1. Or history in general….

2.  “Without history…there can be no future”  “You can’t move forward without knowing the past”  “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana  “History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.” – Maya Angelou

3.  Do you agree with any of these quotes?  Why or why not?

6.  Florence Griffith Joyner (aka Flo Jo)  Set world record for 100m and 200m (track and field) in late 1980’s…still stands  100m = 10.49  200m = 21.34  *start video at 1:42

7.  For Us By Us = this fashion brand was a response to racism

8.  How do you know where to find food?  How do you know what is safe to eat?  How do you know how to eat/cook it?  How do you know what is a safe location and what is not a safe location?  What would you do if there was suddenly an earthquake and all the electricity went out (no street lights, traffic lights, NO WAY TO CHARGE YOUR I-PHONE)???  Why do I drive a Honda?  Why do I choose NOT to try and drive down “The Strip” at 10pm on a Friday night???

9.  “…to be the BEST” = Set album sales / win awards  Technology = Records (vinyl) > 8 tracks > Cassette tapes > CD’s > Downloads (I- Tunes)

10. Approx. 16,000 deaths and $300 billion in damages from a tsunami that hits Japan on March 11, 2011 30ft.+ waves hit the shores of Sendai, Japan (go outside and look up at the roof of the school…that’s about 30ft.)

12.  800,000+ killed in Rwanda in just 100 days…that’s 8,000 people a day!!!  Over 21% of Cambodia’s population (approx. 2 million) is killed in just 4 years.

14.  “I thought that The Holocaust was the only genocide…”  “What’s a genocide?”  “Uh, this is messed up…but I doubt I could make a difference…”  “Dude! History really may be important for me to learn!”  “Holy Cow Poo! I want to do something about this now!!!” Link to the Do Something Now teen organization: https://www.dosomething.org/about/who-we- are