Modern day song

Angels And Airwaves - The War



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And the houses
Laid out like targets
With the deafening sound
We watched them all go down
And the families
Now useless bodies
They lay still black and blue
A gift from us to you

Believe, you want this
Believe, I want this too

Why wont you tell me that
It's almost over
Why must this?
Tear my head
Inside out




Sorry I posted like most of the song, but those were my favorite parts. This song talks about how they just want everything to end; war, heartbreak, deaths of innocent people. It talks about the destruction of houses, and bodies of innocent people just laying there. He wants it to all stop. He wants things to be over and stop hurting him from the inside. This song is similar to the ones from the Vietnamese era because theyre both talking about the end of war. How they desperately want it. They want the heartbreak to be over and just want it all to end. People pray that it ends soon and that it goes away. They show their discontent with war and how heartbreaking it is for them.
War is something no one wants and wish it would just never happen. The Vietnamese war witnessed the death of many American soldiers and the heartbreak of their families and friends back home.
“The purpose of all wars...is peace.”

Topic 12 Formative Assessment

1. Truman Doctrine
- Any country that is in danger from communism, will be financially supported
- Set forth by U.S President, Harry Truman.
- March 12, 1947

2. Containment Policy
- Made up of Truman Doctrine; NATO; Marshall Plan
- Made to stop the spread of communism
- During Cold War

3. Bay of Pigs Invasion:
- An attempt, with the support of U.S government, to overthrow the government of Fidel Castro
- Similar to invasion of Panama by the purpose of overthrowing a government with the support of U.S

4. U.S Foreign Policy with Regard to Korea and Vietnam
- Fund these nations with money. Billions were sent to help them
- Supported them in order to "sell" democracy to those nations
- Stop communism
- Keep democracy alive in the eastern hemisphere

5. Intervention:
- In Vietnam, U.S sent troops to support the non-communists fighters; which led to their involvement in the Vietnam war
- In Korea, U.S didnt want to directly get involved so they financially aided South Korea

6. Cold War Development
- Fear of Communism
- Between Soviets and their allies, including U.S
- Arms Race; competing against each other for nuclear dominance

7. War Powers Act
- U.S law that restricts that a President cannot launch a war without the consent of the Congress

8. World War II Foreign Policy vs. Post WWII Foreign Policy
- Before war, U.S foreign policy was isolationist. We did not get involved with the problems of other countries unless they posed a threat
- After the war, U.S foreign policy became internationalist. We helped out other countries and try to preserve peace and freedom and avoid wars as much as possible.

9. Limited War
- A war in which not all resources are completely used

10. Examples of Containment in Europe
- Berlin Wall; to seperate the non-communists in Germany
- Iron Curtain; seperated Europe from the oncoming communist movement

11. Main Points of the Division of Germany
- Consequence of the defeat of the Nazi Germany in WWII and the beginning of Cold War
- Split into two blocs; Eastern and Western
* East Germany: - Totalitarian Stalinist dictatorship.
- Allied with Soviet Union
* Western Germany: - Parliamentary democracy
- A member of NATO

12. Douglass MacArthur dismissal
- Commander of the United Nations
- Fired by Truman for making contradictory public statements about the official policies of the U.S Government

13. Korean War similarities with Persian Gulf War
- Both started with the sudden invasion of a country over the other
- The assistance of the U.S for both was because they wanted to prevent a government from gaining power.

14. Nuclear Test Ban
- It bans all nuclear explosions in all environments for any purpose.
- Adopted by the United Nations General Assembly

15. Long Term Effects of Vietnam
- Was a costly war
- Tremendous number of deaths
- Presence of toxic chemicals in the soil and water
- Soldiers were scolded upon arrival back home
- Loss of the U.S

16. Peace Crops
- American volunteer program run by the U.S Government
- 3 missions:
* Provide technical assistance
* Help people from outside the United States to understand the US culture,
* Help Americans understand the cultures of other countries.

17. End of Cold War
- Fall of the Berlin Wall

18. Domino Theory
- If one state in a region came under the influence of Communism, the surrounding countries would follow in a domino effect.

