Classroom Update (2/28/25)

 

Friday, February 28, 2025

American Government

Topic: Ch. 4 Assessment

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question- None
• Ch. 4 Assessment
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Ch. 5-7 Review Questions - Due 2/7
• Ch. 5-7 Assessment - 2/10
• Am. Government Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Third Parties Explained: US History Review
• Interesting Article:
• Martin Van Buren Created America’s Partisan Political System. We’re Still Recovering

Recent U.S. History

- How did the Truman Doctrine and the Marshal Plan deepen Cold War Tension?

Topic: The Berlin Airlift

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - What was Truman's goal in establishing the policy of containment and creating intelligence agencies?
• Whiteboard Notes: U.S./U.S.S.R Contributing Actions
• The Berlin Airlift Explained in 5 Minutes: US History Review
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Module 11 Assessment - 3/7/25
• Europe Map - Reassessment is on your own time!
• http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (Online Map Quizzes)
• RUSHY Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Learn more about the Berlin Candy Bomber
• Supplemental Video:
• The Cold War: Crash Course US History #37
• Interesting Article:
• How the ‘Candy Bomber’ Left a Lasting Legacy in Cold War Germany

World History

EQ-

- Why did the arts and literature shift to romanticism in the early 1800s?

- Why did the arts and literature shift from romanticism to realism in the mid-19th century?

Topic: Romanticism in Literature

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - How did Bismark's provocation of war with Austria demonstrate realpolitik?
• Whiteboard Notes: What is Romanticism?
• Complete and discuss the Module 20 Primary Source Document - Romanticism In Literature and Which Romantic Poet Are You?
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Module 20 Assessment: 3/4 & 3/5
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Which Romantic Poet Are You?
• Gothic to Goth: Romantic Era Fashion & Its Legacy
• Supplemental Video: 
• Italian and German Unification: Crash Course European History #27
• Interesting Article: 
• The Full Brontë
• One Hundred Years Later, the Tense Realism of Edgar Degas Still Captivates

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Classroom Update (2/27/25)

 

Thursday, February 27, 2025

American Government

~ How do the States work together to preserve the Union?

~ Where in the Constitution does the Full Faith and Credit lay out the States working together?

Topic: Interstate Relations

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question- If a person commits a felony in one State and flees to another, why might that person face extradition?
• Article IV for Dummies: Full Faith and Credit Explained
• State Wrestling Sendoff - 7:50 to 8:15ish
• Work on the Chapter 4 Practice Test
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Chapter 4 Test - 2/28 (Ch. 4 Vocabulary due as well)
• Am. Gov. Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Article VI For Dummies: The Supremacy Clause Explained
• Interesting Article:
• The Debate Over Executive Orders Began With Teddy Roosevelt’s Mad Passion for Conservation

Recent U.S. History

- How did the differences between the United States and the Soviet Union lead to a Cold War that lasted almost into the 21st century?

Topic: The Cold War Begins

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - Why did the Soviet Union want to control the nations of Eastern Europe?
• Whiteboard Notes: None
• View and discuss The Presidents: Truman
• Handout the Module 11 Reading Packet
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• "How the ‘Big Three’ Teed Up the Cold War at the 1945 Yalta Conference" Article Assignment - Due by Today
• Module 11 Assessment - 3/7/25
• Europe Map - Reassessment is on your own time!
• http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (Online Map Quizzes)
• RUSHY Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Evacuation and Liberation of the Auschwitz Camp
• Supplemental Video:
• The Yalta Conference Explained
• Interesting Article:
• Dividing the Spoils

World History

EQ-

- Why did the arts and literature shift to romanticism in the early 1800s?

Topic: Revolution in the Arts

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - How did the balance of power in Europe change during the 1800s?
• Whiteboard Notes: None
• Read and complete Module 18 Lesson 4 on the Revolution in the Arts
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Current Events Analysis #2 - Due by 2/24
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Which Romantic Poet Are You?
• Supplemental Video: 
• Italian and German Unification: Crash Course European History #27
• Interesting Article: 
• The Full Brontë
• One Hundred Years Later, the Tense Realism of Edgar Degas Still Captivates

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Classroom Update (2/26/25)

 

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

American Government

~ How does the process for admitting States to the Union work?

