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Herodotus & Thucydides: World's 1st Historians
Herodotus & Thucydides: World's 1st Historians
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http://www.crf-usa.org/bill-of-rights-in-action/bria-24-3-a-herodotus-and-thucydides-inventing-history
link to open resource.
◄ Solon and Rule of Law article & study guide (review activity)
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Mr. Joyce's Social Studies Blog (Projects)
Access code to WORLD HISTORY textbook -- BF2E3BA8C6
World History textbook on-line: accessible only on devices with flash-drive (NOT available on school I-Pads)
WORLD HISTORY COURSE News forum
Morse High School 9th grade team links
blank 3-ring venn diagram
Film Project research paper example
N.Y. Times upfront magazine
World History videos
Awesome Stories
CNN News
"Lost Civilizations" background
Constitutional Law Cases websites
More World History videos
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights: Cases and Controversies
Bill of Rights in Action: World History
Top Documentary Films
World Geography videos
N.Y. Times upfront magazine
Best History Sites
Discovery Education
CBS News
FOX News
ABC News
Bowdoin College Art Museum
Pacific Ring of Fire (map)
U.S. nuclear reactor sites: animated map
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Battles B.C. on-line
Graphic Organizers
FILM PROJECT RESEARCH PAPER DEADLINE
Happy Holidays !!
HAPPY NEW YEAR !
World History Film Project -- semester 2
World History Film Project sign-up form
MONDAY CLASSES (C) blue, green
LIBRARY TODAY (Y BLUE & GREEN SECTIONS only)
MONDAY CLASS (C) YELLOW
TUESDAY CLASSES (D) BLUE, PURPLE, GREEN, RED
WEDNESDAY CLASS (A) yellow
Spartacus: Theatrical Trailer
WEDNESDAY CLASSES (A) red, purple, blue
THURSDAY CLASSES (B) red, purple
THURSDAY CLASS (B) green, yellow
FRIDAY CLASS (C) BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW
Ancient Thrace
Marcus Licinius Crassus -- Roman consul and general
Gaius and Tiberius Graccus
Gaius Julius Caesar
Lentalus Batiatus -- owner of Capua gladiator school
MONDAY -- Martin Luther King Day
World History Exam #1 (a): Closed book/notebook
World History Exam #1 -- part 2 (open book/notebook)
World History Exams #1 and #2 MASTER key
WORLD HISTORY exam #2 -- Part 1 (closed book/notebook)
WORLD HISTORY exam #2 -- Part 2 (open book/notebook)
TUESDAY SEMESTER EXAMS -- RED AND BLUE
WEDNESDAY SEMESTER EXAMS -- YELLOW, PURPLE
THURSDAY SEMESTER EXAM -- GREEN
WORLD HISTORY SEMESTER EXAM
MONDAY CLASSES (D) RED, BLUE, GREEN, PURPLE
WEDNESDAY CLASS (A) -- YELLOW
Spartacus
Spartacus Graphic organizer summary
Spartacus: Historical Background -- research source example
Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus
Gaius Julius Caesar
TUESDAY CLASSES (A) RED, BLUE, YELLOW, PURPLE
WEDNESDAY CLASSES (A) -- RED, GREEN, PURPLE
WEDNESDAY CLASS (B) --YELLOW
THURSDAY CLASS (C) -- GREEN
THURSDAY CLASS (C) BLUE, YELLOW
FRIDAY CLASSES (D) -- RED, BLUE, PURPLE
FRIDAY CLASS (D) GREEN
The Roman Republican Constitution: A More Detailed Look
Spartacus and Pepsi: funny commercial using "Spartacus" clip
Slavery in ancient Rome
Roman entertainment
MONDAY CLASS (A) -- RED, BLUE, PURPLE
Roman formation
MONDAY CLASS (A) YELLOW
textbook study guide #5 -- Early Civilizations in Greece & Greek City-States
"real" Spartacus map
TUESDAY CLASS (B) -- GREEN
TUESDAY CLASSES (B) PURPLE, RED
Map of Ancient Greece
TUESDAY (B) YELLOW
Thursday (D) Red, Purple
