Space race thing

    

    Tyler Harding

Josh Braley

11/20/08

    

    J.F.K. wanted to go to the moon.  So we went to the moon.  The reason we went was because we were in a Space Race, and the United States were behind.  Being the first on the moon would put us back in the lead.  Also being the first on the moon is an event that will never be forgotten.  The United States had no gain from being first on the moon, but we did it anyways just because it was there.  This moon landing was a great accomplishment but it was not a good thing for our economy.  There was other things that we could have been doing to help our country.

    The next big thing that will probably happen is going to be the answer to Global Warming.  This will be a big accomplishment because it could possibly save the World and we could be recognized as a very smart country.  This is worth the time and money because it is happening right now.  If the United States was the country that discovered the answer then we would have done something that is good and not a waste of our time.

Exam 2 Essays 1,2,3

 WoT - essay # 1

    The War on Terror was started after the attack on our Twin Towers on 9/11.  Al Quieda, led by Osama Bin Ladin flew two jets into the Twin Towers, and another one into the Pentagon.  We, the United States, went to Afghanistan first becuase that's where Osama planned his attack and was located.  The U.S. went to Iraq during WoT.  In the future the plan is to withdraw the troops out of Iraq.

    Starting off in the War on Terror, the United States army went in to find Osama Bin Ladin and stop the Al Quieda.  In the midst of the our search for Bin Ladin, we went after Sadam Hussein.  Hussein ended up hung, you can watch a crappy video on youtube if you haven't seen it.  There have been several videos released by Osama so we are pretty sure that he is still alive.  Our troops were very close to him but were not able to advance.

    There are two fronts that people debate on where the U.S. troops should be.  One front is in Iraq, which is where the troops are at now mainly.  The second is in Afghanistan, where the whole war started.  The reasons for the central front in Iraq is this, the Iraqi govrnment is no good, so America is trying to make their country run like ours.  They were after Hussein, and they got him so now it's just makeing them have a good working government.  The reasons for being in Afghanistan are these, the Al Queida attacked the U.S. from there.  The Al Queida is from Afghanistan and this is where Osama Bin Ladin was located.  When 9/11 took place we went to Afghanistan and we have had no reason for leaveing they should still be there.

 

essay # 2

    

Book Portfolio 4th Quarter

I. Introduction
A. In the historical play, Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare published in 1984.
B. In this play, Caesar is becoming a tyrant and he is very good at not acting like he wants the power. Although Cassius and Brutus and some others can see that he will become a complete ruler and they don't want this to happen so they kill him. Eventually Brutus and Cassius will both die by their own sword.
C. The theme think twice before you actually do something really played a part in this play.
D. You need to always think twice about what you're doing because you might regret it in the end.

II. Think twice before you go ahead and do something was the theme in this play.
A. If the conspirators had thought twice before they had made the decisions that they had then it could have changed the outcome in the end.
B. They, the conspirators, should have thought twice about who they told about their plan to kill Caesar because it was almost ruined by a man who had a letter saying what was going to happen.
C. When they killed Caesar they should have thought twice about where they had done it and how, because they caused a lot of chaos right after they killed him.
D. After the death of Caesar, the conspirators shouldn't have allowed Antony to speak, for he turned the people of Rome against Brutus and Cassius.
E. If they had done these things different then they might have lived longer then they did.

III. Theme in History
A. Think twice about what you do has always played a big part in history.
B. The downfall of Caesar was the best thing for Rome, he was going to become a tyrant, a king, and the people would have to do whatever he said.
C. The death of Caesar caused in the death of Brutus and Cassius, they could have also been potential rulers if they had not been killed and hated.
D. Also, the second triumvirate was formed because of Caesars death, they would soon come to power.
E. Killing Julius Caesar just resulted in more death and more complete power.

IV. Conclusion
A. You should think twice before doing something.
B. Because the conspirators didn't completely think things through it resulted in their death in the end.
C. Not thinking about the future when they killed him only caused more death and more tyranny.
D. William Shakespeare did a good job in portraying that you need to think twice before doing something.
E. It is important to think twice so that you don't end up making a mistake that you're going to eventually regret.



In the historical play, Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare published in 1984. In this play, Caesar is becoming a tyrant and he is very good at not acting like he wants the power. Although Cassius and Brutus and some others can see that he will become a complete ruler and they don't want this to happen so they kill him. Eventually Brutus and Cassius will both die by their own sword. The theme think twice before you actually do something really played a part in this play. You need to always think twice about what you're doing because you might regret it in the end.

Think twice before you go ahead and do something was the theme in this play. If the conspirators had thought twice before they had made the decisions that they had then it could have changed the outcome in the end. They, the conspirators, should have thought twice about who they told about their plan to kill Caesar because it was almost ruined by a man who had a letter saying what was going to happen. When they killed Caesar they should have thought twice about where they had done it and how, because they caused a lot of chaos right after they killed him. After the death of Caesar, the conspirators shouldn't have allowed Antony to speak, for he turned the people of Rome against Brutus and Cassius. If they had done these things different then they might have lived longer then they did.

