February 18, 2009February 18, 2009According to the New York According to the New York Times, the United States Times, the United States

Military is offering the chance Military is offering the chance for immigrants here on short for immigrants here on short

term visas to become citizens term visas to become citizens in as little as six months. Is in as little as six months. Is

this a good idea?this a good idea?

Black History Month ProjectBlack History Month Project

You need to be You need to be doing researchdoing research

If you need help If you need help please askplease ask

You need to have You need to have decided on a decided on a poster or a paper poster or a paper by todayby today

Morehouse College Morehouse College

Founded on this date Founded on this date in 1867in 1867

Located in Atlanta Located in Atlanta

One of the first One of the first traditionally Black traditionally Black CollegesColleges

Famous alumni Famous alumni include Martin Luther include Martin Luther King Jr.King Jr.

Toni MorrisonToni Morrison

Born on this day in 1931Born on this day in 1931

Won the Pulitzer prize for Won the Pulitzer prize for her novel Belovedher novel Beloved

In 1993 she won the In 1993 she won the Nobel Prize for literatureNobel Prize for literature

Beloved was later made Beloved was later made into a movieinto a movie

One of the greatest One of the greatest American writersAmerican writers

HomeworkHomework

Continue to work on your Continue to work on your projectsprojects

If you could ask Toni If you could ask Toni Morrison 5 questions, what Morrison 5 questions, what would they be?would they be?

Mass CultureMass Culture

Also called Popular Also called Popular cultureculture

Everyone reads the Everyone reads the same books same books

Everyone listens to Everyone listens to the same musicthe same music

Everyone wears the Everyone wears the same style of clothessame style of clothes

Requires mass mediaRequires mass media

Assembly LineAssembly Line

Workers don’t go to Workers don’t go to the work, the work the work, the work comes to themcomes to them

Workers do one job Workers do one job onlyonly

First used by the First used by the Ford Motor Ford Motor Company to build Company to build the Model Tthe Model T

Theory of EvolutionTheory of Evolution

First put forward by First put forward by Charles DarwinCharles DarwinSays living things Says living things change over time due change over time due to mutations and to mutations and natural selectionnatural selectionThe animals who The animals who survive get to have survive get to have kids and pass on their kids and pass on their traitstraits

Charles DarwinCharles Darwin

Born 1809, died 1882Born 1809, died 1882

Was the naturalist on the Was the naturalist on the HMS BeagleHMS Beagle

Sailed to the Galapagos Sailed to the Galapagos IslandsIslands

There ne noticed that There ne noticed that finches on each island finches on each island had different shaped had different shaped beaksbeaks in order to eat the in order to eat the different seeds found different seeds found there there

RadioactivityRadioactivity

Discovered in 1896Discovered in 1896

Some of the greatest work Some of the greatest work on radioactivity was done by on radioactivity was done by Madame CurrieMadame Currie

Currie won a Nobel Prize for Currie won a Nobel Prize for her workher work

She died in 1934 from She died in 1934 from exposure to radioactivityexposure to radioactivity

Her papers are radioactiveHer papers are radioactive

ClassworkClasswork

Connect to today p. Connect to today p. 761, Skillbuilder p. 761, Skillbuilder p.

767, Main Idea 767, Main Idea Questions 3, 4, 5 p. Questions 3, 4, 5 p.

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