Thursday classes (D) Blue, Green
FRIDAY CLASSES (A) RED, BLUE, PURPLE
FRIDAY CLASS (A) -- YELLOW
Spartan commanders
World History Semester Exam
WORLD HISTORY SEMESTER EXAM (part 2 -- open book thesis essay)
MONDAY CLASS (B) GREEN
MONDAY CLASS (B) YELLOW
textbook study guide #6: Sparta
MONDAY CLASSES (D) -- RED, PURPLE
300 -- opening scene of movie
TUESDAY CLASSES (C) BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW
WEDNESDAY CLASSES (D) RED, PURPLE
WEDNESDAY CLASS (D) BLUE
300 SPARTANS movie scene (agoge system) -- age 7
300 SPARTANS agoge training scene -- age 12
300 SPARTANS agoge training scene -- age 15
Life of a Spartan -- video clip from HISTORY CHANNEL
Map of Greece information
Sparta -- Antiquity's Greatest Soldiers
WEDNESDAY CLASS (D) GREEN
THURSDAY CLASS (A) RED
THURSDAY CLASS (A) -- BLUE, YELLOW
Spartan boys & girls
Spartan girls training programs
Spartan Gymnasium -- boys training (illustration)
Spartan boys and girls in training (illustration)
Spartan Agoge Story
WINTER BREAK! -- FEBRUARY 18-26
BBC History Site
MONDAY CLASS (C) GREEN
video clip study guide -- Young Spartan Men & Women
Spartan Family (article)
MONDAY CLASSES (C) BLUE, YELLOW
"Growing up Spartan" Graphic Organizer
Growing Up Spartan (article): RESOURCE FOR GRAPHIC ORGANIZER/REACTION DRAWING
TUESDAY CLASS (D) RED
TUESDAY CLASS (D) BLUE
TUESDAY CLASS (D) GREEN
TUESDAY CLASS (D) PURPLE
WEDNESDAY CLASSES (A) RED, BLUE
WEDNESDAY CLASS (A) YELLOW, PURPLE
THURSDAY CLASS (B) GREEN
World History: THE LAST STAND OF THE SPARTAN EMPIRE -- study guide #1
KIng Xerxes & King Leonidas -- "300" movie
the "real" Spartan King Leonidas
the "real" Persian king Xerxes
Persian Empire -- 6th century B.C.
THURSDAY CLASS (B) RED
FRIDAY CLASS (B) YELLOW
World History: THE LAST STAND OF THE SPARTAN EMPIRE -- study guide #2
FRIDAY CLASS (B) PURPLE
video study guide #3 -- Spartans & Athenians at War
Spartan hoplite (infantry soldier illustration)
Greek infantry phalanx (illustration)
Map of land and naval Battle of Thermopylae (480 B.C.)
ANCIENT GREEKS -- SPARTA
ATHENS v. SPARTA: review website
MONDAY CLASS (C) BLUE, GREEN
The Last Stand of the 300 Spartans -- VIDEO
MONDAY CLASS (C) YELLOW
TUESDAY CLASSES (D) RED, BLUE, GREEN, PURPLE
WEDNESDAY CLASSES (A) RED, BLUE, PURPLE
textbook study #7 -- The Athenians
WEDNESDAY CLASS (A) YELLOW
THURSDAY CLASS (B) GREEN, YELLOW
THURSDAY CLASSES(B) RED, PURPLE
Ancient Greek City-States #2
Map of Greece
FRIDAY CLASSES (C) BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW
Mr. Joyce's Classes (project blog)
Library link for Film Project
Film Project research site
PROJECT GRAPHIC ORGANIZER & Research Paper -- SPARTACUS EXAMPLE
EXAMPLE OF A GOOD OPENING PARAGRAPH FOR A THESIS ESSAY
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization -- synopses
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization: website
MONDAY CLASSES (C) BLUE, YELLOW, GREEN
Crucible of Civilization -- The Greeks -- episode 1 study guide: Revolution (50 minutes)
# Crucible of Civilization -- The Greeks -- episode 2 study guide: Victory at Salamis(28 minutes)
Spartan and Athenian Government
King-Archon in democratic Athens
Themistocles, Athenian General and archon
SOLON, ATHENS GREAT REFORMER
Persian immortal
TUESDAY CLASSES (D) RED, BLUE, GREEN, PURPLE
World History Film Project -- TASK 2: Research Paper
WEDNESDAY CLASS (A) YELLOW
WEDNESDAY CLASS (A) RED, PURPLE
Artemesia, Greek queen
tactics at the battle of Marathon (490 B.C.)
