Thursday, October 29, 2009
Blog # 18- Newspapers and MSB
I learned how to write a lede and learned how to write a well structured newspaper article. I plan to take pictures and then use the writing techniques to write my caption.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Article
In a few days we America will be electing our next president, between William McKinley and William Bryan. Vote. McKinley. Bryan just doesn’t have the character and experience to uphold an enormous duty. Bryan’s deep voice can’t help him win this election.
In the 1890, the majority of Americans were familiar with stories from the Old and New Testament, upon which many cartoonists drew. William Jennings Bryan was famous for his use of Christian religious imagery, including the "cross of gold" metaphor used in his famous convention speech. But Biblical images and stories--such as that of Sampson and Delilah--were equally prominent among Republicans.
In 1896, immigration had long been contentious in presidential politics. Before the Civil War, some native-born Americans feared Irish Catholic immigration would undermine democracy and Protestantism, and such fears still lurked (for example, some whites joined the American Protective Association in the 1890s). New anxieties arose about immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe, including Italians, Poles, Hungarians, and Russian Jews. Most whites saw Asian immigrants as even more unassimilable, and far more racially different, than Europeans.
Not surprisingly, veterans played a major role in the campaign and McKinley's status as a veteran was widely stressed in the Republican press. He was, in fact, the first Republican president since Lincoln who was not a former Union General (being young, he had only attained the rank of Major before the war's end). The ghost of Lincoln appeared in a number of cartoons; Populists and Socialists as well as Republicans often sought to claim his legacy of federal activism.
Rather, 'slavery' served most often as a metaphor for the plight of the white working-class--or in Republican cartoons, for Bryan's proposed 'sale' of the national credit. Republicans also branded the so-called 'anarchy plank' in the Chicago Platform a sign of secession sentiment among Democrats, who counted many white Southern supporters.
In the 1890, the majority of Americans were familiar with stories from the Old and New Testament, upon which many cartoonists drew. William Jennings Bryan was famous for his use of Christian religious imagery, including the "cross of gold" metaphor used in his famous convention speech. But Biblical images and stories--such as that of Sampson and Delilah--were equally prominent among Republicans.
In 1896, immigration had long been contentious in presidential politics. Before the Civil War, some native-born Americans feared Irish Catholic immigration would undermine democracy and Protestantism, and such fears still lurked (for example, some whites joined the American Protective Association in the 1890s). New anxieties arose about immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe, including Italians, Poles, Hungarians, and Russian Jews. Most whites saw Asian immigrants as even more unassimilable, and far more racially different, than Europeans.
Not surprisingly, veterans played a major role in the campaign and McKinley's status as a veteran was widely stressed in the Republican press. He was, in fact, the first Republican president since Lincoln who was not a former Union General (being young, he had only attained the rank of Major before the war's end). The ghost of Lincoln appeared in a number of cartoons; Populists and Socialists as well as Republicans often sought to claim his legacy of federal activism.
Rather, 'slavery' served most often as a metaphor for the plight of the white working-class--or in Republican cartoons, for Bryan's proposed 'sale' of the national credit. Republicans also branded the so-called 'anarchy plank' in the Chicago Platform a sign of secession sentiment among Democrats, who counted many white Southern supporters.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Blog # 15- MSB Questions
http://naturescrusaders.wordpress.com/2009/03/22/green-sea-turtles-of-san-diego-bay/
How does the outside environment affect the endangerment of the green sea turtle?
How does the outside environment affect the endangerment of the green sea turtle?
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Optional assignment Balboa park
1. In 1868, Civil leaders founded balboa park. The parks beautiful landscaping earned its nickname of "The mother of balboa park". It's located near downtown San Diego. It holds many museums famous to San Diego such as The National History museums and the art museums.
2. http://ita.calit2.net/gallery/albums/sandiego/balboa.sized.jpg
3. A nonprofit group created by San Diego is helping run balboa park, they made it to help manage the park and creates less work for people. http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-10-12/news/environment/city-creates-nonprofit-to-help-run-raise-money-for-balboa-park
4.A nonprofit group will be established to help the city run Balboa Park and raise money to aid in financing what many consider to be the jewel of San Diego’s park system, Mayor Jerry Sanders announced Monday.
Read more: http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-10-12/news/environment/city-creates-nonprofit-to-help-run-raise-money-for-balboa-park#ixzz0TqUWknQQ
2. http://ita.calit2.net/gallery/albums/sandiego/balboa.sized.jpg
3. A nonprofit group created by San Diego is helping run balboa park, they made it to help manage the park and creates less work for people. http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-10-12/news/environment/city-creates-nonprofit-to-help-run-raise-money-for-balboa-park
4.A nonprofit group will be established to help the city run Balboa Park and raise money to aid in financing what many consider to be the jewel of San Diego’s park system, Mayor Jerry Sanders announced Monday.