19. Nixon's Detente
- He visited the Soviet Union and interacted with the president which led to the Soviet president coming to the U.S, which led to the signing of a nuclear nonaggression pact (which played a role in ending the arms race between the U.S and the Soviet Union)

I Am Poem

I am an unaccepted African American
I wonder how people could be so cruel
I hear them saying mean stuff about me
I see their violent attitudes
I want this to all go away
I am an unaccepted African American

I pretend to be strong and fearless
I feel hated and unwanted
I need a comforting shoulder
I worry about what might happen to me if I was left alone among these vicious crowds
I cry at the current situation im in
I am an unaccepted African American

I understand they might have opposing views about us
I believe it all can change if they give us a chance
I dream of this all going away and the world being equal
I try to never show my weaknesses
I hope that one day, people will see that we are all in this together, not against each other
I am an unaccepted African American

Topic 11 Concept Guide!

1. MLK and Civil Disobedience
- Peaceful, nonviolent
- Equal Rights
- Events where people wouldnt fight back, and just take the abuse.
- "If pushed, do not push back. If struck, do not strike back, but evidence love and goodwill at all times".
- Kill them with niceness

2. Power of the "Mob"
- Large groups of people trying to prove a point by protesting
- Montgomery Bus Boycott
- Passive Movement
- Freedom Riders

3. Plessy v. Ferguson vs. Brown v. Board of Education
- Plessy v Ferguson
* Seperate but Equal
* White and black schools, fountains, etc.
- Brown v. Board of Education
* Marked the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement
* Declared the state laws that established separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional.

4. Civil Rights Goal
- Equality for all
- Desegeregation, especially in schools
- Affirmative Action
- End of all discrimination

5. Eisenhower's Role in Little Rock
- Sent troops to protect the nine black students not allowed to enter the school
- Eisenhower enforced the Law that segregation was unconstitutional

6. Rights of the Accused
- 6th Amendment requires counsel for defendants who are unable to afforrd their own attorney
- Criminal suspects have the right to counsel during police interrogations
- Criminal suspects must be informed of their right to consult with counsel prior to interrogation

7. Brown v. Board of Eduacation
- Oliver Brown sued the Topeka, Kansas School Board on behalf of his 8 year old daughter. (1950)
- Thurgood Mashall was the attorney for the Browns

8. Chavez and the United Farm Workers
- He became a culture icon for the chickanos
- United Farm Workers; helped to organize strikes and organized civl disobedience for the migrant workers
- He organized the Delano Grape Strike
- Participated in several fasts to support the different social issues
- Was Anti-Immigration while at UFW

9. FHA and ADA
- FHA: Fair Housing Act
* Outlawed refusal to sell or rent a dwelling to any person because of race, color, religion, handicap, or national region
-ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act
* All facilities must be accesible

10. Purpose of Filibusters
- The right to delay or prevent a vote on a given proposal

11. Sit-Ins and other Protests
- Power of the mob
- Freedom Rides
- Montgomery Bus Boycott
- Passive resistance
- Sitting down and refusing to get up until their protest works

MLK vs. Malcolm X

Are they similar or do they differ? Well, it's pretty much a bit of both. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X are two of the most important figures in history. Their actions and sayings will always be remembered throughout history. Now, they are both similar in the goal they wanted to achieve, which was the Civil Rights Movement; but they both differed in the way they worked and achieved it. MLK was more peaceful and non-violent and believed in "civil disobedience". Malcolm X on the other hand believed to do whatever it is necessary to achieve his goals, even if that means violence. MLK's way of approaching equality involved all different races not just one; ,meanwhile Malcolm X was very negative about most races and blamed them for the inequality. Malcolm X was more radical and believed he had the right to retaliate, which kind of made MLKS peaceful ideas more accepted by people. Who wouldnt prefer peace over violence? So therefore, I believed that MLK had a bigger effect in this world as his ideas are still viewed and remembered nowadays, and even still followed when it times of conflicts. Never forget the peaceful words .. "If cursed, do not curse back. If pushed, do not push back. If struck, do not strike back, but evidence love and goodwill at all times".

Meritocracy

I'm one of those people that believe that if you work hard, you can accomplish anything you want no matter how difficult or unreal it may be! If you truely want to achieve something, you wont let anyone or anything get in the way. You want the American Dream? Then work your butt off for it. Its not just going to come to you while doing barely any effort. Yeah I know that the kids from "A Class Divided" were easily influenced and easily programmed by their teacher to think that the superior is always better, but I believe that its all psychological. If you want to believe that you are inferior to others, you'll believe that. If you want to believe that no matter how hard you work you wont be as good as the other, you will believe that. It's all in your head. If you convince yourself you cannot do something, then sure in heck you wont. A person must be confident in theirselves and know that no one is better than him, and he is not better than anyone else. Effort is what gets you somewhere. No pain, no gain.

