Spinning Spam

Spin your spam here. 3rd period can spin a spam splashing across the stratosphere. 2nd Period can spam a spin sputtering and stuttering their speech. 4th period what can I say but span your spim.

Green Eggs and Spam

I do not like Green Eggs and Spam. I do not like them Spam I am. I would not, could not in my class. I will not, will not on the grass. Not on a desk, not on a train, not in 4th period, not in the rain.

Neville Chamberlin: Peace in Our Time

Why would he make this speech? Was he being naive or hopeful? What ideas do you see in this? What does he hope to gain by this speech?

Mussolini: What is Fascism

Mussolini is one of the more amusing characters of World History. Too bad he was also a sociopath. What is his view of Fascism? How is it different from the Marxists? Do you see any of his personality here?

Treaty of Versailles

Look this over and see who is to blame for the war. In particular, look at Article 231. Why? Was this a fair treaty or vindictive?

Lenin's Hanging of the Kulaks

From poetry to hanging. A bit brutal here but consider what we are discussing. Lenin led the Russian Revolution and the Kulaks were people who made up a small but increasingly wealthy middle class in Russia. Why would Lenin want to do this? What was his purpose?

In Flanders Field

For all of you poets who don't know it...here is tome that deals with World War One. Enjoy the ride and post your side.

Black Hand Constitution

Get out your secret decoder rings because now you can join this special organization. What ISMS do you find here? What did they hope to accomplish? Do they remind you of any groups today?

Spam

Monty Python has a Spam Song. Sing it if you like.

Darwin: The Descent of Man

Here it is--read it for yourself. This is an excerpt. Obviously these ideas are controversial even still today. How is Darwin much like Galileo?

Mazzini--Duties of Man

What are man's duties? What ideas are found in this document? Are these ideas dangerous or tame? Are they still in existence today?

The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx

This a bit long but skim it over. Why does Marx talk about this history of class struggle? What is his purpose here? Who are the Bourgeoisie and the Proletariat? What is he referring to in history?

Wordsworth--Tintern Abbey

Look for your characteristics of Romanticism here--emotion, nature, senses, etc. How do you FEEL about this document?

Women Miners in the Coal Pits

How are the conditions in the coal pits? Why would people be willing to do this? What are your impressions of the conditions?