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Ms. B's Current Events Debate Wiki
There's a lot of events happening on our small planet everyday. Some of these events are lucky to make it to the limelight and others are simply cast off in the shadows. Our class working definition of "history" is that it is a //timeline of stories.// Well, we know from reading and writing about history that some stories are forgotten and some are silenced.

Therefore, as active citizens in the global community, we need to be aware about what's happening because if we don't pay close attention we will repeat history. Our past will suddenly become our future. For the next few weeks, we will become avid newspaper readers, "news junkies" and frequent visitors on some informative news web sites.

**A List of Some Current Events Topics:**
 * Illegal Immigration
 * Democracy in Burma (Myanmar)
 * Barack Obama for president
 * Hillary Clinton for president
 * War in Iraq
 * Gas prices
 * No Child Left Behind Act
 * Genocide in Darfur
 * Affirmative Action
 * China, the Olympics & Human Rights

We won't discuss every single current event, but over the next few weeks we will be examining and debating some current events issues in class and on the Wiki board. This Wiki is where you will post your opinions, share information, and discuss your topics. Think of this as your homework hub for my class during this segment. Feel free to bring other topics to our board as they come up for you and other informative and useful sources that you find.

Visit the **Navigation Section** page to find reading materials, helpful web sites and videos.

If you experience any technical difficulties, please contact **Ms. Connolly** in the library (kconnolly@bcdschool.org) because she will be working with us on this project.

More importantly, enjoy this work. It's new and exciting.