Blog #29 Welcome Vietnam War Guest speaker

As promised cadets, as we move into the study of the Vietnam War, 

I am bringing in a guest speaker that will talk to you about his experiences

in the war on Friday, the 1st of June.  Please prepare three questions in 

advance and post them to our site so that he will have a chance to read 

them. Be prepared to ask them in class during the discussion session.  

As always, remember to comment on other student's questions. 

You can also research those same questions online to find
other soldier's responses. Post the URL where you found your answers.
I hope you will learn more from this lesson through your research and
critical thinking analysis.  The only questions that are off limits are:
"Did you ever kill anyone and what did it feel like?"  and "Do you know
how many people you killed?" 

Good luck and I look forward to seeing your questions as well.

Blog #28 101 ways to honor those that served

As Fleet week is approaching as well as Memorial Day, your task this week is to locate a video and post the video URL to our site to show your respect and gratitude for those individuals that have helped keep us free.  As always, make sure to give the reason why you chose your selection, a brief outline of the video and comment on other cadet's work. Once you have done this, you have completed this weeks task. Here is the video that I chose, I hope that you like it. Remember, you also get extra credit for this assignment if you create your own video and post it to Youtube and posting the URL here. I know you will do a great job.

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Blog #27 The highest honor our country can bestow on a soldier.

In learning about the Korean conflict we found out that Ernest R. Kouma was the first soldier to receive the Medal of Honor for his action on August 31, 1950.  His actions speak louder than words and credited will killing over 250 enemy soldiers and saving hundreds of US infantry soldiers while sustaining personal injuries earned him the Medal of Honor.  Your task is to research other Medal of Honor winners and post their name, actions and the URL for the website where you obtained your information.  Be sure to give a brief synopsis on what they did to receive the medal and to also comment on other cadet's work. Try to find related stories of Medal of Honor winners that you can relate to either from the current wars that we are studying or from individuals that caught your interest. Good luck and I hope you enjoy this assignment.

Blog #26 Term Project, Vietnam Movies and Reality

Hi again cadets.  Your term project will be due in June and requires you to watch a movie about the Vietnam War. You must also complete a worksheet that will require you to do research and use your critical thinking skills. This project must be completed and turned in on Monday, the 4th of June, 2012.  Just like your term project from last semester, failure to complete this assignment will result in a failing grade for the semester.  Below is a sample list of movies that are available about the Vietnam War.  Your task is to select 3 possible movies that you would like to view and explain why you chose them. You must then find a URL links about one of the movies and give your opinion about the authenticity of that movie.  Good luck and remember that you will choose your actual movie this week in class.  Don't forget to comment on other cadet's work as well and I hope you enjoy this assignment.  Here's your list and your worksheet will be posted with next weeks assignment.

Movie Name	Year		Movie Name	Year
84 Charlie MoPic	1989		Platoon Leader	1988
A Bright Shining Lie	1998		Rescue Dawn	2006
A Yank in Vietnam	1964		The Anderson Platoon	1967
Apocalypse Now	1979		The Deer Hunter	1978
Bat 21	1988		The Green Berets	1968
Born on the 4th of July	1989		The Hanoi Hilton	1887
Casualties of War	1989		The Iron Triangle	1989
Coming Home	1978		The Odd Angry Shot	1979
Faith of My Fathers	2005		The Siege of Firebase Gloria	1989
Full Metal Jacket	1987		The Walking Dead	1995
Go Tell The Spartans	1978		Tigerland	2000
Good Morning Vietnam	1987		Tunnel Rats	2008
Hamburger Hill	1987		Uncommon Valor	1983
Heaven and Earth	1993		Under Heavy Fire	2001
Platoon	1986		We Were Soldiers	2002

Blog #25A (Bonus) JROTC Military Ball Photos

Hi again. As promised, here are the links from your Military Ball hosted at the Fort Hamilton Army Base on May 5, 2012.  Hope you enjoy them. There are two links, one for Snapfish where you can order prints if you would like and one from Photobucket where you can do the same.

Snapfish JROTC Military Ball Photos 2012

Photobucket JROTC Military Ball 2012

Blog #25 Cold War beginnings and at what cost?

Hi again cadets.  Here we are in the final stretch of our school year
and I hope you enjoy the last marking period as much as I do.
As we study the Cold War, your task this time is to find out
where Foreign Aide started. Next you must select a country in
the world and find out how much Foreign Aide the U.S.
pays that country each year. Post your research information
and website URL back to this site along with your findings. Explain
how this contributes to the United States budget each year and
how it will ultimately affect you. Do you think that this money
could be spent a better and and how? Make sure that you are
specific as possible with you answers.  Be sure to comment on at least
one other cadet's work. Be positive but also make sure that you
are helpful with your critique.  Lastly, you must download
the Cold War Handout that we are using in class and use that to
study while you are at home or traveling with your Smart Devices.
Here is the link: Cold War Download Handouts

Blog #24 Two lives saved by a stroke of luck

Good morning cadets and welcome back from your spring vacation.
I hope that all of you had a great time.  Your argument/persuasive essays
are in and I am reading and grading them. Since we are working on health
and saving lives with the Heimlich and CPR I thought you would enjoy
this story that gives a new twist to fate or karma.  Please read and then
find another story that is related to CPR and post the URL link to our
site. Make sure to give a brief synopsis of your article or movie and to
also comment on other student's work.  Enjoy and try to find some
video links as well if possible.

Teen saves life of woman who saved him

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Blog #23 Persuasive Essay:Business, Facebook and your privacy

Good morning cadets. I  hope you are enjoying your vacation time. You assignment this week is to write a "Persuasive Essay" on whether businesses and corporations have the right to ask for your Facebook Email and Password during a job interview before you are hired.  For those of you that were in class on Thursday, you already know what position you were given. For those that were not, you must select the opposite side that you would normally take and argue that point.  The details are as follows: 5 Paragraphs; 400 to 500 words; Typed; 12 pitch font; Ariel Font; double spaced; one inch border on top and sides.  You must also post a website URL to this blog that you used for your research information. Make sure you also post your final opinion here as well as posting comments on other cadet's work. Good luck and I know you will have a good time with this argument|

Blog #22 Drug presentation refresher and famous quotes

Hi again cadets. Your first task at hand is to complete your Drug Presentations that must be ready by next Monday, the 2nd of April. Remember that all members of your group must present and be actively engaged with your presentation. So your task for this assignment is post a URL for one of the sites that you have used for your research. You can use movies as well but must document them correctly with your work. The second part of this assignment is to take a side on the following quote, you are either for or against the statement and you must explain your response accordingly. " A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have." Thomas Jefferson. Do you believe this is a true statement or not? Make sure you support your belief and also comment on other student's work. Good luck and try to find other quotes to use to support your work. See you on Monday for your presentations.

Blog #21 Bullying and unethical persons of responsibility

Good morning cadets.  Getting back into the swing of things, here is the video that we watched in class.  Remember our discussions and some of the ideas that were brought up for ways to combat such problems.
Your task is to find other stories related to bullying and cite how people are starting to stand up for their rights and the rights of others or how bullying affected their lives.  Post the URL for the video or news site and make sure that you give a brief outline of your work as well as commenting on other student's work.  You can also relate your own stories if you feel strong enough to share with your friends and the public.  Here is the first video with an additional one to watch and comment on.