Read more: http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-10-12/news/environment/city-creates-nonprofit-to-help-run-raise-money-for-balboa-park#ixzz0TqUWknQQ
Friday, October 9, 2009
Huck Finn Identiity Essay
Essay
Nathan Mendoza
Huckleberry was forced to survive on his on knowledge and was usually a loner. He comes up with insane explanations for his problems which often his peers don’t necessarily agree with this. Huckleberry creates an imaginary friend named Tom Sawyer, and Tom is Huckleberry’s main influence. Tom Sawyer is Huckleberry’s best friend and he was raised in a more comfortable atmosphere and wasn’t on the fence to poverty. In the area Huckleberry grew up in has defiantly has shaped the way he percepts things in life. He needed to rely on his on wit to survive the rugged lands of Missouri. His father’s drunken influence surely has impacted his life and sees alcohol in a different way. Tom Sawyer had a privileged middle class life and he grew up an extraordinary imagination.
When Mark Twain wrote the story it took place around the time of the Reconstruction era a lot has been changing in the South, and the racism has been greater than ever. They lived in an environment in which newly freed slaves had come out into the world, and began living regular lives again. The actual story was placed a couple decades before slavery was abolished.
Huckleberry was poor and uneducated, but along the way he developed natural senses and learned to distinguish good from bad. He doesn’t like to follow the society’s rules and he said multiple times that he would rather go to hell, and then go along with what he was taught. When he was on the raft he felt feel and more than away from the society that out casted him.
Huckleberry was the ability to tell elaborate tales to get him out of difficult situations. He is the character with the most human faults making him more relatable.
Jim has developed a genuine love and compassion for Huck. Is the best example of humanity of black American slaves. When Miss Watson took him under her wing it really affected his life in a huge way, and it was a big difference from living with his drunken father. Huck is just curious and has a will trying to make sense of society and the world
Nathan Mendoza
Huckleberry was forced to survive on his on knowledge and was usually a loner. He comes up with insane explanations for his problems which often his peers don’t necessarily agree with this. Huckleberry creates an imaginary friend named Tom Sawyer, and Tom is Huckleberry’s main influence. Tom Sawyer is Huckleberry’s best friend and he was raised in a more comfortable atmosphere and wasn’t on the fence to poverty. In the area Huckleberry grew up in has defiantly has shaped the way he percepts things in life. He needed to rely on his on wit to survive the rugged lands of Missouri. His father’s drunken influence surely has impacted his life and sees alcohol in a different way. Tom Sawyer had a privileged middle class life and he grew up an extraordinary imagination.
When Mark Twain wrote the story it took place around the time of the Reconstruction era a lot has been changing in the South, and the racism has been greater than ever. They lived in an environment in which newly freed slaves had come out into the world, and began living regular lives again. The actual story was placed a couple decades before slavery was abolished.
Huckleberry was poor and uneducated, but along the way he developed natural senses and learned to distinguish good from bad. He doesn’t like to follow the society’s rules and he said multiple times that he would rather go to hell, and then go along with what he was taught. When he was on the raft he felt feel and more than away from the society that out casted him.
Huckleberry was the ability to tell elaborate tales to get him out of difficult situations. He is the character with the most human faults making him more relatable.
Jim has developed a genuine love and compassion for Huck. Is the best example of humanity of black American slaves. When Miss Watson took him under her wing it really affected his life in a huge way, and it was a big difference from living with his drunken father. Huck is just curious and has a will trying to make sense of society and the world
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Blog # 12- Media Saves the Beach Questions
-Are dog beach's suitable for people to swim in too?
Once in a while I take my dog out to the dog beach, but I have never swam in the ocean with my dog because I thought that dogs pee and defaecate in the waters. I can make a video comparing the regular beaches and the dog beach, and testing the waters to see if wanna dog waste goes into the water.
-What are the amount of narcotics floating around children inhabited beach areas.
I always see little kids play around with dead rats and birds on the beach and what is the chance of a kid touching some narcotics just hanging around the shore.
-How are the inhabiting animals that are surrounding the beach affect the food chain.
Once in a while I take my dog out to the dog beach, but I have never swam in the ocean with my dog because I thought that dogs pee and defaecate in the waters. I can make a video comparing the regular beaches and the dog beach, and testing the waters to see if wanna dog waste goes into the water.
