tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342955092012-02-01T08:30:06.582-06:00US History and American Literature REMIXED. The official blog of Spiro Bolos and John S. O'Connor.S. Boloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02269643917195585919noreply@blogger.comBlogger16312542.104127-87.750161http://feeds.feedburner.com/~fc/anamericanstudies/trbz?bg=99CCFF&amp;fg=444444&amp;anim=1" height="26" width="88" style="border:0" alt="anamericanstudies/trbzhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34295509.post-25856099726300376002012-01-16T08:11:00.001-06:002012-01-16T08:11:30.538-06:002012-01-16T08:11:30.538-06:00The title of this post is intentionally ironic. Of course we are away from school today because Dr. Martin Luther King is commemorated by name with a national holiday. And just about everyone alive...<br/> <br/> Please visit http://www.anamericanstudies.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anamericanstudies/trbz/~4/I57P3rYGTPw" height="1" width="1"/>S. Boloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02269643917195585919noreply@blogger.com4http://www.anamericanstudies.com/2012/01/forgotten-king.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34295509.post-38055239399515896592012-01-05T23:59:00.000-06:002012-01-05T23:59:00.161-06:002012-01-05T23:59:00.161-06:00After one entire semester of blogging in American Studies, we would like you to write a single post based on the following reflective assignment: The above assignment was adapted from Mark...<br/> <br/> Please visit http://www.anamericanstudies.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anamericanstudies/trbz/~4/jDrojgXnld8" height="1" width="1"/>S. Boloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02269643917195585919noreply@blogger.com0http://www.anamericanstudies.com/2010/10/meta-blog-post.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34295509.post-11978769880432776212011-12-12T10:02:00.000-06:002011-12-12T10:05:59.008-06:002011-12-12T10:05:59.008-06:00Two years ago, historian Howard Zinn&nbsp;died of a heart attack at the age of 87. I was surprised how emotionally affected I was by his passing -- I certainly didn't know him, but saw him speak on...<br/> <br/> Please visit http://www.anamericanstudies.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anamericanstudies/trbz/~4/S0_22rpWxqA" height="1" width="1"/>S. Boloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02269643917195585919noreply@blogger.com8http://www.anamericanstudies.com/2011/12/what-is-your-columbian-orator.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34295509.post-62774120818189052582011-12-08T09:06:00.003-06:002011-12-08T09:59:56.372-06:002011-12-08T09:59:56.372-06:00This morning two American Studies students (I almost said "former" students, but these two are clearly still students of American Studies!) wrote to voice their opposition to the National Defense...<br/> <br/> Please visit http://www.anamericanstudies.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anamericanstudies/trbz/~4/vQWSY3ELeIk" height="1" width="1"/>OChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414833937514485674noreply@blogger.com7http://www.anamericanstudies.com/2011/12/perilous-er-and-perilous-er.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34295509.post-78169753641514378702011-11-25T10:49:00.001-06:002011-11-25T10:52:08.603-06:002011-11-25T10:52:08.603-06:00As we recover from copious amounts of turkey, cranberries, and mashed potatoes, it may be instructive to consider what we really know about the origins of our Thanksgiving holiday...<br/> <br/> Please visit http://www.anamericanstudies.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anamericanstudies/trbz/~4/fnUUxvcNFEE" height="1" width="1"/>S. Boloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02269643917195585919noreply@blogger.com5http://www.anamericanstudies.com/2011/11/what-is-truth-about-thanksgiving.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34295509.post-65522278982031464152011-11-04T17:05:00.000-05:002011-11-04T17:05:27.506-05:002011-11-04T17:05:27.506-05:00<br/> <br/> Please visit http://www.anamericanstudies.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anamericanstudies/trbz/~4/xQLsgIY3Gpk" height="1" width="1"/>S. Boloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02269643917195585919noreply@blogger.com4http://www.anamericanstudies.com/2011/11/american-studies-occupies-chicago.