Notes for "Make it Plain" on 11/18/16

1:20: Took notebook quiz

1:42: Graded each other papers (Dirty Communists)

Iron Curtain

    FDR, Churchill, and Stalin met in Yalta to discuss how the land in Europe would be divided

Propaganda

    A way of convincing someone to do something

    Generally patriotic

    Can be anywhere

Paul Robeson

    Singer accused of being a communist

Isolationism

    When a country doesn't want to interfere with other countries

Poker Face

    Not showing a change, no matter the situation

Tell

    Involuntary action that gives away your emotion

HUAC

    Committee who tried to find communists

Question (HUAC):

    Are you, or have you ever been a member of the communist party?

Hollywood Ten

    10 Hollywood professionals who were interrogated by HUAC, but refused to give in

Catch - 22

    No win situation (Kobiyashi Maru, for you Star Trek nerds)

Detente

    A stasis between two countries

Difference between cold and hot war

    U.S. vs. Soviet Union

    Post-WWII Stand-off

    Between 2 countries

    Propaganda war

    Proxy nations to spread influencing

Containment

    A doctrine (by Truman) that was supposed to keep Communism from spreading

2:34: Watched videos for "Poise on the Hot Seat"

Watched Charlize Theron video

Watched Malala Yousafzai video

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Notes for "Make it Plain" on 11/29/16

1:25: Started re-watching the Malala Yousafzai speech (in its entirety)

1:40: Discussed Speech

1:55: Started watching Obama Eulogy

2:22: Discussed speech

2:42: Read the poem, The Summer Day by Mary Oliver

2:50: Wrote about the next speech, "Before I die, I want to..."

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Notes for "Make it Plain" on 11/15/16

1:16: Discussed what the readings were about

McCarthy - ISM

    Sen. Joe McCarthy vs President Eisenhower

         McCarthy Senator for Wisconsin

    During after WWII

    Four Arguments

    Wasn't particularly a court case, but an interrogation

    House Un-American Activities Committee [HUAC]

         "Hollywood Ten"

              "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

              Detente

              Were forced to name names or deal with persecution

                        Gary Cooper

                        John Wayne

                        Jimmy Stewart

                   Poker Face

                        "Tell"

1:47: Watched American Propaganda against Communism

1:54: Did "Tell" Quiz/paper

2:00: Discussed World War I and II

WPA Work (Work Project Administration)

Isolationism

Herbert Biberman

2:25: Planned Evil Task (>:D)

2:35: Practiced Speeches for Thursday

2:45: Acted on Evil Task (>:D)

2:55: Discussed Evil Task (>:D)

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Notes for "Make it Plain" on 11/11/16

Notes for 11/11/16

1:20: Discussed the electoral college and the American voting system

1:30: Discussed Trump on Issues

Isolationism

    Trickle-down economics

         Reagan Administration

              Won in 1980

         Called it "Voodoo Economics"

    Shot across the bow

2:03: Started Discussion on Readings from Poise on the Hot Seat

    "The Four Agreements, a Toltec Wisdom Book"

         If you take offense to criticism, it most likely means you believe that criticism in some way

         You could roll with the criticism to neutralize the situation rather than contradict

              Annoyed -> Squabble -> Fight -> Gunshot -> Funeral (What a series of unfortunate events.)

              Petty fighting

         "Approbation" - Definition

         If you have joy within yourself, everything around you will seem better

              Attitude = Thoughts || Thoughts = Actions || Actions = Character || Character = Destiny

2:55: Discussed what will be discussed next class

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Notes for "Make it Plain" on 11/4/16

1:20: Took Notebook check quiz

1:49: Discussed Cold War
    Who were the main protagonists in the cold war?
         US and USSR
    People were fearing that anyone could be a supporter of the USSR
    Red Scare
         Very dark period in the United States
         Republican Senator Josephy McCarthy
              The Intelligence Services were accused of having Soviet Moles
              Individual Politicians were considered "Reds"
              Paul Robeson - Red
              Earth Kitt - Red
              Martin Luther King - Red
              Iron Curtain
              Propaganda War

2:15: Watched Propaganda Film

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Notes for "Make it Plain" for 11/1/16

1:18: Watched Last Week Tonight about school segregation

1:38: Write about how you think it was put together

1:42: Initial thoughts on the presentation
    Good Coordination
    Serious, yet light
    Reckless speech / Hilarious
    Facts / Evidence to back up ideas
    Smooth Delivery
    Stayed on topic
    Kept attention through humor
         Topic:
              De-segregation
              Segregation
         Define Subject:
              Show subject from different viewpoints
         What are benefits of integration:
              One parent in NC sued
              Rolling back segregation
              Best intentions can make mistakes
              Louisiana
                   Legislation "Racism is over"
              We have to work to not be racist everyday
              Examples of de-segregation that work
                   Louisville
                   Boston
              Children grow up!
         Sources:
              Statistics
              NBC
              CNN
              PBS
              Local Stations

2:10: Took quiz

2:38: Discussed the quiz
    Walter Cronkite was host of the CBS Evening News

2:49: Watched Walter Kronkite's report on Vietnam War

2:54: Discussed Kronkite's report

2:58: We are moving away from orginazation and moving to poise on the hot seat

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Notes for "Make it Plain" on 10/28/16

1:15: Handing back graded papers

1:33: For remembering the 9 steps
    "I Can Make Oreo Ketchup Putting Enough Butter & Eggs"

1:39: Listened to Speech
    Mr. Landry on Helping Youth in Need

1:48: Discussed speech

2:16: Listened to Speech
    Mr. Lucas on weakening ISIS in Syria & Iraq

2:17: Discussed Speech

2:40: Remember "intonation" - the way you stress words in a sentence to change the meaning
    "I didn't ask for the anal probe"
         You can stress each word and make a different meaning each time.

2:45: Continued discussing Mr. Lucas' Speech

2:59: Listened to Speech
    Ms. Burd on Helping Acid Victims in Pakistan

3:01: Listened to Speech
    Mr. Claiborne on Violence in New Orleans

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Notes for "Make it Plain" on 10/25/16

1:23: Listened to Speech by Michelle Obama

1:32: Wrote on two topics
    What was Mrs. Obama referring to in her speech
    Name a time in your life when you have or have seen (personally) a woman abused because they are women

1:36: Discussed the writing
    Ms. Williams
         (Prompt 2) Friend of a friend had a family with gender roles. She got abused because she did not want to conform to the roles
    Mr. McGee
         (Prompt 2) Man catcalled a women who was with her two kids
    Mr. Landry
         (Prompt 2) Friend was harrassed by construction workers

1:50: Can Beyonce be a role model?
    Most of the consensus seems to be "yes," with a few exceptions

2:10: Can Trump be a role model?
    Most of the consensus seems to be "no"

2:40: Are people maturing faster than they should be?

2:44: Writing Prompt "Have you ever treated someone of the opposite sex in a way that they believed was unfair"

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