Rimmy's Week 17
Week 17: January 18-22, Days 81-85
Day 81 (Monday)
Religion: Doctors: Albert the Great, On Cleaving to God (II). Read half. Narrate.
English: PPE -- Elizabethan Prose, The English Essay Makes Its Bow, "Of Studies" by Bacon, pp 131-136. Narrate.
SPELLING
History: WH -- Roberts: "New issues in international relations"; "The oceanic empires." Narrate.
Economics: Work and Prosperity -- Pp 51-55.
Day 82 (Tuesday)
Religion: Bible -- 2 Samuel 15-16; Psalm 46; John 9. Narrate.
English: Write for 20 minutes. Study spelling.
History: NH -- Churchill: Ch 36 pp 413-419 (whole chapter). Narrate.
Geography: A Living High School Geography -- Damascus
AND Curated Articles:
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Syria
BBC News: Why is there a war in Syria? (periodically updated)
Lebanon
National Geographic: This Epic Mountain Trail Traverses the Length of Lebanon (July 6, 2018)
BBC Being 17: The life of a 17-year-old in Beirut (24 January 2019)
for additional information and interest
BBC Travel: Where steam locomotives are still king (17 July 2018)
Ancient Damascus
World Heritage Centre: Ancient City in Damascus
Catholic Encyclopedia: Damascus
Syria
National Geographic: This Syrian doctor saved thousands in an underground hospital (November 22, 2019; this article may contain disturbing images and descriptions)
National Geographic: Fleeing Syria, these child refugees become child laborers (June 20, 2019)
National Geographic: Amid a Civil War, These Syrians Keep Dancing (June 26, 2018)
National Geographic: Journey without End (March 2014)
Lebanon
National Geographic: Ravaged by war, Beirut’s historic sites are being reimagined (January 23, 2019)
National Geographic: Meet the Man Living in a Lost City Carved in Stone (November 20, 2017)
National Geographic: Petra
World Heritage Centre: Petra
Day 83 (Wednesday)
Religion: Bible: 2 Samuel 17-18; Psalm 47. Narrate.
English: GM Loki's Punishment. Spelling.
History: CH -- Vidmar: "Summary of the Crusades," "The New Religious Orders," "The Revival of Benedictinism," "Military Orders." Narrate.
Government: PS -- Letters from a Pennsylvania Famer Letter iii. Same drill as last time. If it doesn't come up, use the search bar on the page.
Day 84 (Thursday)
Religion: Bible -- 2 Samuel 19-20; Psalm 48. Narrate.
English: Write for 20 minutes, study spelling.
History: WH -- Roberts: "Anglo-French imperial competition"; "Two Europes." Narrate.
Geography: Seashell, Chapter 16.
Day 85 (Friday)
Religion: Spiritual reading -- Chapters 15-16. Narrate. Finish Albert the Great, On Cleaving to God (II). Narrate.
English: Writing, with mom.
History: AH -- LoH: Ch 2, "The Shaping of British North America," pp 20-22 (to "English antecedents.") SPAIN. Narrate.