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The Border That Stole 500 Birthdays

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The story behind the the International Date Line.

 

Not too long ago (Jan. 2012), the arbitrary International Date Line (roughly opposite the Prime Meridian) was moved to better accommodate the regional networks and economic geography of the area straddling the line.  American Samoa, although politically aligned with the United States, was functionally more integrated on the Asian side of the Pacific Rim when it came to their trade partners and their tourism base.  Dynamic economic networks, political allegiances and cultural commonalities create a beautifully complex situation near this 'border.'    


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Kara H's comment, August 4, 2012 6:50 PM
This article details the complex matter of the international date line, and the positioning of American Samoa. The moving of the IDL has an impact on the nation, placing it within the timezone of the east or west, and by doing so, aligning the nation with that region. This is the second time the IDL has been moved, resulting in lost time for the nation.
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Saudia Arabia To Build Women-Only City

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In a bid to reconcile strict gender-segregation laws with a desire to increase employment opportunities for women, Saudi Arabia is planning to construct a new industrial "city" exclusively for female workers, Russian news agency RT reports.

 

The idea is mind-blowing to say the least.  More women would be able to be a part of the workforce and move freely about women-only cities in Saudi Arabia than they could in 'regular' cities. 

Question to ponder: would the implementation of this idea represent a cultural step forward for Saudi Arabia towards gender equality or would it be a step that further isolated women and is repressive?  What do you think of the idea given the ingrained gender norms of Saudi Arabia? 


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How The USA Expanded (In One Mesmerizing Animated GIF) | Edudemic

How The USA Expanded (In One Mesmerizing Animated GIF) | Edudemic | Lessons for the Classroom | Scoop.it

Got 30 seconds and want to see exactly how the country now known as the U.S. expanded across the continent? Ever wish you could see all that in one simple animated GIF? Me neither.

Until I saw this.


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US History Teachers Blog: Civil War Battles

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US History Teachers Blog: 75 Primary Document Lessons

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London, the Olympics and Geography

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The Geographical Association has produced numerous resources specifically for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games being held in London.  The Olympics as an event work as an important teaching moment that operates on numerous scales.  What local developmental projects reshaped the urban fabric of London in preparation for these Games?  Do international events such as the Olympics foster a global community?  Is this idea of a global community perfectly harmonious?    


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Teaching High School Psychology: Race is Real

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The American Anthropology Association has create a look at race through three lenses: history, human variation, and lived experience.


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Waves of violence

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An interactive guide to drug crime in Mexico Drugs in Mexico Related deathsCartel areasTraffic routes...

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Year-End Roundup | Social Studies, History, Geography and Civics

Year-End Roundup | Social Studies, History, Geography and Civics | Lessons for the Classroom | Scoop.it
Our lessons are on summer vacation, but here are our social studies-related lesson plans for the 2011-12 school year.

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The Civil War

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Graphs and maps to visualize battles, victories, casualties of the Civil War. You can toggle to individual battles, as well.


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A Look into the Causes of Poverty in the U.S.

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"Are more and more people in the western world dropping off the radar and becoming the invisible poor or is the opposite happening?  We recently heard that an astounding 46 million Americans are officially below the poverty line (That's $23,050/year for a family of four according to the official sources).  That number really caught our eye and as such we decided to do a little more digging to help put some more facts and figures around it.  Above is a nice visualization of the results we came up with."


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Chandrima Roy's curator insight, January 14, 3:36 AM

wow

Ivan Koh's curator insight, February 3, 7:37 AM

This is my insight using See-Think-Wonder.
From this statistic, i can see alot of statistic about the number of people who are poor and the people's opinion related to poverty and welfare. In the article, i can see that 46million american are considered to be poor, and form the authors opinion, to prevent porverty, we should manage our wealth and make sure that we earn more than we spend.

I think that from the statistics, most people are poor mostly due to the fact that  they were uneducated in alot of ways. From the statistics, 1.2 million students drop out from high school every year. Thus, these people were mostly uneducated and cannot find a proper job, leading to drugs and borrowing of money. i also think that most people are poor because they are lazy and do not want to help themselves, as agreed by half of the americans that the poor are not doing enough to help themselves, and by 43% of americans that people who are poor can find a job if they are willing to work.

This article and statistics makes me wonder why american governments are not doing enough to educate students the importance of jobs and studies. Because people who are poor can actually work, but are too lazy to do it, this also makes me wonder why the government are giving money to the poor when they are able to help themselves 

Brandon Lee's curator insight, February 4, 10:36 AM

The insight of this article merely showed that more and more people does not really have  a good financial health, which also has translated into people wer e "invisible poor" especially those living in the western world. Comparison had been made on its poverty line between USA and UK statistics.

In my opinion, managing a country's budget its not an easy task, this is because a country need competitive global presence and to boost the economy. People need to produce more and more services outside its own country.

I have often thought that a country's population does have an impact on a country's economic growth.

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Mr. Ferlazzo's U.S. History Classes Blog

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Great resources from a well connected and respected US H Teacher

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US History Teachers Blog: Civil War in Four Minutes

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The Living Room Candidate Admaker

Gain an understanding of political advertising from the creators' perspective by re-editing a commercial from a historic presidential campaign or creating one using historical footage and your own video, images, and sounds. Register to save, share, and download your finished ad.


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What do our state taxes pay for?

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If you add up the revenue from state taxes in Wisconsin (income, sales, corporate, gasoline, etc) ,where does the money go?

 

This is produced by @AndyRFeldman and I found it via @APHumanGeog, via @GrandmaWat   Ha!  The joys of the Twitterverse!

 


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Americans put to shame by immigrants on sample civics test

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Could  you plass the naturalization test?  Only 65% of native-born Americans could get the required six out of 10 right answers on a sample of a civics test given to immigrants.


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The Living Room Candidate Admaker

Gain an understanding of political advertising from the creators' perspective by re-editing a commercial from a historic presidential campaign or creating one using historical footage and your own video, images, and sounds. Register to save, share, and download your finished ad.


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The Battle of Gettysburg - The United States Army

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Flash map and audio on the Battle of Gettysburg.  


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Obama vs Romney - Decide Who Wins!

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Click on each state in the map with your predictions, and the running total at the bottom will tell you who wins!

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