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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Adam Blumer

Adam Blumer

▶ Racism Is Real * BRAVE NEW FILMS - YouTube - 0 views

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    subtle institutional examples in video form....
Adam Blumer

How people in Muslim countries prefer women to dress in public | Pew Research Center - 0 views

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    fantasticly interesting chart about what people in different muslim countries think is appropriate dress for women in public. Could be used in 6th grade simply to show the differences between the items or also to discuss  the issue.
Adam Blumer

howlawsmadeWIRTH21.jpg 3,215×1,584 pixels - 0 views

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    really cool info graphic...not sure what we'd do with it, but excellent visual.
Adam Blumer

Channel One News | Current Events in Context - 0 views

shared by Adam Blumer on 01 Nov 13 - Cached
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    A possible alternative to CNN student news and source of current events
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SPENT - 0 views

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    fascinating (and depressing game) about homelessness that is really part of outreach to get people to invest in help for  homeless
Adam Blumer

There Are Almost No Chechens in the United States-Here's Why - Olga Khazan - The Atlantic - 0 views

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    Great Article about how few Chechens there are in the US- fewer than a couple hundred. BTW, we have one student at WMS in Kirsten's cluster.
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How the Media Have Misunderstood Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's Miranda Rights - Adam Goodman - Th... - 0 views

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    a bit dense, but perhaps the best summary of what miranda does and doesn't say
Adam Blumer

Terrorism on U.S. soil: By criminal or enemy combatant? - Washington Times - 0 views

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    another article on enemy combatants, from Washington times, a very conservative newspaper
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G.O.P. Lawmakers Push to Hold Boston Suspect as Enemy Combatant - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    info on "enemy combatant" and the marathon suspect
Adam Blumer

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev interrogation: Can the government legally question someone who has li... - 0 views

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    fascinating Constitution article about whether police can ask questions, use it as evidence, or even threaten to withhold medical treatment of injured  suspect to get information.
Adam Blumer

Free Technology for Teachers: Ten Good Video Sources for Social Studies Students and Te... - 0 views

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    AMAZING collection of video resources for kids. Lots of this is geard a bit more towards HS, but there are great world history music parodies, wacky US history "crash course" videos that re 10 minutes long and other traditional stuff.
Adam Blumer

Same-sex couple: We want tax equality - Video - Personal Finance - 0 views

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    This could be an interesting resource on the economic aspects of gay marriage and the Constitutional question of the DOMA
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