Thursday, July 22

In Class - Group Analyses Presentations. Take down some notes from the presentations and look for the similarities and differences between your analysis compared to other groups. Complete group member evaluations. Briefly discuss education reform.

Overall this was a great learning experience for me. To have a class that is focused on learning, which I hope all of you learned something, is fantastic. I also hope that you guys from Novi will keep in touch. It will be an interesting next school year for both schools with all of the changes in Administration and teaching staff, but remember, you owe it to yourself to make the best of every learning environment. "You may not click with every teacher; you may not think that every assignment is relative to your life. However, there is no excuse for not trying." - President Barack Obama.

If you want to know your final grade, email me and let me know. Thanks again for a great summer school class!!!

Wednesday, July 21

In Class - I will update this later.

Question of the Day - See yesterday's posting. Due by 11:59 tonight.

Homework - Final question of the day is due by 11:59 tonight. Group Public Opinion Analyses (I have confirmed this is the correct spelling) due by 11:59 tonight. Begin preparing for your presentation (final), which will start tomorrow morning at 8:00 am. I will give you a half hour tomorrow morning.

I will also collect all of your written responses tomorrow morning. You will also evaluate your group members (individual aspect of this project) tomorrow morning.

We will also have our final discussion tomorrow afternoon. This will be the last grade in the gradebook.

Articles to check out: You are on your own for this. Subjects to consider researching:
-No Child Left Behind (2002)
-Race to the Top
-Teacher's Unions
-More money for education? Will it work?
-Teacher Evaluations (Tenure)
-Budget deficits (state)
-Merit Pay
-State standards
-State testing (STAR tests in April)

Last day tomorrow. Finish strong!!

Tuesday, July 20

In Class - Turn in homework ("News War" handout). In your groups, work on your public opinion analysis. Although I will give you class time to work on this, you may need to work on this outside of class. You will present your information on Thursday (final exam) and your analysis (one per group) will be due on Wednesday, July 21 by 11:59 pm via email. Each group is responsible for completing their analysis. I will collect the written work on Thursday morning. Begin new topic of education. Individually, rate your education on a scale from 1-10. Discuss this as a class. Watch President Barack Obama's back to school speech from September 2009. Write down anything that catches your attention in his speech. We will continue to work on this tomorrow and the discussion will be Thursday afternoon. This will be one of the last grades in the grade book and participation is vital.

Question of the Day: Using some of the resources below, respond to the following prompt: In a perfect world, what and how would you change the educational system in our country? You may want to research some of these questins to help you in your response. What is the purpose of your education? Do schools need more money per pupil? Should standardized testing be the only way to measure a school? a district? or a student? Should No Child Left Behind be renewed by the federal government?

You do not have to answer these questions, but it may help you when you write. Be sure to write a minimum of two solid paragraphs that are well organized and contain some specific information. Although you do not have to cite your sources, you may want to look at some of the articles below.

Homework - Keep working on your group analysis. Final question of the day is due on Wednesday, July 21 by 11:59 pm.

Articles/Videos to check out:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/video/President-Obamas-Message-for-Americas-Students - POTUS back to school speech (we watched this in class today)
http://www.2mminutes.com/news/pdfs/The%20Forgotten%20Man%20Blog%2012_10_09.pdf - Economic policy - good introduction to the topic of education reform
http://www.projo.com/news/content/central_falls_teachers_02-10-10_INHDDCD_v28.3b40f6e.html - Rhode Island High School shut down
http://www.times-standard.com/othervoices/ci_14424958 - Race to the Top
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/02/17/are-unions-blocking-school-reform/ - teacher unions
http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/education - White House views on education
http://www.ed.gov/ - US Department of Education - some interesting articles on this site
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/State_of_the_Union/obama-overhaul-no-child-left-behind/story?id=9725517 - Obama to overhaul NCLB
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1972820,00.html
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1978589,00.html - should kids be bribed to do well in school

Monday, July 19

In Class - Copy down the five questions concerning the political cartoon analysis. In your groups, discuss the political cartoons while answering the questions for each cartoon. Discuss as a class. Hand out background information concerning the documentary "News War." In this documentary, the statement of whoever controls the media controls the national agenda is analyzed through a variety of cases involving the relationship between national security and the role of the press. Continue to watch "News War." As you watch, be sure to look for evidence responding to the questions on the bottom of the handout. For homework, be sure that you have completed the five Acts/Cases by writing some background information on them (library last Thursday). You will also need to answer questions 1-3, 5. I will collect this first thing tomorrow. Also, take a look at the article regarding specific events where the government and media have clashed. This may help you answer some of the questions. Group Work: In your groups, each will focus on their own questions and responses (100 responses on the five questions from last week). Discuss how you received your responses, any surprising responses, and interesting responses. Preapare and write a detailed analysis that pertains to public opinion. Separate your responses based on gender, occupation, age, and political party. You may have to create some sub groups for each of these to limit the number of categories. In your analysis, include statistics (percentages) and evidence to support your arguments. If there are people that did not include their age, gender, occupation, or political party, then these people will become the +/- percentage. Finally, include in your analysis what surprised you, the overall experience of what you learned, and do factors such as age, gender, occupation, or political party influence public opinion.

