Click here to leave your comments or suggestions on any of the classes I'm teaching this summer.
Let's put voice chat here and I'll try it with my students next week!Here is a World Times in certain cities.
Here is a video that language students and teachers will find very funny!. I'm trying out PBWiki's new video tool to upload this.
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Article 3: Other People's Words
Final Student Projects (Oral Reports with PowerPoint Support)
World Hunger (Chi Eun)
Modern Technology (PDA's and iPhone (Mubarak)
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Article 3: Other People's Words
Final Projects (Oral Reports with PowerPoint Support)
World Hunger (Chi Eun)
Modern Technology (PDA's and iPhone (Mubarak)
World Cultural Heritage Sites (Anping)
Gender Equality and Microloans (Rieko)
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Chapter 5 - Group Project
Student PowerPoint as result of the group project.
Chapter 14 - Intellectual Property
Vocabulary Practice (Quia)
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See your textbook p. 185.
Student Project Sample at Slideshare.
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Chapter 5 - Group Project
Chapter 14 - Intellectual Property
Vocabulary Practice (Quia)
Article 1: How I Caused That Story
Article 2: Editorial: Love Songs to America
Article 3: Other People's Words
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National vs. State Government
The national's and the state's power are diffrent in terms of each one complete the other, so each power exist, otherwise, it is going to be animbalance in the system of the country. Moreovere, they both share some powers such as,Collect taxes, borrow money, build roads, make and enforce laws. However, some of the seprate powers the national government has are, declare war, print money, provide an army and navy, establish post offices, but on the other hand, the state government can issue licenses, conduct elections, and establish local governments. From this point we can see the diffrent in powers each one has, and both of them are important to balnce the system of the country.(Muhammad)
Election Process
1. Elections to choose the president are held every four years.
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Election Process
1. Elections to choose the president are held every four years.
2. Each party would nominate candidates for both president and vice-president. This ensured that both the president and the vice-president would be of the same party.
3. →(This means 'vote')
citizens → electors → candidate → President
4. A candidate must receive a majority of votes(50% + 1)to become president.
(Chi - Eun Kim)
Citizenship
Feeling free and political or religious or searching for a better life , people have left there country to live in America.
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From Mubarak
the U.S. = “nation of immigrants” “salad bowl” “melting pot”
: people live with different heritages, religious beliefs, ethnicity, language, national origins – bound by political values and principles
residents – aliens: immigrants from other countries
have some freedoms and legal rights (except the rights of voting)
- nationals: natives of American territorial possessions
have all the legal protections
do not have the full political rights
- citizens: born in the U.S. or born to U.S. citizens in foreign countries
enjoy the freedoms, protections and legal rights
naturalization = making people who are born in other countries to American citizens
they can travel with a U.S. passport and obtain federal government job
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Citizenship
Feeling free and political or religious or searching for a better life , people have left there country to live in America.
People in America have different languages and different religion and beliefs.
The president of the U.S can be aliens , nationals , or citizen .
Aliens are people who have emigrated from a foreign country.
People have their freedom as citizen , but they cant vote in the elections.
Person who born in the U.S. or Americans who born in foreign countries, are automatically citizens of the United States.
Citizens of other countries must apply for the citizen test if he want to be an American citizen.
Becoming a U.S. Citizen :
The process by which people from foreign countries become U.S. citizens is called naturalization .
There is three steps :
1- File application :
2- Take a naturalization examination :
3- Appear for a court hearing :
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therefore, the delegates created 3 separate branches in the government.
Branches groups are:
The legislative branch ( power of the congress)
The judicial branch ( power of the president)
The executive branch ( power of the Supreme Court and Inferior courts)
operation is depend depends on the other.
Because, there are a built in call
Each branch limits the power of the other (Checks and balance)
For example :
The president can veto.
The Congress can impeach the president.
is alway always from the Supreme Court. they They are the ones who declar declare the new law. law consti]]>