SOPA and PIPA explained by Clay Shirky

Shirky summarizes the evolution of online content law leading up to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its sister bill, the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA). He tells how the two controversial bills were preceded by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 and Audio Home Recording Act of 1992.

Shirky not only explains what SOPA and PIPA want to do, but also serves as a call to action for opponents of the legislation to preserve their ability to share, remix, and discuss.

Outsider Art: Just Watched the Documentary "Marwencol"

documentary storyline from IMDB:

"Marwencol" is a documentary about the fantasy world of Mark Hogancamp. After being beaten into a brain-damaging coma by five men outside a bar, Mark builds a 1/6th scale World War II-era town in his backyard. Mark populates the town he dubs "Marwencol" with dolls representing his friends and family and creates life-like photographs detailing the town's many relationships and dramas. Playing in the town and photographing the action helps Mark to recover his hand-eye coordination and deal with the psychic wounds of the attack. When Mark and his photographs are discovered, a prestigious New York gallery sets up an art show. Suddenly Mark's homemade therapy is deemed "art", forcing him to choose between the safety of his fantasy life in Marwencol and the real world that he's avoided since the attack.

Recommended!

Old Food

Today we enjoyed sampling old food recipes cooked by Senior students. Here is a magazine about food items they created:

Open publication - Free publishing - More food

America: We Are What We Eat by Junior IGSSers

America: We Are What We Eat on Prezi

Edible Education: Food as Culture on the YouTube Education Channel

How to Use Google Search More Effectively [INFOGRAPHIC]

How to search Google using proper syntax:
How to Use Google Search More Effectively [INFOGRAPHIC]

Inside the Leviathan: Moby Dick Art Work Created by IGSS Seniors

Inside the Leviathan:  The Art of Moby Dick on Prezi

Environmental Costs of Oil

Which insights on the Environmental Costs of Oil best  illuminate the irrational quest for oil ?  What was surprising?

Ben L  ---   http://snack.to/5vIbBg

Margot --- http://snack.to/5L4T2H

Dan  ----    http://snack.to/oEgHhf

Allie  ---      http://snack.to/5Epkhf

 Please provide useful feedback to your classmates by November 18.

Corporate Oil Interests

Which insights on Corporate Oil Interests best  illuminate the irrational quest for oil ?  What was surprising?

Nora  ---         http://snack.to/ojEZAJ
Krista  ---   http://tinyurl.com/7brle97

Spencer--

 Kyle --         http://snack.to/5Lnw9W

Ilanah --    http://snack.to/5eZ6sb

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Health Costs of Oil

Which insights on the Health Costs of Oil best  illuminate the irrational quest for oil ?  What was surprising?

Will R   --  http://snack.to/5LWwhf

Kamin --   http://snack.to/5v1DYR

Will C --    http://snack.to/5VOHhf

Victoria  --  http://snack.to/5xnbSp

Hannah  ---  http://snack.to/oXv13I

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Implications of Alternative Energy

Which insights on Implications of Alternative Energy best  illuminate the irrational quest for oil ?  What was surprising?

Ben P --       http://snack.to/5ef8lC

Annalee --   http://snack.to/5Lf8lC

Dottie ---       http://snack.to/5Pnkt1

James --        http://snack.to/oaJzSp

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Consumer Demand for Oil/Products

Which insights on Consumer Demand for Oil/Products most  illuminate the irrational quest for oil ?  What was surprising?

Sarah G -- http://snack.to/5L46Yz

Chris  -     http://snack.to/5y0wtf

Grant ---   http://snack.to/5V1H9W

Emmy --    http://snack.to/5yL13I

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US Role in Middle East

Which insights on the US Role in Middle East  most  illuminate the irrational quest for oil ?  What was surprising?

Michael --      http://snack.to/5LnMFw

Emma  --    http://snack.to/ougMd4

Gunnar  --  http://snack.to/oXE1AJ

John L --     http://snack.to/ojaJME

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OPEC

Which insights on OPEC most  illuminate the irrational quest for oil ?  What was surprising? 

Tejas --http://snack.to/5xLCq0
Ellen  -- http://snack.to/oxeg8v

Steven -   http://snack.to/ojuI6y

Layne   -- http://snack.to/5ELWUO

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Energy Crisis and Peak Oil

Which insights on the Energy Crisis and Peak Oil most  illuminate the irrational quest for oil ?  What was surprising?

Sarah B --http://snack.to/5xvbBg

Molly -    http://snack.to/5EIC7Z
Brett -       http://tinyurl.com/7rk4bed

Clare -    http://snack.to/oaOHhf

 Please provide useful feedback to your classmates by November 18.