Question of the Day: None today. You will have one more assigned tomorrow and due on Wednesday.

Homework - "News War" handout. Be sure to have information regarding the five Acts/Cases and how they relate to the media including the answers to the four questions (1-3, 5) on the bottom of the handout. I will collect this first thing tomorrow morning.

Sunday, July 18

I know I promised you guys an email with your grades. However, I will have these done for you first thing tomorrow morning. It was an interesting weekend, and I will share with you tomorrow.

Also, be sure to have your responses for tomorrow! Enjoy your Sunday.

Thursday, July 15

In Class - As today is sort of a transition day between discussion topics, we will briefly discuss your current events that you brought in today for homework (turn in for points). Watch video clips regarding the issue of race between the NAACP and the Tea Party. Discuss the political implications of this. Group work: discuss and share summaries of your article with your groups. Pass out handout regarding the influence of media on public opinion and on public policy. Library research: Begin looking at the handout (2 government acts, 3 Supreme Court cases) and while you go to the websites listed, write down some key information regarding anything involoving the media. For example, what can the press publish? Are reporters protected from keeping their sources confidential? If you do not finish this today, then it will be homework for Monday. Begin watching the documentary "News War." This documentary is focused on the role of the media and how it relates to public opinion. We will continue and finish this on Monday. Your article regarding public opinion, hang onto this. I will collect on Monday.

Question of the Day - None. Enjoy your weekend.

Homework - Group Project: Your 100 responses to your five questions are due on Monday. Be sure that each of you has one another's contact information in case something should come up over the weekend. Be sure to do your part. Also, follow the guidelines from yesterday's post. You will be using this information on Monday in class, so it is imperative you have this completed. If you have any questions, be sure to contact me via email over the weekend. Also, be sure to complete the handout regarding the documentary (information regarding the websites) by Monday.

Note - We have four days of class left. My goal is to have your grades completed by this Sunday. I will email all of you over the weekend with your current grade.

Wednesday, July 14

In Class - Discuss current events. Short video clips: Taliban training monkeys to kill US soldiers?; Obama's election and commemorative plates; SB 1070. Group Work: Work in groups to discuss political cartoons regarding SB 1070. Be sure to generate information concerning the main argument of the cartoonist as well as its meaning and point of view. Discuss as a class. Continue to formulate your arguments. Small group discussion highlighting your key arguments. Class Discussion: In order to receive credit, you must participate and bring meaningful, intelligent, and original arguments concerning Arizona SB 1070. Before the discussion, respond to the following prompt: Based on your small group discussion, predict how the class discussion on this topic will be. When complete, respond to the overall class discussion. What are your thoughts/feelings? What was presented? How did the conversation go? What surprised/interested you? Hand out article: "Real Education."

Question of the Day - None for today.

Homework - 1) Group project responses. Begin getting your questions to people soon. These are due on Monday, July 19 (all 100 responses). 2) Article summary ("Real Education") and reaction. Write two solid paragraphs (or more!) about what you have read. 3) Bring in one current event about a current world/domestic topic. You will need this for class tomorrow.

Tuesday, July 13

In Class - In Class Writing: Before viewing the documentary, respond to the following question: What does it mean to be an American? After documentary: Have any of your thoughts changed? Watch the documentary "Becoming American" (Link is below). Discuss your writing before and after documentary. Turn in. Group Work: Discuss definition of public opinion and how different factors (age, gender, the media, political party, family, religion) truly shape and persuade the view points of Americans. Why do certain factors have more influence in public opinion? Assign group project: Each group will develop five solid questions concerning Arizona SB 1070. These must be approved by Mr. Palo before you begin the rest of the work. As a group, you will ask people to participate in a public opinion poll. Each group will gather evidence from one hundred people. The questions for each person should be written by the person. Utilize technology, put a link to a website, email, or text people. Each group member is required to do their part. Everyone will be evaluated individually and as a group for this assignment. Upon handing these questions out, be sure to have the participant include the following information: Name, Age (develop an age group: 18-25, 26-35...), Gender, Occupation, and Political Party. Inform the participant that this information is for analysis only, and it is all optional. Library Research: You/your group will find an article regarding the public opinion polls of Arizona SB 1070. Each person must have their own article, however, each group member may use the same article. Print this out before you leave, you will use this later on for this project. Classwork: Hang onto yesterday's homework as some of you may use these resources for the QOD #3. I will collect this first thing tomorrow morning. Continue to develop your arguments in preparation for tomorrow's class discussion.

