BASK 1101-001

Consider attending one of the following events for credit. The questions are below. Remember that you must attend at least three events. Additional events earn extra credit.

Events for Credit:

Tuesday, 10/14 “Every 15 Seconds a Woman is Abused” 12:30-1:30 in Inglenook Room, N-Wing Cafeteria

Wednesday, 10/15 “Final Debate Party” 9:00 pm @ Lakeside

Thursday, 10/16 Alison Jagger “The Poorest of the Poor” 4:30 in Upper G-wing

Tuesday 10/21 “Panel on Presidential Issues” 4:30-6:00 in TRLC

Tuesday 10/28 Rick Perlstein “Nixonland” 6:00-7:00 in TRLC

Tuesday 10/28 Trip to UN , email john.perovich@stockton.edu

Saturday 11/1 Trip to Constitution Center, email Linda.Wharton@stockton.edu

Tuesday 11/4  POLS Faculty Panel: Implications of the 2008 National Election 4:30-6:00 in B126

Thursday 11/13 Civility in Political Campaigns 4:30-6:00  in Lower E-wing Atrium

Questions:

1.)   What happened at this event?

2.)   What have you learned?

3.)   If it’s a political panel/discussion, has what you’ve heard impacted your choice of presidential nomination? Why?

4.)   Who attended this event? Describe the members of the audience/group?

5.)   Who should attend this event?

6.)   What was most interesting to you?

For this reflection be please complete the following:

Describe your placement. Who do you work with? What do you do? What types of resources are available to the people you work with? What is most interest/exciting/fun about your placement? What is most frustrating/disappointing/annoying about your placement? How do you feel before you go to your placement? How do you feel immediately after? How do you feel a day later?

Please post your quiz scores/paragraphs below:

For your specific websites, please evaluate them using our evaluation guidelines, provide a rating, and also include a useful description that summaries the specifics of the sites and explains why and/or how you could use them for research. Post your responses in the comment box.

Kiley: Not On Our Watch & Save Darfur

Brittany: Save Darfur & Concern Worldwide: Darfur

James C: Concern Worldwide: Darfur  & US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Ashley: US Holocaust Memorial Museum & Eyes on Darfur

Furb: Eyes on Darfur & Human Rights Watch: Africa: Crisis in Darfur

John: Human Rights Watch: Africa: Crisis in Darfur & Darfur is Dying

Alycia: Darfur is Dying &  24 Hours for Darfur

Branden: 24 Hours for Darfur & Youth Noise: My Cause is Ending the Genocide in Darfur

Frank: Youth Noise: My Cause is Ending the Genocide in Darfur & Images from Darfur

Tonya: Images from Darfur & Genocide in Darfur

Harvey: Genocide in Darfur & STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition

Claudia: STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition & Genocide Intervention Network

Anthony: Genocide Intervention Network & Sudan Divestment Task Force

Melinda: Sudan Divestment Task Force & UNICEF: Darfur, Sudan

Mark: UNICEF: Darfur, Sudan & The Darfur Wall

Nick: The Darfur Wall & International Crisis Group: Darfur

Paula: International Crisis Group: Darfur & Globe for Darfur

Jimmy: Globe for Darfur & 5 Truths about Darfur

Please post your scores to the two online comma quizzes you completed in the comment box. Bring your questions to class.

Group 6: Brittany, James, and Ashley

Here’s where you’ll post your essay and then comment on your group members’ essays too.

Group 5: John, Branden, and Kiley

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Group 4: Jimmy W., Furb, and Alycia

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Group 3: Frank, Claudia, and Harvey

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Group 2: Mark, Nick, and Tonya

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