Day+ONE

= Directions: = Day ONE:

Choose one of the topics below. (Or get your topic approved--an event or person between 1970 and 2011)
 * Hillary Clinton
 * Condoleeza Rice
 * Mitt Romney
 * Barack Obama
 * Osama Bin Laden
 * Bill Gates
 * Steve Jobs
 * Mark Zuckerberg
 * Rush Limbaugh
 * John Stewart
 * Angelina Jolie
 * Hosni Mubarak
 * Muamar Gadaffi
 * Iraq War
 * U.S./Afghanistan Relationship
 * U.S./China Relationship
 * NASA--space shuttle program
 * Technology--cell phone, internet, etc.
 * News media

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 * 1) Use  SHHS databases ,  books  , and valid websites to research the person/event you have chosen.Pay attention to the WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE with an emphasis on life changing events/relationships. DO NOT SIMPLY COPY/PASTE. WRITE YOUR IDEAS DOWN ABOUT THE TOPICS YOU'VE RESEARCHED AND THE QUESTIONS YOU'VE TRIED TO ANSWER. THIS IS YOUR WRITING SO USE YOUR WORDS. __**REMEBER: Show how they were "grabbed" by history.**__
 * 1) What people had __influence__ during the time? What makes a person/event significant, important, and __worthy of study__?
 * 2) Your focus should be on the impact/legacy that specific events/people had in creating historical importance. Your research should show the arch of their fame. Explain their growth in influence! How did this person/event __make a difference__?
 * 3) Use this  Google Doc  template or this[[file:Gutshall template.isf]] to take notes. Remember--you need to understand the SIGNIFICANCE of each event.

Your notes are due at the end of the period.