Friday, June 25, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Communism in Crisis
The remaining part of the 2do Bimestre we will be covering the key IB Topic of "Communism in Crisis, 1976-89"
Our work from April to now has been preparation for this subject. The materials we will use will mostly be off the Document: Communism in Crisis
Our work from April to now has been preparation for this subject. The materials we will use will mostly be off the Document: Communism in Crisis
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Kulak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is important for class discussions on Tuesday and Wednesday
Kulak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Repeat Instructions for Last Lecture Assignment
Here is a repeat of the instructions for the "Last Lecture" Assignment, since most of the class did not do it, and might have problems finding the original post.
Randy Pausch is a famous name in the world of technology. In particular, he has helped develop numerous new ways how computers and humans can interact, especially in the world of Virtual Reality (VR).
The university where Randy Pausch taught, Carnegie Mellon University, holds a regular lecture series called "The Last Lecture." It was designed to bring in world renowned academics to give a lecture based on this premise: "If you knew you were going to die, and you could only give one last lecture to your students, what would you say?"
Randy's presentation was "Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" is considered a classic, not only for building a life and a career, but it also holds deep lessons about business organizations.
Your assignment is to watch the entire length of Randy's "Last Lecture." You may access the You Tube presentation either HERE or by clicking on the link on the top right of this page ("The Last Lecture - Randy Pausch") After watching The Last Lecture at least once, your assignment is to write a paper that answers the following questions DUE 8 June 2010:
Name the things he said he would not talk about.
Name four childhood dreams that he was able to achieve.
What are his lessons learned?
What were the two "head fakes" for his lecture?
Describe the difference between the environment of him working in the university and working at Disney?
Describe three things what Randy says about "Brick Walls"
Describe in detail the Brick Walls Randy experienced when trying to fly on NASA's "Vomit Comet"
How did Randy overcome the Brick Walls to work as an Imagineer?
What does Randy mean by "Bringing Something to the Table?"
Randy Pausch was named to Time Magazine's "Most Important 100 People" list. Explain why do you think they chose him?
Randy Pausch is a famous name in the world of technology. In particular, he has helped develop numerous new ways how computers and humans can interact, especially in the world of Virtual Reality (VR).
The university where Randy Pausch taught, Carnegie Mellon University, holds a regular lecture series called "The Last Lecture." It was designed to bring in world renowned academics to give a lecture based on this premise: "If you knew you were going to die, and you could only give one last lecture to your students, what would you say?"
Randy's presentation was "Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" is considered a classic, not only for building a life and a career, but it also holds deep lessons about business organizations.
Your assignment is to watch the entire length of Randy's "Last Lecture." You may access the You Tube presentation either HERE or by clicking on the link on the top right of this page ("The Last Lecture - Randy Pausch") After watching The Last Lecture at least once, your assignment is to write a paper that answers the following questions DUE 8 June 2010:
Name the things he said he would not talk about.
Name four childhood dreams that he was able to achieve.
What are his lessons learned?
What were the two "head fakes" for his lecture?
Describe the difference between the environment of him working in the university and working at Disney?
Describe three things what Randy says about "Brick Walls"
Describe in detail the Brick Walls Randy experienced when trying to fly on NASA's "Vomit Comet"
How did Randy overcome the Brick Walls to work as an Imagineer?
What does Randy mean by "Bringing Something to the Table?"
Randy Pausch was named to Time Magazine's "Most Important 100 People" list. Explain why do you think they chose him?
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