Thursday March 31. 2011

Today's schedule is D-C-A-B

D & A - Criminology 12 - Yesterday we got caught up in the talk about public order crimes. Immoral acts are distinguished from crimes on the basis of the social harm they cause. Acts that are believed to be extremely harmful to the general public are usually outlawed, whereas acts that only the harm the actor themselves are more likely to be tolerated. Acts that are illegal because they are viewed as a threat to morality are called public order crimes. Today I'll have you work on three questions:

1. Should drugs be legalized? Why? If you believe drugs should be legalized, think about whether all drugs should be legalized or just a select few. Why should certain drugs be legalized and others not?


2. Should prostitution be legalized? Why? If you believe it should be legalized, should all the forms of prostitution described in your text be legalized, or only a select few? If prostitution were legalized should government be able to exercise some control over it?


3. Does pornography lead to violence? Why? Is it harmful? Why Consider all forms of pornography (what is currently legal and illegal) when you answer this question.

I gave you question #2 to work on yesterday so you can have some time today to polish it up. You'll need to use the textbook to help you here so feel free to use the ones I have set aside in the class for you.

C - Geography 12 - Today we're going to the library to start our next project on Mass Wasting. You can find the assignment on Day 33 (the second day of your week 8 package). Today & next Tuesday are the only days that I can give you for research as the library is booked solid so you'll need to do some research on your own. Here are some websites to help... Forest Service National Avalanche Center United States Geological Survey Landslides Hazard Federal Emergency Management Association Landslide & Debris Flow National Park Service Mass Wasting Geological Survey of Canada Landslides Parks Canada Mountain Guide University of Kentucky Earth Science Department Mass Wasting animation Parks Canada Backcountry Avalanche Information National Atlas of the United States Landslides OUC Foundations of Physical Geography Mass Wasting

B - Earth & Space Science 11 - Today we'll start the class with the questions that we didn't get to yesterday (1, 3, 5, and 7 from page 167-8). Next we'll work on the "Locating the First Break" activity. In this you'll need to find the epicenter of a mythical earthquake in southwestern BC along with drawing a Mercalli shake / intensity map. Bring coloured pencils with you today for this activity and I'll have some protractors to help. For more on Seismograms, look at Make Your Own Seismogram