Map of Greece and Battle of Thermopylae (480 B.C.)
naval battle of Salamis (480 b.c.)
Map of Greco-Persian Wars
Greek victory at battle of Plataea (479 B.C.)
WEDNESDAY CLASS (A) BLUE
THURSDAY CLASS (B) RED, PURPLE
Peloponnesian Wars
THURSDAY CLASSES (B) GREEN, YELLOW
CLEISTHENES, FOUNDER OF ATHENIAN DEMOCRACY
Athens -- birthplace of democracy
FRIDAY CLASS (C) BLUE
FRIDAY CLASSES (C) GREEN, YELLOW
textbook study guide #8 -- The Great Peloponnesian War
Ancient Greek city-states
MONDAY CLASSES (D) RED, PURPLE
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization: video
MONDAY CLASS (D) BLUE, GREEN
Ancient Greece video: introduction
TUESDAY CLASSES (A) RED, YELLOW, PURPLE
Graphic organizer and Reaction drawing -- Athens
TUESDAY CLASS (A) BLUE
Athens v. Sparta
Courting and Marriage: Athens v. Sparta
Education -- Athens & Sparta
Women in Athens
A Boy's Education in Athens
Turning points in History -- democracy in Ancient Greece (video-clip)
PERICLES: ATHENS LAST GREAT LEADER (or ARCHON)
WEDNESDAY CLASSES (B) RED, GREEN, YELLOW, PURPLE
THURSDAY CLASSES (D) BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW: exam #3 -- closed book section
FRIDAY CLASSES (D) RED, PURPLE: Exam #3 -- closed book section
Greek City-States, 500 B.C.
textbook study guide #5 - Early Civilizations in Greece (master)
textbook study guide #6 -- The Spartans (master)
textbook study #7 -- The Athenians (master)
textbook study guide #8 -- The Great Peloponnesian War (master
video clip study guide -- Young Spartans (master)
The Spartan Family -- study guide (master)
FRIDAY CLASSES (D) BLUE, GREEN: Exam #3 -- open book/notes section
MONDAY CLASSES (A) RED, YELLOW, PURPLE: EXAM #3 -- open book/notes section
MONDAY CLASS (A) BLUE
TUESDAY CLASSES (B) RED, GREEN, YELLOW, PURPLE
WEDNESDAY CLASSES (C) BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW
Greek Vase Painting video
Greek vase painting -- women weaving
Greek vase painting -- race at Panhellenic Games (Festival of Athena)
Greek vase painting -- school scene
Thursday classes (D) red, purple
The Legacy of Alexander the Great
Alexander -- The Early Years
the boy Alexander the Great and his Athenian teacher Aristotle
Culture of Ancient Greece
Ancient Mediterranean World Map activity
Activity: WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM VASES ABOUT ATHENIAN FAMILY LIFE?
