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February 29, 2008

HELP DARFUR!

Remember, March 6th is International Darfur Awarness day!  Please go the the Many Vocies for Darfur Blog, and post a thoughtful well written comment about your opinions on this issue. 
 There is a game called Darfur is dying, and although it is just an online computer game, it represents what is really happining in the Darfur […]

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February 25, 2008

reflection

1.What is your favorite blog post from this year?
My Favorite blog post would have to be the freewrite. I liked this post because i could write about anything i wanted, and be really creative.
2.What is your opinion on using blogs in class?
I really like using blogs, because i hate writing things by hand, and […]

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February 20, 2008

eight stages of genocide

1. CLASSIFICATION: All cultures distinguish people into groups whether it’s by ethnicity, race, religion, or nationality; such as German and Jew. Communities that are in need of mixed categories are the ones that usually develop genocide. A way to fight this classifying is to establish institutions that promote tolerance, understanding, and […]

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February 19, 2008

exploding walls project

The exploding walls project is one that is different from most other 8th grade english projects. We are trying to break down the walls of the classroom and learn things that most 8th graders dont. Instead of just turning in a huge essay to our teacher, we want the whole world to see our work.  For […]

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Fredrick Douglassssss

Frederick Douglass was a African-American man who was once a slave. After escaping to the North, Douglass used reading as freedom. He wanted our nation to be free from segregation and every man or women, no matter what the color of their skin, to have the same rights. Frederick had his own newspaper called “North Star” and became […]

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press release

http://manyvoicesdarfur.blogspot.com/
This is a press release for International Darfur Arwareness Day. It will happen on March 6th 2008, and people will go to the blog above and leave thoughtful and well-written comments. The reason for this is to raise awarness about the Genocide going on in Darfur. Our goal is for the killing,raping and running […]

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February 18, 2008

Darfur-Alex and Ben’s Presentation

After seeing Ben and Alex’s Presentation on Darfur, i learned alot more about the issue. The two highschool seniors have done alot to raise awarness and get support for Darfur’s people. They have done multiple call-ins, and sent many letters and petitions. Also they raised $7500 when they held the “Dinner for […]

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