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34295509.post-67091539681095972392011-10-27T10:33:00.002-05:002011-10-29T14:48:33.087-05:002011-10-29T14:48:33.087-05:00Image via Wikipedia In light of our recent discussions about civil liberties and free speech, it might be a good time to consider the tens of thousands of people who have assembled in the Occupy Wall...<br/> <br/> Please visit http://www.anamericanstudies.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anamericanstudies/trbz/~4/PwAKmHefDdY" height="1" width="1"/>OChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414833937514485674noreply@blogger.com6http://www.anamericanstudies.com/2011/10/pete-seeger-and-free-speech.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34295509.post-31559494368370916892011-10-05T08:40:00.001-05:002011-10-05T09:01:37.442-05:002011-10-05T09:01:37.442-05:00A friend on Facebook just sent along an article on "the origins of the high five."&nbsp;The article itself is fascinating, particularly in light of our unit on Stories and Storytelling. Glenn Burke,...<br/> <br/> Please visit http://www.anamericanstudies.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anamericanstudies/trbz/~4/orbZP1pap6E" height="1" width="1"/>OChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414833937514485674noreply@blogger.com8http://www.anamericanstudies.com/2011/10/fair-and-foul-foul-and-fair-drawing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34295509.post-36644956270951210972011-10-02T10:36:00.003-05:002011-10-03T09:29:15.917-05:002011-10-03T09:29:15.917-05:00"I am innocent. May God have mercy on your souls." These were the last words of Troy Davis before the state of Georgia killed him by administering a lethal injection. Davis had been convicted of...<br/> <br/> Please visit http://www.anamericanstudies.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anamericanstudies/trbz/~4/9-57WPionAg" height="1" width="1"/>OChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414833937514485674noreply@blogger.com19http://www.anamericanstudies.com/2011/10/lesson-after-dying.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34295509.post-28940128955490147402011-09-16T10:49:00.000-05:002011-09-16T10:50:14.950-05:002011-09-16T10:50:14.950-05:00While watching Werner Herzog's documentary, Grizzly Man, I noted the words of one man interviewed who claimed that Timothy Treadwell, someone who studied and lived with grizzly bears, "got what he...<br/> <br/> Please visit http://www.anamericanstudies.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anamericanstudies/trbz/~4/HsVTFQl_aJE" height="1" width="1"/>S. Boloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02269643917195585919noreply@blogger.com15http://www.anamericanstudies.com/2011/09/did-he-get-what-he-deserved.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34295509.post-78027036471513579642011-09-11T20:56:00.004-05:002011-10-02T10:27:46.561-05:002011-10-02T10:27:46.561-05:00The website of On the Media (a WNYC radio podcast) featured a fascinating photo (see lower left) taken on the infamous morning of 9/11/01 by Melanie Einzig. The background of the picture shows some...<br/> <br/> Please visit http://www.anamericanstudies.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anamericanstudies/trbz/~4/kASgr6H8Izc" height="1" width="1"/>OChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414833937514485674noreply@blogger.com10http://www.anamericanstudies.com/2011/09/making-medicine-of-our-grief.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34295509.post-68616024326141415082011-09-05T13:35:00.000-05:002011-09-05T13:35:52.357-05:002011-09-05T13:35:52.357-05:00Image by Jo Peattie via Flickr Although for most of us it's just another day off or an extended weekend, Labor Day is an excellent time to reflect on those men and women (and children!) who came...<br/> <br/> Please visit http://www.anamericanstudies.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anamericanstudies/trbz/~4/T2Edw_NZpMk" height="1" width="1"/>S. Boloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02269643917195585919noreply@blogger.com11http://www.anamericanstudies.com/2011/09/just-another-labor-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34295509.post-65085098644331793832011-08-30T09:15:00.003-05:002011-08-30T15:46:57.241-05:002011-08-30T15:46:57.241-05:00Cover of Into the Wild In the book we read over summer, Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer admits that Chris McCandless was rash, but insists "he wasn't a nutcase, he wasn't a sociopath, he wasn't an...