THURSDAY CLASSES (D) BLUE, GREEN
LOST CIVILIZATIONS: Greece -- A Moment of Excellence (self-quiz)
Athenian clothing -- illustration
Festival of Zeus at Olympia (Olympic Games)
Ancient Olympics website
Boy victor at Olympics (or Festival of Demeter)
Festival of ARTEMIS ORTHIS at the state of THEBES
Festival of Demeter at Athens
FRIDAY CLASS (A) RED, BLUE, YELLOW, PURPLE
textbook study guide #9 -- Alexander and the Hellenistic Era
ancient Macedonia map (pre- empire) at the time of King Philip II
Athenian Vase painting website
Greek Vase Painting Activity
"Fire From Heaven" by Mary Renault
Alexander the Great
Alexander's Boyhood & Youth
PARTHENON today -- photo
Greek Parthenon frieze -- interpretation website
Parthenon activity study guide
MONDAY CLASSES (B) RED, YELLOW, PURPLE
LOST CIVILIZATIONS: HELLENISTIC AGE -- VIDEO
MONDAY CLASS (B) GREEN
TUESDAY CLASSES (C) BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW
WEDNESDAY CLASSES (D) RED, PURPLE
Alexander the Great website
WEDNESDAY CLASSES (D) BLUE, GREEN
"The Nature of Alexander" by Mary Renault
Film Project Step 1 exercise -- "Alexander" Research Question & Organizer
THURSDAY CLASS (A) RED, BLUE, YELLOW, PURPLE
Plato & The Republic
Solon and the Rule of Law in Athens
Solon and Rule of Law article & study guide (review activity)
Persian King Darius
HELLENISTIC PERIOD map
FRIDAY CLASS (B) PURPLE
MONDAY (C) GREEN
Persian army under King Darius
Battle of Issus -- Alexander's first victory over a Persian army
Battle of Gaugamela (diagram 1)
Battle of Gaugamela (diagram 2)
MONDAY CLASSES (C) BLUE, YELLOW
The Legacy of Alexander the Great
Greek vase painting -- soldiers playing a game
TUESDAY CLASS (D) RED, BLUE, GREEN, PURPLE
Battles B.C: Alexander -- Lord of War (video)
Battles B.C.: Alexander -- God of War (study guide)
WEDNESDAY CLASS (A) YELLOW
WEDNESDAY CLASSES (A) RED, BLUE, PURPLE
THURSDAY CLASS (B) GREEN, YELLOW
GULF WAR (Desert Storm) military tactics
Crossing of the Hydapses River by Alexander the Great
Elephants and the Macedonian Phalanx at Hydapses
Battle of the Hydapses (326 B.C.)
Light Cavalry
Macedonian Empire of Alexander the Great -- map
Map of the Hellanistic Age following the death of Alexander the Grest
LOST CIVILIZATIONS: HELLENISM -- A Moment of Excellence (study guide)
textbook study guide #9 -- Alexander the Great and the Hellenism (master)
THURSDAY CLASSES (B) RED, PURPLE
FRIDAY CLASSES (C) BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW
SPRING BREAK !!!
"ALEXANDER" TRAILER
MONDAY CLASSES (D) -- RED, BLUE, GREEN, PURPLE
TUESDAY CLASS (A) YELLOW
map of Roman Empire
DEMOCRACY AND DICTATORSHIP IN ANCIENT ROME (article)
A Brief Introduction to the Roman Republic
TUESDAY CLASSES (A) RED, BLUE, PURPLE
WEDNESDAY CLASSES (B) GREEN, YELLOW
INTERNET RESEARCH ACTIVITY: LIFE IN ANCIENT ROME
ROMAN CHILDREN link
ROMAN EDUCATION link
Education in the Roman Empire link
ROMAN CLOTHING link
ROMAN CHILDREN'S CLOTHING link
SLAVERY IN ANCIENT ROME link
Spartacus and Marcus Licinius Crassus -- troop movements map
WEDNESDAY CLASS (B) RED, PURPLE
Growing Up in Roman Italy
Girls in Ancient Rome
Roman Slave Auctions
Roman school punishment scene #2
Roman entertainment scene 3
FRIDAY CLASSES (D) BLUE, GREEN
THURSDAY CLASSES (C) BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW
FRIDAY CLASS (D) RED
The Roman Army: Blueprint for Success
Current Events
Government videos
MONDAY CLASS (A) RED
textbook study guide #10 -- The Rise of Rome
TUESDAY CLASS (B) RED
TUESDAY CLASS (B) YELLOW
TUESDAY CLASS (B) GREEN
WEDNESDAY CLASS (C) GREEN
THURSDAY CLASS (D) PURPLE
Spartacus slave revolt map
The "real" Spartacus (video)
Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire -- Spartacus (video)
WEDNESDAY CLASS (C) YELLOW
THURSDAY CLASS (D) BLUE
Julius Caesar: The End of the Roman Republic
TUESDAY CLASS (B) PURPLE
WAR & CIVILIZATION: The Roman Army (study guide)
WAR & CIVILIZATION: THE ROMAN ARMY (VIDEO)
ROMAN AND CHINESE EMPIRES: A.D. 1
THURSDAY CLASS (D) RED
THURSDAY CLASS (D) GREEN
FRIDAY CLASSES (A) RED, BLUE, YELLOW, PURPLE
Democracy and Dictatorship Face-off: Tiananmen Square
Bill of Rights
The Surprising History of Rome: Life in Rome
Rome: The Ultimate Empire (answer key to study guide)
FILM PROJECTS PRESENTATIONS THIS WEEK !!!!!
