Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Global Impact Reading for February 17

Andrea Insley, Dean of International Education Programs at SCCC, will lecture tomorrow on this exciting SCCC program - GLOBAL IMPACT. 
http://www.seattlecolleges.edu/globalimpact

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Homework for Friday, February 18

Watch any video from 2010 or 2011.  You must watch 45 minutes this week.  We will have the same assignment next week, so if you want to choose a longer story you can finish it next week.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/view/

Friday, February 11, 2011

Valentine's Day and LOVE

http://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day 

To prepare for Leighton's lecture Monday, you can listen to any of the videos on this site.  Have a good weekend!

Friday, February 4, 2011

Homework for February 11

Go to the NOVA website.  http://video.pbs.org/program/979359664/  You will see 64 videos.  You must watch ONE video that is at least 45 minutes long.  (Most of them are about 50 minutes long)   Mt. St. Helens is a volcano in Washington, about 2 hours south of Seattle, in case you're interested in that. 

Homework for Monday, February 7

Lecture Preparation

Go to http://www.peacecorps.gov/   and find answers to the following:
  • What is the Peace Corps?
  • What do volunteers do?
  • Where do volunteers go?
Write down at least ONE question about the Peace Corps and bring it to Monday's lecture. 

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Lab Activities for February 1

  1. How Brands Effect Our Social Status    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaMhIZyL9NE
  2. Marriage as a Status Symbol      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aSj5tO-qHU
·         Go to Cultures and Customs.  Go to page 4 (of 14) and watch “One Man’s Trash”