world history class january 14, 2009
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January 14, 2009January 14, 2009Septa has decided that one Septa has decided that one of the cars on each of its of the cars on each of its
regional rail trains is a regional rail trains is a “quiet car”, where cell “quiet car”, where cell
phones are not to be used. phones are not to be used. If you used regional rail, If you used regional rail,
would you ride in the quiet would you ride in the quiet car? Why or why not? car? Why or why not?
Remember!Remember!
Friday we will be Friday we will be in the library in the library computer labcomputer lab
HomeworkHomework
Imagine Philadelphia is a country. What Imagine Philadelphia is a country. What symbols would you put on the great seal symbols would you put on the great seal of Philadelphia? This will be a multi day of Philadelphia? This will be a multi day assignment. assignment.
Note – these should be positive symbols. Note – these should be positive symbols. Putting weed or guns or gang symbols will Putting weed or guns or gang symbols will get you this symbol – 0. get you this symbol – 0.
Don’t write, just notice!Don’t write, just notice!
What do people What do people choose to put on choose to put on their coins?their coins?
What do these What do these things say about things say about their countries?their countries?
What do you What do you want to say want to say about about Philadelphia?Philadelphia?
The Great Seal of the United StatesThe Great Seal of the United States
Note the thirteen Note the thirteen arrows and the olive arrows and the olive branchbranch
The eagle was in part The eagle was in part chosen to connect the chosen to connect the US to RomeUS to Rome
Note the eagle’s head Note the eagle’s head turned to the olive turned to the olive branch branch
Many countries put symbols on Many countries put symbols on coins.coins.
The country of The country of Malawi in Africa Malawi in Africa put a mother put a mother elephant and her elephant and her baby on their baby on their coincoin
More coinsMore coins
Here is a Here is a British penny British penny from 1967from 1967
It is a mythic It is a mythic imageimage
More coinsMore coins
Portugal decided Portugal decided to put one of the to put one of the ships they used ships they used for exploration for exploration on their coinon their coin
More CoinsMore Coins
A Japanese 2 A Japanese 2 Sen coinSen coin
A Sen is more A Sen is more or less a pennyor less a penny
More CoinsMore Coins
A Mexican Gold A Mexican Gold coincoin
Note that they Note that they have an image have an image of liberty like of liberty like oursours
More CoinsMore Coins
An American An American image of image of libertyliberty
For tomorrowFor tomorrow
Pick your symbolsPick your symbols What says something What says something
about Philadelphia?about Philadelphia? Weed, or guns or Weed, or guns or
gangs = ZEROgangs = ZERO
ClassworkClasswork
Both of the questions Both of the questions on p. 680, and the on p. 680, and the Skillbuilder on p. 681 Skillbuilder on p. 681