Survey

W: 9 6

AA: 3 2

A: 2 1

H: 5 3

NA: 0 0

PI: 0 0

O: 2 2


Although this survey can't lead to too many conclusions due to my lack of equal surveyers in every race group, some conclusions can still be discussed. Overall, in all the races, less people graduated college than high school, which is to be expected. However, it is hard to distinguish if any specific group completed high school less, again, due to my limited surveyors. However, based on the fact that many of our parents are part of the baby boom generation, who group up somewhat in the midst of all of the Civil Rights Movement or prejudice, it is reasonable to infer that African Americans, Hispanics, and basically anyone outside of the White group was less likely to graduate high school. However, there are many exceptions, like how for example my own father did not graduate college, and he is white. Overall though, the prejudice in the United States around the time when our parents were in schooling would undoubtedly take a toll on their education.

I Am

I am one of the Little Rock nine.
I wonder what I ever did to deserve this hate.
I hear their slurs in my ears, an unavoidable fate.
I see their eyes, avoid contact with mine.
I want to know why they malign.
I am one of the Little Rock nine.

I pretend to have skin of steel.
I feel better to imagine my hurt can be easily concealed.
I need act this way, it's for the better.
I worry eventually I might completely unravel.
I cry when I am alone, nearly all of the time.
I am one of the Little Rock nine.

I understand that this is a crooked destiny.
I believe in a God, so I ask Him- why me?
I dream, one day, he'll send an angel from above.
I try to believe hate can be swallowed by unlimited love.
I hope I am not dreaming, when I see not one, but 1000 angels come down from the sky.
I am proud, I am one of the Little Rock nine.

Topic 11 Concept Guide

MLK and Civil Disobedience
Bus boycott
Lunch Counter Sit In
MLK was great leader through his inspiring speeches

Power of the "Mob"
The Bus Boycott
Lunch Counter Sit In
NAACP

Plessy v Ferguson vs. Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v Ferguson ruled seperate but equal
Brown v Board of Education declared segregated schools unconstitutional and recommended gradual desegragation

Civil Rights Goals
Eliminate segregation
Let all claim their "human rights," regardless of race

Esienhower's Role in Little Rock
Eisenhower sent in 1000 soldiers to protect the 9 students and let them enter the school

Rights of the Accused
Gideon v. Wainwright = attorney for those who can't afford it
Escobedo v. Illinois = criminal suspects have right to counsel during police interrogations
Miranda v. Arizona = Criminal suspects must be informed of their right to consult w/counsel prior to interrogation

Brown v. Board of Education
Considered mark of beginning of the Civil Rights Movement 1950, Olivero Brown
By 1954 Supreme Court declared segragated schools unconstitutional

Chavez and the United Farm Workers
-Southwest civil rights movement
-Founded United Farm Workers
-Strikes and civil disobedience
-Antiimmigration

FHA and ADA
FHA= Fair Housing Act; can't deny selling/renting housing based on prejudice
ADA=Americans with Disabilites Act; every building needs handicap services

Purpose of Filibusters
Block certain suggested laws

Sit Ins and Other Protests
Major parts of Civil Disobedience during the Civil Rights Movements
Used by groups led by Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr
Highly affective


**I haven't taken the Topic 11 Test yet, I just got my review guide yesterday**

Meritocracy

Ultimately, the ideology of meritocracy appears to me to be a bit too Utopian. Naturally, the concept of those who work hard, gain hard, is appealing. But let's be honest, is it achievable?

Take for instance, the President of the United States of America. In plenty of kindergarten classrooms around the country, little boys and girls are writing on their papers "When I grow up, I want to be the president." As these children mature, of course, fewer and fewer maintain this aspiration, but some still hold strong. Well say 15-year-old Bobby has his mind made up, that he will one day run for a presidential election. Well that's nice, Bobby, and with America's "if you dream it, you can achieve it" montra, it might even be plausible. However, the obstacle in this situation presents itself as the thousands of dollars candidates spend on campaigning, the private jets the fly all over the country to speak at conventions, the inside dealings and leverage required to be able to win. Yes, we're a country of democracy, but a heck of a lot of money goes into convincing citizens for that vote. Realistically, if you want to dream big, you better pay big too.

This really happens on smaller scales, absolutely everywhere. A family friend gets the job instead of the qualified applicant, or people from certain backgrounds get better oppurtunities. Even as illustrated in the film A Class Divided, those labeled inferior ended up with lower success rate than when they were labeled superior. The automatic front put up that comes with not having the right background, or being judged on characteristics other than pure talent, lowers expectations for ones self and therefore can even have a negative effect on their performance. So the less qualified one gets the job, while the "lowly" qualified one even suffers in their work do to the low expectations.

