Book Report
Solomon Northup was born a free man in Minerva New York, in 1808. We don't know much about his mother, who his narrative does not identify her by her name. His father Mintus, was originally enslaved to the Northup family from Rhode Island but he was freed after the family moved to New York. As a young man Northup would help his father on the farms and worked as a raftsman on the waterways in New York.
He later married a woman named Anne Hampton who was a mixed white/black race, They had three children together. He got recognized as an exultant Fiddle player. Two men offered him to travel in a music band and they said that they would pay him very well but they drugged him and sold him into slavery. He sold very fast in a auction in New Orleans. He didn't just serve for one person he served for multiple and some would beat him. A agent was sent to get him and the agent got him free but after he was a free man he tried to file kidnapping charges against the two men. In the book two years a slave Northup goes through many hard times from working as a Raftsman on the rivers to becoming a slave and having to work for other people without getting paid. Northup was beaten sold and worked just to live, If he did not work he would be killed.
This book relates to the real world because this happened to many african americans. they would be taken from there homes and turned into slaves. African americans in this time would be beaten or even killed for not working or doing what they were told. This book completely related to the real world by people would be drugged and kidnapped. Most whites had no respect for blacks.
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Friday, June 6, 2014
color tv
In 1952 for the first time, television news was able to broadcast the Republican and Democratic conventions live from Philadelphia to the rest of the nation. The number of households in the U.S. with at least one TV set rose from less than a million to 44 million. The amount advertisers paid these TV stations and the networks rose from $58 million to $1.5 billion. This shows that t.v is becoming more and more popular, People want to get involved in the t.v network. The number of households in the U.S. with at least one TV set rose from less than a million to 44 million.This shows that people want more and more television and this is how it spreads so fast because people are wanting more and more channels. Television programming has had a huge impact on American and world culture. Many critics have dubbed the 1950s as the Golden Age of Television.
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/television-in-the-1950s.html
http://www.ushistory.org/us/53c.asp
1950's Advancement Of Cars
In the 1950's cars changed the style of clothing, music and, '' Hot Rods'' became the new thing. The manufactures came from ''war efforts'' to making the new big thing, which was the new cars. The automotive industry grew dramatically. During the war they made very little cars. Instead they made tanks and planes.
In fact 1 in 6 were working for the automotive industry so about 17% of the population worked on, sold or built cars. In one year the country made about 8 million cars.
As the automobiles came out people wanted to race them that is how NASCAR was made. It was the second most watched sport in that time, right behind Football. people wanted to see the excitement and see the new improvements technologies in a car. The cars changed but most of all the companies and culture changed the most. their were drive thrues, drive ins, drive in movies and drive in everything.
they had cars that were luxurious but now the new thing was making them fast and cool. Hot Rods is the name, They would generally lower them make them loud and give them a cool paint-job. These projects were generally show cars and made for car enthusiast.
In fact 1 in 6 were working for the automotive industry so about 17% of the population worked on, sold or built cars. In one year the country made about 8 million cars.
As the automobiles came out people wanted to race them that is how NASCAR was made. It was the second most watched sport in that time, right behind Football. people wanted to see the excitement and see the new improvements technologies in a car. The cars changed but most of all the companies and culture changed the most. their were drive thrues, drive ins, drive in movies and drive in everything.
they had cars that were luxurious but now the new thing was making them fast and cool. Hot Rods is the name, They would generally lower them make them loud and give them a cool paint-job. These projects were generally show cars and made for car enthusiast.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
13-1
Comprehension questions, Chapter 13-1
Write on paper, or on blog.
1. What was the goal for Roosevelt after the war? What were Soviet goals about Germany?
Roosevelt wanted world peace and the spread of democracy.
2. What did FDR think was 'key' to world peace?
He thought the spread of democracy was the key to world peace
3. What was 'declaration of liberated europe, and how successful was it?'
It was a declaration asserted the rite of all people to choose the form of government under which they will live. It worked well.
4. How was Germany to be controlled?
It was Split into 2 parts the east and the west soviets on the east and france , brittin and america got the west
5. What was Truman's view about how to deal with USSR?
He didn't want to give them everything that they asked for/wanted.
6. What is a satellite nation?
It was the communist countries that were in eastern eroupe
7. What is an 'iron curtain'
It was the Separation of the communist countries of eastern eroupe from the western part
Write on paper, or on blog.
1. What was the goal for Roosevelt after the war? What were Soviet goals about Germany?
Roosevelt wanted world peace and the spread of democracy.
2. What did FDR think was 'key' to world peace?
He thought the spread of democracy was the key to world peace
3. What was 'declaration of liberated europe, and how successful was it?'
It was a declaration asserted the rite of all people to choose the form of government under which they will live. It worked well.
