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Alan Haffa



Educational Background

Ph.D., Comparative Literature, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1996
M.A., Classics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1994
M.A., Comparative Literature, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1990
B.A., Humanities, St. John's College, Annapolis, MD., 1986
   

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Online Classes

  • ENGL 45 Masterpieces of Literature 2: http://ilearn.mpc.edu/course/category.php?id=5
  • Note, the link above will you take you to the course menu and you must then select my course, ENG 45.  You will need to be a registered and paid student to access.  Your login ID is the first two letters of your first name and the first two letters of your last name and the last four numbers of your student I.D.  The default password is "changeme" and you will be prompted to change it as soon as you log in for the first time.
  • Initial Class meeting for fall 2009 will be held on Tuesday, August 25 at 7 pm in LTC 203/204

Gay Marriage
14th Amendment to US Constitution
What does "equal protection under the laws" mean?
Prop 22 The original CA Referendun
Pros and Cons and results of the vote in 200-
Religious Legal Concerns
Friend of the Court Brief expressing concerns that gay marriage will affect legal rights of religious institutions.
Can Gay Couples Parent as well as Straight?
Dr. Stacey responds to claims made by James Dobson about parenting and gay parents.
Do children of gay parents grow up Gay?
Youtube clip of Dr. Stacey discussing the research on gender and sexual identity and the effect of parenting on sexual identity.
Video in favor of Traditional Marriage
90 minute video of Blankenhorn speaking about marriage.
Position of 16 Church Denominations
summary of the position of 16 religious denominations on gay marriage.
Two sides of the Religious Issue
Discusses the cocnerns of religious groups and the response of opponents.
PBS Overview of biblical approaches to gay marriage
Various sources to writings by religious scholars and leaders on what the bible says about gay marriage.
Writing Skills
Signal Words
Use these words to achieve better flow between sentences.
English Study Skills Centers
Check out their hours and go there to get feedback on rough drafts and help with grammar.
Interview Questions
Mostly focussed on employment interview but some examples of personal questions that may be useful.
How to Paraphrase
How to paraphrase or summarize in order to avoid plagiarism.
National Security and Patriot Act
Reporter Arrested
Amy Goodman, a reporter, arrested for interfering with the lawful work of a peace officer.
Terrorist Suspect Released
Al-Arian, acquitted of 17 charges of terrorism, released after 5.5 years.
USA Patriot Act 2001
The Original Act.
ACLU Opposes Library NSLs
Lawsuit related to FBI getting NSLs for library records.
ACLU Concerns about Patriot Act
Identifies key areas of concern to ACLU and the section in the Patriot Act where the law can be found.
Police Break up a Peace Rally
video of police on bikes who break up a peace rally.
General
Football Game Online
Join this free online football simulation game. If you do, let me know, and I will sign you to play for my team. After signing up you need to create a player.
Gentrain Web Site
A web site that displays the classes
Evolution Creation and Intelligent Design
Darwin's Birthday
Biography of Darwin in video format from PBS
School Board Election in Dover
Old School Board in Dover thrown out over Evolution issue.
Judge Rules in Dover Case
Judge rules against Dover School Board and Intelligent Design
Intelligent Design on Trial
NOVA Program that explores the Dover trial in great detail.
Article Arguing that ID is NOT Creationism
One of the architects of Intelligent Design defends the theory against charge that it is Creationism.
Diversity
MPC Mission and Goals
See how diversity is incorporated into MPC's mission and goal II.
Culture Wars and College Curriculum
Interview of Martha Nussbaum on Culture Wars.
Argument for Classical Education
V. D. Hanson in "Who Killed Homer?" argues against multi-cultural and post-modern curriculum and for traditional, Western Civilization and Classics.
Debate (audio) on New Curriculum and Classics
Victor Hanson and Mary Lefkowitz debate the changes in college curriculum and Classics on NPR.
Church and State Separation
Kennedy on Catholicism
Video from 1960 of presidential nominee John F. Kennedy on the supposed influence of the Pope and the Catholic Church on his policy decisions.
Separation Clause of the Constitution
Legal discussion of the Separation Clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution.
Pledge Debate
You may use this to SUPPORT your essay; but do not refute this as it is a background survey not a position paper. You need to log into the library database to access.
Pledge
This article is from Atheist point of view. If you want to disagree you can refute this article. You need to log into the library database to do so.
Pledge Debate Conservative Point of View
This article supports the pledge as it is. If you want to refute this article you may do so. You need to log into the library with your library card.
1940 Pledge Court Case
This was the case that made this an issue and it involved Jehovah Witnesses, not atheists.
Role of Religion in Politics
A Newshour Dialogue on the proper place of religion in elections.
Debate versus Dialogue
Obama speaks to Republicans
In this youtube video Obama talks about the political "tone" in Washington and invites Republicans to work with him. He distinguishes between challenging each other's ideas in constructive debate versus partisanship and obstructionism.
Check the Facts about Political Claims
Fact check is a non-partisan site that analyzes claims for their factual content.
Obama accuses Rep. Hensarling of playing politics
This exchange from President Obama's address to Republican Representatives highlights the fine line between debate and dialogue.
Question and Answer with Obama and Republicans
This one hour video captures the full question and answer exchange between the President and the Republicans in Congress.
O'Reilly and Moore
Debate or Dialogue?

 Documents
Folder: PowerpointsPowerpointsAlan Haffa
Points to consider as you edit Refutation Essay.docPoints to consider as you edit Refutation EssayAlan Haffa
Arguments for or Against God in Pledge.docArguments for or Against God in PledgeAlan Haffa
Article to Refute in Favor of Wide Religious Freedom in Public Life.docArticle to Refute in Favor of Wide Religious Freedom in Public LifeAlan Haffa
Article to Refute in Favor of Strong Separation of Church and State.docArticle to Refute in Favor of Strong Separation of Church and StateAlan Haffa
Under God should remain in Pledge.docUnder God should remain in PledgeAlan Haffa
Under God Arguments.docUnder God ArgumentsAlan Haffa
Possible topics for Refutation Argument.docPossible topics for Refutation ArgumentAlan Haffa
Conservatism and liberalism defined.docConservatism and liberalism definedAlan Haffa
Logical Fallacies.pptLogical FallaciesAlan Haffa
Creation ID Evolution Outline.docCreation ID Evolution OutlineAlan Haffa
Refutation Argument 2009.pptRefutation Argument 2009Alan Haffa
Rubric for Refutation Essay.docRubric for Refutation EssayAlan Haffa
Darwin Biography.docxDarwin BiographyAlan Haffa
Class Discussion on O'Reilly and Moore.docClass Discussion on O'Reilly and MooreAlan Haffa
ENG1A Syllabus spring 2010.docENG1A Syllabus spring 2010Alan Haffa
Research Paper Updated Fall 2009.pptResearch Paper Updated Fall 2009Alan Haffa
Guideline for Organizing your Argument Essay on Gay Marriage.docGuideline for Organizing your Argument Essay on Gay MarriageAlan Haffa
Questions about Gay Marriage Issue Fall 2009.docQuestions about Gay Marriage Issue Fall 2009Alan Haffa
Summary of Descriptive Essay Challenges.docSummary of Descriptive Essay ChallengesAlan Haffa
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