Thursday, June 10, 2010

Carter's Energy issues

Dear Editor,
I do believe that Carter's new energy program is going to have a great influence on the world in the future. Although he is asking us to give up something that is effiecent to us, it is important that we try and understand that the outcome will be better for us. I thikn it is a very good idea that we conserve on fuel now than later. the less we drive, the less we pollute the air. Carter also created the Department of Energy to promote conservation and to find new ways of energy. I think alternate energy resources could be very beneficial to our society. I do not agree with Carter's idea with nuclear power. I think that nuclear power is dangerous and proposes a threat to the world.
Thank you
Kristina

Monday, May 31, 2010

page 1099 #6

There were many different goals of conservative politicians in the 1980's and they did multiple different things to accomplish these goals. These politicians formed a political group called "New Right." There key concern was the size of the government and its role in the economy. They soon proposed cutting government-funded social programs. Also, they wanted to restore christian values to society. They wanted to follow the dictates of the Bible and revive traditional values they believed had strengenthened the country in the past. Also one last thing they used the television to appeal viewers to contribute money to their campaign. The politicians had multiple goals in the 1980s.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Two, one two three four
Ev'rybody's talking about
Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism, Ragism, Tagism
This-ism, that-ism, is-m, is-m, is-m.

All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

C'mon
Ev'rybody's talking about Ministers,
Sinisters, Banisters and canisters
Bishops and Fishops and Rabbis and Pop eyes,
And bye bye, bye byes.

All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

Let me tell you now
Ev'rybody's talking about
Revolution, evolution, masturbation,
Flagellation, regulation, integrations,
Meditations, United Nations,
Congratulations.

All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

Ev'rybody's talking about
John and Yoko, Timmy Leary, Rosemary,
Tommy Smothers, Bobby Dylan, Tommy Cooper,
Derek Taylor, Norman Mailer,
Alan Ginsberg, Hare Krishna,
Hare, Hare Krishna

All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

This song is written by John Lennon recorded by Plastic Ono band. Basically this song is just saying about how the world needs to give peace a chance. They are sick of the violence and fighting and beleive that peace should start spreading throughout the world. They also talk about different people and how they are talking about people and how everyones just talking which causes more fighting. If people stopped talking about other people and just focused on peace the world may experience some of it once in a while.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Are women and men equal in 2010?

Although women have come a long way for their own rights and freedoms, i still beleive that women and men are not equal in 2010. I actually beleive that they will never be equal. I beleive that women never really had a chance at becoming free from all the "sterotypes" given by men. At first they were all called housewives. Then women wanted to be free from this sterotype so the women became independent and rebelled. This rebellion caused women to become more outgoing and wild. This new "way" of living has caused a different way for the men to view women. Now men can view women as "trashy" or just a "piece of meat" or something to look at. I would not say that women did this to themselves because they wanted to become indepenedent and get away from the sterotype of being a housewife. I would say that its just human nature. The way God made us is how men are superior to women. The males are more musculiar and masculine while the females weaker and more feminine. The men are born with these habits of being a "man" and this all started with the creation of human beings. There is basically nothing that we can do about it besdies from what the women have already done. Which is an amazing amount of success from generation to generation.

Sunday, March 28, 2010

1) I did know a lot about JFK before the field trip due to class but I did not know much about the Cuban Missle Crisis, JFK's family, and how JFK's wife had a lot to influence the world also. The Cuban Misle Crisis video was very interesting. I learned a lot more and understood a lot better. Also the pictures in the room that we watched the movie in helped me get a better image of where the missles were. Also, in the museum they had a lot of pictures of his family and what they liked to do. I didn't know JFK liked to sail a lot. Also, i did not know how involved Jackie Kennedy was. In the museum, they had a whole section on her and what she did to influence the country. It was very interesting.
2) I felt the museum was the most interesting because we we able to look around the whole place and read what interested us the most. Also, they had many pictures and different events in Kennedy's life that were covered in the museum.
3) To improve the field trip, I beleive they should have more facts and information about his death. I beleive that JFK's death was one of the most interesting things that happened in history and to not have a lot of information on that in the museum is a big dissapointment. I was hoping to find out more about his death. But i truely beleive there is nothing more people can find. It's sad though because we all wish we could know this mystery but as time goes on it becomes impossible.
4) Although i have never met JFK or was not alive while he was president, i truely do beleive he did do enough to be considered one of the best presidents of all time. Throught what i have learned from school and visiting the museum, he had a lot of plans and ideas that changed our country for the better. Being young brought new ideas to his presidency. Although he was not alive he had great plans for the civil rights movement. Johnson had much success with Kennedy's ideas. He also helped a lot with the economy and the poor. The big event where Kennedy took control was with the Cuba Missle Crisis. He also did a good job wiht the Cold war and kept it under control. Throughout his presidency, America was happy. Also America felt safe. With as lot of other presidents you can't really say that we have felt safe. Kennedy was one of those speical people who helped us become successful!

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

The Butter Battle Book

At the end of the book, the two sides, the yooks and the zooks, will continue to make machines to try and compete with each other. Although they keep making these new weapons, they will never use them against each other. They will just keep fighting through words and threats. At the end, all the other towns around will agree with the butter side up and the yooks will begin to get scared. At the end, the yooks will realize that the butter side up is the way to go. Also, they're will be no more fighting between the zooks and the yooks.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

FDR Speech

World War II has been raging all around us. As of right now we have decided to stay neutral. After World War I, the Treaty of Versailles helped keep the peace and ended the war. This peace treaty punished Germany. Germany was ordered to pay $33 billion to the Allies for the damage. Germany was also punished with other things. This is one of the main reasons why Germany has been acting up now. Also, the League of Nations was formed to prevent wars in the future. This worked for a few years until now. Also, the Washington Conference was signed which stated that the U.S., GB, Japan, Italy, and France agreed to not build battleships for more ten years. Japan and Italy are going against this Conference and are building up the Axis powers unfairly. Some of these problems led to why World War II began.

World War II has begun and has been happening for about two years now. The reasons why the World War II began started when Mussolini came to power in Italy. He began to have followers called "fascists". These followers gained control of the Italian government causing Mussolini to gain more power. They began to spend money to build the army, navy, and air force which they were not supposed to be doing according to the treaty's made after World War I. If people in Italy did not believe in their ways, they were to be jailed or killed. This clearly was not fair and was the beginning to all the force and persuading of people in World War II. The London Naval Conference continued the ban on battleships, submarines, cruisers, and destroyers. Although this was still going on, Italy was still beginning to build these things secretly. Another reason why World War II started was when Japan invaded Manchuria. Japan invaded Manchuria in order to gain more land and resources. This violated the League of Nations and the Kellogg-Brand Act. This caused a lot of drama and controversies. another reason why the war began was when Hitler came into power. Hitler and his Nazis gained power in Germany. He began the statement that Germans were to rule over other people. people who disagreed were tortured, jailed, or killed. Soon enough, Italy attacks Ethiopia and Japan invades China. All of these issues began to World War II.

The War began once Germany attacked Poland. The British and French support Poland and the war begins. The war continues and Hitler and Mussolini gain control of Romania, Greece, and Yugoslavia. Soon enough Hitler enters Russia and this is where we stand.

I believe that the U.S. should enter the war. we need to help Britain and France out. Hitler and Mussolini have crazy ideas and are torturing poor innocent people in their own country's. they are trying to take over the each country at a time and we have to stop this madness. Without us, Britain and France cannot fight this battle. If we help, i believe that we can win this war and help out all those other countries that have already been taken over.