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UPDATE

I have to apologize for the long delay on my blog. I have been taking college classes to try to be able to teach AP World History so this has sucked out a lot of my time. I have two entries sitting in my edit post and I haven't been able to touch them! I hope to get back to them soon. Thank You for reading and I'll try to get something out soon.

Chris

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