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This musical piece demonstrates the cultural fusion of the East and West and is a great symbol of the exchange of ideas that took place on the Silk Road. Watch as Western Music combines with an Eastern instruments creates a simple, yet melodious t...
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The expansive Sahara forces natives to relocate to a place where water and food is abundant in amount.
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This picture shows a cross and in the background Roman architecture. It shows the blend of the old and new that might have been a contributer to the downfall of Rome.
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Love that movie for one thing. Yes I agree with how it shows the values in Chinese culture.
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Blog Posts

Bridget McCarthy

Egyptian Pyramids

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/All_Gizah_Pyramids.jpg

These astounding structures are found around the Nile River built in Egypt in the Old and Middle Kingdom’s periods. There are 138 pyramids that still stand today, and some are some of the largest structures ever built. The pyramids were built as tombs for pharaohs, and had complex design inside and out. The pyramids have lasted since B.C, and have withheld through all environmental challenges. These overwhelming structure… Continue

Posted by Bridget McCarthy on September 24, 2009 at 7:52pm

John Murnane

capstone mock up/ test

Dave we could build a page like this too. It allows for PDF attachments on blog postings. You could make it much cleaner than this--only allow capstone kids to join and post messages, photos and videos. The the Journal could be put together by you attached to a message that you send out in email, like I've done to you right now.

capstone:mock upContinue

Posted by John Murnane on June 10, 2009 at 6:55pm

Erin Reilly

Crash Intro Paragraph

Mia Etre, Erin Reilly, Jasmin Patel
Dr. Murnane
AP World History/B Period
December 3, 2008
Crash
The Hollywood Entertainment Industry often stereotypes Middle Easterners, influencing the way Americans think. In the film Crash, racism is clearly shown when a District Attorney mistakes an Iraqi firefighter for an African American. Once the District Attorney discovers that the firefighter’s name is Saddam, he chooses not to honor him with a medal for his achievements. Similarly, a Persian family li… Continue

Posted by Erin Reilly on December 4, 2008 at 5:39pm

Cole DiRoberto

Rules of Engagement

Cole Diroberto
Varun Malkani
Alex Aghjayan


Rules of Engagement
Violent, uncivilized, and deceptive; these are some of the descriptions that have characterized Muslims and the Middle East in stereotypical Hollywood films of the past. Even today Rules of Engagement follows this trend in its prejudiced depiction of Muslims. In the beginning of the film, many perspectives are shown bolstering the idea that some of the Muslims shown were in fact peaceful. A minority of the Muslim characters, namely… Continue

Posted by Cole DiRoberto on December 3, 2008 at 9:50pm

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