The year is almost over, 8th grade.
Here's what you need to do to finish up.
Reading class- A weekly blog posted for each week.
ELA- Independent Study Project. YOU MUST GET APPROVAL FROM MS. A FOR YOUR ASSIGNMENT.
All independent study projects must include at least 1 page of your original writing.
Research papers, Google slideshows, rationale for fantasy football team with graphs showing statistics, lessons for younger grades or websites are all acceptable, pending approval.
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Monday, May 23, 2016
Independent
Study Project Ideas
Society Issues/Topics
Abortion
Law
Homelessness
Civil
Rights
Violence
Censorship
Affordable
Housing
Protecting
Your Privacy
Animal
Cruelty
Social
Security
Human
Trafficking
Off
shoring
Gun
Control
Sexual
Harassment
Alcohol
Use in Our Society
Political Topics
Cell
Phones and Highway Safety
DNA
Evidence in the Criminal Justice System
Drunk
Driving
Term
Limits
Immigration
Policy
No
Child Left Behind Act
SPAM:
Unsolicited Email
Is
the CIA working?
US
PATRIOT Act
Same
Sex Marriage
Parkinson’s
and Stem Cell Funding and Research
Business Ideas
Advertising-
create advertisement for new/existing company
Does alcohol
marketing impact underage alcohol use?
Consumer
Protection
Labor
Stock
Market
Taxes
Mergers
and Acquisitions
Credit
Companies-
research
Economy
Mutual
Funds
Trade
and the use of Sea point/Airports
Globalization (Is outsourcing jobs good for America
Sports Topics
Do
Athletes need to eat differently?
What
is the value of a professional sports franchise?
Should
the US Park system be privatized?
Should
stadiums be subsidized by governments?
Do
steroids give athletes an edge?
Has
Title IX helped women’s sports?
Should high
school athletes be allowed to be recruited by professional franchises
before their college eligibility expires?
Environment Topics
Acid
Rain
El
Nino/La Nina conditions
Recycling
and Waste Reduction
Air
Quality
Climate
Changes
Global
Warming
Wetlands
Depletion
Save
the Rainforest Campaign
Coral
Reefs- new coral reefs module
Create/Design
Zoo (math spreadsheets, etc.)
Math
Geometry
Mini-Golf Course/Hole
Controversial Topics
Why can't the U.S.
Who
should have ownership
rights in internet publishing?
Under God?
Constitutionality of the Pledge of Allegiance
Are genetically
modified foods safe?
Should
guns be
banned in the workplace?
Should
we have the Death Penalty?
Should
the President wire-tap
without permission?
Did
the Holocaust really happen?
Should
same-sex marriage be
legal?
Are Botox Injections really
needed?
Do electronic voting
machines improve the voting process?
What are the solutions to
the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
How practical is nuclear
power now and for the future?
The Penny:
phase it out or keep it?
College Football:
playoffs or current bowl system?
Is homeschooling
children at the high school level nonbeneficial?
Felon Voting Rights (Should former felons be
allowed to vote?)
Affirmative Action (Should race be a factor in
university admissions?)
Should schools segregate classes by gender? Do boys perform better in the classroom with
boys and girls better without boys?
What are the pros and cons of using wind power?
Does the
environment with which a child
is brought up have a direct effect on their prospects, i.e. family, schooling,
outdoor facilities, green space, and sports facilities?
Should we vaporize
our trash at high temperatures to try to avoid pollution?
Should prisoners
pay back the state after their release?
Should electronic
tracking devices be placed in driver's licenses and school
identification cards?
Should the U.S.
Should DDT
be allowed back into the environment?
Should sleepwalking
be used as a criminal defense?
Should there be such a thing as military use of dolphins?
Should America
Should children be first on organ transplant lists?
Should corporate sponsors be allowed in
public schools?
Does the
media work against the best interests of the American people?
Are welfare
benefits a fair use of taxpayer dollars?
Is Wal Mart
destroying small business in rural surrounding small towns?
Should the use of cell phones in schools be allowed?
Could 'The
Great Depression' have been prevented?
Electoral College (Should the Electoral College be
abolished in favor of direct voting?)
