Thursday, June 12, 2008
Final Exam Essay's
It was 176 years from the founding of the first English colony to the signing of the Treaty of Paris. In that time we studied the Powhatan Uprising, the Pequot war, King Philips war, the french and Indian war, Pontiac's rebellion, and finally the American revolution. Write an essay either explaining why war is a necessary price for progress or explaining why war is an unnecessary example of human fault (greed, bigotry, nationalism, etc.) Either essay should conclude with an analysis of the current war in Iraq.
I think that war is very unnecessary because all what it does it gives all Americans more enemies and more people hurt. People are greedy when it comes to money that is all what people think about they don't care that people are losing there loved ones the only thing that they are cared about is money. If someone, just one person cared about someone else and what went on in wars and what is going on inn wars right now maybe we would have all of the people home now because they might have done something about it.
Something that might be helpful that is that there are probably thousands of people getting there hearts broken everyday because they've just gotten news that there son, husband or someone that they are really close to has just been killed. Do people actually think about that when they send more men out there instead of trying to defeat them they should try to find a way to work with them so both sides are happy. This war has to do with mostly greed.
So i think that someone should stand up for what they believe in and tell someone what you think should happen. So if i could go somewhere to give a speech on what i think of the war i would tell them that i think that it stinks. We should be bringing these men home not sending more out and all what is going to happen is that the war will go on for another year or so and what do we have nothing but more families with no one that is coming home.
Final Exam essay 2
What if?
What if Marquis De Lafayette had not volunteered to go to all of the wars.?Would the American have won the wars with out his good leadership? What if he had died when he volunteered in his first war? Marquis De Lafayette was a big access to the revolution if they didn't have his way to take charge i think that they would not have won anything. He was a good fighter and never backed down to anything.
What if he never met George Washington? Would he be a hero today if he didn't befriend him? What if he actually went on the British side? The British could have taken over the whole country then where would we be?
So i think that if he didn't go with the Americans we would be in trouble today.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Time Enough For Drums
Friday, May 16, 2008
VALLEY FORGE LETTER
It is me, Peter. I am doing allot worse then I was. I miss you and father terribly. How are things going by the way? The food portions are going worse things are in smaller portions. All what the food is a simple diet of fire cakes and cold water. Which was simply flour and water battered on a griddle. Not the best tasting things in the world. It is getting colder it is not like our home stead Pennsylvania. How are my eight brothers and sisters doing I can't wait to see you all again send my best to all. I have to tell you what I have to tell you what I have been thinking. I wish I could do this in person but I still have months until in can come home so I guess I will tell you now. I have thinking about not enlisting after this time. What do you think about this?
I really want to stay home but there is still apart of me that want to enlist. I don't know what to do I don't want to because I don't like these cold winters. It's mostly because I don't have really thick clothes on. The days are long the nights are even longer. We walked almost twenty miles today. We got hit today and lost and lost some of our men. Then the night came it was cold the ground was wet and there were about thirty of us cuddling to keep warm. I can't stand the nights any more the days can be longer when it is snowing out. The hut are not big they are cold without a fire going which we don't have one rarely going. It was tough to get more supplies with the roads the way they are I don't know how we are going to make it through the next couple months. So I don't know what I am going to do.
There are allot of sicknesses going around I am happy that I have not caught anything yet. They take the sick or dead and put them in a barn so no one would catch anything. You wouldn't want to even walk even a little close to the barn because it stunk and it was like a ground of nothing but disease. You can smell the rotting carcasses or the horses. intolerable smells Washington finally prompted was a necessary and who ever doesn't will receive five lashes. We have lost three to four thousand men. So after writing this letter I think I have come to a decision I will enlist again because we are fighting for our country our friends and family, but more importantly i am fighting for myself. I have to go now we are up at the break of dawn.
