Vocabulary: Monday, February 28, 2011

to rectify (v.)
* to make sth. right; to correct
* to adjust so that sth. is correct or right or accurate

The first time I mixed the solution, it exploded. After checking the formula again, I rectified the amount of HCl from 23.4g to 20.1g. The adjustment worked and yielded a perfect solution!

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Bahrain!!!

Check out what is going on in Bahrain!

What is on the Egyptian Revolution Final Exam?

Revolutions in Egypt & Tunisia

• What started the Egyptian Revolution? What started the Tunisian Revolution?
  
• Where were the Egyptians protesting? Which main cities (3) held protests? Where in the capital did most people protest?
• What kind of protests did the Egyptians hold?
• What were the Egyptians unhappy about?
• What did the Egyptians want from their government?
• What did Mubarak do in response to the protests?
• Identify Mubarak, Suleiman, Elbaridei, Muslim Brotherhood, National Democratic Party, Kaled Said, Ben Ali, Mohamed Bouazizi
• Demographics of Egypt: religion, population, geography
• How did these Revolutions use technology?
• How is Egypt’s Rev connected to Tunisia, Iran, Algeria, Yemen, Bahrain? (long answer)

What happened in Iran? Iraq? Algeria? Yemen?

Egypt's Revolution inspired other countries to protest and speak out against autocratic governments.

Check out this slideshow! And these photographs!

Check out some of the articles!

Iran and the government's response

Iraq

Yemen

Algeria and a video

Bahrain

What's going on in Tunisia?

Here are some links to catch up on the Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia. We read them in class!

MAP PROJECT DUE!!!! NOW!!!

Here are some maps to help you put the puzzle together! GO!

http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/archives/n_africa_mid_east_pol_95.jpg

http://rollinsd.com/wp-content/uploads/map-middle-east.gif

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Middle-East-map.gif

Vocabulary: Monday, February 14, 2011

dissident (adj.)

• disagreeing
• going against some kind of authority or rules

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The Internet & the Egyptian Revolution

The Internet enabled the Egyptians to express their voice and assemble their protests. Without Facebook, YouTube, & Twitter, Mubarak might still be in power.

Here is the article we read in class.

The Youth of the Egyptian Revolution

The largest group of Egyptians involved in the Revolution was people under 30. Why was that so critical to the successful ousting of President Hosni Mubarak?

Check out some articles here!

The Youth of Tahrir Square

Wired and Shrewd, Young Egyptians Guide Revolt

Vocabulary: Thursday, February 10, 2011

to stymie (v.)

*to hinder something/someone
*to block someone/something

After we had already scored three goals on the other team, their defenders violently stymied and blocked our attempts to score.

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Vocabulary: Wednesday, February 9, 2011

DEMOcracy (n.)
*government by the people in which the decision-making power is given in the people and exercised directly by them or by their those the people choose

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REPUBLIC (n.)
*a state in which the decision-making power rests in the group of citizens entitled to vote and choose leaders

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AUTOcracy (n.)
*government in which one person has uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others

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Vocabulary: Tuesday, February 8, 2011

to quell (v.)

*to put an end to something; to extinguish something
*to quiet something/someone

In the past two weeks, the military in Egypt have not been able to quell the protests. The protesters are so passionate they cannot be quieted or stopped.

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Vocabulary: Monday, February 7, 2011

to enfranchise (v.)
* to give someone's rights or freedom or liberty

to disenfranchise (v.)
*to take away someone's rights or freedom or liberty

More links for Egypt

New York Times Photo Gallery of Egyptian Protests

Timeline of Egyptian Revolution

Vocabulary: Thursday, February 2, 2011

to marginalize - v. (marginalized - adj.)

*to place someone/something in a position with little influence, power, or status

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Egyptian & Tunisia in Revolution

At the moment, there are two revolutions going on at the moment. We are going to take some time in class to study these revolutions as they happen.

Check out some of these reliable sources for information about these revolutions!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
www.npr.org
www.nytimes.com
www.washingtonpost.com
www.huffingtonpost.com

Vocabulary: Wednesday, February 2, 2011

to immigrate - v. (immigrant, immigration (n.))
* to move INTO country outside of one's homeland

to emigrate - v. (emigree,emigrant, emigration (n.))
*to move OUT OF one's homeland

to migrate - v. (migrant, migration (n.))
* to move from place to place

My great grandmother Bridget was an American immigrant, because she emigrated from Ireland. She worked with Mexican migrant farmers who moved from place to place looking for work.

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Vocabulary: Tuesday, February 1, 2011

diaspora (n.)

• a migration of a group of people away from their homeland
• a group of people who have migrated outside their homeland

During the mid-19th century, the Irish diaspora began, because the Great Famine caused mass starvation and disease. The population dropped about 25%: one million emigrated and another million died.

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