BR-12/2/13

1.) Prisoners should not be able to vote
2.) No because they got in trouble they shouldnt be aloud

BR- 12/3/13

1.) He said that the pope is wrong on national radio.

questions for debate

positive- why do you believe it should be in public events?
negative- why do you believe it should not be in public events?

BR-11/19/13

 1.They thought so little of this speech because it was negative in a way. They did not want this speech in their newspaper or they would of thought more highly of it then they did in the article.

 2. The speech was received in other parts of the Union by it having different words then what some may have heard before. Also, that the words were changed to make it sound better so they received the message differently than others.

BR-11/18/13

I think prayer should be able to be held before public meetings because maybe people believe it will help them with their arguments. Although there is a separation of Church and State they should let them do it because it is a free country.

debate- 11/14/13 euthanasia

pros- end suffering of the patient
there is only 2 states with the death penalty

cons- sometimes you may come back from being paralyzed by surgery
 you can get 10 or more yrs in  jail by helping a suffering person not want to live anymore

cons- try other measures

pros- why would you want your family to watch you suffer

BR-11/13/13

1. Do you agree or disagree with the decision?
I think the trainers should still be allowed to train them as long as they are willing to do it and they sign a contract saying that they volunteered.
2.  Do you think it is a violation for Sea World?  Or is it the right if the trainer to decide?
I think if the trainer decides than it is right.

BR- 11/12/13

I understand why the hunter chose to die rather than living the rest of his life unable to walk and unable to breathe on his own. But I would rather live than die, especially if I had a baby on the way. He needs to be there for his family. Although, it is understandable why he made this decision

debate 11/8/13 organ donations

pros:  there is less then 3000 donors can stop illegal selling of organs



cons: why would they want to keep a dead person alive to donate organs
you can make you own decision to donate your own organs


cons: Its our right to make our own decision its against some religions to make it mandatory to give and organ its alright to give it if u want

pros:  save lives

cons: the USA is already in so far behind in money they want to use money to make it mandatory to donate blood and use more money to make it mandatory

BR-11/6/13

1.)I complety support K-Mart's decision to keep the store open 41 hours straight. It's business! They will get to spend the time with their families. Most people would rather work. Most of the people complaining are people who receive a check every month to support them so they can waste their money at those stores.


2.)Since just recently the government has supported gay rights. With gay marriages being legalized by Obama gay rights havn't been on the subject list.

BR-11/4/13

1.) Not as many people will want to vote.
2.)I think they may violate the rights of voters.

debate for 11/1/13 drinking age

pros opening: If you can be considered an adult at 18 then why cant you drink
telling the underagers not to drink makes them want to do it more if it was okay for them to drink it then they wouldnt want to drink as much

cons opening: at 21 your brain is able to handle the alcohol. at 18 its not able to handle it. it can cause brain damange in an 18 yr old faster then it will a 21 yr old


cons: 6,000 college students have gotten hurt by alcohol drinks.


pros: they will have an older people buy the alcohol. If you can get married and make you own decisions why cant  you  have a beer when you want one.

 cons closing: you have alot of chances of dying. alot of kids are still in school at the age 18, if you come to school with a hangover and they find alcohol in your system you can get in trouble

pros closing: Not all wrecks are caused by alcohols, they will still drink either way.

BR-10/31/13

1. yes i think it was harsh because not all the kids can control the reason they are over weight. Some times it is an medical reason they cant control it. She put a big hurt on the self esteem of the children .

2.I think she had the right to say it i don't think she has the right to hand it out to them.

Assignment 10/30/13

1.)http://www.cagle.com/news/9-11-13/page/2/
2.)http://www.cagle.com/news/9-11-13/page/3/
3.)http://www.cagle.com/news/9-11-13/page/5/
4.)http://www.cagle.com/news/9-11-13/page/6/
5.)http://www.cagle.com/news/9-11-13/page/7/

I think that this is a really good one because it shows how 9/11 has changed our lives and how no one has forgotten it either. I really like the one that has the word hope because it was mad by the twin towers and the pentagon. I think this is a very good picture because there was a lot of hope when 9/11 happened. I also like the one that has the hat. in the stars on the hat it says twin towers, pentagon, and Pennsylvania. I think that it is showing that it wont be forgotten and we will always remember the one who went down like heroes in that Pennsylvania  field. We also wont forget the ones who died in the twin towers and the ones in the pentagon. The picture about where uncle Sam says we will never forget the innocent victims, and the statue of liberty says unfortunately we will never why they were victims.... The one where it says has 9/11 changed us? Yes, I think it has changed us as the united states of America. 
1. The over all message is that no one will forget what happened on the tragic day of 9/11
2. symbolism: when they use they twin towers and the pentagon to represent the H and O of the word HOPE. I think it was done to show people still have hope from that day.
I