National Security (Is the United State
Science and Technology Topics
Sharks
Website
Design
Put
together a nature guide of plants/animals/rocks for trails in the area
Is sled dog
racing in extreme conditions humane?"
Internet
Security
Geography
Hybrid
Cars
Spam
Email
Net
Neutrality
Nanotechnology
Genetically
Modified Foods
Computer
Spyware
Track
Earthquakes
Tattoo
Removal
Inventions
New
Food Pyramid
Diets
Weapons
Port
Security
Beach
erosion
Glacial
history
Science
Fair-like
Memory: Do daily memory-oriented activities slow memory loss
in older people?
Memory: Do mnemonics actually help people remember things?
Memory: Do students remember a sequence of letters and
numbers better if they hear or see the sequence first?
Memory: Is there a difference in short-term memory between
boys and girls?
Pain: How do cancer patients and pharmacy students compare in
their attitudes to pain?
Reflexes: How does reaction time in teenagers depend on the loudness
of a sound?
Reflexes: How does talking on a cell phone or listening to
music affect reaction time?
Seeing or Hearing: Do you do better at a task if you see the
instructions or if you hear the instructions?
Sleep and Grades: Does the amount of sleep that students get
affect their grades?
Tests: Does how difficult you expect a test to be affect how
well you do?
Is there a
relationship between eating breakfast and school performance?
On which
foods does fungus grow best?
Is there a relationship between
phases of the moon and our weather?
Do
students learn more from a "live" lecture or a video lecture?
Health
Divorce
Death
Child
Care Issues
Alcohol
Drugs
Anger/Stress
Entertainment and Literature
Do
children spend too much time playing video games?
Is
the Evening News Believable?
How
much does information cost?
Music
Downloading- Napster
What
effect does TV violence have on children?
What is
the economic and demographic data behind commemorate
anniversaries or observances?
Eyewitness Testimony: How reliable
are eyewitness reports?
How
well are children reading?
What
are the effects of Hollywood
Create
your own children’s book based on author research
Create
own photograph portfolio
Create
a song to accompany a movie/book/skit
Write
your own song and perform it
Write
a short story/play and perform it
Pop Culture Topics
Latest
Fashion Trends
Safe
Sex
Food
History
Fast
Foods
Anime
Comics
Soap
Operas
Internet
Impact
Cell
Phones
Monday, May 9, 2016
Ideas for Research
IN FIFTH PERIOD,
You are going to post a blog about anything you research from this list, or that you come up with. Two paragraphs, 1 picture and a SOURCE ( a website URL so I can check that you didn't plagiarize)
If you finish early, you can play cool-math or slither.io
8th Grade
Research Topics
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Abolitionists
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Addiction (causes, treatments)
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African masks
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African music’s influence on
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Air travel (History)
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Alternative Energy Sources
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Alzheimer’s disease
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Amish life
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Amistad Rebellion
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Ancient musical instruments
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Animal camouflage
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Animation (by hand or by computer)
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Anime
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Antibiotics
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Architecture of ancient cultures
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Art of a specific country or continent (i.e
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Artistic movements (i.e. abstract art, cubism,
impressionism; modern art, Renaissance art, surrealism)
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Artificial organs
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Attention deficit disorders
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Autism and/or Asperger’s
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Bill of Rights
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Bio-fuels
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Black cowboys
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Blue jeans (from work clothes to fashion)
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Bollywood
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Brain research
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Brown vs. the
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Bulimia
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Cancer treatments
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Cathedrals around the world
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Censorship (Advanced English only)
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Challenger explosion
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Childhood obesity
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Chinese opera
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Chinese porcelain
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Church bombings, 1950s & 1960s,
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Cinco de Mayo
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Civil Rights sit-ins at lunch counters
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Commerce/trade in Colonial U.S.
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Copyright law & the Internet
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Coral reefs
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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Day of the Dead (
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D-Day (World War II)
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Death & burial rites
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Deep sea exploration
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Diamonds
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Diseases
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Druids
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Dust storms
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Dyslexia
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Early radio broadcasting (1920s, etc.)
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Educational systems around the world
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Electoral college
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Electric cars
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Fashions of a specific decade (Choose one.)
