Civic Agency and the Pursuit of Democracy
This elective, designed for New York’s Seal of Civic Readiness, intertwines the history of US Reconstruction, current events, and civic participation.
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Migration Isn't Going to Stop: Salvadorans Join New Caravans Excerpt
In this excerpt from an Al Jazeera article, individuals from El Salvador describe the conditions that pushed them to migrate to the United States.
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Dernière chance pour la justice
Découvrez les procès d’anciens criminels nazis qui se déroulent au XXIe siècle, et examinez les motivations intrinsèques et les défis qu’ils représentent.
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Des choix qui nous définissent
Explorez trois histoires de choix faits par certaines personnes pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale et examinez leur complexité, leur impact et ce qu’ils peuvent enseigner sur le comportement humain.
![International Military Tribunal Nuremberg Chief American prosecutor Justice Robert Jackson delivers the opening speech of the American prosecution at the International Military Tribunal trial of war criminals at Nuremberg.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Prosecutor_Robert_Jackson_at_Nuremberg_Trials.jpg?h=3a805815&itok=wNPQgOGk)
People’s and Government’s Choices to Help Refugees
Excerpts from DW and NPR shed light on how individuals and governments are thinking about their responsibility to help Ukrainian refugees and non-European refugees.
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Dogma Makes Obedient Ghosts
Consider the connection between science and human values, and reflect on how the Nazis used their beliefs to justify making mass murder as efficient as possible.
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Somali Drought
A Somali soldier provides security as newly displaced Somalis gather at a camp in the Garasbaley area on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia, March 28, 2017.
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Venezuelan Migrants in Peru
Venezuelan citizens wait to receive temporary residence status at the immigration office in Lima, Peru, August 21, 2018.
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Za'atri Refugee Camp in Jordan
According to the UNHCR, 79,225 people lived in the Za'atri Refugee Camp in Jordan, near the Syrian border. All of them fled from Syria to escape the brutal civil war.
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Genre et identité
Lisez les réflexions personnelles d’une mère dont le jeune fils a remis en question ses hypothèses et ses attentes en matière d’identité de genre.
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Becoming American: The Chinese Experience Part One - Gold Mountain Dreams
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The first of a 3-part series explores the early years of Chinese immigration to the U.S.
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