Resources: Database http://www.learntoquestion.com/resources/database/ The database houses documents, photographs, audio, and visual resources for the course at Boston Latin. Browse materials as well as submit materials to be filed in the cabinet. en-us 2010-08-22T13:05:12-05:00 Steven Erlanger, "The Legacy of 1989 is Still Up for Debate," New York Times, November 9, 2009 http://www.learntoquestion.com/resources/database/archives/003449.html PARIS — The historical legacy of 1989, when the Berlin Wall fell and the cold war thawed, is as political as the upheavals of that decisive year. The events of 1989 spurred a striking transformation of Europe, which is now... Cold War freemanjud 2010-08-22T13:05:12-05:00 Francis Fukuyama, "The End of History," The National Interest (Summer 1989) http://www.learntoquestion.com/resources/database/archives/003447.html IN WATCHING the flow of events over the past decade or so, it is hard to avoid the feeling that something very fundamental has happened in world history. The past year has seen a flood of articles commemorating the end... Cold War freemanjud 2010-08-22T12:08:54-05:00 Russell Simmons, "America In The Twilight Zone: I Can't Believe We Are Even Discussing This," Huffington Post, August 16, 2010 http://www.learntoquestion.com/resources/database/archives/003446.html It was a bitter cold night in Grant Park in downtown Chicago on November 4th, 2008, but tens of thousands of people waited in the frigid weather to hear the victory speech of our 44th President, Barack Obama. Millions of... anti-Muslim freemanjud 2010-08-16T15:18:08-05:00 Sydney Schanberg, "'Beyond the Killing Fields': On the Language of War," Politics Daily, June 22, 2010 http://www.learntoquestion.com/resources/database/archives/003445.html Five Politics Daily staffers -- Carl Cannon, Melinda Henneberger, Walter Shapiro, David Wood and James Grady -- are joining in an online discussion with Pulitzer Prize-winning former New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg, about politics and the press as seen... Cambodian genocide freemanjud 2010-08-14T22:56:10-05:00 Effie-Michelle Metallidis (BLS '01), "A Resistance Vacation at Hizbollah's Self-Made Monument," The National, August 9, 2010 http://www.learntoquestion.com/resources/database/archives/003444.html There is something distinctly surreal about praising an armed toddler. The weapon is too big, and the child too small, and the enthusiasm of those encouraging the combination slightly unnerving. In this case, it is a child touring Hizbollah’s new... Israeli-Palestinian conflict freemanjud 2010-08-14T17:52:01-05:00 Vannevar Bush, "As We May Think," The Atlantic, July 1945 http://www.learntoquestion.com/resources/database/archives/003443.html As Director of the Office of Scientific Research and Development, Dr. Vannevar Bush has coordinated the activities of some six thousand leading American scientists in the application of science to warfare. In this significant article he holds up an incentive... Nuclear, chemical, and biological weaponry and war freemanjud 2010-08-14T17:49:11-05:00 Sheryl Gay Stolberg, "Obama Strongly Backs Islam Center Near 9/11 Site," New York Times, August 13, 2010 http://www.learntoquestion.com/resources/database/archives/003442.html President Obama delivered remarks at a White House dinner celebrating Ramadan. After weeks of avoiding the high-profile battle over the center — his press secretary, Robert Gibbs, said last week that the president did not want to “get involved... anti-Muslim freemanjud 2010-08-14T17:30:20-05:00 Joe Conason, "The Racists Return," Truthdigg.com, August 11, 2010 http://www.learntoquestion.com/resources/database/archives/003441.html Among the most revealing aspects of life during the Obama presidency is the panoply of responses to a black family in the White House. What made so many of us proud of our country on Jan. 20, 2009, has increasingly... Race, class, ethnicity, and stereotyping freemanjud 2010-08-14T17:28:31-05:00 Kenzaburo Oe, "Hiroshima and the Art of Outrage," New York Times, August 5, 2010 http://www.learntoquestion.com/resources/database/archives/003440.html THE Futenma Marine Corps Air Station on Okinawa, one of the largest United States military bases in East Asia, is in the center of a crowded city. The American and Japanese governments acknowledge the dangers of this situation, and they... World War II in Asia freemanjud 2010-08-14T17:25:24-05:00 Martin Fackler, "U.S. Envoy Attends Hiroshima Event," New York Times, August 6, 2010 http://www.learntoquestion.com/resources/database/archives/003439.html HIROSHIMA, Japan — With the mournful gong of a Buddhist temple bell and the release of a flock of doves, a crowd of 55,000 on Friday solemnly marked the moment 65 years ago when the world’s first atomic attack incinerated... World War II in Asia freemanjud 2010-08-14T17:23:36-05:00 Jeffrey T. Kuhner, "Radical Islam's Conquest of America: Welcome to the United States of Arabia," The Washington Times, August 5, 2010 http://www.learntoquestion.com/resources/database/archives/003438.html America is surrendering in the war against radical Islam. This is the real meaning behind the decision to build a 13-story mosque and Muslim cultural center 600 feet from the site of ground zero. A New York City panel gave... anti-Muslim freemanjud 2010-08-14T16:47:34-05:00 Michelle Goldberg, "Geert Wilders Invades America," The Daily Beast, August 8, 2010 http://www.learntoquestion.com/resources/database/archives/003437.html Europe has long had a tradition of Islam-bashing conservatism, but the Ground Zero mosque flare up shows Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich now in lockstep with the continent's worst. On September 11, Geert Wilders, the ultranationalist Dutch politician who has... anti-Muslim freemanjud 2010-08-14T16:40:25-05:00 George W. Bush, "Islam is Peace," Says President; Remarks by the President at the Islamic Center of Washington, DC, September 17, 2001 http://www.learntoquestion.com/resources/database/archives/003436.html Remarks by the President at Islamic Center of Washington, D.C. 3:12 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much for your hospitality. We've just had a -- wide-ranging discussions on the matter at hand. Like the good folks standing... anti-Muslim freemanjud 2010-08-14T16:39:27-05:00 Travis Loller, "Far from ground zero, opponents fight new mosques," Associated Press, August 8, 2010 http://www.learntoquestion.com/resources/database/archives/003435.html MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Muslims trying to build houses of worship in the nation's heartland, far from the heated fight in New York over plans for a mosque near ground zero, are running into opponents even more hostile and aggressive. Foes... anti-Muslim freemanjud 2010-08-14T16:36:46-05:00 Samuel Moyn, "Human Rights in History," The Nation, August 11, 2010 http://www.learntoquestion.com/resources/database/archives/003434.html A mere thirty-three years ago, on January 20, 1977, Jimmy Carter inaugurated his presidency by proclaiming from the Capitol steps, "Because we are free we can never be indifferent to the fate of freedom elsewhere.... Our commitment to human rights... Human Rights freemanjud 2010-08-11T20:34:48-05:00