American Heroes

U.S Intervention in Haiti

I chose question number one, "How have the Haitians responded to the presence of U.S Marines in their country?"

Obviously the views of these articles show the reader that Haitians were not fond of Marines inside of Haiti. M. Peralte (the high commander of the revolution) specifically called for the minister to help his cause in ridding Haiti of the Marines. Peralte accuses American Marines of crimes such as killing, theft, and barbarian acts. All of which he says are held back from the American people. What he is saying may or may not be true, and if someone that is really begging for the government to remove any and all Americans from Haiti, may lie so that the government may sympathize for them.. Peralte continues to speak of the marines bringing ruin and hopelessness to Haiti. The Haitians demand to be free from all Americans. Yet little do they know that the Americans are trying to stop Germans who are marrying Haitians to be able to live in Haiti. By becoming citizens the Germans may also become political leaders, and take over the nation as a whole. This would give Germans an advantage in the Caribbeans, and knowing that a war (WWI) may be coming Wilson decided to try and stop Germans from controlling Haiti and influencing it.

On the American side of this is the NAACP many people believe they are slightly bias leftists. However, that is no need to judge their article. They seem to express complete hatred towards the marines though. They explain that American control is maintained by the bayonet. During the article James Weldon Johnson also pursues numerous cases that he had seen, and overheard. Maybe he should stop eavesdropping. Anyhow, he fails to mention that at the same time that the Haitians were being killed, the caicos were killing Marines as well. The caicos brought more pan to their people, by giving reason to the marines to hurt their people when they felt threatened, especially after seeing there own comrades die. Nevertheless the Haitians did not like the marines in their cities or country altogether. Should we have intervened maybe so, maybe not. All I know for certain is that the Haitians all hated the US during the early 1900s.

Steel Plow Presentation

I must say I am quite excited to present my groups steel plow project tomorrow. I think we did a good job, and our presentation will entice the judges. I know this wasn't assigned. I'll do it anyways though. Anyways, just an update, and sophia.org is pretty awesome.

Soddies

Today in class we learned about what it was like to live in a soddie. The first activity I did helped teach me how it felt to have your picture taken in the late 1800s. The camera would take around one minute to take a picture. The people in the picture would have to stand perfectly still to make sure the picture wasn't blurry. I probably couldn't stand still for one minute, and if I was to take a picture like this it would be extremely blurry. Then we got to smell some sod. It was kind of like wet grass, it smelt pretty bad though. Although I do believe that after a while you would get used to the smell. Then we got to stay in a "soddie" made of desks. It was extremely small, and I don't see how more than one bed would fit in it if a stove and table were included in it. It would be quite uncomfortable living conditions. I would probably end up just killing myself, since the space in the room was so small. I wouldn't be able to live in such a confined space all my life. Especially if I had to do so alone.

Erie Canal has a Positive Impact on -ociety

The Erie Canal was completed in 1825. The Erie Canal offered safe, cheap, and fast travel from Ohio to New York or vice-versa. It connected The Hudson River and Lake Erie which is one of the Great Lakes. It was at one part called the eighth wonder of the world. As it should have been at the time, it helped businesses from Ohio expand and gain revenue. Although it did have it's drawbacks such as granting the cholera disease easier ways to spread, and it did cost a lot of money.  It also helped trade in the US expanded greatly. Not only were traders from Ohio given a chance to expand. It also allowed the people from the east to migrate west for a cheaper price. Instead of the normal 100 dollars to travel from Ohio to New York or vice-versa it was now priced at a convenient price of 10 dollars. All in all the goods of the Erie Canal outweighed the bads. It also payed off all of it's debts and generated excess money as well.

What I learned about the War of 1812 (STEP 9)

Today, in history class we went over some of the leading factors of the War of 1812. The factor that I was assigned to was "The Orders of the Council" in Britain. The Orders of the Council in Britain was basically a Trade Embargo that unlike the French, Britain could maintain. France's Continental Supply                   was a failure because France didn't have the naval power to uphold it. However, Britain did have the naval power to withhold it, and upheld it. I believe that this was the main factor that led to the War of 1812. Impressment wasn't as important. It could lead to a revolt but it wouldn't lead to the government declaring war. The Chesapeake Affair was a battle between Britain and USA, but there were battles during the trade embargo as well. Finally the Incitement was probably the 2nd most prevalent. With Britain arming Native Americans and having them attack us is call for a war. However, I still believe that the trade embargo is more important because it cut us off from British resources, and it was an international issue.