The Majestic Outline

I. Introduction
A. Peter Appleton
1. Rising young Hollywood screenwriter
2. Accused of communism for attending an antiwar meeting during college years
a. His reason behind it was to impress a girl
3. His movie gets pushed back due to the accusations
4. Got left by his movie star girlfriend
5. Finally, his conract with the studio is dropped.

II. His life takes a wrong turn
A. Upset, he gets drunk and accidently ends up driving off a bridge
B. He is found later on ashore by a dog with a lost memory
C. The dogs owner takes Peter to feed him and get him cleaned up.

III. Mistaken identity
A. Recognized by a town citizen
1. He is believed to be Luke Trimble (townboy killed in WWII 9 years before)
2. His "father" Harry is extremely happy to see him
3. Peter is completely clueless but plays along.
4. "Meets" his girlfriend Adele Stanton.

IV. Playing along
A. Peter, after seeing the excitement of the entire town of Lukes return, decides to play along.
B. He tries to "rememeber" as much as possible
C. Falls in love with his "girlfriend"
D. Believed that opening up the Majestic movie theater would be a great idea
1. Members of the town all contribute to its reopening
E. Back in Washington D.C, members of the Congressional commitee believe that his disappearance was because he in fact is a communist
1. Two soldiers are on the look for him
F. A one handed soldier who served in WWII, who was Luke's friend, is supicious of his return and confronts Peter.

V. And the memories come back
A. The Majestic is back in business!
B. Peter convinces the town that the memorial of Franklin D. Roosevelt should be displayed
C. "Sand Pirates of the Sahara" is now played.
1. Peter starts to get his memory back as he remembers the lines from the movie
2. All the memories flow back to him
D. At that moment, Harry has a heart attack
1. Peter lets him die believing that he is his son

VI. The truth shall come out
A. After the funeral, Peters tells Adele that he is not Luke.
B. Moments after, federal agents invade the town and the truth is out
C. Peter is taken away and is supposed to appear before Congress
D. Later on that night, Peter's lawer tells him to admit and name a list of Communists in order to clear up his name
1. Peter agrees to this
2. Adele believes that he should defend himself against these accusations instead of letting him be accused for no good reason.
a. She attempts this by giving him a letter written by Luke that states that he knows that he is dying for a good case.
B. The letter inspires him

VII. The end/trial
A. When facing the committee, Peter tries to fire back the committee
B. After gathering up courage, he makes a speech about American ideals and tries to fight for his innocence
1. The crowd starts to support him
C. After being proved wrong, the committee sets him free
D. Peter then decides to go back to Lawson
1. All townsfolks are glad to see him and welcome him
2. His real relationship with Adele starts now.

THE END.

Impact of television

Ohh TV, what would we do without you? die, thats what. TV's have become such an important thing in life, we cannot just get rid of it that easily. It has a tremendous effect on society nowadays, and the impact just keeps increasing by the day. Ha, now, most houses have a TV in every single room; that's how bad we cant live without them.

Ofcourse TV's are a great thing; it attracts every kinds of people out there. Are you political and care about what is going on in the world? Yup, theres CNN and NBC and all those live news shows for that. Like cartoons and children shows? Theres Disney Channel and Cartoon Network for that. Like shows about animals and nature? Theres National Geographic for that. Theres also scientific, historical, and geographical shows anyone could ever want. It is definately a great way for entertainment. As great as all those postivie things sounds, TV does indeed have a negative side.

