Wednesday, April 10th, 2013
Today in class we preformed quick skits about what people must have thought about traveling west. We had to answer questions like "would just young men be going?", "what's out west?", and "would we go?" All the skits were pretty diverse about the answers, but it all points to one thing: no one knew anything about the west, and those who were going out there were only going in hope of farming. I think I would have traveled out west. The promise of free, open land, a new start, opportunities, a chance to get rich, and also I've kinda of always wanted to live in a place like the prairie. I think it stems from too much "Little House on the Prairie," both the books and television show, as a child. Anyway, people seemed to know nothing except that they hoped for a good life out west.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Monday, April 1, 2013
Classroom Post
Monday, April 1st, 2013
Today in class we had a debate about what was the primary cause behind the war of 1812. The debate wasn't too much fun, seeing as it was less of an argument of points and more on four different statements and a final decision. In the end, I an a few other people stuck with my original group, which believed that the Orders in Council were the primary cause behind the war. But before the debate, I thought the Orders were the ONLY good reason, but after hearing about the incitement issues, I think they had a lot to do with it as well. Hearing it explained out loud made way more sense then the thing in the power point video thingy.
Today in class we had a debate about what was the primary cause behind the war of 1812. The debate wasn't too much fun, seeing as it was less of an argument of points and more on four different statements and a final decision. In the end, I an a few other people stuck with my original group, which believed that the Orders in Council were the primary cause behind the war. But before the debate, I thought the Orders were the ONLY good reason, but after hearing about the incitement issues, I think they had a lot to do with it as well. Hearing it explained out loud made way more sense then the thing in the power point video thingy.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Civil Rights Book
Here it is, my book! I worked hard on it, even though the cover isn't that flashy.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Classroom Post
Thursday, March 21, 2013
In class today, we looked at a picture of the march on Washington and talked about the new civil rights laws that had been instated at the time. We talked even more about whether the civil rights movement was really over and/or successful, and came to the conclusion that it wasn't because Alabama is still trying to do some things to discriminate.
In class today, we looked at a picture of the march on Washington and talked about the new civil rights laws that had been instated at the time. We talked even more about whether the civil rights movement was really over and/or successful, and came to the conclusion that it wasn't because Alabama is still trying to do some things to discriminate.
Monday, March 18, 2013
Civil Rights Personalities
Citations-
"Mary McLeod Bethune Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2013.
"Mary McLeod Bethune » Bethune School of Excellence." Bethune School of Excellence. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2013.
"National Council of Negro Women (1935- ) | The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed." National Council of Negro Women (1935- ) | The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2013.
"The Florida College Guide." The Florida College Guide. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2013.
"Mary McLeod Bethune and Eleanor Roosevelt Comment on America's Imperfect Democracy - WNYC." Annotations The NEH Preservation Project. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2013.
Tedder, Ryan. Waking Up. OneRepublic. Mosley Music Group, 2009. MP3.
"Title: Mary McLeod Bethune with a Line of Girls from the School." WDL RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2013.
"Famous Florida Women in History." Examiner.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2013.
"Mary McLeod Bethune." About.com Women's History. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2013.
"Dipity." Dipity. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2013.
"TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE." : MARY MACLEOD BETHUNE: THE ONLY BLACK WOMAN PRESENT AT THE FORMATION OF UNITED NATION AND THE GREAT AFRICAN-AMERICAN EDUCATOR OF ALL TIME. N.p., 15 Sept. 2012. Web. 18 Mar. 2013.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Classroom Post 32
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013
Although I was absent in class today, on Monday we looked at documents about Rosa Parks and the bus boycotts, specifically, the reason they worked. We looked at excerpts from many sources that talked about Rosa Parks and what she did, along with the Bus boycotts in general. We discussed whether or not school and areas were still segregated, if segregation still exists, if it will ever be fully abolished, and things like that.
Although I was absent in class today, on Monday we looked at documents about Rosa Parks and the bus boycotts, specifically, the reason they worked. We looked at excerpts from many sources that talked about Rosa Parks and what she did, along with the Bus boycotts in general. We discussed whether or not school and areas were still segregated, if segregation still exists, if it will ever be fully abolished, and things like that.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Classroom Post 31
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
So for the past few days in class we've started on the Civil Rights movements. We've looked at the different views of black activists, like W. E. B. something and another guy whose name I don't remember. The other guy believed that blacks should start from the bottom and work their way up to earn the respect and equality and W. E. B. wanted instant equality. We talked about Garvey, who organized a black association which believed that all blacks should return to Africa, and we read poems about the "Great Migration" of blacks to the Northern cities.
So for the past few days in class we've started on the Civil Rights movements. We've looked at the different views of black activists, like W. E. B. something and another guy whose name I don't remember. The other guy believed that blacks should start from the bottom and work their way up to earn the respect and equality and W. E. B. wanted instant equality. We talked about Garvey, who organized a black association which believed that all blacks should return to Africa, and we read poems about the "Great Migration" of blacks to the Northern cities.
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