Think twice about what you do has always played a big part in history. The downfall of Caesar was the best thing for Rome, he was going to become a tyrant, a king, and the people would have to do whatever he said. The death of Caesar caused in the death of Brutus and Cassius, they could have also been potential rulers if they had not been killed and hated. Also, the second triumvirate was formed because of Caesars death, they would soon come to power. Killing Julius Caesar just resulted in more death and more complete power.

You should think twice before doing something. Because the conspirators didn't completely think things through it resulted in their death in the end. Not thinking about the future when they killed him only caused more death and more tyranny. William Shakespeare did a good job in portraying that you need to think twice before doing something. It is important to think twice so that you don't end up making a mistake that you're going to eventually regret.

letter to home/valley forge

Dear Patrick,
This war is getting so long and ridiculous. I miss home. We have been on the run since August at Brooklyn Heights, New York and now it is winter time in Valley Forge. The camp life here is awful, we are all starving and we are drinking other peoples sewage. We sleep in very close quarters every night it is so uncomfortable. This compared to home is worse then hell! No women around here, which is probably a good thing because we are all dirty and disgusting. The weather sucks too, it is 20 degrees over here, so much colder then home in Georgia. All of our boots are worn and torn some of us are walking on nothing but rags and some nothing at all.
All of the stuff i just mentioned is enough to make me want to just say the hell with the war. I wish we could do that, but we actually have a fighting chance to win this thing. So as much as I'd like to just be done with it, we all want our freedom more. At the end of this the whole thing it will all be worth it. We have won the battle of Trenton and all of the others have basically been losses. It is so tough to actually march and go someplace, when we march we leave behind blood trails from our sore sore feet.
I actually want to keep going and I think that we need to, for our country and for our people. We can win. We are not going to give up, so if anything else then we will make the British tired and they might just give in. We will bleed them dry from money to supplies. As soon as this winter gets over and we can all get better and close to full strength then we will be tough again. Soon we will all be free from that fat King of England. I just hope it's soon because we are losing people all the time from sickness. Well I just thought I would right to you and let you know that I'm still alive and fighting for your sorry but.


p.s. tell everyone I say hi and that I miss them and I'm doing okay.

Miss you,
Ken Golgalonagan

Essay # 2 propaganda test

I believe that the colonists have the right to rebel against Britain. The British have been over in the colonies and they have outstayed their welcome. They have been here trying to control us and all that is happening is death.

They killed at the Boston Massacre, the Killed at Buncard Hill on Breeds Hill, they killed at Lexington and Concord, it has got to stop. We have the rights to control our own lives and will not be controlled by Britain any more. We have the right to freedom. They cannot and will not any more make decisions for us the colonies. We're to big and strong now, we shall fight for our freedom. They tried to tax our stamps and our tea and make us drink their tea.

We took two men for every one of ours, we are strong enough to rebel against them. No longer do we have to live under the Kings command we can fight them an we will win. After we are on our own then we will be the greatest country and the most powerful, Britain is holding us back.

John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams was born on July 11, 1767, in Braintree, which is now Quincy Massachusetts. He was the son of Abigael and John Adams. John Quincy was a son of the Revolution which began when he was seven years old. His father was the man at the second continental congress that nominated George Washington to lead the Continental Congress. He spent most of his early life over seas with his father. In 1776 when he was nine years old the Common Sense was written by Thomas Paine, which was an article written to say why the colonists should go to war against Britain. Also when he was a young boy the Declaration was written and signed by, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, John Hancock and many more. He graduated from Harvard at the age of 26 then he became a lawyer.
George Washington appointed Adams as minister to the Netherlands from 1794 to 1796. From 1817 to 1825 he served as Secretary of State in the cabinet of James Monroe. He tried to make amendments to the Constitution in 1839, saying that no person that was born in America would be born a slave. There was many good things that John Quincy Adams did for the revolution. He later went on to become the sixth President of the United States.
John Quincy participated in the revolution because is father played a major role in it. So he was pretty much born into it. He wanted to do things for his country and do things to make his father proud. He really wanted to be living without being controlled by England. He knew what had happened at the Boston Massacre, he had heard about it. He saw the famous propaganda picture made by Paul Revere. He didn't want to live in that, he didn't want his family to live in it, to grow up in it like he had done.
Adams has gotten fairly good recognition, being the president and all of the stuff he did in the Revolution. He could have a little more though. Before he died he wrote what was going to be on his headstone. He didn't put anything about being the sixth President on there, he didn't feel that it was an important event in his life. All of the other stuff he did in the Revolution he did put on there. This shows that he deserves some recognition. He was a good man and did well for himself when he was alive.

Boston Massacre essay # 1

Gentlemen of the jury, i propose that the defendant Captain Preston is guilty of the murder of the five civilians.

It all started with a teenager, Edward Garrish, talking to a British soldier that was on guard that he owed a barber for a haircut. The soldier hit the young man with the butt of his gun in the young mans face. People started crowding around and snow and or ice was thrown at the soldiers that came in to help out their member. This group of 6 or 8 soldiers was led by Captain Preston. There was some yelling names and eventually a soldier fired his gun and the killing broke out.
Captain Preston told his men to load and ready their guns. Someone did say fire, it is not yet determined who, but we have several witnesses that say they think it was the Captain. Even if not Preston who gave the command then he should have had better control over his men and prevented the shooting from happening. There was someone that, "damn your bloods, fire!" A way that he could have solved the problem is to just shoot one shot up in the air.
This man should be punished, he should not be brought to death but he should be tortured. He should be displayed in front of the town and then be tared and feathered and have to ride the pole and then go hungry and with no food until he dies.
This will tell the King that we the colony are under control and that we need none of there help. We will not tolerate anything like this.

