Friday, October 31, 2008

October 31, 1517

Martin Luther post his 95 thesis on the door of the Catholic church. This later led to him being "expelled" from the Catholic church/religion which led to the creation of the Protestant religions.


In 200 words or more please answer the following questions. Remember to place your first name and period you have class on the blog posting.

What is religion? How do people use religion in their lives? Do you feel that religion is important to yourself, to the human race? What would the world be like without religion?

Monday, October 27, 2008

October 27, 1904























New York City Subway opens

Look at and read the links below and then answer the following questions in 200 words or more.
How has mass transit impacted our lives? Think about how you get to school everyday. What would happen if someone had to drive you to school everyday? Think about how vehicles effect traffic, pollution, the environment and your everyday life. How could we, as a society, improve transportation so that it would improve our lives?

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

October 17th, 1919















Celebs Before and After - Creating a false sense of beauty
















October 17th 1919 - The Radio Corporation of America (RCA) was formed. The company became a giant in electronics, especially radios and TVs. It would later own its own TV network (NBC) and other broadcast interests.

Read this brief (it is only 3 paragraphs) article

In 200 words or more answer the following questions.

How has media influenced our lives? Think about what is popular and why is it popular? How does media affect the way we think about ourselves?

Thursday, October 9, 2008

October 10, 2006 Google buys YouTube.com


October 10, 2006 Google buys YouTube.com for $1.6 billion

What is a web 2.0 webpage?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0

December 25, 1990 the internet is invented. Sir Tim Berners-Lee "father of the internet"

Look at the links above and then answer the following questions in 200 words or more.

How has the internet affected our lives?
  • email
  • online shopping
  • IMs
  • online gaming
  • advancements in computing
  • collaboration of ideas instantly
  • Advancement in software - Google Earth, Google Sketch-up
How has web 2.0 affected our lives and the world?

Digital pen-pals. How do you feel about conversing with someone from the other side of the world? - instantly