<br/> <br/> Please visit http://www.anamericanstudies.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anamericanstudies/trbz/~4/x-YgADT-4Yg" height="1" width="1"/>S. Boloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02269643917195585919noreply@blogger.com0http://www.anamericanstudies.com/2011/08/cover-of-into-wild-in-book-we-read-over.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34295509.post-3254789207355277252011-08-28T09:06:00.001-05:002011-08-29T18:50:19.202-05:002011-08-29T18:50:19.202-05:00I just watched a horrifying commercial from Amazon. Here is the commercial and then a short reading of that commercial: As the narrative opens, a young man stands holding his Kindle. An...<br/> <br/> Please visit http://www.anamericanstudies.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anamericanstudies/trbz/~4/E1oURm50wqs" height="1" width="1"/>OChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414833937514485674noreply@blogger.com9http://www.anamericanstudies.com/2011/08/how-to-read-kindle.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34295509.post-72934600744979482482011-08-15T18:15:00.002-05:002011-08-15T18:17:16.335-05:002011-08-15T18:17:16.335-05:00Very recently, my family and I made a big move to be much closer to where we work. For various reasons, I can't tell you exactly where we live now, but suffice it to say that it's a "leafy suburban...<br/> <br/> Please visit http://www.anamericanstudies.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anamericanstudies/trbz/~4/CuXm1yrzA08" height="1" width="1"/>S. Boloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02269643917195585919noreply@blogger.com8Northbrook, IL, USA42.1275267 -87.828954842.1275267 -87.8289548 42.1275267 -87.8289548http://www.anamericanstudies.com/2011/08/suburban-castles.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34295509.post-25477964948956180132011-05-02T13:45:00.002-05:002011-08-15T17:39:12.107-05:002011-08-15T17:39:12.107-05:00This image does not come from a post-Katrina Gulf-scape. No, it is instead a shot from the annual "spring cleaning" event on the Northshore. Residents clean house and put their unwanted goods —...<br/> <br/> Please visit http://www.anamericanstudies.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anamericanstudies/trbz/~4/MG1goLRVAhw" height="1" width="1"/>OChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414833937514485674noreply@blogger.com11http://www.anamericanstudies.com/2011/05/white-trash_02.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34295509.post-34201154877984869322011-04-28T14:15:00.001-05:002011-04-28T14:21:22.636-05:002011-04-28T14:21:22.636-05:00Using only the honest (and anonymous) responses to this opinion survey on social class, our students first placed themselves in the social hierarchy, and then proceeded to enumerate the...<br/> <br/> Please visit http://www.anamericanstudies.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anamericanstudies/trbz/~4/_OZ7Ott8QE4" height="1" width="1"/>S. Boloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02269643917195585919noreply@blogger.com12http://www.anamericanstudies.com/2011/04/social-class-stereotypes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34295509.post-36901306479060194052011-03-13T20:35:00.003-05:002011-08-21T13:24:36.631-05:002011-08-21T13:24:36.631-05:00On Saturday (before the scintillating finals of the Louder than a Bomb Slam Poetry!), my family and I went to Madison to protest the actions of Governor Scott Walker, who pulled a fast one last week,...<br/> <br/> Please visit http://www.anamericanstudies.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anamericanstudies/trbz/~4/6PulFlrUcA4" height="1" width="1"/>OChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414833937514485674noreply@blogger.com13http://www.anamericanstudies.com/2011/03/this-is-what-democracy-looks-like.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34295509.post-30507643363134275772011-02-27T16:43:00.002-06:002011-03-03T20:52:57.726-06:002011-03-03T20:52:57.726-06:00On Friday I decided to take a personal day to visit the protests in Madison, WI, a state-wide movement which may be shut down by the time you read this, if the authorities carry through with their...<br/> <br/> Please visit http://www.anamericanstudies.