Friday, June 7. 2019

Today's schedule is CDAB

B Block Criminology - Today we finish the Casey Anthony trial coverage from 2011 in the USA.  HLN's Nancy Grace covered the Casey Anthony trial heavily in 2011. Grace had her own trial of Casey Anthony in the media. Here is a sampling of her coverage



After the verdict here's what she had to say - which further shaped the public's opinion of Casey Anthony even after she was found not guilty by a jury of her peers


Now, here's what the media had to say about the media covering the Casey Anthony trial



And here's what CBC had to discuss about Nancy Grace on the show Q


Does the trial have a longer lasting impact on the USA or was it just 15 minutes of fame and a distraction from mundane daily life? Because of her actions, Nancy Grace has been spoofed on SNL and MadTV to name just two...





HBO had a television series called The Newsroom and they had an amazing bit on Nancy Grace's coverage of Tot Mom...



CNN did a retrospective piece on the trial here

Whew...so in the end here's my last question for you to answer:

1. Who would you want deciding your guilt or innocence? A jury of your peers or CNN and Nancy Grace? Regardless of your opinion of Casey Anthony is it possible for her to escape the negative label of "Tot Mom" and will she ever be able to avoid the horrible mother image presented by CNN and Nancy Grace?

D Block Law - After today there are 10 classes remaining in the semester, with six more classes in the learning commons to complete your civil litigator project. You will have a final test on civil law (torts, negligence, and family law) next Thursday, June 13th. I will bring previous examples of the project with me to the learning commons for you to peruse if you'd like.

A Block Physical Geography - Today we'll start with the issues Jared Diamond raises in his book Collapse (that we started yesterday). After we'll start watching Home, an incredible documentary by Yann Arthus-Bertrand who also helped to initiate a foundation called Good Planet. Please take some time to share this movie with as many family and friends as you can. You can watch it on line at the YouTube home project's channel or connect with it on the film's Facebook page or watch it below...

Think about the title. What is our collective home? Now think about the statement from the beginning of the film today...

Listen to me, please. You're like me, a homo sapiens. A wise human. Life; a miracle in the universe appeared around 4 billion years ago and we humans only 200,000 years ago, yet we have succeeded in disrupting the balance so essential to life. Listen carefully to this extraordinary story, which is yours, and decide what you want to do with it. 

I cannot stress this enough...this movie is amazing! It perfectly encapsulates Geography 12...it is both a cautionary tale of human impacts and a love letter to the planet.

B Block Human Geography - After today there are 10 classes remaining in the semester, with next Thursday and Friday in the learning commons for your Inquiry project. The Geo-Inquiry fair is on the morning of Tuesday, June 25th in the superlab. So, that being said, today we will be going to the Library/Learning Commons for another day to work on your Inquiry Project. Today is another check in day.