluctantly recalling the night they were terrorized by the KKK as newlyweds.

"It's 40 years and it came back again," Barbara told CBS News.

This week, they discovered Aitcheson was responsible for burning a 7-foot cross in their front yard has been a practicing Catholic priest, an hour's drive away.

Church officials say Aitcheson's statement this week came after a reporter began asking questions and that's when "he acknowledged his past and saw the opportunity to tell his story."

After his arrest decades ago, Aitcheson's racist offenses became front page news partly because he had threatened the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s wife, Corretta Scott-King, and because President Reagan visited two of his victims -- the Butlers.

"There shouldn't be any place in our country for that sort of thing," President Reagan said in 1982.

"I will never, ever forget. We didn't deserve this. No one deserves this," Barbara said.

The church has accepted his offer to "temporarily" step away from the "public ministry" and says he would like to meet with the Butler family privately.

They say that won't happen until he reveals who helped him burn the cross on their lawn.

A federal judge ordered Aitcheson to pay the family $23,000 in damages in the early 1980s -- but they say he never did.

The Catholic Diocese of Arlington says arrangements are being made to ensure he fulfills his legal and moral obligations to the Butler family.

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Diocese says it learned of priest's KKK past decades ago

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FAIRFAX, Va. -- A priest in Virginia made a very public and shocking confession this week about his earlier life as a cross-burning member of the Ku Klux Klan. William Aitcheson, 62, made a confession in an essay published Monday, writing, "My actions were despicable ...

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Read "The March on Washington," the I Have a Dream speech from MLK. In Collections p47-51. beep.browardschools.com will give you instructions on how to access the text.

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The 2017 solar eclipse's first moments were captured in Madras, Oregon. USA TODAY

Millions of Americans on Monday stepped outside, slid on cardboard glasses on and looked up.

The solar eclipse stopped the nation in its tracks, promising sky gazers nationwide a view of the moon's journey past the sun.

As Americans took in the spectacle, photographers from the USA TODAY NETWORK lifted their camera lenses to capture at 110 news sites across the country.

See a timelapse of the eclipse as it appeared across America in the video above, and scroll through wow-inducing photos of the event in our gallery below.

More from the eclipse:

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Solar eclipse: Watch this timelapse of the first moments of the awe-inspiring event

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CLOSE The 2017 solar eclipse's first moments were captured in Madras, Oregon. USA TODAY Millions of Americans on Monday stepped outside, slid on cardboard glasses on and looked up. The solar eclipse stopped the nation in its tracks, promising sky gazers nationwide a view of the moon's journey past the sun.

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WHAT ARE HUMAN RIGHTS? Video - Human Rights Definition : Youth For Human Rights Video

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Watch Video & Learn What Are ? and How Human Rights Are Defined, As Fundamental Rights For Protection From Harm, Help Us Get Along And Live In Peace. Learn More About United Nations Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, The Basis For A World Built On Freedom, Justice And Peace.