Welcome to the World Issues Course. As explained initially in class, this blog will serve as our journal as we begin to explore our role as informed citizens in a democracy. From that, we will begin to explore the complex issues affecting us in a very globalized world - both those 'home' as well as foreign policy issues and concerns. As we explore these various topics, you will be asked for your thoughts and input into our topics by posting here on this blog. I will generally let you know when a post is necessary (homework) and what topic we are posting on. As previously mentioned, this is your on-line 'journal'.
If you have reached this far, you have a valid gmail address to access this blog. What I would like you to do here in your very first post is to introduce yourself - basic biographical information (full name, nick name, family, post high school ideas, etc.). This offers all of us to get to know each other which will help facilitate robust discussion here and in class. Also - put one thing that you would really like to know more about that is related to our course. For example, you may want to know more about taxes, or the new health care law ('obama care'), or why we give 5 billion dollars annually to Egypt. You get the idea - post away!
If you have reached this far, you have a valid gmail address to access this blog. What I would like you to do here in your very first post is to introduce yourself - basic biographical information (full name, nick name, family, post high school ideas, etc.). This offers all of us to get to know each other which will help facilitate robust discussion here and in class. Also - put one thing that you would really like to know more about that is related to our course. For example, you may want to know more about taxes, or the new health care law ('obama care'), or why we give 5 billion dollars annually to Egypt. You get the idea - post away!
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ReplyDeleteHi! I'm Andrew Austria. I'm not the most talkative in class, but for topics that interest me, I try my hardest to participate. I am interested in learning about foreign relations for the US, as that is something I am not very knowledgeable about. Aside from that, I hope to generally get a better grasp of the politics of international affairs and government's role.
ReplyDeleteI'm David. A lot of people call me Davey. I'm still not sure where to go to school next I am between Ithaca, Marist or Suny Oswego and I want to study Television and Radio. Like Andrew I would like to know more about US foreign relations. I as well do not know a lot about this topic, but would be interested to learn more about.
ReplyDeleteWelcome guys - I sure hope more of your classmates get blogging soon!
ReplyDeleteI'm Robert. I go by Bobby. I don't know where I am going to college yet but I plan on majoring in biology. I took this class mainly because I want to learn about foreign relations. I would also like to learn about the affordable care act, as I am interested in pursuing a career in medicine.
ReplyDeleteI'm Eileen Ofori. I'll be studying /something/ at Stonybrook next year and I'm really excited about that. I'm not sure what exactly I want to get out of this class but mostly I want to see how other people express their ideas, and I want to see how people fall on different sides of the issues we'll be discussing in class.
ReplyDeleteI'm Logen. I'm interested in learning about U.S. foreign policy and other aspects of our government.
ReplyDeleteI'm Chelsea and I am not sure where I'm going to college yet but I plan on majoring in earth and space exploration. I decided to take this class to learn about world issues and what is going on outside of the U.S.. I want to learn more about different terrorist groups.
ReplyDeleteI'm Amelia I don't know where I will be attending college yet but I will be majoring in chemistry with a pre-dental focus in hopes of becoming an orthodontist. I took this class because I want to learn about the problems other countries face and how the U.S interacts with other countries.
ReplyDeleteHello, I am Anna Simpson. I had Mr. O'Connell in tenth grade and it was a cool class. I don't have any nicknames that people regularly call me so I just go by Anna. At this point I am still struggling to decide which school I want to go to next year. I do know that I would like to go into nutrition. I used to think I wanted to do a culinary program. The older I get the more I want to gravitate towards nutrition. It really interests me and always has. I don't have an interesting life to talk about, which is okay to me. World issues is not something I often think about because I dislike watching the news. One topic that has begun to throw itself in my face is police brutality. It seems every time I turn on the TV there is another incident of somebody getting killed by a cop. So I'd like to look more into this new phenomenon that has caught my attention.
ReplyDeleteI'm Austin Dobson. I'm actually a Junior this year, but I would like to study abroad for a semester next year so I'm trying to get half of my senior credit. I don't know where I want to go yet, but i'm keeping an open mind. I'm hoping to get into some heated debates in this class to see where people stand on the issues around the globe.
ReplyDeleteHello, I am Anna Simpson. I had Mr. O'Connell in tenth grade and it was a cool class. I don't have any nicknames that people regularly call me so I just go by Anna. At this point I am still struggling to decide which school I want to go to next year. I do know that I would like to go into nutrition. I used to think I wanted to do a culinary program. The older I get the more I want to gravitate towards nutrition. It really interests me and always has. I don't have an interesting life to talk about, which is okay to me. World issues is not something I often think about because I dislike watching the news. One topic that has begun to throw itself in my face is police brutality. It seems every time I turn on the TV there is another incident of somebody getting killed by a cop. So I'd like to look more into this new phenomenon that has caught my attention.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Deirdre and I took this class because Mr. O'Connell is awesome and it's important to be informed about world issues. I hope to study biology in college.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Maddy Engvold. My mom works at Union college and my brother graduated last year, so I hope to attend there next year! I took this class to help me broaden my knowledge of the current issues going on in the world. I would like to learn more on how politics work, and the different views citizens and officials have today.
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