Although America has undoubtedly grown more capable of eliminating blatant judgement and prejudice, at least for now, and for a very long time, there will always be more to judge people on than their talents- whether it's wrong or right.

The Majestic

The Majestic Outline

1. 1. Peter Appleton, an ambitious young screenwriter living in Hollywood, is introduced. His first movie is being screened, and his girlfriend is a young actress who stars in it.


2. .Just when his life is perfect, Congress accuses him of being a Communist when they discover he attended a Communist meeting in college.


3. -His contract for his movie Ashes to Ashes gets cancelled.


4. -In a fit of self pity, he gets drunk and goes for a drive, landing in the river in a terrible accident.


5. -He washes up on a beach, where an old man and his dog discover him. His memory is gone.


6. -The town is small and friendly, Peter learns they suffered a tragic loss of sons who served in WWII.


7. -At a trip to the doctors to help his head injury, Peter discovers he bears a striking resemblence to Luke Trimble, a son who went in the war.


8. -Peter becomes Luke, not knowing he was ever Peter. He reunites with Luke's highschool sweet heart and helps Luke's father rebuild the Majestic, the old movie theatre.


9. -Peter realizes he is not really Luke right in the middle of a seemingly happy ending. Luke's dad dies without ever knowing Peter was not his son.


10. -Communist Hunters come into the small California town to arrest Peter Appleton and tell him to testify infront of Congress.


11. -When he testifies, instead of reading the written testimony, he decies to standup for the integrity of the United States, read part of the Constitution, and honor those who died in the war.


12. -Peter Appleton returns to the California town, where he is greeted by a celebration. He ends up running The Majestic, marrying Adele, and starting a family.

Norman Rockwell- Baseball Painting

My name is Norman Rockwell. I am twelve years old, and I want to play major league baseball. This is how I'd spend my summers: my bright blue eyes glued to the hole in this very fencepost. I could neve rafford tickets to the games, but this was almost as good as front row seats to me. I suuppose I could make a greater effort to mow a few more lawans and wash a few more cars to scrap up enough money, but that would cut into baseball. Watching it, playing it- I'm convinced baseball is waht I'm meant for. This fencepost, it taught me the wonders of the game. Through my unexpected vantage point, I can absorb what the general public cannot. The breathless conversation between players, the sweat glistening on their foreheads, the clouds of dirt as they slide into third. There was a reason I discovered this window into the game. I was preparing for the other side of the fence. For the ballgame that I would play. So last summer, I took my pocket knife, and carefully carved my name into the aged wood. That way, when I was a hot-shot baseball player, wearing the uniform, on that field, living the dream... I could never forget where it all began.

Topic 10 Study Concepts

McCarthyism Impact on Society -- Joseph McCarthy charged writers, directors, producers, and actors with Communist propaganda --fear of Communist activity --The act of witch-hunting Communists Communist "Witch Hunt" and Impact on those accused --House Committees on Un-American activities --If accused, had to testify infront of congress Space Race impact on government policies --More money poured into education in US after 1957 launch of Sputnik --Man on moon by 1969 Cold War mindset for the US Gov and public --Fear of Communism --Space Race --McCarthyism --House Committees on Un-American Activites Relationship of Suburbs, Automobiles, and Roads --Roads allowed suburbs to exist because it gave transportation out of the city. --Those living in suburban homes typically had two automobiles, one for the husband to travel to work and the other for the wife. Baby Boom --1946-1960 --Happy family American dream mindset --1955: one baby born every seven seconds Urban-Suburban Pattern --business district -> inner city (low income) -> near suburbs (middle income)->far suburbs(high income) GI Bill --Government eliminates drafting by serving for 4 years and paying for 4 years of college Expansion of Middle Class --End of Great Depression and WWII --Removal of social and economic restraints that held back families --More roads

Sunglasses

http://cgi.ebay.com/ANTIQUE-ART-DECO-WILLSON-WWII-AVIATOR-VTG-SUNGLASSES-/250784679293?pt=Vintage_Men_s_Women_s_Accessories&hash=item3a63ee857d

I realize that this might be an unusual object to choose to share, but these glasses managed to make me think more than many of the other artifacts I came across.
My reasoning behind this is that somebody had to see through these glasses. Somebody had to look through these specific lenses to experience the war. They viewed the war in a slightly green tint, watching either the horrors that went down, or taking in an ignortantly perfect world, unaware of what was really happening. The inside of the arms is engraved with the name "Willson," which implies a specific person owned, wore, and took good care of these glasses.