Question of the Day - Complete QOD #3 (July 12 Post) by 11:59 tonight.

Homework - 1) Class discussion tomorrow morning regarding Arizona SB 1070. Continue to develop your arguments. Remember, an opinion without evidence is simply that, an opinion. Arguments need evidence! 2) QOD #3: For or against SB 1070. Remember to cite your sources and include a works cited (MLA format).

Citation example: In 2008, Arizona's tourism brought in $18.5 billion in revenues into the state. Even a slight dent in that could be dentrimental to an already fragile state economy (Kohn, 2008).

MLA citation:
Sally Kohn. "Arizona immigration law: painful lessons from Oklahoma. " The Christian Science Monitor 28 Apr. 2010,US National Newspapers, ProQuest. Web. 13 Jul. 2010.

3) Start beginning to gather you responses for your group project. All 100 responses to the five questions are due on Monday, July 19. 4) If there is anything I am forgetting, let me know. I feel as I am leaving something out?

Articles/Videos to check out:
http://www.colbertnation.com/home?xrs=sem_col_colbert_report
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128090688
http://www.takeourjobs.org/
http://www.gallup.com/poll/124922/Presidential-Approval-Center.aspx - Gallup Polls - leader in public opinion polls in the United States. Interesting information to check out.
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=86bd6811264a3210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=86bd6811264a3210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD - US Citizenship and Immigration Services
http://www.fairus.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=16663&security=1601&news_iv_ctrl=1007 - Federation for American Immigration Reform
http://www.fairus.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=16641&security=1601&news_iv_ctrl=1017 - Good information from FAIR
http://www.fairus.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=16963&security=1601&news_iv_ctrl=1010 - Good information from FAIR
http://www.fairus.org/site/PageNavigator/facts/poll_CA - Public Opinion Polls for CA
http://www.fairus.org/site/PageNavigator/facts/poll_AZ - Public Opinion Polls for AZ

Monday, July 12

In Class - Discuss current events throughout the United States and the world. In class writing: What is significant about January 12, 2010? Discuss the significance of the earthquake in Haiti. Watch a short video on the earthquake and the devastation that was created. Write down any new facts, interesting ideas, or questions you might have. Write a short reaction to this documentary. Turn in. Discuss the chart (attachment from the weekend). Discuss the inquiry process and how you should implement this when beginning a new course of study. Group work: Hand out articles concerning the economic implications of SB 1070. Read in groups and discuss, writing down the arguments and any questions you may have regarding this topic. Library Research: Find two articles regarding the economic implications of the nation or Arizona as a result of this bill. Classwork: watch video clips concerning SB 1070.

Question of the Day (due by 11:59 pm on Tuesday, July 13) - Considering the arguments for and against Arizona SB 1070, write a minimum of two organized paragraphs complete with citations and works cited. I will count off points if information is not cited or your works cited is incomplete and not to MLA format (see handout I gave you concerning this). Respond to the following question: Using specific evidence to support your arguments, are you for or against Arizona SB 1070? Provide a minimum of one argument for and one argument against. Be sure that your arguments are original. I don't want to read thirty responses that make the same claim. Be original, do the research, and defend your arguments. Be sure you proofread your work before submitting.

Homework - Question of the Day #2 from last Thursday is due by 11:59 tonight. The two articles you printed out in the library need to be summarized and must include three things you learned, three things that interested you, and three questions you still have. Also, start formulating your arguments for our class discussion tomorrow afternoon (tentative, may be scheduled to change). Question of the Day #3 is due on Tuesday, July 13.

Articles/videos to check out:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1451035544403625746 video on illegal immigration
http://vimeo.com/12499332 - short inteview regarding illegal immigration
http://www.examiner.com/x-53781-US-Headlines-Examiner~y2010m7d10-Arizona-Gov-Brewer-says-that-she-knows-America-supports-the-illegal-immigration-law-photos
http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/immigration-law-cost-arizona-star-game-push-boycott/story?id=10511724
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2010/06/14/20100614arizona-immigration-real-estate-foreclosures.html
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2010/0610/Hispanics-abandon-Arizona-fleeing-economy-immigration-law
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/us/27arizona.html?_r=2
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/04/26/arizona.governor.immigration/index.html
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2010/07/unexpected-economic-consequences-in-arizonas-immigration-law.html
http://www.fairus.org/site/DocServer/USCostStudy_2010.pdf?docID=4921 - think illegal immigrants don't pay taxes? check this out.