Reality shows, reality shows, reality shows. That's pretty much all I have to say. Reality shows are what causing an immense change in teenage behavior nowadays. Teenage kids tend to reinact what they see on tv, from foul language to violenece behavior. They think that acting this way is "cool". There are also other inappopriate shows for teenage kids that dont always have restrictions on them, so watching them would be easy for them to do without parents knowing. Teenagers revolve around TV's, and if things stay the same as they are now, let's just say no good will come out of it.


http://carolehicks.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/televisions-impact-on-society/

Sexist Ad

This ad, which appeared in 1936 was promoting the new General Electric Home Laundry. It was said to make laundry work much easier and faster. This ad is very ironic because as innocent as it seems, it displays so much sexism. First of all, it indirectly says that women should do the house work and that it is her job. Laundry isnt that hard of a task for men to do, but I guess at that time, it was only a thing women were supposed to do. Second, it shows the mother teaching possibly her little daugthter how to start cleaning and doing work like her. The people who created this ad, which were most likely to be men, are saying that women should teach their young girls so that they'd grow up doing the same housework and following their mothers footsteps. This ad shows how men viewed the roles of women; important for housework. What shame.

Topic 10 concept guide!

1. McCarthyism Impact on Society
- Its the practice of publicizing accusations of political disloyalty or subversion with insufficient evidence
- Led the House Committee on Un-American Activities
- Accused government officials, members of the media and other prominent members of society as being Communists or Communist sympathizers
- Hollywood Blacklist
* Attracted young idealists seeking power for the common working man
* Targeted homo-sexuals as well
- People who were imprisoned lost their jobs
- Ruined McCarthy's own reputation
- Over 300 actors, authors and directors were denied work in the U.S through the Hollywood Blacklist

2. Communist "Witch Hunt" and impact on those accused
- Mostly by anti-communist groups
- Accused a majority of people, even if they were innocent
- Many people lost their jobs
- People preferred to be imprisoned because they'd live longer

3. Space Race impact on government policies
- Battle between the Soviet Union and the U.S for supremacy in outer space exploration
- The Soviet first launched the Sputnik 1 artificial satellite
- U.S then puts man on moon
- Started off the Cold War

4. Cold War mind set for the United States government and public
- Beat Soviet Union in technology
- Feared Communism and being defeated
- Started off Cold War

5. Relationship of suburbs, automobiles, and roads.
- Away from city; less crowded, quieter.
- Increase of car usage
- Interstate Highway Act 1956

6. Baby boom
- 1946-1960
- Causes:
* 20 years of "tough times"
* Removal of social and economic restraints that kept people from having families
- Men returning from war
- Increased the consumer demand

7. Urban-Suburban Pattern
- Business district
- Inner city: low income families
- Suburbs: middle income families
- Further suburbs: high income families

8. GI Bill:
- Provides education benefits for returning WWII veterans
- One year unemployment compensation
- Gave loans

9. Expansion of the middle class
- Returning men from war started families; baby boom
- Moving to suburbs
- Increase of credit cards usage

Casablanca Outline

I. Setting
A. Casablanca, Morroco
1. World War II, 1940's

II. Introducation
A. Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart)
1. Main character
2. Owns "Rick's Café Américain"
B. Two German couriers are murdered
C. Ugarte (Peter Lorre) ,
1. Petty criminal who arrives in Rick's club with "letters of transit"
2. He plans to sell them to the highest bidder
3. Gets arrested before the exchange
4. Dies in police custody and entrusts the letters to Rick

III. Rising Action
A. Rick's ex-lover, Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman), walks back into his life.
1. She asks Sam (Dooley Wilson), the house pianist, to play "As Time Goes By"
2. Rick is mad that Sam is playing that song after he ordered him to never play it and sees Ilsa when furiously walking toward Sam.
3. She is married to Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid), who is a fugitive Czech Resistance leader that escaped from a Nazi concentration camp.
B. In order for Victor to continue his work, they need the letters to leave for America.
C. Signor Ferrari (Sydney Greenstreet), a very popular guy in the criminal underworld and who is also Rick's friendly business rival, tells Laszlo that he suspects the letter to be with Rick.

IV. Climax
A. Laszlo later in the night meets up with Rick asking him for the letters, and Rick refuses and tells him to " ask his wife"
B. Strasser starts a group of officers singing "Die Wacht am Rhein".
1. In response to that, Laszlo orders the band to play "La Marseillaise".
a. Rick nods his head and gives permission when the band over at him.
C. Strasser acts back by having Renault close the club.
D. Ilsa confronts Rick in the cafe.
1. She threatens him with a gun when he refuses to give her the letters.
2. She confesses her love to him
3. She explains what happened back in Paris; when she fell in love with him, she thought Laszlo was killed when attempting to escape from the concentration camp, and then later when she was about to runaway with him to the German army, she was informed that Laszlo was still alive and hiding. So she had to leave Rick without an explanation to go back to her sick husband.

