In the post-war era, containment was the over-arching foreign policy. Developed primarily by Secretary of State George F. Kennan, containment policy sought to contain the spread of communism, but not actively combat it. Containment was enacted on the international stage through proclamations, plans and ideas like the Marshall Plan, the Truman Doctrine and the domino theory. NATO was also formed during this time, as well as its Soviet counterpart, the Warsaw Pact. Domestically, Americans faced the Red Scare during the later 40s and early 50s. The interstate highway system we know and love today (or maybe not love, depending on your daily commute) was established during this time under the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956. Civil rights also figured heavily into post-war politics, with President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

We discussed the importance for trading purposes that a company must position themselves strategically when working with other countries.

In today's class, we continued our discussion on genetics, including talking about protein synthesis, transcription and translation. We went over the processes and steps involved in each and why they are important. Cameron took notes that followed along with the material.

We looked at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and analyzed the trends of jobs and occupations. We discussed entering and exiting the Labor Force as well as what makes someone qualify to be counted in the Labor Force.

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I planned for math.

He was absent today.

In today's class, we would have continued our discussion on genetics, including talking about protein synthesis and transcription. We would have went over the processes and steps involved in both and why they are important. Cameron would have taken notes that followed along with the material.

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Today we begin to study direct objects in Spanish. He read page 244 of the book and of studyspanish.com which covers direct objects.