| Topic: "The Armenian Genocide" by a student
whose family escaped from Armenia.
Visual: Poster showing pictures and information about the Armenian
genocide.
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Topic: "Marilyn Monroe: Why the Continuing Fascination?"
Why does the appeal of Marilyn Monroe continue? How did Marilyn Monroe
rise to such fame? Project done by a student whose grandmother mentioned
Monroe as a popular star during her teenage years.
Visual: Poster tracing the life of Monroe from her troubled and
sad childhood to her death.
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| Topic: "The Role of South America in World War
II" by a student who was surprised when his grandfather told
of serving in the armed forces in Brazil during the war.
Visual: Poster mapping the involvement of South American countries
in WWII.
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Topic: "The Korean War: Its Origins" by a
student whose elder served in the war.
Visual: Poster of people and events of the war.
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| Topic: "Buzz Aldrin's Role
in Apollo 11" by a student whose grandfather grew up with Buzz
and is still in touch with him.
Visual: Multimedia PowerPoint presentation on Apollo 11 and a poster
on Buzz Aldrin.
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Topic: "Ellis Island Immigration."
How the processes used for immigration at Ellis Island affected the
lives of the immigrants by a student whose grandfather got his American
last name through a misunderstanding.
Visual: Section
of an Edison film of immigrants landing at Ellis Island from the
American Memory collections and poster with additional Ellis Island
pictures.
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