This latest video is a gem and outstanding pop culture connection to the American Revolution. Please watch and if you have time, use the search bar and type in “battle of the bands” to watch exceptional student samples of Revolutionary War inspired songs.
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COMPARE & CONTRAST the SIGNERS with SHIRIN EBADI.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH “THREATS AGAINST EBADI”
EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY: There are many people out there that act as HEROES in our everyday lives. Share past and present connections to the Signers and Shirin Ebadi. Have you read a book or watched a movie with a fictional character that reminds you of the Signers? Share your pop culture connections here under comments. Post a link or embed code for additional extra credit.
CLICK HERE to watch TIM AND MOBY’s video on the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
Check out Matt’s (C pd – Class of 2010) glog on the Declaration of Independence. Please leave us a comment and let us know what you think.
As we learned about the Declaration of Independence, the grievance about slavery: “He has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of life & liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating & carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere, or to incur miserable death in their transportation thither.” was removed. It is said that Thomas Jefferson was furious with this decision, even though he was a slave owner himself. Jefferson was said to have been upset about this until his death.
There is a movie that is coming out that takes place in 1979 Iran