[Students, here is a letter Mr. Acosta sent to me after reading your on-line posts about the Charleston Arms Apartments. He has most graciously given me permission to post it here. Please read through this rather than what’s on the syllabus for Monday–it’s most pertinent of the issues of public policy and population migrations we’ve […]
Students, I want to call your attention to a comment posted on the “Charleston Arms” thread. Reynaldo Acosto, the man who is featured in the Post and Courier article on the closing of the Charleston Arms apartment, saw your blogs, called me up, and wanted to get in touch. Please take a look at his comment on […]
The reading for Wednesday is a bit long, but it’s quick because it’s a series of newspaper articles. Twelve years covering the history of the Longborough neighborhood. Read that history. Look at the assignment for paper 2. Decide what side of the issue you’re on. Imagine the best argument AGAINST your opinion, and refute it […]
Who are the interest groups involved in the Charleston Arms issue? How is government involved? What do you think about this change in land use?
It was pointed out to me that I’ve changed the due date for Paper 2 to the day after Parent Weekend. Therefore, I’ve pushed it back yet again, to the following Friday.
Go to Social Explorer (the link is on the right side of this page). Play around with the site, comparing Charleston in the 2000 census to Charleston in the 1990 census and the 1980 census. Look at difference demographic factors, such as race or income or age. What do changes do you find? Can you […]
In addition to playing around with the racial map of US website, I want you to construct a paragraph that fully develops the argument Wilson made in the Post & Courier: Major Premise: Because all human beings need solace. Minor Premises: Because technology disturbs our solace; and Because nature restores our solace Therefore: We need to […]
Monday’s reading is from the text book. Select an argument you find in King’s essay–either inductive or deductive–and analyze it. Remember, that means to break it down into parts. If it’s an inductive argument, you should find a conclusion and evidence. If it’s a deductive argument, you should find premises–major and minor premises–and a conclusion.
If you were on the Supreme Court, would you have decided this case in favor of the City of New London, or in favor Kelo and the other petitioners?
The reading for Monday is too large a .pdf to load on our website, so you need to go to OAKS to find it. Open “Content,” and you should see a module called “Readings.” It will be the only file in there. Read the whole document, but don’t get bogged down in the details. Post […]