Revolution and War

1763-1789

Revolution Notes

1763—Proclamation Act

Its was a line which was the Appalachian Mountain that separates each side and what each side gets.

1764—Grenville Acts (direct tax)

• Sugar (molasses, wine)

• Stamp

• Quartering

• Currency

Virtual/ Direct Representation

It was the first attempt for Britain to get back money from the war, so they tax sugar stamp,ext

1765—Stamp Act Congress

• Sons of Liberty
• Samuel Adams
• Paul Revere
• John Hancock
• Propaganda
• Boycotts
• Lobsters (Lobster-backs, Thomas Lobster)

A group of people having a meeting about stamps. And talking about the problems.

1766—Declaratory Act

Britain takes away all taxes but say they have all rights to use taxes the way they choose.

1767—Townsend Acts (indirect tax)

• Charles Townsend
• Writs of Assistance (search warrants)
• Revenue used to pay Royal officials in the colonies
• Tea Act (glass, paper, paint) support British East India Company

It was a second attempt to tax the colonies.

1770—Boston Massacre

• March 5, 1770
• Local reaction (primarily)
• 5 dead colonists
• John Adams defends British soldiers/5 exonerated-2 convicted
• Convicted men discharged and thumbs branded

It was a riot that was turned into propaganda ,which made the British look bad.

1773—Boston Tea Party

• November 30, 1773--Dartmouth sails into Boston Harbor
• December 16, 1773--Tea dumped into harbor
  
• 340 chests of tea dumped (value of 10,000 British pounds)

tea was dumped into the water which was damaging other peoples property.

1774—Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts in Britain)

• Close the port of Boston
• Shut down Provincial and Town Governments
• All offices appointed
• Named General Thomas Gage as Governor
• Gave all western lands north of the Ohio R. to Quebec, allowed Catholic Church to practice

The third tax try, but instead of getting their money they closed down towns and ports.

1774—1^st Continental Congress

• September to October (7 weeks)
• Carpenter’s Hall, Philadelphia
• New England—John Adams, Paul Revere, Silas Deane
• Virginia—Washington, Patrick Henry, Peyton Randolph, Richard Henry Lee
• Pennsylvania—John Dickinson, Joseph Galloway (Plan for American council under Parliament, to avoid war)
• New York—John Jay, James Duane
• Maryland—Samuel Chase (future Supreme Court Justice), Charles Carroll (richest man in Maryland, Catholic)
• Declaration of Rights—rejects Parliamentary authority over internal colonial affairs, colonies manage own defense, united aid to Boston if Intolerable Acts continue, absolute boycott of British goods to be enforced rigidly

A group of people that represented their own states.

1775— January

• William Pitt urges Parliament to withdraw troops from America because the idea of managing the colonies through force was “too ridiculous to take up a moment of your lordships’ time”

He was the smartest person in that room but no one believed him and they made him leave.

1775—April 19 Lexington and Concord

• Gen. Gage sends 700 men to Concord to seize the powder supplies
• Paul Revere and William Dawes raise alarm the night before
• Town of Lexington is on the way to Concord
• Minutemen are assembled on the town common
• “Shot heard round the world”
• 18 colonials killed and the rest run away
• British march on to Concord and find the munitions were moved overnight
• Minutemen ambush the British the whole way back to Boston
• 430 Redcoats make it back to Boston
• 30,000 Colonists surround Boston

1775—May

• Gen. Howe, Gen. Clinton, Gen. Burgoyne
• 5,000 British troops
• Ethan Allen, “Green Mountain Boys” seize Fort Ticonderoga
• Henry Knox uses canon to lay siege on Boston
• Benedict Arnold (Connecticut) takes Fort Crown Point to impede an invasion from Canada

1775—May 10, 2^nd Continental Congress

• Sam Adams pushes for Independence
• John Dickenson (Penn.) urges restraint
• Agree to form Colonial Army
• Delegates unanimously agree to Washington as Commander of Continental Army (John Adams suggestion)

1775—June 17, “Battle of Bunker Hill”

• Actually fought on Breed’s Hill
• Gen. Howe leads assault without canon support (his canon had been matched with wrong-sized cannonballs [Amherst at Ticonderoga])
• Militia waited to within 30 yards (some say 15 yards)
• Militia target British officers
• Militia ran extremely low on ammunition
• On the third assault, led by Gen. Howe, British troops overtake the colonial position
• Britain losses almost 1000 men (about half the attacking force)
• Colonials lose about 500 men

Britain lost 2 men for every 1 the colonists lost.

