Hollywood showed us that cow boys were the heroes and villain of the wild west. They made moves and TV shows about how the cow boys always shoots his gun to save the day. Also they showed how they would always have a bar fight over simple stuff. They made the villains own the town then a cow boy comes and frees everyone in the town. They tried to show that the cow boys were feared and respected at the same time.
The cow boys were drifters. But they moved from place to place in search of jobs. They took cattle from one place to another. They did due duels but it was not about something stupid it was because they had to settle a huge fight or argument. They traveled together. Some of their jobs were to wrangled, cooked, roped, and butchered cattle.
In the end cow boys did not just go around from town to town to start or end problems. They just wanted to survive the wild west by becoming cow boys. They might not have done the basic jobs like everyone but they did do extraordinary jobs. Some are heroes and some were just greedy and mean. cow boys were the heart of the wild west.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Discuss how were African-Americans treated during the Reconstruction and the Civil Rights Movement.
During the reconstruction African-Americans were treated really bad. People did not respect the fact that African-Americans got the rights same as everyone. But still there was segregation which was changed thanks to the Civil Rights Movement. The segregation drove people to build different public areas for blacks and whites. So there was no people of different race going to the same public area.
The Civil Rights Movement got people to go together to the same public areas even if they were a different color. The whites did not like that so the started to attack the kids that are changing schools from all African-American to a white school. The black codes were abolished and the African-Americans got all their rights. Both during the reconstruction and the Civil Rights Movement black people were killed. But during the Civil Rights Movement important people that were trying to stop segregation were killed.
Thanks to the Civil Rights Movement we know can go to school with everyone. This allows us to learn from each other. Although it was hard to adjust during the Reconstruction and the Civil Rights Movements, now it is normal for everyone to have the same rights and have everyone share the same public areas. In the end blacks were treated horrible during the Reconstruction and the civil Rights Movement, but what they struggled through and fought for payed off in the end.
The Civil Rights Movement got people to go together to the same public areas even if they were a different color. The whites did not like that so the started to attack the kids that are changing schools from all African-American to a white school. The black codes were abolished and the African-Americans got all their rights. Both during the reconstruction and the Civil Rights Movement black people were killed. But during the Civil Rights Movement important people that were trying to stop segregation were killed.
Thanks to the Civil Rights Movement we know can go to school with everyone. This allows us to learn from each other. Although it was hard to adjust during the Reconstruction and the Civil Rights Movements, now it is normal for everyone to have the same rights and have everyone share the same public areas. In the end blacks were treated horrible during the Reconstruction and the civil Rights Movement, but what they struggled through and fought for payed off in the end.
Should countries leave pieces of their history out, especially that which is negative, when documenting these stories? Explain.
I think that the government should keep some history out so that the people don't think less about their country and don't feel ashamed because they are from that county.
Was your learning different when blogging, as compared to writing just pen and paper? Explain.
Yes my learning was different when blogging. Instead of just writing to your teacher to read you are writing to anyone who is going to read your blog, therefore you try to do your best in answering your question.
Which blogging topic was your favorite from first quarter?
my favorite blog topic was the six word story blog. it was my favorite because even though you only had to write six words you had to choose them carefully. also you had to do a lot of thinking about the story behind it for the words to make sense.
feelings and experiences of immigrants coming to the U.S
From what I saw in the pictures people only thought that they can come to the U.S and get a job quickly. I think that because the parents came with their entire family of 10. Also some people sent only their children thinking it is a better future for them. But when they got here they saw that things were not as easy as they thought. When they got here they had to find a place to live, Jobs for everyone that can work, and earn enough money to support their family before running out of food if they brought any.
"Song of the Shirt"
The life of these textile workers mush have been torture. They probably worked for 16 hours a day. They did not get much sleep, so they tried to stay up to show the bosses that they can finish all of their work so they can get a raise.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Oregon Trail
Through gaming people can get an idea of how real life is, like the Oregon Trail game. It show's you how moving from one place to another can be difficult if you are not prepared, even if it is in the same country. So if there were more games like that, that students are required to play for homework they would be ready to begin their independent life with out parents anytime they want. The games could be about buying, moving, selling, opening a business, ectetera.
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