MONDAY CLASS (B) RED
MONDAY CLASS (B) GREEN
MONDAY CLASS (B) YELLOW
MONDAY CLASS (B) PURPLE
ROMAN CHILDREN -- YOUNG GIRL
Roman Children -- Young Boy
TUESDAY CLASS (C) BLUE
ROME UNDER THE REPUBLIC
Julius Caesar
ROMES' FIRST TRIUMVIRATE (in Latin "3 in power")
Caesar's conquest of Gaul
DEMOCRACY & DICTATORSHIP IN ANCIENT ROME (study guide)
Roman school teaching scene #1
School Punishment in Rome scene #2
Roman Society - SLAVERY --scene 5
TUESDAY CLASSES (C) GREEN, YELLOW
Scales of Justice: Government Power versus Individual Rights
Declaration of Independence
BILL OF RIGHTS
the "right" to die
Maine assisted suicide law
WEDNESDAY CLASSES (D) RED, BLUE, GREEN, PURPLE [FILM PROJECT PRESENTATIONS]
WORLD HISTORY FILM PROJECT -- Part 3 -- CLASS PRESENTATION
THURSDAY CLASSES (A) RED, BLUE, YELLOW, PURPLE [FILM PROJECT PRESENTATIONS]
FRIDAY CLASSES (B) RED, GREEN, YELLOW [FILM PROJECT PRESENTATIONS]
FRIDAY CLASS (B) PURPLE
The Fall of the Roman Republic study guide -- part 1 (10 minutes)
The Fall of the Roman Republic (part 2)
The Fall of the Roman Republic (part 3) -- 35:00-45:00
The Fall of the Roman Republic (video)
MONDAY CLASSES (C) BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW
TUESDAY CLASS (D) RED
TUESDAY CLASSES (D) BLUE, GREEN
TUESDAY CLASS (D) PURPLE
WEDNESDAY CLASS (A) RED
WEDNESDAY CLASS (A) PURPLE
THURSDAY CLASS (B) RED
SECOND TRIUMVIRATE
ROME'S 1st EMPEROR -- AUGUSTUS CAESAR (Octavian)
THURSDAY CLASS (B) YELLOW
THURSDAY CLASS (B) GREEN
FRIDAY CLASSES (C) BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW
Memorial Day -- May 26
TUESDAY CLASS (D) RED
Ancient Rome review site (includes self-quizzes)
Hellenistic Age following the death of Alexander the Great
Map of Roman Empire at the end of the Republic
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER FOR EXAM #4
Greek army (5th century B.C.) illustration
Macedonian infantry phalanx (illustration)
Macedonian cavalry (illustration)
Roman army formation -- illustration
Roman cavalry in war (illiustration)
Roman infantry soldier (illustration)
Spartacus-Roman battle sequence (YOUTUBE)
U.S. Constitution
Ancient Roman Law
Federal-State power
What makes a FEDERAL republic? -- chart
Checks & Balances Model (animated)
TUESDAY CLASS (D) BLUE
textbook study guide #11: From Republic to Empire
TUESDAY CLASS (D) GREEN
TUESDAY CLASS (D) PURPLE
WEDNESDAY CLASS (A) PURPLE
THURSDAY CLASS (A) RED: Exam #4 -- part 1 (closed book)
THURSDAY CLASS (B) PURPLE
THURSDAY (B) GREEN
THURSDAY CLASS (B) YELLOW
Documentary -- Roman Empire: Chaos to Order, Republic to Empire (video)
Rome study guide: Chaos to Order -- From Republic to Empire (part 1: 0 - 15:30)
textbook study guide #12: Life Under the Roman Empire
