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Pussy Riot – “Putin will teach you how to love the Motherland”

Go here for the latest on Pussy Riot in Sochi.  Go below for their new music video “Putin will teach you how to love the Motherland.”   And here for Maria Alyokhina’s editorial, Sochi Under Siege,  in the New York Times.


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Pussy Riot in Sochi – Assaulted by police

Go here for Washington Post update on Pussy Riot in Sochi.

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NY Times Dialect Quiz – This is so cool! Give it a shot.

Go here for a very very cool quiz.  It’ll tell you where you’re from – and it’ll get you close – I landed between Toledo, Rockford Il and Grand Rapids…  Voila, Kalamazoo, is smak dab in the middle of the triangle.

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Pussy Riot – Maria and Nadya arrested in Sochi, Russia

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Two members of the punk rock band Pussy Riot were arrested near the Olympics in Sochi on Tuesday, The Associated Press reported. Nadezhda (Nadya) Tolokonnikova and Maria (Masha) Alekhina took to Twitter to discuss their protest plans.  Tolokonnikova said the goal of being in Sochi was to perform a song about Russian President Vladmir Putin called “Putin will teach you to love your motherland.”

Story is ongoing.  

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Google Docs Debate – The “Coming Out” of Michael Sam

Senior Current Issues –  For this Google Docs Debate go here.

Deadline for Post – Monday, February 17 – 11:59 PM

The goal for any Google Docs Debate is for you as an individual, and for we as a class, to take an issue and have an intelligent conversation about that topic.  This is not a rant session – its a thoughtful and collective online discussion.  You have particular requirements that you must fulfill in the process.  More significant however, is that you listen and learn from your fellow compadres.  I will join you.  So, let’s talk.

Go below for you requirements on all Google Docs Debate…

Michael Sam

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