Womens ice hockey in the olympics in jeapordy

The sport of womens ice hockey in the olympics is in jeapordy of being an event anymore in the olympics. There is no parody between countries wich means that there is no real competition for the United states and Canada.For the sport to continue the international olympic comitte (IOC) will need to see investing resources and also seeeing devolpment in progress in the game itself. Some score examples from this year are...
America 12 China 1
Canada 18 Slovakia 0
One reason why america might have the sucsess it does could be because of Title IX wich says "No person in the U.S. shall, on the basis of sex be excluded participation in,or denied benifits of,or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal aid."
For example Boston College is a private school so it can spread its funds around how it wants to, on the other hand Boston University is receiving federal aid therefore they have to spend the same amount of money for mens sports as they do womens that is why BU does not have a football program anymore.


Probing question:
Do you think if other countries adopted an idea like Title IX would that help them gain the progress and resources that the IOC needs to see from countries?

NOODLETOOLS and Biography in Context

It's time for your Women's History Project!
Hurray!

Here's some useful information:

NOODLE TOOLS:

You'll use Noodle Tools to organize you notes and research.

Step 1: Go to noodletools.com, and click on Sign In in the right-hand corner. Click on Create a Personal ID, choose "An account linked to my library's or school's subscription," and click Continue.

Step 2: If prompted, enter the school's username (hudsonhs) and password (hawks).

Step 3: Set up a personal ID and password, and follow the registration process.

Yay! Once you've set up an account, you'll have the option to "Create a New Project." Click on that box on the right-hand side. Choose MLA Advanced, and in the Description block, name the project HAS Women's History Project. Click Create Project, and you will be delivered to your project dashboard. Click the link that says "Share project with a teacher's drop box." In the empty box, enter this code:women's history multigenre research project.

Ta da! You've created an account that will help you manage your project. Now, use it! Using the links in Components, you'll enter works cited information, and then use the notecards feature to take notes. It will even link you directly to your Google Docs account, so when you're ready to start writing, it's all connected. It's super useful. Check the rubric, too--part of the project assessment is based on your completion of effective note-taking.

BIOGRAPHY IN CONTEXT (formerly Biography Resource Center):

Biography in Context is a super-useful tool to use when you're researching people. Many of you will be able to access all of your sources through this one database. How convenient! You'll start on the Databases page on the HHS Library's website. On that page, under the heading General Databases, click All Gale Databases. Find Biography in Context and click on it. If you're asked for a library card number, try this one: 27411 00029 3090 (please let us know if it doesn't work).

Once you're on the homepage for Biography Resource Center, type your woman's name in the box at the top right to search. If there's more than one woman with her name, you'll have to choose the right one--check with us if you're not sure. You'll be brought to a page that will have a lot of links: Reference Articles, Newspaper articles, Magazine articles, etc. You should have a lot of sources to use. You might be able to access all four required sources from this one page. If your woman is not covered in Biography in Context, please check in with us ASAP.

ASSIGNMENT: "Hell Heaven" by Jhumpa Lahiri

First,I'd like to thank you for participating in our thoughtful conversation today. I know I learned a lot from your astute observations.

In a comment to this post, please reflect on what you heard today, either from our presenters or from the group at large. In your comment, please be specific about what ideas resonated with you and how they expanded your own understanding of the story. Don't forget to give credit where credit is due by naming names.

Please end your comment by finishing this sentence:
"Next time I write a one-pager, I will...
(be concrete and specific here--not I will try hard, but rather something along the lines of "I will make connections between the passage in the story and character development.")

Current Event

My current event was about how on Monday November 15th, 2010 the California Supreme Court ruled that illegal immigrants can be eligible for the same reduced tuition at public colleges as legal residents of the state. This means that they now only have to pay the in-state tuition of the college if they have been living there for six or more months just like any legal citizen would.
This goes back to the Plyler vs Doe precedent that was established in 1976. The Texas legislature in 1975 revised its education laws so it would no longer support illegal aliens with free public education of grades k-12, because they claimed that illegal aliens were costing them money. There was a class action filed against the law in 1976 saying that that this law went against the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Ammendment. The judge ruled for the illegal aliens saying that not only does it violate the 14th ammendment, but that the school would actually gain money from illegal aliens because the school would receive more money from the higher population.
All though illegal aliens are now eligible for the reduced tuition on college, they remain inelegible for state and federal financial aid. Many pro immigration citizens are hoping for a federal financial aid law to pass for illegal immigrants during this current lame duck session. If it does not get passed during the lame duck session, it will be less likely for it to get passed.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/us/16immig.html

Probing Question :
How could illegal immigrants in grades k-12 affect the other students and even teachers in the class? For better or worse?

Current Event

My current event today was about how a dozen University of Texas San Antonio students are going on a hunger strike in order to gain support from Republican Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson regarding the DREAM Act. DREAM stands for "Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors." The DREAM Act refers to immigrant minors who don't have control in the status of their citizenship because they were brought to America too young. In order to qualify for the DREAM Act, beneficiaries must:

• Have proof of having arrived in the USA before age 16
• Have proof of residence in the USA for atleast five consecutive years since their date of arrival
• Be between the ages of 12 and 35 at the time of the bill enactment
• Have graduated from an American high school or obtained a GED
• And be of "good moral character."

During the first six years, the immigrant would be granted "conditional" status, and would be required to graduate from a two-year community college or complete at least two years towards a 4-year degree, or serve two years in the U.S military. After the six years, an immigrant who met at least one of these requirements would be eligible to apply for legal permanent resident status.

The reason that these students are pushing for Sen. Hutchinson's vote is because she originally was in support of the DREAM ACT but voted it against it in the last round. If the DREAM Act fails in the lame duck session, not many people believe it has a chance in the more conservative Washington, D.C.