Write back I am at Valley Forge
Love you all,
Peter Wail
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Marquis de lafayette
The following year Washington implemented an attack to capture Benedict Arnold who was at Hampton Roads. For this purpose he entrusted 1200 New England troops to Lafayette, who marched to Head of Elk, on Chesapeake Bay. Governor Jefferson assured his cooperation, saying that Virginia would be "indebted to a nobleman who has already so much endeared himself to the citizens of these States by his past exertions." In 1824 Lafayette accepted an official invitation from President Monroe and Congress to visit the U.S. In 1780 Washington sent Lafayette out to Virginia to face Benedict Arnold. When he came back in 1781 Lafayette was a hero of two worlds. He had received many honors and he was made the commander of the Paris National Guard. Some of the contributions were that he volunteered their services. In 1781, Lafayette led American forces in Virginia against both Benedict Arnold and Lord Cornwallis. Once again, he returned to France and served as a diplomatic aid to Benjamin Franklin. Later in his life he layed a cornerstone for a memorial dedicated to the revolutionary war hero General Nathnanael Greene in 1825. The world appreciated Marquis de Lafayette they gave honarary citizenship and with this honor they also gave it to William Penn. Lafayette was re-enforced by Steuben. At his 68th birthday President Adams pronounced a farewell speech to him. Anthony Wayne
I think that he participated in the revolution the way he did is that he was a good leader. He probably wanted to give something back to his country. With both of his parents gone and his grandfather he did'nt have anything to fight for anymore. He was really global minded alot. Politicla ideals really appealed to him. He has said that he hates France. In 1777 he agreed with Britain to serve in there armies without he pay.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
exam 2
A. Thesis statement [sample: The founding of English colonies in modern Massachusetts combined a strange mix of idealism and violence.]
B. Preview first major point (without support) [Miles Standish contributed important protection to the early colonies by using violence.]
C. Preview second major point (without support) [ Benjamin Church provided vital leadership to protect the colonies during King Philip's War.]
D. Preview third major point (without support) [Despite all of this violence, the colonies were also founded on religious idealism.]
E. Significance of Thesis [It is important to understand the full history of these areas because this is what Americans generally consider to be our nation's beginning.]
II. First Major Point -
A. Statement of position (or point) Miles Standish contributed important protection to the early colonies by using violence.
B. Detail of support- he killed Indians.
C. Detail of Support- he used anything that he had.
D. Detail of Support- he gave it his all to do what it took.
E. Significance of position (how it relates to thesis?) it relates by how they all used violence to say what they needed.
III. Second Major Point
A. Statement of position (or point) Benjamin Church provided vital leadership to protect the colonies during King Philip's War.
B. Detail of support- he would do anything to protect his people.
C. Detail of Support- there was a war.
D. Detail of support - Benjamin Church
E. Significance of position (how it relates to thesis?)
IV. Third Major Point
A. Statement of position (or point) Despite all of this violence, the colonies were also founded on religious idealism.]
B. Detail of support- the pilgrims still had there religious preferences despite there violence.
C. Detail of Support- some of the colonies found there religious idea
V. Conclusion
A. Restate thesis (not re-write)
B. Restate significance of first position
C. Restate significance of second position
D. Restate significance of third position
E. Summary of paper (why is it important)
The founding of English colonies in modern Massachusetts combined a strange mix of idealism and violence. Miles Standish contributed important protection to the early colonies by using violence. Benjamin Church provided vital leadership to protect the colonies during King Philip's War. Despite all of this violence, the colonies were also founded on religious idealism. It is important to understand the full history of these areas because this is what Americans generally consider to be our nation's beginning.
Miles Standish contributed important protection to the early colonies by using violence. Miles Standish killed lots of Indians. Any one that he saw. He used a lot of guns and sometimes chopped a guys head off and put it on there fence. Miles Standish would do what ever it took to kill any Indian that he saw on the streets or even if they were on there land. This relates by how they all used the violence to be understood.
Benjamin Church provided vital leadership to protect the colonies during King Philip's War. He would do what it took to keep his people safe. When king Philips war was going on there was total chaos on trying to keep Benjamin church's people safe. He would take his own life to save his people. It would relate because he would want to show violence to keep everyone safe.
Despite all of this violence, the colonies were also founded on religious idealism. The pilgrims still had there religious preferences despite there violence. Some of the colonies found there religious idealism. Even though they had there differences they came together for there religion. They all had violence except when they had there religion which it brought them together.
The violence and religious stuff actually brought them together because of the idealism. That some people were rude and cruel to everyone in the end of everything. That there were people who would use anything or do anything to protect there people. Even with there differences they can come together for there religions. This paper is important because it shows us the importance of history and how things were years ago against the Indians.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Friday, January 25, 2008
Wounded Knee essay
A. Trip to monument
B. Documentary
C. Wounded knee paragraph
D. Restate and Sig.
II. Make a Point
A.
B.
C.
