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Boston Marathon Bombings-Facts & Summary-History.com

Description: This page on the History Channel web \site details the Boston Marathon bombing. This site includes an article and numerous videos that include interviews of victims and witnesses to this violence.

Questions to Consider:

1. Discuss what you think motivated the Tsarnaev brothers to commit this horrific act of violence.

 

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Boston Marathon Bombing Trial: 7 Things to Know

Questions to Consider:

1. Discuss the impact that deliberating this trial might have on the jurors.

 

Preventing Violence: Exclusive Interviews With Dr. James Gilligan

Description: Dr. James Gilligan discusses the developmental roots of violence, such as the psychological effects of childhood neglect and dissociation.

Questions to Consider:

1. Dr. James Gilligan ascribes to what theory of violence?

 

The Secrets of Abu Ghraib

Description: David Martin reports on the Senate Armed Services Committee report that details a paper trail from the Abu Ghraib scandal, leading from low ranking soldiers to the Pentagon.

Questions to Consider:

1. What is the significance of Abu Ghraib torture techniques being supported by those at the top of the Pentagon?

 

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Do Chimpanzee Wars Prove That Violence Is Innate?

Description: Journalist Rami Tzabar reports for the BBC on the findings regarding animals and violence. In this article, he discusses his findings regarding war and violence in the animal kingdom.

Questions to Consider:

1. According to Sussman and Marshack, what are the two things that make chimps more aggressive?

2. Does science agree on the reasons behind animal violence?

 

The Horrifying American Roots of Nazi Eugenics

Description: Edwin Black is the author of “IBM and the Holocaust” and “War Against the Weak: Eugenics and America's Campaign to Create a Master Race,” from which the article is drawn that discusses how eugenics began in the United States.

Questions to Consider:

1. Define eugenics.

2. After reviewing the article, are you surprised that the idea of eugenics began and was financed through the United States?

3. Do you feel there can be something positive to result from eugenics?