Related Issue #2 The Origin and Growth of Liberalism
To what extent is resistance to liberalism justified?
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter SixWe are going to watch the greatest social studies video every made about the roaring 20s and the Great Depression on classic video tape - thats right kids a VCR - be sure you do not miss this class! Plus we will to a group word web on the white board. It is like travelling back in time - for one day only!
Blog Video: Crisis of CapitalismWatch the video "RSA - Crisis of Capitalism" and then participate in the Blog titled "RSA - Crisis of Capitalism".
Group Essay on Google DocsWe are going to write a essay on google docs as a group. You need to activate your gmail account. Feel free to reference the How to write a Position Paper power point under the Writing Tab in the menu above. The Source is included here:
Chapter Seven
Chapter EightThis video from TED looks at the impacts of income inequality:
We feel instinctively that societies with huge income gaps are somehow going wrong. Richard Wilkinson charts the hard data on economic inequality, and shows what gets worse when rich and poor are too far apart: real effects on health, lifespan, even such basic values as trust: http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_wilkinson.html What is his essential point? Are negative rights enough?
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