January 27, 2009January 27, 2009Michelle Obama has issued a Michelle Obama has issued a

statement about Ty's newest dolls for statement about Ty's newest dolls for their TyGirlz Collection, Sweet Sasha their TyGirlz Collection, Sweet Sasha

and Marvelous Malia. They are named and Marvelous Malia. They are named after her and President Barack after her and President Barack

Obama's daughters, Sasha, 7, and Obama's daughters, Sasha, 7, and Malia, 10. "We believe it is Malia, 10. "We believe it is

inappropriate to use young, private inappropriate to use young, private citizens for marketing purposes," said citizens for marketing purposes," said

Michelle's spokeswoman in a Michelle's spokeswoman in a statement. Do you think it is ok to statement. Do you think it is ok to make these dolls or should they be make these dolls or should they be

discontinued?discontinued?

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Should every culturally distinct group have its

own country? State your reasons why.

CultureCulture

The systems of The systems of knowledge knowledge shared by a shared by a relatively large relatively large group of people.group of people.

A way of life of a A way of life of a group of peoplegroup of people

It is learned It is learned behaviorbehavior

Plebiscite Plebiscite

A vote people hold A vote people hold on their statuson their status

Held to decide Held to decide things like what things like what country people country people belong tobelong to

The idea is to vote The idea is to vote instead of having a instead of having a civil warcivil war

ItalyItaly

In southern EuropeIn southern Europe Center of the Center of the

Roman EmpireRoman Empire Center of the Center of the

Catholic ChurchCatholic Church Did not exist as a Did not exist as a

country just before country just before the American Civil the American Civil WarWar

Kingdom of SardiniaKingdom of Sardinia

One of the two One of the two main parts that main parts that became Italybecame Italy

Had the support of Had the support of France against France against AustriaAustria

Some places voted Some places voted to join others were to join others were conqueredconquered

Conte di CavourConte di CavourPrime minister of Prime minister of

Sardinia - Sardinia - PiedmontPiedmont

United Northern United Northern ItalyItaly

Was a liberalWas a liberalFirst Prime Minister First Prime Minister

of a united Italy of a united Italy Rival of Giuseppe Rival of Giuseppe

GaribaldiGaribaldi

Giuseppe GaribaldiGiuseppe Garibaldi

Military and political Military and political leaderleader

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of the two Siciliesof the two Sicilies Rival of CavourRival of Cavour Fought in Uruguay for Fought in Uruguay for

their independencetheir independence Gave up power to save Gave up power to save

Italy from civil warItaly from civil war

Kingdom of the two SiciliesKingdom of the two Sicilies

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ItalyItaly

It’s been It’s been independent since independent since 18611861

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Fought with the Fought with the Germans in World Germans in World War IIWar II

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