-What are the amount of narcotics floating around children inhabited beach areas.
I always see little kids play around with dead rats and birds on the beach and what is the chance of a kid touching some narcotics just hanging around the shore.
-How are the inhabiting animals that are surrounding the beach affect the food chain.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Blog # 11- Civil War
Modern America
I was writing up my blog post for my humanities about the reconstruction. I was listening to music while work and I came across a lyric that ironically happened to relate to the subject I’m researching. ”Does it pay to be deaf, dumb and blind? From a slave we was kept from the mind” .Out of that song these words are engraved on my mind, and thats a hard thing to do! Here the rapper says that as slaves, black people were kept from the mind. So now that they’re so called ‘free’ why not pick up all the knowledge you can. I think this applies to anyone who gets a second chance, or something amazing that ancestors didn’t get to do.
Gone are the days of the Enlightenment and Industrial eras. The modern era has come under our noses and has entered our lives impacting the way we live our lives. Today’s modern American came through a long way. It took plenty of trail and error to come to the America we know today. More civil rights organizations came into being, major court battles were won, and a period of peaceful protests as well as civic unrest led to the enactment of historic new civil rights laws. The idea that the civil war is the beginning of “modern” America is worthwhile because there is still the KKK and various hate groups going on. On the other hand America seen plenty of great leaders, technological advances, and more open to cultural diversity.
Overall Modern America seems like the best choice for Americans because of the various advancements and that the people are pretty happy with the type of government we have but they can still be improved. The current issues Americas facing is the lack of health care in America. Another issue is the deep recession, racism, job loss, and retirement savings loss; there is still time to improve the countries condition.
Modern America started around 1914 and it brought many great changes to America. The leaders of America have accomplished a lot and have contributed various ideas and new laws that shaped America as we all know.
The theme of the past thirty years has been change, like change in technology, economy, issues, and women. The modern era has brought a new perspective on the country of America. Many gains in civil rights by African Americans made since 1945 have occurred as a result of efforts by strong civil rights organizations. Numerous cities and towns remained unaffected by the civil rights movement. African American leaders therefore felt the United States needed a clear, strong federal policy that would erase all remaining discrimination in public places. A high point of the March on Washington was a stirring speech by King. King told the crowd that he had a dream that one day all Americans would enjoy equality and justice.
America had seen plenty of great leaders such as JFK, Franklin, and Theodore Roosevelt. Those leaders had dealt with immense pressure to protect the interests of their people and the ideals of America, such as war, depression, and the vast threat of growing communism in the country. First, many African Americans had served with honor in the war. Black leaders pointed to the records of these veterans to show the injustice of racial discrimination against patriots. Second, African Americans in the urban North had made economic gains, increased their education, and registered to vote. Communism itself was not seen as a threat to democracy. Communist dictators who promoted a perverted and corrupted form of the ideology were. Communism is not the antithesis of democracy, but it cannot coexist with capitalism. The perceived threat to democracy was that capitalism would fall to communism and that democracies would come under the rule of authoritarian oppression. Leaders such as Vladimir Lenin were very influential when it came to the communist ideas that surfaced to America.
Technology went hand in hand with modern America and people made overwhelming technological advancements. When the first radio broadcasted, America then thrived on technology to learn and grow. Modern history is changing decade after decade and the rapid growth of the country seem overwhelming for some because of they need to get used to the present first. Then the technology keeps advancing and people need to get with the current state of the country. The microeconomic picture of the U.S. has changed immensely since 1973, and the trends are proving to be consistently downward for the nation's high school graduates and high school drop-outs.
America’s technology has surpassed other countries in the 1920’s. The other countries tried to surpass America’s power. Countries like Russia, China, and Germany tried to use their power and research to find the latest technologic advances. Advance of technology is a good trend for our society; however, it must be in conjunction with advance in education so that society is able to master and understand technology.
The theme of the past thirty years has been change, like change in technology, economy, issues, and women. The modern era has brought a new perspective on the country of America. Many gains in civil rights by African Americans made since 1945 have occurred as a result of efforts by strong civil rights organizations. Numerous cities and towns remained unaffected by the civil rights movement. African American leaders therefore felt the United States needed a clear, strong federal policy that would erase all remaining discrimination in public places. A high point of the March on Washington was a stirring speech by King. King told the crowd that he had a dream that one day all Americans would enjoy equality and justice.
Today’s modern American came through a long way. It took plenty of trail and error to come to the America we know today. More civil rights organizations came into being, major court battles were won, and a period of peaceful protests as well as civic unrest led to the enactment of historic new civil rights laws.
