by Bryan T. Baker October 22, 2020 History Politics Teachers Washington’s Farewell Address Socratic Seminar Context: It is 1796 and Washington is nearing the end of his second term. He had wanted to retire inContinue Reading
by Bryan T. Baker October 16, 2020 History Politics Teachers American Revolution/Constitutional Settlement Document Based Question (DBQ) “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their CreatorContinue Reading
by Bryan T. Baker April 4, 2019 Blog History Teachers Socratic Seminar: Letter From A Birmingham Jail Who is Dr. King’s audience? What is his purpose in writing this letter? Why is Dr. King in Birmingham? ReadContinue Reading
by Bryan T. Baker February 24, 2019 Essays Great Books History Young and Reckless: Hemingway in Italy It was cold and they were lying in a ditch trying hard not to be spotted by the Austro-Hungarian forcesContinue Reading
by Bryan T. Baker February 22, 2019 History Keeping The Republic Politics Ep. 8. The Imperial Presidency? Placing Trump’s Emergency Declaration in Context Donald Trump just declared a national emergency. Was this the justified action of a commander-in-chief? Or was this a powerContinue Reading
by Alex P. Langer February 16, 2019 Essays History Dr. No and Dr. Strangelove: Cold War Anxiety in Film, 1962-1964 Abstract The early 1960s saw a string of popular Cold War spy movies and television shows that illuminated the complexitiesContinue Reading