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Tuesday, September 04, 2007

CH. 1.1 QUESTION

EXPLAIN TO ME A REAL-LIFE SITUATION WHERE YOU HAVE USED CIVICS BEFORE.

CH. 1.1 QUESTION

VARIOUS CULTURES AND SOCIETIES EMPHASIZE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP. THE AMISH DO NOT USE AUTOMIBILES, ELECTRICITY, TELEPHONES, INDOOR PLUMBING, MODERN TECHNOLOGY, OR ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE NON-AMISH WORLD. ALL ASPECTS OF THE AMISH CULTURE REVOLVE AROUND THE HOME AND FAMILY LIFE. AMISH FAMILIES ARE SELF-SUFFICIENT. THEY PRODUCE THEIR OWN FOOD, CLOTHING, SOAP, QUILTS, AND FURNITURE.
WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO LIVE IN THIS CULTURE? WHAT WOULD BE THE HARDEST SACRIFICE FOR YOU TO GIVE UP TO LIVE THIS WAY?

CH. 1.1 QUESTION

IMAGINE THAT YOU WERE THE HEAD OF A COMMITTEE TO ENCOURAGE GOOD CITIZENSHIP IN YOUR COMMUNITY. WHAT WOULD BE YOUR MAIN GOAL?

CH. 1.2 QUESTION

RANDOM QUESTION: WHY DON'T THE PEOPLE OF BRAZIL, CANADA, OR MEXICO CALL THEMSELVES AMERICANS?

CH. 1.2 QUESTION

WHAT ARE SOME REASONS THAT PEOPLE FLEE THEIR COUNTRY AND GO TO ANOTHER ONE? WHAT WOULD BE A REASON THAT YOU WOULD FLEE THE UNITED STATES?

CH. 1.3 QUESTION

WHY DO YOU THINK THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE IMIGRATED TO FLORIDA FROM THE CARIBBEAN?

CH. 1.3 QUESTION

WHAT IS YOUR OPINION OF THE MOVE TOWARDS WOMEN ENTERING THE WORKFORCE THAT STARTED IN THE 1960'S?

CH. 1.3 QUESTION

WHAT IS THE CURRENT SITUATION OF HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES? WHY IS HOMELESSNESS A DIFFICULT PROBLEM? HOW MIGHT GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS WORK TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM? (ANSWER ANY ONE)

CH. 1.3 QUESTION

IMAGINE THAT IT IS THE YEAR 2020 AND YOU ARE A HISTORY TEXTBOOK AUTHOR. DESCRIBE FOR YOUR READERS THE U.S. POPULATION IN THE MID-1990S. (CONSIDER POPULATION DIVERSITY AND HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND CHANGING GENDER ROLES AND THE AGING OF THE POPULATION)