Here is my lecture. It begins with a conceptual analysis of propaganda then focuses on Stalin’s propaganda campaigns.
Literacy is the Path to Communism
Month: July 2008
Opposing Perspectives on Civil Disobedience
Howard Zinn’s essay, The Problem is Civil Obedience
Erwin Canham’s essay, How Civil Disobedience Erodes the Structure of Society
1. Summarize the thesis of each author in your own words
2. Discuss the argumentation of each author
3. Offer 1-2 quotes which exemplify the strength of the author’s position. Explain why this is a strong argument.
4. Offer 1-2 quotes which exemplify the weaknesses of the author’s position. Explain why this is a weak argument.
5. Offer one question you would like to ask the author.
Again, do this for each document (so 10 questions total)
IRAN'S 2008 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: A TRIUMPH OF THE SYSTEM
Read this analysis by Raz Zimmt
Raz Zimmt is a research fellow at the Center for Iranian Studies and a PhD candidate at the Graduate School of Historical Studies at Tel Aviv University.
The State of German Democracy
Despite an economy which is finally coming out of the doldrums, over half of all Germans are dissatisfied with the country’s democracy, a new survey shows. You?
East Germany Needs 20 more Years
The minister responsible for developing eastern Germany has warned that the region may need up to 20 years before it reaches the level of the west. The main problems are long-term unemployment and right-wing extremism, he says.
Deutsche Bahn's Dilemmas
Germany Still Divided 18 Years After the Fall of the Wall
To mark the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, SPIEGEL polled over 1,000 Germans who had grown up on both sides of the Iron Curtain. The disturbing conclusion is that, 18 years after the Wall came down, Germany remains as divided as ever.
Travels in the Former Soviet Union
Check out these five “dispatches” from the former USSR. The fifth dispatch focuses on Uzbekistan.
Germany to Introduce Controversial New Citizenship Test
Anyone who wants to become a German citizen will have to pass a citizenship test from September, with the questions to test applicants’ knowledge of the country’s history, politics and society. SPIEGEL ONLINE presents the German citizenship challenge.
How Islam Came to Germany
The history of Islam in
Three Articles on Poverty in Germany
An eighth of all Germans live in poverty, and another eighth might be on the way — at least according to a report on poverty and wealth approved by the government this week. But German commentators and politicians of all stripes are finding different ways to spin the figures.
Strap on Your Helmets–We're Going to War…Again
Seymour Hersh of The New Yorker discusses on the latest developments between Iran and the United States regarding Iran’s nuclear power program. Hersh writes that the Bush administration has clandestine plans for a possible major attack on Iran.