1089 #6

President Carter,

I agree with your ideas and policies to try to control energy usage. Now in 2010 we realize how much damage has been done to the planet and how detrimental certain things we have done for decades are. Trying to get people to stay local when they travel and to use less energy at home are all great little ways people can help to conserve energy. It was also a great idea to have tax sales on cars that use a lot of gas. Also trying to move away from the dependence of natural gas and oil. Tax credits and loans for households that use solar power are also a good idea because it makes it more attractive for people to conserve energy. Overall Mr. President I think that it is your policies are a great way to help save the planet and conserve energy and to save the country some money.

Brian Fox

Protest song

Dear Mr. President By Pink

This song is protesting the president and saying he is just another normal American. She asks him many questions as if they were on a walk together. Asking him if he can look in the mirror and be happy with his work or does he think hes better than everyone else. Also she says how does he sleep when the rest of us cry? She just wants to know why the president seems to be alright all the time when the country is in a very bad state. Also she says that the president has no idea what hard work is because everything is given to him when everyday people struggle very much.

Men and Women

I think that everyday men and women are becoming more equal. And looking back in history the improvements made to level out everything between the two genders has come extremely far. Although some things that are still no equal do not seem to be fair there is some reasoning behind it. Like the fact that men and women who have the same qualifications for a job and the man gets it, it doesn't seem fair. But if the women is hired she might become pregnant and have to leave for a long period of time but the man doesn't have to worry about that. But I think the fact that men are paid more than women for the same jobs is unfair because there's no reason for that to be happening. I think that men and women are very close to being equal but there is always going to be the stereotype and everything that men are better than women. I don't think that we need the ERA because then it would change many things that have been working for a countless number of years. Also this would dramatically effect society but I don't think it would work immediately, it would take a while to work. Just like the civil rights laws took some time to start going into effect. Overall I think that men and women are almost equal.

JFK Reflection Questions

When we went to the JFK Museum I learned a lot of things that I did not know about JFK before going there. I didn't know that he really changed his views on Civil Rights when he got into office. During his campaign he was not really involved in the Civil Rights movement but when he got into office he really started to become involved and wanted to change many things going on. Also when we got to listen to him talking to the Governor it showed us how he dealt with certain issues. He was very calm and could understand that he was being lied too and that the Governor was not taking him serious. But he remained calm and was still nice to him. I did not know how involved he was with the NASA program either. The part of the museum with the moon landings and how much importance he put on getting someone to the moon first was really well showed. Even though he did not get to witness it happen.

The parts I found most interesting on the field trip were the pictures, real artifacts and all of the information. The pictures were really good because it lets you see what things actually looked like and the peoples facial expressions and everything. Also the real artifacts and things were very cool. The coconut shell that he actually wrote on was very interesting and I know a lot of people really enjoyed that. Also the way that things were set up and then a TV was playing the real thing let you get a feel for what it was really like when it was going on.

The only thing that I would suggest for future field trips to the museum would be more free time for us to walk around and go at our own pace to look at things and take everything in and not have it so scheduled. I was hoping to learn about the assassination but there was not really anything on it besides the videos of the funeral.

Overall I think that John F. Kennedy was a very good person and president. Because he was from around this area I think it makes him more appealing because you feel a sort of connection to him. Also the fact that he was a young guy with a family made him seem more human than some of the southern typical politicians that we are so used to seeing. Without him I believe that the country would be extremely different from what it is today. He influenced so many people and had so many ideas that were carried through by the people after him. I do believe that he should be considered one of the best presidents of all time too. I do because he seemed to do things the right way. Even though he somewhat sparked the Cold War nothing came of it. There was not actual fighting that took place. he was very smart about what to say. Also when he was in office he started many educational and medical programs that are still around today. The tax cuts that he did were very good and beneficial to many Americans at that time. Also the way that he dealt with the Civil Rights Movement was very good as well. He made sure that no matter what the laws that were put in place to end segregation were being held in place. Overall I think that John F. Kennedy should be considered one of the best presidents of all time because of the way he handled himself and the country at one of the most difficult periods of time in American history.

The Butter Battle Book

Then I said to grandpa; don't drop it. And he said don't worry I wont because there is no real rocket. That is very good because there is a big socket. But what if the others try to mock it? Then they will suffer. Well thats why they made the land of buffer. I hope everyones happy, my dear pappy.

FDR Speech

I have done many things to help the world stay at peace after the horrible World War. In the Treaty of Versailles i punished Germany very heavily for starting the war. I did not allow them to have guns, tanks, military airplanes or ships. This made it very difficult for them to try to fight again. I also took away some of their territories in Africa, islands in the Pacific Ocean and a lot of land in Europe. Also, I made them pay $33 billion dollars to the Allies for pay back which sent them into a very bad depression. Also in efforts to prevent more war I proposed the idea of a League of Nations and this would help make descions between the countries of the world to keep peace. And with the Washington Conference I made it so no more naval ships would be built for the next 10 years in the countries of the US, Great Britain, Japan, Italy, and France. And with he Kellogg-Briand Pact I got 62 countries to promise to settle disputes peacefully.

There are many reasons why World War II started. One major impact to the war is Beniot Mussolini and his followers in Italy. He made false promises about making the country better but if you did not agree with him you faced strong penalties that are felt to be inhumane in America such as jail or being killed. His Fascists ways would not be tolerated by the rest of the world. Also Japan decided to invade and overtake Manchuria to get its land and resources which upset many people. It did because it went against the League of Nations that I made up and the Kellog-Briand Pact. Hitler and his Nazi's coming to power in Germany scared many people. He was very upset about the Treaty of Versailles and wanted revenge. He like Mussolini but people who didn't believe the same things as him were killed, tourteed and jailed. When Mussolini went against the League of Nations and invaded Ethiopia to start his Italian Empire this got everything started for WWII. when Germany occupied Austria and Czechoslovakia and attacked Poland that is when WWII official began.

So far in the war Germany has conquered a lot of Europe including Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Holland, and France. Also months later Romania, Greece and Yugoslavia have fallen into the hands of Hitler and Mussolini. There kill anyone tactics have proved to be lethal. Also Japan has started to invade Indochina. I have passed the Lend Lease Act which lets the US lend or sell supplies to the Allies. Also in the most surprising event of the war so far Germany has attacked Russia and is hundreds of miles into Russia only months after the attack. Proving how strong Hitler is.

But as of this point I am still not going to let the US enter this war. Although Hitler and Mussolini have started to conquer many European countries the US is trying to over come WWI and the Great Depression and has no imminent threat against us.

2009 Depression

I think that there might be another time where we have a very bad economy, worse than right now, at some point in American history. But I do not think that it will be as drastic as the Great Depression because of the way we learned from it and plans we have set up to avoid it. With FDIC money people have earned is always secured and we know that we can get it if we need too. I don't really think about it because I know that we have the plans in order to avoid it and we are in a time right now where we have to cut back and still manage to get by. But if a depression did happen my family would have to cut back and maybe not get the expensive things we like and maybe cut back on sports I play because hockey and baseball are very expensive at times. Also things that we don't really need. But if my parents lost their jobs I really don't know what would happen. The author says that the country wouldn't really change but just see people cut back on things and not really abandon homes and look like the Great Depression. Because people would do things that aren't really drastic like having a home garden or grow animals that they would slaughter to save on meat costs. Also college and sports and leisure activities. According to the author if our country went through another depression we wouldn't see the impact like we did with the first one. I agree with him.