Agree with disagree with the blogging assestment system? hmm..

WELL, first of alll, I definately love doing the blog posts for this class, just saying :)
I love how its ONLINE, and there isnt really a due date yet at the same time there is? hah. But the topics are fun, and not too hard and interesting and I love how we have selections instead of doing 2 or 3 blog posts you assign, so we can do which ever we like to do.
I dislike though how we kind of have to do them EVERY week, but it actually helped me understand so much while doing them and researching them and made every subject easy to understand. Oh and I also hate how its kind of easy to get off task and get on facebook or something but thats just me, cause I dont concentrate hah.
But other than that,  I definately agree with system and encourage all my other teachers to do it because if they do, then i'd be doing all my assignment and never missing one. But, THEY SHOULDNT. because its only a Meechin thing, and they cant copy you :)

Online > paper and pen!

I have to admit, doing my blog posts online made it SO much easier and less boring, not that it is boring in the first place. But typing it online is just faster and more enjoyable than just to write it down on a piece of paper like we do for every single other class! It also somehow encouraged me to actually do the posts instead of just procrastinating or not doing it. It motivated me to do my work.
WHICH IS WHY I LOVE THIS CLASS, ITS FREAKING AWESOME :)

Yay, we're finally here!

"We're here, we're here!", that was the first thing to be said by the arriving people at Ellis Island. Feeling all anxious and happy and excited to be there, the immigrants couldnt believe it. Though having to be given mental tests and be tested for diseases to be approved for entry, the immigrants were just happy to be there and didnt care. All dressed up and ready to arrive at Ellis Island, the immigrants cannot wait to live a new life different than their ones before. Luxurious ballrooms and dining rooms, oh how can you not be excited about that? So going to Ellis Island is something immigrants were looking for, and was their way of starting a new and better life.

The harsh working of women

The lyrics from "Song of the Shirt" illustrate how hard and rough women's life were back in the days. Their work seemed endless, working from day to night, every single day of the week. They were worn out and exhausted and didnt even get any breaks, and what's even worse, is how little they were paid. The three main ideas of this song were women, religion, rich and poor. Poor, hungry, and dirty, women just stitched, stitched, and stitched all day. This shows how cruel and bad women were treated in the past, and how their lives basically was made up of work everyday and nothing else. After reading the lyrics of this song, I sympathize women for how they were treated at that time yet very proud of their perseverance.

Ohh Hollywooood..

What’s the first that comes to mind when you hear the word cowboy? I’m guessing you think of a muscular, handsome guy neatly dressed in a long sleeve shirt and dressy pants and boots with spurs, holding a gun. If so, you’re incorrect because THAT is how Hollywood created the image of cowboys. THAT is what they want you to believe. Cowboys may seem like that, but they are definitely not similar to the way Hollywood made them appear.

You might think being a cowboy is easy; all you have to do is act tough and ride around on your horse, and shooting a person then putting your gun back in that gun holder all in a dramatic way. I hate to burst your bubble, but that is not all what cowboys do. In the 1800s, cowboys were responsible hard workers. They performed their jobs efficiently. They had to make money for their families and in order to live. Life wasn’t as easy then as it is today. Whether it was managing cattle’s or roping or even busting broncs, cowboys worked durably. On top of their ranch-related tasks, cowboys also engaged in agricultural work.  Never would have guessed that, huh?

Also, one of the cowboys’ hard tasks was cow handing; which is to prod cattles using long poles in order to load them on railroad cars for shipping. It was a very hard and tiring job.  But of course, in order to be able to perform all those jobs, a cowboy needed the most important thing; a horse. Without horses, he would not be able to cross long distances and herd the cattles and easily perform his ranch tasks.

Hollywood did set our minds off of the REAL image of cowboys. They made you think they are perfectly strong and healthy and live it easy, but in reality, they aren’t. Behind that fake act, cowboys actually lived a hard life. There wasn’t instant medical help when they needed them like nowadays, when they got hurt, they had to suffer and hopelessly wait till it heal or just die. Although cowboys seem to appear all strong, the shorting of food did cause weakness and malnutrition.  So, as you see, their lives weren’t as perfect as they seemed to be. Cowboys worked hard and efficiently and earned their names.

And now, moving on to their wardrobe; at least there’s one thing Hollywood depicted right! Of course, you know, cowboys wore long-sleeved shirt and work pants, with those awesome spur-full boots and cowboy hats and kerchiefs. Now that, is a pretty awesome outfit right there.

And for fun, which still happens in our present, Rodeos were held! Rodeos is an event where people come together and enjoy their time and compete at bull riding, indoor roping and horse riding. Bull riding was the most popular competition as people were excited to compete in or watch. They did deserve a little fun after their hardworking days.

So, by that, I hope I cleared up the wrong image Hollywood has depicted of cowboys! Cowboys weren’t as “cool” looking as they were, they were hard workers and worked efficiently and did their best to survive. So, I hope you learned your lesson of never trusting Hollywood movies because, THEYRE NOT ALWAYS TRUE!

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So now you learn from... gaming?

Games are known to be a way for enjoyment or just to waste time, but can you actually LEARN from gaming?
Oregon trail is a way to show the gamers how life was a long time ago. The player feels as if they actually are going through it and learns the rules of the games which were the way of living at that time. The player must  play it smartly or else he wont make it till the end. The game shows many options and advices to help the player play more smartly. So, by playing this game, a person would be able to understand the life of the past and know how and what to do in order to survive and be acknowledged with the situations at that time.
So, can gaming help a person learn? ... Nowadays, it is possible.

Six Word Story

Leave everything, move west, make money.