Why do people question alot or oftenly about American intervention abroad?
Month: October 2019
Topic Question
What is Capital Punishment?
Is Capital Punishment moral or immoral?
Question
Is the United States two-party government system efficient or would more parties being involved suffice?
My topic question.
Why can’t DACA recipients and their parents get American Citizenship?
For Thursday
Hey everyone! Here’s your homework.
- BEFORE Thursday’s class, I would like you to post the question you want to investigate for UNIT TWO (The Curiosity Report) on the OpenLab. This should not be a yes or no question, but something you can spend a few weeks really investigating. It must be a question– not just a topic. So, if you’re interested in the issue of domestic violence, you might want to know: why do victims stay in abusive relationships? or: how does someone become an abuser? or: what resources are available for people who try to leave? You will also need a copy of this question in class. It can be written by hand or printed out.
If you’re stuck, take a look at the unit (UNITS tab, at the top of this webpage,) or do ten more minutes of internet research to see what you find!
2. Find at least one source (article, video, blog, Wikipedia post, standup routine, Ted Talk– the possibilities are endless!) on your topic. Try to find something useful to answering your question. Again, if you’re investigating why victims stay in abusive relationships, you might look for a statistical study or you might look for a blog by a person who was in an abusive relationship. I don’t know how to tell you word length here because we’re looking at so many genres, but don’t be skimpy. No 50 word articles or 30 second videos (unless it’s a SUPER powerful 30 seconds.)
For Tuesday
Hey everyone! Your homework for the weekend is to read and annotate these excerpts from “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July” HERE. I will collect the annotations. This is short, but it’s not easy to read, so leave yourself a little time.
Please also fill out the SOAPSTONE worksheet I handed out in class (the one with the monsters. If you lost it, HERE is an extra copy. I’m gonna collect this too!
In case you are interested, here is some background on the speech from TIME magazine.
I have posted the upcoming essay assignment under UNITS (UNIT TWO.) There’s no assignment yet, but start thinking about what topics or questions you’d like to investigate. So far, some of the things we’ve discussed in class are: Police violence (educating cops/ educating citizens/ screening), climate change, domestic violence, immigration, equal pay for genders and races, Empowerment of women, Gandhi—history of nonviolent resistance, history of DR, history of Haitian revolutions, lasting effects of American Revolution (both nationally and internationally), student justice, education, funding for arts education, Family/ Heritage, Albanian tradition, free speech in 2019, The two-party political system, the mental health system, gun violence/ gun control and prison reform.
Keep in mind, if you start with a topic (like domestic violence, let’s say), you’ll need to narrow it down to a question to investigate. For example: Why do women stay in situations in which they’re being abused, or: what are the laws in place regarding domestic abuse, or: what is the correlation between mass shooting and domestic abuse (that is, since domestic abusers are much more likely to commit mass killings, are there any laws in place to restrict their access to firearms? Why or why not?) We will work together in class to come up with a good question for investigation.
My plan for rereading
I decided that i’ll keep a highlighter on me and put everything away like my phone and laptop so i can focus more on the declaration of independence. I also made sure i had a drink and a notebook with a pen so i can write down anything i don’t understand or know the meaning to so i could look it up afterwards and see what it meant. Other than that i kept my question from class on my mind, “What do they mean by justice?”. I ended up not answering my question completely but i had a more in-depth understanding on what they meant by justice. That was my plan and i had no trouble rereading it.
Reread of D.O.I
After rereading the D.O.I I actually learned a few new things like who where the people who created and signed the deceleration of independence and also learning about the five persons committee and who were those people . Also finding out of why some states of were holding back when it comes to agreeing and finalizing the Declaration of Independence knowing the consequences of losing the revolutionary war . But they decided to push onwards knowing they need to fight and take the risks in order to actually gain their independence from Great Britain and king George . Even the founding fathers where especially Putting there lives on the line when they signed the D.O.I if the colonist lose the war they would’ve been held responsible for committing treason against Great Britain . But they knew that they wanted to push onwards with the D.O.I . Also when reading I learned about a few new definitions and meanings . Like the abuse of power . Referring to how King George was abusing his power against the Colonist . Like forcing the Colonist to pay more taxes on certain goods like stamps , tea , sugar etc, . Also the colonist had no representation at all . Basically saying there’s is no taxation without representation . They had completely had no say what so ever regarding to Great Britain’s policies . This really motivated the Colonist to push for succession from England , but they were many risks they had to take but the outcome were they gained total independence from England.
Reread Declaration of Independence
Aisse Tounkara
10/16/2019
Professor Hall
From rereading this time I actually learned a lot. I’ve foreseen a lot of important stuff the first time I read it. Thomas Jefferson and the founding fathers all signed the Declaration of Independence. Out of all the founding fathers Jefferson himself held the most slaves. In the Declaration of Independence it states that all men are created equally. According to the Declaration it states “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, –That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness”. This is interesting to me because I skipped past this part. To me this is saying that these are rights for all people. This can relate back to when Slavery was being abolished. Thomas Jefferson included this in the Declaration so the people who were enslaved now have rights and etc. It also says something about Justice. This idea of Justice can mean a lot of different things.
Re- read
My plan of “attack” to better understand the declaration of independence is to look up words I do not understand. I will also use my clues around the word to try and understand it. What I mean by understand to comprehend what the sentences are saying.
After using my plan of “attack” It actually helped me understand better what I was reading even though it was a couple of words that made a huge difference. I understood the reasons why the founding fathers were pleading for freedom. They wrote how the king was inhuman and unfair. They felt they were not treated fairly. How the government was corrupted and did not take encounter of what was their property. I also noticed how the patriots said they would take all responsibility for declaring independence. This includes all the citizens and all the states. This was a very brave move. One thing I don’t understand is why Jefferson’s paragraph about slavery was crossed out when it also has to do with violating inalienable rights. The right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness was definitely taken away from “slaves”. As I read I also took notice on how it looked like they did try to cooperate with the kings laws and make it better. The king did not consider changing laws for the better they stated in this text. I also understood the homes of the patriots were invaded because in the text it spoke about the king in forcing invasion on the homes of the people. Looking up these words helped me understand the more detailed stuff better. It helped me view their side and where they were coming from. Compared to the first time I knew there were reasons but I did not quite understand them and now I do.
