Monday, January 12, 2009

12. Challange the Nominations Due Friday Jan. 16th

Step 1- Read all the comments from the previous assignment.

Step 2- Choose one comment which is thoughtful.

Step 3-

First, paraphrase the comment you are responding to: For example: “Mr. Franco thinks that…”

Then challange the nomination.

Write a question about the chosen comment. The question must be: clear, sincere, useful and be the sort of question which leads to more questions. The question you write must complicate the comment’s argument, make the reader of the comment you are questioning think deeper. Stir up some intellectual trouble

Sunday, January 4, 2009

11. Avery asked: Can executive power be peace power? Due Fri the 9th

Read pages 234-253 in the textbook. Take notes about John Adams' contributions that would support his nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. Then begin to compare and contrast all four leaders you have studies in the chapter. For this web log entry write about which of the leaders you would nominate and why?