Thursday, February 24, 2011
Genocide
Dear (pincipal of high school),
I am writing to you in part of all those who are on my side. History books all over the state are being edited and some even banned from most school. Our question is why? Why is it that our history is kept a secret from us. I know i am not the only one who is against this. We believe that times like when the Rape of Nanking, and genocide acts in other places of the world like Rwanda for example, should be taught to us. Why is it that we are not allowed to learn about that through our textbooks? Us, as americans should know what has happened and what is happening in the world around us, not only so we know what has happened and to be prepared just in case of a repeat but also so we make sure we prevent it from happening again. For example, lets say one of those event come up and hit us out of nowhere, well since we did not learn on what occured and how it was ended we won't know what to do. Our leaders and big people may know what has happened but we are next to fill out their spots and we should be well informed so we learn from their mistakes.
I am writing to you in part of all those who are on my side. History books all over the state are being edited and some even banned from most school. Our question is why? Why is it that our history is kept a secret from us. I know i am not the only one who is against this. We believe that times like when the Rape of Nanking, and genocide acts in other places of the world like Rwanda for example, should be taught to us. Why is it that we are not allowed to learn about that through our textbooks? Us, as americans should know what has happened and what is happening in the world around us, not only so we know what has happened and to be prepared just in case of a repeat but also so we make sure we prevent it from happening again. For example, lets say one of those event come up and hit us out of nowhere, well since we did not learn on what occured and how it was ended we won't know what to do. Our leaders and big people may know what has happened but we are next to fill out their spots and we should be well informed so we learn from their mistakes.
Cinderella Man.
OUTLINE
A)
James J. Braddock was one of the most outstanding boxers during the depression era
B)
He began to get beaten like everyfight and starting losing money.
C)
It got to a fight were his hand had broken in three places
-lost a fight because of it and made a fool of himself
-got fired from boxing, he was to stop boxing there
*he was unable to pay bills
*had to go to the places where they give work dialy to some people
*keep family healthy
*unable to find a job
*hit rock bottom
*was forced to go to the government for some financial aid
D)
After going through alot Jimmy returned to the ring for another chance
-No one thought he could actually had a chance/ everyone thought his time was done
-Jimmy went back to his old day and starting actually winning
-He made it all the way to having to fight the all time champion Max Baer.
E)
Max Baer was someone to be scared of
-he had killed two of his opponents in the ring
-everyone thought that Jimmy did not have a chance and were scared for his life
F)
The day of the fight Max Baer vs. Jimmy Braddock.
-he left and said good bye to his family
-people gathered all over (bars, street corners, even church) to listen to the fight on the radio.
-it was like the Superbowl or World Cup of that time.
-his wife went to see him in the locker room to wish him luck and made him
promise that she'll see him at home
-as Jimmy comes out to the ring, the place grew with silence
-fight begun, passed first round and everyoe was suprised
-round by round the fight kept going
-Max got his killer hits that sort of messed jimmy up, but he remembered about the fight he had seem where Max killed the guy and figured something out.
-Jimmy got back up and fought back
- fight ended and votes starting coming in
G)
Jimmy Braddock won the fight and got the title.
A)
James J. Braddock was one of the most outstanding boxers during the depression era
B)
He began to get beaten like everyfight and starting losing money.
C)
It got to a fight were his hand had broken in three places
-lost a fight because of it and made a fool of himself
-got fired from boxing, he was to stop boxing there
*he was unable to pay bills
*had to go to the places where they give work dialy to some people
*keep family healthy
*unable to find a job
*hit rock bottom
*was forced to go to the government for some financial aid
D)
After going through alot Jimmy returned to the ring for another chance
-No one thought he could actually had a chance/ everyone thought his time was done
-Jimmy went back to his old day and starting actually winning
-He made it all the way to having to fight the all time champion Max Baer.
E)
Max Baer was someone to be scared of
-he had killed two of his opponents in the ring
-everyone thought that Jimmy did not have a chance and were scared for his life
F)
The day of the fight Max Baer vs. Jimmy Braddock.
-he left and said good bye to his family
-people gathered all over (bars, street corners, even church) to listen to the fight on the radio.
-it was like the Superbowl or World Cup of that time.
-his wife went to see him in the locker room to wish him luck and made him
promise that she'll see him at home
-as Jimmy comes out to the ring, the place grew with silence
-fight begun, passed first round and everyoe was suprised
-round by round the fight kept going
-Max got his killer hits that sort of messed jimmy up, but he remembered about the fight he had seem where Max killed the guy and figured something out.
-Jimmy got back up and fought back
- fight ended and votes starting coming in
G)
Jimmy Braddock won the fight and got the title.
KILLER: Max Baer!
This picture was of the time Max Baer killed his opponent in the ring, by hitting his head really hard. I chose this picture because it was very important when it came to the fight between Jim Braddock and Max Baer. Everyone was scared that the same thing might happen with Jimmy. This was one of the movie's most exciting parts and also the most important fight of them all!
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Evolution vs. Religion
The Scopes Trail was one of the most significant event that took place in the roaring twenties. This was a trial in which a teacher got arrested for teaching his students about evolution. what happened, in my opinion should of not happened. Yes, he taught evolution, and that was his mistake and it might have not been what people wanted to believe but it is honestly not much of a big deal to arrest him for it. Now in school I believe that neither one should be taught. Everyone should be free to believe whatever they want to believe. They do not allow religion to be taught because of how everyone should be able to choose on what they want, but teaching evolutionism isn't much of a difference, because what about those people who are religious and believe that god created everything? By teaching evolutionism in school, is like telling them they are wrong and this is the correct way to think, and that is the same thing as of teaching creationism instead.
