The presentation done by Zack, Patrick and Luca was very interesting to see. I knew that the money discrepancy was there, but I didn't know how much of an impact certain living areas had compared to others. The way that they presented their website and how they did their website made it very simply to access the information you were looking for and better yet made it clearer by saying it simply.
They went in with their information, having great visuals and statistics that made it pleasing to look at and super informational. The interviews they did also strongly supported their cause and their viewpoints. Lastly, they also didn't simply give one solution towards their problem, they gave many ways to solve it and explains why it would be more effective than just simply throwing money at it.
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Thursday, December 10, 2015
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
9/30/15
Today we finished the video about Custer's Last Stand.
We learned that Custer was a a foolish man, as said by Sitting Bull. Even though this was the truth, many press didn't say it that way. What they did is said that they, as in Custer's army, was "massacred" and "fought for three days", when in reality, the fight took no longer than it took "finish dinner."
Even with these burdens, Elizabeth Custer, his wife, took the story and wrote three novels which became best-selling novels and gave her more than enough money before she had died. This lead to also many silent films being made and later films with audio, all of the showing the foolish man Custard as a hero.
Lastly, we started another documentary, which instead of focusing on the lives of the rich and prosperous people of those times, will focus on the lives of those who worked in these factories, on railroads, and oil.
Key numbers about these times, 1% of the companies control 1/3 of the production, the 1% made/had more money than the rest 99%.
Other things to note is that they strongly believed in Social Darwinism.
We learned that Custer was a a foolish man, as said by Sitting Bull. Even though this was the truth, many press didn't say it that way. What they did is said that they, as in Custer's army, was "massacred" and "fought for three days", when in reality, the fight took no longer than it took "finish dinner."
Even with these burdens, Elizabeth Custer, his wife, took the story and wrote three novels which became best-selling novels and gave her more than enough money before she had died. This lead to also many silent films being made and later films with audio, all of the showing the foolish man Custard as a hero.
Lastly, we started another documentary, which instead of focusing on the lives of the rich and prosperous people of those times, will focus on the lives of those who worked in these factories, on railroads, and oil.
Key numbers about these times, 1% of the companies control 1/3 of the production, the 1% made/had more money than the rest 99%.
Other things to note is that they strongly believed in Social Darwinism.
8/31/2015
Today during class we reviewed the Amendments made to the Constitution.
The First Amendment was reviewed to simply be:
Freedom of Speech, but with many limitations to support the safety of others.
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Press (Media)
Peaceful Assembly and the Right to petition the government.
The Second Amendment is:
The Right to Bear Arms.
The Third Amendment:
Basically we don't have to house soldiers in our house (while in a time of peace.)
The Fourth:
No Search and Seizure without reasonable suspicion.
The Fifth:
Prevention of double jeopardy (multiple trials for one crime) and self-incrimination (cannot be used as a witness against yourself unless you say so.)
Also allows due process.
And the Six.
Trial by Jury and all of the rights given to the accused.
Da 7th:
Allowing Civil Trial by a Jury.
Da 8th:
No excessive bail, and no unusual and cruel punishments.
Dath 9:
Protection of rights not mentioned in the Bill of Rights.(important for many things)
Duh 10th:
Power to the state and the people!
The First Amendment was reviewed to simply be:
Freedom of Speech, but with many limitations to support the safety of others.
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Press (Media)
Peaceful Assembly and the Right to petition the government.
The Second Amendment is:
The Right to Bear Arms.
The Third Amendment:
Basically we don't have to house soldiers in our house (while in a time of peace.)
The Fourth:
No Search and Seizure without reasonable suspicion.
The Fifth:
Prevention of double jeopardy (multiple trials for one crime) and self-incrimination (cannot be used as a witness against yourself unless you say so.)
Also allows due process.
And the Six.
Trial by Jury and all of the rights given to the accused.
Da 7th:
Allowing Civil Trial by a Jury.
Da 8th:
No excessive bail, and no unusual and cruel punishments.
Dath 9:
Protection of rights not mentioned in the Bill of Rights.(important for many things)
Duh 10th:
Power to the state and the people!
Monday, September 28, 2015
9/28/15
Today we started a video about Custer's Last Stand.
We began the video explaining that the Indians didn't want to move and would fight if anyone tried anything funny. But as the white people moved west onto their lands, they began to slowly and slowly get outnumbered, almost 4:1. As these settlers moved, they also began to start killing off the buffalo in the area, which was quote, "the equivalent of the modern day Wal-mart for Indians" (Mr. Stewart). This really made the Indians mad, especially one specific one named Crazy Horse.
When the economy almost crashed in 1873, and the reason why it didn't was because railroad owners began to sell the land near their railroads to cities and people. Some of this land went near the land reserved to the Indians through the Laramie Treaty.
One of these places inhabited by people was the Black Hills. A sacred place to the Indians, and since people found gold there, caused the Indians to become extremely pissed. Crazy Horse, mentioned earlier to be one of the most angry and vengeful, would find lone miners and kill them. Whenever the U.S. brought an army they would be pretty confidently defeated because the soldiers they had were usually immigrants and low-wage-seeking workers, not fit for battle in any way.
Tl;dr The White People are screwing with the Indians and will probably lose the battle in Custer's Last Stand.
