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Thursday, December 4, 2014
Gendercide (extra credit)
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Yad Vashem (extra credit)
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The Yad Vashem site tries to make the victims of the Holocaust something more than just statistics. Its database is an attempt to preserve a memory of as many individual victims as possible.
Browse through the database, and look through some of the individual pages of testimony. What do you find interesting/memorable in these pages?
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Harvest of Despair (extra credit)
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Normally, I show in class a video called Harvest of Despair. With fewer teaching days than normal, I've had to leave out a few things, and I'm skipping the video this semester. It would be great if you could watch the video online. Unfortunately, the sound quality of the YouTube version is pretty poor. The best YouTube version is in six parts:
Harvest of Despair, Part I
Harvest of Despair, Part II
Harvest of Despair, Part III
Harvest of Despair, Part IV
Harvest of Despair, Part V
Harvest of Despair, Part VI
There is a better quality DVD version in the NSU library. A group of you might want to check the DVD out and watch it together. I'll give you extra credit for your response to the prompt here:
What did the Harvest of Despair video teach you about Soviet Communism that you didn't know before? What insights did you gain on the motivations and methods of those who supported the movement? Did anything here help you understand why this particular flavor of totalitarianism survived longer (and did more damage) than other totalitarian systems?
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Additional Dostoyevsky Readings (extra credit)
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Read either or both selections, and add your comments here. What would you say to encourage students to read the selection for themselves?
The Eugenics Movement (extra credit)
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Communist Manifesto--Extra Credit
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You do not need to read the whole of the Manifesto. Part II (Proletarians and Communists, pp. 135-142 in the Dover anthology) will be sufficient.
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Get Involved II--More Extra Credit Opportunities
Tonight (Thursday, October 16), tomorrow, and Saturday, the NSU theater department presents "On the Verge." The show starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Williams Library "Round Room." Also tonight is the annual aria and concerto competition. The aria portion of the competition begins at 5:00 p.m. in Krikac auditorium.
For extra credit, just add a comment to the post here indicating how either the play or one of the musical numbers you listened to ties in to the study of history.
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