The Kodak vs the King: Leopold II's Congo Free State

This is a link to a presentation on King Leopold II and the atrocities of the Belgian Congo or the Congo Free State. It is graphic and includes hi-res images. Link Here Google Link Here. I am writing the paper for a class on European Imperialism.

Some neat History Links:

this is a video of how I teach Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr: Link Here also



Also this blog called Iconic Photos is pretty incredible. Link Here

New School year

I hope everyone had a nice summer. Sorry for the lack of updates. With Grad school my life is about to get much busier.

My goal for this school year is to have all assignments for my classes on my blog daily.

Check it out: Mr. Grove's Classes

Above is my new downhill mountain bike. I am very proud of it. Unfortunately, it is the end of the season, so it will have to wait till next season. Though, I am thinking about doing the race at beech mountain on labor day weekend.

20 Great Photographs from the American Civil War hi-res

Excellent images from the civil war with explanations.
Check it out here.

The American Civil War in 4 minutes

A pretty neat video.

The Civil War In Four Minutes

Interesting article on Teaching English Abroad

I found this really cool website about travel overseas and working. It is excellent and has some really cool posts.
The top 10 place to Teaching English Abroad.

Another Blog, Matador Abroad. Travel to study, work and explore.

Check the out.
Cheers,


Heading up to Richmond today for Ellie's Graduation Party.