BR-10/30/13

1. Describe the trend in Virginia. Young voters taking over the voting 

2.  Is this trend similar throughout America? Yea it is growing everywhere in the United States 

3.  What impact might this have on future elections? A change in the way this country is ran 

assignment for 10/29/13

1.  Go to the following link: http://www.cagle.com/2013/10/tea-party-boulder-pushers/

Write five questions you have about the cartoon, and then categorize your questions into one of the following categories:

1. why would he push over a bolder that looks like the top of the white house?
2. why does the officer have the word voter on his sleeve?
3. why is the friend and elephant?
4. why did he say whoo wee, we're heroes man, gimme five?
5.why does his shirt say don't tread on me with the snake?

• Cartoon's Message
• 1, 4
• Subject of the Cartoon
• 3
• Use of Images or Artistic Techniques
• 2, 5

2.  Review the following guide to analyzing political cartoons: http://w

ww.wikihow.com/Analyze-Political-Cartoons

Post a summary of the steps from this site to your blog.

Let your eyes "float" over the cartoon.Discover the main focus of the cartoon. Follow the natural flow of the cartoon. Discover what is interacting with the main focus of the cartoon. Find out who this cartoon is directed to. Understand what the cartoon is standing for. Look for the usual stuff you find in political cartoons, such as Uncle Same an Elephant, or a Donkey. Look for the other humorous things within the cartoons.

3.  Go to the following link: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/activities/political-cartoon/model.html

Complete the Practice and Test Yourself.  Provide an explanation on your blog post about each of the five techniques that political cartoonists use to make their point

The artist uses SYMBOLISM, EXAGGERATION, LABELING, ANALOGY, and IRONY. Irony is usually the saying at the bottom of the page. It helps the viewer understand it better. Analogy is the whole picture itself. Its what the whole picture is meant to say to the viewer. Labeling is usually used to make it clear that the picture isn't just of a old broken down school house. Its meant to say something more that. Exaggeration  is used for the artist to say how  big of a problem it is for them. Symbolism is used to show the problem as a whole.

BR-10/29/13

1. Yes, I do. They have been doing it for a long time, I dont know why it should be changed now. But then again American bodies have changed throughout time, so maybe it should be dropped.

2. No, it does not. I mean it plays a figure, but exercise and eating healthy makes you fit. 

3. I dont know. Im not the Government. I think the Gov. officials will all have different opinions such as I do in my first answer.

3rd- http://www.politicalcompass.org/test

Your political compass

Economic Left/Right: -2.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.87

5th- http://theadvocates.org/quiz/quiz.php

The RED DOT on the Chart shows where you fit on the political map.

 

Your PERSONAL issues Score is 70%

Your ECONOMICS issues Score is 60%

This quiz has been taken 20,044,817 times

According to your answers, the political group that agrees with you most is...

CENTRIST

Centrist prefer a "middle ground" regarding government control of the economy and personal behavior. Depending on the issue, they sometimes favor government intervention and sometimes support individual freedom of choice. Centrists pride themselves on keeping an open mind, tend to oppose "political extremes," and emphasize what they describe as "practical" solutions to problems.

4th- http://www.blogthings.com/howliberalorconservativeareyouquiz/

You Are 55% Conservative,

 45% Liberal

Social Issues: 75% Conservative, 25% Liberal Personal Responsibility: 25% Conservative, 75% Liberal Fiscal Issues: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal Ethics: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal Defense and Crime: 75% Conservative, 25% Liberal

BR- 10/28/13

I honestly had no idea about why the flag was flown. I think that it's crazy that people today still proudly fly their flags when they probably have no clue for the reason behind the confederate flag. I feel like the writer of this article is absolutely correct. I think there is still an issue today because most people don't know what this flag stands for and if they did, I'm sure almost everyone would take them down.

