In which John Green teaches you about the Mexican-American War in the late 1840s, and the expansion of the United States into the western end of North America. In this episode of Crash Course, US territory finally reaches from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific Ocean. After Oregon was secured from the UK and the southwest was ceded by Mexico, that is. Famous Americans abound in this episode, including James K Polk (Young Hickory, Napoleon of the Stump), Martin Van Buren, Zachary Taylor, and Winfield Scott. You'll also learn about the California Gold Rush of 1848, and California's admission as a state, which necessitated the Compromise of 1850. Once more slavery is a crucial issue. Something is going to have to be done about slavery, I think. Maybe it will come to a head next week.
"The New Laws of the Indies, 1542
The Laws and ordinances newly made by His Majesty for the
government of the Indies and good treatment and preservation of the Indians
created a set of pro-Indian laws - so pro-Indian that they some had to be
revoked in Mexico and in Peru due to settler opposition. where the viceroy was
killed when he attempted to enforce them.
The conflict was between "feudalists" who favored the
encomienda system because it maintained society as in the Old World, and the
more centralizing "regalists" who wanted to preserve royal power in Spain;s new
Empire. Eventually the encomienda was allowed to continue.
Charles by the divine clemency Emperor ever august, King of
Germany. . . . To the Most Illustrious Prince Don Philip our very dear and very
beloved grandson and son, and to the Infantes our grandsons and sons, and to the
President, and those of our Council of the Indies, and to our Viceroys,
Presidents and Auditors of our Audiencias and royal Chanceries of our said
Indies, Islands and Continent of the Ocean Sea; to our Governors, Alcaldes
mayores and our other Authorities thereof, and to all the Councils, magistrates,
regidores, knights, esquires, officers, and commoners of all the cities, towns,
and villages of our said Indies, Islands, and Tierra-firme of the Ocean Sea,
discovered and to be discovered; and to any other persons, captains,
discoverers, settlers, and inhabitants dwelling in and being natives thereof, of
whatever state, quality, condition and pre-eminence they may be. . . .
Know ye, That having for many years had will and intention
as leisure to occupy ourselves with the affairs of the Indies, on account of
their great importance, as well in that touching the service of God our Lord and
increase of his holy Catholic faith, as in the preservation of the natives of
those parts, and the good government and preservation of their persons; and
although we have endeavoured
I'd be careful using some of these excerpts by themselves (out of context) - but it can be a good resource to get some info and lead you to other information.
I like to use some of this when I teach about the Reformation and Luther - not to paint Luther in a bad light, but to show the facets of him so that they understand he was human and had faults...
"African American history stretches far beyond the confines of one month and the narrative litany of a handful of cultural heroes. Maybe you want to go beyond Martin Luther King, Jr., Frederick Douglass, and Jackie Robinson. What stories can you uncover beyond the headlining stories textbooks provide?"
Quando vi o depoimento de Carlos Eugênio Paz na novela Amor e Revolução do SBT fiquei impressionado com a sua sinceridade. Ele contou com detalhes como "justiçou" Henry Boilesen: empresário dinamarquês que financiava a tortura no Brasil. (Para saber mais sobre isso veja o documentário Cidadão Boilesen). Fui saber mais sobre ele e descobri seu livro Viagem à luta armada. O livro é uma grande contribuição histórica, pois Carlos Eugênio é um dos poucos que conheceu várias organizações da esquerda armada; participou de inúmeras ações e ficou vivo para contar a história. Como Franklin Martins diz no prefácio: recomenda-se afivelar os cintos.
Character Strengths and Virtues (book)
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The authors of the CSV mention the importance and power of strong, clear principles to any person
The Character Strengths and Virtues (CSV) handbook of human strengths and virtues, by Christopher Peterson and Martin Seligman, represents the first attempt on the part of the research community to identify and classify the positive psychological traits of human beings.[1] In the same way that the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is used to assess and facilitate research on mental disorders, the CSV is intended to provide a theoretical framework to assist in developing practical applications for positive psychology.[1] The CSV identifies six classes of virtue (i.e. "core virtues"), made up of twenty-four measurable character strengths.
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This lesson is awesome! It aligns to 3 NCSS Standards- #3, 5, 6. Students will watch a clip from the PBS special "Martin Luther: Reluctant Revolutionary," filling in a Viewing Chart (included). Afterward students write an essay. As an extension of the lesson, students interview an adult, asking how their enviornment and social issues of the time influenced their life and decisions.
This site is a digital image archive maintained by the Pitts Theological Library. Would be useful for the history of Christianity. It's a bit awkward to use though as you have to do a search either by scriptural reference or call number (and who knows those?).
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