1776—January, Common Sense

• Written by Thomas Paine
• 120,000 copies sold in three months

1776—March

• Gen. William Howe evacuates Boston
• July 2, lands in Staten Island, New York (Loyalist base)

1776—Declaration of Independence

• June 7, Richard Henry Lee (Virginia) introduces legislation to declare independence from Britain
• Before voting on Lee’s proposal Congress appoints five-man committee to draft a formal Declaration of Independence (Thomas Jefferson, 33, does most of the writing)
• June 28, Declaration presented to Congress
• July 2, Congress approves Lee’s legislation to declare the United States of America independent of Great Britain
• July 4, Congress officially adopts the Declaration of Independence
• The Declaration intended to:

1. Undermine loyalty to King George III
2. Outline basic principles of representative government
3. Establish the “right” of rebellion

War

1776—August, Brooklyn Heights, New York

• Largest Naval group Britain will launch until the 20^th century
• British victory, city falls to England
• As winter came “sunshine patriots” left the American Army
• Initial colonial enlistments due to expire

1776—December, Battle of Trenton

• Howe believes war almost won
• 1,400 Hessians stationed at Trenton
• Colonel Rall (Hessian) builds no fortifications
• Washington “Crosses the Delaware” Christmas night
• 2,500 men; 18 artillery guns
• Surprise attack at dawn
• 106 Hessians killed, 918 captured
• No colonial casualties
• Washington retreats in secret to avoid Gen. Cornwallis counter-attack

1777—January, Princeton

• Washington ambushes British troops
• Colonial victory establishes this will not be a quick war for Britain

1777—September-October, Saratoga

• Gen. Burgoyne plans a three-prong attack on colonials at Albany
• Plan does not consider the terrain, forcing British troops to march through swamps, lakes, hills and forests full of rebels
• Two of the three “prongs” never arrive (Howe goes to Philadelphia instead, St. Leger retreats to New York afraid of Benedict Arnold)
• Sept. Burgoyne crosses Hudson River
• Oct. 17, Burgoyne surrenders
• Establishes American Army as real threat
• Helps secure open French Alliance
• Turning Point of the War

1777-1778—Winter at Valley Forge

• Under-funded troops
• Low morale
• 10,000+ troops
• 4,000 troops listed as “unfit for duty” due to poor supplies (boots, blankets, coats, etc.)
• 2,500 troops die of disease (typhus, typhoid fever, dysentery, pneumonia)
• George Washington mentioned a lack of shoes so severe that the men's "marches might be tracked by the blood from their feet”
• Local farmers would sell produce to Brits who could pay cash

1779—February, Vincennes

1780—August, Camden

1780—October, Kings Mountain

1781—October, Yorktown

• British Gen. Cornwallis
• American Gen. Washington (also “Mad” Anthony Wayne, Baron von Steuben)
• French Gen. Rochambeau (also Marquis de Lafayette)
• Essentially a French Naval victory
• Last significant battle of the war

1783—Sept. 3, Treaty of Paris

• Britain recognizes American independence
• America gets all land from Atlantic coast to Miss. River, Great Lakes to Florida
• Fishing rights to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and off the coast of Newfoundland
• America must pay debts to Britain
• American congress would “earnestly recommend” all Loyalist property returned (States ignore this request)

Qaurter Notes

Revolution and War

1763-1789

Revolution Notes

1763—Proclamation Act

1764—Grenville Acts (direct tax)

• Sugar (molasses, wine)

• Stamp

• Quartering

• Currency

Virtual/ Direct Representation

1765—Stamp Act Congress

• Sons of Liberty
• Samuel Adams
• Paul Revere
• John Hancock
• Propaganda
• Boycotts
• Lobsters (Lobster-backs, Thomas Lobster)

1766—Declaratory Act

1767—Townsend Acts (indirect tax)

• Charles Townsend
• Writs of Assistance (search warrants)
• Revenue used to pay Royal officials in the colonies
• Tea Act (glass, paper, paint) support British East India Company

1770—Boston Massacre

• March 5, 1770
• Local reaction (primarily)
• 5 dead colonists
• John Adams defends British soldiers/5 exonerated-2 convicted
• Convicted men discharged and thumbs branded

1773—Boston Tea Party

• November 30, 1773--Dartmouth sails into Boston Harbor
• December 16, 1773--Tea dumped into harbor
  
• 340 chests of tea dumped (value of 10,000 British pounds)

1774—Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts in Britain)

• Close the port of Boston
• Shut down Provincial and Town Governments
• All offices appointed
• Named General Thomas Gage as Governor
• Gave all western lands north of the Ohio R. to Quebec, allowed Catholic Church to practice

1774—1^st Continental Congress

• September to October (7 weeks)
• Carpenter’s Hall, Philadelphia
• 
  
• New England—John Adams, Paul Revere, Silas Deane
• Virginia—Washington, Patrick Henry, Peyton Randolph, Richard Henry Lee
• Pennsylvania—John Dickenson, Joseph Galloway (Plan for American council under Parliament, to avoid war)
• New York—John Jay, James Duane
• Maryland—Samuel Chase (future Supreme Court Justice), Charles Carroll (richest man in Maryland, Catholic)
• 
  
• Declaration of Rights—rejects Parliamentary authority over internal colonial affairs, colonies manage own defense, united aid to Boston if Intolerable Acts continue, absolute boycott of British goods to be enforced rigidly