After listening to such inspiring lyrics, I kind of didn't understand what slaves were going through and the hardship they had overcome. They really needed some uplifting spirts and go out into the world as newly "freed men".
I was writing up my blog post for my humanities about the reconstruction. I was listening to music while work and I came across a lyric that ironically happened to relate to the subject I’m researching. ”Does it pay to be deaf, dumb and blind? From a slave we was kept from the mind” .Out of that song these words are engraved on my mind, and thats a hard thing to do! Here the rapper says that as slaves, black people were kept from the mind. So now that they’re so called ‘free’ why not pick up all the knowledge you can. I think this applies to anyone who gets a second chance, or something amazing that ancestors didn’t get to do.
Gone are the days of the Enlightenment and Industrial eras. The modern era has come under our noses and has entered our lives impacting the way we live our lives. Today’s modern American came through a long way. It took plenty of trail and error to come to the America we know today. More civil rights organizations came into being, major court battles were won, and a period of peaceful protests as well as civic unrest led to the enactment of historic new civil rights laws. The idea that the civil war is the beginning of “modern” America is worthwhile because there is still the KKK and various hate groups going on. On the other hand America seen plenty of great leaders, technological advances, and more open to cultural diversity.
Overall Modern America seems like the best choice for Americans because of the various advancements and that the people are pretty happy with the type of government we have but they can still be improved. The current issues Americas facing is the lack of health care in America. Another issue is the deep recession, racism, job loss, and retirement savings loss; there is still time to improve the countries condition.
Modern America started around 1914 and it brought many great changes to America. The leaders of America have accomplished a lot and have contributed various ideas and new laws that shaped America as we all know.
The theme of the past thirty years has been change, like change in technology, economy, issues, and women. The modern era has brought a new perspective on the country of America. Many gains in civil rights by African Americans made since 1945 have occurred as a result of efforts by strong civil rights organizations. Numerous cities and towns remained unaffected by the civil rights movement. African American leaders therefore felt the United States needed a clear, strong federal policy that would erase all remaining discrimination in public places. A high point of the March on Washington was a stirring speech by King. King told the crowd that he had a dream that one day all Americans would enjoy equality and justice.
America had seen plenty of great leaders such as JFK, Franklin, and Theodore Roosevelt. Those leaders had dealt with immense pressure to protect the interests of their people and the ideals of America, such as war, depression, and the vast threat of growing communism in the country. First, many African Americans had served with honor in the war. Black leaders pointed to the records of these veterans to show the injustice of racial discrimination against patriots. Second, African Americans in the urban North had made economic gains, increased their education, and registered to vote. Communism itself was not seen as a threat to democracy. Communist dictators who promoted a perverted and corrupted form of the ideology were. Communism is not the antithesis of democracy, but it cannot coexist with capitalism. The perceived threat to democracy was that capitalism would fall to communism and that democracies would come under the rule of authoritarian oppression. Leaders such as Vladimir Lenin were very influential when it came to the communist ideas that surfaced to America.
Technology went hand in hand with modern America and people made overwhelming technological advancements. When the first radio broadcasted, America then thrived on technology to learn and grow. Modern history is changing decade after decade and the rapid growth of the country seem overwhelming for some because of they need to get used to the present first. Then the technology keeps advancing and people need to get with the current state of the country. The microeconomic picture of the U.S. has changed immensely since 1973, and the trends are proving to be consistently downward for the nation's high school graduates and high school drop-outs.
America’s technology has surpassed other countries in the 1920’s. The other countries tried to surpass America’s power. Countries like Russia, China, and Germany tried to use their power and research to find the latest technologic advances. Advance of technology is a good trend for our society; however, it must be in conjunction with advance in education so that society is able to master and understand technology.
The theme of the past thirty years has been change, like change in technology, economy, issues, and women. The modern era has brought a new perspective on the country of America. Many gains in civil rights by African Americans made since 1945 have occurred as a result of efforts by strong civil rights organizations. Numerous cities and towns remained unaffected by the civil rights movement. African American leaders therefore felt the United States needed a clear, strong federal policy that would erase all remaining discrimination in public places. A high point of the March on Washington was a stirring speech by King. King told the crowd that he had a dream that one day all Americans would enjoy equality and justice.
Today’s modern American came through a long way. It took plenty of trail and error to come to the America we know today. More civil rights organizations came into being, major court battles were won, and a period of peaceful protests as well as civic unrest led to the enactment of historic new civil rights laws.
After listening to such inspiring lyrics, I kind of didn't understand what slaves were going through and the hardship they had overcome. They really needed some uplifting spirts and go out into the world as newly "freed men".
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