Monday, October 25, 2010

The Life Of Buddha

DIRECTIONS
Use the Internet and your textbook to learn about the life of Buddha, the founder of the Buddhist religion.  

After reading his life story, create a short Prezi that breaks his life down into three parts; early life, obtaining enlightenment, after enlightenment.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Signs of Economic Trouble

Yesterday we discussed several signs that indicated that the economy of the 1920s was not as strong as it appeared.  Those signs were;
  • Uneven distribution of wealth
  • Rising personal debt
  • Overinflated stock prices
  • High unemploym
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Which of these indicators do you believe is the most dangerous?  Leave your comment below.

Friday, October 8, 2010

World Religion - Digital Storytelling



SHARE YOUR DIGITAL STORY BY FOLLOWING THE DIRECTIONS BELOW


1. Create a "Comment" to this post.
2. At the "Comment as" drop down box please select "Name/URL"
3. For Name enter your first name and last INITIAL
4. For URL copy/paste your websites address here.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

1920s Website Turn In.

1920s Website Project
2nd Block
Turn in your website by following the directions below: DIRECTIONS:
  1. Scroll to the bottom of this post
  2. Click on the hyperlink labeled "COMMENTS"
  3. Go to "POST A COMMENT"
  4. In the drop-down box select "Name/URL"
  5. Enter your first name and last initial where it says "name"
  6. Copy/Paste your website address into the URL space
  7. Click on "POST COMMENT"

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

How Much Do You Know About Religion

The Pew Forum

What is the Pew Forum:

The Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life, launched in 2001, seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs.

The Pew Forum conducts surveys, demographic analyses and other social science research on important aspects of religion and public life in the U.S. and around the world. It also provides a neutral venue for discussions of timely issues through roundtables and briefings

What was the quiz about?:

The Pew center gave a short (15 questions) quiz to over 3,000 randomly sampled adults.  The poll was conducted from May 19 through June 6, 2010.  It was conducted through telephone calls.  Click here to read the entire report.