4. How was Germany to be controlled?
It was Split into 2 parts the east and the west soviets on the east and france , brittin and america got the west
5. What was Truman's view about how to deal with USSR?
He didn't want to give them everything that they asked for/wanted.
6. What is a satellite nation?
It was the communist countries that were in eastern eroupe
7. What is an 'iron curtain'
It was the Separation of the communist countries of eastern eroupe from the western part
13-1
Comprehension questions, Chapter 13-1
Write on paper, or on blog.
What was the goal for Roosevelt after the war? What were Soviet goals about Germany?
Write on paper, or on blog.
What was the goal for Roosevelt after the war? What were Soviet goals about Germany?
The goal for rosevelt is to have world peice and the spread of democrative ideas the soviets goal was to get revenge on germany and spead of communism
What did FDR think was 'key' to world peace?
He thought the key to world peace is democeacy
What did FDR think was 'key' to world peace?
He thought the key to world peace is democeacy
What was 'declaration of liberated europe, and how successful was it?'
It was partially successful because france acceped the ideas and brittan got some ideas from the declaration
How was Germany to be controlled?
Split into 2 parts the east and the west soviets on the east and france , brittin and america got the west
What was Truman's view about how to deal with USSR?
To not give them everything they wanted
What is a satellite nation?
The communist countries of eastern eroupe
What is an 'iron curtain'
Seperation of the communist countries of eastern eroupe from the western part
Masons Greener World
Cite 2 more sources about some aspect of the Environmental movement that 'speaks to you.' This could be managing fisheries for recreation, saving the whales, etc., clean air, clean water, solar power, nuclear power, clean coal. I don't really care, but don't be contrarian for contrarians sake. Look for something good about the Planet, and dig
The movie was about many things they talked about but what stuck out in my head was the love canal and how they dumped toxic chemicals in the canal. The canal then over flowed into peoples homes creating children to become sick and have birth defects. In the video they dumped over 20,000 toxic chemicals in the canal.One over protective mother got concerned with her child's health and called the school and told them they cant be that close to the canal anymore. The school thought that this was absurd at first but then they found out that she was not the only parent with A sick kid. The school and the angry parents confronted the government asking them to give them money so they could move. They did this because the toxic waste was a health concern. The government said not at first but then said yes because of all the protests.
Whales play a very important role in the health of our environment and our understanding of marine mammals as well as playing an important role in helping growing economies that rely on whale watching and other spectator activities bring in capital through tourism. Whales can eat 15,000 squid a day and that is good because they keep the squid population in check. If we didnt have whales numbers of marine life would starve to death due to overpopulation in that species. Whales will be on the verge of extiction if we keep killing them. Although whales fat is used for many things it is not worth killing some of the most elegant creatures of the sea for.
http://www.savethewhales.org/about.html
http://www.wikihow.com/Help-Save-Whales
The movie was about many things they talked about but what stuck out in my head was the love canal and how they dumped toxic chemicals in the canal. The canal then over flowed into peoples homes creating children to become sick and have birth defects. In the video they dumped over 20,000 toxic chemicals in the canal.One over protective mother got concerned with her child's health and called the school and told them they cant be that close to the canal anymore. The school thought that this was absurd at first but then they found out that she was not the only parent with A sick kid. The school and the angry parents confronted the government asking them to give them money so they could move. They did this because the toxic waste was a health concern. The government said not at first but then said yes because of all the protests.
Whales play a very important role in the health of our environment and our understanding of marine mammals as well as playing an important role in helping growing economies that rely on whale watching and other spectator activities bring in capital through tourism. Whales can eat 15,000 squid a day and that is good because they keep the squid population in check. If we didnt have whales numbers of marine life would starve to death due to overpopulation in that species. Whales will be on the verge of extiction if we keep killing them. Although whales fat is used for many things it is not worth killing some of the most elegant creatures of the sea for.
http://www.savethewhales.org/about.html
http://www.wikihow.com/Help-Save-Whales
Friday, May 9, 2014
Michael greener world
I think saving the whales is important because they are a very unique animal and important in the ecosystem ''Thirty thousand beaks have been found in a sperm whale stomach indicating they had eaten 15,000 squid'' the sperm whale keeps the squid population in check''Sea Shepherd has gone on to end the careers of 9 illegal whaling vessels, saving thousands of whales. These campaigns and other Sea Shepherd efforts have kept the issue of whaling in the international spotlight for the past thirty years. The news keeps people in action and aware of this problem. Whale fat and grease is used as a lubricant in machinery and as a lamp oil to release light. Their is many other options that they could use for those simple tasks. The extinction of the whale is almost here and it is not worth it.
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