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Feng Shui
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Flappers
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Foods of a specific culture
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Former
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Forts of
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Gallipoli
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Global positioning systems (GPS)
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Global warming
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Gold rush in
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Gold Rush in
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Government, forms of (i.e. democracy, communism, etc.)
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Graphic art
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Great
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Green Berets
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Halloween (History)
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Hieroglyphics
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History of cosmetics
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History of the Broadway musical
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Holography/holograms
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Hope Diamond
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Hurricane Katrina
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Hurricanes
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Hyatt Regency Hotel collapse (
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Indian reservations
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Integration of Baseball
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Interior design
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International adoptions
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Internet influence on the world
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Internet safety
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Invention of artificial heart
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Invention of atomic bomb
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Invention of Barbie doll
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Invention of Braille
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Invention of cotton gin
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Invention of Kevlar
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Invention of laser
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Invention of lie detector
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Invention of Morse Code
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Invention of MRI (magnetic
resonance imaging)
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Invention of parachutes
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Invention of Pasteurization
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Invention of Penicillin
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Invention of polio vaccine
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Invention of sign language
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Invention of smallpox vaccine
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Invention of telephone
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Invention of the assembly line
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Invention of traffic signal
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Invention of X-rays
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Inventions and art of Leonardo Da Vinci
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Japanese gardens
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Japanese internment camps
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Juvenile justice system in the
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Kamikaze pilots
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Kennedy-Nixon debates
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Knights of the Middle Ages
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Land mine removal
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Land Rush in
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Liberation of concentration camps
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Liberation of
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Life in Shakespearean Times
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Little Big Horn
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Little Rock Nine (integration of schools, 1957)
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Magna Carta
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Major rivers of the world
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Manners/customs around the world
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March on
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Mardi Gras
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Mayan Empire
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Medieval castles
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Medieval culture
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Medieval towns
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Medieval weaponry
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Military uniforms throughout history
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Modern farming & agriculture
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Mount St. Helen’s eruption
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Mudslides
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Multiple personality disorder
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Mummies in
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Musical forms (i.e. jazz, rap, etc.)
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Native American traditions
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Negro Leagues Baseball
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New Deal (
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New
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Newsreels during World War II
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Occupations (Select one)
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Pantheon
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Parthenon
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Peace Corps
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Photography
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Planets (choose one)
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Plate tectonics
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Pod-casting
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Political cartoons
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Protest songs of the 1960s
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Public transportation
systems around the world
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Pyramids
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Rain forest
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Renaissance fashion
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Renewable energy sources
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Roman Dress
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Roman Games, Gladiators
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Rosetta Stone
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Route 66
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Safety features of modern automobiles
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Samurai warriors
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Satellite Radio (XM, Sirius)
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Satellites
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School security
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Seven Natural Wonders of the World: (Select
one.)
Northern Lights,
The Harbor at
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Seven New Wonders of the World: (Select one.)
Statue of Christ Redeemer,
Chichen
Taj
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Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: (Select one.)
Great Pyramid of
Lighthouse of
Statue of Zeus at
Mausoleum of
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Shakespeare’s Globe Theater
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Shakespeare’s plays
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Sibling birth order
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Silent films
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Sistine Chapel
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Slave trade in the
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Space flight
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Special effects in film
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Sputnick & the space race
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Staph infections (drug resistant)
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Statue of
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Stock Market Crash, 1929
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Student rights
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Summer Olympics
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Surgical techniques
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Tae Kwan Do
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Television in the 1960s
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Titanic sinking
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Tornadoes
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Tourette’s syndrome
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Trail of Tears
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Trojan Horse
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Tsunami in
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Tsunamis
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Twins
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U.S.S. Nautilus
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Union Station Massacre
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Vegans
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Vietnam P.O.W. camps
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Wagon trains
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Water resources
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Westward expansion in the
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White Sox Baseball Scandal, 1919
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Winter Olympics
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Women at war
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Women on the Homefront during WWII
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Women’s baseball during World War II
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Women’s Suffrage Movement
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WPA (Works Progress Administration)
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Yoga
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You-Tube’s influence on polities
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