"Many were surprised that he won the presidential election. He defeated an experienced candidate with an excellent political resume. He won, because unlike his opponent, he had correctly assessed the mood of the electorate in 1844. Historians rate James K. Polk in the top tier of American presidents, yet we rarely pay attention to him. He served only one term and gets credit for adding over a million square miles to the country. He did this by fomenting what was regarded by some as a “wicked war” of aggression and by others as the fulfillment of America’s Manifest Destiny. The Mexican War faced potent opposition by individuals as diverse as Abraham Lincoln and Henry David Thoreau. While it made us a nation “from sea to shining sea” it also exacerbated sectional differences and set us on the road to Civil War."

There are lots of new features in iOS 15! This class deals with making/receiving calls on your phone, setting up a voicemail greeting, and retrieving messages. All facets of texting with the iPhone are covered including sending and receiving photos in text messages. You will learn how to set up your iPhone to receive and send emails and how you can guard your privacy in the email app. Other topics include how to use the Contacts app and the new features of FaceTime such as screen sharing and connecting to Android devices.