Topic 7
The Scopes Trial- John Scopes was a teacher who got arrested for teaching evolution to his students
Prohibition- Stop the use of alcohol,
-It was hard to enforce because:
-18th amendment was published which banned the manufacture and sale of alcohol.
-Prohibition was pushed by Women Organizations for two reasons: because the increase of :
1. Domestic Violence
2. Child Abuse
-Henry Ford was also agreeing with women organizations because like company was not as productive when his workers came to work hungover.
Flappers: Women who were considered the "revels"
Dust Bowl: Great plains where farming land was no longer good. Dust was picked up from the ground and created HUGE clouds of dust/storm that travelled pretty far, digging up everything on its way.
Immigration Policies:
Immigration restrictions were out to the public
Significant Literary Works: all draw attention to other people
Harlem Renaissance: African Americans came together as a group and proudly showed off their culture, music, art, poetry, literature, etc,. It was like an awakening time for African Americans.
Sacco and Vanzetti: Italian Anarchists
Labor Issues: Soldiers went back home and had to start all over, with them back factories had way too many workers, meaning they had to start to lay off some people, and were most immigrants and women. This was also the time when Great depression was starting to happen.
The Red Scare: Bolshevik Revolution- Lenin takes over power in Russia (father Lenin).. Russia goes away; USSR is formed. Americans were afraid of those who displayed un-american behaviors especially one from foreign countries
Schneck v. the United States: Espionage and Sedition Acts were declared constitutional by the Supreme Court.
Prohibition- Stop the use of alcohol,
-It was hard to enforce because:
- Did not ban:
- possession
- consumption
- transportation
-18th amendment was published which banned the manufacture and sale of alcohol.
-Prohibition was pushed by Women Organizations for two reasons: because the increase of :
1. Domestic Violence
2. Child Abuse
-Henry Ford was also agreeing with women organizations because like company was not as productive when his workers came to work hungover.
Flappers: Women who were considered the "revels"
- short haired
- smoking/drinking in public
- wore exposing clothing (such as shoulders, cleavage)
- gams (legs) showing
- people were starting to have less money due to the fact that credit was first introduced to the people and they went crazy/put people in debts.
- low interest rates
- introduction of the Installment Plan
- no discretionary rate
- buying on margins
- stocks bought not always benefited a person, when market was down they would end up losing a lot of money!
Dust Bowl: Great plains where farming land was no longer good. Dust was picked up from the ground and created HUGE clouds of dust/storm that travelled pretty far, digging up everything on its way.
Immigration Policies:
Immigration restrictions were out to the public
- US could thrive without immigrants
- Opposition to quotas disappeared
Significant Literary Works: all draw attention to other people
- Jacob A. Riis - was about the other side of the great depression, made people realize what was actually going on
- Upton Sinclair - meat packing company, talks about what went on at a meat packaging factory
- Ralph Nader - about how cars were dangerous and presented the idea of seat belts
Harlem Renaissance: African Americans came together as a group and proudly showed off their culture, music, art, poetry, literature, etc,. It was like an awakening time for African Americans.
Sacco and Vanzetti: Italian Anarchists
Labor Issues: Soldiers went back home and had to start all over, with them back factories had way too many workers, meaning they had to start to lay off some people, and were most immigrants and women. This was also the time when Great depression was starting to happen.
The Red Scare: Bolshevik Revolution- Lenin takes over power in Russia (father Lenin).. Russia goes away; USSR is formed. Americans were afraid of those who displayed un-american behaviors especially one from foreign countries
Schneck v. the United States: Espionage and Sedition Acts were declared constitutional by the Supreme Court.
George "Baby Face" Nelson
In our organized crime small group presentation I learned that all the "gangsters" we researched all has something to do with alcohol, and started their criminal years young. They were all also at some point public enemies, except Kate, she was never actually caught red handed; only the people the worked for her and her sons were caught, but nothing brought her into the action. This says that she was a very sneaky woman, no clues ever lead to her. Also George Nelson, like others were part of gangs that were always arrested but somehow managed to escape, and most dealt with robbery.
Prohibition!
People had new technologies in the 1920's, and
Red Scare happened
Our soldiers had returned home,
Help was greatly needed; the
Industrial era had begun to
Ban liquor due to
Increase of depression
Then
Immigration restrictions
Openned in American
Nation
Red Scare happened
Our soldiers had returned home,
Help was greatly needed; the
Industrial era had begun to
Ban liquor due to
Increase of depression
Then
Immigration restrictions
Openned in American
Nation
Roaring Twenties!
Repeal the 18th amendment was what FDR pushed towards.
Organized crimes were created because of prohibition
Actions were taken by women organizations for prohibition
Refusing to let men drink and kiss them.
In their side also appeared Henry Ford, because company was not as productive when workers went to work hungover
Negotiations were happening all around; People just had to have their
Giggle water!
Transportation, possession, and consumption of alcohol
Were not banned causing prohibition hard to be enforced.
Educated business men violated the law to make more money smuggling alcohol during Prohibition era to meet the
Needs of people who wanted liquor.
This caused an
Increase in Domestic violance and child abuse.
Espionage and Seduction Acts were also declared by the
Supreme court in the 1920's
Organized crimes were created because of prohibition
Actions were taken by women organizations for prohibition
Refusing to let men drink and kiss them.
In their side also appeared Henry Ford, because company was not as productive when workers went to work hungover
Negotiations were happening all around; People just had to have their
Giggle water!
Transportation, possession, and consumption of alcohol
Were not banned causing prohibition hard to be enforced.
Educated business men violated the law to make more money smuggling alcohol during Prohibition era to meet the
Needs of people who wanted liquor.
This caused an
Increase in Domestic violance and child abuse.
Espionage and Seduction Acts were also declared by the
Supreme court in the 1920's
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