1775— January

• William Pitt urges Parliament to withdraw troops from America because the idea of managing the colonies through force was “too ridiculous to take up a moment of your lordships’ time”

1775—April 19 Lexington and Concord

• Gen. Gage sends 700 men to Concord to seize the powder supplies
• Paul Revere and William Dawes raise alarm the night before
• Town of Lexington is on the way to Concord
• Minutemen are assembled on the town common
• “Shot heard round the world”
• 18 colonials killed and the rest run away
• British march on to Concord and find the munitions were moved overnight
• Minutemen ambush the British the whole way back to Boston
• 430 Redcoats make it back to Boston
• 30,000 Colonists surround Boston

1775—May

• Gen. Howe, Gen. Clinton, Gen. Burgoyne
• 5,000 British troops
• Ethan Allen, “Green Mountain Boys” seize Fort Ticonderoga
• Henry Knox uses canon to lay siege on Boston
• Benedict Arnold (Connecticut) takes Fort Crown Point to impede an invasion from Canada

1775—May 10, 2^nd Continental Congress

• Sam Adams pushes for Independence
• John Dickenson (Penn.) urges restraint
• Agree to form Colonial Army
• Delegates unanimously agree to Washington as Commander of Continental Army (John Adams suggestion)

1775—June 17, “Battle of Bunker Hill”

• Actually fought on Breed’s Hill
• Gen. Howe leads assault without canon support (his canon had been matched with wrong-sized cannonballs [Amherst at Ticonderoga])
• Militia waited to within 30 yards (some say 15 yards)
• Militia target British officers
• Militia ran extremely low on ammunition
• On the third assault, led by Gen. Howe, British troops overtake the colonial position
• Britain losses almost 1000 men (about half the attacking force)
• Colonials lose about 500 men

1776—January, Common Sense

• Written by Thomas Paine
• 120,000 copies sold in three months

1776—March

• Gen. William Howe evacuates Boston
• July 2, lands in Staten Island, New York (Loyalist base)

1776—Declaration of Independence

• June 7, Richard Henry Lee (Virginia) introduces legislation to declare independence from Britain
• Before voting on Lee’s proposal Congress appoints five-man committee to draft a formal Declaration of Independence (Thomas Jefferson, 33, does most of the writing)
• June 28, Declaration presented to Congress
• July 2, Congress approves Lee’s legislation to declare the United States of America independent of Great Britain
• July 4, Congress officially adopts the Declaration of Independence
• The Declaration intended to:

1. Undermine loyalty to King George III
2. Outline basic principles of representative government
3. Establish the “right” of rebellion

War

1776—August, Brooklyn Heights, New York

• Largest Naval group Britain will launch until the 20^th century
• British victory, city falls to England
• As winter came “sunshine patriots” left the American Army
• Initial colonial enlistments due to expire

1776—December, Battle of Trenton

• Howe believes war almost won
• 1,400 Hessians stationed at Trenton
• Colonel Rall (Hessian) builds no fortifications
• Washington “Crosses the Delaware” Christmas night
• 2,500 men; 18 artillery guns
• Surprise attack at dawn
• 106 Hessians killed, 918 captured
• No colonial casualties
• Washington retreats in secret to avoid Gen. Cornwallis counter-attack

1777—January, Princeton

• Washington ambushes British troops
• Colonial victory establishes this will not be a quick war for Britain

1777—September-October, Saratoga

• Gen. Burgoyne plans a three-prong attack on colonials at Albany
• Plan does not consider the terrain, forcing British troops to march through swamps, lakes, hills and forests full of rebels
• Two of the three “prongs” never arrive (Howe goes to Philadelphia instead, St. Leger retreats to New York afraid of Benedict Arnold)
• Sept. Burgoyne crosses Hudson River
• Oct. 17, Burgoyne surrenders
• Establishes American Army as real threat
• Helps secure open French Alliance
• Turning Point of the War

1777-1778—Winter at Valley Forge

• Under-funded troops
• Low morale
• 10,000+ troops
• 4,000 troops listed as “unfit for duty” due to poor supplies (boots, blankets, coats, etc.)
• 2,500 troops die of disease (typhus, typhoid fever, dysentery, pneumonia)
• George Washington mentioned a lack of shoes so severe that the men's "marches might be tracked by the blood from their feet”
• Local farmers would sell produce to Brits who could pay cash

1779—February, Vincennes

1780—August, Camden

1780—October, Kings Mountain

1781—October, Yorktown

• British Gen. Cornwallis
• American Gen. Washington (also “Mad” Anthony Wayne, Baron von Steuben)
• French Gen. Rochambeau (also Marquis de Lafayette)
• Essentially a French Naval victory
• Last significant battle of the war

1783—Sept. 3, Treaty of Paris

• Britain recognizes American independence
• America gets all land from Atlantic coast to Miss. River, Great Lakes to Florida
• Fishing rights to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and off the coast of Newfoundland
• America must pay debts to Britain
• American congress would “earnestly recommend” all Loyalist property returned (States ignore this request)

Book Port. Qtr. 3

Fast Food Nation: Outline

I. Have you ever wondered what you are eating? How it is made? Where does it come from?
A. Well the book, "Fast Food Nation", written by Eric Schosser, that was published July 5th, 2005 has some interesting information for you fast food eaters.
B. Tells about the process that the food goes through before it gets to you at your favorite fast food restaurants. He also tells about how bad the food is for you
C. Business are making it seem like these fast foods are alright to eat and are not bad for your body.
D. This is significant because you need to know that these foods are not healthy as businesses make them sound.

