2 & 21A

VC English 2 &

SMC English 21A
 

American Heritage Dictionary

Ventura English 2: SI Soraya Zarook's Help Page

Ape & SUV readings

Print out the readings with asterisks (***) next to them, bring to class, and follow other directions given in class. APE IQ ***Orangutan Mimes*** ***He Talks to Animals*** ***S P A C E C H I M P S*** ***Baby and Chimp Raised Together *** More on Baby & Chimp with photos & video clips ***Talking' Chimp Baffles Scientists*** ***Two Talking Apes*** ***Koko's Dead Kitten*** ***Animals with Tools*** ***Chimp Prank Phone Calls*** ***Counting Chimp*** Chat with Koko the Gorilla Online Koko Signing Ape Air Prank smoking chimp Koko's webpage Researchers Journal of talking to Koko Washoe's webpage Orangutan Language Project Great Apes Trust Studying Wild Gorillas The Jane Goodall Institute Chimp Experiment with AIDS & more Ape Makes Fire & Draws symbols (click to see video) Kanzi with Lexigrams SUV Why Oil Sheiks Love A Good Hummer (handed out in class) ***US made cars that get better MPG but NOT sold here*** ***Sugar in your tank*** ***Make your own diesel at McDonald's*** ***Run Your Car on Pond Scum*** ***Plug-in Hybrid*** ***Chevy Volt Plug-in*** ***Hybrid vs. Regular SUV*** Toyota's 1,000 Range Mile Battery? Better than Batteries for Electric Car? ***Compressed Air Car*** ***"Free" power for electric car?*** A Better SUV PBS: Cars of the Future on the Road NOW PBS: Car of the Future: transcript SUV LINKS

Cause & Effect Essay Readings

Single Moms ***all REQUIRED single parent readings*** Forget Juno Happy Iraqis Readings ***all REQUIRED Iraqi readings*** print this ENTIRE link, mark up assigned reading, and bring the whole thing to our next class. Spring 2004 Gallup Poll Iraqis Rate CPA Government Iraqis Want View of Invasion View of Occupation Coalition Provisional Authority Poll Iraqi Interpreter's Anguished Life Iraqi Oil Our Plan for Iraqi Property Arab view of United States ***Pew Poll of Arab & World Opinion of US*** ***Zogby on Arab Opinion of US*** Who Dies, Who Pays, Who Profits Iraq Body Count Nukes Effects of nuclear explosions in Wikipedia Nuclear fallout in Wikipedia Nuclear weapons effects calculator Effects of Hiroshima Bomb An A bomb survivor's story Nuclear bunker buster video Foreign Terrorism ***Osama Tape 10/2004*** What We Did in Iran US in Lebanon in the 80s transcript BBC brief overview of US in Lebanon Frontline: Interview with Osama bin Laden Timeline of US intervention in Middle East General Zinni Our Plan for Iraqi Property Domestic Terrorism Interview with Tim McVeigh Oklahoma City bomber Cynanide Bomb Plot in Texas Interview with Weather Underground left wing terrorists

Research Links

****Wikipedia**** Wikipedia Report Form blank ***News IQ Test*** Statistics ***Bureau of Justice Statistics*** Statistical Resources on the Web List of Poll Links PollingReport.com (pretty exhaustive comparison of polls on many issues)

Grammar practice

Do these exercises online, print out with feedback, and bring to class. Subjects and Verbs Fragments

Brain Link/Ads Readings

Propaganda Methods Barry on Beer Brain Link Vision of the Future Ads seen in class: Robot Chicken Star  Trek Ad  Winston Beverly Hillbillies Winston Flintstones LBJ Daisy Girl Obama Crowd Obama Mother Obama McCain Same as Bush McCain Obama Celebrity Ad McCain Never Surrender McCain War Ad Pepsi Generation Slow Pepsi Simply Irresistible Pepsi Britney Spears Coke I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing Coke Mean Joe Green  Coke Polar Bears & Penguins Littering: Crying Indian Littering: Woodsy Owl Who Will? Littering: Tie down Your Load MORE:  Apple's 1984   Apple iMac Jeff Goldblum Apple Think Different Apple:  I'm a Mac and I'm a PC Pres. Johnson ads Bush TV ads Kerry TV ads anti-drug ads more anti-drug ads Coke current ads

All Siege vs. Reality Readings

Cause & Effect Essay Readings

Single Moms ***all single mom readings*** Daddy Free World TV's Unwed Moms Welfare, Kids, and Single Moms Happy Iraqis Readings ***all Iraqis readings*** Spring 2004 Gallup Poll Iraqis Rate CPA Government Iraqis Want View of Invasion View of Occupation Coalition Provisional Authority Poll Iraqi Interpreter's Anguished Life Iraqi Oil Our Plan for Iraqi Property Arab view of United States ***Pew Poll of Arab & World Opinion of US*** ***Zogby on Arab Opinion of US*** Who Dies, Who Pays, Who Profits Iraq Body Count Nukes Effects of nuclear explosions in Wikipedia Nuclear fallout in Wikipedia Nuclear weapons effects calculator Effects of Hiroshima Bomb An A bomb survivor's story Nuclear bunker buster video Foreign Terrorism ***Osama Tape 10/2004*** What We Did in Iran US in Lebanon in the 80s transcript BBC brief overview of US in Lebanon Frontline: Interview with Osama bin Laden Timeline of US intervention in Middle East General Zinni Our Plan for Iraqi Property Domestic Terrorism Interview with Tim McVeigh Oklahoma City bomber Cynanide Bomb Plot in Texas Interview with Weather Underground left wing terrorists

Midterm Readings

Instructions: Download all midterm readings. Pick one. Do margin notes. Write a one paragraph summary. Bring summary, ALL MIDTERM readings, textbook, and dictionary to class Monday.

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NEWS

The Guardian (publicly funded paper in UK) BBC (a source the rest of the world trusts) Al Jazeera (like the BBC, but closer to the action) Democracy Now! 90.7 FM 6-7 am, 9-10 am, M-F The best hour of news everyday it's on Frontline (documentary series on PBS, lots of foreign policy, corporate issues, etc.) History News Network should more accurately be called history AND news. Historians and experts post articles on both. Pick a President Project Vote Smart (a good starting point for comparing candidates records)