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		<title>Staying in touch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many of you said you&#8217;d like to keep in touch and asked about letters of recommendation, SAT/ACT tutoring, college applications advice, etc.  I&#8217;d love to hear from you.
The best way to reach me is via email at duncan.brook@gmail.com. If you like, you can also use Facebook to stay connected or visit my personal website.  The site is due [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mrbrookatahc.com/2008/06/05/staying-in-touch</link>
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		<title>Spring exam grades</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Spring exam results are now posted on the grades page.  All World Studies grades (Q4 &#38; exam) are now online, so please spread the word.
This exam was hard, wasn&#8217;t it?  Know that I enjoyed seeing that you&#8217;ve really learned a lot this semester.  On the last question, almost all of you said you most enjoyed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mrbrookatahc.com/2008/06/05/spring-exam-grades</link>
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		<title>Updated fourth quarter grades</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve posted updated fourth quarter estimated grades to the site.  Please read the note at the top of the sheet about the final late penalty calculations and/or read below for more detail:
In this final version of the grades spreadsheet, late penalties have been calculated as follows:
These calculations are generous.

Zeroes remain zeroes
 
Most late items lose a letter [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mrbrookatahc.com/2008/06/05/updated-fourth-quarter-grades</link>
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		<title>Spring class photos</title>
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The spring class photos are up on the photos page.  I uploaded all the pictures that came out well, but there were a few that just didn&#8217;t come out (e.g. probably the best one of G period is completely out of focus).  The thumbnails and even the actual photos look sort of small, so [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mrbrookatahc.com/2008/05/26/spring-class-photos</link>
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		<title>Fourth quarter grades</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Updated fourth quarter grades are now on the site.  Look at the color key at the top of the sheet and the note there about late penalties.  If you still owe me work, get on that.
I&#8217;ll adjust the late penalties on homework before I report your grades, but the penalties a few of you see here [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mrbrookatahc.com/2008/05/24/fourth-quarter-grades</link>
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		<title>Final exam review guide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the detailed review guide for the second semester final exam.  If I make any changes to the file, you&#8217;ll be able to find them on the website: the version marker on the filename will change (e.g. &#8220;v1&#8243; will become &#8220;v2&#8243;), and the purple time/date on the first page will be modified.
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		<link>http://mrbrookatahc.com/2008/05/23/final-exam-review-guide</link>
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		<title>Cold War timeline</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the Cold War timeline from our last class; know the basics for the bolded items and be able to explain the key terms.
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		<link>http://mrbrookatahc.com/2008/05/22/cold-war-timeline</link>
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		<title>About grades</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve graded your take-home tests and will return them in class Wednesday &#38; Thursday.
Your fourth quarter grades will be posted here sometime in the next day or so; I have to finish compiling everybody&#8217;s before I can post a new spreadsheet and still have a few to do.
If you haven&#8217;t turned in things to me, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mrbrookatahc.com/2008/05/21/about-grades</link>
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		<title>Battle at Kruger</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just for fun, here&#8217;s an amazing video of a three-way battle – over a baby buffalo – between lions, buffalo, and a crocodile.

You can also read the New York Times article about the 8-minute video – it&#8217;s being made into an hour-long National Geographic documentary.
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		<link>http://mrbrookatahc.com/2008/05/10/battle-at-kruger</link>
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		<title>Even teachers are targeted in Zimbabwe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the buildup towards the [finally announced] presidential runoff election in Zimbabwe, the ZANU-PF crackdown grows more harsh every day.  Here&#8217;s a New York Times piece that notes government pressure on teachers and &#8220;interfering&#8221; foreign aid workers.  Think back to our study of education and compare the Zimbabwean political system with the process of democracy in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mrbrookatahc.com/2008/05/07/even-teachers-are-targeted-in-zimbabwe</link>
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