If you click here you will get to an article that suggests not – “call him a kleptocrat, an oligarch, a xenophobe, a racist, even an authoritarian. But he doesn’t quite fit the definition of a fascist”…
Below is a talk that argues that he is. Explore both and tell me which argument you agree with more?
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You might like to listen to this episode of Americast (BBC correspondents discuss the significance of the latest indictment) and then watch the Times Radio report.
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“I’ve seen this going forward a long time…American democracy is at stake here” Donald Trump has been indicted for his involvement in the attack on the US Capitol Times Radio’s Adam Boulton discusses what it means for Trump and the United States as a nation.
If you click here you will get to a BBC article suggesting that an agreement to return the Parthenon Sculptures – better known in the UK as the Elgin Marbles – is at “an advanced stage”
“Greece has called for the return of the iconic sculptures for decades. The Parthenon Sculptures are arguably the most high-profile artworks in the increasingly contested debate about whether museums should return items to their countries of origin. They were removed from the Parthenon temple in Athens in the early 19th Century by the British soldier and diplomat, Lord Elgin. The sculptures were then bought by the British government in 1816 and placed in the British Museum.”
CLICK HERE for some of the arguments for and against their return. Which do you agree with more? Why?
Mr Kydd.
Have a read and see what you think. You might also like to explore the links below. They explain who the Windrush generation were, what we owe them, and the Windrush Scandal.
We put the Great in Great Britain
Who are the Windrush generation?
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Enjoy…
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This is Cold War Steve‘s take on Gary Lineker’s comments on Twitter. Below is the famous 1936 August Landmesser image. The government are certainly not happy with what Lineker posted.
Lots to discuss here.
1.Do you agree with Lineker (and Cold War Steve) – or is both he and Cold War Steve the ones causing offence with an inappropriate analogy?
2. Is this an example of Godwin’s law ?
3. Why do people continually compare others to Hitler and the Nazis?
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Enjoy.
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I would hope that as A level historians you are aware that this Friday is Holocaust Memorial Day. You will have an assembly to mark this. However, if you want to find out more, you may wish to go the Auschwitz photographic exhibition in South Kensington (SW73LD) – open until 12th February. It is truly humbling. In addition, it is also thought-provoking history – as the lead curator, Paul Salmons comments, “these photographs are not neutral sources at all: we are looking at a piece of reality but seen from the Nazi perspective.”
Mr Kydd.
What is UNIQ?
UNIQ is the University of Oxford’s access programme for state school students. We prioritise places for students with good grades from backgrounds that are under-represented at Oxford and other universities. Every year more students from diverse backgrounds get offered places at Oxford with help from UNIQ.
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