Thursday, September 30, 2010

Confinement Center Field Trip

Students please each question below. Please use correct grammar and be sure to use examples. These responses will be evaluated for a grade based on the quality of your response.

What was your overall impression of today's experience? (interesting, something you
learned, something that you would tell others if they asked about your trip.)

"The best way to judge a society is to look at how it treats its prisoners." What do you think
this quotation means and do you agree with it? Explain. Based on your experience today,
what conclusions could be made about Evansville?

Trip evaluation. Was this a worthwhile trip and should the Academy continue to visit the
Vanderburgh County Confinement Center? Explain.

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Burning the Quran

A Minister in Florida is intending to burn copies of the Quran to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. I would like for you to consider whether or not you believe he has a Constitutional right under the 1st Amendment to proceed with his plans? Please support your answer with logic, reason, and perhaps even legal precedents.