II. The theme of Fast Food Nation is that the food your eating at fast food restaurants are not as good for you as businesses are making them look.
A. These fast food restaurants are presenting some very good looking foods, but are they really good for you? NO!!!
B. The food makes you fat, it is very fatty and wicked greasy, not to mention how many calories are in the food. Did you know that in a double quarter pounder there is 740 calories, 42 grams of fat, and 1380 grams of sodium (salt).
C. That nice cheeseburger that we all love, that is one of the most disgusting thing that you can get. That burger is made from multiple cows, what happens is there is a big container that all of the hamburger from all of those cows goes into, this means that if one cow had the mad cow disease, then now it is going to be put in every hamburger that is made out of that bunch.
D. People that work in these fast food restaurants are usually not the kind of people you want making your food. They are not very smart, not very clean, they are the people that can't get a job any where else.
E. After reading this book you will defiantly think twice, maybe even three times before woofing down that fast food.

III. The fast food chains have been here for a while, still making the same foods as they are today.
A. The fast food restaurants have been making food seem better then it really is for you since the 1950's.
B. The first food chain was a bunch of hot dog stands along the side of a road, and then moved to drive in fast food restaurants, which were very appealing because you didn't even have to get out of you vehicle they would just bring it out to you.
C. After those restaurants came the big McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Abby's, etc. Everyone likes these because they are very tasty and also inexpensive.
D. It used to be kind of a treat to go out and eat fast food, but now people go and eat out because they are to lazy to fix their own food.
E. It all started back in the 1950's but it has gotten much worse now, all we do is go out and eat fast unhealthy food, but hey it is easy to get and it tastes good.

IV. Conclusion
A. Businesses are making it very easy for us Americans to eat unhealthy foods, with the fast food chains that are becoming so big now.
B. We need to cut down on the fatty fast foods, we need to start eating out less maybe like once a month because our country is getting obese.
C. If the habit of eating at fast food restaurants hadn't started earlier then we wouldn't be eating so badly right now.
D. This book really made me think about how gross it is to eat at fast food restaurants it is almost making me sick thinking about it right now. Eric Schosser did a really good job.
E. It is very important to know that you should not be eating out just because it tastes good or because your to lazy to make some food yourself.

Fast Food Nation

Have you ever wondered what you are eating? How it is made? Where does it come from? Well the book, "Fast Food Nation", written by Eric Schosser, that was published July 5th, 2005 has some interesting information for you fast food eaters. It tells about the process that the food goes through before it gets to you at your favorite fast food restaurants. He also tells about how bad the food is for you. Business are making it seem like these fast foods are alright to eat and are not bad for your body. This is significant because you need to know that these foods are not healthy as businesses make them sound.
The theme of Fast Food Nation is that the food your eating at fast food restaurants are not as good for you as businesses are making them seem. These fast food restaurants are presenting some very good looking foods, but are they really good for you? NO!!! The food makes you fat, it is very fatty and wicked greasy, not to mention how many calories are in the food. Did you know that in a double quarter pounder there is 740 calories, 42 grams of fat, and 1380 grams of sodium (salt). How about that nice cheeseburger that we all love, that is one of the most disgusting thing that you can get. That burger is made from multiple cows, what happens is there is a big container that all of the hamburger from all of those cows goes into, this means that if one cow had the mad cow disease, then now it is going to be put in every hamburger that is made out of that bunch. People that work in these fast food restaurants are usually not the kind of people you want making your food. They are not very smart, not very clean, they are the people that can't get a job any where else. After reading this book you will defiantly think twice, maybe even three times before woofing down that fast food.
The fast food chains have been here for a while, still making the same foods as they are today. The fast food restaurants have been making food seem better then it really is for you since the 1950's. The first food chain was a bunch of hot dog stands along the side of a road, and then moved to drive in fast food restaurants, which were very appealing because you didn't even have to get out of you vehicle they would just bring it out to you. After those restaurants came the big McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Abby's, etc. Everyone likes these because they are very tasty and also inexpensive. It used to be kind of a treat to go out and eat fast food, but now people go and eat out because they are to lazy to fix their own food. It all started back in the 1950's but it has gotten much worse now, all we do is go out and eat fast unhealthy food, but hey it is easy to get and it tastes good.
Businesses are making it very easy for us Americans to eat unhealthy foods, with the fast food chains that are becoming so big now. We need to cut down on the fatty fast foods, we need to start eating out less maybe like once a month because our country is getting obese. If the habit of eating at fast food restaurants hadn't started earlier then we wouldn't be eating so badly right now. This book really made me think about how gross it is to eat at fast food restaurants it is almost making me sick thinking about it right now. Eric Schosser did a really good job. It is very important to know that you should not be eating out just because it tastes good or because your to lazy to make some food yourself.

