English--Regent's Week assignment

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/oct/17/angela-merkel-german-multiculturalism-failed

http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/07/30/us-france-security-idUSTRE66T3D420100730

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/14/world/europe/14iht-germany.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11020429

These two are not required, but suggested:

http://globalspin.blogs.time.com/2011/04/12/france-hate-crimes-on-the-decline-xenophobia-on-the-rise/#ixzz1hes4mWX9

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/world/europe/11italy.html

Regents Week Assignment (20 points)

Read all four articles.

Note that, 1) they are all dated within the past two years, and 2) citizens of the European Union have the right to travel freely in and out of all the countries that belong to the European Union.

As you read, annotate using a simple reader's punctuation method:

* = this seems important
? = I don't understand this
! = this surprises/shocks me

Answer the following questions in complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper.

1) What is the common thread (or threads) that ties these articles together?

2) Relate ideas from one or more of the articles to a theme (or themes) that we discussed regarding Animal Farm. (See your LGT for a list of themes.)

3) Relate ideas from one or more of the articles to a theme (or themes) that we discussed regarding Night. (See LGT for themes.)

4) What do you think Elie Wiesel would say in response to Chancellor Merkel and President Sarkosy’s statements? What would you say to them, if you had the opportunity?

5) Using the information from the articles, and what you know from living in the U.S, compare Europe and the United States in terms of the way we talk about immigration, race, ethnicity and/or religion. What do you think accounts for, or explains, the differences?