~ How do the States work together to preserve the Union?

Topic: Territorial Expansion

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question- What does Congress do once the requirements of the enabling act are met?
• Read and complete the guided reading worksheet on Ch. 4 Section 3
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Ch. 4 Questions - Due 2/27
• Chapter 4 Test - 2/28 (Ch. 4 Vocabulary due as well)
• Am.Gov. Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• US Federalism For Dummies: American Government Review
• The Tenth Amendment Explained: The Constitution for Dummies Series
• Interesting Article:
• The Debate Over Executive Orders Began With Teddy Roosevelt’s Mad Passion for Conservation

Recent U.S. History

Topic: Pre-ACT Prep - Political Cartoons Review

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - What caused suspicions between the United States and the Soviet Union during World War II?
• Whiteboard Notes: None
• Pre-ACT Prep - Political Cartoons Review
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• "How the ‘Big Three’ Teed Up the Cold War at the 1945 Yalta Conference" Article Assignment - Due by 2/27
• Europe Map - Reassessment is Today!
• http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (Online Map Quizzes)
• RUSHY Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Evacuation and Liberation of the Auschwitz Camp
• Supplemental Video:
• The Yalta Conference Explained
• Interesting Article:
• Dividing the Spoils

World History

EQ-

- How did the balance of power in Europe change during the 1800s?

Topic: Pre-ACT Prep - Political Cartoons Review

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - How did nationalism bring about change to the Austrian empire?
• Whiteboard Notes: None
• Pre-ACT Prep - Political Cartoons Review
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Current Events Analysis #2 - Due by 2/24
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Murals of the Greek Revolution
• Supplemental Video: 
• Reform and Revolution 1815-1848: Crash Course European History #25
• Italian and German Unification: Crash Course European History #27
• Interesting Article: 
• One Hundred Years Later, the Tense Realism of Edgar Degas Still Captivates

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Florida man dies after crashing his car into an 11-foot alligator

Classroom Update (2/25/25)

 

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

American Government

~ How is power divided between the Federal Government and the States?

Topic: Division of Powers

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question- What is the purpose of the division of powers under federalism? Where was this principle established in the Constitution?
• Discuss Federal, State, and Concurrent Powers
• Article VI For Dummies: The Supremacy Clause Explained
• Read and complete the guided reading worksheet on Ch. 4 Section 2
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Ch. 4 Questions - Due 2/27
• Chapter 4 Test - 2/28 (Ch. 4 Vocabulary due as well)
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• US Federalism For Dummies: American Government Review
• The Tenth Amendment Explained: The Constitution for Dummies Series
• Interesting Article:
• The Debate Over Executive Orders Began With Teddy Roosevelt’s Mad Passion for Conservation

Recent U.S. History

Topic: Europe Map Reassessment

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - None
• Whiteboard Notes: None
• Europe Map Reassessment
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• "How the ‘Big Three’ Teed Up the Cold War at the 1945 Yalta Conference" Article Assignment - Due by 2/27
• Europe Map - Reassessment is Today!
• http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (Online Map Quizzes)
• RUSHY Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Evacuation and Liberation of the Auschwitz Camp
• Supplemental Video:
• The Yalta Conference Explained
• Interesting Article:
• Dividing the Spoils

World History

EQ-

- Why was nationalism an important unifying force during the creation of Italy and Germany?

- Why was nationalism an important unifying force during the creation of Italy and Germany?

- How did the balance of power in Europe change during the 1800s?

Topic: Realpolitik

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - Why might a policy like Russification produce results opposite those intended?
• Whiteboard Notes: Nationalism (Positive/Negative)
• Go over Module 18 Lesson 3 on Italian and Germany Nationalism
• Italian and German Unification: Crash Course European History #27
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Current Events Analysis #2 - Due by 2/24
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Murals of the Greek Revolution
• Supplemental Video: 
• Reform and Revolution 1815-1848: Crash Course European History #25
• Interesting Article: 
• Before Lincoln Issued the Emancipation Proclamation, This Russian Czar Freed 20 Million Serfs

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Classroom Update (2/24/25)

 

Monday, February 24, 2025

American Government

~ How is power divided between the Federal Government and the States?

