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Welcome to World Cultures!

Welcome to Mr. Mathews' Room 230, a class that delves into world cultures, past events, and inventions that shape our present. Understand the "Big Story" of history, predict the future, and challenge conventional beliefs. Think for yourselves with intriguing facts and themes that encourage independent thought and exploration.

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Welcome to World Cultures!

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  1. Welcome to World Cultures! Mr. Mathews Room 230

  2. Mr. Mathews

  3. Class of 2002

  4. Class of 2006

  5. The Dunes

  6. Favorite Shows

  7. Favorite Bands The Avett Brothers Dispatch

  8. Why Study world Cultures

  9. Those who don’t learn from it are doomed to repeat it.

  10. Past events and inventions shape our present.

  11. Think For Ourselves • The 5 second rule. • Bulls hate the color red. • Blind as a bat. • Wait an hour after eating before swimming. • We only use 10% of our brain.

  12. Predict The Future

  13. It’s more interesting than you know.

  14. Understand “Big Story” of History

  15. World Cultures Themes • 1. Truth doesn’t exist, each person mustdecide what is true for themselves. • 2. You can do the wrong thing if it is for the right reasons. • 3. Universal morality doesn’t exist, each person has to decide what is right or wrong for themselves. • 4. Power should be in the hands of the strong, those who are most able to take it for themselves. • 5. The government exists to serve the needs of the people. • 6. No one should have more than their neighbor all people should be equal.

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