PLEASE READ THIS POST!

I need all of you to email me over the weekend. My email addresses are:
michael.palo@alvord.k12.ca.us or
thepalos@hotmail.com

Please submit the following information:

Your Blog URL: Example: http://14baseball21.blogspot.com/. I forgot your signed syllabi in my classroom, so I need this information again to give you your comments concerning the first QOD.

Also, I need to forward you a handout that needs to be completed as homework for Monday. Copy the chart on a separate sheet of paper or find a way to print it out. Complete using the articles/videos from my blog (see posting July 8) concerning the topic of SB 1070. I want you guys to come prepared on Monday.

Wednesday, July 8

In Class - Watch video clip of John Oliver's views of the World Cup, interviews. Discuss relationship to yesterday's homework (article concerning competitive soccer sales market: Adidas and Nike). Turn in homework. If you have this work on the same page with notes regarding Afghanistan, then hang onto it and turn it with the rest of your work at the end of the day. Discuss QOD; video clip on unemployment benefits (John Stewart). I am still working on the grades for these but should have these done soon. Watch video: "The War Briefing," October 28, 2008. Take some notes (or don't, but I highly recommend it), jot down some questions, or write down any interesting new pieces of information or arguments. Continue group work: discuss each of your five arguments and write down your top three arguments representing each side of the issue. Begin preparing for the afternoon class discussion on Afghanistan. Go over your arguments and prepare. Class discussion - in order to receive your points, you must participate. Points are received from both quantity and quality of your oral statements throughout the discussion. Turn in all of your work from the week: Written response: What is economics?; How does the study of economics relate to you?; Article written work: "Forget the Grandkids, Why US Debt Matters to You." Homework from yesterday: summarize each article (one paragraph of 6-8 sentences), four (4) article analysis - three things you learned, three things you found interesting, and three questions you still have. Finally, turn in your written reaction to the class discussion.

Links of websites shown in class:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/warbriefing/view/?utm_campaign=viewpage&utm_medium=grid&utm_source=grid Video: The War Briefing
http://www.nato.int/isaf/docu/epub/pdf/placemat.pdf - NATO, troop numbers
http://www.uslaboragainstwar.org/section.php?id=106 - US Labor Against the War

Question of the Day (due by Monday, July 12, 11:59 pm) - Per our conversation at the end of class today, I want you to have a conversation with someone (parent, sibling, relative, friend, or peer). After you have your conversation, write a reaction to your conversation. For instance, what arguments were presented? Who presented them? Were their thoughts and arguments well defended and presented? What was your overall impression of the conversation? Any surprises? You don't necessarily have to respond to these questions, but they are just to get you started. Organize your thoughts and post a minimum of two solid paragraphs.

Homework - Start preparing for our next topic: Arizona SB 1070. Check out the articles/videos listed below. We will only spend a maximum of two days on this topic with our discussion scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. QOD #2 due on Monday, July 12.

Have a good weekend!!!

Articles/Videos to check out:
Stephen Colbert -
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/308060/april-26-2010/the-word---docu-drama
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/281867/april-21-2010/the-word---no-problemo

Arizona SB 1070 - You will have to copy and paste these links to your Internet browser.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/04/24/arizona.immigration.reaction/index.html?hpt=T2 - check out all the videos from this page - "Reaction to Arizona immigration law"; " Arizona immigration fight not over"; "Will Arizona's new law hold up?"http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/04/23/obama.immigration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/04/22/jones.arizona.immigration/index.html -scroll down and check out all the videos from this page - "Lawmaker defends immigration bill"; "Arizona's immigration bill uproar"; "Arizona's illegal immigration crackdown"http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/04/21/arizona.immigration.bill/index.html - scroll down and check out all the videos from this page - "Bill makes illegal status a crime"; "Arizona immigration law sparks debate"
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/06/21/fremont.immigration.ballot/index.html - Nebraska facing immigration issues?
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2010/06/21/dnt.va.county.immigration.push.WUSA?iref=allsearch - Virginia Senator wants immigration reform
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2010/06/21/am.feds.suing.arizona.cnn?iref=allsearch - Feds to sue Arizona over immigration law
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/06/17/arizona.immigration.law/index.html?iref=allsearch - article, Government prepared to challenge immigration law
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/07/06/arizona.immigration.law.sponsor/index.html?hpt=Sbin - Arizona immigration law sponsor blasts feds over 'political' lawsuit
http://www.cnn.com/search/?query=Arizona&primaryType=mixed&sortBy=date&intl=false - Barbara Boxer Talks Immigration
http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/07/08/navarrette.obama.promise/index.html?iref=allsearch - Did Obama break promise to Latinos?
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2010/07/07/tsr.blitzer.villaraigosa.intv.cnn?iref=allsearch - Los Angeles Mayor Talking Immigration
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/07/07/immigration.faq/index.html?iref=allsearch - Five questions about federal challenge to Arizona immigration law
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2010/07/05/ricks.az.immigration.law.video.cnn?iref=allsearch - Immigration Training Video Released *Check this out!!!

