TEDDY ROOSEVELT, CHUCK NORRIS AND AMERICAN VALUES BLOG
(due by Friday, August 10th)
Read all of the instructions below and then post your blog entry as a COMMENT.
Please read the following articles about Teddy Roosevelt and do a little OPVL analysis of each article. Also think about the discussion we had in class about Teddy Roosevelt, his values and what he represented in terms of “American-ness” as the US entered the 20th century (often called “America’s Century). Then think a bit about Chuck Norris—a fictional character that (like Teddy) is also a bit larger than life and quintessentially American. If you need a refresher course on Chuck Norris, please Google. Oh, wait a minute, Google won't search for Chuck Norris because Google knows you don't find Chuck Norris, he finds you. All jokes aside, for more Chuck Norris info, please see:
http://www.chucknorris.com/ or http://www.chucknorrisfacts.com/
Teddy Roosevelt Articles
Time Cover
http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,20060703,00.html
The Making of America--Teddy Roosevelt (we read it in class)
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1207820-1,00.html
Newt Gingrich-Why we should study Teddy?
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1209230,00.html
Karl Rove--Lessons from Larger than Life President
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1207825,00.html
River of Doubt
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1207799-1,00.html
Now, in a 200 word minimum blog post, based on your reading and our discussion in class, please write about what you think Teddy Roosevelt and Chuck Norris teach us about the United States, US History, US at the turn of the 20th Century, American values, and why do they or the values they embody matter? What are the implications of these values on US culture, history, foreign policy, etc.?
You may also consider the readings (and Teddy v. Chuck Norris) in relation to their historical or theoretical context; you may bring up different political issues the readings might apply to, you may write about an aspect of the readings that you don’t understand, or something that jars you, you may formulate an insightful question about the readings and then attempt to answer your own question, or you may respond to another student’s post, building upon it, disagreeing with it, or re-thinking it.
A few basic Blog rules:
1. Be respectful.
2. Please type your full name, a creative title, and the page numbers or chapter your blog entry is responding to on the top line of your comment. This will help us keep track of who is responding to what.
3. You may write in the first-person, informally. That being said, please write in complete sentences and keep your comments relevant and appropriate.
(due by Friday, August 10th)
Read all of the instructions below and then post your blog entry as a COMMENT.
Please read the following articles about Teddy Roosevelt and do a little OPVL analysis of each article. Also think about the discussion we had in class about Teddy Roosevelt, his values and what he represented in terms of “American-ness” as the US entered the 20th century (often called “America’s Century). Then think a bit about Chuck Norris—a fictional character that (like Teddy) is also a bit larger than life and quintessentially American. If you need a refresher course on Chuck Norris, please Google. Oh, wait a minute, Google won't search for Chuck Norris because Google knows you don't find Chuck Norris, he finds you. All jokes aside, for more Chuck Norris info, please see:
http://www.chucknorris.com/ or http://www.chucknorrisfacts.com/
Teddy Roosevelt Articles
Time Cover
http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,20060703,00.html
The Making of America--Teddy Roosevelt (we read it in class)
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1207820-1,00.html
Newt Gingrich-Why we should study Teddy?
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1209230,00.html
Karl Rove--Lessons from Larger than Life President
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1207825,00.html
River of Doubt
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1207799-1,00.html
Now, in a 200 word minimum blog post, based on your reading and our discussion in class, please write about what you think Teddy Roosevelt and Chuck Norris teach us about the United States, US History, US at the turn of the 20th Century, American values, and why do they or the values they embody matter? What are the implications of these values on US culture, history, foreign policy, etc.?
You may also consider the readings (and Teddy v. Chuck Norris) in relation to their historical or theoretical context; you may bring up different political issues the readings might apply to, you may write about an aspect of the readings that you don’t understand, or something that jars you, you may formulate an insightful question about the readings and then attempt to answer your own question, or you may respond to another student’s post, building upon it, disagreeing with it, or re-thinking it.
A few basic Blog rules:
1. Be respectful.
2. Please type your full name, a creative title, and the page numbers or chapter your blog entry is responding to on the top line of your comment. This will help us keep track of who is responding to what.
3. You may write in the first-person, informally. That being said, please write in complete sentences and keep your comments relevant and appropriate.
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