Unit 5: The blame game

Pages 90-91
Pages 92-93
Pages 94-95
Page 97
Pages 98-99
Pages 102-103
Pages 104-105


 

 

 

Pages 90-91 - Outline
 
  In the truck
Japanese Americans in WWII: basic information • Read the following Wikipedia articles for details: Anti-Japanese sentiment in the USA; Japanese American internment; Executive Order 9066; War Relocation Authority.
Densho • The Densho website is here to "preserve the testimonies of Japanese Americans who were unjustly incarcerated during World War II".
JARDA • The Japanese American Relocation Digital Archive, from the University of California. People, places, daily life, personal experiences.
Beyond barbed wire • A report about Salem residents who went to an internment camp. With videos and photos.
More about internment camps • The University of Washington has a very informative exhibit about Camp Harmony, with lots of information about daily life. The Library of Congress offers picture gallery with a complete book about Manzanar as seen by Ansel Adams, one of the greatest American photographers.
  Audio: Cyberbullying
American campaigns against cyberbullying • Learn about the national Delete Bullying campaign, and listen to the radio ad again. There are many other anti-cyberbullting websites, like Stop cyberbullying, cyberbullying.us, and the Canadian cyberbullying.ca.
UK campaigns against cyberbullying • Visit the government's anti cyberbullying website, and also Beat Bullying, the UK's leading bullying prevention charity, which has a lot of YouTube videos.
   

 

Pages 92-93 - Text 1: A witch!
 
The film
  Monty Python and the Holy Grail • Find more information about the film with this BBC page and Wikipedia.
   
Witches
  Witch hunt • The history of "witch hunting" on Wikipedia.
  Salem witch trials • The Salem witch trials are probably the most "popular" in history. You can find loads of information thanks to Wikipedia, National Geographic (interactive story), UMKC School of Law, and Discovery Education.
   

 

 

Pages 94-95 - Text 2: Life is not a game
 
The ACLU and privacy
  ACLU (USA) • The American Civil Liberties Union is the biggest organization defending citizens' rights in the USA. From their homepage, you can access two sections that deal with privacy: "Privacy & Technology" and "Safe and Free". You can also pay a visit to the ACLU of Northern California, which published the article.
   

 

Page 97 -  Views
 
The situation in Zimbabwe
  Zimbabwe facts & figures • Learn more about Zimbabwe thanks to Wikipedia and the CIA World Factbook.
  Zimbabwe news • Stay up to date about the crisis in Zimbabwe thanks to AlertNet, Google News, and the BBC. And don't forget to take a look at the Zimbabwe Standard, an independent newspaper.
 

 

 

Pages 98-99 - Text 3: The rabbits who caused all the trouble
 
James Thurber and his works
  James Thurber • Read a complete profile for James Thurber at the Thurber House website, or a biography on Wikipedia.
  Audio fables [AUDIO] • Listen to 14 Thurber fables read by the late actor Peter Ustinov.
 

 

 

Pages 102-103 - Issue: Who is to blame?
 
Legal cases
  Weird court cases • Many websites explore bizarre court cases, especially in the USA. Faces of Lawsuit Abuse has videos whowing the victims. CFIF / Jester's courtroom features cases that are "stranger than fiction". Finally, you can see who won the Stella awards for the most ridiculous lawsuits.
   
 

 

 

 

 

Pages 104-105 -  Extra Text: The wrong tongue
 
The author
  Bryce Courtenay • Visit the author's official site. You can learn more about him, and read or listen to some excerpts from his books.
  Bryce Courtenay • A short Wikipedia biography.
  ABC Talking Heads: Bryce Courtenay • Read the transcript of a very informative 2006 interview of Bryce Courtenay.
   
The Boer Wars
  Boer wars • The Wikipedia page for the Boer wars.
  Anglo-Boer war museum (SA) • This South African museum provides information about the Boer war, including concentration camps.