Plymouth Essay

I. Introduction
A. Thesis statement: The founding of English colonies in modern Massachusetts combined a strange mix of idealism and violence.
B. Preview first major point: Miles Standish contributed important protection to the early colonies by using violence.
C. Preview second major point: Benjamin Church provided vital leadership to protect the colonies during King Philip's War.
D. Preview third major point: 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. Miles Standish contributed important protection to the early colonies by using violence.
B. An Indian was talking down to Standish, trying to intimidate him. Standish then invites him over for a pig and he then takes the Indians knife that hung around his neck and stabbed him multiple times until he was dead.
C. Standish went into a wigwam and scared all of the Indians, they went crazy and tried running through the walls.
D. Cut guys head off and put it on a stake in the town and let it stay there and rot.
E. If Standish wasn't there then the pilgrims might have been attacked more frequently by the Indians, because he was intimidating, so that provided protection.

III. Second Major Point
A. Benjamin Church led the colonies protection during King Philip's War.
B. Church led his men across the river when they were being attacked by the Indians.
C. He snuck into an Indians wigwam and got 60 Indians to surrender on his own/
D. The reason he killed King Phillip was because he was afraid that Philip might have hurt the English colonies.
E. These three points all show how Benjamin Church was a leader in keeping the colonies safe.

IV. Third Major Point
A. Despite all of this violence, the colonies were also founded on religious idealism
B. The pilgrims found the new world because they thought that England was going to go to Hell, and they also wanted religious freedom so they left England and went to Amsterdam.
C. They believed that all people should become puritans, and not believe in anything else.
D. Pilgrims believed that everyone should go to school to read the bible and learn all of their religious ways.
E. The reason why the Indians and the English fought was because of the new idea of puritanism.

V. Conclusion
A. The founding of English colonies combined a strange mix of idealism and violence.
B. Standish wanted to protect the English colonies, but instead of trying to reason with the Indians, his way was to be violent.
C. Benjamin Church was also a protector of the English colonies but he protected through leadership.
D.The pilgrims came to the new world because they wanted freedom of religion, though all they did was cause violence with the Indians.
E. With all of these key points, you can see that there was a lot of violence caused by difference in religion, and different perspectives on the religion.


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. An Indian was talking down to Standish, trying to intimidate him. Standish then invites him over for a pig and he then takes the Indians knife that hung around his neck and stabbed him multiple times until he was dead. Standish went into a wigwam and scared all of the Indians, they went crazy and tried running through the walls. Cut guys head off and put it on a stake in the town and let it stay there and rot. If Standish wasn't there then the pilgrims might have been attacked more frequently by the Indians, because he was intimidating, so that provided protection.

Benjamin Church led the colonies protection during King Philip's War. Church led his men across the river when they were being attacked by the Indians. He snuck into an Indians wigwam and got 60 Indians to surrender on his own. The reason he killed King Phillip was because he was afraid that Philip might have hurt the English colonies. These three points all show how Benjamin Church was a leader in keeping the colonies safe.

Despite all of this violence, the colonies were also founded on religious idealism. The pilgrims found the new world because they thought that England was going to go to Hell, and they also wanted religious freedom so they left England and went to Amsterdam. They believed that all people should become puritans, and not believe in anything else. Pilgrims believed that everyone should go to school to read the bible and learn all of their religious ways. The reason why the Indians and the English fought was because of the new idea of puritanism.

The founding of English colonies combined a strange mix of idealism and violence. Standish wanted to protect the English colonies, but instead of trying to reason with the Indians, his way was to be violent. Benjamin Church was also a protector of the English colonies but he protected through leadership. The pilgrims came to the new world because they wanted freedom of religion, though all they did was cause violence with the Indians. With all of these key points, you can see that there was a lot of violence caused by difference in religion, and different perspectives on the religion.

Exam POST # 2 wounded knee essay

I.
A. Wounded Knee illustrates one of the final events in a long series of violent conflicts motivated by racism, disrespect, and lack of understanding.
B. it's a Youtube video of the monument pictures
C. Youtube video, documentary
D. It's a essay on class blog, massacre not battle
E. so we can understand how the emotions of the 7th Cav led to the massacre of Wounded Knee.

II.
A. Wounded Knee was an event that took place because of the racism, disrespect, and lack of understanding.
B. Shooting them after they gave up their guns was disrespectful
C. Some of 7th Cav got drunk, put guns to indians heads, pulled trigger laughed
D. Phillip wells was an interpteter and got drunk so he couldn't translate english between the sioux and the U.S.
E. Alcohol and hard feelings can lead to big violence.

III.
A. Because of the lack hatrid for the Sioux the 7th Cav killed many indians at the masacre of Wounded Knee.
B. Drinking is bad
C. Bad things happen when drunk
D. fooling around can lead to bad things
E. Doing things you shouldn't even if your just fooling around can lead to very bad things.



