Homework for week of Sept 29

The first site below is a youtube tribute to the Iwo Jima flag raisers and is for your enjoyment only..please watch it...wow...
The second site is a paper written on just war and the various views concerning war...I do not know the author, but in reading it, i thought it summarized the positions well...Read it over lightly (just note the main points) and write an outline of the main points and positions he discusses - we will use it in our class discussions at times through the year as we discuss various wars and actions/events in those wars...
The third site is a brief 5 minute youtube debate from 2003 on war and particularly the beginning of the war in Iraq ...watch it this week and in a paragraph or two write down your thoughts about the discussion and opinions shared...
At some point this week, talk over with your family the issue of just war or ask, When is it right to go to war? or what does the Bible say on the subject of war?, etc...Jot down a few notes or thoughts on the discussion and bring them in for discussion next week...
Read to page 120 in your books and write your summary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYu2eKQ8_Wk

http://www.denverchurchofchrist.org/wp-content/uploads/2006/04/WarandtheChristian.pdf

http://healtheland.wordpress.com/2008/07/20/i-disagree-with-john-macarthurs-statements-on-christianity-and-war/

Have a great week...Mr. Norm

HW for Week of Sep 22

1. Finish reading at least to page 90 in your books
2. Have your 30 page summaries completed in your HW books
3. Have all other HW to date completed and in your HW books
4. Visit Lincoln site below and just look through the site for prep for your papers.
5. Study 5 branches of military for quiz on Sept 29

Have a great week! Mr. Norm

www.alplm.org/home.html

ps found the following films on youtube regarding Pearl Harbor, 9-11, and the cost of freedom - amazing - thought you might be interested...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uCGxk-v-Mc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMj9g6WRLfQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHl5Pf6mc60&feature=related

Homework for week of 9/15/08

Please visit the two websites below and write a brief summary (just a paragraph or two) on 10 military heroes. You can pick from any branch of the military that you want. Record these summaries in your homework notebook.

www.homeofheroes.com

www.medalofhonor.com

American Military History Syllabus

Class objective - to study and understand the history of the United States through a knowledge of its founding ideals, its devotion to freedom and its defending heroes. Our desire is to truly appreciate the blessings God has given our nation and be inspired by those who have gone before us so that we might serve God and country with devotion and honor.

Requirements - Students will be graded in the areas of class participation/attendance, Homework, (weekly) Projects (two written, one discussion) Tests (2) and Quizzes (6).

Sept. 8 - Introduction - The Tree of Liberty
The Fruit of the Tree - Freedom and her Ideals
Sept 15 - The Branches of the Tree - The Defenders
US Army
US Marine Corps
Sept 22 - The Branches (pt. 2)
US Navy
US Air Force
US Coast Guard
Sept 29 - The Trunk of the Tree - The History - Quiz 1
The Principles of War
The Justification for War
America at War - an overview
Oct 6 - America's Beginning Mission and Ideals
French and Indian War
American Revolution
Oct 13 - No Class
Oct 20 - American revolution
Islamic Wars
War of 1812
Oct 27 - Monroe Doctrine - Quiz 2
Eastern Indian Wars
The Alamo
Mexican War
Prelude to Civil War - The Sleeping Serpent, the Wolf and the Firebell
Nov 3 - American Civil War
Nov 10 - American Civil War
Nov 17 - American Civil War - Quiz 3
Nov 24 - Thanksgiving Break (Trip to Antietam - the anatomy of battle)
Dec1 - American Civil War - (paper 1 due)
The Greatest American
Lincoln 200th Bicentennial Dinner (Lincoln roundtable)
Dec 8 - Midterm Exam
Christmas Party
Jan 5 - Western Indian wars
Spanish American War
Boxer Rebellion
Jan 12 - World War I
Jan 19 - World War I
Jan 26 - Latin American campaigns - Quiz 4
Isolationism
Rise of Hitler and Imperial Japan
Homefront
Feb 2 - World War II
Feb 9 - World War II
Feb 16 - President's Day - trip to Ford's Theatre
Feb 23 - World War II
March 2 - World War II
March 9 - World War II
The Cold War
March 16 - Korean War - Quiz 5
Cuban Missile Crisis
March 23 - Vietnam
March 30 - Vietnam
April 6 - Vietnam
April 13 - Easter Break - trip to US Marine Corp Museum
April 20 - Islamic War - rise of terrorism (1972-present) - Quiz 6
Gulf War
Somalia
Bosnia
April 27 - September 11, 2001
Afghanistan
May 4 - Iraq War
The Roots of the Tree - Veteran's History Projects
May 11 - Iraq War
Veteran's History Projects - paper 2 due
Veteran's Appreciation Dinner
May 18 - Final Exam
End of Year Party
May 27 - The Seeds of the Tree - trip to War Memorials

The History of America

The history of America is a story that is filled with constant reminders of the blessings of God upon our nation. The greatest of those blessings is the freedom that has been established, preserved, defended, advanced and shared by every American generation. Those who have gone before us have truly set the bar high - the ideals of equality, liberty and justice for all were truly radical when they were proposed over 200 years ago and they are still truly revolutionary.
Paul wrote 2,000 years ago, inspired by the Holy Spirit and told mankind that freedom, true freedom - eternal freedom from sin and judgment come through the person and power of Jesus Christ: "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free." (Gal. 5:1) God has, in his sovereign choice, established America, as pilgrim John Winthrop prophesied, as a city upon a hill, the light of which would illuminate the world and serve as a witness of the power of Christ to a watching world.
Lincoln described her as "the last, best hope of earth," and so she remains. The world still looks to the shining light held by lady liberty and that wonderful lady still extends her hand to all those who yearn to breathe free. It is the goal of this class this year to learn of her history through the eyes and stories of her defending heroes. Those heroes have ever been with us - in fact, they stand shoulder to shoulder, in a continuous line from the streets of Baghdad all the way back to the gangplank of the Mayflower. As we look at them, through eyes of gratitude and a veil of thankful tears, my prayer is that you will stand in awe and give thanks to God for the heritage of heroes that is ours. We must never forget them.

Week 1 Homework

Buy 2 spiral notebooks
Mark one "Class Notes"
Mark on HW/Reading Diary
Bring these to class each week
Read at least 30 pages from your book each week. In the HW/Reading Diary, record the pages read, title of the book you are reading and a brief summary of the content of what you read - important people, events, ideas, etc) Each time you finish 30 pages, do the same. Some books contain content on warfare, torture, and mistreatment of soldiers that is intense. Truth in history is often very hard to read and learn - it reminds us of man's sin and brutality, but if we are truly to appreciate the courage of those who overcame and defeated such evil, we have to learn of it. War is truly a terrible thing. The famous general Robert E. Lee once looked out on a field of battle, filled with bodies of enemy dead and wounded and said, "It is good that war is so terrible, or we would grow too fond of it."
Also for HW this week, go to the site below and click on "facts about Abraham Lincoln" article and read. In one column list the facts you already knew. In another column, write down the facts you did not know. What 3 facts do you find most interesting - list them
HAVE FUN !!

http://www.alincoln-library.com/