Thursday, June 30, 2011

PRESIDENTIAL SCAVENGER HUNT

Here is the handout in its entirety if you lost yours.

Presidential Scavenger Hunt VERSION 2
1. President who was stricken with polio, but led the country during the beginning of World War 2.
2. President at the end of World War 2 who was defeated by Dewey.
3. Despite getting re-elected on the promise that he would keep the US out of the war, he was president during World War 1.
4. World War 2 general that was president during the truce at the end of the Korean War.
5. Our first president to die in office – of pneumonia – since he was too stupid to wear a coat for his inauguration on a chilly January day.
6. The only bachelor president that is often debated as the first “gay president, this man hailed from Pennsylvania and is remembered for being so caught up in inability to get anything done in pre-Civil War politics that he couldn’t wait to leave office..
7. Civil War general that became president for 8 years despite often being referred to as 1 of our worst presidents.
8. President who was famous for being a great hunter and a Spanish American War hero before being remembered for giving “advice to Ben Stiller.” Tried to re-run for office unsuccessfully years later as a member of the Bull Moose Party.
9. President who failed to get re-elected after his status as Commander-in-Chief during Desert Storm. More young people remember him from an episode of the Simpsons that parodied Dennis the Menace.
10. The 2nd president of the US died the same day (the 4th of July, 1826) as the 3rd president. Who was the 2nd president?
11. President who was almost assassinated by members of the Manson family? Also, he was featured on an episode of the Simpsons as a down to earth guy that Homer could relate to.
12. The only president to resign from office actually was influential for his visit to China and his environmental causes.
13. Lincoln’s vice president was remembered as the president who was brought up on impeachment charges (for leniency to former Confederates after the Civil War). Who was he?
14. My favorite president bought Louisiana from the French, thus ending their stay in America while giving them money to fight England (making sure they would be off of our backs until the War of 1812). He was also referred to as the first American archaeologist. A lover of intelligence, the creator of the University of Virginia, the writer of the Declaration of Independence and the builder of Monticello was who?
15. George W. Bush is not the first president to have a presidential dad. Who was the first son of a president to be president?
16. The president during the War of 1812.
17. This southern president was referred to as King Andrew for his absolute control as president and his desire for Manifest Destiny in the early days of America. He is also known for killing a man to defend his wife’s honor.
18. The last Republican president before the New Deal began. He allowed America to slip further into the Great Depression. If most people know of him now, it’s either because of his daughter on Fox News or because he is mentioned in a song from Annie.
19. The former standard bearer of the Democratic Party, this president’s economic sanctions against Iraq were responsible for 1 million dead Iraqis. Nevertheless, he still managed to become the first Democrat since FDR to win a 2nd term in office.
20. Playboy president that was assassinated in Dallas because of his controversial views is remembered for inspiring the country to go to the moon and for his handling of many Cold War events.
21. Born in a log cabin in Kentucky and rose up to save America from itself. He is often viewed as the greatest president ever. He did all this despite many political setbacks, challenges, and suffering from depression.
22. While some would argue that John Hanson who was in charge of the Articles of Confederation was the first US President, we actually look to this cherry tree chopper as our original leader despite his original reluctance to be a part of the new government.
23. I once had a roommate who referred to him as the greatest president that Panama ever had (since he gave back the canal to the Panamanians). He was president when the hostages were taken in Iran. Now, he is equally infamous for his talks with Hamas.
24. The election of this president over Governor Tilden of New York was an electoral voting nightmare that ended the period of America known as the Reconstruction.
25. Former president of the Screen Actors Guild and Governor of California, the Gipper was known as the Great Communicator and at his recent death was looked upon as the role model for modern conservatives for his Libertarian ideology.
26. Southern Democrat that took over when Kennedy was killed. His wife was named Lady Bird.
27. Shot by a disgruntled attorney at a railroad station in Washington during the only year that he served as president.
28. Like his father, he was a very strong president during wartime, but crashed dramatically in the polls over his other policies as well as when his wartime policies got bogged down in casualties and financial costs.
29. Died in August 1923 of a heart attack, thus keeping his friends personal scandals from coming to public light.
30. Became president after a career in law. Teddy Roosevelt, the man who helped him get in office, would also keep him from getting elected again.
31. One of many presidents from Virginia, he is most famous for a “doctrine” named after him and the Missouri Compromise.
32. Known as the Little Magician. He was from New York and most of his presidency is caught up in the politics that made the Civil War a necessary reality.
33. The only president that was elected twice, but not twice in a row.
34. After the failures of the previous administration, he came to office with a youthful optimism that saw America envision that he could totally reinvent politics and apologize to the world for past mistakes with major policy changes and speeches.
35. This whiskered (though clean-shaven on his chin) guy was in charge of the Customs House before his run as president.
36. Because he signed the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850, he was defeated for a 2nd term as president.
37. Stood strong as a nationalist while the territories won in America’s war with Mexico faced the debate over which if any would be slave states.
38. A “deranged anarchist” shot this first president in the 20th Century dead.
39. Despite having less popular votes than Grover Cleveland, he was named president.
40. Referred to as “his accidency” due to his appointment to president because of the former president’s death.