Topic: What is Federalism?

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question- What governments in our country make laws that you must obey?
• Federalism Explained in One Minute
• Read and complete Ch. 4 Section 1 guided reading worksheet
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Current Events Inquiry Assessment - Due Today in Schoology
• Ch. 4 Questions - Due 2/27
• Chapter 4 Test - 2/28 (Ch. 4 Vocabulary due as well)
• Am.Gov. Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• US Federalism For Dummies: American Government Review
• Interesting Article:
• How George Washington Wrote His Farewell Address

Recent U.S. History

Topic: The Yalta Conference

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - None
• Whiteboard Notes: None
• Assign: "How the ‘Big Three’ Teed Up the Cold War at the 1945 Yalta Conference" Article Assignment - Due by 2/27
• The Yalta Conference Explained
• Study for the Europe Map Reassessment Tomorrow
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Europe Map - Reassessment is on 2/25
• http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (Online Map Quizzes)
• RUSHY Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• WWII Women Cracking the Code
• Supplemental Video: 
• Post-World War II Recovery: Crash Course European History #42
• Interesting Article:
• How World War II Helped Forge the Modern FBI

World History

EQ-

- How did nationalism disrupt the Austrian, Russian, and Ottoman empires?

- Why was nationalism an important unifying force during the creation of Italy and Germany?

Topic: Italian and German Nationalism

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - How did nationalism disrupt the Austrian, Russian, and Ottoman empires?
• Whiteboard Notes: None
• Read and complete Module 18 Lesson 3 on Italian and Germany Nationalism
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Current Events Analysis #2 - Due by 2/24
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Murals of the Greek Revolution
• Supplemental Video: 
• Reform and Revolution 1815-1848: Crash Course European History #25
• Interesting Article: 
• Before Lincoln Issued the Emancipation Proclamation, This Russian Czar Freed 20 Million Serfs

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Florida gator stops traffic to take turtle across the street

Classroom Update (2/21/25)

 

Friday, February 21, 2025

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Collier County resident steps in to help alligator with football stuck in its mouth

Classroom Update (2/20/25)

 

Thursday, February 20, 2025

American Government

Topic: Ch. 3 Assessment

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question- None
• Complete Ch. 3 Assessment
• Work on Current Events Inquiry Assessment - Due by 2/24 in Schoology
• Assign: Ch. 4 Questions - Due 2/27
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Current Events Inquiry Assessment - Due by 2/24 in Schoology
• Assign: Ch. 4 Questions - Due 2/27
• Chapter 4 Test - 2/28 (Ch. 4 Vocabulary due as well)
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• US Federalism For Dummies: American Government Review
• Interesting Article:
• How George Washington Wrote His Farewell Address

Recent U.S. History

Topic: Europe Map Assessment

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - None
• Whiteboard Notes: None
• Europe Map Test
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Europe Map - Reassessment is on 2/25
• http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (Online Map Quizzes)
• RUSHY Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• WWII Women Cracking the Code
• Supplemental Video: 
• Post-World War II Recovery: Crash Course European History #42
• Interesting Article:
• How World War II Helped Forge the Modern FBI

World History

EQ-

- Why did the French accept Louis-Napoleon as an emperor?

- How did nationalism disrupt the Austrian, Russian, and Ottoman empires?

Topic: France Accepts a Strong Ruler

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - How did the actions of the Congress of Vienna in 1815 help set the stage for the political revolutions in Europe during the 19th century?
• Whiteboard Notes: None
• Work on the Unit 20 Vocabulary - Revolutions Sweep the West Packet
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Why Is France in Its Fifth Republic? - Due Today!
• Current Events Analysis #2 - Due by 2/24
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Murals of the Greek Revolution
• Supplemental Video: 
• Reform and Revolution 1815-1848: Crash Course European History #25
• Interesting Article: 
• Before Lincoln Issued the Emancipation Proclamation, This Russian Czar Freed 20 Million Serfs

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Albino alligator at Newport Aquarium has died; there are fewer than 100 in the world