Wednesday, July 7

In Class - Turn in signed syllabus and current event regarding the war in Afghanistan. Group Work: On the paper provided for you, make a list (prior knowledge) concerning what you already know about the war in Afghanistan. Examples: important people, events, dates, media analysis. On a sheet of paper, respond to the following question: Why isn't there more media coverage concerning the longest war in US history? Watch video clips concerning different arguments concerning Afghanistan: 1) Stephen Colbert's view on Afghanistan - http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/267525/march-15-2010/the-word---afghanistan 2) Stephen Colbert: The Word - Who War It's Best - http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/313509/june-24-2010/the-word---who-war-it-best- 3) Michael Steele's comments on Afghanistan (John Stewart) - http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-july-5-2010/steele-crazy-after-all-these-years
4) Rachel Maddow live from Afghanistan - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show/#38118507
5) Keith Olbermann interview with Barney Frank concerning cuts in military spending
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/ns/msnbc_tv-countdown_with_keith_olbermann/#38118275
6) NATO forces PDF - http://www.nato.int/isaf/docu/epub/pdf/placemat.pdf
7) Stephen Colbert -$tay the Cour$e - http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/312643/june-16-2010/the-word----tay-the-cour-e
Hand out article: "Ready for Kickoff." On the back, write down the corporate sponsors that you see advertised in the game. For homework, select five of the corporate sponsors and find out how much they are paying to advertise in the World Cup. Also, hand out articles (4) concerning the Afghanistan war from various publications: "What Should We Do Now," "A Tale of Soldiers and a School," Taking it to the Taliban," "The Surprising Lessons of Vietnam."

Question of the Day - None for today. We will pick this up tomorrow.

Articles/Videos to check out:

Homework - (5) corporate sponsors from the article "Ready to Kickoff." The four articles concerning Afghanistan: summarize each article (one paragraph 6-8 sentences); detailed analysis of each article: What did you learn? What was interesting? What questions do you still have? You need to write three items for each of the questions listed above. Do this for all of these articles. Finally, come up with five (5) arguments that support a continued effort in Afghanistan and five (5) stating we should get out.

Articles/Videos to check out:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/07/07/what.is.wikileaks/index.html - interesting story regarding the posting of classified information
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/07/06/iraq.soldier.leak.charge/index.html?npt=NP1 - US soldier indicted after leaking information to wikileak
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/07/07/uk.afghanistan.troops/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/06/27/panetta.interview/index.html - Serious problems in Afghanistan

Tuesday, July 6

In Class - Introductions. Discuss syllabus, classroom goals, and expectations. Group Work: Article Analysis - "Why US Debt Matters to You." Discuss the significance of this article and more importantly, how it relates to you. Library: Create your blog for Question of the Day writing assignments.

Homework - Question of the Day due by 11:59 pm tonight!!! Signed syllabus due tomorrow at the beginning of class. Bring one current event regarding the economic implications of the war in Afghanistan.

Question of the Day - In your opinion, what is the most important economical issue facing the United States right now? Be sure to follow the guidelines from the syllabus; also, make sure you familiarize yourself with the grading rubric. I expect quality work using specific details to defend your arguments.

Articles/videos to check out: This is your reading for preparation for our class discussion on this topic. You are to look through all of these articles/videos. Write down any questions you may have regarding this topic and bring them with you to class tomorrow.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/06/28/zelizer.afghanistan.ignored.war/index.html?iref=allsearch - Afghanistan is today's Korean War
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/07/04/republicans.steele/index.html?iref=storysearch - RNC Chairperson Michael Steele's comments on Afghanistan
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2010/06/27/lothian.obama.cameron.cnn?iref=allsearch - Obama and British PM on economy, Iraq, Afghanistan
http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/06/29/can-petraeus-succeed-in-afghanistan/ - can Petraeus succeed in Afghanistan?
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/war.casualties/index.html - Casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan
http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/07/02/fighting-corruption-in-afghanistan-2/
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128321983
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128328818
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103363131
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127864639
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127955934