BR- 10/30/13

1. The voting rate is increasing

2. Yes

3. It could have more people voting

Assignment 10/29/13

1. What does the elephant stand for? (Cartoon's message)
2. What inspired this cartoon? (Subject of the Cartoon)
3. Why is the top of the boulder they pushed a picture of the top of the white house? (Subject of the Cartoon)
4. Why does the sleeve on the trooper say VOTERS? (Use of images or artistic techniques)
5. Why does his shirt say "Don't tread on me" and have a picture of a snake on it (Use of images or artistic techniques)

Step....
   1. Let your eyes "float over the cartoon.
   2. Follow the cartoon's natural flow by discovering the interaction with the primary focus.
   3. Determine the audience
   4. Understand the context of the cartoon
   5. Look for widely recognized symbols
   6. Look for mirror details in the cartoon that will contribute in the humor or the point of the cartoon

The artists uses Symbolism, Exaggeration, Analogy, Labeling, and Irony. Symbolism is used for the cartoon as a whole. Exaggeration is for the artist to say how big of a problem it is for them. Analogy is also for the picture as a whole. Labeling is used to show that the picture is not just of an old broken down school. Irony is usually the text at the bottom of the page to help the viewer understand the picture/cartoon better.

BR- 10/29/13

1. Yes, they have been doing it for a while now so why change?

2. No, even though you may be skinny you still could be out of shape and unhealthy.

3. I would offer a different test.

Pole Results

1. Main Street Republican

2. Moderate Republican

3. Social Libertarian/Authoritarian

4.You Are 55% Conservative, 45% Liberal

5.RIGHT (CONSERVATIVE) 

     I am part of the Republican Party and am very Conservative. In pole 1 I was Main Street Republican, in pole 2 I was Moderate Republican, pole 3 was Social Libertarian/Authoritarian, pole 4 I was mostly Conservative, and in 5 I was Right (Conservative). I totally agree with being a Republican and am happy to tell everyone I am very Conservative.

BR- 10/28/13

1. They should not be honoring the Confederate flag.

2. Yes, I feel he is correct.

3. Many people still have the same beliefs about the flag.

Assignment 10/22/13

1. Antifederalists
       1. Opposed the Constitution
       2. Supported by people who believed the Constitution would lead America to corruption.

2. Federalists
       1. Supported the Constitution
       2. Supported by people who believed the Constitution was required to keep America's independence and liberty safe.

1800-1860

3. Democrats
       1. Spread of soil systems and voting rights for all white men.
       2. Small farmers, slaveholders, and debtors

4. The Wigs
       1. Opposed to the tenets of Jacksonian democracy and supported high tariffs.
       2. Bankers, merchants, and industrialists

1860-1932

5. Democrats
      1. Opposed sectionalism and pushed away the nation's party politics toward the economic arena
      2. Businesses

6. Republicans
       1. Rights for African Americans
       2. Farmers, newly freed African Americans, and laborers

1932-1968

7. Democrats
       1. Restoring the nation's economic and social life
       2. Farmers, southerners

8. Republicans
       1. Restoring the nation's economic and social life
       2. Northerners and manufactures

BR- 10/22/13

1. No because if it was he would not have been able to move the boulder without having bad back issues.

2. Yes because that boulder was there for millions of years and should have been left alone.

BR- 10/21/13

1. It is so hard to break away from them because it has made our lives so much easier, we are too attached to them.

2. Yes

BR- 10/17/13

We will go further and further into debt.

BR- 10/16/13

1. I think that the 2 girls should be charged for the actions that they did.

2. A misdemeanor is doing something wrong and a felony is a crime disobeying the law.

3. I think that others should stand for what is right and tell/show others what bullying can do to other people.

People who made a Difference

Alice Paul
    1. Main leader of a women's rights campaign
    2. Grew up in New Jersey

Margaret  Sanger
    1. Her parents were very politically involved with women's rights
    2. She was really into birth control

Deganawida
    1. He was all about spiritual healing
    2. He was a peacemaker

Andrew Carnegie
     1. He was born in Scotland in 1835
     2. At the age of 13 he started working for a railroad company

Eva Peron
     1. Born May 7, 1919
     2. Born into poverty, when she was 6 her father died in a car wreck

Harriet Stowe
     1. Wrote a book that changed the view of slavery for many Americans
     2. Born on June 14, 1811

Francis Willard
     1. Best known for her passage in the 18th and 19th amendments
     2. She passed away at the age of 58

Eugene V. Debs
     1. Born on November 5, 1855
     2. Quit school at the age of 14 to work for the railroad

Betty Williams
     1. Co-founder of Community Peace People
     2. Won the Noble Peace Prize in 1976

Emmeline Pankhurst
     1. Born July 14, 1858
     2. Arrested many times for hunger strikes

Helena Rubinstein
     1. Started a cosmetic lining
     2. Established a foundation that gave out funds to organizations specializing in health, medical research, and rehabilitation

Edward Jenner
     1. Born on May 17, 1749
     2. Found the vaccine for small pox

Dolorous Huerta
     1.Elementary School teacher
     2. Fed the hungry children with food from her farm

Tagore
    1. Won the noble prize in 1913
     2. In 1941, he died in his friend's mansion

Dorothy Hodgkin
     1. Born on May 12, 1910
     2. Had 3 kids and all went into educational fields

BR- 10/15/13

I think that is very immature for an adult janitor to pay a dollar for kids to beat up another student. This can be stopped by adults acting like adults and not being childish.

BR- 10/14/13

This article talks about the protest that happened on Sunday due to the government shutdown. In the article, Obama says that he is using veterans as pawns in the shutdown. Sarah Palin was one of the Senators that was there.

BR- 10/11/13

1. No, if it is the national government's responsibility, then they shouldn't have to be made to pay.

2. I would visit Yosemite National Park because of the interesting animal species and the awesome valleys.

BR- 10/8/13

I don't really care if they change their name or not but I kinda disagree with it. Their name has been the same for years and hasn't caused a problem before. Why change it now? I really don't think that there is a big problem with it.

Response to Grandchild.

Throughout the years, I worked as a Physical Therapist Assistant. I made a difference in people's lives by helping them overcome pain.

BR- 10/7/13

1. This says that our national security needs to pay more attention.

2. I am not surprised at all.