TODAY IN HISTORY # 6 - Sistine Chapel

DAY 2 CLASSES - BLOCK E, F, G

Please click on link below and read article:

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sistine-chapel-ceiling-opens-to-public

After reading the article above,  write a 100 word essay on the following questions. What is the sistine chapel? Who create the sistine chapel? Where is the sistine chapel? Have you ever seen the sistine chapel?

DUE BY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2011 BY 7:00PM

TODAY IN HISTORY # 6 - Martin Luther post 95 Theses

Day 1 Classes - Block A, C, D

Please click link below and read article:

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/martin-luther-posts-95-theses

After reading the article, please responded by writing a 100 word essay on the following questions. Who is Martin Luther? What is the 95 Theses? Why did he write the 95 Theses? What role did he play in the Protestant Reformation?

DUE BY THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2011 BY 7:00PM

Dewey Bozella steps into the ring at the Staples Center

Dewey Bozella is an inspirational speaker these days, reminding America why it should believe in innocence until proven guilty. Two years after walking out of New York's Sing Sing prison a free man following a 26-year prison stint for a murder he did not commit, Bozella will spend Saturday living out one of the wishes he held close as his life withered behind bars.

Today in History # 5 - Sputnik Launched

Day 2 Classes - Block E, F, G

Please click on link below and read article

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sputnik-launched

Please read article above and respond by writing a 100 essay on the following questions. What was Sputnik? What was the space race? Do you believe someone landed on the moon? Why or Why not?
Do you believe NASA should try to explore space? Why or Why not?

DUE BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2011 BY 7PM

TODAY IN HISTORY # 5 - BENEDICT ACCOMPLICE HANGED

Day 1 Classes - Block A, C, D

Please click on link below and read article

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/benedict-accomplice-hanged

Please read the article above and answer the following questions by writing a 100 word essay on the required reading. Who was Benedict Arnold? Why was his accomplice hanged? Do believe there are still spys in the government? If the circumstances were right, would you be a spy? Why or Why not?

DUE BY THURSDAY OCTOBER 6, 2011 BY 7PM