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anamericanstudies/trbz/~4/Cgjs8Yd0n2k" height="1" width="1"/>S. Boloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02269643917195585919noreply@blogger.com13http://www.anamericanstudies.com/2011/02/watching-wisconsin.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34295509.post-66614880015867334732011-01-26T10:01:00.004-06:002011-01-26T10:18:54.477-06:002011-01-26T10:18:54.477-06:00Using an online tool called "Wordle", I copied and pasted the transcript of President Obama's 2nd State of the Union Address and the website automatically generated a "word cloud" of the text. The...<br/> <br/> Please visit http://www.anamericanstudies.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anamericanstudies/trbz/~4/dgETP0Q8za8" height="1" width="1"/>S. Boloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02269643917195585919noreply@blogger.com12http://www.anamericanstudies.com/2011/01/state-of-union-word-cloud.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34295509.post-23568376670614792472010-12-13T09:57:00.003-06:002011-03-03T07:57:37.509-06:002011-03-03T07:57:37.509-06:00This past weekend, a private memorial service was held to honor Elizabeth Edwards, who died of breast cancer. Yet not every voice in the vicinity of the service was respectful. A handful of...<br/> <br/> Please visit http://www.anamericanstudies.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anamericanstudies/trbz/~4/2t59scTjliE" height="1" width="1"/>OChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414833937514485674noreply@blogger.com5http://www.anamericanstudies.com/2010/12/freedom-for-thought-we-hate.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34295509.post-2002546715439943302010-12-10T14:35:00.004-06:002010-12-10T15:26:20.028-06:002010-12-10T15:26:20.028-06:00Diane Ravitch -- the one-time champion of standardized testing -- now believes that "at the present time public education is in peril."&nbsp; Schools, she insists, must be infused with "the substance...<br/> <br/> Please visit http://www.anamericanstudies.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anamericanstudies/trbz/~4/_fE33PYKe0s" height="1" width="1"/>OChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414833937514485674noreply@blogger.com9Winnetka, IL, USA42.1080834 -87.73589542.0762454 -87.79426 42.1399214 -87.67753http://www.anamericanstudies.com/2010/12/how-many-light-bulbs-does-it-take-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34295509.post-72930769681113240642010-12-05T15:05:00.000-06:002010-12-05T15:05:12.017-06:002010-12-05T15:05:12.017-06:00Daniel Ellsburg, the whistleblower behind the Pentagon Papers, recently remarked: I'm sure there are many people in the Pentagon and CIA and the White House who are in my shoes right now. My advice...<br/> <br/> Please visit http://www.anamericanstudies.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anamericanstudies/trbz/~4/Af6U6-r2kT8" height="1" width="1"/>S. Boloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02269643917195585919noreply@blogger.com14http://www.anamericanstudies.com/2010/12/perilous-leaks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34295509.post-59364141675842001952010-11-21T14:41:00.000-06:002010-11-21T14:41:37.406-06:002010-11-21T14:41:37.406-06:00As we prepare to take a well-deserved break from school so that we may spend time with family and stuff ourselves with copious amounts of turkey, cranberries, and mashed potatoes, it may be...<br/> <br/> Please visit http://www.anamericanstudies.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anamericanstudies/trbz/~4/pnXAJB0ClBY" height="1" width="1"/>S. Boloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02269643917195585919noreply@blogger.com13http://www.anamericanstudies.com/2010/11/truth-about-thanksgiving.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34295509.post-42283202025479299422010-11-01T19:18:00.000-05:002010-11-01T19:18:13.783-05:002010-11-01T19:18:13.783-05:00Free Speech Opinion Survey View more presentations from Spiro Bolos.<br/> <br/> Please visit http://www.anamericanstudies.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anamericanstudies/trbz/~4/LlyEyme8YPU" height="1" width="1"/>S. Boloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02269643917195585919noreply@blogger.com2http://www.anamericanstudies.com/2010/11/when-if-ever-should-speech-be-limited.html