day 6

Today we looked at Andrew Johnson's Obituary. We also talked a lot about the separation and the division that the new amendments and acts caused between white and black even more tension. Another thing we talked about was sharecropping which I found to be not fair at all. By the time you did all that was required before you were allowed to plant your crops it would either be too late or you would be behind on payment and be forced to work it off, which was almost like slavery all over again except now it was legal because they had too pay them back one way or another.

day 4 post

Yesterday we broke up into groups and made a magazine cover for the 14th amendment. We named our magazine A-27 because there are 27 amendments. we wrote that in our Magazine there were going to be some ways to start your own business, how to find your new husband, how to by new properties and the new amendments that had been added. This exercise helped me realize the new power people had and that all people wanted to do was have the same rights of everyone else which I don't think is much to ask for. Today in class we discussed the different plans people made. Personally I agreed with Lincolns plan a little more because he believed in political equality, personally I think we should all be equal in all aspects of life. I believe that if we gradually gave these rights away the South wouldn't have wanted to rebel right away and they would get more and more used to the fact that we should all have equal rights. Over all these activities helped me better understand everyone's feelings and what was going through peoples heads.

day 2 post

Yesterday we took notes in class about President Lincoln's Assassination. Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 14th, 1865. In the end Booth was trying to help the south but he ended up hurting them, because they were punish by the north who wanted more revenge on the south. If I was a Southerner I would be mad at him because now we had more restrictions and a harder price to pay. Today in class we went to the computer lab and looked at pictures of the south after the war was over. There were lots of buildings that were demolished and destroyed land. What I realized was that the south not only had things worst then the North but had resentment towards the African Americans, and just because they were free didn't mean that they were protected from unhappy people who wanted them gone. In the end nothing was turning out in anyone's favor because there was still unhappy people and people who didn't want change.

1/22/13-1/23/13

I think that I'm most like Winnie the pooh. Winnie the pooh Isn't the smartest person there is like me but he has a good heart. I have learned that I may not be the smartest person out there but I get by and work hard. I like Winnie the pooh have a big heart, my family and friends are everything to me and I don't know what I would do without them. In my heart I know what is right and what isn't and I always try to do the right thing because if I don't I tend to feel really bad and question my self until I fix what I did wrong. I also am like Winnie the pooh because my best friend is everything and with out her I wouldn't know what to do which is a huge part of What makes alike because Winnie the pooh always has Christopher Robin and ill always have her. Here were my results after taking the quiz http://www.brainfall.com/results/which-winnie-the-pooh-character-are-you/ this said that I was not only like Pooh but like the rabbit as well. I think it said I was like the rabbit because I am a very nervous and cautious person who plays by the rules. I am completely happy with who I am because I have all of those characteristics and embrace them because they are what make me who I am.

Updated Timeline

Time line of the 1850's

12/3/2012 and 12/4/2012

In class today we did an ED Cafe activity. Our activity was to show that the person we studied was te most important person in comtribuing to the movement. I had Harriet Beecher Stowe. When we were discusing our people i found it easy to relate all of how they each contributed to the movement. Many people had relationships with other people which helped them make a difference. Ofcourse everyone believes they are right so we were bound to butt heads a bit especially with a expressive class like ours. I found it no trouble to say what i felt and why i thought it, although sometimes what i said didn't make sense i felt that i might have gotten people to think of other things as well. It was one of my favorite classes and i loved how the class room was full of chatter and how we were all so passionate in our discusions.

12/30/12

In class we watched a clip about the debate lincon and Douglas had. This debate helped me better understand how really different each canidate was and how they would state their own opinions and how they disagreed withone another. I noticed that the crowds would get really in to these debates. This was another perfect example of how technology has helped me better understand what is going on in class. Whatching the debate gave me a sense of how people were divided and how passionate both canidates were. It goes to show out side sources and an extra tool can help really connect the dots for some people like me. Another example of how great technology is!