2nd-http://www.people-press.org/political-party-quiz/

Based on your responses here is where you fit…

• Overall
• On Economic Issues
• On Social Issues

Compare yourself to other demographic groups by:

• Party
• Age
• Sex
• Race
• Religion
• Candidate

Overall, your political values are closest to those of an…Independent

1st- http://www.people-press.org/typology/quiz/?src=typology-report

Based on your responses, YOU are a… DisaffectedAlong with 11% of the public

chart on 5-2 in book

 For each of the parties listed below, identify the 1-the party’s major beliefs 2-the groups that generally supported the party.

Origins  (to 1800)

Antifederalists: 

1.)Was against the government 

2.)democrat-republican party 

Federlaists: 

1.)they believed in a strong central government 

2.)The rich and the well born 

1800-1860

Democrats: 

1.)Believed in political and social equality 

2.)Franklin Roosevelt

Whigs: 

1.)opposed to the tenets of the Jacksonian democracy 

2.)Henry clay and Daniel Webster

1860-1932

Democrats:

1.) Believed in political and social equality 

2.)African Americans, south

Republicans:

1.) believed in people having their own role in society

2.)William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt    

              

1932-1968

Democrats:

1.)Believed in political and social equality 

2.)Franklin Roosevelt 

Republicans:

1.)believed in people having their own role in society

2.)President Jimmy Carter

BR-10/22/13

1. I don't think it is necessarily a "frivolous" law suit because he deserves to be punished because not only the fact that there is no way that he can't work because of a disability, but also defacing the park.

2. Yes, because that boulder has been there for years

BR-10/21/13

1. Because we are all used to them an in our mind we think we need them.
2. I could deffiantlly survive because I love the out doors im sure I woukd find a new hobby

BR- 10/17/13

 1.) probably more issues to affect the U.S

BR-10/16/13

1.) Yes the girls should be charged because they pushed someone to taking their own life.
2.) A misdemeanor is not taken as seriously as a felony is.
3.) I dont think there is anything you can do to combat bullying because it has been going on for forever

BR- 10/15/13

We havent done anything to keep this from happening

Notes on making a difference.

Annie Beasant-
1.)born October 1
2.)she married a church minster

Leon Sullivan-
1.)he was born in Charleston WV.
2.) he became a minster at the age of 18

Ansel Adams-
1.)born on Feb 20
2.) he was the only child

Susan B Anthony
1.)she fought to end slaver. didn't stop till she got what she wanted
2.)she got put in jail because she refused to pay her fines

Indira  Gandhi
1.)born Nov. 19
2.)she was ruler of India

Rachel Carson
1.) she was first a writer
2.) she was a marine biology

Caesar sheaves
1.) he was an american farmer
2.) he was a civil right activist

Roger Baldwin
1.) he died at the age of 97
2.)he went to harpers university

Even Peron
1.) she was born in Argentinian
2.) she was the first lady at 27

Akbar the great
1.) he took the thrown at the age 14
2.) he died in 1605

Aung San Suu Kyi
1.) she was born June 19
2.) she lost her father at the age of 2

Jane Adams
1.)she produced 11 books
2.) she was big on women s rights

john Muir
1.) he was an author
2.)he was born in 1838

Deganawida
1.) he made peace
2.) he had a speech impairment

WEB Dubious
1.)he died at the age of 95
2.)he was and editor and author

Jaques Cauesto
1.) he learned to swim at 4
2.)he was in a car accident

BR-10/14/13

The article talks about the protest that occurred on Sunday, due to the government shutdown. Sarah Palin was among some of the senators that were there. Its says that Obama is using veterans as pawns in the shutdown. 

BR-10/11/13

1.) No, I don't think they should force them to pay when it is the responsibility of the national government.
2.) The park that I would want to visit would be Yosemite National Park. I would be interesting to visit because of the different animal species, waterfalls and deep valleys. It is also the third most visited national park.

BR-10/10/13

1. It says that the american people does not like congress.
2. I would do a complete government flush out and get new fresh people in. Also I would make rules that tried to diminish the power that big business has on congress also make it so people in congress follow the same laws as everyone else.

BR- 10/9/13

1. No, I think they should be able to contribute as much as they want.

2. People should have the right to say what they want about the candidates and contribute as much as they want because they have the right.

3. No, it's their money they can do what ever they want with it. I don't think anyone should be able to say what you can spend your money on.

4. If the supreme court agrees then a person will only be able to contribute 2,600 to a federal candidate. This will have a big effect on the government.

