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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.
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.

 Documents
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
Under God should remain in Pledge.docUnder God should remain in PledgeAlan Haffa
Summary of Descriptive Essay Challenges.docSummary of Descriptive Essay ChallengesAlan Haffa
Refutation Argument 2009.pptRefutation Argument 2009Alan Haffa
Refutation Argument.pptRefutation ArgumentAlan Haffa
Pros and Cons on Religion and Politics.docPros and Cons on Religion and PoliticsAlan Haffa
ENG1A Syllabus fall 2009 updated.docENG1A Syllabus fall 2009 updatedAlan Haffa
Understanding Persuasion.pptUnderstanding PersuasionAlan Haffa
Rubric for Biographical Essay revised.docRubric for Biographical Essay revisedAlan Haffa
ENG1A Syllabus fall 2009.docENG1A Syllabus fall 2009Alan Haffa
Bill Cain’s Equivocation 2.pptxBill Cain’s Equivocation 2Alan Haffa
Carlo Goldini’s The Servant of Two Masters.pptCarlo Goldini’s The Servant of Two MastersAlan Haffa
Bill Cain’s Equivocation.pptxBill Cain’s EquivocationAlan Haffa
Much Ado About Nothing.pptMuch Ado About NothingAlan Haffa
All’s Well that Ends Well.pptAll’s Well that Ends WellAlan Haffa
Process for Preparing for Debates.docxProcess for Preparing for DebatesAlan Haffa
Upcoming Assignments for English 1A.docxUpcoming Assignments for English 1AAlan Haffa
Outlining 2009.pptOutlining 2009Alan Haffa
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