Learning from our history

If I could travel in time to spend a week in any other year in American history, I would spend a week in 1933.  During the Great Depression many were called upon to find strength beyond what they thought they possessed because of truly desperate circumstances.  Many who had worked hard and done the right things saw everything for which they had worked snatched away through no fault of their own.  I believe that by spending time with people who clung to hope and resolve during such trying times I could learn some valuable lessons about the depth of human courage and our capacity to overcome misfortune.  Spending this time would make me feel better about the human race; it would also help me appreciate my circumstances rather than taking them for granted.

If you could travel through American history to spend a week in another time, what year would you choose?  What would you hope to learn from the time you spent?

Let's talk about the weather.

It seems that damaging weather has become more frequent and more severe. It might just be that the news channels are increasing their coverage of each event, capitalizing on our desire to see sensational news. Do you think that weather systems have changed since the mid-1900s, or do you believe that our reporting of weather in the media has merely brought it more immediately to our attention? Make sure to reference at least two events from each time period in your response.

Honesty

Bruce Pearl lost his job as the men's basketball coach at the University of Tennessee about a month ago. After breaking some NCAA rules, he lied about what he had done. Many think that had he simply told the truth about his actions, he would still have his job.

What can we learn from Bruce's mistake? What other prominent coach should have learned not to lie to the NCAA? What do you think will happen to this other prominent coach?

(hint: google prominent coach lying NCAA)