What Do You Believe is True Even If You Can’t Prove It?

I asked my students to answer this question in their group blogs.

Yep, we’re posting our homework online. To add extra pressure…haha! I hope you could drop by their posts and comment.  Just don’t forget that they’re freshmen. Thanks!

Here’s a list of links to their posts (in alphabetical order):

Racy Photo Found at MySpace Costs Arlington Mayor Her Job

“Well, She came under fire after she posted photos of herself posed in lingerie on a fire truck on her MySpace page. In addition, The Arlington City Council President will take over as mayor until a new mayor is selected.” Read more here..

Student wounded in shooting at Arkansas university

This is the second shooting that happened in a school campus within a month. NUI incident was still fresh and here comes another news. Although it’s considered to be an isolated incident but still it’s worth dissecting our existing security measures.

Read more here..

POUND FOR POUND

The term pound for pound is something that is starting to really grate with me in the boxing world right now. I understand what it means and how the ranking is arrived at but I think it is a meaningless title or moniker for any boxer to attain to. It can’t be proved in the ring so why do the fans and the media give it so much importance?

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STORY RIGHT HERE:

http://rudjard.blogspot.com/2008/02/pound-for-pound-rankings.html

CBCP’s Weak Exorcism

CBCP’s exorcism of all evil that there is in Malacañang is a mile short from the expectations of the outraged public itching to find a moral buttress from among the moral shepherds of this nation. And so you have a dismayed public cringing at the thought of a rejoicing Palace cajoled by heaven and hell, amplified in no small way by the indifference of some. I’ve always thought that GMA should not push her luck until 2010, that she should not insist her claim to…

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LIVE CAMERA STREAM across US

IF you wish to see what’s going on in major US cities check out the link and you’ll see live camera feed across the US. I just knew it from Stumble.com where ” i happened to stumble upon”. So, if you want to know the lastest news especially “the weather” in most major cities, when you are travelling, you can check it out at “livenewscameras.com”. The site is only 3 weeks old and they are open to any suggestions to improve it. I believe it is run by Fox company; their camera feeds to another giant tv networks as well. You will see live news room, street cameras, live traffic etc..

http://rudjard.blogspot.com/2008/02/live-camera-stream-across-us.html

5,500-year-old ceremonial plaza in PERU

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By ANDREW WHALEN, Associated Press Writer Tue Feb 26, 9:04 PM ET

LIMA, Peru – A team of German and Peruvian archaeologists say they have discovered the oldest known monument in Peru: a 5,500-year-old ceremonial plaza near Peru’s north-central coast.
Carbon dating of material from the site revealed it was built between 3500 B.C. and 3000 B.C., Peter Fuchs, a German archaeologist who headed the excavation team, told The Associated Press by telephone Monday.
more of that story here: http://rudjard.blogspot.com/2008/02/5500-year-old-ceremonial-plaza-in-peru.html

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