FRIDAY CLASS (C) BLUE
FRIDAY CLASS (C) YELLOW
ROMAN GOVERNMENT powerpoint
REVIEW: Rome -- Foundation of an Empire (20 minutes)
FRIDAY CLASS (C) GREEN -- EXAM #4: PART 1 (CLOSED BOOK)
Child Civil War Soldiers
Child Soldiers thru history (youtube)
Hitler's Children -- doumentary clip
German NAZI Propaganda Film for Hitler Youth
"Swing Kids" -- growing up in NAZI Germany
MONDAY CLASSES (D) BLUE, PURPLE -- EXAM #4: PART 1 (CLOSED BOOK)
MONDAY CLASS (D) RED, GREEN -- EXAM #4: PART 2 (OPEN BOOK)
TUESDAY CLASSES (A) BLUE, PURPLE EXAM #4: PART 2 (OPEN BOOK)
TUESDAY CLASSES (A) RED, YELLOW
WEDNESDAY CLASS (B) GREEN, RED
WEDNESDAY CLASS (B) YELLOW -- EXAM #4: PART 1 (CLOSED BOOK)
WEDNESDAY CLASS (B) PURPLE
THURSDAY CLASS (C) YELLOW EXAM #4: PART 2 (OPEN BOOK)
THURSDAY CLASS (C) BLUE
THURSDAY CLASS (C) GREEN
FRIDAY CLASS (D) BLUE
HITLER YOUTH & FANATACISM
FRIDAY CLASS (D) PURPLE
HITLER YOUTH "WEREWOLVES"
HITLER YOUTH SOLDIER
Hitler Youth Surrendering: Alfons Heck "A Child of Hitler"
A Child of Hitler: Memoirs of a Hitler Youth (book jacket)
FRIDAY CLASSES (D) RED, GREEN
THIS DAY IN HISTORY.... JUNE 6, 1944
D-Day: June 6, 1944
Hitler's Boy Soldiers
Child Soldiers Through History
Captured German Boy Soldier
American Boy Scout
N.Y. Times upfront: 10 Supreme Court Cases Every Teen Should Know -- Part 2
N.Y. Times upfront: 10 Supreme Court Cases Every Teen Should Know -- Part 1
Heil Hitler ! Confessions of a Hitler Youth (HBO)
LORD OF THE FLIES movie
MONDAY CLASS (A) RED
MONDAY CLASS (A) BLUE
MONDAY CLASS (A) YELLOW
MONDAY CLASS (A) PURPLE
TUESDAY CLASS (B) RED
What is "the Lord of the Flies?"
LORD OF THE FLIES: Authority
Simon from LORD OF THE FLIES
LORD OF THE FLIES -- Power
Roger -- LORD OF THE FLIES
HITLER YOUTH: Alfons Heck
TUESDAY CLASS (B) GREEN
TUESDAY CLASS (B) YELLOW
TUESDAY CLASS (B) PURPLE
LORD OF THE FLIES
Natural Rights theory and limited government
WEDNESDAY CLASS (C) BLUE
WEDNESDAY CLASS (C) GREEN
WEDNESDAY CLASS (C) YELLOW
THURSDAY CLASSES (D) RED, GREEN
NAZI Child Soldiers
American Civil War Child Soldier
Child Soldiers Today and In the Past
THURSDAY CLASS (D) BLUE, PURPLE
FRIDAY final exam GREEN section (9:45-11:15)
WORLD HISTORY EXAM #3: Ancient GREECE (closed book/notebook)
WORLD HISTORY Exam #3 -- Part 2 (open book/notebook)
WORLD HISTORY EXAM #3 -- ANSWER KEY
Exam #4: MACEDONIAN & ROMAN EMPIRES-- Part 1
World History exam #4 -- MACEDONIA & ROME (part 2 -- open book/notes))
WORLD HISTORY EXAM #4 -- ANSWER KEY
MONDAY final exam PURPLE section (7:45-9:15); YELLOW section (9:45-11:15)
TUESDAY final exam BLUE section (7:45-9:15); RED section (9:45-11:15)
ENJOY SUMMER VACATION !
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