V. Falling Action
A. Rick agrees to help Isla, and makes her believe that they will remain together after Laszlo leaves.
1. Isla is hidden in the back when Laszlo unexpectedly appears in the cafe, and Rick and Laszlo talk
B. Laszlo tells Rick that he is aware of the love between him and Ilsa.
1. He tries to persuade Rick to have the letters in order for Ilsa to be safe.
C. Police arrest Laszlo on a minor charge, but Rick convinces Renault to let him go by promising to set him up on a more serious crime; which was the possession of the letters of transit.
D. To relieve Renaults suspicions, Rick claims that he and Ilsa will leave for America
E. Renault secretly makes a phone call to Major Strasser


VI. Conclusion
A. As Renault tries to arrest Laszlo as planned, Rick points a gun towards him and makes him help in their escape.
B. Rick makes Ilsa board the plane that is heading to Lisbon with Laszlo, convincing her that she would regret staying with him.
1. Ilsa disagrees but is later on forced and convinced.
C. Major Strasser arrives at the scene and Rick shoots him when trying to intervene
1. When his men arrive, he plays it cool and tells the men to "Round up the usual suspects"
D. The film ends with everyone pretty much satisfied and with a famous line, " Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."

Concept 9 study guide!

1. Role of Women during WWII.
- They took over their husbands jobs when they went to war.
- Worked in factories and on farms
- Worked as nurses, secretaries, etc. if they weren't home taking care of their children
- Gained more rights in society like the right to vote
- Went back to taking care of their houses and children when the men came back

2. Cause and Effect of Use of the Atomic Bomb
*Cause:
- In Japan
- The bombing of Pearl Harbor ( Dec. 7th, 1941)
- The refusal of Japan to surrender

* Effect:
- Two atomic bombs. One on Hiroshima which killed 90,000 people, and the second on Nagasaki which killed 70,000 people
- Caused extreme destruction and health problems
- Japan surrendered and WWII was over.

3. US Foreign Policy Before, During, and After the War
*Before:
- They were isolationists and preferred to stay out of war.
- Remained neutral till 1941, where they entered war

*During:
- The size of the Navy doubles just in case, by FDR.
- Helped the Allies
- Lend Lease Act: U.S offered Britain battleships in exchange for land
- After Pearl Harbor, U.S declares war on Japan and gets involved more

* After:
- Completely involved in war and other countries' affairs
- Joins the United Nations
- Considered very powerful afterward.

4. Effects of the War on Europe
- Mass destruction
- Tensions between countries
- Formation of Communist Soviet Union
- The decline of Jewish population due to Holocaust

5. Effect of Pearl Harbor Attack
- Death of American soldiers
- The upset of the U.S
- Attack back on Japan; which were the atomic bombs
- Declaration of war on Japan, and then the declaration of Germany of war on the U.S

6. Japanese Internment
- Constitutionally stated, it was okay to lock up Japanese people because they bombed Pearl Harbor
- Japanese Americans were sent to prison camps
- Korematsu vs. USA trial: tried to suee the government for violation of constitutional rights. The government won

7. Neutrality Acts
- 1935-1937
* Embargo on arm sales
* U.S battleships could not be armed

8. Purpose of Propaganda
- Persuasion
- Deceitful
- Promotion of Patriotism
* In U.S: Used to help support the war by encouraging the people by conserving resources
* In Germany: Used by Hitler to strengthen his power and deceive people by thinking he is right

9. Rationing:
- Saving resources for war effort
- Sacrificing

10. Results of War War II
- Decrease in Jewish population
- European debt
- Marshall Plan: U.S offered aid to help Europe rebuilt its economy and nation
- Baby boom. Soldiers were back from war and women were to go back to work in homes in order for the returning soldiers to have jobs
- Cold War
- U.S recognition of being a powerful country.