Ida B. Wells

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_B._Wells‎

Ida Bell Wells-Barnett (July 16, 1862 – March 25, 1931) was an African-American journalist, newspaper editor, suffragist, sociologist and, with her husband, newspaper owner Ferdinand L. Barnett, an early leader in the civil rights movement. She documented lynching in the United States, showing how it was often a way to control or punish blacks who competed with whites. She was active in the women's rights and the women's suffrage movement, establishing several notable women's organizations. Wells was a skilled and persuasive rhetorician, and traveled internationally on lecture tours.



people.duke.edu/~ldbaker/classes/AAIH/caaih/ibwells/ibwbkgrd.html‎
Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a fearless anti-lynching crusader, suffragist, women's rights advocate, journalist, and speaker. She stands as one of our nation's most uncompromising leaders and most ardent defenders of democracy. She was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi in 1862 and died in Chicago, Illinois 1931 at the age of sixty-nine.
Although enslaved prior to the Civil War, her parents were able to support their seven children because her mother was a "famous" cook and her father was a skilled carpenter. When Ida was only fourteen, a tragic epidemic of Yellow Fever swept through Holly Springs and killed her parents and youngest sibling. Emblematic of the righteousness, responsibility, and fortitude that characterized her life, she kept the family together by securing a job teaching. She managed to continue her education by attending near-by Rust College. She eventually moved to Memphis to live with her aunt and help raise her youngest sisters.
It was in Memphis where she first began to fight (literally) for racial and gender justice. In 1884 she was asked by the conductor of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Company to give up her seat on the train to a white man and ordered her into the smoking or "Jim Crow" car, which was already crowded with other passengers. Despite the 1875 Civil Rights Act banning discrimination on the basis of race, creed, or color, in theaters, hotels, transports, and other public accommodations, several railroad companies defied this congressional mandate and racially segregated its passengers. It is important to realize that her defiant act was before Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the fallacious doctrine of "separate but equal," which constitutionalized racial segregation. Wells wrote in her autobiography:

I refused, saying that the forward car [closest to the locomotive] was a smoker, and as I was in the ladies' car, I proposed to stay. . . [The conductor] tried to drag me out of the seat, but the moment he caught hold of my arm I fastened my teeth in the back of his hand. I had braced my feet against the seat in front and was holding to the back, and as he had already been badly bitten he didn't try it again by himself. He went forward and got the baggageman and another man to help him and of course they succeeded in dragging me out.

Wells was forcefully removed from the train and the other passengers--all whites--applauded. When Wells returned to Memphis, she immediately hired an attorney to sue the railroad. She won her case in the local circuit courts, but the railroad company appealed to the Supreme Court of Tennessee, and it reversed the lower court's ruling. This was the first of many struggles Wells engaged, and from that moment forward, she worked tirelessly and fearlessly to overturn injustices against women and people of color.
Her suit against the railroad company also sparked her career as a journalist. Many papers wanted to hear about the experiences of the 25-year-old school teacher who stood up against white supremacy. Her writing career blossomed in papers geared to African American and Christian audiences.
In 1889 Wells became a partner in the Free Speech and Headlight. The paper was also owned by Rev. R. Nightingale-- the pastor of Beale Street Baptist Church. He "counseled" his large congregation to subscribe to the paper and it flourished, allowing her to leave her position as an educator.

www.biography.com › People‎

daughter of slaves, Ida B. Wells was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi, on July 16, 1862. A journalist, Wells led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s, and went on to found and become integral in groups striving for African-American justice. She died in 1931 in Chicago, Illinois.

Early Life

Born a slave in 1862, Ida Bell Wells was the oldest daughter of James and Lizzie Wells. The Wells family, as well as the rest of the nation's slaves, were freed about six months after Ida's birth, thanks to the Emancipation Proclamation. However, living in Mississippi as African Americans, they faced racial prejudices and were restricted by discriminatory rules and practices.

Ida B. Wells's father served on the first board of trustees for Rust College and made education a priority for his seven children. It was there that Wells received her early schooling, but she had to drop out at the age of 16, when tragedy struck her family. Both of her parents and one of her siblings died in a yellow fever outbreak, leaving Wells to care for her other siblings. Ever resourceful, she convinced a nearby country school administrator that she was 18, and landed a job as a teacher.

In 1882, Wells moved with her sisters to Memphis, Tennessee, to live with an aunt. Her brothers found work as carpenter apprentices. For a time, Wells continued her education at Fisk University in Nashville.