Wounded Knee illustrates one of the final events in a long series of violent conflicts motivated by racism, disrespect, and lack of understanding. The first source is a Youtube video of the monument pictures. The second source is a Youtube video, documentary. The third source is an essay on class blog, showing it was a massacre not battle. It is important to know this so we can understand how the emotions of the 7th Cav led to the massacre of Wounded Knee.
Wounded Knee was an event that took place because of the racism, disrespect, and lack of understanding. Shooting them after they gave up their guns was disrespectful. Some of 7th Cav got drunk, put guns to indians heads, pulled trigger and would then laugh. Phillip Wells was an interpteter, he got drunk so he couldn't translate english between the sioux and the U.S. and he was mad that they had killed his father. You need to know that alcohol and hard feelings can lead to big violence.
Because of the lack hatrid for the Sioux the 7th Cav killed many indians at the masacre of Wounded Knee. Drinking is bad when you get out of control and that might of been what happend here. Bad things happen when drunk, you get stupid and do stupid things like put your gun to an indians head and pull the trigger and laugh that is not a good thing to do. Sometimes fooling around can lead to bad things, even if you don't intend for them to sometimes it just happens. Doing things you shouldn't even if your just fooling around can lead to very bad things.

Exam POST # 1 quotes

They are gentle, loving, faithful, lacking in all guile and trickery. The words denoting lying, deceit, greed, envy, slander, and forgiveness have never been heard. They have no jealousy, no sense of possession.--John Smith (character)










Sharing, no sense of pessession


We shall make a new start. A fresh beginning. Here the blessings of the earth are bestowed upon all. None need grow poor. Here there is good ground for all, and no cost but one's labor. We shall build a true common wealth, hard work and self reliance our virtues. We shall have no landlords to rack us with high rents or extort the fruit of our labor. --John Smith (character)



















EQUALS

Wounded Knee

I.
A. Wounded Knee illustrates one of the final events in a long series of violent conflicts motivated by racism, disrespect, and lack of understanding.
B. it's a Youtube video of the monument pictures
C. Youtube video, documentary
D. It's a essay on class blog, massacre not battle
E. so we can understand how the emotions of the 7th Cav led to the massacre of Wounded Knee.

II.
A. Wounded Knee was an event that took place because of the racism, disrespect, and lack of understanding.
B. Shooting them after they gave up their guns was disrespectful
C. Some of 7th Cav got drunk, put guns to indians heads, pulled trigger laughed
D. Phillip wells was an interpteter and got drunk so he couldn't translate english between the sioux and the U.S.
E. Alcohol and hard feelings can lead to big violence.

III.
A. Because of the lack hatrid for the Sioux the 7th Cav killed many indians at the masacre of Wounded Knee.
B. Lesson learned
C.
D.
E. significance

Book portfolio Q.2

Josh Braley

Period 5

Mr. Middleswart

1-16-08

Of Mice And Men

“Tell about how its gunna be George, tell about the rabbits,” is what Lennie would say to George throughout the book. He was talking about going to live off the fatta the land, in a little cabin in the woods, having nobody to answer to but them selves, he’s talking about their “American Dream.” The American dream is desired by many, but it is very rare to accomplish it, you might get close but then it might be over, the theme of a historical fiction book, “Of Mice And Men” by John Steinbeck. The theme is important because it is good to have dreams, but you need to know that they can disappear very easily. In the beginning of the book Lennie gets into trouble in Weed, so him and George take off and hide. Then they get a job at this ranch, they start working there. George and Lennie talk about the dream and Candy, an older man with no arm, says he’d like to join them and he would help buy the place. So now they’re close to their dream until Lennie kills Curley’s wife. This forces George to shoot Lennie so he won’t be tortured by Curley.

George and Lennie are good friends, they travel with each other, George keeps Lennie out of trouble and Lennie keeps George company. George is a smart guy, he is a hard worker, but most of all a good friend. He works for his money so that maybe some day he can get that little cabin. He snuck him and Lennie out of Weed and got them a new job. After Lennie kills Curley’s wife, Curley wants to him, instead of letting that happen George shoots Lennie himself, quick and painless. Lennie is a big strong guy, but he’s mentally challenged and sometimes he just doesn’t know what to do in situations. Lennie crushed Curley’s hand when Curley was beating on him, he just wouldn’t let go of it, he panic and crushed it. Then Curley’s wife wants Lennie to touch her hair so he does, then she starts telling him to let go so he panics and holds on, so she starts screaming and he shakes her and breaks her neck. George and Lennie were both just trying to work towards their dream, but because of one little accident their dream was crushed.

This theme is true, everyone has a dream life that they would like to live, but very few people actually accomplish this dream. In my dream life I want to be a Professional Poker Player, sure it could happen but it’s a lot more likely to not happen. You could ask anybody what their dream life is, and I guarantee your going to get an answer. It’s unfortunate that so many people don’t accomplish there dream but that’s just the way it goes. You should have a dream, it might not come true but you can try to get there.

John Steinbeck did a good job with this book, he entertained people, and he showed people that sometimes things don’t work out the way you had planned. The characters seem very realistic, the way he put his conversations, he made it so it was actually like some migrant workers from back then talking. The American dream is very hard to accomplish, and he defiantly showed that by making them come close and then making everything go wrong. Throughout the book George and Lennie are just trying to get that little piece of land and have nobody to answer to. “Of Mice and Men”, by John Steinbeck, showed that the American Dream is very tough to accomplish, even when you think you can do it, it might go away.