Pick a topic to read more about, then start having a discussion on Titanpad about what you are reading. Consider the following prompts:
I was confused by...
I wonder...
I am concerned by...
When the writer said..... , it made me think....
Some questions this article bring up are...
I agree with...
I disagree with...
Syria -- Major news that U.S. has decided to help arm the Syrian opposition.
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Time Magazine Reaction and Analysis
http://swampland.time.com/2013/06/17/four-ways-obamas-syria-gambit-could-end/?hpt=hp_t1
The wide-ranging reaction of countries to Syrian conflict
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/18/world/europe/split-over-syria-becomes-clearer-as-group-of-8-meets.html?ref=syria
The Holocaust -- The legacy and how the story isn't over
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Possible former Nazi commander living in Minnesota under assumed name
http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/17/justice/minnesota-alleged-nazi/index.html?hpt=hp_c2
Father's Day piece about a Holocaust survivor
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/lesson-hope-father-article-1.1373288
Fascinating discovery of a lost diary of a high level Nazi official (Thank you Brendan O'Neil for this story tip!)
http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/13/us/nazi-diary
National Security Agency and Domestic surveillance
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Reaction by the government, justification for program
http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/17/politics/nsa-up-to-speed/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
Opinion piece about Surveillance and living in US
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/17/opinion/keller-living-with-the-surveillance-state.html?hpw
Concerns over the domestic spying program
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/privacy-concerns-beyond-the-edward-snowden-saga-92869.html?hp=l9
Unrest in Turkey continues, with arrests of hundreds of protestors
Titanpad Link
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/17/19001014-striking-workers-riot-police-face-off-in-turkish-capital?lite
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/17/world/europe/turkey.html?hpw&_r=0
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