Students in this class will spend class time discussing how current events affect our society and history, analyzing and discussing the effects current events have on individuals and society, and analyze and discuss how society is shaped by history. We will look at major current events in our world, country, state, and city and try to understand them in the greater context of history. We will also look at them from different perspectives. This course will help students to understand history and geography by understanding the greater context of current events.