Corps Discovery

My E-book

James Meredith Document

Day 7 Blog

On day 5 we dropped. On day 6 we had a half day, thus no history class. Today, we learned about the Stocksboro Boys and their trial in Alabama, after being convicted of rape and assault. We wrote diary entries through the eyes of the jury that voted on the case.

Day 4 daily blog

I'm still blogging...woohoo! Anyways on day 3 we learned about Marcus Greavey, and why he was such a big deal to the civil rights movement. We filled out some papers about him, and we went to second lunch. Today, we learned about the African american renaissance, listened to Jazz music, read poems, and looked at art. It was enjoyable.

Day 2 Blog of the Century (It's pretty deep)

Today for class we finished notes on the Reconstruction and also we began to plan out our RSA animate style projects. I'm pretty sure my groups RSA will be the best. On Tuesday we took our notes on the Reconstruction effort. We also learned about how badly the african americans were put down by the white southerners. Then we did a worksheet on the Car act. It's really stupid, separating whites and blacks on trains. Equality cannot exist with separation. However, I believe equality is a lie made up by us humans to make ourselves feel better about ourselves. I mean we are all the same, right? No. How can we be treated equally or have equal experiences if we are all different people. There is no equality we are bought up differently. Certain advantages that some people are born with may cause them to be better than others, thus canceling out equality altogether. because of our conversation I learned that we live in a world molded by hypocritical lies.

Day 7 blog

Today in class we took notes about the 14th amendment, and the reactions about it from white southerners and african americans. We also looked at wether the 14th amendment was constitutional or not. On day 6 we did worksheets about the 14th amendment. The last two classes have been a blast!

Day 4 blog post

Today, I learned about the three reconstruction plans, Johnson's reconstruction plan, Lincoln's reconstruction plan, and the strict laws. The Strict Laws mainly punished the south, Lincoln treated everyone fairly, and Johnson gave more freedom for former slaves. Then we created our own reconstruction plans. Mine consisted of almost all of Lincoln's reconstruction plan. Yesterday, we got into groups of three and made political magazine covers about the 14th amendment. Our cover was title "Politics Today". It was most excellent.

Blog Day 2

On Friday we took notes on Lincoln's assasination. Which is quite an interesting subject. I really liked going into detail about the background of John Wilkes Booth as well as his capture. Today we filled out a worksheet on Louisiana and stats about it after the war.

Winnie The Pooh Day

I believe that I am like Tigger. I am very energetic and always bounce off the walls. Unless it's a school day. I love adventure, and I take great risks. I did expect to be Tigger and I am. I was also kind of thinking that I might have been Pooh. Which I am okay with I guess. I think that both of these characters combined do show who I am.

	You are part Winnie the Pooh. Oh, bother. You are sweet, simple, and popular for your honesty and goodwill. Though you may be the biggest personality in the woods, you sometimes need the help of others in the brains department!
	You are part Tigger. You are very confident and competitive--not to mention a little cocky sometimes. You are easily excitable, perky, and loved by all for your, well, bounciness.

Day 2 Report

On day one we did a diary entry as one of the civilians in either Georgia or South Carolina, or a union soldier during Sherman's destruction of South Carolina and Georgia. I was assigned with a diary entry as a South Carolina citizen. I explained my distaste against the Union and their "ugly distasteful" flag. We then got ready to pass in the diary entries at a later date. Today we took notes on Sherman's conquest throughout Georgia and South Carolina.  He completely destroyed everything in site, a term to describe this is total war. Total war is when a country uses all resources available o take another country out of military competition.

What I have done this week

I was absent during day 7, however on day 6 we learned about Lincoln and his Emancipation Proclamation. Neal and Caleb got into two heated debates over both The Emancipation Proclamation and The Gettysburg Address. Neal said that The Emancipation Proclamation wasn't that big of a deal, and that it was more of a military tactic and not a statement to begin the freedom of all slaves. Caleb said that the Emancipation Proclamation truly helped all the slaves and played a big role in the war. We also did a worksheet on both The Gettysburg Address, and The Emancipation Proclamation. I hope we can learn more on Friday and review our Gettysburg Address worksheet that we did in class.