Timeline

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Reaction Statement

I am honestly speechless. There are no words that can describe how I felt when watching the two interviews of those Holocaust survivors; especially George Gottlieb's interview. I felt my heart ripping apart, my eyes getting all watery, and just an indescribable feeling. I know that no matter what, I will never be able to truly understand what happened and how they feel. When watching George Gottlieb's interview, I was just shocked. I tried to think of how i'd feel if the same happened to me, and the thought was just so terrible that I couldnt continue. The way he was talking shows how traumatizing it is to him, and the moment I saw him crying I just wanted to beat the crap out of Hitler. I saw the pain in his eyes when talking about his mother, how she was beautiful but changed in the camps which just shocked him. I remember in class when you acted out a scene that would happen during those times, and even though I knew it was just acting, I was terribly scared and just wanted it to end, so I cant even begin to imagine how the people that actually went through it felt. Those people are forever physically and emotionally affected, but they should know that they are extremely lucky and blessed to be survivors of that horrible time and that thankfully those times are over.
Did I mention Hitler is a horrible guy? If not, well then guess what.. HE IS. >:(

My WWII Artifact :)

World War II Airplane Spotter Playing Cards

During World War II, the U.S Military encouraged both combat and civil defense. An example of that are the aircraft spotter cards which were issued by the Coca-Cola Company ( how awesome is that?) These cards were requested by the U.S Military in the 1940s and were a new type of playing cards. But these cards aren’t like any regular cards; these cards helped in the memorization of the shape of friendly and enemy aircraft. Other than being used for training purposes, soldiers and civilians used them for entertainment. These Spotter cards featured the profiles of the Axis and Allied aircraft and each aircraft is shown in three silhouette views for easy identification from ground or air.

These cards are significant because believe it or not, they are still used by the armed forces today! For example, personality identification playing cards were recently distributed in Iraq in order to train soldiers to identify individuals such as Saddam Hussein.

And THAT was my WWII artifact B-)

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Censoring school history books .. no.

Dear Dr. Rhinehart,
I have recently discovered that some important historic events are not covered in our history textbooks, and quite frankly, I do not understand why. I believe we have a right to know everything, every detail, and every event there was. Some might be inappropriate or too violent and disturbing, but that doesnt mean people who are interested in learning it should be restricted. Today, for example, I learned about the Rape of Nanking. I was not familiar with it until today. I was actually quite frustrated about that. How could I have not learned about something important and major like that? I understand maybe when we were younger, schools thought it wasnt age appropriate, but we're in highschool now, like seriously come on. Yes the Rape of Nanking was atrocious, unbelievable, hideous and everything awful I could think of, but it's a part of history, a part that I think we should be taught about and not ignorant about. This whole censoring history school books is just something I completely, 100% , disagree about. What about Sudan? Genocide occurred there too. And once again, unfortunately, I did not learn about it at all. Similar actions that took place in the Rape of Nanking occurred in Sudan; civilians assaulted, killed, tortured, women raped and so much more awful stuff. Theres also so many more events of genocide, yet none of them are in our books. So this is my approach to you, hoping that you would reconsider the censoring of our history school books, because we really want to learn and be knowledgeable about everything in history, is that too much to ask for? What can we say.. we love history.
Sincerely, Noura Abuzant.

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Cinderella Man Outline :)

I. Cinderella Man
A. Characters
1. The man himself, James J. Braddock
i. Famous American Boxer
ii. World heavyweight champion from 1935 to 1937
2. Mae Braddock; the wife of James J. Braddock.
3. Kids; 3 in total
4. Joe Gould; close friend, manager.
5. Max Baer; undefeated boxer.
II. Things get rough
A. Stock market crash
1. James Braddock lost everything
2. Incapable of supporting his family
3. Worked at my several low-paying jobs in order to come up with at least a bit of money
4. Incapable of paying rent and providing much food
5. No money for medicine
i. Kids got sick
B. Injures his hand
1. Lost his opportunities to gain money through fights
2. Pushed back his career
3. Made it harder to work in other jobs

III. Braddock's comeback
A. Braddock's hand heals.
B. His manager, Joe Gould, offers him a chance to fill in for just that one night and make a quick buck.
1. First fight back against Corn Griffin; Braddock wins
C. Boxing experts are impressed with his comeback and arrange more fights.
1. Fight against John Henry Lewis; Braddock wins
2. Fight against Art Lasky; Braddock wins.
D. His wife Mae is against him fighting again, fearing his safety.

