"Appetite, Bill and Barack"

Frank Bruni, a New York Times columnist, compares Bill Clinton to our current president in  his October 12th column, see link:
(http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/12/opinion/sunday/frank-bruni-appetite-bill-and-barack.html?ref=opinion&_r=0). After reading the piece and summarizing it on the blog, state your opinion and the author's.  Be ready to share your views with your fellow students for extra credit.

Whose Rights? Who are People?

The Sunday, October 5th's  New York Times' Opinion Section includes an article titled "Who Are 'We, the People'?" (see link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/05/opinion/sunday/who-are-we-the-people.html?ref=opinion). After reading the piece and summarizing it in the blog, state your opinion as well as the author's.  Be ready to discuss the piece as well as your views before your classmates for extra credit.

Don't Wait Until Tomorrow... but then on the Other Hand...

The  Sunday, September 28th New York Times'  Opinion section includes an article  titled "How to Stop  Time" (see link: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/28/opinion/sunday/how-to-stop-time.html?ref=opinion&_r=0).  After reading it (in one  seating, hopefully) summarize it and write your opinion and the author's.   Be ready to share your views and the author's before your classmates for extra credit.

Can Computers Replace your Doctor?

The Sunday, Sept. 21st,,2014's New York Times' Opinion section includes an article title, "Can  Computers Replace your Doctor?" (see link:
(http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/21/sunday-review/high-tech-health-care-useful-to-a-point.html?ref=opinion).  After  reading the  piece and summarizing it in the blog, state your opinion and the share your opinion as well as the author's before your classmates for extra credit

Is There a Way to Beat Poverty?

The  Sunday, September 14th  New York Times' Opinion Section includes an article titled "The Way to  Beat Poverty} (see link: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/14/opinion/sunday/nicholas-kristof-the-way-to-beat-poverty.html?ref=opinion&_r=0). Read it and summarize  it in the  blog. Additionally, state the  authors' view as well as your own.  Share the information in front of your classmates for extra credit.

Are Colleges Serving Their Purpose? Should We Demand More?

The New York Times' Sept. 7th's Opinion section includes an  article by columnist Frank Bruni titled "Demanding More From Colleges" (see link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/07/opinion/sunday/frank-bruni-demanding-more-from-college.html?ref=opinion).  After reading the article,  summarize the author's views in the blog and state you opinion. Be ready to share your thoughts with your classmates before the class for extra credit.

Are Police Bigoted?

The Sept. 1st New York Times'  Opinion section includes  and  articled titled "Are Police Bigoted" (see link: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/31/sunday-review/race-and-police-shootings-are-blacks-targeted-more.html?ref=opinion) After reading the article, summarize it in the blog  and state the author's  and your opinion. Be ready  to discuss the article, the author's views and yours in front  of your classmates for extra  credit.