Academic Integrity

Why is academic integrity important?  In your response, please be sure to provide your definition for academic integrity.

F. I. - Question 53

To complete question #53 on the "Foundations Investigation," select an article from a PRINT issue of Current History.  Your comment should include the following:

• Cultural Region (Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Oceania, or Latin America)
• MLA Citation
• Concise (no more than 5 sentences) summary with a clear thesis statement

F.I. - Question 52

To complete question #52 on the "Foundations Investigation," select an article from the PRINT issue of History Today.  Your comment should include the following:

• Cultural Region (Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Oceania, or Latin America)
• MLA Citation
• Concise (no more than 5 sentences) summary that includes a clear thesis statement

Current Event Quiz Hints

As the new semester rapidly approaches, I thought it might be useful to remind you of some of the major news events from the last few months.

• Typhoon Haiyan
• UNESCO suspends voting rights to US & Israel
• Civil war in Syria
• Senkaku islands dispute
• Political developments in North Korea
• Unusual winter weather patterns in United States and Australia
• Diplomacy efforts between Iran and the United States
• Protests in Thailand, Cambodia, Ukraine, Tunisia
• Political trials in Egypt
• Anti-gay law in Russia, Uganda, Nigeria
• Preparations for winter Olympics
• Deaths of world leaders (ex. Ariel Sharon, Nelson Mandela)
• New leadership of the US Federal Reserve
• Possible birthplace for the Buddha identified
• Resignation of Latvian prime minister
• Violence in Mali, Yemen, Iraq, Central African Republic, Kenya, South Sudan, North Caucasus
• Building collapses in South Africa, Nigeria, Latvia
• Elections in Chile, Honduras
• Terror attacks in Russia
• NSA policies
• Stranded ships in Antarctica
• Eruption of Mount Sinabung
• You should also be able to match world leaders to their title/position

Don't forget - if you have a journal (must be hand-written or printed out) you may use it on the quiz.