Journalist and Activist

On one fateful train ride from Memphis to Nashville, in May 1884, Wells reached a personal turning point. Having bought a first-class train ticket to Nashville, she was outraged when the train crew ordered her to move to the car for African Americans, and refused on principle. She was then forcibly removed from the train. Wells sued the railroad, winning a $500 settlement in a circuit court case. However, the decision was later overturned by the Tennessee Supreme Court.

This injustice led Ida B. Wells to pick up a pen to write about issues of race and politics in the South. Using the moniker "Iola," a number of her articles were published in black newspapers and periodicals. Wells eventually became an owner of the Memphis Free Speech and Headlight, and, later, of the Free Speech.

While working as a journalist and publisher, Wells also held a position as a teacher in a segregated public school in Memphis. She became a vocal critic of the condition of blacks only schools in the city. In 1891, she was fired from her job for these attacks. She championed another cause after the murder of a friend and his two business associates.

In 1892, three African-American men—Tom Moss, Calvin McDowell and Will Stewart—set up a grocery store in Memphis. Their new business drew customers away from a white-owned store in the neighborhood, and the white store owner and his supporters clashed with the three men on a few occasions. One night, Moss and the others guarded their store against attack and ended up shooting several of the white vandals. They were arrested and brought to jail, but they didn't have a chance to defend themselves against the charges—a lynch mob took them from their cells and murdered them.

BR-10/8/13

I agree that some people could get offended by this, but I don't think it is that big of a deal. There are a lot of mascots that are called the Indians around the U.S. and they aren't making an effort to change those names. The name of the Washington team has been the same forever, I don't understand the difference between then and now. However, I do agree it seems offensive.

Response to my grand child

I hosted a blood drive for my senior project and helped save a bunch of peoples lives. I had a lot of people donate blood. I'm happy that I saved that many peoples life.

BR-10/7/13

1.) I believe this says that there is a huge hole in national security that still needs to be filled because if a 9 year old could get through surely an adult terrorist would be intelligent enough to get through.
2.)I am not at all surprised that something like this could happen in 2013

BR-10/4/13

  Both of the article talk about a woman who was driving a black vehicle with a child in the back. She was shot and killed on the scene. The child was taken to a hospital. The articles talk about how she was mentally ill and on medication.The second one said more detailed stuff, such as her getting out of her car and fleeing. So the information was the same but it was just different because one went into a little more detail than the other

BR-10/2/13

The article is about the government shutdown that happened yesterday. It talks about the William H. Gross Stamp Gallery being unable to stay open. They hope the shutdown will end soon so the public can come and look at the stamps. Other public places have also been closed due to the shutdown.

BR-10-1-13/Government Shut Down!!!!

This article makes me feel better about the whole government shut down. Before, I wasn't sure what was going to happen and for how long, this made me realize that it isn't going to really affect me or my family eminsilly . However, it does affect military personnel and government workers are cut down

1. How long is it going to last?

2.We won't really be affected by this Government Shut Down will we?

3.Will this affect us working american's at all

BR- 9/30/13

1.) They all took place in the 90's affecting people in the United States in many different areas all throughout the 90's. There was at least 3 different huge events in the 90's that affected large areas of the united states.   In each of the articles it mentions a bombing. Each of the bombings took place in the 1990's. The bombing in the first article was underneath the World Trade Center. The second article was about a bombing in Oklahoma. A man named Timothy McVeigh, was the one who did the bombing. He was also an American. The third article is about the great government shutdown of 1995-1996

BR- 9/26/13

1.From the movie, what are the benefits of a centralized system?
2. How did the advanced technology control the lives of the people in the movie?
3. Do you want to have that kind of technology in our community, like our school or municipality? Defend your stand.
4. In what way do you use technology wisely? Give an example.
5. What message does the movie want to convey? How should you use or treat technology in this digital age?

1.) so that they can watch and know what you are doing in ever moment

2.) It made it hard because people are getting pulled out of their everyday life

3.)No because i wouldnt want to worry about my life or anyone elses life because a computer wants revenge

4.)

• One way I use technology wisely is reading on my phone or tablet.
• Another way I use technology wisely is I keep my pictures on instagram private.
• Lastly, I listen to music on my phone.

 

5.)

The message the movie is trying to convey is that technology is beginning to take over, and if you don't use is wisely, it could harm or mess with peoples lives.