Classroom Update (2/19/25)

 

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

American Government

Topic: Ch. 3 Review

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question- How has Congress added "flesh to the bones" of the "Constitution"?
• Assign Ch. 3 Practice Test (located  in Schoology)
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Ch. 3 Questions - Due Today
• Chapter 3 Test - 2/20 (Ch. 3 Vocabulary due as well)
• Current Events Inquiry Assessment - Due by 2/24 in Schoology
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Checks and Balances for Dummies
• Interesting Article:
• AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Wisconsin’s spring primary

Recent U.S. History

Topic: PreAct - Line Graphs

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - None
• Whiteboard Notes: None
• PreAct Activity - Line Graphs
• Study for the Europe Map Test
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Europe Map - Assessment is on 2/20
• http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (Online Map Quizzes)
• RUSHY Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• WWII Women Cracking the Code
• Supplemental Video: 
• Post-World War II Recovery: Crash Course European History #42
• Interesting Article:
• How World War II Helped Forge the Modern FBI

World History

Topic: PreAct - Line Graphs

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - Why did czars push for industrialization?
• Whiteboard Notes: None
• PreAct Activity - Line Graphs
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Why Is France in Its Fifth Republic? - Due by 2/20
• Current Events Analysis #2 - Due by 2/24
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Murals of the Greek Revolution
• Supplemental Video: 
• Reform and Revolution 1815-1848: Crash Course European History #25
• Interesting Article: 
• Why Did So Much of Napoleon’s Family Come to America?

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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife catches fake alligator in Cowlitz County

Classroom Update (2/18/25)

 

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

American Government

EQ-

~ How has the Constitution been amended through the formal amendment process?

~ How have the day-to-day workings of government affected how we interpret the Constitution?

Topic: Change by Other Means

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question- How is the ratification process of amendments an example of popular sovereignty?
• Share your assigned amendment poster 
• Name it.
• Define it.
• Explain It.
• When was it?
• Read and complete Chapter 3 Section 3 Worksheet for tomorrow
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Ch. 3 Questions - Due 2/19
• Chapter 3 Test - 2/20 (Ch. 3 Vocabulary due as well)
• Current Events Inquiry Assessment - Due by 2/24 in Schoology
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Checks and Balances for Dummies
• Interesting Article:
• AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Wisconsin’s spring primary

Recent U.S. History

Topic: WWII Assessment

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - None
• Whiteboard Notes: None
• World War II Assessment
• Study for the Europe Map Test
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Europe Map - Assessment is on 2/20
• http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (Online Map Quizzes)
• RUSHY Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• WWII Women Cracking the Code
• Supplemental Video: 
• Post-World War II Recovery: Crash Course European History #42
• Interesting Article:
• How World War II Helped Forge the Modern FBI

World History

EQ-

- How did liberal and nationalist uprisings challenge the old conservative order in Europe?

- How did nationalism disrupt the Austrian, Russian, and Ottoman empires?

Topic: Nationalism Develops

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - What were the different schools of political thought that developed during the early 1800s?
• Whiteboard Notes: Nation- States
• Revolutions of 1848: Crash Course European History #26
• Go over Module 20 Lesson 2 on Europe Faces Revolutions
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Why Is France in Its Fifth Republic? - Due by 2/20
• Current Events Analysis #2 - Due by 2/24
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Paintings of the Risorgimento
• Murals of the Greek Revolution
• Supplemental Video: 
• Reform and Revolution 1815-1848: Crash Course European History #25
• Interesting Article: 
• Why Did So Much of Napoleon’s Family Come to America?

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Top Destinations to Encounter Alligators and Crocodiles Around the World

Classroom Update (2/17/25)

Monday, February 17, 2025

American Government

EQ-

~ What is Judicial Review?

Topic: Judicial Review

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question- What is Judicial Review? How was this power formally established?
• Create a poster on your assigned amendment - share out tomorrow in class!
• Name it.
• Define it.
• Explain It.
• When was it?
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Ch. 3 Questions - Due 2/19
• Chapter 3 Test - 2/20 (Ch. 3 Vocabulary due as well)
• Current Events Inquiry Assessment - Due by 2/24 in Schoology
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Checks and Balances for Dummies
• Interesting Article:
• AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Wisconsin’s spring primary

Recent U.S. History

EQ-

- How did wartime decisions affect global affairs for the next several decades?

