Please either:

1. Post an example of a politician reframing an argument to appeal the other side. Explain why this is reframing.

• EX: a republican reframing an argument in terms of liberal values
  
• EX: a democrat reframing an argument in terms of conservative values

2. Post an example of a politician very specifically NOT reframing to appeal to the values of the other side. Be sure to explain why this is an example
3. Respond to someone else's example. 

Based on our class conversation and the articles you read for HW respond to the following:

• What responsibility (if any) do the President and Congress have to the American people in holding hearings and approving a new member of the Supreme Court?

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You can start a unique thread or respond to a classmate, but remember the best discussion is one that responds to other people!

• ​ARTICLE 1
• ARTICLE 2
• ARTICLE 3

Hi Kids!

Please post or respond to an article that provides an alternative to G William Domhoff's thesis. You cannot use the articles I gave you in class, but you can use the same topics. Remember to include your name so you can receive credit. 

Responses can include:

• Things you found interesting
• Areas that provide a strong counter 
• Areas that do not provide a strong counter (maybe someone thought an article was a strong counter, but it isn't. It's important to point this out!)
• A new article that adds additional information
• How you might include this article in your paper
• Anything else 

Have any good videos? Summaries? Info to help folks prepare? Share! 

Here are some links that folks have sent me/I have found helpful! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd5rul6EdF0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90RajY2nrgk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhLjz_ptv3g

Hi Kids!

Ok, here we are - in the beginning stages of a class blog setting. You cannot create your own posts, but you can comment until your hearts content. I encourage you, strongly, to add meaningful articles, respond to articles, and to each other, in the comments section. 

I will create a new post for each Current Events class that we have. 

This post is around our conversation on the events in Paris, IS, global terrorism and related topics. Here are some articles that I've found helpful and that your classmates have share with me. Please feel free to check these out and add your own!

AFTER PARIS:

A piece that David Remnick about exiles in NY from Raqqa who talk about life under IS:
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/telling-the-truth-about-isis-and-raqqa?intcid=mod-latest

Adam Gopnik's excellent (and graphic) piece on Paris after the attacks, focusing on the extreme apocalypticism of IS:
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/terror-strikes-in-paris

IS's "official statement" about the Paris bombings, This does a better job than anything in communicating just what the group is all about:
http://www.vox.com/2015/11/14/9734794/isis-claim-paris-statement

Experience of the Syrian Refugees Process to Enter The United States:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/11/20/us/why-it-takes-two-years-for-syrian-refugees-to-apply-to-enter-the-united-states.html?_r=0

THE ORIGINS OF IS:

The single best piece I have read detailing the confusing and contradictory origins of IS, written by an anonymous NATO official:
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2015/aug/13/mystery-isis/

The very comprehensive March Atlantic cover story about the fascistic and apocalyptic goals of IS:
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/03/what-isis-really-wants/384980/

The author of the cover story shared his feelings about the response to the piece:
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/02/what-isis-really-wants-reader-response-atlantic/385710/

A summary and review of a book about IS, focusing on Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi:
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2015/jul/09/inside-islamic-state/

FRONTLINE ON IS:

Probably the single best video summary on the rise of IS, broadcast last October (it might be worth it to play the entire thing as the first step to getting everyone on the same page about the organization):
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/rise-of-isis/

A brand new report on IS's spread into Afganistan, with a focus on the recruitment and training of children:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/isis-in-afghanistan/

Each of these articles is a continuation of our summer assignment articles! Look for themes that play a role in our current unit as well! 

Once Behind Nail Salon Law Assemblyman Now Opposes Reforms 

Andrew Cuomo and 15 Minimum Wage New York State Workers 

-MW