IT'S TIME - who's your person?

Okay! It's Thursday and if you don't have your person, you need to get that done. Just pick someone, already.

Now, please realize that getting your person named today doesn't mean that you are "married" to that person from now until Spring. If, in the course of your reading and research, you follow a trail to someone else, please feel free to explore, explore, explore!

As I've been helping Reagan with her McCarthy person, she'll NEED to know all about Alger Hiss (Soviet Spy-unrepentant) and Whitaker Chambers (Soviet Spy who came"clean") and the evidence for and against them. She could easily switch to either of those men in the course of her research, see?

Please respond either via posting or e-mail to me who your person is. This way, I can help you begin sourcing information.

Regional History Day Pics

This is Reagan's Regional entry. Our neighbor was a collector of military memorabilia and loaned her tons of stuff. All this stuff (the uniform, flags, finials, coins, etc..) counted as primary sources. :-)

The large box on the right spun around. Two sides were blue and two grey representing the North and South quite well.

This was the Junior 2nd place winner. Wait until you see the transformation from Regional to State!

While a fascinating topic of the movement in industry, I couldn't find the "Triumph" and "Tragedy" of the story being told. This one didn't relate itself well to the theme of that year.

REMINDER

Just a reminder that this Friday, I would like all of you to have your "short" list of people you are considering. Please bring in any initial information you may have gathered, also. If you have your short list already, then respond by posting a "comment" to the blog with your thoughts.
Mrs. Gayer

Wikipedia as a source? Legally?

My Dear Students,

If you will click on the title of this blog entry, you will be taken to a news article I found today - about Wikipedia. For those of you who have had Fallacy Detective, I'm sure you'll recognize the "faulty appeal to the masses" that's going on. Apparently, persons in the legal profession, from lawyers to judges and more, are relying on Wiki as a PRIMARY AND RELIABLE SOURCE. As you can see, this has led to legal appeals and marks a disturbing trend.

Now, I know that we all discussed using Wiki as a 'good place to start'. It is a good place to start. It gives great summary, usually. In addition, it often has direct links to genuine primary information. Using it for that is all good.

I just hope you will be struck with the sad humor of this situation. The internet is a tool, not an authority...LOL.

(This reminds me of when my neice went to see a new neurologist to confirm a condition called Neurofibromatosis. The doctor was not familiar with it -how did he pass medical school?- and went and looked it up on the internet. My niece is now looking for a second opinion from a doctor who would know enough to even have an opinion....GOLLY!)

Please post responses, I'd like to get an idea of how everyone's thought processes work. Consider the posted responses as like a message board. BUT, remember, it IS the internet, so..use your netiquette. :-)

Mrs. Gayer