Che the Environmentalist? Faux Pas or Freedom of Speech?

The Sunday, September 30th Miami Herald's Issues & Ideas section includes a piece by contributor Humberto Fontova (http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/09/30/3027082/us-government-celebrates-che-guevara.html)  regarding the EPA's choice of "poster boy" to commemorate Hispanic Heritage month: Che Guevara.  After reading the article and familiarizing yourself with the persons and/or incidents mentioned, write your opinion in the blog.  Be ready to discuss the article's author's views and yours in front of the class for extra credit points.

Free Speech? Can it be Harmful?

Thye Sunday, September 23rd New York Times' Sunday Review section includes an article titled "Free Speech in the Age of YouTube" (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/23/sunday-review/free-speech-in-the-age-of-youtube.html?ref=opinion&_r=0moc.semityn.www) which discusses the 21st century "perils" of free speech.  After reading the article and familiarizing yourself with its content, summarize it and add your opinion in the blog.  Be ready to discuss your views and the article in class for extra credit points.

Show Me the Money? Is that the Problem

The September 16th New York Times' Sunday Review Section includes an article titlted "Don't Show Me the Money"  
(http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/16/opinion/sunday/money-money-money-can-we-talk-about-something-else.html?_r=1&ref=opinion) which addresses important societal issues.  After reading the article and summarizing it in the blog, state your opinion.  Be ready to discuss the article and your views in class for extra credit.

The Sunday, September 9th New York Times' Sunday Review section includes an article titled "Obama's English" (see link: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/opinion/sunday/obama-and-the-racial-politics-of-american-english.html?_r=1&ref=opinion) which discusses our President's linguistic style.  After reading the article, summarizing it and commenting about t it in the blog, state your views in class for  extra credit points.

Are Journalists Keeping Us Informed about Elections?

The September 2nd New York Times' Sunday Review section includes an article titled "Why Campaign Reporters are Behind the Curve" (see line below: http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/01/why-campaign-reporters-are-behind-the-curve/?ref=opinion.  After reading the article and then summarizing it, and stating your views in the blog, be ready to explain these in front of the class for extra credit points.

How Long Do You Want to Live?:

The Sunday, August 26th New York Times' Opinion Section includes an article titled "How Long Do You Want to Live?" (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/sunday-review/how-long-do-you-want-to-live.html?_r=1&ref=opinion) After reading the article, summarizing it and stating your opinion (about the article and the topic) in the blog, be ready to discuss your view in front of the class for extra credit points.

Will the New Community College Work?

The Sunday, July 22nd New York Times' Education Life section includes an article by education writer Richard Perez-Pena (link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/20/education/edlife/the-new-community-college-cunys-multimillion-dollar-experiment-in-education.html?_r=1&ref=education)  titled "The New Community College Try." After reading the article and familiarizing yourself with terms or persons with which you are unfamiliar, summarize the article and then post your opinion about its content. Be ready to discuss the article's contents and your views in class for extra-credit.