Google Search for Presidents of the USA will give you a list of presidents if you don't have a list handy. PRINT the last name of the president behind the number of the question when you turn this in (to make for more expedited grading).

9/11 Scavenger Hunt

9/11 and the events leading up to it and after it
Scavenger Hunt
YOUR NAME ____________________________________
1. Who was the mayor of New York on 9/11?
2. Who was the governor of New York on 9/11?
3. Who was the president of the United States on 9/11?
4. Who was the prime minister of Britain on 9/11?
5. What was the name of the terrorist organization that committed the acts of 9/11? (DON’T ANSWER ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS WITH CONSPIRACY THEORIES– I have no interest in this non-objective fear mongering and will not accept papers or answers on it)
6. What were the 2 airliner numbers that crashed into the World Trade Center?
7. Flight 93 crashed into a field outside of this western Pennsylvania town.
8. What was the intended target of Flight 93?
9. Who was the passenger who stated the now infamous reaction, “Let’s roll!” in an effort to fight back against the terrorists that had taken over Flight 93?
10. On the New York flights, how did the terrorists keep the passengers out of the cockpit?
11. What items did the terrorists smuggle on board to kill the passengers and at least one flight captain, John Ognowski?
12. American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into what Washington D.C. building?
13. What was the name of the terrorist who was in charge of answer #5?
14. What was the name of the terrorist who concocted the original idea of 9/11?
15. How many total deaths and “missing” were caused by the hijackers on 9/11?
16. Who was the former Assistant Director of the FBI to die on 9/11?
17. At least how many people jumped out of the WTC to their deaths on 9/11?
18. The 9/11 attacks were not the first time that the WTC was attacked. When did this action happen for the first time?
19. Who were the 5 men involved in this plan?
20. Who fianced the idea of this attack?
21. How many people did this attack kill and injure?
22. After this attack, another attack on the Alfred P. Murrah building in Oklahoma City was immediately blamed on Arab terrorists, but was actually the work of these 2 guys.
23. After 9/11, this guy was arrested for allegedly attempting to be the dirty bomber.
24. After 9/11, this guy was arrested for allegedly attempting to be the shoe bomber.
25. After 9/11, this deadly chemical was received at various locations that included the office of news anchor Tom Brokaw.
26. With regard to the FBI’s investigation, what is the code name of this case?
27. How many people did these attacks kill?
28. The movie World Trade Center is a movie version of the real life events that happened to what 2 firefighters?
29. Which former US President condemned the movie Paths to 9/11 as being a slanderous attack on him?
30. This former National Security Advisor and now Secretary of State did nothing when presented with a memo that stated, “Al Qaeda Determined To Attack In US.”
31. Who was in charge of Afghanistan when the 9/11 attacks occurred?
32. What day did the U.S. and Great Britain invade Afghanistan?
33. As of today, what is the total number of Americans killed in Afghanistan?
34. What day did the U.S. invade Iraq?
35. As of today, what is the total number of Americans killed in Iraq?
36. On August 2, 1990, Saddam Hussein invaded this neighboring country for stealing oil out from under his border?
37. This organization gave Iraq until January 15, 1991, to withdraw from answer #36. Because they have absolutely NO POWER, this ultimatum ended in the US liberating the annexed country in decisive military air power form.
38. What was the name of the original mission in 1991 that saw the US get all too involved militarily in the Middle East?
39. Iraq launched SCUD missile attacks on this nation to bring them into this war. It didn’t work.
