Bell Work

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Bell Work
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Week of 9/4

• Videos on www.reuters.com. Watch one video Mon,
  Tues, Thurs
• Summarize the video in 2-3 sentences
• Write a 2-3 sentence opinion on the video

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9/10

• Why is it important for a country to have a
  constitution?
• (3-5 Sentence Response)

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9/11

• How did Sept. 11th change America?
• (5-8 Sentence Response)

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9/13

• Ghandi, an important leader in India said, Be
  the change you wish to see in the world.
• Answer the two questions in 3-5 sentences
• 1.What do you think this means?
• 2.If you could change one thing in the world what
  would it be?

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9/14

• Is time cyclical (meaning revolving in a circular
  pattern) or linear (flat and never repeats)?
  Explain your answer in 5-8 sentences.

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Week of 9/17

• http//www.reuters.com/news/video
• http//www.cnn.com/video/
• Watch one video a day
• Summarize the video in 2-3 sentences and then
  write a 2-3 sentence opinion

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9/24

• Benjamin Franklin said, We must all hang
  together, or assuredly we shall all hang
  separately.
• What does this mean? Answer in 3-5 Sentences.

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9/25

• Thomas Paine said, Those who want to reap the
  benefits of this great nation must bear the
  fatigue of supporting it.
• What does he mean? And, why is it important?

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9/27

• I have no fear that the result of our experiment
  will be that men may be trusted to govern
  themselves without a master. Thomas Jefferson
• What did Thomas Jefferson mean by this statement?
  What is the experiment?

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9/28

• Alexis de Toqueville said, The greatness of
  America lies not in being more enlightened than
  any other nation, but rather in her ability to
  repair her faults.
• What did he mean?