D. Significance
III. Conclusion
A. Restate Thesis
B. Lesson learned
C. Lesson learned
D. Lesson learned
E. Significance
I. Introduction- A. Wounded Knee was a very violent conflict that was based on racism and misunderstanding. B. The paragraph states that the men of the calvary were very unfair to the indians. C. The video that showed the trip to the monument for the indians showed that the indians were not very well respected. You can tell that because the monument was not very well taken care of and it was not very dignified. D. In the video of what happened at the Battle of Wounded Knee it shows a cruelty to the indians showed by the U.S. Army. E. These sources are important because they further your knowledge on the Battle of Wounded Knee II. Body of Essay A. Wounded Knee was one of the last battles that was ensued by racism and the differences of people. B. The indians were treated like garbage. When the men began to disarm the indians they thought of it as a game. They were pointing guns at their heads just to scare them and the army thought that it was funny. (Paragraph on Blog) C. When the monument was visited it showed that the indians died a painful and unjustified death and they were not even honored in the right way. (Home Video from trip to monument on blog) D. The indians were treated so cruelly and brutally. The U.S. Army took no mercy on anyone. they were ruthless because they killed the woman with their babies as they were running. Then they told the children left to come out and they attacked them. (Video on blog giving details about Wounded Knee). III. Conclusion A. Wounded Knee was the last of the battles caused by the differences of the U.S Army, 7th Calvary, and Big Foot's people and the indians. B. I learned that the indians were treated badly. They had it so bad back in those days and they were very brave for dealing with what they did. C. I learned that the indians were not respected and they had to do a lot to have respect. Even after losing their lives in a very brutal battle they still did not have respect. D. I learned that the women and children were not thought of as anything more than trash. It did not matter that the children were little and were helpless. The Army was ruthless and they would stop at nothing to get what they wanted. E. The significance of this thesis is that it summarizes what this battle was caused by. Wounded Knee Essay. The first thing that illustrates the fact that Wounded Knee was a brutal battle was the fact the soldiers beat on the indians. After the soldiers got drunk they decided to disarm the indians.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Mid term Promt #2

They usually took the Jews to the concentration camp.By killing the Jews and any one with blond hair and blue eyes in power to. He liked people with blond hair and blue eyes.
They were all afraid of him scared that they might get the gas chamber to just like the Jews did that were sick.The soldiers were not ones who wanted to get on his bad side. He probably would of hurt them or either killed them.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Exam #5
Mao and Hitler were nothing alike hitler was much different then Mao was. Hitler just signed a paper to get his power. Mao actually deserved his power. Hitler was cruel to almost all. He was also mean to jews and liked people with blonde hair and blue eyes. So that is what makes them different.
Anytime they try to do a dictator it attends to fail. Only because to much power is not good for anyone. If anyone now got that power they would fail because they would make the world worse. I know that if i got it my voice would be heard and it would change. Thats why no one with should get that much power.
Friday, November 30, 2007
Exam #4 part 2
That the jews had a whole bunch of laws and they had to do what they were told to do. They usually took the jews to the concentration camp.
By killing the jews and any one with blonde hair and blue eyes in power to. He liked people with blonde hair and blue eyes.
They were all afriad of him scared that they might get the gas chamber to just like the jews did that were sick.
Exam #4 part 1
In the russian revoulution even the serfs were freeded. The life barely came above the starvation level.The french suffered from an economic crisis.
The russian had leadership rolls but not like the french.
That they both had it rough but hey both came through with it.
Friday, November 2, 2007
Friday, October 19, 2007
Exam 2.
The Colombian Exchange transformed the world in a more radical (favoring drastic political, economic, or social reforms: radical ideas; radical and anarchistic ideologues)way than any other development in world history. One significant effect of this process(a continuous action, operation, or series of changes taking place in a definite manner: the process of decay) was the establishment of the Triangle Trade. While many factors were a part of the Triangle Trade, the rapid growth in both supply and demand for new commodities was the largest motivating element. This time period may be best associated (to unite; combine: coal associated with shale)with economic developments, but it is impossible to analyze (to examine carefully and in detail so as to identify causes, key factors, possible results, etc) this period without considering the intense social impact that the Triangle Trade had on those involved. In truth, a full understanding can only be gained by appreciating (to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness) how economic and social factors (Mathematics One of two or more quantities that divides a given quantity without a remainder. For example, 2 and 3 are factors of 6) impact each other in history.
