I am very excited for Thanksgiving Break, as I assume you are. Enjoy a week of netflix, aunts you never really liked that much anyway, and all the carbs you can handle.
Today in class, we worked on the Manatee Tank. Do not forget this is due 1 week after we return from one of the most glorious of holidays. We will be waiting with bated breath for your genius....
When we get back from break we will continue our journey through the modern age, starting with the Industrial Revolution! ALL THE TECHNOLOGY and also child labor.
Over Thanksgiving break, you may be wanting to either escape your family or find something to do with them that is not shoving mashed potatoes into your mouth (mmmmm....potatoes, thank you Colombian Exchange), so here are some options for a humanities experience:
- Starting TODAY, the DMA has a Jackson Pollock Exhibit. Jackson Pollock is one of the foremost American artists of the 20th century, known for his drip painting. Go here for details.
- If you can still get tickets and have nothing going on this weekend, the noted Moscow Ballet is performing the Nutcracker at SMU; tickets here.
- If you can't make it to the Moscow Ballet's version, the Texas ballet will put on shows of the Nutcracker through the beginning of December. Check it, it's awesome. The best part is taking your pictures with the Rat King during intermission! Tickets here.
- SMU Meadow's Museum also still has an exhibit from "The House of Alba", which includes a few Goyas!!!! WHAT, check it here.
- If after our conversation yesterday you are all about the opera, then check out the Dallas Opera, there are two different shows you can watch before the end of the semester...info here.
This day in history...
- 1945: The war crimes of 24 German World War II leaders began in Nuremberg, Germany.
- 1947: The future Queen Elizabeth II of England married Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh.
- 1962: John F. Kennedy ended the blockade of Cuba, ending the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- 1975: Spain's fascist dictator, Francisco Franco, died, bringing back the monarchy.
Lastly, don't forget to check out NPR's Story Corp App. I downloaded it last night to check it out and it is super duper easy. It is a free app for iPhone and Android phones and it was questions you can use in it. Then when you are ready to record, you hit record and can then upload it to the site.
Here is a TED talk over StoryCorp:
And here are a couple of links for more info:
The Great Listen - this is what you are participating in!!
Story Corp - Listen to some stories here. These are just the ones they've aired, the have over 65k recorded in the Library of Congress. Y'all this is the time to BE part of history. In 100 years, someone may be looking for oral histories and they could FIND yours. Plus your parents will love you when you interview them or some other old people you know.
Finally, for the last time this week, social media account to follow, follow twitter.com/sweden. Every two weeks, the official Twitter account of the country of Sweden is passed to a different Swede, who gets to tweet as the official voice of Sweden. Most of the tweets are in English and they cover SO MANY topics since each Swede is tweeting with a different point of view. Super interesting!!! Here are some examples...
Disclaimer: Since it is a new person every two weeks, sometimes the conversation is inappropriate for teenaged audiences. View with caution. The views tweeted by @sweden, do not reflect the views of Mrs. Garafola or JHS.
Have a FANTASTIC week off of school. Frolick. Rejoice in the nothingness. Talk to your family. EAT POTATOES.
- cbg
T-minus 6 days until TURKEY.
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