BP1 QTR4: Women's History Month

     Women have a right to vote! The way they were treated during Women's Suffrage was inappropriate and disrespectful. Within the next paragraph you will be able to see some of the fights men had against women and their voting rights, they way i think Alice Paul would respond to the flyer and cartoon, and the barriers to full equality between women and men existing in American society and the obstacles.

     What were some of the primary arguments against suffrage for women? Of these, which seem most reasonable to you? Which seem most far-fetched? Some of the arguments are "BECAUSE Nebraska women are already enjoying a greater measure of protection and privilege under the laws than do women of any state where women vote", "BECAUSE the woman worker wants rest and quietude—not political excitement", "BECAUSE every reason supporting the claim of women to vote supports also the right of women to be consulted as to whether they shall or shall not be given the ballot". I don't think any of them were reasonable. All of them are completely wrong and don't make sense to me. I think the most far-fetched argument is "BECAUSE the woman worker wants rest and quietude—not political excitement". Women know how to handle their actions. They aren't going to get excited over politics!

     How do you imagine Alice Paul would respond to the cartoonist, the author of the flyer and the men in the photograph? I think Alice Paul would be very unhappy with the situation going on. Alice would handle it very calmly and continue to fight for her and other women's rights. I think she would be upset with the cartoonist, the author, and the men in the photograph. Alice would respond in a respectful, mature way to put her point out there with supporting them, and disagree with the cartoon and flyer.

     PAST  TO  PRESENT: What barriers to full equality between women and men still exist in American society? What do you think accounts for these obstacles? For example, why do you think the United States has never had a female President? I think the barriers to full equality between women and men that still exist are women not getting elected to become president of the United States of America. I think accounts for these obstacles are men have more strength in our society and no body believes in women so they don't get elected. I think the reason why we have never had a female president is because the men and the people of our society don't believe in women and the ways they can contribute to our country. They believe that men can do the job better and have more strength in our country.

     In conclusion, the arguments the men made are very unreasonable, Alice Paul would have handled this situation very calmly and maturely, and the barriers to full equality are the fact that women don't get elected. Women have a right to vote and men shouldn't have a say, in my opinion. Alice Paul helped make these rights come true. You are able to see these points within this essay. And this is what I think about women's rights to vote, and this flyer.

BP4 QTR3: President's Day

        I think that they should rename President's Day to "George Washington's Day" because he was a wonderful man! You are able to see this within the two quotes. One of the quotes written by George Washington himself, and the other written by a citizen named Daniel Webster.


        George Washington quoted "In a word, I want an American character, that the powers of Europe may be convinced we act for ourselves and not for others; this is in my judgment, is the only way to be respected abroad and happy at home." This shows that George Washington cared for our country. He wants us to be independent and strong, just like our country. He helped make it to what it is today. That's why I think that Presidents' Day should be changed to "George Washington's Day".

        Daniel Webster quoted "Wherever men love liberty, wherever they believe in patriotism, wherever they exalt high character, by universal consent they turn to the name of George Washington. No occasion could be conceived more worthy, more truly and comprehensively American, than that which is chosen to commemorate this divinely 

appointed captain". This shows that others think the same thing I do. George washington was amazing. He is the father of our country. 

        In concluion, George Washington was great. He helped make our country to what is has become today; independent, strong, and treated with dignity. He is the father of our country! You are able to see his greatness within the two quotes included in this essay. And this is why I think President's Day should be renamed to "George Washington's Day".

BP3 QTR3: Children's March

The parents or adults could not protest in the "Children's March" movie because they would lose their jobs, homes, and more. I think that Dr. King said "no", at first to kids going to jail because it could negatively effect their future. It took more than four men to hold the fire hoses steady. The kids were singing in jail. The youngest child who got arrested and put in jail was four years old.

BP2 QTR3: Project Reflection

1. What is your final project going to be? What led you to choose this idea for your project?
Our final project is going to be a powerpoint of all of the parts in Epic Quest Choice 1 put together. We different ideas for them but we wanted it to be put together and turned in as one. Therefore, we are making it into a powerpoint.

2.How is the project unfolding for you?
The project is unfolding for me by showing me what it's like having to go through all of this real life stuff. It shows me what I have to go through as far as money, owning or running a business, working for a business, buying mine and other wants and needs, and etc. It also has a good affect on me because I'm learning more about it as we go on with this project.

3. How are you gathering the required information?
We have learned some of it in class. But the information we haven't learned in class, we have been looking up online.

4. What's happening that you didn't expect? In other words, how has your project changed over time?

We didn't expect to make a short story. We didn't think we were going to be making one, but over time we realized that it would be easy, and short and sweet.

QTR 3: T-Shirts Travel Reaction Post

               The Salvation Army exports about 99% of the clothes received. That is why the largest export product from the United States of America to Africa is secondhand clothing. The Africans make the most money in the exporting business. Africans don't manufacture their own clothing because they do not need to, plus they cannot afford to do so.
               The Zambians think that Americans are very wasteful. They think that they are pretty clever because "they talk only in terms of cash and not physical". Lastly they think of them as bossy because they think that every country should be like theirs.
               Going to school to get an education is one of the main ambitions of the Citizens of Zambia. Another one of their ambitions is to travel to America. I think that the main message of this movie is that our wasting selves and secondhand clothing contributes to their country and economy.

Current Events QTR 2 Week 8: Bong hit gives Miley Cyrus the giggles

          This article was about a video that surfaced this week of Miley Cyrus smoking out of a bong. Five days after her 18th birthday the video was taken of Miley smoking. You would think that it was marijuana, but she was really smoking a natural herb called salvia. This herb is legal in California and has hallucinogenic effects. It seems to be that Miley got the giggles from this natural herb, salvia.


          I liked this article because it was very interesting. It's cool to hear about someone that I use to like as a younger child. It is also a good thing that she isn't getting into the actual drug, but also a bad thing because it can be highly addictive. I didn't like what happened because it sets a very bad example for kids. Many kids look up to Miley, and it sets the wrong example for those kids even though it wasn't really marijuana. This is my opinion on this article.

This is a picture of Miley Cyrus that went along with the article.

I got this article was from an online source. I got it from CNN News. Here is the link to the article: http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/12/10/miley.cyrus.drugs.ppl/index.html?npt=NP1

Current Events QTR 2 Week 7: Man accused of smuggling tarantulas into U.S.

         A German tarantula dealer named Sven Koppler, has been illegally sending tarantulas to the U.S. through U.S. mail. More than 500 Mexican red-kneed tarantulas have been sent to the U.S. Sven wrapped some of them in colored plastic straws. He had received about $300,000 for them. He flew into Los Angeles and was arrested on Thursday. He has to stay in jail until December 8th for a bond hearing. He will have another hearing on December 17th and December 20th. If Sven is convicted, he will have to face up to twenty years in federal prison and fined $250,000.


          I liked this article because it was very unusual. It is very weird to hear about something like this because they are becoming more strict about this kind of stuff. It's interesting to hear about tarantulas getting mailed to the U.S. It's also very interesting to hear about somebody getting busted for sending them. And this is my opinion on this article. 

This is a picture of a tarantula that went along with the article.

I got this article from an online resource. I got it from CNN News. Here is a link to the article: http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/12/03/california.spider.importing/index.html?npt=NP1