Alice Lok

1. If you could see your grandfather today, what would you ask him?
2. Was their one specific moment when you realized just how fearful you were? One moment when you had never been so terrified and never thought you'd ever be?
3. Do you ever consider trying to contact your sister? Do you think she survived? Would you want to find her?
4. Do you think the experienced weakened or strengthened your faith? Did you find yourself ever questioning God while you said those prayers?
5. You're an artist now. Does your experience surviving the Holocaust ever provide inspiration for your art. How?

James Braddock Fight Map

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Cinderella Man Outline

Cinderella Man
-Viewers are shown James Braddock boxing successfully, his wife Mae, and their three children in their home in New Jersey. The family is living comfortably.
-Fast forwards five years later into the Great Depression, where the scene changes drastically
–The house is cramped and money is tight
-Braddock suffers from a severe injury to his right hand, preventing him from boxing
-Braddock gets a job on the docks
-His injured hand hinders his work quality, though he his hard working nonetheless in order to provide for his family
-Braddocks manager, Joe Gould, convinces Braddock to get back into fighting. His first fight since his injury is against John "Corn" Griffen, which he wins.
-Gould convinces Braddock to fight against against an incredibly successful heavyweight boxer, which Mae is not happy about.
-Braddock wins against the heavyweight and gains the title 'Cinderella Man'
-He continues to fight, Mae constantly worries about the danger
-Manager arranges for Braddock to fight Max Baer, the #1 heavyweight fighter who has killed in the ring before
-Mae continues to worry, but realizes that Braddock is the hope for so many during the Depression
-Entire town and nation supports the fight, which is one of the longest and most intense ever.
-Braddock wins the fight

The Trial of Sacco & Venzetti

All evidence presented in the the trail of Sacco & Venzetti v. The State of Massachusett is questionable, to say the least. It appears as if no concrete evidence directly linking these two men to the crime is in existence. As murder is a particularly heinous crime, it would be injustice to prosecute these two men off of pure speculation.

The fact of the matter is, the case is weak.

Starting with eyewitnesses- none are reliable. Not only were there no eyewitnesses who can confirm they witnessed the crime and Sacco & Venzetti committing it, but few eyewitnesses could even identify Sacco or Venzetti at all. All so called "accounts" of sightings take place before or after the crime, and none of which can be verified exactly.

Additionally, all physical evidence is proving to be rather ambiguous as well. With the bullet recovered from the crime scene, experts have reported mixed reviews. Burns and Fitzgerald report that they are positive the bullet could not have been fired from Sacco's Colt. However, Amburg noted a stratch on the bullet which could be consistant with the defect in the rifling of Sacco's colt, connecting him to the crime. Unfortunately, no positive report has been given, which makes this a weak piece of evidence in an argument either for or against. It also makes this a weak piece of evidence to sentence a man to death for.

Furthermore, both the cap and the car are even weaker forms of evidence. You cannot link a man to a murder from a generic cap found at the scene of the crime, which the defendant may or may not have owned. As for the car, all speculation involved in deeming this "evidence" appears to be rather irrelevant and not compelling. Again, not a reason to charge a man of murder.

What seems to be most interesting is the ongoing case of Sacco & Vanzetti versus the police throughout the past couple of years. Ever since the raiding of Cronaca Sovversiva when the two men were found to be connected to the anarchist newspapers, officials have not let them out of their site. In a series of bombings and crimes following this connection, Sacco & Venzetti get hastily indicted on little evidence, as appears to be occurring right now.

Topic 07 Formative Assessment Study Guide

The Scopes Trial
- John Scopes high school science taught evolution
- Put on trial
- Pleaded guilty
- Fined $100, which was later revoked because the judge sentenced it rather than the jury
- The law teaching revolution was later revoked

Prohibition
- Went into effect January 1920
- 18th Amendment
- Banned manufacture and sale of "intoxicating liquors"
- Did NOT ban possession, consumption, or transportation of liquor.
- Henry Ford pushed for it because workers were not productive when they came to work drunk
- Women pushed for it to decrease domestic violence
- It was overall ineffective, drinking rates increased after prohibition was put into play

Flappers
- seductive rebelling women of the 1920s
- short hair
- smoking and drinking publically
- dressed suggestively: v-neck, shoulders and legs showing

Economic Issues
- Jobs limited
- Dust Bowl took a toll economically and agriculturally

Dust Bowl
- On the Great Plains [Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska]
- Took a huge toll economically and agriculturally
- Dust storms swept away all farm lands, making them unusable
- Caused by droughts, overfarming, no crop rotation, and mechanization