We began the video explaining that the Indians didn't want to move and would fight if anyone tried anything funny. But as the white people moved west onto their lands, they began to slowly and slowly get outnumbered, almost 4:1. As these settlers moved, they also began to start killing off the buffalo in the area, which was quote, "the equivalent of the modern day Wal-mart for Indians" (Mr. Stewart). This really made the Indians mad, especially one specific one named Crazy Horse.
When the economy almost crashed in 1873, and the reason why it didn't was because railroad owners began to sell the land near their railroads to cities and people. Some of this land went near the land reserved to the Indians through the Laramie Treaty.
One of these places inhabited by people was the Black Hills. A sacred place to the Indians, and since people found gold there, caused the Indians to become extremely pissed. Crazy Horse, mentioned earlier to be one of the most angry and vengeful, would find lone miners and kill them. Whenever the U.S. brought an army they would be pretty confidently defeated because the soldiers they had were usually immigrants and low-wage-seeking workers, not fit for battle in any way.
Tl;dr The White People are screwing with the Indians and will probably lose the battle in Custer's Last Stand.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
"Worse than Slavery"
Today in class we went over the aftermath of the War, which included the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. Also included was share cropping, Jim Crow laws, and the infamous KKK.
We started off recapping about the end of the Civil War, how there was two ideas of attempting to fix the separation in the United States. One way was Restoration; restoring the United States to the way it was before the War. This type of fixing heavily favored the South because it let them mostly keep their way of life. The other way that was considered was Reconstruction. The example used to establish a difference was the example of an old and broken chair. Restoration would be polishing, re-coating the chair. Reconstructing would be destroying the chair and rebuilding it how you wanted it.
The 13th Amendment was passed, but with the Amendment holding back many specific details that would be added in the 14th and 15th, but it allowed Southerns to take control of "free" black people is such ways like Share-Cropping.
Share-Cropping: Give blacks land, have they pay in crops, oh wait they don't have crops to start off with, LOAN them crops, ???, Free labor. Basically.
The 14th amendment gave naturally born people (including former slaves) citizenship...which helped a bit? It didn't have a very large impact on anything.
The 15th says that you can't not let someone vote based on race, color, or previous status of servitude. What happened instead was that the White American Southern Protestants (W.A.S.P. for short), gave people 'literacy tests'. Since the majority of black people didn't have education, it was easy to prevent them from voting.
It wasn't until 60 years later Martin Luther King Jr. started his movement.
We started off recapping about the end of the Civil War, how there was two ideas of attempting to fix the separation in the United States. One way was Restoration; restoring the United States to the way it was before the War. This type of fixing heavily favored the South because it let them mostly keep their way of life. The other way that was considered was Reconstruction. The example used to establish a difference was the example of an old and broken chair. Restoration would be polishing, re-coating the chair. Reconstructing would be destroying the chair and rebuilding it how you wanted it.
The 13th Amendment was passed, but with the Amendment holding back many specific details that would be added in the 14th and 15th, but it allowed Southerns to take control of "free" black people is such ways like Share-Cropping.
Share-Cropping: Give blacks land, have they pay in crops, oh wait they don't have crops to start off with, LOAN them crops, ???, Free labor. Basically.
The 14th amendment gave naturally born people (including former slaves) citizenship...which helped a bit? It didn't have a very large impact on anything.
The 15th says that you can't not let someone vote based on race, color, or previous status of servitude. What happened instead was that the White American Southern Protestants (W.A.S.P. for short), gave people 'literacy tests'. Since the majority of black people didn't have education, it was easy to prevent them from voting.
It wasn't until 60 years later Martin Luther King Jr. started his movement.
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
9/22/15 The End of the Civil War
Today we finished the video about the Civil War.
We first talked about how the Gettysburg Address was a written version of what the North's Goals were throughout the war. This two minute speech was ironically remembered over the 2 hour speech given by the keynote speaker.
Secondly, we talked about the effects the war had in 1864, which also happened to be an election year. Instead of just blowing off the election, Lincoln held the election, which would be the first to happen during a Civil War, and with help from his armies and some defeats in the South, Lincoln was re-elected as leader.
Through these events and with the Northern armies picking up speed and pressure on the South, the Civil War was finally ended when Lee surrendered. It was considered to be "generous" as the terms that Grant offered-- the release of Confederate soldiers back to their homes with belongings and horses, and sending rations to their soldiers who needed it -- and was very close to mending the peace.
The End of the War ensured that the United States would be a Democratic Capitalist Nation, no longer relying on free slave labor.
We first talked about how the Gettysburg Address was a written version of what the North's Goals were throughout the war. This two minute speech was ironically remembered over the 2 hour speech given by the keynote speaker.
Secondly, we talked about the effects the war had in 1864, which also happened to be an election year. Instead of just blowing off the election, Lincoln held the election, which would be the first to happen during a Civil War, and with help from his armies and some defeats in the South, Lincoln was re-elected as leader.
Through these events and with the Northern armies picking up speed and pressure on the South, the Civil War was finally ended when Lee surrendered. It was considered to be "generous" as the terms that Grant offered-- the release of Confederate soldiers back to their homes with belongings and horses, and sending rations to their soldiers who needed it -- and was very close to mending the peace.
The End of the War ensured that the United States would be a Democratic Capitalist Nation, no longer relying on free slave labor.
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