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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
Immigration
NPR audio on Farmers and Immigration
PBS Overview of Immigration
There are interviews of immigrants that you could quote.
Border Wall with Mexico
McCain Immigration Policy
Obama Immigration Policy
Overview of Bush Immigration Reform Proposal
Bill Moyer's Interview on Immigration and Assimilation
Audio Federal Enforcement of Immigration Law
Immigration and Overpopulation
Geraldo Rivera Reacts Against Anti-Immigration Movement
NPR Overview of Immigration Issues
Many links to recent stories about Immigration issues.
Illegal Immigrants Impact on US Economy
Border Wall Question and Answer
NOW Program Immigrants on Main Street
Oral History and Personal Interviews
Resources for how to conduct an interview of a relative for oral history.
Gay Marriage
Families and Gay Children
NPR Guide to laws on Gay marriage
Legal Debate over Gay Marriage
PBS Overview
PBS Gay marriage debate and news
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-
CA Supreme Court Ruling on Gay marriage
PBS Program on Marriage
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.
Biblical argument FOR Gay Marriage
Biblical Argument AGAINST Gay Marriage
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.
Lesbian Student at Prom
Tying the Knot Video
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.
Explanation of TONE in writing
Transitions
MLA Format Purdue Owl Site
Guide to Conducting an Interview
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.
Comma Usage
Practice Quiz on Commas
Multiple Choice Quiz on Commas
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.
National Security Letter
Example of NSL
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.
PBS Story on Reauthorized Patriot Act
From march 2007
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
Drinking Age
PBS Dialogue on Drinking Age
NPR Social Norming to curb Problem Drinking
NPR How some colleges are addressing Drinking
Key Events in Drinking Age Debate
Overview of Driking Age Debate from Issues and Controversies
Minimum Drinking Age from Other Countries
MADD on Underage Drinking
Amethyst Initiative
College Presidents' Calling for a Dialogue on Drinking Age
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.
Michael Behe explains Irriducible Complexity
Defense of Intelligent Design
Diversity
Fire Fighter Employment Discrimination Case
Affirmative Action in 2009
2007 Court Ruling on Desegration
Timeline of Affirmative Action Laws
News and Updates on Diversity and Affirmative Action
Transcript after passage of CA Prop 209
NPR Video on Prop 209
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
MPC Mission and Goals
See how diversity is incorporated into MPC's mission and goal II.
Ward Connerly on Affirmative Action
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.
PBS Program on Affirmative Action
NOW Video
Civil Rights and Eyes on the Prize
PBS site with videos on the Civil rights era
MLK's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
MPC Student Enrollment and Demographic Trends
MPC Student Equity Plan
Looks at student demographics and success measures by gender and ethnicity.
Biography and Autobiography
Life of Frederick Douglass
Example of a Biography.
MLK's "I Have a Dream Speech"
Examples of Questions to Ask in Interview
MLK "Letter from a Birgmingham Jail"
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.
Jefferson's Letter on the Wall of Separation
Bill Moyers on Religion and America
PBS Interview on Pledge of Allegiance Controversy from 2002
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.
Pledge Case Argued at Supreme Court
1940 Pledge Court Case
This was the case that made this an issue and it involved Jehovah Witnesses, not atheists.
Video on Minersville Court Case
Ten Commandments in Courtroom
Role of Religion in Politics
A Newshour Dialogue on the proper place of religion in elections.
Audio on History of Church and State Separation
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?
Woman Accuses Obama of Being Nazi
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Arguments for or Against God in Pledge
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Article to Refute in Favor of Wide Religious Freedom in Public Life
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Under God Arguments
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