Agricultural Issues
- The Dust Bowl made agriculture nearly impossible
- However, before that farmers failed to practice crop rotation, ultimately destroying soil
- mechanization- machines taking over what men would usually do

Immigration Policies
- Immigration restrictions came about when the US could thrive without immigrants and oppostion to quotas disappeared
- The Immigration Act of 1924
- Ethnic groups limited to 2% of count from the 1890 census
- Asians banned entirely

Nativism
- Americans would be more likely to be hired over foreigners

Significant Literary Works (1920s)
- How the Other Half Lives- Jacob Riis [changed safety codes in city]
- Jungle - Upton Sinclair [undercover in meat-packing factories]
- Unsafe at Any Speed- Ralph Nader [looks at use of safety devices in vehicles]

The Great Migration
- Many African Americans moved from the South to the North
- In search of jobs and oppurtunity
- To escape racism
- Because of this, Harlem Renaissance

Harlem Renaissance
- After Great Migration
- African Americans, for the first time, came out and celebrated their culture
- Literary works such as The Ways of the White Folks by Langston Hughes

Sacco and Venzetti
- Italian immigrants
- Anarchists
- Followers of Luige
- Arrested for robbing and killing a man

Labor Issues (1920s)
- Jobs were limited due to the Great Migration and demobilization
- Immigrants and African Americans could only find work after Americans went on strike

The Red Scare
- People were afraid of those who acted "un-American"
- Especially afraid of foreigners

Schneck v. The United States

ACROSTIC

Preventing
Rum and
Other types of alcohol in an attempt to
Hamper
Intoxication
Because
It
Took a toll
In the work environment and was
Overall
Not beneficial.




Really
Over-the-top
Attire for woman who were
Rebelling and were
Indifferent to religion.
New America
Gave urban oppurtunity.

Too many soldiers
Were brought home
Every day because the war was
No more and since
They had many post war
Issues they tried
Every alcohol
Supplied.

Gangsters.. gone?

Although my group's project focused on the infamous 'Babyface Nelson' in particular, the crimes of just this one man are not what caught my attention the most in this project.
While listening to all the presentations about different gangsters, I thought about how impressive these people were. They made names for themselves. Does that even happen anymore?

I may be ignorant and not be brushed up on current events, but I can't think of any American criminal in current day who has done enough to go down in history books. I can't think of anyone who's devised thought out organized crimes, who's escaped prison, taken down FBI agents... I never hear about such criminals.

However, I hear about the crimes we do have. I'm not saying crime rate has decreased. I am however saying it has possibly gotten less clever. It is not uncommon to hear of the gas station robberies or convienence store hold ups, which sometimes succeed and sometimes don't. However, these gangsters were the masters of organized crimes. They duped the police system, they went on the run and stayed there. Even Babyface Nelson got pulled over for a speeding ticket and drove away unrecognized, after committing impressive crimes and being wanted for high rewards.

These days, you don't see such elaborate planning when it comes to crime. It's quite possibly a good thing.

Bigger Guns, Higher Death Rates

The trailer of Gallipoli, the 2005 movie featuring the actual scenarios of World War I as much as possible, seems to repeat one occurance quite a few times: an explosion. Around 5 explosions occur in the course of the one minute and fifty second video. This goes to show that one obviously significant factor in the never-before-seen death rate during the Great War would be the great weapons used within it. Technology was advancign and being put to good use. Between the newfound technology and the trench warfare, [also shown in the trailer,] it is hardly a question at all as to why so many more deaths occured during this war.

They Call It Snail Mail For a Reason

Living in today's generation, communication is key. It's instant, it's constant, and it's necessary. Adults can constantly make jokes of how obediently teenagers will give their attention to a phone signaling a new text message, but to the teenagers of today, it's just how life is. The need for constant, easy, and instant communication is part of how we are growing up.

So naturally, considering the idea of being a soldier fighting in World War I is a regular nightmare. Their only means of communication with loved ones was through letters- and it was close to the farthest possible away from "instant." There would be unfathomable amounts of frustrations paired with such methods. In a letter Bill Appleyard writes to his mother on Sept 3rd 1942, his biggest concern is how much she is worrying about him. He assures her of his safety and comfort in the area he is in. But think about it. It took at least a week for the letter to get to him, and at least a week for it to go back to her. That's half a month spent fretting without any encouraging words heard  from the other end. Appleyard also mentions that "in times when living under great strain, the letters bring hope." Imagine, stuck fighting for your country in the dessert, and because of such a slow method of communication- hope is delivered few and far between.