The colombian exchange, a culture that made the world more a understanding way than any other thing has done in history. One important effect of the process was the triangle trade, trade between the New World, Europe, and Africa . While there were many factors part of the triangle trade, the rapid growth between supply and demand the the new commodities was the largest energetic elemet. This time period may be the best association with the economic developments. There is no way to examine this period with out considering the social impact had on those that were involved with the triangle trade. In truth a full understanding can only be gained by being thankful for how the economic and social factors impact each other in history.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Taking Liberty
By: Ann Rinaldi
The book Taking Liberty by Ann Rinaldi is about an eight year old girl named Oney Judge whose life long dream was to work for Lady Washington. The theme would be “If you want something bad enough go for it”. She lived out near the Washington's with her mama, her aunt Myrtilla and Charlotte, there are also more slaves that live in that small house to. She also liked trying to help out in the kitchen with the cook. She also liked to try to read when she got a chance because black kids weren't allowed to go to school with the white kids. She went to school with the poor white kids and the black kids that could afford it. Oney was one of the children that were able to go to Mrs. Washington’s and she read them a piece out of the bible.
Every Sunday morning her mama was able to go up to a small town and have a little store it was a place where slaves were able to go to. Her mama made aprons out of scraps and made her own brooms to sell. This time when they got there though there was a dress another women had that Oney's mother wanted so she took brooms and got the dress but what she didn't know is that the dress was already stolen then when soldiers found out they came to give her mama a licking. After a while her mother just stopped talking to her it was about a year maybe two. Anytime Oney went to talk to her mother her mother just started slapping her.
A couple days after that happened some British men came over while Mr. Washington and Mrs. Washington were away and asked any slave that if they want to be free then they should go over to America with them. Only six or seven people went including Oneys mother. After that happened Oney was really upset until Mrs. Washington told her that she needed a new maid because her maid was going to die because she was about seventy eight years old. She went everywhere with Lady Washington she was her special girl. After awhile they had news that some of the slaves that ran off with the British got the pox and were hiding in the woods. The British were looking for them because they wanted to shoot them so they wouldn't spread the pox. Oney was really upset because she was scared that her mother was one of them. So a couple of months have passed and
Oney thought that every thing was going ok until someone said that one of the people that have the pox was her mother, and that Mr. Washington was sending for all the slaves that he could get back like Oney's mother. Once her mother was back Oney had to go and see her but if Mrs. Washington found out she went over there she would not let Oney go with her any more. When she went to see her mother she was still mad at Oney for what she did. Her mother didn’t want her to look at her because she was not as pretty any more because of the pox. They were all over her face, arms and legs. Oney said that she was sorry but all what her mother had to say was to get out. After awhile she became a nice young lady because of Mrs. Washington. Then Oney was happy and a lady who worked for Lady Washington for a long time.
Katrina Tarr
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Essay for Test
Monday, September 24, 2007
“We were poked with burning cigarettes on the back and legs. If we cried
for
our mothers we were locked in a room without air or enough light. We
were
forced to work for 20 hours a day without pay. We were kept half fed
and
beaten up severely by our masters if we were found talking or laughing among
ourselves. One night I jumped into the nearby River Ganges to kill myself
to escape from this painful life. We were never allowed to go back to our
parents, to our villages.”
This picture came from
http://www.worldrevolution.org/projects/newscenter/pics/largepics/ChildLaborUNICEF05.jpg.Allot of the sweat shops have widows and doors barred up so they wouldn't escape. When the parent does not hear anything from there child, that parent might go and see what is going on at the agency but what they find out is it does not exist. If the parent does find them the master will tell them “I paid for his food and medicine” and they can't leave and they were sent on there way. One child was beaten cause he scratched his skin, he was also beat cause his father came to get him to take him home. He has not had a single day off or got any wages.
Ashok, 8 years old worked a twenty one hour day from three a
.m to midnight in a
carpet factory in India.“I was not allowed to meet my parents for the 7 years
that I worked, though
I would often ask for permission. The only response
was more beatings”.This picture came from
Dilip, India
“Two of my friends were killed. They were wrapped in jute bags,
which were tied to heavy stones and thrown in the river"
— Dilip, India
These children are the face of the slavery today.
How many hours will they work today?
This picture came from http://www.anti-slaverysociety.addr.com/quarry01-sm.jpgIn Asia there are one million children in slavery that you rearely hear american press talk about. Child slavery
All of this information came from http://www.anti-slaverysociety.addr.com/quarry01-sm.jpg
Basically what they were trying to tell us is that child slavery is horrible. Lots of parents lose there kids and were never allowed to see them again. Some parents didnt even know if there child was treated well or if they were alive or dead. Then there was those other parents who just lost hope in ever seing there child again. Child Slavery. My own thoughts.