Topic: The End of the World War II

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - What were the main arguments for and against dropping the atomic bomb on Japan?
• Whiteboard Notes: None
• World War II Review - Test Tomorrow!
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• WWII Webquest - Due by 2/17
• WWII Assessment - 2/18
• Europe Map - Assessment is on 2/20
• http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (Online Map Quizzes)
• RUSHY Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• World War II Looted Art: Turning History into Justice
• The First Days of Auschwitz
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Holocaust,Genocides, and Mass Murder of WWII: Crash Course European History #40
• Interesting Article:
• Mass Graves in Ukraine Hold Thousands of Victims of Stalin’s Great Purge

World History

EQ-

- How did the actions of the Congress of Vienna in 1815 help set the stage for the political revolutions in Europe during the 19th century?

Topic: Europe Faces Revolutions

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - How did Brazil's struggle for independence differ from other Latin American rebellions?
• Whiteboard Notes: Revolts
• Read and complete Module 20 Lesson 2 on Europe Faces Revolutions
• Assign: Why Is France in Its Fifth Republic? - Due by 2/20
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Current Events Analysis #2 - Due by 2/24
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• México 200 years. The birth of a nation
• Paintings of the Risorgimento
• Supplemental Video: 
• Reform and Revolution 1815-1848: Crash Course European History #25
• Interesting Article: 
• Why Did So Much of Napoleon’s Family Come to America?

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Orange alligator photographed in the wild in SC. The reason for the weird color is fascinating

Classroom Update (2/14/24)

 

Friday, February 14, 2025

American Government

EQ-

~ What is the basic outline of the Constitution?

~ Where in the Constitution are the basic principles reflected?

Topic: Current Events

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question- What is the concept of the rule of law? What might happen if there were no rule of law?
• Complete the Formal Amendments WS on Chapter 3 Section 2 for Monday
• Assign Current Events Inquiry Assessment - Due by 2/24 in Schoology
• Media Bias Current
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Ch. 3 Questions - Due 2/19
• Chapter 3 Test - 2/20 (Ch. 3 Vocabulary due as well)
• Current Events Inquiry Assessment - Due by 2/24 in Schoology
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Checks and Balances for Dummies
• Interesting Article:
• AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Wisconsin’s spring primary

Recent U.S. History

EQ-

- How did WWII come to an end in the European and Pacific theatres of w

Topic: PreACT - Pie Charts

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - How did World War II alter the population distribution of the United States?
• Whiteboard Notes: None
• PreACT - Pie Charts
• Continue The World Wars Series and video notes on Never Surrender
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• WWII Webquest - Due by 2/17
• WWII Assessment - 2/18
• Europe Map - Assessment is on 2/20
• http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (Online Map Quizzes)
• RUSHY Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• World War II Looted Art: Turning History into Justice
• The First Days of Auschwitz
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Holocaust,Genocides, and Mass Murder of WWII: Crash Course European History #40
• Interesting Article:
• Mass Graves in Ukraine Hold Thousands of Victims of Stalin’s Great Purge

World History

EQ-

- Why did the structure of colonial society in Latin America cause social unrest?

- Why was the French colony of Saint Domingue the first Latin American colony to fight for independence?

Topic: PreAct - Pie Charts

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - How was Mexico’s struggle for independence more of a social revolution when compared with Latin American rebellions?
• Whiteboard Notes: Independence in Haiti
• View and discuss the Latin American Revolutions: Crash Course World History #31 video
• Read and complete Module 20 Lesson 1 on Latin American Peoples Win Independence - if not complete
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Current Events Analysis #2 - Due by 2/24
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• México 200 years. The birth of a nation
• Supplemental Video: 
• Haitian Revolutions: Crash Course World History #30
• Interesting Article: 
• The United States Once Invaded and Occupied Haiti

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This City’s Sewer System Is Full of Alligators, but It’s Not New York