IV. The Big Fight
A. Braddock is renamed to "Cinderella Man".
B. Gould arranges a fight with the vicious one and only, Max Baer
1. He is known for killing at least two men in the ring.
2. Offered a great amount of money if he wins.
C. Baer intimidates Braddock, and mock Mae in public that her man might not survive.
D. The day arrives.
1. June 13th, 1935.

i. Braddock defeats Baer in the intense fight and becomes heavyweight champion of the world.

V. Post-fight.
A. James Braddock becomes more famous
B. His life gets better
1. Pays his rent and is financially better
2. Enlisted in the U.S Army and served in war.
3. Upon his return, he owned and operated heavy machinery
4. Him and his wife bought a house, and spent the rest of their lives in it.

The Sacco and Vanzetti trial.

Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti .. GUILTY.



Whaattt? Judge, this is outrageous! How in the world can you make such a call? I can surely tell you that these two men surely should not be convicted of this murder! I cant believe that you are convicting them based on unreliable evidence.



Firstly, most of the witness claimed to be positively sure about seeing both Sacco and Vanzetti either during the crime, or after it, and then later on they become unsure? Come on, this is absurd. You need REAL evidence, evidence that is reliable and not this childish guessing game.
Secondly, I know they both lied at the beginning, but it was due to fear! Fear of his and his friends safety and the fear of being deported; the credit for this all returns to the Red Scare.Plus, there were several, not just one or two, witnesses that testified to seeing Sacco at Boni's Restaurant in Boston, and Vanzetti in Plymouth, so how is that even possible? And several of the witness that tested that they thought have seen either of those two men, described them incorrectly, so are you really basing your decision on them?


Oh and this definately made me laugh. So they believe they found a hat that Sacco possessed? At the crime scene? How ironic. I bet that Sacco is the only one that possesses that type of hats, doesnt he? This is ridiculous! Anyone passing by previously would have dropped that hat. Just because Sacco wears something similar to that does not immediatly mean it was his! Plus, you saw how it did not fit him while he tried it on, so it obviously wasnt his, unless he enjoys wearing small fitted hats...

Bartolomeo Vanzetti, one of the victims here, who shouldnt even be in this place, who is crucially misjudged and misread, has no adequate evidence to convict him guilty. One of the prosecutions evidence is his gun; they believe that the gun that was found on him resembled the one Berardelli, who was shot, owned. My client assures that this gun was purchased months ago and from a friend named Falzini, who is here at the moment, and testifies that that claim is true! Once again, just because my client possessed some similar items people in this case had, does not certify that that was the gun used in the crime scene.

These insufficient and poor evidence that you are willing to convict my clients because of would be extremely unethical. Unreliabe eye witness, poor ballastics evidence, false accusations and all this other ridicule is completely, 100% NOT enough to be able to convict these two guys of crime and robbery. I am ashamed of this decision of yours, and will not set for this!



This is America, remember? Everyone is treated equally and we all have rights. These 2 men should not be treated differently or be carelessly taken care of. We all have the right to be heard and be given an opportunity, so don't just end this simply by convicting and ordering them to be executed, hear them out and don't fall for these foolish testimonies and insuffience evidence because remember ..



Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.


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Evolution vs. Religion

Evolution was not permitted to be taught during the 1930's. A proof of that and one of America's important historical events was the Scopes Trial. A biology teacher was trialed and found guilty for teaching evolution. Nowadays, people have different views about how this world came to be. I completely respect that and dont judge people for their beliefs. But, I dont think it's fair to only teach evolution or only teach religion. Students will eventually learn about evolution in their science classes, but I think they also have the right and choice to learn about religion in schools too. It doesnt have to be mandatory to take it, but if there were like elective classes, then that would be fair for all. Some students might take the religion classes just to kind of learn about it and see the other views, if they wished. It is a good chance for students of different views to be able to learn and see the other views available.
So therefore, my opinion is that both evolution and religion should be taught in order to be fair! :)

Acrostic poem B-)

Pushed by Henry Ford
Restricted the float of alcohol
Outrageous amendment
Hungover workers from the night before
Intoxicating liquor
Banned the manufacture and sale of "intoxicating liquor"
Illegal
Transportation of alcohol wasnt banned
IRS forced the amendment
On to the next one
Not accepted by many people




Red scare that stemmed from the Bolshevik Revolution
Old Americans
African Americans moved from the south to the north (Harlem Renaissance)
Roosevelt pushes for the repeal of the 18th Amendment
IRS was put in charge for forcing the 18th Amendment
No sleeves
Great Migration

Transportation of alcohol was not banned
Workers didnt work as good when they were hungover from drinking the night before
Evolution was taught by John Scopes, which resulted in his arrest and the Scopes Trial
New "installment plan"
Twenty first Amendment states that the 18th Amendment is no longer right
Immigration Act of 1924
Espionage and Sedition Acts were declared constitutional by the Supreme Court
Severe drought was one of the causes of the Dust Bowl

Reflection!

