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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

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 up… Continue

Decoding Design by Maggie Macnab from Maggie Macnab on Vimeo. Continue

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

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