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For topics we touched on in class (or may not have) that interest you... Summer Films and Books List

History Discussions  Interested in the rise of Hitler and his supporters' quasi-religious adoration of him? The German Historical Museum in Berlin has an exhibition on him for the first time in German history. Check out the museum's website, with a panorama. Hitler and the Germans. Nation and Crime. Also, read an article from Der Spiegel (a top-notch German newspaper) on the exhibit, and why they are disappointed in it. 'An Opportunity Missed'

What is Propaganda? podcast: How is it used today? How did Hitler & the Nazis use it? media type="file" key="How Hitler's Propaganda Machine Work.mp3" width="240" height="20" What happened to the Romanovs? podcast: The family of the last Tsar of Russia and Rasputin: The Romanovs and Rasputin

It was 1969 and it was illegal to be gay. Want to know how the gay rights movement started in the U.S.? It all started with a riot in a bar....Stonewall Riots & Gay Rights

During World War II, the Nazi totalitarian party did not tolerate dissent. Despite the risks involved, some Germans did attempt to resist Hitler's government. This podcast explores the story of the White Rose, a secret resistance group. Resisting the Nazis

Ever heard of the Black Death? A plague that killed 1/3 of Europe between 1348-1351, spread by rats. Learn about Middle Ages' lack of hygiene, huge sores full of pus, Jew-blaming and hating, and religious fanatics whipping themselves....All you ever wanted to know about the Black Death 

Think torture's a new thing? No way! Seriously gruesome torture was carried out all over Europe (often in the name of religion) for hundreds of years, but particularly in the Medieval era. Beware: this podcast isn't pretty. Medieval Torture Devices

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<span style="background-color: #d48c8c; color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**CURRENT EVENTS & DISCUSSIONS ABOUT SOCIETY** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">At Lincoln University in Christchurch, an atheist student group puts up posters around campus. Within hours, their posters are being torn down or vandalised. If this happened to a gay rights' student group, it would be called hate speech, andbe all over the news because of the intolerance.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Are people more tolerant of hate against atheists? Check out this clip, from Campbell Live: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Atheist Uni Student Posters Torn Down

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Facebook page causing an internet furore? Pro-Bullying Page <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg only eats the meat of animals he's killed himself this year. Why? From Facebook to Meathook

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Do New Zealand teens drink too much? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">media type="youtube" key="bve4f99cy-w?fs=1" height="346" width="432"

<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">"School is supposed to be a safe sanctuary"....A year 9 student stabbed his teacher in the neck with a knife in Te Puke. How should teachers react to this news? Is it dangerous to teach? Should teachers have the legal right to search students? []

<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Elle magazine in France puts plus-size model on its cover. Is this just a fashion trend, or could this be the end of the 'waif' model?



<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Do people get bullied because of their faith? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|TrueTube video]

<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Are sexualised images of girls forcing tweens to be too sexy, too soon? Research asked girls aged 11-13 what they thought of the 'naked' Miley Cyrus Vanity Fair pictures. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Tweenies turned off by 'gross' sexy images]