Clarifying questions:

Why is it important that the DREAM Act be supported by the Republicans?

It is important that the DREAM Act be supported by the Republicans because if it isn't supported by them, it will most certainly not be supported by the conservative people in Washington D.C. It is important to get as much support as possible so that an estimated 800,000 illegal immigrants can gain citizenship.

Probing Question:

Do you think the DREAM Act would be an effective way for Alien Minors to achieve citizenship? Why or why not?

Today I gave a current event on something called the Secure Communities program. This program was created by the Bush administration in 2008. On average 1 million illegal immigrants are arrested each year. The Department of Homeland Security has stated that with this program which consists of screening the finger prints of people who are arrested by local poilice departments in participating communities. As of right now there are 750 durisdictions in 34 states praticipating in the program. A problem that Illegal Immigrant Activist believe will be a direct outcome of the program is it will draw away illegal immigrants from reporting a crime or testifying in court. The Department of Homeland Security has said that the program only involves people who are arrested. The Program is done by taking the finger print of the person arrested and is sent through the Department of Homeland Securities databases and if there is'nt a match the person will then be further screened as an illegal immigrant. The Department of Homeland Security has also informed that the program will be manditory for all counties in the United States.


A question that was asked during class was- How long does the screening process take if the program was added to the average police screening?

The answer to that is about another 30 minutes will be added to go through the databases but if flaged you will then be detained for further screening that could last up to 2 days.

PROBING QUESTION:

Should the program be run by the individual states or the Federal Government and why?

Current Event 11/9 Justin Gough

My current event today was about how the federal government is now mandating the states to increase amenities in illegal alien detainment camps. The federal government is now asking that the states add services like arts and crafts, dance lessons, movie nights, continental breakfasts, and tutoring to their detainment camps. Groups like the ACLU, and Amnesty International say these changes are long overdue, but others disagree, saying that Americans already pay too much tax money on illegals, and already have to foot the bill for the detainees' health and dental care. They also say that the detainees are already treated better than inmates in regular jails, and that they should not be rewarded for breaking the law.

Clarifying Questions:

How long are detainees held?

Detainees are held until their deportation hearing, but can be held indefinitely if they are refused repatriation by their home country, or if the United States government has no diplomatic relations with their home country.

Where are the camps located?

Mostly in the border states, although there is one as close as Rhode Island.

Who are the camps run by?

The camps are run by independent corporations that are hired by ICE to build, operate, and secure the camps.

Probing Question:

Do you think that this treatment of detainees is too harsh, or too lax? Why?

Monday's GLOG SPECTACULAR!!

Welcome to the Glog Spectacular. The goal of this activity is for each viewer to gain an understanding of the American immigrant experience.

Make sure you have your Immigration Patterns Notes page ready!

Choose at least one glog from each immigrant group and spend 5-10 minutes observing and taking notes on that immigrant group’s experience. When you have viewed glogs from each immigrant group, reflect on their common experiences and any connections to your family’s experience.

At the end of class, we will come back together to compare notes, and make some general observations about immigration patterns and the experience of various immigrant groups.

Good Luck!


Irish Immigration:
Alex Wood

Marissa Vara

Brian Fahey

Jackie Brown

Italian Immigration:
Garrett Elder
Chris Frias
Brian Sousa

Terry Bothwell

German Immigration:
Alex DiBuono
Christian Ramos
Ryan Goodwin

Andrea Beland

Brazilian Immigration:
Evan Markopolous
Jake Wardwell
Justin Gough

Chinese Immigration:

Adam Cabral
Christina Vara
Jess Peznola
Mitchell Geist

Mexican Immigration:
Alisha Nogueira

Amber Winske
Emily Cabral

Polish Immigration:
Cassia Landry
Zack Graham
Jon Wharton

Janelle Curtis

Ghanaian Immigration:

Kathryn DeForest

Kayla Boulanger

Current Event 11/4 Zack Graham

My current event was on how the midterm election affected the immigration reform. Since the republicans won the house they now have some power in the government and are going to try and push "The Pledge of America" as the way the immigration reform should go. The pledge want is based on border security, immigration law enforcement and and visa security. It went on to explain how the republicans were indirectly supporting Arizona's immigration laws.

If the democrats won however they had already planned a completely different immigration reform. There reform was set around four pillars. These four pillars are biometric social security cards, creating a system for admitting temporary workers, beefing up border security, and implementing a path for the legalization of certain undocumented immigrants.

Chairperson King, who is Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security and a republican, for a re-interpreting of the 14th amendment. This was the amendment that gave all African Americans citizenship in 1868. This is also the only amendment that talks about citizenship.

Even though this is not first on the lists of issues it is still a major problem and may hopefully be dealt with over the next couple of years.

Probing Question

Which plan would be better for this country,the Democrats "Four Pillars" or the Republicans "Pledge of America"?

Immigrant Voters: current event November 3, 2010

Throughout history it has been difficult to become a United States citizen, becoming an active voter is even harder. Many presidents have tried to create laws restricting new Americans from voting, but it hasn’t stopped them yet. New Americans and children of immigrants (born after 1965) now account for 1 in 10 registered voters in the United States. This leads to an extended effort from politicians aimed towards mobilized immigrant voters. In at least twenty-three states 5.4 million dollars have been used by civic participation organizations to target more than one million Latino and Asian voters. This has lead to a significant impact: from 1996-2008 the number of new American voters jumped 101.5 percent. This decade the number is still rapidly growing. The role of new American voters in elections to come will truly have a large impact on the results.
Probing question: Why is it strategic for politicians to reach out to new American voters?