BR-10/31/13

1.I believe it is very harsh because I believe that the kids are already aware of there shape or size.

2.I believe that it is a right to give the letters to the kid, but its not very appropriate for a holiday.

BR-10/30/13

1. The trend in Virginia is young people are voting democratically.

2. It is about the same throughout america.

3.It may affect future elections by making certain people win.

Assignment for 10/29/13

Cartoon
1. Why is the boulder look like the capital?
Because republican's don't usually agree with the capital's decisions.
2.Why is one of the people and elephant?
Because he is a republican.
3.Why does the third guy have voters labeled on his shirt sleeve?
Because voters pay his salary.
4.Why does the first person think they are hero's?
Because they broke the government.
5.Why does the first person shirt say "don't tread on me"?
Because you shouldn't follow ones bad decisions.

Steps
1.Let your eyes "float" over the cartoon.
2.Follow the cartoon's natural flow by discovering the interaction with the primary focus.
3.Determine the audience.
4.Understand the context of the cartoon.
5.Look for widely recognized symbols.
6.Look at minor details in the cartoon  that will contribute to the humor of the cartoon.

Learning Activity
Symbolism-The practice of representing things by symbols.
Exaggeration-the act of overstating
Labeling-a slip of paper that has the creators name on it
Analogy-similarity between two like things
Irony-the use of words to convey a meaning that is opposite of its literal meaning.

BR-10/29/13

1.I believe the fat test is legal because you would want the best of best to be in the military.

2.Your weight does not make you fit because you can be a normal weight and not be fit.

3.I would let the military decide what to do with this situation.

BR-10/28/13

1. I believe the writer is correct if his facts are right.

2.I feel that he is correct though I am not sure if this ever happened.

3.I feel that there is still an issue because people still hold a grudge against what happened with that flag long ago.

Civic's assignment for 10/25/13

1. Disaffected, along with 11% of the public.
2.Independent 
3. left Authoritarian 
4.35% conservative, and 65% liberal
5.Centrist 

       After taking these quizzes I have found that I am independent. I most definitely agree with this because I am. I believe that taxes should be lowered and also that war is usually a waste of time. I like to make decision's on my own without other peoples help. 

Assignment for 10/22/13

1.        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)

Anti federalists: favored a very limited role for the new government created by the Constitution. Jefferson.

Federalists: They supported the ratification of the Constitution. They worked to create a stronger Government. Supporters believed the Constitution was needed to protect the liberty and independence.

1800-1860

Democrats: They believed in voting rights for all white males, a big increase in the number of elected offices around the country. Supporters of this were small farmers and slaveholders.

Whigs: Opposed to the tenets of the Jacksonian democracy and strongly supported a high tariff. Supporters of this were bankers and merchants.

1860-1932

Democrats: Opposed sectionalism and pushed the nation’s party politics back towards the economic arena. Supporters of this were businesses.

Republicans: One of the major beliefs was rights for african americans. Supporters of this were farmers and newly freed slaves.

1932-1968

Democrats:A very strong belief they had was restoring the nation’s economic and social life. Supporters of this were farmers and political organizations.

Republicans: Their belief was that they wanted to restore the nation’s economic and social life. Supporters were northerners and manufacturers.

BR-10/22/13

1.yes,because its not a very serious case because he was laughing about the it.

2.I believe they should be charged with destruction of property because the did destroy something that wasn't theirs without care.

BR-10/21/13

1. It's to hard for people to break away from devices because most people use devices everyday.

2.I could live without my devices ,but I wouldn't be in a very good mood each day with out them.

BR-10/17/13

1.Next is to finally have the government running again.

BR-10/16/13

1. I believe that the two girls should be charged if they pushed a girl to the point of going and jumping off a cement factory.

2.A misdemeanor is a less charged offense and a felony is a harsher punishment for a harsher act.

3. One thing you could do to fight bullying is to make it clearer to younger age groups to what effect bullying can do to someone.

BR-10/15/13

You can prevent it by getting rid of dumb people like this or by teaching kids not to take money to do things like this.

"People that have made a difference"

Alice Paul
-lead a successful campaign
-grew up in new jersey

Margret Sanger
-parents were very political activists which influenced her
-she was very politically active

 Deganawidah
-Peace maker
-Great peace maker

Andrew Carnegie
-born in Scotland
-age of 13 worked for a railroad

Eva Peron
-lost her father when she was 6
-when 15 moved to become actress

Herriott Grace
-mom died when she was 4
-family was very religious

John Keynes
-had many affairs when he was married
-died from a heart attack

Frances Willard
-best known for passage in 1819
-was born in New York

Betty Williams
-won novel peace prize in 1976
-talked a lot about peace

Emmeline Pankhurst
-1913 government passed cat and mouse act
-died after British women were granted rights to vote

Helena Rubinstein
-1953 started cosmetic line
-provided funds

Edward Jenner
-studied surgery when he was 14
-made small pocks vaccine

Tagore
-born may 1984
-wrote over 2000 writings and poems

Dorothy Hodgkins
-born May 12,1912
-good influence

BR-10/14/13

It differed from past protests because they are more violent in actions and words now days.

BR-10/11/13

1. I believe that when the government re-opens they should be force to pay for whatever the parks has to pay to re-open.

2.The Grand Canyon because I have visited it before and would like to go visit it again.

BR-10/10/13

1.It shows they do not agree with one another which would cause a lot of problems.

2.I would ratify this situation by getting rid of the problem.

BR-10/9/13

1. I believe there should be a limit on campaign funds, because anyone could win if the acquire the right amount of money.

2.You should be able to give your money to anyone you want too.

3. A person shouldn't be limited to what they spend be cause its their money to spend so they should have the right to use that money in any way they need or want.

4.It would change the way people campaign today by making it a lot easier to campaign.    

Eugene V. Debs

Eugene Victor Debs was born in Terre Haute, Indiana. The need for employment ended his schooling at age 14, when he became a fireman on a local railroad. Later he took night classes at the local business college in his spare time. Giving up his job as railroad fireman in 1874, he took up another job as a billing clerk in the wholesale grocery firm of Hulman & Cox.

June 16, 1918—Debs made his famous anti-war speech in Canton, Ohio, protesting World War I which was raging in Europe. For this speech he was arrested and convicted in federal court in Cleveland, Ohio under the war-time espionage law. He was his own attorney and his appeal to the jury and his statement to the court before sentencing, are regarded as two of the great classic statements ever made in a court of law. He was sentenced to serve 10 years in prison.


http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h801.html

BR-10/8/13

I disagree with them changing their name because if it was bad when they first came up with the name for the redskins then they'll should have changed it or said something at that time.

Response to Grandchild

In my life I have done many things to protect this country you call the U.S. I have served twenty years in the air force flying a fighter jet, in which I have destroyed many things. I have protected many lives though with doing so. With being with the air force i have came up with new advances in technology to better enhance the use of weapons.  

BR-10/7/13

1. It shows that its not very secure because a nine year old can get on a plane without someone noticing.

2. I'm not very surprised because nothing is completely secure in life.

BR-10/1/13

1.What's the point in shutting down the government?

2.How long have past shutdowns lasted?

3.Is there ever any real resolution to this problem?