40. What was the name of the US guided missile destroyer that was attacked by answer #5 in the year 2000?
41. How many Marines were killed by a Hezbollah backed suicide bomber in Beirut on October 23, 1983?
42. After various acts of terrorism (including a German discotheque bombing and the bombing of a plane that crashed over Lockerbie, Scotland), Col Gadafhi actions cause the US to bomb this country in 1986.
43. On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants seize hostages at the US Embassy for this many days.
44. The U.S. President who only sent one botched mission to rescue the hostages.
45. In 1998, the US Embassy in this country was bombed by answer #5.
46. In 1996, the Khobar Towers in this country was bombed by answer #5.
47. What war did the US support many members of answer #5?
48. What did the US financially reward answer #31 for doing prior to their war with them?
49. Who is the #2 man in the organization that is the answer to #5?
50. What were the names of Saddam Hussein’s 2 sons that were killed by US troops?
51. Chemical Ali became notorious for the gassing of these people, which was known as Operation Anfal. He is set to hang in the near future.
52. Answer #51 is 1 of the 3 biggest factions that seek for control of parts of Iraq in the current time frame. What are the other 2, which are the major divisions of Muslim culture?
53. Currently, what Middle East regional country is waging a counter insurgency with answer #51?
54. This Jordanian militant was killed by the US in June 2006 because of his role in the Iraqi insurgency.
55. This Iraqi Shiite cleric is very influential in the politics of post war Iraq due to his father having been killed by Sadaam Hussein. A town is now named after the father.
56. This guy would have been a 9/11 hijacker had it not been for his inability to keep secretive about the plans (at one point, he tried to get flight lessons to take off, but not to land). He is currently serving 6 life terms. Getting a search warrant to raid his computer could have stopped 9/11.
57. Most of the 9/11 hijackers came from what country?
58. What is the name of Bush’s controversial plan to reduce freedoms in the name of being able to catch more potential terrorists?
59. What country that the US supports has caused Al Qaeda and various terrorist groups to want to harm us?
60. What organization created this country on November 29, 1947?
61. Another reason that these people hate the US is because of our presence of what on their “holy land.”
62. On May 7, 2004, this US businessman was beheaded by terrorists that had kidnapped him.
63. On February 1, 2002, this US journalist was beheaded by terrorists that had kidnapped him.
64. This neighboring country of Afghanistan is where many of the remaining members of #5 and #31 are alleged to be hiding out. The US is not allowed to go after them.
65. Bin Laden is alleged to have escaped from certain death by air evacuation from this place.
66. The US Navy Seal that won the Medal of Honor for his actions in Operation Redwing.
67. This story became what book by Marcus Luttrell?
68. Who is the current president of Afghanistan?
69. Who is the current president of Iraq?
70. Former US Secretary of Defense that resigned after years of being dogged over failures in Iraq.
71. Who is the current US War Czar?
72. After the War with Iraq’s first phase was over, he became Presidential Envoy to Iraq in 2003.
73. Who is the current US Commander in Iraq?
74. The US privatized security company that pays $1,000 a day for contractors to protect military and governmental targets in Iraq from hostile attacks by the insurgency.
75. This city became the site of a brutal series of battles after 4 members of the answer to #74 were captured and desecrated by the insurgency

Monday, June 13, 2011

day 1 stuff to do - read carefully!!!!

If you are reading this, then you are completing the homework, which was to see the class site on the web that would be this for help and information. There is a lot of info in this section. Please read everything VERY CAREFULLY!!