Wellll, when I heard that we're going to work on presentations about 1920 gangsters, I got really excited! We all worked hard on our presentations, and tried our best to present it great! I wasnt really a fan of some of the other presentations my classmates made because most of them were just reading off of the slides, which my group and I tried to avoid. I felt like they just searched their gangsters name online, copied some information that looked appropriate, and pasted it on their slides and simply read it out to the class.

But anyyyyyways, I felt like this small group presentation really helped me at understanding some of the gangsters! Especially the gangster I was assigned to present about; Kate "Ma" Barker. Well she technically wasnt a gangster since she didnt commit and crimes or murders, but she was in fact a different criminal than the other famous gangsters at that time! She was a mother of 4 boys, and ofcourse nothing would look more innocent than a mother traveling with her kids. But behind all that act, the boys begun to become engaged in crimes since they were kids and it kept on getting worse and started robbing banks and so on. So it was good to be aware of one of the 1920 gangsters deep history and I also learned a couple of things from the other presentations of my classmates :)

So I extremely liked this project and think we should do them more often :D

Topic.07 Concept Guide.

1. Scopes Trail:
*It was the trial of John Scopes for violating the state law against the teaching of evolution. 
* It resulted in 2 conclusions : 
             -legislatures should not restrain the freedom of scientific inquiry, 
             -society should respect academic freedom.

2. Prohibition
* It means stop doing something, and in this case it meant stopping the float of alcohol.
* It went into effect in the U.S on January 1920.
* Was pushed by women organizations
* 2 reasons for this prohibition were: 
      - Domestic violence
      - Child abuse
* Henry Ford was the one to push for prohibition
* The 18th Amendment was the prohibition amendment
     - It banned the manufacture & sale of "intoxicating liquors"
     - But it did not ban the possession, consumption, and the transportation of those liquors

3. Flappers: Women who were characterized by having short hair, smoking/drinking in public, wore outfits that showed cleavage (no sleeves)

4. Economic Issues (1920s): 
 *Consumer Demand: contributes were;
     - Credit available to the consumer
     - Low interest rates
     - Introduction of the "installment plan"


5. Dust Bowl: 
 * Area of the Great Plains
 * Causes:
- Severe drought
- Overfarming
- Mechanization


6. Agriculture issues:
- Dust bowl caused great damage on agriculture
- Decline in prices
- Agricultural depression



7. Immigration Policies (1920s): 
 *Results:
     - U.S could thrive without immigrants
     - Opposition to quotas disappear.
 * Ethnic groups were limited to 2% of count from the 1890 census
     - Asians were banned entirely


8. Nativism: 
* Opposition to migration
* World War I limited immigration to the U.S
* Afraid of the spreads of communism


9: Significant Literary Works (1920s):
* They all dealt with social reforms and changes in society.
* pieces of literature:
- Jungle; Upton Sinclair
- Unsafe at any speed; Ralph Nader
- How the other half lives; Jacob Riis


10. The Great Migration: 
* People (African American) moved from the South to the North
* Its results was the Harlem Renaissance
* Moving away from racism
* Better job and education opportunities


11. Harlem Renaissance: 
* Was the first time in U.S history where African Americans sung and celebrated
* African Americans were accepted more into society
* Many African American literature and arts spread
* Harlem, New York City


12: Sacco and Vanzetti:
* Italian immigrants and anarchists
* Accused and charged with robbery and murder
* Were sentenced to death.




13. Labor Issues (1920s): 
* Unemployment rate reached 5%
* Wages increased as work hours decreased
* Strikes


14. The Red Scare: 
* Stems from the Bolshevik revolution
* People were afraid of those who displayed un-American behaviors
 - Especially those who were foreign


15: Schneck vs. The United States: 
* Espionage and Sedition Acts were declared constitutional by the Supreme Court






I'm so going to ace that test B-)