As for the assignment, all you have to do is send me the information at the very bottom in an e-mail to my school address (not ANGEL online) with your name behind the appropriate places before the next class, and I will give you 10 points. You will see that I literally spell it out for you as far as what must be pasted. Anything else WILL NOT be given credit. For another 10 bonus points, you will have a question that you will need to answer and provide a URL of where you found it at the end.

CUT AND PASTE FROM HERE FOR CREDIT
MUST BE E-MAILED.
YOU MUST SIGN OFF ON EACH STATEMENT.

1. All students should talk to the people who they care about and those people that care for them and discuss what the commitment of college means. Just because you're an adult doesn't mean that people shouldn't be putting your good grades on the refrigerator or giving you a pat on the back for doing well. Just because teachers don't always do this doesn't mean that we don't care, but you do need to impress people. Did you do this? ___________

2. Going to college means jumping through hoops. Plan to get 3 names for your resume during your experience here. These names aren't "friends." They're professionals with letters in front of and behind their names. You don't need an A to have a reference, but you do have to impress people by doing your best. This doesn't mean kissing a teacher's butt, either. Just do your best and let people help you to success. Really. Are you prepared to do this? _________

3. Going to college means taking care of yourself. Eat healthy, get enough sleep, do fun things, balance your schedule, go to the FREE gym that is on campus, set goals, and get rid of the negative influences in your life. On top of this, use the facilities at this school to make the decision to be great. Are you doing what this and your College Success Strategies and College Study Skills tell you? _________

4. I have found that two things in my life will ALWAYS give me problems: 1) thinking I know something and 2) doing things solely for the $. In this, I pass this advice on to you: 1) "don't think - it can only hurt the ball club" (BULL DURHAM) - know or find out, and 2) do things that you're good at and dedicated to because they make you happy. Just because a job can earn you a lot of $ doesn't mean that you would be good at it or have the abilities to do it. You can see advisers to find out a career or major for you. You can access a lot of things here, and by all means, you should do them. If you want to do something, give it your all, and with that, you should try your hardest (especially if you don't like a class and it's needed to complete your major), but if you find that a major isn't for you, then you should seek out something that is. Are you willing to dedicate yourself to a pursuit that you can excel at and make a difference at? __________

5. In this class, you will write lots of papers. These are not artworks. They're not the ink and paper forms of living beings. They are simply papers. You're paying to learn to do something well that you obviously need to learn. I needed to learn to write as a student, and you now need to learn to write as a student. A critique of your paper is just that - a critique of your paper. It's not a statement that you're a horrible person. My job is to improve your writing. If I don't tell you what can be better, you'll just be the same now as you were then. That doesn't work in my books. Also, writing papers about things that we're so committed to and thinking that every word is a work of art or an expression of love or sadness for some person or event keeps us from realizing that some things need to alter or be removed to have a successful paper. This is something that we learn in all the things that we do. Are you prepared to learn from criticism not being critical about you - it's not the same and to make the changes that you need to be great at college and in life? ________________

6. Have you accessed Angel Online, which is where I house many handouts? Whether you use this or not to look at assignments, you have been assigned to use it and are responsible for what is contained within this site. You will be held responsible accordingly. __________________

7. Now that you're sending me your e-mail, are you prepared to continually see this site for homework, to contact me for help, to use peer help systems, to keep up with current events, to read often and for fun, and to faithfully keep up with your work for the 10 weeks of this class? _______________

Sunday, June 12, 2011

1. Death of an Innocent (read and online quiz) by Monday morning at 6am.
2. Issues in Your Paper (read and online quiz) by Monday morning at 6am.
3. Journal rules (read and online quiz) by Monday morning at 6am.
4. First week journal (online drop box) by Monday morning at 6am.
5. Go to the link on Survey Monkey and take my survey ASAP (after the other things on this list).
6. Go to Angel Online - sign in and e-mail me from there.

ANY QUESTIONS? Consult your Sid Stocker handout and / or contact me IMMEDIATELY.

Summer classes are too short to not know what you're doing or to not do things.